WEBCAST - JUNE 21, 2010 - "SOCIAL MEDIA: AN EVENING WITH CHRIS BROGAN!"
WHAT: CHRIS BROGAN, social media author, educator, evangelist, shares ideas and takes questions during a live social media forum in Madison, WI.
DURATION: 80 minutes

CHRIS BROGAN is author of the recently released book "SOCIAL MEDIA 101: Tactics and Tips to Develop Your Business Online" (2010), and, co-author of the Wall Street Journal and New York Times bestselling book "TRUST AGENTS: Using the Web to Build Influence, Improve Reputation, and Earn Trust" (2009).

LIVE WEBCAST - WED., MAY 26, 2010
1:15 p.m. LAUNCH (Madison, WI; approximate timing)
Lunchtime Event hosted by Accelerate Madison
"CLOUD COMPUTING 101"
WHAT: CLOUD COMPUTING 101 program will include:
• cloud computing trends and definitions
• strategies for enterprises of various sizes (start-up/small, mid-size, large-scale)
• open source vs. vendor specific options
• Which vendors are uniquely positioned to provide cloud-based services?
• decision-making: risk management, investments, ROI, execution, legal / technical challenges
• a case study, plus other noteworthy ideas
• generous time for discussion / Q&A with live audience.

2 SPEAKERS: MUDIT TYAGI has been advancing products in emerging technologies for 15 years and brings to Accelerate Madison an independent, global perspective on Cloud Computing. TODD LOEPPKE of SAVVIS Inc., a global IT utility services provider, is the primary storage architect working on his company's next-generation enterprise cloud computing and cloud storage platforms.

AGENDA: 12:30 to 1:15 p.m. - Lunch & Networking; 1:15 to 2:30 p.m. - Program
VENUE: The Fluno Center, 601 University Ave., Madison, WI

Brian Wiegand Alice.com

MARCH 16, 2010
SPEAKER BRIAN WIEGAND, CEO & Co-Founder of Alice.com
"Mastering the Execution of Strategies to Propel a Business Model, the Technology and Customer Value"
WHAT:Speaker Brian Wiegand shares his JOURNEY TO DATE, LESSONS LEARNED, and CURRENT PROJECT - ALICE.com. He is a serial entrepreneur who loves to bring new business models to market, build passionate teams, and deliver value to end consumers. He's good at using the Internet as a platform to innovate and disrupt traditional mainstream markets, thus changing the status quo. He is the co-founder of 4 companies in the online space: Alice.com (2008), Jellyfish (2006), NameProtect (1997), BizFilings (1996).

FEBRUARY 10, 2010
"ENTREPRENEURS vs. THE ECONOMY: Vigorous Work to Win."
WHAT: To blaze new trails is vigorous work! 4 local experts share ideas and lessons learned on themes of: BIG ideas, NEW products/services, DISCOVERING markets, SMART marketing, EVOLVING business models and GROWING companies in the current funding environment. Although the margin for error is smaller than it once was, the entrepreneurial spirit is alive here.
4 SPEAKERS, Madison, WI:
1. Becky Splitt, CEO of Study Blue
2. Brian Johnson, VP-Operations of Networked Insights
3. Stephan Spencer, Founder of Netconcepts (now Covario)
4. John Besmer, Creative Director of Planet Propaganda