SIIA Software Strategy Summit - May 15-16 - Westin St. Francis  - San Franciso, CA
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5:00 PM
Registration Opens
6:00 - 7:30 PMOpening Reception
with Content Forum & Ed Tech Industry Summit attendees
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7:30 - 8:30 AMRegistration & Continental Breakfast
8:30 - 8:45 AM Welcome Remarks

David Thomas, Executive Director, SIIA Software Division

8:45 - 9:30 AMOpening Keynote
Building Value for Customers through Open Source

Tim Yeaton
Vice President of Marketing, Red Hat
9:30 - 10:00 AMVisionary Presentation
Planned Economies to Open Markets: Services and the Future of IT
Russ Daniels
Chief Technology Officer, Hewlett Packard - Software
10:00 - 10:30 AMBreak
10:30 - 11:30 AMStrategic Briefings: State of the Industry
Each presenter will provide a 15-minute briefing to share his expertise on the state of the software industry.

Sector Convergence: Leveraging Invigorated Market Expectations
Chris Hoffmann
, Senior Principal and Director of Research, TripleTree LLC

The Big Shakeup of 2006
Michael J. Miller
, Chief Content Officer, Ziff Davis Media

The Changing of the Guard
David Thomas, Executive Director, SIIA Software Division

Where is the Software Sector Headed?
Philippe Vincent, Partner, Accenture
11:30 AM - 12:00 PMStrategic Briefings: Q&A
Following their individual "State of the Industry" briefings, our industry experts will gather for Q&A.

Moderator:
David Thomas, Executive Director, SIIA Software Division
Panelists:
Chris Hoffmann, Senior Principal and Director of Research, TripleTree LLC
Michael J. Miller, Chief Content Officer, Ziff Davis Media
Philippe Vincent, Partner, Accenture

12:00 - 1:00 PM Networking Lunch
with Content Forum & Ed Tech Industry Summit attendees
1:15 - 1:30 PMAfternoon Preview

David Thomas, Executive Director, SIIA Software Division

1:30 - 2:30 PMStrategic Briefings: Financing & Exit Strategies
Each presenter will provide a 15-minute briefing to share his/her expertise on the state of financing and exit strategies

Bootstrapping: The Secret to Entrepreneurial Success
Greg Gianforte, CEO, President, Chairman and Founder, RightNow Technologies

From Aspirin to Vitamins
Jason Maynard
, Software Analyst, Credit Suisse

Software Exits: Good and Getting Better
Stephen O’Leary
, Senior Managing Director, Jefferies Broadview

Building for Value
Ann Winblad, Co-founding Partner, Hummer-Winblad
2:30 - 3:00 PMStrategic Briefings: Q&A
Following their individual "Financing & Exit Strategy" briefings, our industry experts will gather for Q&A.

Moderator:
Jason Maynard, Software Analyst, Credit Suisse
Panelists:
Greg Gianforte, RightNow Technologies
Stephen O’Leary, Senior Managing Director, Jefferies Broadview
Ann Winblad, Hummer-Winblad

3:00 - 3:30 PMBreak
3:30 - 4:00 PMVisionary Presentation
Best Practices in Software as a Service:
The Secrets of On-Demand Success
Tien Tzuo

SVP Strategy & Product Management, Salesforce.com
4:00 - 5:00 PMFireside Chat
Terry Garnett
Managing Director, Garnett and Helfrich Capital

Interviewed by:
Joel Dreyfuss, Editor-in-chief, Red Herring
5:30 - 7:00 PMNetworking Reception at Harry Denton's Starlight Room
Enjoy fantastic panoramic views of San Francisco from the top floor of the renowned Sir Francis Drake Hotel. You'll network with Software Strategy Summit and Content Forum attendees
Co-sponsored by Softfrax Corporation and Uniloc USA, Inc.
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7:30 - 8:30 AMRegistration & Continental Breakfast
8:30 - 9:30 AMOpening Keynote
Dealing with Darwin: Meeting the Challenges of a Digitizing World

Geoffrey Moore
Best-selling author, Managing Director of TCG Advisors, and Venture Partner at Mohr Davidow Ventures
10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
OPEN SOURCE
OFFSHORING
Working Group Chair
Doug Levin, CEO, Black Duck Software
Working Group Chair
David Carpini, VP Commercial Software Solutions, Symphony Services
10:00 - 10:45 AM Strategic Planning:
The Roadmap for Closed and Open Source Ventures: CEOs Discuss Strategic Planning

Moderator:
Doug Levin, CEO, Black Duck Software
Panelists:
Andrew Clark, Director of Strategy, IBM Venture Capital Group
Satish Dharmaraj, CEO, Zimbra
Mike Olson, Vice President, Embedded Technologies, Oracle Corporation

Sales & Marketing:
A New Wave in Outsourcing

Speaker:
David Kennedy, Chairman, Service Source

10:45 - 11:00 AMBreak
11:00 - 11:45 AM Sales & Marketing:
How to Build an Open Source Business

Moderator:
Stan Dolberg, President of Management Consultancy, Carriage House Consulting, LLC
Panelists:
Clint Oram, General Manager of Sugar Online & Co-Founder, SugarCRM
Zach Urlocker, Executive Vice President of Marketing, MySQL
Tim Yeaton, Vice President of Marketing, Red Hat

Finance & Operations:
Offshoring Operations

Moderator:
Dr. Jerry Smith, CTO, Symphony Services
Panelists:
Mike Kochanik, Vice President of Alliances, CollabNet
Prashanth V. Boccasam, CEO, Approva Corporation
Vamsee Tirukkala, Co-founder & EVP, Zinnov

11:45 AM - 12:15 PMBreak
12:15 - 1:00 PM Finance & Operations:
A First of its Kind: CFOs Discuss Finance & Operations in the Open Source Ventures

Moderator:
Stan Dolberg, President of Management Consultancy, Carriage House Consulting, LLC
Panelists:
Doug Johnson, CFO, Black Duck Software
Dave Welker, CFO, rPath
Dennis Wolf, CFO and Executive Vice President, MySQL

Strategic Planning:
The Executive Offshore Decision

Moderator:
Robert Corace, Executive Consultant , VMOplus Inc.
Panelists:
Keith Davidson, Director of Operations, Autodesk Building Collaboration Services
Punita Pandey, Chairman & CEO, NetCustomer
T.M. Ravi, President & CEO, Mimosa Systems, Inc.

1:00 - 2:00 PMNetworking Lunch
2:00 - 5:00 PM
SOFTWARE AS A SERVICE
SECURITY
Working Group Chair
Nick Blozan, SVP of Marketing &
Sales, OpSource
Working Group Chair
Steve Langerock, CEO,
Aladdin, North America
2:00 - 2:45 PM Sales & Marketing

Moderator:
Jeffrey M. Kaplan, Managing Director, THINKStrategies
Panelists:
Robert Jurkowski, CEO, Intacct Corporation
Chuck Massanari, VP Sales, Citrix Online Division
Treb Ryan, CEO, OpSource, Inc.
Axel Schultze, CEO, Tanooma Corporation

Strategic Planning:
Trends in User Authentication and Data Security - and the Impact on Your Product Road Map

Moderator:
Andrew Briney, VP & Publisher, Security Media Group, TechTarget
Panelists:
Russell Jones, Principal, Deloitte & Touche LLP
Albert E. Sisto, President and CEO, Phoenix Technologies

2:45 - 3:00 PMBreak
3:00 - 3:45 PM Finance

Moderator:
Chris Hoffmann, Senior Principal and Director of Research, TripleTree LLC
Panelists:
Brian Jacobs, General Partner, Emergence Capital
Bob O'Connor, CEO, Softrax Corporation
Steve Lucas, Vice President Strategic Markets, Business Objects
Morris Panner, CEO, OpenAir, Inc.

Sales & Marketing:
Changing Distribution Methods…and How to Make them Work for You

Moderator:
Gregg Gronowski, Vice President of SWRDM Sales, North America, Aladdin
Panelists:
Francois Depayras, Director of Marketing, Ensim
David Gee, Vice President, Marketing, Software, Hewlett-Packard Company
Loren Russon, Director of Product Management, Novell, Inc.

3:45 - 4:15 AMBreak
4:15 - 5:00 PM Strategic Planning

Moderator:
Dr. Timothy C.K. Chou, Author, The End of Software
Panelists:
Alok Bhanot, VP of Architecture, eBay
Lawrence Goldenhersh, President & CEO, Enviance
Chris Miranda, VP of Sales, eMeta Corporation
Roger Sippl, Chairman, Above All Software

Finance & Operations:
Compliance and Liability - Securing and Controlling the Data Store

Panelists:
Tony Bates, Chief Operating Officer and Partner, PSC
Ken DeJarnette, Principal, Deloitte & Touche LLP

7:00 PM - 12:00 AM21st Annual SIIA Codie Awards Gala
Premier Sponsor of the Software Awards Gala - Deloitte & Touche USA LLP




GOLD
SPONSORS


Gold Sponsor - Accenture
Gold Sponsor - Aladdin Knowledge Systems


SILVER
SPONSORS


Silver Sponsor - Deloitte & Touche USA LLP
Silver Sponsor - IBM
Silver Sponsor - Iron Mountain
Silver Sponsor - OpSource
Silver Sponsor - Phoenix Technologies
Silver Sponsor - Protexis


NETWORKING
RECEPTION
SPONSORS


Networking Reception Sponsor - Softrax
Networking Reception Sponsor - Uniloc


ADDITIONAL
SPONSORS


Geoffrey Moore Keynote Sponsor - Business Objects
Conference Breaks Sponsor - Intacct
Padfolio Sponsor - eMeta


BRONZE
SPONSORS


Bronze Sponsor - Above All Software
Bronze Sponsor - Everdream Corporation
Bronze Sponsor - iCentera
Bronze Sponsor - Intraware
Bronze Sponsor - KnowledgeStorm
Bronze Sponsor - Mintz Levin


INDUSTRY
PARTNERS


Industry Partner - Corante

Industry Partner - Dr. Dobb’s Journal
Industry Partner - Red Herring
Industry Partner - Triple Tree

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