Join AT&T's former president of Global Networking Technology Services, former CTO and CIO Hossein Eslambolchi for an intriguing discussion on his top 10 trends to watch as we approach 2020.

Our distinguished panel of venture-capital luminaries will explore which technology and life science sectors are hot this year and which sectors to avoid. Is China a bubble or the first wave of an important trend? What life is left in Internet investments? Hear their insights on the new role angel investors will play in today's market and how to measure private-company valuations.

They don't call it Silicon Valley for nothing! Semiconductors are still the fundamental enabling devices that make everything else in technology work, from communications to computing to software to entertainment and consumer devices. Join us for this 10th annual semi review and forecast as our veteran panel of industry experts name trends and name names.

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer returns for a one-on-one conversation with one of Silicon Valley's most respected investors and pundits, Roger McNamee.

All of a sudden, even IM clients are phones. Calls aren't just "voice" anymore and now can include video, text, collaborative documents or background music. In this atmosphere, what will emerge as the great apps people really want? What kinds of companies will come out winners? We'll talk to some people who really ought to know.

Having dodged a bullet, CIOs are making a comeback as corporations once again recognize how crucial technology is to competitiveness. But "The New IT" looks a lot different - it's more outsourced, faster moving and more accountable for business results. Come hear four leading CIOs talk about what's on their plate for 2006, and about the dramatic changes driving the CIO Agenda.

The Internet is destroying all the old bottlenecks that have limited TV viewing choices for decades. It goes beyond putting consumers in control of the box - the trend in television since the introduction of the remote, the VCR, TIVo, and most recently Slingbox - to turning consumers into content creators.

Only 5% of the companies that IPO achieve $1B in revenue, and those Blueprint companies delivered two-thirds of the market value of all IPO companies. What did they do to be successful and how can you follow in their footsteps?

As corporate finance shifts focus from measuring yesterday’s earnings to building tomorrow’s ROI, the Chief Financial Officer is becoming the CEO’s closest advisor when it comes to increasing shareholder value. Whether your business is large or small, you’ll gain valuable insights from this roundtable of seasoned CFOs.

Join Eugene Kaspersky, the Founder and Head of Anti-Virus Research at information security software leader Kaspersky Lab, for a detailed look at the security landscape and candid insight into what type of threats we can expect in the years to come.