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Tue May 18, 2010 5:30 PM
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MIT Enterprise Forum of NYC Presents:
Join Salesforce.com & Entrepreneurs for a Discussion on Cloud Computing
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Greenhill SAVP and the MIT Enterprise Forum of New York City invite you to an exciting event on cloud computing, SaaS and the enterprise on Tuesday, May 18th from 5:30-8:30pm. The event will feature Peter Coffee who manages Salesforce.com cloud initiatives. He will focus on how cloud computing has already penetrated the enterprise, best practices in rolling out cloud technologies, and how small and large vendors can address new opportunities in this sector.
Immediately following Peter`s keynote, we will have 2 exciting cloud computing startups present who are emerging leaders in the cloud computing/Platform as a Service (PaaS) space.We hope you can join us for this event!
As we look back at some of the great innovations in B2B Software, the Software as a Service delivery platform will likely rank at the top. Salesforce.com was an early pioneer of Software as a Service (SaaS), launched its online CRM tool in 2000 and generated a billion dollars in revenue 9 years later.
Today the on-demand model continues to evolve rapidly as the distinction between applications, data, and infrastructure blurs through the various components of Cloud Computing: from Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), and Platform as a Service (PaaS) to SaaS.
Join us for an exciting discussion on cloud computing innovation. Topics include:
- What are key business drivers in current economic climate behind cloud computing/PaaS adoption in the enterprise?
- How is cloud computing allowing entrepreneurs to sell into areas previously dominated by large software/systems integrators?
- How is cloud computing/PaaS bridging the divide between on-premise and SaaS applications?
- Which areas of cloud computing innovation will be handled internally or with large vendors and what white space remains for cloud computing entrepreneurs?
Thanks to Greenhill SAVP for hosting and sponsoring this event!
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DATE:
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Tuesday, May 18th, 2010
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TIME:
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5:30pm - 6:00pm: Reception
6:00pm - 7:30pm: Keynote & Company Presentations
7:30pm - 8:30pm: Networking
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PLACE:
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Greenhill SAVP
300 Park Avenue, 24th Floor
New York, NY 10022
(212) 389-1500- Directions
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REGISTRATION:
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Free to members of MIT Enterprise Forum
$50 non-members, $10 extra at door
All members and guests are welcome.
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Speaker Biography
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Peter Coffee
Director of Platform Research
Salesforce
Peter Coffee, former Technology Editor of enterprise IT journal eWEEK, works with corporate and commercial application developers to build a community based on Force.com: the Salesforce.com Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS).
He has almost 25 years experience in guiding the adoption and management of innovative information technologies and practices as a developer, consultant, educator and internationally published author; he has been a keynote speaker, moderator or presenter at IT events throughout the U.S. and in England, Canada and Australia.
Peter was previously the first manager of PC planning at The Aerospace Corporation, and before that was a Senior Engineer in arctic project management and chemical facility construction for several divisions of Exxon Corporation; he holds an engineering degree from MIT and an MBA from Pepperdine University, and has held faculty appointments at Pepperdine and also at UCLA and Chapman College. He is the author of two books, How to Program Java and Peter Coffee Teaches PCs.
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Company Presenters
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Bob Moul
President & CEO
Boomi
Bob was appointed President and CEO of Boomi in August 2006. Bob first joined Boomi in late 2005 as an advisor and member of the board of directors and has led the company`s strategic shift into the SaaS integration market. Under his leadership, Boomi has become the market and technology leader in on-demand integration.
Bob began his career with EDS initially as a systems engineer and advanced into senior management positions including director of EDS` operations in Hong Kong and China, and executive director of its federal government business in Australia. Prior to joining Boomi, Bob was group president at MAXIMUS and president of the global education software business at SCT (now Sungard Higher Education) where he led the company to ten consecutive record-setting quarters of growth. His 28-year career has spanned all aspects of information technology services, software and consulting in executive leadership, technical management and engineering roles.
Bob graduated from the University of Maryland, University College, with a Master of Science degree in technology management. He also completed executive programs at the University of Michigan Business School and the Center for Organizational Learning at MIT. He is a frequent speaker and panelist at SaaS and cloud computing conferences and has been interviewed on related topics for numerous business journals including InformationWeek, ComputerWorld, InfoWorld and NetworkWorld.
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Sinclair Schuller
Chief Executive Officer
Apprenda
Sinclair is the CEO of Apprenda. Apprenda is the creator of SaaSGrid, the industry`s leading Application Server for Software as a Service (SaaS). SaaSGrid solves the upfront and ongoing technical and business challenges of delivering software as a service. SaaSGrid provides software companies with zero-effort multi-tenacy and grid scalability in addition to "out of the box" application services like metering and monetization, billing and subscriber management, and much more.
Before co-founding Apprenda, Sinclair consulted on and led mission-critical architectures for multiple technology companies. Sinclair has contributed to the engineering architectures at Morgan Stanley, Eden Communications, and the State of New York (SUNY) system. Sinclair excels in understanding the economics of SaaS platforms and ecosystems, and is a frequent speaker and panelist at industry events. Sinclair holds a dual Bachelor of Science in Computer Science & Mathematics with a Minor in Management from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute where he graduated Summa Cum Laude.
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Board Member Organizers:
Steve Brotman
Managing Director
Greenhill SAVP
Somak Chattopadhyay
Vice President
Greenhill SAVP
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This is a service of the MIT Enterprise Forum of New York City.
Copyright 2010 All rights reserved
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Contact: Eddie Quiroz
Phone: 888-639-9321
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