November 2009

Philanthropists Who Inspire

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Wed, Nov 18 2009 - 6:00pm

Philanthropists Who Inspire
Diane “Dede” Wilsey, President of Board of Trustees, Fine Arts Museums of San FranciscoLaura Scher, Chair Person and CEO, Credo Mobile/Working Assets Warren Hellman, Chairman, Hellman & Friedman;  Trustee Emeritus, The San Francisco Foundation;  Co-chair, Governor’s Commission for Jobs and Economic GrowthAkiko Yamazaki, Donor and Co-chair (Along with husband and  Yahoo Founder Jerry Yang) of Stanford University’s  $1 Billion Campaign for Read more »

James Lentz: The Future of Cars and the Auto Industry

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Tue, Nov 17 2009 - 6:00pm

The Future of Cars and the Auto Industry
James Lentz, President/COO, Toyota, USA, Inc.
Toyota is known for creativity and a commitment to sustainable development, but is it enough in today's ultra-competitive globalized car industry? Come hear the unique perspective of industry veteran Lentz, who launched the innovative Scion brand in 2001, on what automakers are doing to ensure vehicles are a benefit, not a burden, to society and what future designs may be on the horizon. Read more »

Power Prescription: High-Powered Clues for High-Impact Healing

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Tue, Nov 17 2009 - 6:00pm

Power Prescription: High-Powered Clues for High-Impact Healing
This program has been postponed
Christie Dames, Founder and CEO, Extreme Healing
One of the biggest challenges we face in health care is finding the missing pieces that could be contributing to illness. Read more »

Joel Hyatt: Co-founder & Vice Chairman of Current TV

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Tue, Nov 17 2009 - 7:00pm

The New Journalism: Beyond Newspapers in the 21st Century
This program has been postponed
Joel Hyatt, Co-founder and Vice Chairman, Current TV
Katrina Heron, Former Editor-in-Chief, Wired Magazine - Moderator
The future of journalism is about more than the future of newspapers. It’s about more than the future of existing business models. It’s about inventing new formats and finding new audiences. Read more »

Strategies for Stage Fright

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Mon, Nov 16 2009 - 5:15pm

Strategies for Stage Fright
Carol Fleming, Ph.D., Founder, The Sound of Your Voice
Getting spooked by speaking anxiety can put a serious crimp in your ability to pipe up and present yourself publicly – no laughing matter when it comes time to make the big pitch, to approach the podium, or simply to give the tone-setting toast. Read more »

The Future of Books

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Mon, Nov 16 2009 - 6:00pm

The Future of Books
Kevin Hunsanger, Co-owner, Green Apple BooksJared Friedman, Co-founder, ScribdBrewster Kahle, Director and Co-founder, Archive.orgDan Clancy, Engineering Director, Google BooksPamela Samuelson, Distinguished Professor, Law and Information, UC BerkeleyDavid Hellman, Associate Librarian, San Francisco State University – Moderator
Will the printed word become obsolete? Read more »

Smarter TV

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Mon, Nov 16 2009 - 6:30pm

Smarter TV
Mitchell Berman, Co-founder and CEO, ZillionTVEvan Young, Director of Broadband, TiVo Inc.Jim Funk, VP Business Development, RokuAndrew Kippen, VP Marketing, BoxeeRuss Schafer, Senior Director of Product Marketing, Yahoo! Read more »

David Blumenthal: How Technology Can Improve Health Care

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Fri, Nov 13 2009 - 12:00pm

David Blumenthal: How Technology Can Improve Health Care
This program has been postponed
David Blumenthal, National Coordinator, Health Information Technology Department of Health and Human Services
Sarah Varney, KQED Reporter, The California Report and Health Dialogues - Moderator
Congress passed the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (HITECH) in February. Read more »

Why Public Financing Works with Bob Edgar and Nick Nyhart

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Thu, Nov 12 2009 - 6:30pm

Why Public Financing Works
Bob Edgar, President/CEO, Common CauseNick Nyhart, President/CEO, Public Campaign
As health care and other industries spend millions per day on lobbying in Washington, the Supreme Court stands poised to declare a law forbidding campaign contributions by corporations and labor unions as unconstitutional. Read more »

Will Asia Lead Us Out of This Recession?

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Tue, Nov 10 2009 - 7:30am

Will Asia Lead Us Out of this Recession?
Dominic Barton, Worldwide Managing Director, McKinsey & Company
Prior to the global recession, there was some talk of a de-coupling between the economies of Europe and the United States and those of the robust economies in Asia, most notably China and India.  The global recession debunked this notion, but the idea that economies in Asia can help pull the global economy out on their own is developing new traction with their relatively faster and stronger rebound from our current crisis. Read more »