ASAP Oct 4 Event: What are your odds of dating a supermodel? October 4, 2007

ASAP Silicon Valley Chapter Presents
Dating Supermodels: When Small Companies Partner with Global Giants

SPONSORED BY CISCO SYSTEMS, INC.

Q: Are your odds of dating a supermodel less or more than creating an alliance with a global giant like SAP or Cisco?
A: Your odds of dating a supermodel are 880,000:1 (Source: ABC News, 9/30/03). Your odds of having a successful partnership w/ SAP or Cisco... you'll have to ask our panelists on Oct 4!

Event Overview:

What do you do if you are a small or little known company and want to develop a partnership with a large global giant? What are effective approaches to attract and romance these supermodels without being ignored, rejected, or stepped on? Or, if you are a global giant, how do you fend off your many pursuers and settle on the few for your dating circle? And when you are in the dating phase, what do you need to put in place to ensure a healthy two-way relationship when it's not exactly a partnership of equals?

This ASAP program will explore all these aspects as well as best practices for creating, engaging, and executing effective partnerships between the very small and the very large. Through the eyes of both small and large companies from our panelists from Cisco, Litescape, SAP, and others, we will have a lively discussion about what's in it for both sides as well as share dating success and horror stories that you shouldn't miss!

Panelists include:
**Gamiel Gran, Vice President, Global Channels and Sales Operations, Cassatt
**Kevin Ichhpurani, Global Vice President, Business Development, SAP
**Richard Tywoniak, Senior Manager, Partner Programs, Cisco Systems
**Manoj Fernando, Co-Founder, EVP of Business Development, LiteScape Technologies
**John Soper, Founder and Principal, New Paradigms Marketing Group (moderator)

Cisco Systems, 260 E. Tasman Drive, Building 9, 1st floor, San Jose
Please park in back and use the rear door to enter.

$20 ASAP & SDForum Members; $40 Non-Members; $45 for walk-ins.

Official Website: http://www.strategic-alliances.org/chapter/chapter%20sv/DatingSuperModels