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CEO Forum 2016

We were pleased to host the 2016 CEO Forum at the Ritz-Carlton in Half Moon Bay, California on April 6 and 7, 2016.

This annual event is exclusively for our portfolio CEOs and special guests and focuses on critical issues facing expansion stage software companies. The day included conversations ranging from building and scaling an effective go-to-market model to innovation through diversity. Jen Pahlka, Code for America, led with our keynote along with fireside chats with leadership from New Relic, MongoDB, Workfront, Salesforce, Microsoft, Medidata, and Ariba.



Agenda

  • April 6, 2016
    4:30 - 6:00 PM

    Wine Tasting

    Co-hosted by Silicon Valley Bank

    Ocean Lawn

    6:00 PM

    Welcome Reception

    Miramontes Room and Terrace

  • April 7, 2016
    7:00 - 7:30 AM

    Breakfast and Opening Remarks

    George Roberts, OpenView

    7:30 - 8:15 AM

    CEO & The Head of Sales: What makes a Successful Partnership?

    Hilarie Koplow-McAdams, New Relic

    8:20 - 9:05 AM

    Driving Leadership and Management Team Development

    Dev Ittycheria, MongoDB

    9:10 - 10:00 AM

    Panel: Innovation Through Diversity

    Lucy Sanders (moderator), NCWIT
    Susan Carstensen, Workfront
    Kristen Engelhardt, Salesforce
    Oren Michels, Mashery

    10:00 - 10:15 AM

    Break

    10:15 - 11:15 AM

    Government as a Platform for Social Change

    Jen Pahlka, Code for America

    11:20 AM - 12:00 PM

    Panel: Multiple Perspectives on M&A

    John McCullough (moderator), OpenView
    Jim Baum, OpenView
    Marc Brown, Microsoft
    Rich Faulk, Intronis
    Clark Spurrier, Spurrier Capital Partners

    12:00 - 12:45 PM

    Lunch

    12:45 - 1:30 PM

    Building Success by Building a Winning Culture

    Glen De Vries, Medidata Solutions

    1:35 - 2:20 PM

    Building and Scaling an Effective Go-to-Market Model

    Kevin Costello, Ariba

    2:20 - 2:30 PM

    Break

    2:30 - 4:30 PM

    CEO Roundtable

    Alisa Cohn, Alisa Cohn & Associates

    4:30 PM

    Closing Remarks

    Ricky Pelletier, OpenView