Brian Pretti, the Managing Editor of ContraryInvestor.com and Senior Economist for Mechanics Bank will join us for this Regional Alliance meeting. Brian will be sharing his insights into the "real-world" state of the economy.

Following Brian'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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Selling the business is a rare but monumental step that requires much planning and preparation. Whether it’s your own business or the one you lead, it’s your job to strengthen the business, to know possible buyers and to time it right. Although many of us only do this once, when we come together as a group we have a lot of wisdom. Whether exit is impending or 3-5 years out, come and join the discussion.

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For this Regional Alliance meeting, famous author and Stanford professor, Bob Sutton, will be returning to the Alliance to discuss the lessons he is learning in his research on scaling-up excellence with many companies (Apple is a prime example). 

Following Bob'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.

CEOs put their heart and soul into the companies they lead or found. But with a poor contract or weak negotiations, the board or a sale can leave them significantly under-rewarded.  What provisions must CEOs have on compensation and other key issues in their employment or investment agreements? What should CEOs do when the fur starts to fly? Benefit from the collective wisdom of fellow CEOs in this case-study style discussion.

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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.

For this Regional Alliance meeting, we will be joined by Bob Horn. Bob is a Visiting Scholar at Stanford University and former CEO of MacroVU.  Most recently, Bob worked with the World Business Council to produce Vision 2050 – a pathway to a world in which nine billion people can live well, and within the planet’s resources, by mid-century. The report was compiled by 29 leading global companies from 14 industries and is the result of an 18 month long combined effort between CEOs and experts, and dialogues with more than 200 companies and external stakeholders in some 20 countries.

Following Bob'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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Gary Kovacs will return to the Alliance in November to discuss his observations on major technology trends from his very unique vantage point as the CEO of Mozilla.  Mozilla’s mission is to promote openness, innovation and opportunity on the Internet.  Mozilla is best known for creating the Firefox Web browser but they have developed many other products designed to keep the Internet open.

Following Gary'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.

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!