Stanford Professor Baba Shiv will join us for this Regional Alliance meeting.  Baba's research expertise is in the area of neuroeconomics, with specific emphasis on the role of neural structures related to emotion and motivation in shaping decisions and experiences. His recent work examines the interplay of the brain’s "liking" and "wanting" systems and its implications for marketing, innovation, leadership and decision making.

Following Baba'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.

Through our continued relationship with the CEO Collaborative Forum, Alliance members are invited to attend the 2013 Pan Euro Meeting in Barcelona, Spain. The CEO Collaborative Forum (CEO-CF) is an organization for CEOs throughout Europe which brings CEOs together in environments very similar to the Alliance of CEOs. If you would like to join Alliance Founder Paul Witkay, in Barcelona to build connections with CEOs in Europe, please click the link below and we'll help coordinate the details.

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The Alliance of Chief Executives is holding an invitation only Software Firms Roundtable. Software firms have unique issues so members of the Alliance of CEOs asked us to create a series of Alliance Software Company Roundtables to enable software executives to discuss their specific challenges and opportunities.  In addition to our private Alliance Groups, Alliance members have found it extremely valuable to discuss their specific situations with other leaders who face some of the same challenges. Our Alliance Roundtables enable our members to get to know and connect with other executives in their industry and leverage the collective wisdom of the Alliance community.

Godfrey Sullivan, Chairman & CEO of Splunk, will join us for this Top Team Regional Alliance meeting.  One of the hottest tech IPOs in 2012, Splunk was founded in 2004 to build a “Google for machine data” - essentially a search engine for all the data that servers, network switches and any device such as smartphones spits out when those devices are in use.  Godfrey has a most impressive career in Silicon Valley beginning with 11 years with Apple working in sales, marketing and operations under Bill Campbell. In 1992, he joined Autodesk and then was CEO of a startup prior to joining Hyperion which was acquired by Oracle in 2007.  Godfrey is also on the board of Citrix and Informatica.

Following Godfrey'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.

The Alliance of Chief Executives is holding an invitation only Life Sciences CEO Roundtable to address the specific challenges and opportunities in an industry that continues to change.  In addition to our private, confidential groups, Alliance Roundtables are designed to enable top executives from throughout the Bay Area to leverage the collective wisdom of our entire Alliance community.

John Bates is one of the masterminds behind the TEDx Speaker Boot Camp. He is a seasoned TEDx Talker having given Talks for TEDx and TEDActive. John has coached hundreds of TEDx Talkers.  At this Regional Alliance meeting, John will share his TEDx and TED experiences, his philosophies on speaking and performance, and offer guidance on how to become a speaker who is dynamic, engaging, entertaining and inspiring.

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.

David Gensler, who leads the world’s premier design firm, Gensler Architecture, Design & Planning, will join us for this regional Alliance meeting. As architects, designers, planners and consultants, Gensler partners with their clients on over 3,000 projects each year – projects as small as a wine label or as large as a new urban district in China. With more than 3,500 professionals networked across 42 locations, they combine localized expertise with global perspective.  Their work reflects an enduring commitment to sustainability and the belief that design is one of the most powerful strategic tools for securing lasting competitive advantage.

Following David'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.

Jeffrey Hayzlett is a global business celebrity and former Fortune 100 c-suite executive. From small business to international corporations, he has put his creativity and extraordinary entrepreneurial skills into play, launching ventures blending his leadership perspectives, insights into professional development, mass marketing prowess and affinity for social media. He is the author of the bestselling business books, The Mirror Test and Running the Gauntlet.

Following Jeff'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.

Reserve your space early.  This is will be a popular event!

Author Christine Comaford will join us for this regional Alliance meeting.  For over 30 years New York Times bestselling author Christine Comaford has been helping leaders navigate growth and change. She is best known for helping her clients create predictable revenue, deeply engaged and passionate teams, and highly profitable growth. She delivers these impactful outcomes as a result of her decades of building her own and her clients’ business plus her expertise in human behavior and applied neuroscience.

Following Christine'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.

Guy Kawasaki will join us for this Top Team regional Alliance meeting.  Guy is the co-founder of Alltop.com, an “online magazine rack” of popular topics on the web, and a founding partner at Garage Technology Ventures. Previously, he was the chief evangelist of Apple. Kawasaki is the author of ten books including Enchantment, Reality Check, The Art of the Start, Rules for Revolutionaries, How to Drive Your Competition Crazy, Selling the Dream, and The Macintosh Way.

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

From the start of his professional life as an entry-level employee at IBM, Maynard Webb has become one of tech industry’s most respected veterans. After working his way up through increasingly senior ranks at technology firms, he has held executive roles including COO at eBay and CEO at customer service technology firm LiveOps, where he remains chairman of the board. He has recently released a book, Rebooting Work: Transform How You Work in the Age of Entrepreneurship, in which he talks about the tools needed to build a successful career in the modern age, and how it’s different now than it’s ever been before.

Following Maynard'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.

As executive chairman and former chief executive officer of Visa Inc., Joe Saunders led a global payments technology company that connects consumers, businesses, financial institutions, and governments in more than 200 countries and territories. During his tenure, Saunders strengthened Visa’s position as the world’s leading payments technology company. Under his leadership, Visa transformed from a private association of banks into a public company that completed the largest initial public offering in U.S. history in 2008.

Following Joe'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.

Sandy Costa is a globally experienced senior executive now practicing law in Raleigh, North Carolina. He was formerly COO at Quintiles Transnational, an international provider to the pharmaceutical industry. During his tenure, he helped raise the company revenues from $90 million to $1.6 billion. During this extraordinary growth, he also oversaw the successful integration of over 40 acquisitions ranging in value up to $1.7 billion. His book, Humanity at Work, captures the spirit and heart of Sandy's nontraditional leadership that helped his workforce learn to create meaning and a caring culture as they achieved their best.

Following Sandy'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.

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!