Software Council of Southern California

PRESENTS 'NOTHING SUCCEEDS LIKE SUCCESS: MAKING IT IN A DOWN ECONOMY'

All-Star Industry Panel to Share
Secrets of Success in Today's Economic Climate

WHO: The San Fernando Valley chapter of the Software Council of Southern California has lined up an extraordinary group of local heroes to reveal how their companies have been able to grow and prosper during this tough economic climate.

• Suresh Srinivasan, CEO, BroadSpire^®
• Siamak Farah, CEO, InfoStreet, Inc.
• Kevin Klinger, CEO, Smartsound Software, Inc.
• Mike Muench, CEO, Line 6, Inc.

WHAT: As the year comes to a close, so have a number of San Fernando Valley companies. But for another group of firms, the news is anything but grim. These industry leaders have been able to create a profitable and productive business at a time when many are closing doors. The panel of CEOs will share their secrets with attendees:

• What strategies did they employ and why?
• What leadership tools did they implement?
• How did they motivate employees to be both creative and even more productive?
• How did they take advantage of economic adversity to actually increase profitability?
• What challenges do they see in 2004, whatever happens to the economy?

WHEN: Tuesday, November 18th from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.

WHERE:Warner Center Marriott, 21850 Oxnard Street, Woodland Hills, located in West San Fernando Valley, adjacent to highway 101 (Ventura Freeway), Topanga Plaza and the Promenade Mall. Event sponsored by PricewaterhouseCoopers.