Each year, The Dealmaker Forum centers on a technology sector rife with opportunity for emerging and established companies alike. The Dealmaker Forum brings together expert dealmakers from private and public companies for an interactive exchange of strategy, ideas, and best practices. This half-day event is an in-depth adaptation of IBDNetwork’s popular “Strategy Series”.

This event was hosted at Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati in Palo Alto. The line-up of heavy weight Panelists included Caterina Fake, Flickr/Yahoo! Greg Isaacs, eBay, Michael Jung, Panorama Capital, Keith Rabois, LinkedIn, Leslie Givens, IBM Software Group, Tom Hale, Adobe Systems, Cliff Reeves, Microsoft, David Tennenhouse, A9.com, Ed Fish, AOL, Jason Hutchinson, Houlihan Lokey Howard & Zukin, David Lawee, Google and Keith Nilsson, Yahoo!.

Here is the Dealmaker Forum Photo Album. Click on the thumbnails to enlarge the pictures.

Chinese Information and Networking Association (CINA) is a non-profit organization founded by IT and Networking professionals in the Silicon Valley. CINA actively holds conferences, monthly seminars, special workshops and events, social gatherings etc.

I was invited to one of CINA’s event which was also attended by the China’s Minister of Science and Technology. You can access the CINA Photo Album here.

Recently, Business 2.0 reported that “a typical VC-funded startup in the late 1990s needed roughly $10 million to carry a company from business plan to product launch. Today that cost has been reduced to just $4 million - and in many cases way, way less. The barriers to entry have never been lower.”

Churchill Club organized the Startup Success event. Speakers Panel consisted of Lauren Elliott, Founder, Third Rock Mining, Reid Hoffman, Co-Founder and CEO, LinkedIn, Joe Kraus, Co-Founder and CEO, JotSpot, Daniel Mattes, Co-Founder and CTO, Jajah, Alex Welch, Co-Founder and CEO, Photobucket. Panel was moderated by Guy Kawasaki, Managing Director of Garage Technology Ventures who brightened up the whole evening with his colorful questions.

Here is the link to Churchill Club Startup Success Event - Photo Album. Click on the thumb nails to enlarge the pictures.

Churchill Club hosted a Conversation with Steve Ballmer, CEO of Microsoft Corporation.

Speaker was Steve Ballmer, CEO, Microsoft Corporation and moderator was Roger McNamee, Co-Founder, Elevation Partners.

Steve Ballmer joined Microsoft in 1980 and was the first business manager hired by Bill Gates. He was later named CEO in January 2000, and his leadership and passion have become hallmarks of his tenure at the company.

Roger McNamee is co-founder and manager director of Elevation Partners, where he joined with, among others, U2’s Bono, to launch the first private equity firm targeting media and entertainment content.

You can access the Churchill Club Photo Album here. Click on the thumbnails to enlarge.