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• Welcome and Framing Remarks by Russell Hancock
  
• Remarks by The Honorable Chuck Reed
  
• The 2007 Silicon Valley Index Briefing Presentation
  
• Panel: What is the 2007 Index Telling Us About Silicon Valley's Future?
• Morning Keynote Address by Eric Schmidt
• Panel: Competition and Interconnection: Silicon Valley's Role in the Global Network of Regions
• Panel: Is Clean Technology Silicon Valley's Next Wave of Innovation?
• Joint Venture Co-Chairs Report
• David Packard Award Presentation
• Luncheon Keynote Address by Al Gore
  

State of the Valley Program - February 2, 2007

The AMD Innovators Breakfast

7:30 am - Reception and Registration – Continental Breakfast

The Kaiser Permanente Innovators Showcase

With exhibits and activities showcasing Silicon Valley innovators

Live music by the Lincoln High School (San Jose) Jazz Band

8:00 - WELCOME AND OVERVIEW

Russell Hancock, President & CEO
Joint Venture: Silicon Valley Network

8:10 - REMARKS

The Honorable Chuck Reed
Mayor, City of San Jose

8:15 - THE 2007 SILICON VALLEY INDEX

Briefing Presentation
Doug Henton, Collaborative Economics, Inc.

 

 

8:40 - PANEL DISCUSSION

What Does the Index Tell Us About Silicon Valley’s Challenges and Opportunities?
The Honorable Tom McEnerey, Mayor of San Jose, 1983-1990
Heidi Roizen, Managing Director, Mobius Venture Capital
Aart de Geus, CEO, Synopsys Inc.
Janice Edwards, NBC 11, moderator

 

 

The Google Pathbreakers Forum

9:25 - MORNING KEYNOTE ADDRESS

Eric Schmidt, Chief Executive Officer, Google Inc.

9:55 - El Camino Youth Symphony

10:00 - Break

 

 

 

 

 

10:15 - PANEL DISCUSSION

Competition and Interconnection: Silicon Valley’s Role in the Global Network of Regions
Bob Iannucci, Senior Vice President, Nokia Corporation and Head of Nokia Research Center
Ash Lilani, Head, SVB Global, Silicon Valley Bank
Lip-Bu Tan, Walden International
AnnaLee Saxenian, University of California, Berkeley, moderator

11:00 - Music & Dance by Peninsula Youth Theater

11:15 - PANEL DISCUSSION

Is Clean Technology Silicon Valley’s Next Wave of Innovation?
John Doerr, Partner, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers
TJ Rodgers, CEO, Cypress Semiconductor; Chair, SunPower
David Pearce, CEO, Miasole
Lynn Orr, Director, Global Climate & Energy Project, Stanford University
Mark Pinto, CTO, Applied Materials

 

12:00pm -Break

12:15 - THE SILICON VALLEY BANK LEADERSHIP LUNCHEON

Sponsored by Silicon Valley Bank

 

 

 

Stanford Kuumba African Drum & Dance Ensemble
Music by the Gunn High School (Palo Alto) Jazz Band

David Packard Award Presentation
Eric Benhamou Chairman, 3Com Corporation and Palm, Inc & Chairman & CEO, Benhamou Global Ventures
The 2007 David Packard Civic Entrepreneur Award Recipient

— LUNCHEON KEYNOTE ADDRESS —

The Honorable Al Gore, Jr.
45th Vice President of the United States
Thinking Green: Economic Strategy for the 21st Century

2:00 - Adjourn