TiECon PowerConnect! - A conference not to be missed!

May 15-16 @ Santa Clara Convention Center
Register at: http://blog.tiecon.org/tag/powerconnect/

Premium networking with experts and leaders in 5 segments.

With 4000+ attendees milling around, how do you connect with the chosen few who will help you advance your business? PowerConnect gives you 3 hours of lunchtime networking with VCs, experts and leaders. Walk away with deep insights and 100+ relevant contacts in your chosen segment.

Reid Hoffman's (Linkedin CEO) Endorsement

by Vikas Jain

Something really cool happened yesterday, I heard that Reid Hoffman is attending one of the PowerConnect lunch sessions at TiECon.  Reid is considered one of the foremost experts of networking.   Personally I think it will be really cool to sit at the same table as him.

So far the registration trend has been extremely encouraging, 65%+ registrants are VCs, Founders, CEOs and/or TiE Charter members.  This event has the makings of becoming a centerpiece for 09 and future TiEcons.

TieCon 2009:

New to TiEcon 2009 are

§   Tie50:  a showcase of the 50 hottest startups

§   PowerConnect: an exclusive limited seating lunchtime networking event with VCs, speakers, sponsors, and industry luminaries

§   Business Boot-camps:  a series of business workshops tailored to the needs of entrepreneurs

The keynote speakers lined up so far are:

§   Brad Smith, CEO Intuit,

§   Paul Maritz, CEO VMware,

§   Hans Morris, President, VISA Inc.,

§   Vivek Ranadive, Chairman &CEO TIBCO,

§   Reid Hoffman, Founder & CEO LinkedIn,

§   Itay Talgam, Conductor Israeli Music.

The conference features two panel sessions and two 3hour PowerConnect limited seating lunch sessions on these 5 tracks - Internet Infrastructure, Wireless, CleanTech, Software, Consumer Web.  In addition, the highly popular Business Bootcamp workshops are back featuring hot topics such as "Networking to a New Career and Vaulting into a New Job", and "Starting a Company in this Economy: Yes, You Can! The Lean Startup Guide", and many more...

Don't miss the opportunity to mingle with some of the industry's most charismatic and influential leaders.

Early Bird pricing till Friday 4/17 midnight to TiE members.

Not a TiE member!   No problem!  Select the option to become a member and still get this price.

Use Promo Code TiE-MEMBER   Pay $195 instead of $320

Register are www.Tiecon.org.

See you at TiEcon 2009!