Take
it with you: the Spring
2008 MOT Lecture Series Schedule (pdf)
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Wednesday,
February 27 --
4:00 - 6:00 PM Discussing: The Business of Technology |
| Few individuals in Silicon Valley are as well known or as widely quoted as Geoffrey Moore. Author of Crossing the Chasm, Inside the Tornado, and Dealing with Darwin, Moore is a leader in guiding high tech businesses worldwide. |
Wednesday,
April 2 --
4:00 - 6:00 PM Discussing: Silicon Valley's New Investment Environment |
| Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers is a top-tier venture capital fund known for record-setting investment returns. General Partner Randy Komisar will explain how the firm makes its picks, and the current environment for entrepreneurs. |
| Learn more about Randy Komisar. |
Wednesday,
April 16 --
4:00 - 6:00 PM Discussing: Building a Clean Energy Future |
| Chevron’s position as one of the world’s largest energy companies puts it in a unique position to invest in our energy future. Don Paul, Chevron’s CTO, will discuss this critically important field and the role of science, society and policy. |
| Learn more about Don Paul. |
Wednesday,
April 23 --
4:00 - 6:00 PM Discussing: Global Investing |
| Michael Marks is Chairman of Flextronics, having served 13 years as the company’s CEO, growing the company from $70 million to nearly $40 billion in sales. He is also a director of Schlumberger, Sandisk, Sun Microsystems, and KKR.
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| Learn more about Michael Marks. |
Wednesday,
April 30 --
4:00 - 6:00 PM *POSTPONED* We apologize that this event has been postponed until Fall 2008. Discussing: Innovation at Apple |
| Tony Fadell is the creator of the iPod, Apple’s most successful product. Apple’ s history of breaking the mold in computing dates to the 1980s, but under Fadell’s leadership, the company has grown to be the leading innovator in consumer electronics. |
| Learn more about Tony Fadell. |
Wednesday,
May 7 --
4:00 - 6:00 PM Discussing: New Opportunities in Technology |
| Mark Kvamme is widely known for his successful launch of Apple Computer in the European market and for creation of Internet companies in the 1990s. At Sequoia, Kvamme leads new investments in software and services start-ups. |
| Learn more about Mark Kvamme. |
Admission to the lecture series is free to students, faculty, and the University of California community. The Management of Technology Program at UC Berkeley is a graduate research, teaching, and certificate program managed jointly by the Haas School of Business, the College of Engineering, and the School of Information. For further information on the program or the lecture series, please contact motadmin@haas.berkeley.edu or 510-643-1398.
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