Insurance & Risk Management Issues for Tech Companies – Reducing Liability and Costs | |
Annual Legal, Tax & Accounting Update for CXOs | Economic Forecasts for 2010: Impact On Atlanta and Our Technology Community |
What’s New with Georgia Technology – An Executive
Update by Stephen Fleming, Vice Provost of Georgia Tech’s Enterprise
Innovation Institute. |
Executive Compensation in a Turbulent Economy -
panel discussion on the key issues related to compensation programs. |
Healthcare Information Technology Challenges and Opportunities | Wine Tasting and Fireside Chat With Peter J. Kight, Vice Chairman of Fiserv, Founder of CheckFree Corporation and Owner of Quivira Vineyards |
Dancing With a Technology Gorilla - Strategies
for Co-opetition and Partnering with the Market Leader |
How to Optimize Your Relationship with Analyst
Firms |
Doing Business In India: Important Practical Pointers for Atlanta Businesses |
Technology M&A Update: Alternatives in the
Current Market |
| Atlanta Technology -- Pioneers of the Microcomputer Revolution MODERATOR: John Yates Partner, Morris, Manning & Martin, LLP PANELISTS: Dennis Hayes, CEO and Founder Hayes Microcomputer Products Ben Dyer, CEO and Founder Peachtree Software Said Mohammadioun, CEO and Founder SAMNA Richard Brock, CEO and Founder Firstwave/Brock Control Systems Les Freed, CEO and Founder Microstuf/Crosstalk Communications |
Venture Capital for Southeastern Companies: How to find it and what it costs! MODERATOR: David Calhoun Partner - Morris, Manning & Martin, LLP FEATURING: Alan Taetle, Noro-Moseley Frank X. Dalton, Fulcrum Ventures Sean M. Banks, Total Technology Ventures, Katrin Burt, Intersouth Partners Steve Nussrallah, Value Plus Ventures |
| 2009 Accounting, Tax and Legal Update: What Every Technology Company Needs To Know - A Panel Discussion Moderator: Grant Collingsworth Partner - Corporate Practice/Morris, Manning & Martin, LLP PANELISTS: Wayne Reid and Seth McDaniel Frazier & Deeter, LLC Terresa Tarpley and Bruce Wynn Morris, Manning & Martin, LLP |
Economic Roundup - What to Expect From the Economy in 2009 Donald Ratajczak |
| A CEO's Guide to New Media: Understand the Real Business Benefits From The Hype MODERATOR: Michael Neumeier, APR Arketi Group FEATURING: Reggie Bradford – CEO of Vitrue, Inc. Mike Cascone – COO of HowStuffWorks.com Benn Konsynski -- George S. Craft Professor of Information Systems & Operations Management, Goizueta Business School, Emory University |
How To Create a Board of Directors or Advisory Board - THAT WORKS! MODERATOR: David Calhoun Partner, Morris, Manning & Martin, LLP FEATURING PANELISTS: David Gould, Former CEO – Witness Systems Don House, Former Senior Executive – MSA Price Harding, Partner – CarterBaldwin Dan Giannini, Former Partner - PwC |
| Fireside Chat with Tom Noonan, Former CEO, Internet Security Systems NEW Meeting Location starting Sept. 16, 2008: The Buckhead Club 3344 Peachtree Road (Sovereign building), 26th Floor Directly across the street from the current location |
VC Update - What's Going on in the World of Venture Capital Frank Dalton, Moderator Fulcrum Ventures FEATURING: Andrew Lindner, Managing Partner Frontier Capital Chuck Johnson, Partner Noro-Moseley Partners Wright Steenrod, Principal Chrysalis Ventures Scott Nissenbaum, Managing Director Novitas Capital |
| Lessons in Crossing the Chasm: From 10 - 100 customers MODERATOR: Sami Jajeh, Principal - Arketi Group PANEL featuring: Don Addington, Managing Partner - The Addington Group Eric Hinkle, CEO - Servigistics Jim Geiger, Chairman & CEO - Cbeyond Keith Washington, VP & General Manager - Flo Healthcare |
My Life at Google -- And How Google Is Changing Ecommerce Forever Fireside Chat with Ron Carpinella |
| Leadership Styles for Tech Executives - What Works (and What Doesn't) Dick Cook - Moderator Former CEO and President -- Mapics Featuring: Joseph Juliano - CEO - Prime Revenue Michael Cote - CEO - Secureworks John Festa - Former CEO - BuyPass, Iterated Systems and CareCentric David Leach - CEO - eSecuritel and former CEO -- Harbinger |
Technology and Private Equity: Living WIth a Private Equity Fund Investor John Yates - Moderator Partner-in-Charge/Technology Group, Morris, Manning & Martin, LLP David Golob Partner, Francisco Partners Mike Kohlsdorf CEO, Aderant Ed Daihl CEO, Surgical Information Systems Charlie Ogburn Managing Partner, Arcapita |
| The State of Research at Georgia Tech -- What's Hot on North Avenue? Price Harding, Moderator Partner, CarterBaldwin Dr. Richard DeMillo Dean, College Computing - Georgia Institute of Technology John Bacon CEO/Founder, IP2BIZ Dr. Stephen Cross VP and Director of Georgia Technology Research Institute |
MEDIA – Print, Broadcast, Online, Social Panelists: Kevin Howarth, TechLinks, Editor Justin Rubner, Atlanta Business Chronicle, Technology Columnist Jason Kelly, Bloomberg News, Reporter Moderator: Dean Trevelino, Trevelino/Keller |
| NetRoadshow - THE ROADSHOW TO BUSINESS SUCCESS! Brad Hammond Chairman & CEO NetRoadshow |
INFOR GLOBAL SOLUTIONS - The Inside Story Jim Schaper Chairman & CEO INFOR GLOBAL SOLUTIONS |
| Doing Business in China - How to Succeed While Avoiding Pitfalls John Yates Partner-in-charge - Technology Group Morris, Manning & Martin, LLP John F. Ray - President, Heritage Capital Advisors Tim Tingkang Xia, Ph.D. - Partner, Morris, Manning & Martin, LLP James Whitcomb - Founder, HW International Daniel Johnston - Consultant/Lawyer |
What It Means To Be An Entrepreneur - Life Lessons MODERATOR: Richard Brock - CEO, Firstwave Technologies, Inc. Said Mohammadioun - Entrepreneur at Intellisync Corporation, Synchrologic Inc., Lotus Development, and Samna Corporation. Tom Noonan - Entrepreneur at Internet Security Systems, Inc., Dun and Bradstreet Software, Actuation Electronics, and Leapfrog Technologies Michael Price -Entrepreneur at VC South, eTrain, Fred Pryor Seminars, and Career Track |
| CIO ROUNDTABLE: What Technologies Are CIOs Buying and Why! Ann Franks, VP Information Technology -- Lanier Steve Winterbottom, CIO -- Scientific Atlanta/Cisco Brian Shields, CIO -- The Weather Channel Marian Lucia, EVP and CIO -- Federal Home Loan Bank |
2006 Accounting, Tax and Legal Update: WHAT EVERY TECHNOLOGY COMPANY NEEDS TO KNOW MODERATOR: John C. Yates Partner-in-Charge – Technology Group/Morris, Manning & Martin, LLP FEATURING: Wayne Reid and Seth McDaniel, Partners Frazier & Deeter, LLC Grant Collingsworth and Bruce Wynn, Partners Morris, Manning & Martin, LLP |
| Breakfast With Charles Phillips, President of Oracle Corporation Charles Phillips President, Oracle Corporation |
The Emergence of the Private Equity Buyer and What This Means to Technology Companies Panelists: Joan Herbig of Cambia Security, Inc. Ransom James of Arcapita, Inc. Bob Fowler of Imaging Technologies Services, Inc. Moderator: Ty Dealy, Managing Director, FD Capital LLC |
| Leadership In a Technology Company: What's Important and Why Richard Dick Cook Former President and CEO, MAPICS |
Recent Trends In Technology M&A: And What's Ahead For Atlanta in 2006 Joseph Sanborn SVB Alliant |
| Atlanta's Economy: What Does The Future Hold? (And what every tech company in town needs to know about 2006 and beyond.) Donald Ratajczak Consulting Economist |
Venture Capital Deals: A Review of 2004-05 (And A Look At The Future) Grant Collingsworth: Moderator – Partner, Morris, Manning & Martin, LLP Kathy Harris: Noro-Moseley Partners Scott Miller: Managing Director, Lovett Miller & Company, Inc. Gary Peat: Partner, Council Ventures Fred Sturgis: Managing Director, HIG Ventures |
| Sarbanes-Oxley: Success, Failure or Futility (and what I need to worry about even if I'm a private company). Panelists/Background: Larry Shackelford: (Moderator) Partner - Morris, Manning & Martin, LLP John Huntz: Managing Director - Fuqua Ventures; Chairman of the Board of Directors, Manhattan Associates Steve Norton: Sr. Vice President and CFO - Manhattan Associates Jeff McMinn: Partner - Frazier & Deeter, LLC |
Future Technology Trends In Georgia Universities Jonathan Giuliano: Moderator – Partner, Intellectual Property Partners, LLC Todd Sherer, Ph.D.: Asst. VP for Research; Director, Office of Technology Transfer – Emory University Jonathan (Jon) A. Goldman: Commercialization Catalyst – Georgia Institute of Technology’s Venture Lab Robert (Rob) R. Fincher, Ph.D.: Director, Technology Commercialization Office, Office of the Vice President for Research and Associate Provost – The University of Georgia |
| The Future of Technology In Atlanta - An Open Forum Discussion Dr. Benn R. Konsynski George S. Craft Professor of Business Administration Glen Shipley CFO, Internet Commerce Corporation |
Stock And Option Compensation Issues -- Hot Topics for Tech Companies John Yates: Moderator, Chair – Technology Group / Morris, Manning & Martin Jim Mullis: Mullis Consulting / Compensation Consultant Wayne Reid: Tax Partner, Frazier & Deeter Bruce Wynn: Chair -- Compensation & Benefits Group / Morris, Manning & Martin Seth McDaniel: Audit Partner, Frazier & Deeter |
| Can Offshore Development Really Improve TIme To Market, Quality and Cost? Jerry Malec Jeff Kissling: CTO, Manugistics Praveen Kankariya: CEO, Impetus Technologies Mike Landry: Founder & CTO, Servigistics Larry Street: Partner-Intellectual Property, Morris, Manning & Martin |
Lessons Learned at Peachtree Software - Pre-MSA Ben Dyer: (Moderator) President, Innovations Publishing; Sr. Managing Director, Jackson Capital Steve Mann: Retired; Teacher & Researcher Buddy Ray: Exec. VP, Innovations Publishing Harvey Shuster: Mgr., Control Solutions |
| Lessons Learned at Digital Communications Associates (DCA) Bill Marks: Moderator President, GCI Atlanta, GCI Group (was V.P. of Public Relations, DCA) Panelists: John Bacon: President, Venturos Capital Advisors David Brookmire: President, Corporate Performance Strategies Joan Herbig: President & CEO, Cambia Security Rick Szatkowski: Sr. VP & GM, FindWhat.com |
Leasons Learned At MindSpring Alan Taetle - Moderator General Partner, Noro-Moseley Partners Erika Jolly - Vice President, Product Marketing EarthLink, Inc. Jason Kelly - Staff Writer, Bloomberg News Melanie Wernick - Vice President of Business Development, Sales and Marketing HPC inter@ctive (HPCi) |
| Lessons Learned At MSA BREAKFAST FORMAT Panelists: Row Henson: VP Global Product Strategy, PeopleSoft Randy Keith: President, Aperum Wain Kellum: CEO, nuBridges; CEO/Co-founder, Extreme Logic Emma Morris: Co-Founder/CEO Vistascape, Synchrologic Wendy Reed: CEO/Founder, Infomentis |
A Conversation With Garry Betty, President and CEO of EarthLink Garry Betty President & CEO, EarthLink |
| How Venture Boards Influence Success or Failure of Technology Companies and The Changing Relationships between Executives And Board Members CEO/Venture Board Panel: Rusty Gordon - CEO, Knowlagent Frank Dalton - Partner, Cordova Ventures David Coombs - CEO, iVivity Allen Moseley - Partner, Noro-Moseley Partners Grant Collingsworth - Parnter, Morris, Manning ( Martin (moderator) |
Techology + Chips + Caribou Coffee = Crescent Capital Charles Ogburn Executive Director Crescent Capital |
| What CIO's Are Spending Money On & How is Globalization Affecting Information Systems? Sandy Hoffman CIO, Mapics Bob Keefe CIO, Russell Corp. Third Panelist TBD |
What Is Broken With The Public Offering Process - And How To Fix It! Michael Zigman Managing Director WR Hambrecht + Co. |
| Georgia Government and Technology: Report From Georgia's Secretary of State Cathy Cox Georgia's Secretary of State |
VC Super Bowl 2004 -- Patriots vs. Falcons: Lessons Learned From Leading Boston and Atlanta VCs Moderator: John Yates Morris, Manning & Martin, LLP Panelists: Frank Dalton Cordova Ventures Ted Dintersmith Charles River Ventures Chip Hazard IDG Ventures Allen Moseley Noro-Moseley Partners |
| Transitioning From CFO/CXO to CEO: Lessons Learned From Changing Chairs Michael E. Kohlsdorf - Moderator VP, Professional Services, IKON Former CEO, T/R Systems, Inc. Panelists: Michael Cote CEO, SecureWorks Richard Haddrill CEO, Manhattan Associates Rodger Johnson President & CEO, Knology E. Neal Tompkins Founder and CTO, T/R Systems |
Trio of Top Economic Prognosticators Go Head to Head with Individual Scenarios for the Coming Year Rajeev Dhawan Director of the Economic Forecasting Center Georgia State University Donald Ratajczak Regent's Professor Emeritus of Economics (retired) Georgia State University Roger Tutterow Chair & Professor, Department of Economics & Finance Coles College of Business - Kennesaw State University |
