Embracing change- A Networking Event & Fireside Chat
Rethinking opportunity and change are relevant themes in today’s day and age. Disruption is constant and challenges conventional thinking. Companies are increasingly adopting longer-term, socially responsible views to drive customer loyalty. Taken at the aggregate, successfully adapting to external and internal factors is critical to shaping winning business strategies.
IPN West invites you to join top industry leaders in a discussion on how they have embraced change and leaned into the future, accelerating the successes of their organization and careers. Experiences shared will provide attendees with perspectives on how to welcome and drive change at a personal and company-wide level.
WHEN: Saturday, 23rd February 1 pm- 4 pm
WHERE: Kinects Tower | 1823 Minor Ave, Seattle, WA 98101
Tickets: $15 processing fee
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Key areas covered will include:
– Reframing business strategies and adapting to exogenous factors in order to succeed
– Encouraging communication and preparing talent for organizational change; and
– Amassing leadership and other stakeholder buy-in to successfully drive change
The event is open to all friends & colleagues!
Light food & refreshments will be served.
Speaker backgrounds as follows:
Sal Dhanani
Sal Dhanani serves as President & Co-Founder at Telenav, a publicly traded company that is a leading provider of connected car and location-based services. He has 16 years of product, technology, marketing & leadership experience in consumer mobile & automotive apps and cloud services. Sal has built & led various teams to become #1 or #2 in their industry while creating multiple, multi-million dollar businesses that address real customer needs.
Peter Godman
Peter Godman has led startups and engineering organizations in data storage technology for twenty years. Most recently, as CEO, Peter founded and led Qumulo, a leading hybrid cloud file storage company, raising nearly a quarter billion dollars and building a team of hundreds of people along the way.
Zain Gulamali (Moderator)
Zain Gulamali manages the Amazon Alexa Fund, Amazon’s $200MM venture capital fund investing in artificial intelligence, voice technology, robotics and IoT across consumer, enterprise, healthcare and other sectors. He was also responsible for establishing the Alexa Accelerator, powered by Techstars. Zain is part of the broader Corporate Development team at Amazon. Prior to Amazon, he worked in mobile gaming (Pocket Gems), private equity (Warburg Pincus and Monitor Clipper Partners) and investment banking (Goldman Sachs).