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Sustainable Leadership Briefings April 2008

Leaders who guide organizations to a new level and replicate that kind of leadership within the corporation achieve sustainability for their companies. To help you realize sustainability within your enterprise, Santa Clara University Leavey School of Business presents Leadership Briefings 2008, a series featuring cutting edge topics and speakers at the forefront of their industries, in a variety of venues around the Bay Area and beyond. Reserve a place now for you and your colleagues. Seating is strictly limited to ensure a conversational environment. You'll tap into the Leavey School of Business reputation for collaborative innovation—and bring it back to the office in time for that important presentation.

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April 17, 2008

The Profile of a Serial Entrepreneur

Panel Presentation Al Bruno, William Cleary Professor of Marketing, Moderator

Breakfast & Briefing
SCU California Mission Room, Benson
7:30 AM Hot breakfast buffet
8:00 – 9:00 AM Presentation

Join SCU Business alumni John Sauerland MBA’75 (Lightspeed Interactive SVP/CFO), Brad Mattson MBA’89 (Tegal Corp COB), and Rich Mora ’73 (Claria Corp SVP/CFO), and Jorge Fernandes for their insights in serial entrepreneurship, moderated by veteran marketing faculty Al Bruno.

Brad Mattson is a well known executive and entrepreneur in the semiconductor equipment industry. In April 2005, he appeared as one of the "Top 50 Most Influential People" in the semiconductor industry, among such luminaries as Gordon Moore, Jim Morgan, Jack Kilby (inventor of the IC), Andrew Grove, and Craig Barett, CEO of Intel. In the semiconductor equipment segment of the industry, Mattson was ranked as the 8th most influential person.

Currently he is retired, but maintains board positions such as Chairman of Zoom in 2007, and Chairman of the Board of Tegal Corpoartion from 2004-2006. Before that he was founder, CEO and Chairman of Mattson Technology where he developed the Aspen platform and Strip system, and from which he retired in 2001. Previous to that he was founder, CEO, and Chairman at Novellus Systems where he developed and introduced the Concept One system which launched the Company. Prior to that Mr. Mattson held various management, marketing, and technical positions at Applied Material and LFE Corporation.

Mattson has degrees from Santa Clara University and San Jose State University. He is a member of the Board of Regents of Santa Clara University, the Board of Advisors for the Center for Science, Technology and Society, and of the Board of Directors of SEMI, the leading Semiconductor Equipment Industry Association. Mr. Mattson has been honored with the Entrepreneur of the Year Award in 1988, and the Distinguished Alumni Award from San Jose State University. He also holds 12 patents in various semiconductor equipment and process related areas.

Rich Mora was named IPO Man by CFO Magazine and was elected to Santa Clara University IPO Hall of Fame in 2000, after managing his 4th IPO as Chief Financial Officer. Mora’s IPOs include Numerical Technologies, Mattson Technologies, Actel Corporation and HHB Systems. He is currently the CFO of Claria Corporation.

He graduated from Santa Clara University in 1973 with a BSC in Accounting. He worked nine years for Price Waterhouse and is a Certified Public Accountant. Mora is also a Vietnam veteran.

He is a member of the Board of Directors at Menlo School and was Chairman of Menlo’s Outreach committee.

April 17, 2008

Insider Trading Around the World

Meir Statman, Glenn Klimek Professor of Finance

Luncheon & Briefing
Scott’s Seafood
Palo Alto Town & Country Plaza
11:30 AM – 12:30 PM Luncheon
12:30 – 1:30 PM Presentation

Based on his recent research in several countries around the globe, Finance Professor Meir Statman looks at investment behavior which may be illegal but accepted practice in various regions, and suggests that perceptions of ‘fairness’ motivate ethical financing decisions.

Meir Statman is the Glenn Klimek Professor of Finance at the Leavey School of Business, Santa Clara University. His research focuses on behavioral finance. He attempts to understand how investors and managers make financial decisions and how these decisions are reflected in financial markets.

The questions he addresses include: What are the cognitive errors and emotions that influence investors? What are investor aspirations? How can financial advisors and plan sponsors help investors? What is the nature of risk and regret? How do investors form portfolios? How important are tactical asset allocation and strategic asset allocation? What determines stock returns? What are the effects of sentiment?

Statman’s research has been published in The Financial Analysts Journal, The Journal of Portfolio Management, The Journal of Finance, The Journal of Financial Economics, The Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis and many other journals. The research has been supported by the National Science Foundation, the Research Foundation of the CFA Institute and the Dean Witter Foundation.

He is a member of the Editorial Board of the Financial Analysts Journal, the Advisory Board of the Journal of Portfolio Management and the Journal of Investment Consulting, an Associate Editor of The Journal of Financial Research, the Journal of Behavioral Finance, and the Journal of Investment Management. Statman is a recipient of a Batterymarch Fellowship, a William F. Sharpe Best Paper Award, a Bernstein Fabozzi/Jacobs Levy Outstanding Article Award and two Graham and Dodd Awards of Excellence. He consulted with many investment companies and presented his work to academics and professionals in many forums in the U.S. and abroad.

Statman received his Ph.D. from Columbia University and his B.A. and M.B.A. from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

April 22, 2008

The ‘Awakened’ Leader

Conversation with Almaz Negash
Principal and Founder of Entwine Global

Global Innovation Dialogue
California Mission Room, Benson Center
4:30 - 7:00 PM

Leaders who see into the future realize the need to create sustainable corporate cultures that attract and retain talent. Studies show that employees are more engaged when their leaders create purpose driven initiatives that connect the product or service to the greater good of society. This translates to a competitive advantage that inspires the workforce and drives solutions to global problems. Join the conversation that may shape your thinking about how to be an "awakened and socially responsible" leader.

Almaz Negash is the principle and founder of Entwine Global. Almaz is a highly respected and dynamic leader with a proven track record in global alliance building, negotiation, and managing strategic partnerships. She possess more than 10 years’ experience forming global strategic partnerships, with leadership and management experience in private, public, and higher education sectors. Currently, Negash is spearheading Women’s Initiative expansion to Silicon Valley.

Most recently the director of Global Leadership and Ethics at the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics at Santa Clara University, Almaz has proven to be an outstanding Silicon Valley and national leader. During her tenure at Silicon Valley Center for International Trade Development, she helped build the California Mexico Trade Assistant Center. She is the co-author of “Awakening Corporate Social Responsibility,” co-founder of Global Women Leadership Network of the Leavey School of Business at Santa Clara University and served on the board of the Greater San Jose Hispanic Chamber of Commerce.