Upcoming Events

Roundtable:  Alliance Executives in Transition
Date: Wednesday, June 19, 2019
Time: 7:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Location: The Vita Companies, Mountain View

The Alliance brings executives who are "in transition" together each month to share their strategies, experience and connections.

Keynote:  Dan Warmenhoven, Former CEO of NetApp
Date: Thursday, July 11, 2019
Time: 7:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Location: Crowne Plaza, Foster City

Dan Warmenhoven is the former CEO of NetApp and, under Dan‘s leadership, NetApp grew to become a multibillion-dollar company and a recognized market leader in networked storage, a concept the company pioneered. He led the company’s IPO in November 1995 and was named one of the “50 Most Powerful People in Networking” by Network World in 2006.  Dan also received the Morgan Stanley Leadership Award for Global Commerce and won the prestigious “National Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year” award in 2004. He is a Director of Bechtel Group, Cohesity and Palo Alto Networks and also on the Board of the Tech Museum of Innovation.

Following Dan's keynote, members will begin their private Alliance Group meetings at 9:00 am. 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.

Roundtable:  Alliance Executives in Transition
Date: Wednesday, July 17, 2019
Time: 7:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Location: The Vita Companies, Mountain View

The Alliance brings executives who are "in transition" together each month to share their strategies, experience and connections.

Roundtable:  Alliance Professional Services
Date: Thursday, July 25, 2019
Time: 7:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Location: RINA Accountancy Corporation, Oakland

The Alliance brings leaders of professional services firms together in our Alliance Professional Services Roundtable.  Members in this sector are invited to discuss their challenges in high-level, direct, candid discussions.

Roundtable:  Alliance Software Companies
Date: Thursday, July 25, 2019
Time: 7:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Location: Real-Time Innovations, Sunnyvale

The Alliance brings leaders of software companies together in our Alliance Software Roundtable. Members in this sector are invited to discuss their challenges in high-level, direct, candid discussions.

Roundtable:  Alliance Executives in Transition
Date: Wednesday, August 21, 2019
Time: 7:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Location: The Vita Companies, Mountain View

The Alliance brings executives who are "in transition" together each month to share their strategies, experience and connections.

Roundtable:  Alliance Life Sciences
Date: Tuesday, September 24, 2019
Time: 7:30 AM - 10:30 AM
Location: Five Prime Therapeutics, S. San Francisco

Alliance members in the life sciences sector come together in our quarterly Alliance Life Sciences Roundtable. Members in this sector are invited to discuss their challenges in high-level, direct, candid discussions.

Alliance Fall Dinner
Date: Thursday, September 26, 2019
Time: 6:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Location: The City Club, San Francisco

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 are 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 leaders.

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

Keynote:  Philippe Bouissou, Managing Partner, Blue Dots Partners
Date: Friday, October 04, 2019
Time: 7:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Location: Santa Clara

We’ve invited Philippe Bouissou to discuss his unique methodology to helping companies build sustainable revenue growth engines. During his 25 years of experience in in Silicon Valley, Philippe has led dozens of management-consulting projects and served on the board of 14 companies. Prior to Blue Dots, Philippe co-founded and was Executive Chairman of evenVoice, a mobile real-time consumer empowerment company and Executive Board Member of Pave, a peer-to-peer funding platform for millennials. As a venture capitalist, he successfully invested $43M and generated double-digit IRR.

Following Philippe's keynote, members will begin their private Alliance Group meetings at 9:00 am. 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.

Keynote:  Maddy Dychtwald, Co-Founder, Age Wave
Date: Friday, October 11, 2019
Time: 7:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Location: Bently Reserve, San Francisco

Maddy Dychtwald is an internationally recognized author, entrepreneur, business advisor, and thought leader on how longevity and the ascent of women are transforming the marketplace, the workplace, the retirement scape, and how we do business. Since co-founding Age Wave more than 30 years ago, Maddy and her team have worked with more than half of the Fortune 500 in industries ranging from pharmaceuticals and medical technology to financial services and marketing.

Following Maddy's keynote, members will begin their private Alliance Group meetings at 9:00 am. 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.

Keynote:  John Bates, Founder, Executive Speaking Success
Date: Friday, October 18, 2019
Time: 7:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Location: Roundhouse Conference Center, San Ramon

We are excited to welcome John Bates back to the Alliance. As one of the most prolific TED-format trainers in the world, John has been privileged to get to know and work with many accomplished executives. In his work John noticed that when people first take the stage, pitch new clients or take on a new role, they first try to "establish their credibility."  However, John asserts that in most of these situations, credibility is already assumed; you have the business card, you were given the stage or the opportunity… and trying to establish credibility on top of that merely serves to tarnish it. In a profound experience, John realized that what truly matters in these instances is not establishing your credibility, but rather, establishing your “Emotional Credibility™" John will join us to discuss this number one leadership and influence tool and how to wield it effectively.

Following John's keynote, members will begin their private Alliance Group meetings at 9:00 am. 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.

Keynote:  Alden Mills, Founder, Perfect Fitness & Author of “Unstoppable Teams”
Date: Thursday, November 14, 2019
Time: 7:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Location: Crowne Plaza, Foster City

Alden Mills is the author of "Unstoppable Teams."  As an Olympic rower, Alden went on to become a standout at the US Naval Academy, then a Navy SEAL platoon commander, then an entrepreneur. He founded and grew Perfect Fitness from zero to $63M in sales, becoming the fastest growing consumer company in America.

Following Alden's keynote, members will begin their private Alliance Group meetings at 9:00 am. 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 Holiday Dinner
Date: Thursday, December 05, 2019
Time: 6:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Location: Peninsula Golf and Country Club, San Mateo

Join Alliance members and their guests for cocktails and dinner at the Peninsula Golf and Country Club in San Mateo 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!

Keynote: Pat Gelsinger, CEO, VMware
Date: Friday, February 07, 2020
Time: 7:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Location: Santa Clara

Pat Gelsinger has been serving as CEO of VMware since September 2012, nearly doubling the size of the company during his tenure. He brings more than 35 years of technology and leadership experience.  Before joining VMware, Gelsinger led EMC's Information Infrastructure Products business as president and COO. A respected IT industry veteran, he was at Intel for 30 years becoming the company’s first CTO and driving the creation of key industry technologies including USB and Wi-Fi. He led Intel to be the dominant supplier of the microprocessor – while in the significant role as the architect of the original 80486 processor.

Following Pat's keynote, members will begin their private Alliance Group meetings at 9:00 am. 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.

Keynote:  Eamonn Kelly, Chief Strategy Officer, Deloitte
Date: Friday, February 14, 2020
Time: 7:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Location: San Francisco

Eamonn Kelly, author of "Powerful Times" and Chief Strategy Officer of Deloitte, advises senior leadership at leading corporations across multiple sectors, key global and national public agencies, as well as major philanthropic foundations. He also develops and delivers programs to help current and future leaders acquire the knowledge, judgment and skills required to succeed in a complex and unpredictable future. Prior to joining Deloitte, Eamonn served as CEO of Global Business Network (GBN), the pioneering scenario planning consultancy and futures think-tank where he led GBN's thought leadership about the future and the development of insights, tools and methodologies for mastering change and uncertainty.

Following Eamonn's keynote, members will begin their private Alliance Group meetings at 9:00 am. 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.