Blue Knot Orange County Presents Panel of Technology Start-Up Executives at October Networking Event. Check it out:
IRVINE, Calif. --(Business Wire)-- Blue Knot, the Jewish Technology Initiative, will host its monthly networking event at the Samueli Jewish Campus of the Jewish Federation in Irvine on Tuesday, October 3 at 6:00 p.m., featuring a panel of technology start-up executives who will conduct a candid discussion of the life of a Southern California technology start-up.
Southern California is known for its nice weather and Disney. Can a start-up survive in Orange County? The panelists will share their experiences as start-up technology firms in Southern California, describe what start-up companies can and should be thinking about to be successful, and explain what it takes to make it today in Southern California.
Panel members include:
Tal Golan, president, Sendio Inc. (www.sendio.com), the only enterprise-level tool that uses Sender Address Verification (SAV) to solve the unwanted email problem.
David Landis, president, Ultimate 80's (www.ultimate-80s.com), the station bringing the best of the '80s music, live on the Internet.
David Saad, president, Calibra (www.calibra.com), a software company that is pioneering a new and exciting category of software called Referral Automation.
Uzi Yair, CEO, GTB Technologies (www.gttb.com), which provides comprehensive security solutions for detecting and preventing outbound transmissions of confidential content that violate corporate policy as well as government and industry regulations.
The panel moderator will be Blue Knot co-chair Bart Greenberg of Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP (www.manatt.com), who practices general corporate law with an emphasis on mergers and acquisitions, debt and equity financings and the cost-effective representation of entrepreneurs, start-ups and emerging technology companies. The other co-chairs are Arie Shen of Hummingbird, who has over 20 years of experience in the information technology industry, and Ellia Kassoff of Strategic Software Resources, Inc., a search firm specializing in software and technology, and local co-founder of Blue Knot Orange County.
Blue Knot committee members include Zach Cohen (First American Title Insurance); Robby Lazar; Andy Markowitz (Netreo); Howard Mirowitz (investor and consultant); Ron Moskowitz (County of Orange Health Care Agency); Marshal H. Perlman (Panasonic Avionics Corporation); Michael Reznick (Tripwire, Inc.); Arnon Tuval (Orbotech, Inc.); Uzi Yair (GTB Technologies); Hadar Ziv (University of California Irvine); and Alan Zwiren (IBM).
Blue Knot, the Jewish Tech Initiative, is an organization focused on professional development. With relevant speakers, networking opportunities, and information about emerging trends, Blue Knot exists to address the specific needs of high-technology professionals. Blue Knot Orange County sponsors are Business Wire, Daly-Swartz PR and Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP.
Admission is $25 in advance, $35 at the door. For further information, contact Kathie Wolin, Jewish Federation of Orange County, 1 Federation Way, Suite 210, Irvine, CA 92603, (949) 435-3484 or (714) 755-5555, fax (949) 435-3485, email [email protected] or access http://www.blueknotoc.org.
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