October 22, 2009 Thursday

Marketing Hall

New Media Hall

Money Hall

8:30 – 9:30 a.m.

Registration / Demo Zone

9:30 – 10:00 a.m.

Keynote: Mark O’Leary – Comcast Business Class

10:00 – 10:55 a.m. How to Use Email Marketing Campaign to Build Your Database and Close Sales

Stu Carty
Regional Director
Constant Contact

How to Build a Business Brand on Yelp, Linkedin, Facebook and Google

Moderator

Shauna Causey
Comcast Business Class

Panelist

Ryan Hayward
Product Manager
Google Local Business Center

Michelle Broderick
Marketing Director
Yelp

Hazel Grace Dircksen
Founder
Socialbees

Funding 2.0 – How to Use Social Media Tools and Raise $40,000 – $300,000 in 30 days

Kristy Hall
Founder
Universal Synergy Group

11:00 – 11:55 a.m. Video Entrepreneur: How to Turn Visitors to Customers Using Viral Videos

Justin Kan
Founder
Justin.tv

Mike Koenigs
Founder
Traffic Geyser

How to Sell to Niche Markets Online LGBT and Women Community

Moderator
Elaine Starling
Founder of Starling Media

Panelists

Kristy Rogers
Regional Director, eWomenNetwork

Kenneth Stram
Director Economic Development of SF Center

How to Run Your Business or Nonprofit on the Cheap

Moderator

Barbara Russo
Founder of Barbara Russo Strategies

Panelists

Jonathan Rochelle
Group Product Manager, Google Apps

Mark O’Leary
Regional Vice President, Comcast Business Class

Matt Jordan
Enterprise Development Manager, Skype

Kevin Reeth
Founder
Outright

12:00 – 12:55 p.m.

Networking Lunch / Demo Zone

1:00 – 1:45 p.m.

Keynote Panel:

How to Build a Virtual Organization

Moderator

Alison Covarrubias
Founder of Hatch Network

Panelists

Fabio Rosati
President & CEO of Elance

Gary Swart
CEO of oDesk

Tim Ferriss
New York Times Best Selling Author of the 4-Hour Workweek

Daniel Guillory
Founder and CEO
Innovations International

1:50 – 2:45 p.m. Leverage Mobile Platform to Market Your Business. How iFart became #1 App on iTunes

Joel Comm
Creator
iFart iPhone App


How to Sell to Niche Markets Online Baby Boomer & Teens

Ali Moiz
COO
Peanut Labs

Daniel Brusilovsky
Founder
Teens in Tech

How to Build Partnerships with Fortune 500 Companies as a nonprofit

Moderator

Janet Edwards
Founder
Edwards Unlimited

Panelists

Bruce Nasby
Executive Vice President, International at SIFE

Tracey Awad
Marketing Manager
Comcast Business Class

Jay Blazensky
Vice President of Business Development
Ring Central

Linda Hollander
Founder
Wealthy Bag Lady

2:50 – 3:45p.m. Google for Technophobes: How to Secure Your Number One Spot on Google

David Rodnitzky
Founder
PPC Associates

How to Grow Your Audience on Facebook

Hazel Grace Dircksen
Founder
Socialbees

How to Get Media, Celebrity or Blogger Attention for Your Business or Nonprofit

Ramon Ray
Chief Editor
Smallbiztechnology.com

Jill Lublin
Founder
Promising Promotion

3:50 – 4:50 p.m.

Keynote Panel:

Twittering with the Stars

Porter Gale – Virgin America

Tim Ferriss – New York Times Best Selling Author of the 4-Hour Workweek

Kevin Rose – Digg.com

5:00 – 7:00 p.m.

Cocktail Hour and Demo Zone

7:00 – 10:00 p.m.

Big Success Business Pitch Grand Finale


October 23, 2009 Friday

Marketing & Sales Hall

New Media/New Idea Hall

Money/Nonprofit Hall

7:30 – 9:00 a.m.

Executive Round Table, Tutorials and Geniuses in Residence

Angel Investing 101 for Entrepreneurs

Venture Capital 101 for Entrepreneurs

Business Pitch Critique for Entrepreneurs

9:00 – 9:55 a.m.

Morning Keynote

How to Dream Big and Become an World Class Entrepreneur

Michael Gerber

Inc. Magazine called him “The World’s #1 Small Business Guru”

10:00 – 10:55 a.m. Special Session with Michael Gerber – World’s #1 Small Business Guru

Michael Gerber

Inc. Magazine called him “the World’s #1 Small Business Guru”

13 Things All Business Owners Must Know About a Compelling Business Website

Randy Almond
VP of Marketing
Yola

Luanne Teoh
BizTechDay

How to Raise $5000 – $100,000 for Your Business

Moderator
Adriana Gascoigne
Director of Global Communications for SGN

Panelists
Chris Larsen
CEO and Co-founder of Prosper

Julie Castro Abrams
CEO of Women’s Initiative

Giovanna Masci
Regional Director, the Americas Kiva

11:00 – 11:55 a.m. How to Make the Media Love You: Media Training for Entrepreneurs

Sue Kwon
ConsumerWatch reporter for CBS 5 Eyewitness News and host of Bay Sunday
CBS 5

How to Access Investment Capital and Make Federal Stimulus Program Work for You?

Marty Keller
Director of the Office of Small Business Advocate by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger


12:00 – 12:55 p.m.

Networking Lunch / Demo Zone

1:00 – 1:55 p.m.

Keynote Panel:

How to Raise $100,000 to $3 Million for Your Business

Moderated by:

Mark Coopersmith
Founder of The Argonauts Group

Panelists

Will Bunker
Founder
Match.com

Matt Mullenweg
Founder
WordPress

Randy Williams
Founder of Keiretsu Forum

Bill Reichert
Managing Director
Garage Technology Ventures

2:00 – 2:55 p.m. How to Build Your Online Community from Zero to Millions

Ranjith Kumaran
Founder
YouSendIt

Phil Libin
Founder Evernote iPhone App

Matt Mullenweg
Founder of WordPress

Kevin Hartz
Founder of Eventbrite

How to Make Money on Twitter

Matt Mickiewicz
Founder
99Designs.com

Nelly Yusupova
CTO
Webgrrls International

 
3:00 – 4:30 p.m.

Genius Hour

Topics range from: How to Write a Business Plan, How To Access Make the Federal Stimulus Program Work For You to How To Implement a Successful Pay Per Click Campaign.


4:30 – 5:25 p.m.

Final Keynote

His Entrepreneurial Journey to Building Community

Fireside Chat with Craig Newmark


5:30 – 8:30p.m.

Cocktails, Entertainment & Networking.

You have worked hard. Now it’s time to mingle and party!

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Elance
Constant Contact
Google
American Express
Wells Fargo
CBS 5
WordPress
Virgin America
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btrax
Wasp Barcode
Trademarkia
MagCloud
Yola
pier2marketing
Meetup
Keiretsu Forum
NAWBO
Eventbrite
Girls In Tech
Info Bay Area
TIE
PR News Wire
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