CEO Strategy Forum

May 2011 Event

Clifford Boro
Co-Founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, KidZui

Business BINGO: Applying Agile Thinking to Company Design

May 4, 2011

April 2011 Event

Magda Marquet
Co-Chair & Founder, Althea Technologies

Corporate Character: Creating Value through Culture and People

April 6, 2011

March 2011 Event

Joe Markee
CEO, Clustercorp, Inc.
Managing Director, Express Ventures, LLC
Owner, Claire's on Cedros
Angel Investor

Lessons from Both Sides of the Table

March 2, 2011

February 2011 Event

Scott Huennekens
President & CEO, Volcano Corporation

Innovating Products, Taking Them to Market & Building Them to Scale

February 9, 2011

December 2010 Event

Jeff Moorad
CEO, San Diego Padres

Business of Baseball

December 16, 2010

November 2010 Event

Tom Munro
CEO, Verimatrix, Inc.

What's the best way to avoid polarizing relationships and entangling alliances?

November 18, 2010

October 2010 Event

Dave Alberga
CEO, Active Network

Lessons Learned on Universal Truisms of Starting a Business

October 21, 2010

September 2010 Event

Kleanthis Xanthopoulos
President & CEO, Regulus Therapeutics, Inc.

How to Successfully Transition your Company from Start-up Mode to Growth Stage

September 23, 2010

July 2010 Event

Paul Stannard
Founder & CEO, SmartDraw

Innovative Approaches to Starting and Scaling a Company

July 22, 2010

June 2010 Event

Jeff Campbell
Former CEO, Burger King
Brinker Executive in Residence , SDSU's School of Hospitality
and Tourism
Chairman, The Chairmen's Roundtable

Agile and Adaptable Business Planning

June 25, 2010

May 2010 Event

Bruce Hansen
President & CEO, ID Analytics

From 1 to 100: Growing a Start-up to Success

May 27, 2010

April 2010 Event

Michael W. Murphy
President & CEO, Sharp Healthcare

Building a Winning Organization: The Sharp Experience

April 29, 2010

March 2010 Event

Randy Woods
President & CEO, Sequal Pharmaceuticals

Using Relationships to Navigate the Key Challenges of the CEO

March 18, 2010

February 2010 Event

Rodney N. Lanthorne
President, Kyocera International

Maximizing Opportunities through Partnerships and Alliances

February 11, 2010

December 2009 Event

Linden Blue
Vice Chairman, General Atomics
CEO , Spectrum Aeronautical

A CEO's Guide to Savvy Business Strategy

December 17, 2009

November 2009 Event

Cam Garner
Chairman
Cadence, Elevation, Evoke,
Meritage and Zogenix Pharmaceuticals

Perspectives from a Seasoned Executive:
Successfully growing and exiting new ventures

November 19, 2009

October 2009 Event

Garry Ridge
President & CEO, WD-40 Company

Effective Leadership Strategies:
Inspiring People to Greatness

October 29, 2009

September 2009 Event

S. Douglas ("Doug") Hutcheson
President & CEO, Leap Wireless International, Inc.

The Role of the CEO

September 24, 2009

July 2009 Event

Andy Laats
Co-founder & President, Nixon Inc.

Commitment to Brand

July 23, 2009

June 2009 Event

Robert Atkins
Co-founder, Chairman & CEO, Cymer, Inc.

High Speed Innovation on a Budget

June 25, 2009

May 2009 Event

Henry L. Nordhoff
Chairman and former CEO, Gen-Probe, Inc.

What I Know Now: Business Lessons Learned the Hard Way

May 28, 200

April 2009 Event

Gene Ray
Managing Director, GMT Ventures

Making the Most of a Bad Economy
Finding Opportunities in Trying Times

April 30, 2009

March 2009 Event

Debra Reed
President & CEO, SDG&E and SoCalGas

Avoid Surprises!
And other key tactics to successfully managing your board of directors

March 26, 2009

March 2009 Event

Ron Judy
Co-founder, Nintendo of America
Founder & former President, NES International, Inc.

"The Art of Market Domination"
How Nintendo became the largest manufacturer of home video game systems in the world.

March 13, 2009

February 2009 Event

Bill Strauss
CEO, Provide-Commerce

"The Personal Touch
Strategies for Customer Acquisition, Retention and Loyalty

February 27, 2009

December 2008 Event

James M. Sweeney
Founder & Former CEO, CardioNet, Inc.

"Navigating the Perfect Storm: Surviving the convergence of the credit crisis, severe recession, and a stalled venture capital model"

December 18, 2008

November 2008 Event

Jay Flatley
President & CEO, Illumina, Inc.

"Weathering A Turbulent Economy"

November 21, 2008

September 2008 Event

James Brailean, Ph.D.
Co-Founder & CEO, PacketVideo

"Through the Valley of Death"

August 21, 2008

August 2008 Event

Douglas C. Wride
President, Websense, Inc.

"The CEO Dashboard: Operational and Financial Control for Emerging Companies"

August 21, 2008

July 2008 Event

Peter Farrell, PhD, DSc, AM
Executive Chairman of the Board, ResMed

"Growth Strategies: Organically and via Acquisition"

July 18 , 2008

June 2008 Event

Jim Stroesser
CEO, Dirtbag Music & Apparel

"Sell What U Got"

June 27, 2008

May 2008 Event

Larry Stambaugh, Principal, Apercu Consulting

Ken Ptoashner, Chairman of the Board, Newport Technologies

Jonathan Huberman, CEO, Iomega Corporation

"Business Transformation: How to Save a Distressed Company"

May 30, 2008

April 2008 Event

Patrick Henry
Chairman & CEO, Entropic Communications

"Going Public: Strategies for a Successful IPO"

April 25 , 2008

March 2008 Event

Ludo Boinnard, CEO, One Industries

Lance Fried, Founder & Chairman, Freestyle Audio

Michael Orlando, Attorney, Sheppard Mullin

Isabelle "Izzy" Tihanyi, Founder & CEO, Surf Diva, Inc.

"Trials and Tribulations of Taking a Product to Market"

Thursday, March 27, 2008

February 2008 Event

Paul Stannard, Founder and CEO, SmartDraw

John Dobak, CEO, Lipothera, Inc.

Michael Robertson, CEO, Gizmo5

"Tales from the Venture Trail: Perspectives on Raising Capital"

February 29, 2008

February 2008 Event

Mitch Thrower
New Media Officer, Strategist & Senior Correspondent Competitor Group, Inc., (CGI)

"Surfing Chaos as a CEO, In Two Short Chapters"

February 1 , 2008

December 2007 Event

Howard "Ted" Greene

Co-Founder and Director, Amylin Pharmaceuticals

"Leading Technology-Driven Companies: The Philosophies Driving the Successes of Hybritech and Amylin"

December 13 , 2007

November 2007 Event

Ernest Rady

"Matters of Course: Finding your Focus and Knowing When to Alter it"

November 30, 2007

November 2007 Event

Dennis Mudd

CEO and Co-Founder, Slacker Inc.

"Delivering Exceptional Products"

November 2, 2007

September 2007 Event

Dr. Irwin Mark Jacobs, Co-Founder, Chairman of the Board, QUALCOMM

Ted Alexander, Managing Partner, Mission Ventures

M. Wainwright Fishburn, Partner, Cooley Godward Kronish LLP

"Tales from the Table: Understanding the Dynamics of Your Board"

September 28, 2007

July 2007 Event

Ted Waitt

Founder and former CEO, Gateway, Inc.

"Tales from the Table: Understanding the Dynamics of Your Board"

July 20, 2007

August 2007 Event

Tina Nova

President and CEO, Genoptix, Inc.

"Matters of Course: Finding your Focus and Knowing When to Alter It"

August 29, 2007

June 2007 Event

Dr. Jay M. Short

Founder, Diversa Corporation

"Building Enterprises in an Ever-Changing Environment"

June 22, 2007

May 2007 event

Greg Kostello, CEO & Founder, VMIX Media, Inc. presents:

"Business Models 2.0"

May 25, 2007

March 2007 event

Rick Valencia, Chairman, Founder and Chief Strategy Officer of ProfitLine, presents:

"From Concept to Profit: How to Develop an Enterprise Organically"

March 22, 2007

June 2006 event

Regis McKenna, presents: "The New Realities of Marketing: Go to Market & Time to Acceptance Strategies." Presented via webinar

June 6, 2006

March 2006 event

Chris Trimble presents: "Building Breakthrough Businesses Within Established Organizations."

March 31, 2006

December 2005 event

Ken Kalb presents: "Strategies for growth in an unpredictable business environment."

December 6, 2005

September 2005 event

Gary Sutton presents: "I Believed. And Was Wrong: How @Backup dissipated $70 million of investor money."

September 14, 2005

April 2005 event

Software Equity Group's Ken Bender presents: "Eyes Wide Open: Understanding How Today's Operating Decisions Impact Tomorrow's Exit Valuation"

April 19, 2005

February 2005 event

W. Chan Kim & Renée Mauborgne, INSEAD professors and authors of Blue Ocean Strategy, present:

"A Look at Blue Ocean Strategy."

Presented via Harvard Business Online Webinar

February 17, 2005