Registration is now open for the Seventh Annual Global Technology Symposium (www.globaltechsymposium.com), which will be held from March 24 26, 2010 at Stanford University’s Arrillaga Alumni Center in Palo Alto, California. Join us for the premier investment conference focused on technology, venture capital, and growth companies in emerging markets! The Symposium brings over 300 selected international leaders in business, finance, policymaking, and technology together to discuss how entrepreneurs and blue-chip companies alike can seize the opportunities of globalization. We invite SVASE members to be part of this event. We are lining up an impressive array of speakers this year, including former Intel Chairman Craig Barrett, noted economist Clyde Prestowitz, several noted Silicon Valley and overseas venture capitalists, and Stanford Engineering School Dean James Plummer. Please stay tuned to our website, www.GlobalTechSymposium.com, for updates in the coming weeks. Among the topics that speakers will discuss are: • Disruptive technologies in ICT, pharmaceuticals, and cloud computing • Are emerging markets leading the world out of recession? • Are we over-regulating the global financial sector? • State of the global VC industry • Role of the oil industry in commercializing new technology • Nanotechnology and materials science • Creating an innovation corridor • What is the nature of leadership? Invited speakers this year include: Marc Benioff | Brook Byers | Tom Campbell | Bill Draper | Norm Fogelsong Mark Gorenberg | Pitch Johnson | Steve Jurvetson | Dick Kramlich Mike Moritz | T. Boone Pickens | Clyde Prestowitz | Don Valentine and many more … REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN! Please visit www.GlobalTechSymposium.com to register. Member of SVASE may claim USD 100 off the early bird registration price until February 15, 2010, and can claim the full early bird registration price of USD 760 per ticket until the day of the Symposium (a savings of USD 300). To claim your discount, please contact info@globaltechsymposium.com, and we will send you a special registration code to be used when registering online.