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Alain Pechon, Ex-CEO, Calendra
Antony Brydon, CEO, Visible Path
Andrew Wallace, Senior Manager, Specialist Fund Market, London Stock Exchange plc
Alan Cline, Senior Manager, Specialist Fund Market, London Stock Exchange plc
Amish Mehta, Partner, Vector Capital
Andreas Hoynigg, Former Founder, ExecuTRACK (sold to StepStone)
Angela Margolit, President, Bluebird Auto Rental Systems
Ann Winblad, Co-Founding Partner, Hummer Winblad Venture
Ariel Kelman, Senior Director, Platform Product Marketing, Salesforce.com
Brian Bacon, Founder and President, Oxford Leadership Academy
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| Symposiums > Past Symposiums
| Fourth Annual Growth and Exit Strategies |
Santa Clara, April 27, 2006
Network Meeting Center
The Santa Clara WFS Conference focused on acquisition strategies of major technology corporations, such as Google, Adobe Systems and Salesforce.com.
Another hot topic was the rise of VC activity as presented by the luncheon keynote speaker, VC pioneer, Ann Winblad. Ann presented her view of the future and offered her advice on where to place your bets.
Other highlights from
Santa Clara included:
- O’Brien, SVP of New Listings for NASDAQ – on what to expect in the coming year
- John Somorjai, SVP of Salesforce.com – on how to build the ultimate SaaS company through acquisitions
- Latest trend - small software companies are being acquired by giant blue-chip corporations, are you in line?
Santa Clara WFS 2006 Quotes
“Very high content value in a compressed period of time.”
Dave Key, Chairman, Zeacom
“Ann Winblad provided a most effective keynote.”
Paul Topping, President, DesignScience
Keynote Speakers
Ann Winblad – Hummer Winblad Venture Partners
Salman Ullah – M&A, Google
Paul Weiskopf – M&A, Adobe Systems
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| Juan Benitez, Beyond Compliance - COO |
"The webinar provided valuable information on how SaaS companies are valued. This information is not readily available as the SaaS industry is just beginning its ascent in the software world."
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| Nick Strong, Systems Solutions Ltd. - Managing Director |
"The conference was excellent. I have enjoyed it more than any other that I have attended."
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