Successful Entrepreneurial Leaders:
From Scrappy Founders to Polished Professional Managers

Saturday, October 10, 2009
at the California Institute of Technology
Pasadena, California
Registration and Continental Breakfast:
8:00 a.m. Baxter Hall
Program:
9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. at Baxter Lecture Hall
Networking:
11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. at Baxter Lecture Hall
Cost:
$40 on-line registration fee  $50 at-the-door.  $10 for students with full-time student ID (must show at door); free to Caltech students. Registration closes at 5:00 pm, Thursday, October 08, 2009. There are no refunds for no-shows.

Everyone agrees that effective leadership is critical to building a successful entrepreneurial venture. However, great leaders come in many shapes and sizes, from the young start-up founder who innovates late at night wired on Red Bull to the highly seasoned professional manager who can scale a business and orchestrate the big exit.

Please join the Caltech/MIT Enterprise Forum for a special program that explores common traits and key differences among various distinguished entrepreneurial leaders. As a noted academic on leadership, our opening speaker will introduce various models of effective leadership. This context will serve to frame a lively discussion among our panel of notable entrepreneurial leaders who will share their experiences and views on leadership. Come prepared to understand the diversity of leadership styles so you can better evaluate your own approach to leadership.

Opening Speaker

Susan Resnick West
Associate Clinical Professor
USC Annenberg School of Communication
http://annenberg.usc.edu

Panelists

Louise Wannier
Founder & CEO
myShape
www.myshape.com

Jeff Lawrence
President & CEO
Clivia Systems
www.cliviasystems.com
Co-Founder, former President, and CEO
Trillium Digital Systems
www.trillium.com

Robert E. Bellack
Executive Vice President
Los Angeles Times' New Ventures
www.latimes.com

Jim Jonassen
Founder
JJ&A Venture Search
www.VentureSearchLLC.com

Moderator & Producer

Andy Wilson
Managing Director/Founder
Momentum Venture Management LLC
www.mvmpartners.com

Producers

Jon Atzen
Partner
DLA Piper LLP
www.dlapiper.com

Ira Moskatel
Counsel
Arnold & Porter LLP
www.arnoldporter.com

Ashish Soni
Director/Faculty, IT Program
USC Viterbi School of Engineering
http://viterbi.usc.edu

Date

Saturday morning, October 10, 2009

$40 on-line registration fee.  $50 at-the-door.  $10 for students with full-time student ID (must show at door); free to Caltech students. Registrations are taken on-line up to 5:00 p.m., October 08, 2009. There are no refunds for no-shows.

Event Sponsor

Stubbs Alderton & Markiles, LLP

Founding Sponsors

	Caltech Industrial Relations Center
	Caltech Alumni Association
	MIT Alumni Association

Operating Sponsor

Caltech Office of Technology Transfer

The Caltech/MIT Enterprise Forum is administered in conjunction with the
Caltech Office of Technology Transfer