First Annual Leadership Forum
Ideas from the Top
Silicon Valley is known for many innovations in technology, like Google, eBay and the Apple iPod. But where would these innovations be without extraordinary leadership in marketing. There are over 50,000 marketers in the Silicon Valley who are changing the way we live and do business today.
The First Annual Leadership Forum is designed to promote, develop and celebrate leadership within the Silicon Valley and our extended marketing community. Join us as we explore "Ideas from the Top" and celebrate 25 years of marketing leadership in Silicon Valley.
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PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS
Section 1: A Tribute to Past Presidents of the SVAMA
The First Annual Leadership Forum marks 25 years of marketing leadership for the Silicon Valley Chapter. We are celebrating this by recognizing our past presidents for their dedication and outstanding leadership.
Leadership Awards presented by a Special Guest: Stay tuned for additional details!Section 2: A Presentation by Chris Widener, "Extraordinary Leaders"
Chris Widener, President, Made For Success, Seattle WA
International renowned, Chris has been speaking professionally since 1988 and shared the stage with US Presidential candidates, nationally known television news anchors, best-selling authors and professional athletes, and he has spoken to some of America's finest organizations such as General Electric, Cisco Systems and the Harvard School of Business.
Key Concepts
- Becoming a leader people can count on
- Practical leadership skills and character traits that will take potential you, and your organization, to the next level
- Leading courageously in tough and challenging circumstances
- Key "Leadership Mistakes" people make that you must avoid
- The truth about leadership myths that most people believe
Five Leadership Forum attendees will be selected in a chance drawing to receive Chris Widener's “Secrets of Influence,” an eight-CD set, retail value $129.
"Chris was very challenging and enriching. The leadership principles that he spoke on were at the very core of what we are trying to accomplish here on the HBS campus. Chris taught us the tenets of true leadership and how to immediately apply those truths in our own leadership situation."
Section 3: Panel Discussion
Join us as our panel members discuss "Ideas from the Top," moderated by Chris Widener.
PANELISTSPromise Phelon, CEO of The Phelon Group
Jeff Schumacher, Associate Principal, McKinsey & Company, Inc.
Ann Sung Ruckstuhl, Vice President of Marketing, Sybase
Julie Busch, Vice President, Ipsos North America
WHEN
Wednesday, June 14, 2006
5:30pm-6:30pm Registration and Networking (includes light refreshments)
6:30pm-8:30pm Program and Q&A WHERE
Network Meeting Center at Techmart
5201 Great America Parkway, Santa Clara
For Directions: www.networkmeetingcenter.com/locat.html
COST
Advanced Pricing by May 31, 2006 ($10 additional after May 31)
$35 SVAMA members
$45 Non-members of SVAMA
$20 Student members with valid student ID
SPONSORS
Many thanks to our generous sponsors:
PLATINUM
CommerSel (www.commersel.com)
CustomerSat (www.customersat.com)
MSR Communications (www.msrcommunications.com)
Network Meeting Center at Techmart (www.networkmeetingcenter.com)
GOLD
BoldFocus (www.boldfocus.com)
SILVER
Accurate Mailings, Inc. (www.accuratemailings.com)
Coreography (www.coreography.com)
BRONZE
Ipsos (www.ipsos.com)
PR Newswire (www.prnewswire.com)
COPPER
In-Depth Research (www.in-depthresearch.com)
Nichols Research (www.nicholsresearch.com)
Premiere Conferencing (www.premconf.com)
CASH SPONSOR
Aquent Marketing Staffing (www.aquent.com)
