[July 19, 2007] Meet the New Captains of Innovation at the AlwaysOn Stanford Summit 2007 Tweet PALO ALTO, Calif. --(Business Wire)-- Over 1,000 technology industry executives will convene at Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA from July 31 - August 2 for the fifth annual AlwaysOn Stanford Summit. Thousands more worldwide attendees are expected to participate 'virtually' as the summit will be simulcast live from www.alwayson.goingon.com. The Stanford Summits' goal is to identify the most promising entrepreneurial opportunities and investments in the global tech industry. This years schedule features a packed two-and-a-half-day executive gathering that highlights the significant economic, political and commercial trends affecting the global technology industries. Stanford Technology Ventures Program (STVP) will co-host the event. Attendees at this fifth annual event will have access to panel sessions, executive presentations, workshops, keynotes from industry thought leaders, and an opportunity to network on the prestigious campus of Stanford University. Some of the distinguished panelists and speakers will include: Kathleen Eisenhardt, Professor, Management & Engineering, Stanford University Joe Schoendorf, Executive Partner, Accel Partners Irving Wladawsky-Berger, VP, IBM Philip Rosedale, CEO, Linden Lab Paul Deninger, Vice Chairman, Jefferies & Company Peter Robinson, Research Fellow, The Hoover Institute Guy Kawasaki, Garage Technology Ventures Roger McNamee, Partner, Elevation Partners Erik Straser, General Partner, Mohr Davidow Ventures Bill Gurley, General Partner, Benchmark Capital Steve Sams, VP Global Site & Facilities Services, IBM Global Technology Services Chandrakant Patel, HP Labs Om Malik, GigaOm Larry Lang, VP and GM, Mobile Wireless & Broadband Subscriber Apps, Cisco Tero Ojanpera, CTO, Nokia Nick McKeown, Professor, Stanford University Al Delattre, Global Partner, Accenture Andreas Kluth, Technology Correspondent, The Economist Tina Seelig, STVP, Stanford University Ann Grimes, Acting Dir., Graduate Program in Journalism, Stanford University Tony Perkins, Founder and CEO, AlwaysOn Dan'l Lewin, Corporate VP, Strategic & Emerging Business Development, Microsoft Salman Ullan, Director, Corporate Development, Google Phil McKinney, CTO, HP Ned Hooper, VP, Corporate Business Development, Cisco Kara Nortman, VP, M&A, IAC Charlene Li, Senior Analyst, Forrester Research Gina Bianchini, CEO, Ning Mark Zuckerberg, CEO, Facebook Rich Rosenblatt, CEO, Demand Media Brad Garlinghouse, SVP, Communication, Communities, and Front Doors, Yahoo! George Gilder, Chairman, Gilder Technology Publishing Doug Merritt, Corporate Officer & Member of the Executive Council, SAP AG Dr. Mark Dean, Fellow and VP, Almaden Research Center, IBM Andrew Keen, author, Cult of the Amateur Bill Cleary, Founder, Cleary & Partners Barbara Waugh, Director, University Relations, HP Steve Sams, VP Global Site & Facilities Services, IBM Rob Trice, Partner, Nokia Growth Partners Dan Farber, Editor-In-Chief, ZDnet Brett Caine, President, Citrix Online Danny Kolke, CEO, Etelos Steven Aldrich, VP, Strategy & Innovation Small Business Division David Edwards, Research Analyst, Morgan Stanley Michael Wilson, CEO, Makena Technologies Paula Parisi, EVP, The Hollywood Reporter Ned Hooper, VP, Corporate Business Development, CISCO Phil McKinney, VP & CTO Personal Systems Group, HP Dustin Moskovitz, Co-founder & VP of Engineering, Facebook David Weiden, Partner, Khosla Ventures Andy Bechtolsheim, Chief Architect & Senior VP, Sun Microsystems Rich Rosenblatt, CEO, Demand Media Stephen Trainor, VP Strategy, Level- In addition to engaging panels and lively debates, this two-and-a-half-day executive conference will feature sixty CEO presentations from the hottest and most innovative technology companies in the world. For a complete list of CEO Showcases visit: http://alwayson.goingon.com/permalink/post/12264. For information on how to register and take advantage of our discount rate, please visit: http://store.alwayson-network.com/stanfordsummit.html. The Stanford Summit is one of four summits being held by AlwaysOn in 2007 (for details on other AlwaysOn summits please visit: http://alwayson.goingon.com/homepage), If you want to order your ticket by phone or inquire about group rates, contact Kathy Osweiler at 415.751.0170 or [email protected] About ALWAYSON: AlwaysOn ignited the open-media revolution in early 2003 by being the first media brand to launch a community blog network. In 2004, AlwaysOn continued to lead the industry in innovation by engaging its bloggers in a social network. AlwaysOn is also revolutionizing the media business by applying its open-media principles to its executive event series (Stanford Summit, AlwaysOn Hollywood, AlwaysOn Media and GoingGreen) and quarterly print "blogozine". No other media brand has dared to create such open interaction with its readers and event participants. About the ALWAYSON NETWORK: The AlwaysOn Network (alwayson.goingon.com) is transforming the media business by providing its readers with an open and participatory editorial environment. Borrowing from the underground blogging and social networking traditions, AO was launched in 2003 and is recognized as a leading innovator in the "open media" revolution. The network's editors focus on the sweet spots in high-growth markets where technology innovation is disrupting behavior and creating new entrepreneurial opportunities for both big businesses and start-ups. AO's audience is comprised of a mix of business development officers, media buyers, venture capital and private-equity investors, and leading members of the press and blogging community. [ Back To TMCnet.com's Homepage ]