Wednesday, October 24, 2007 -- 4:00 - 6:00 PM
C230 Cheit Hall, Haas School of Business
Kim Polese
CEO, Spikesource
An Open Source World

Kim Polese has founded several of the highest profile Silicon Valley software startups of the past fifteen years. Recognized for her energetic leadership, Polese today leads a successful software enterprise built on open standards.

Wednesday, October 31, 2007 -- 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
C230 Cheit Hall, Haas School of Business
Lars Rabbe
CIO, Intuit
Technology Innovation

Lars Rabbe, Intuit’s CIO and former CIO at Yahoo!, is widely regarded as one of the leading IT executives in Silicon Valley.  A visionary as well as an experienced leader, Rabbe will share his thoughts on the coming opportunities in IT.

Wednesday, November 7, 2007 -- 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
C230 Cheit Hall, Haas School of Business
Bill Elmore
Managing Partner, Foundation Capital
Innovation and Investment

Foundation Capital has a long history of picking winning technology investments, many of them originating at UC Berkeley.  General Partner Bill Elmore will explore the innovation-investment connection.      

Wednesday, November 28, 2007 -- 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
C230 Cheit Hall, Haas School of Business
Jean Paul Jacob
Technology Evangelist, IBM
The Future Is Not What It Used To Be

Jean Paul Jacob is a leading innovator at IBM, where he has worked on new technologies since 1962. His interests include software engineering, artificial intelligence, multimedia, and decision-support systems.

Wednesday, December 5, 2007 -- 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
C230 Cheit Hall, Haas School of Business
Michael Marks
Kohlberg Kravis Roberts (KKR)
Global Technology Investing

Few individuals in Silicon Valley have had as many successes as Michael Marks. Having moved on from Flextronics, the manufacturing giant he ran for ten years, Marks is now focused on technology M&A.