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James C. Chapman,
ACG Silicon Valley Chairman
(650) 251-1120 JChapman@Foley.com

Sally Pera

CEO, ACGSV

(650) 533-5337 sally@peraconnect.com

Micky Robledo,
Executive Administrator
(408) 279-1954 acgsiliconvalley@acg.org

Mailing Address:
ACG Silicon Valley
C/O Micky Robledo,
Executive Administrator
1583 Sundown Lane
San Jose CA 95127

Valley Legends & Lights

All Event times Are 6:00 - 8:30 p.m. Unless Noted Otherwise
Thursday Sept. 8, 2011	Dick Kramlich, NEA, General Partner and Co-Founder
Thursday Oct. 13, 2011	Eric Benhamou, PhD Ret. Chairman and CEO, 3Com Ret. Chairman and CEO, Palm CEO, Benhamou Global Ventures, LLC
Thursday Nov. 10, 2011	Don Valentine, "Making Money in Silicon Valley -- 40 Years and Counting"
Thursday Dec. 8, 2011	*"The Wine Business – Uncorking the Reality"* Eric Hall, Partner FLG Partners; Ken Schroeder, President TechVenture Management
Thursday Jan. 12, 2012	Thomas A. Schreck, SinuSys, CEO; & AcelRx Pharmaceuticals, Chairman
Thursday Feb. 9, 2012	Tom Perkins, Jimmy Treybig, Bob Marshall, "The Tandem Story"
Thursday Mar. 8, 2012	Steve Kirsch, OneID, CEO; Infoseek, Frame, Abaca, Propel, & Mouse Systems, Founder
Thursday Apr. 12, 2012	Jon B. Fisher, CrowdOptic, Chairman & CEO Bharosa (Oracle '07), AutoReach (AutoNation '00), Author Strategic Entrepreneurism
Thursday May 10, 2012	Doreen Lorenzo, Frog Design, President
Thursday June 14, 2012	Irwin Federman, U.S. Venture Partners, General Partner

Beyond the Horizon - Contemplate, Initiate, Illuminate

This vibrant group shines light on upcoming technology trends and their impact to you, your career and the shape of global business. Join industry experts as they share forthcoming visions along with tangible real world scenarios. Panelists and participants alike bring unique talents and observations to convert the past into the future through diverse perspectives, processes, and possibilities.
Thursday, Oct 27, 2011	Big Data: Path to Profit Sponsoring Host: EMC Corporation
Thursday, Jan 26, 2012	What Do You Media? Sponsoring Host: Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal, EffectDesign, Inc., EMC Corporation and SRPR \| Shev Rush Publications
Thursday, Mar 22, 2012	Global Advances in the Technology of Health Sponsoring Host: EMC Corporation

Valley CEO's Speak

Sept. 9, 2010	Maynard Webb,LiveOps, CEO
Oct. 14, 2010	Bill Haywood, LS9, CEO
Nov. 11, 2010	Jerry Rawls, Finisar, Chairman
Dec. 9, 2010	Geoff Puckett, EffectDesign, CEO
Jan. 13, 2011	TJ Rodgers, Cypress Semiconductor, CEO
Feb. 10, 2011	Pehong Chen, BroadVision, CEO
Mar. 10, 2011	Tom Waechter, JDSU, CEO
Apr. 14, 2011	Nancy Duarte, Duarte Design, CEO
May 12, 2011	Tim Guertin, Varian Medical, CEO
June 9, 2011	Stanley Yang, NeuroSky, CEO

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Mergers and Acquisitions in China:

Current Trends and Challenges in the Middle Kingdom

By James C. Chapman, Partner, Foley & Lardner, Linlin Li, Attorney

2010 was a very strong year for mergers and acquisitions in the Middle Kingdom.Statistics provided by Thomson Reuters show that over 3000 M&A transactions involving Chinese enterprises with a combined US$131.1 billion were reported in 2010. Among these deals, cross border transactions amounted to US$80.7 billion, a 21.2% increase compared with US$63.6 billion recorded in 2009. In terms of the number of M&A deals, the materials sector saw the most activity M&A transactions accounting for 24% of the total; followed by the energy and power sector with making up 20%. The financial sector came in third place with 17% of all the deals. These deals were driven by a number of factors including the reorganization of State-owned enterprises, acceleration of the pace of Chinese government's "zou chu guo men or "going out policy", and desire of foreign companies to enter into new markets by seeking acquisitions in China.

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Why I Joined ACG Silicon Valley

The Silicon Valley chapter of ACG offers executives an excellent avenue to expand their knowledge and their contacts. I recently attended an ACG session on "Doing Business in China" that was extremely valuable. Although I have conducted business in China for many years, the insight I gained from this particular session was beyond my expectations. It was a working session where executives from a cross section of industries shared best practice ideas and exchanged thoughts on the rapidly changing political, social and environmental landscape in China. ACG events are well organized, attract first-rate speakers and provide an excellent forum for the exchange of ideas.

Tom Kendra, CEO, Tom Kendra Associates, Inc.

Membership

·80% Corporate executive & senior management
·11% Venture capital, investment banking & private equity
·9% Advisor
Meet the C-level leaders who are leading the economy into the future
Discover first hand how C-level leaders are dealing with their own corporate growth challenges
Share the experience and knowledge with other C-level leaders who are growing their businesses
Get ideas
Share experiences
7 of the Valley's most highly respected technology companies
3 of the Valley's preeminent accounting firms and 3 regional firms
3 international law firms and 2 local law firms
3 Premier Banks

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