Showcasing Emerging Market Leaders and Opportunities
The Fall Leadership Forum was an intimate, off-the-record look at the emerging leaders and market opportunities that will drive revenue growth and innovation in 2007 and beyond.  We not only explored where the industry is now, we set our sights on the future with Guidewire Group's dynamic market mapping of the next generation of digital communications, media and IT innovators.

Led by Chris Shipley, Guidewire Group’s analysts enjoy a broad perspective of the market that is based on face-to-face meetings with hundreds of entrepreneurs from around the world.  Delegates experience Guidewire Group’s vetting process firsthand at the Fall Leadership Forum.

Setting the Agenda for the Industry’s Next Generation of Leaders
Guidewire Group Fall Leadership Forums are invitation-only events that offer an exclusive, early look at the people and companies that stand out among the many that Guidewire Group’s analysts meet with each year.

Influential thought leaders, CEOs, and senior-level executives from a variety of disciplines gather to share their insights on customer experience, innovation and market trends.  Delegates spend time with an eclectic mix of innovators, visionaries and business leaders – ranging from up-and-coming entrepreneurs to established industry veterans.

Fall 2006 'conversation catalysts' included:

• Richard Adler, Principal, People and Technology & Research Affiliate, The Institute for the Future
• Joe Beninato, Founder and Chief Strategy Officer, Presto
• Gina Bianchini, Co-founder and CEO, Ning
• Tim Bucher, CEO and Chief Product Officer, ZING Systems, Inc.
• Michael Cerda, Founder and CEO, Jangl
• Ed Colligan, President and CEO, Palm Inc.
• Jana Eggers, CEO, Spreadshirt, Inc.
• Joe Fantuzzi, President and CEO, Workshare
• Rob Glaser, Chairman and CEO, RealNetworks, Inc.
• Chip Heath, Professor of Organizational Behavior at Stanford Graduate School of Business and Co-Author of the forthcoming "What Sticks: Why Some Ideas Work"
• Karl Jacob, CEO, Wallop Technologies, Inc.
• Thor Johnson, Senior Vice President, Marketing, Eloqua
• Dr. Guido Jouret, CTO, Emerging Markets Technology Group, Cisco Systems, Inc.
• Ivan Koon, CEO, YouSendIt
• Yuval Koren, Co-founder and CEO, Eye-Fi, Inc.
• Joe Kraus, Product Management Director, Google
• Dave Mathews, Director of Product Innovation, Sling Media
• Bill Nguyen, Co-Founder, Lala.com
• Darrel Rhea, Principal and CEO, Cheskin and Author of
  "Making Meaning: How Successful Businesses Deliver Meaningful Customer Experiences."
• Diego Rodriguez, Director, IDEO and Associate Consulting Professor, Stanford University
• Philip Rosedale, Founder and CEO, Linden Lab
• Matthew Sanchez, CEO, VideoEgg, Inc.
• Dave Sifry, Founder & CEO, Technorati
• David Thompson, Founder and CEO, Genius.com
• Sharon Whiteley, CEO, ThirdAge, Inc.
• Hjalmar Winbladh, CEO, Rebtel Networks AB

Unlike other executive conferences that follow traditional rules of engagement, this experiential gathering allows you to interact with fellow participants in surprising, and entertaining, ways. Hint: you're not glued to a chair listening to speakers in a general session room for eight hours a day.

Through interactive roundtable discussions and informal networking activities, we delve into important questions, such as:

• What are the emerging sectors that will provide the most opportunity in the coming year?
• How are markets being disrupted by new technologies, business models and innovators?
• Who among the “new guard” is prepared to lead the industry’s growth in the next 30 years?

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