Change or be changed?  The business of life sciences has changed.  Financing has changed.  Business models have changed.  Intellectual property strategies have changed.  Partnering strategies have changed.  Will you be driving those changes or will the changes be driving you?  The Alliance of Chief Executives is bringing life sciences CEOs together to talk about the industry's evolution--or perhaps revolution.

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At this CEO Roundtable, we will be joined by members of the European CEO Collaborative Forum (CEO-CF). Last June, Alliance Founder, Paul Witkay, and Alliance members Gene Banman and Curtis Allen met with the members of CEO-CF in Lausanne, Switzerland. We agreed that it would be great if we could create the ability for our Alliance members to build relationships with the members of CEO-CF.

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Chip Conley, Founder of Joie de Vivre Hospitality and author of “Rebel Rules," “Marketing Matters,” and “How Great Companies Get Their MOJO from Maslow.”  Chip is a CEO who possesses both a brilliant business mind and a very big heart.

Following Chip's keynote, members will begin their private Alliance Group meetings. We will also host a CEO Luncheon after the meeting, from 12:30 pm to 1:30 pm, to enable our members to meet CEOs from throughout the Alliance.

More than ever, businesses need management teams that executie well and ht their targets.  Yet so often we hear company leaders who don't think their top team is performing as well as they need.  Attendees at this CEO Roundtable will bring their own challenges and issues, and will hear the collective wisdom of the business owners/chief executives at their table.

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Alliance member Craig Saxton, Founder & CEO of Specialty’s Café & Bakery, will join us at our East Bay Regional meeting to share his experiences in building Specialty’s into a successful restaurant business with a unique business model.

Following Craig's keynote, members will begin their private Alliance Group meetings. We will also host a CEO Luncheon after the meeting, from 12:30 pm to 1:30 pm, to enable our members to meet CEOs from throughout the Alliance.

At the request of our members, the Alliance has been bringing CEOs who are "in transition" together during the past year. The CEOs are able to share their strategies, experience and connections.

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John Hamm is an advisor to leaders of all types of organizations worldwide – and has a diverse background as an operating executive, a start-up CEPO, a venture capital investor, a leadership coach and an advisory/board member to dozens of high-tech companies. His latest book, Unusually Excellent discusses the nine necessary skills required for the practice of great leadership.

Following John's keynote, members will begin their private Alliance Group meetings. We will also host a CEO Luncheon after the meeting, from 12:30 pm to 1:30 pm, to enable our members to meet CEOs from throughout the Alliance.

Alliance member Andy Ball, Founder & CEO of Webcor Builders, will join us at our East Bay Regional meeting to share his experiences and philosophies which enabled him to build Webcor into one of the leaders in the construction industry.

Following Andy's keynote, members will begin their private Alliance Group meetings. We will also host a CEO Luncheon after the meeting, from 12:30 pm to 1:30 pm, to enable our members to meet CEOs from throughout the Alliance.

All Alliance members and their guests are invited to attend our Alliance Spring Dinner at the Silicon Valley Capital Club in San Jose.  Our wine reception and dinner is free for Alliance members and their guests!  We host three “All-Alliance” CEO Dinners throughout the Bay Area to enable our members to get to know their fellow Bay Area CEOs.

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Geoffrey Moore is a best selling author and chairman emeritus at TCG Advisors. His most recent book, published in September 2011, is Escape Velocity: Free Your Company's Future from the Pull of the Past. Geoffrey has made the understanding and exploitation of disruptive technologies the core of his life's work. His other books, Crossing the Chasm, Inside the Tornado, The Gorilla Game, Living on the Fault Line, and Dealing with Darwin are best sellers and required reading at leading business schools.

Following Geoffrey's keynote, members will begin their private Alliance Group meetings. We will also host a CEO Luncheon after the meeting, from 12:30 pm to 1:30 pm, to enable our members to meet CEOs from throughout the Alliance.

All Alliance members and their guests are invited to attend our Alliance Fall Dinner at The City Club in San Francisco.  Our wine reception and dinner is free for Alliance members and their guests!  We host three “All-Alliance” CEO Dinners throughout the Bay Area to enable our members to get to know their fellow Bay Area CEOs.

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Join Alliance members and their guests for cocktails and dinner at Castlewood Country Club in Pleasanton to celebrate the holidays!   Make sure to reserve your space early.  This is always a popular event…and it’s free for all members and their guests!