Agenda for the 2014 M&A Silicon Valley Gathering
The M&A Silicon Valley Gathering, organized by Woodside Capital Partners
January 15 and 16, 2014
Stonebrook Court, Los Altos Hills, California
January 15 – Consumer, Internet and Mobile
9:00-10:00 | Registration |
10:00-10:30 | The State of M&A in Consumer, Internet and Mobile; What’s to Come in 2014 • Kelly Porter, Woodside Capital Partners, Managing Director |
10:30-11:00 | Achieving Escape Velocity • Andrew Salzman, Chasm Group, Principal |
11:00-11:35 | Insights, What We Learned in 2013 and Where We are Going in 2014 – Strategy, Best Practices and Insight from Top Executives • Moderator: Kelly Porter, Woodside Capital Partners, Managing Director • Dave Sobota, Google, Senior Director, Corporate Development • Sara Clemens, Greylock Partners, Executive in Residence • Rishi Garg, Square, Head of Corporate Development • Keval Desai, InterWest, Partner • Steven Fan, Yahoo!, Head of Mobile Corporate Development |
11:35-11:45 | Break |
11:45-12:30 | Interactive Breakout |
12:30-1:30 | Lunch |
1:30-2:00 | Secrets of the Moneylab: Risk, Choice, Trust, and Buyer Behavior • Kay-Yut Chen, Yahoo!, Principal Scientist (former HP) |
2:00-2:35 | Using acquisitions to innovate, grow and compete: how we think about acquisitions, how we do integration, and what we’re thinking about next: Insights from Top Executives • Moderator: Tricia Salinero, Woodside Capital Partners, Managing Director • Lester Liu, VISA, Head of Corporate Development and M&A Execution • Hardeep Bindra, Collective, EVP (Former AdBrite, CEO) • Erik Harrell, Opera Software, Chief Financial Officer • Jennifer Vancini, Telefonica Digital, Senior Director, Business Development • Jamie McGurk, Andreessen Horowitz, Partner |
2:35-2:50 | Keynote: Talent Acquisitions • Jacob Mullins, Exitround, CEO |
2:50-3:35 | Interactive Breakout |
3:35-4:05 | Break |
4:05-4:30 | What Slot Machines in Las Vegas Can Teach Us About M&A • Brett Jackson, Bally Technologies, Director of Game Development |
4:30-5:05 | Looking to the future: What does the world look like in 10 years? • Moderator: Indu Navar, Woodside Capital Partners, Managing Director • Chris Melissinos, Verizon, Director of Corporate Strategy and Business Development • Kevin Jacques, Intuit, Director of Corporate Development • Gary Johnson, Facebook, Corporate Development |
5:05-8:00 | Cocktail Party |
January 16 – Enterprise / SaaS / Cloud
9:00-10:00 | Registration |
10:00-10:25 | Fireside Chat: Observations on the State of M&A in Cloud, SaaS, Enterprise • Brenon Daly, 451 Group, Research Director, M&A • Kelly Porter, Woodside Capital Partners, Managing Director |
10:25-11:10 | Insights, What We Learned in 2013 and Where We are Going in 2014 – Strategy, Best Practices and Insight from Top Executives • Moderator: Indu Navar, Woodside Capital Partners, Managing Director • Monty Gray, SAP, Vice President, Corporate Development • Matt Olton, EMC, Senior Vice President, Corporate Development • Michael Cristinziano, Citrix, Corporate Vice President of Strategic Development • Niall Wall, Box, Senior Vice President of Business and Corporate Development • David Hindley – Autodesk, Senior Director, Corporate Development |
11:10-11:35 | Fireside Chat: 12 Disruptive Technologies: Advances that will Transform Life, Business, and The Global Economy • Dr. Michael Chui, Principal, McKinsey Global Institute • Garrett Herbert, Deloitte, Managing Partner, Silicon Valley Market |
11:35-11:45 | Break |
11:45-12:30 | Interactive Breakout |
12:30-1:30 | Lunch |
1:30-2:00 | Fireside Chat: Future Thinking With Peter Cohen, Amazon Web Services • Peter Cohen, Amazon Web Services, Head of Strategy • Kelly Porter, Woodside Capital Partners, Managing Director |
2:00-2:35 | Using acquisitions to innovate, grow and compete: how we think about acquisitions, how we do integration, and what we’re thinking about next: Insights from Top Executives • Moderator: Moni Miyashita, McKinsey & Co, Former IBM Head of M&A Strategy • Shekar Ayyar, VMWare, Sr. Vice President, Strategy and Corporate Development • John Somorjai, Salesforce, Senior Vice President, Corporate Development & Strategy • Kristina Omari, Corporate Development Executive (Former Adobe, Vice President, Corporate Development) • Claudia Munce, IBM Corporation, Vice President, Strategy and Venture Capital • Clarence Hinton, BMC, Vice President, Corporate Development |
2:35-2:50 | Keynote: “Defining the M&A Nibble and What To Do When You Get One” • Jason Lemkin, Storm Ventures, Managing Director |
2:50-3:35 | Interactive Breakout |
3:35-4:05 | Break |
4:05-4:30 | Emotional Economics and the M&A Market: Hidden Impact, Big Consequences • Simon Wilkie, Chairman Emeritus, USC Economics Department |
4:30-5:05 | Looking to the future: What does the world look like in 10 years? • Moderator: Tricia Salinero, Woodside Capital Partners, Managing Director • Arthur Johnson, Andreessen Horowitz, Partner • Kevin Morrow, Samsung, Vice President, Partnerships & Business Development • Roy Ng, SAP Cloud, SVP and COO • Bart Schachter, Service Source, SVP, Corporate Development • Kara Sprague, McKinsey & Co, Principal |
5:05-8:00 | Cocktail Party |