Imran Khan to Address
OPEN Forum
San Jose, CA: The Silicon
Valley chapter of OPEN – The Organization of Pakistani
Entrepreneurs of North America – will hold OPEN Forum
2005, its second annual conference, titled “The Art
of Leadership” on Saturday, May 21, 2005 at the SAP
Campus located at 3410 Hillview Avenue, Palo Alto, CA.
The day-long conference will focus on business leadership
covering three key areas: The Art of Persuasion –
getting the buy-in from investors, employees and customers;
Excellence in Operations – from establishing an enterprise
to expanding off-shore operations; Value Creation –
from raising and leveraging capital to expanding sales.
The conference will also explore dramatic changes occurring
in the business landscape of Pakistan, specifically focusing
on the off-shoring opportunities emerging in that economy.
Keynote addresses will be delivered by:
John Morgridge, Chairman Cisco Systems; Alex Vieux, CEO
Red Herring; Imran Khan, Sports legend and founder of Shaukat
Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital, Pakistan’s premier
provider of low -cost, high-quality cancer treatment; Forest
Baskett, General Partner NEA (New Enterprise Associates)
and Awais Leghari, Pakistan’s Minister of Communications
and IT
The conference is expected to be attended by high tech professionals,
executives,
entrepreneurs, venture capitalists and students from around
the country, Europe and South Asia. Visit www.opensiliconvalley.com/openforum2005
for detailed agenda.
About OPEN: The Organization of Pakistani Entrepreneurs
of North America (OPEN) is a not-for-profit association
dedicated to entrepreneurs and professionals within the
Pakistani-American community. Established in Boston in 1998,
OPEN has chapters in Boston, New York, Washington DC and
the Silicon Valley. The Charter Members of the Silicon Valley
chapter have led successful careers as senior executives
and entrepreneurs. The chapter has over 300 paying members
and over 2000 community members who attend its various events.
For more details visit: www.opensiliconvalley.com.
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