Network, Learn & Ask the Difficult questions!

Take advantage of this great event to not only network with alumni and industry experts, but also to learn and get inspired by great experts and entrepreneurs.

This time around we will be focusing on successful entrepreneurs who were able to take their passion and abilities to the next level and jump start a new business. So if you are wondering how you can start your own business? How can your MBA help you? Or simple would like to hear great entrepreneurial stories and be inspired. This is the event for you!

Details:

6:00 PM Registration and Networking

6:30 PM Entrepreneurship & Innovation Panel

The Panelists:

	Jason Deadrich – President of Fordela Corporation (www.fordela.com) specializing in video management systems for businesses. Prior to being named President, Deadrich served as Fordela’s CTO and was one of the company’s original founders. Deadrich has spent the past decade developing advanced online media and video distribution systems for notable companies such as LucasArts Entertainment, Tranz-Send Broadcasting Networks, Mazingo and most recently Black Pants Productions.
	Bibby Gignilliat – Founder & Executive Chef at Parties That Cook (www.partiesthatcook.com). In 1999, Bibby founded Gourmet Gatherings®, which later became Parties That Cook. Parties That Cook stages deliciously fun hands-on cooking class parties and corporate team-building events. She was named 2008 Small Business Owner of the Year by San Francisco's Small Business Network (SBN) and recently awarded the 2009 NAWBO Rising Star Award.She has appeared on the Today Show, the Food Network, CNBC, in The New York Times, Daily Candy, Better Homes and Gardens, Cooking Light, Bon Appetit, Gourmet, and Business 2.0 Magazines.
	Krisna Lee Hanks – Co owner/director of East Bay Pilates (www.eastbaypilates.com). Krisna holds a Master in Business Administration from University of San Francisco, and a Master of Science degree in Kinesiology from Indiana University. Krisna was most recently the director of wellness for The Health Trust in Silicon Valley. She has extensive international experience as a communication specialist and corporate wellness consultant. She currently directs the Pilates program for Pixar Animation Studios.
	Jorge Jaramillo – Entrepreneur and business owner who currently serves as President of the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce - San Mateo County (www.smchcc.com) and on the Board of Directors of the Workforce Investment Board, where he is actively involved in economic development and job creation. Jorge founded and serves as CEO of Open Markets Company which offers green technology and security products to the private and government sectors.
	David Marks – CEO and Founder of Loomia (www.loomia.com). David has led technical teams and developed strategic software solutions for over 12 years. From 2000-2002, David was a founding member, architect, and product manager for Modulant Solutions, a pioneering semantics-based technology provider. Prior to Modulant, David was a principal engineer at Modem Media. While there, he architected and implemented web-application solutions for a number of Fortune 1000 companies. David attended the University of Massachusetts at Amherst.

MODERATOR: Thomas Lyle - Co-Founder of Frontdesk Anywhere Inc. Thomas has co-founded two companies and holds an MBA from the University of San Francisco.