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Silicon Valley Spring 2013
Applications: Mar 17, '13
Sessions: Apr 01, '13 - Jul 09, '13
Vision
Our vision is to Globalize Silicon Valley by creating and fostering local startup ecosystems in promising markets across the globe. We aim to help launch 1,000 technology companies per year in over 50 cities worldwide.
Sponsors
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati is the premier legal advisor to technology and growth enterprises worldwide, as well as the investment banks and venture capital firms that finance them. Over the past four decades, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati has established its reputation by having an unmatched knowledge of its clients' industries and deep and long-standing contacts throughout the technology sector. The firm's legal expertise serves clients at all stages of growth, from venture-backed start-up companies to multibillion-dollar global enterprises. The firm's clients include some of the most recognized names in the technology, retail, life sciences, venture capital, and finance sectors. The firm has offices in Austin, Palo Alto, New York, San Diego, San Francisco, Seattle, Shanghai, and Washington, D.C.
First Republic Bank and its subsidiaries provide private banking, private business banking and the full range of wealth management services with an emphasis on exceptional relationship-based service and a solid commitment to responsiveness and action.

Ravix Group - Ravix Group Inc.provides seasoned consulting expertise to outsource the finance, human resources, and facilities functions of early-stage and middle market companies so that management can focus on their priorities to increase the value of their company.

Purplepatch Services is a strategy consulting firm offering technology firms Marketing Communications and User Experience Design solutions.
Register For the @Women2 Conference 2013: The Next Billion
Forget the bad dates and sappy cards; instead, make this Valentines Day one to remember. Treat yourself to a day in San Francisco at the Women 2.0 2013 Conference on Thursday, February 14th. At the event you’ll hear speakers share best practices, growth strategies and future trends in technology and business, and to top it all off, you can enjoy an elegant lunch with Silicon Valley’s top investors.
Readers of the FI blog get 15% off all ticket types using the code Community_15. Click here to register today.
This is a full-day event for entrepreneurs (current & aspiring), engineers, designers & investors focused on exploring up-and-coming trends in innovation. Network with 800+ men and women working in technology, from early-stage startup to corporate. In addition to an exciting pitch competition, guests will hear speakers (listed below) cover the topic of “The Next Billion”.
Click here to see the full agenda.
- Ann Miura-Ko (Partner, FLOODGATE Fund)
- Christine Herron (Director, Intel Capital)
- Fran Maier (Founding Team, Match.com; Founder & Chair of the Board, TRUSTe)
- Freada Kapor Klein (Partner, Kapor Capital; Founder, Level Playing Field Institute)
- Kara Swisher (Founder & Co-Executive Editor, AllThingsD)
- Michelle Zatlyn (Co-Founder & Head of User Experience, CloudFlare)
- Monisha Perkash (Co-Founder & CEO, LUMO BodyTech)
- Paula Long (Co-Founder, EqualLogic – acquired by Dell; CEO, DataGravity)
- Scott Kupor (Managing Director, Andreessen Horowitz)
- Sukhinder Singh Cassidy (Founder & Chairman, JOYUS)
- Vivek Wadhwa (VP Research, Singularity University)
- More speakers listed on the Women 2.0 site!
Full agenda, speakers & tickets here:
http://www.women2.com/pitch-sf-conference-2013/ code: Community_15



