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Speakers:

Ken Xie, Founder and CEO of Fortinet.

 
After a successful IPO at the end of 2009, Ken Xie, founder and CEO of Fortinet, will be teaming with HYSTA, ACSSS and SVCEF to share his insights and experience on how to start and grow a company in Silicon Valley. Ken was also founder, president and CEO of Netscreen which went public in 2001 and was later acquired by Juniper Networks in 2004 for $4 billion, the largest purchase in Juniper Networks’ history and the largest acquisition of a company founded by a first-generation mainland Chinese immigrant. In 2000, Ken founded Fortinet, a network security company and now the worldwide leader of the UTM (Unified threat management) market for 14 consecutive quarters with current market cap of $1.25 billion. Fortinet was one of the top ten performing IPO of 2009 and was named "Renaissance Capital 2009 IPO of the year." As a seasoned entrepreneur, Ken has been well recognized by the industry. He won many awards such as Top 5 Entrepreneur of the year by Entrepreneur Magazine in 2005 and Northern California Entrepreneur of the Year by Ernst & Young in 2006.

Date & Time:
2:00PM – 5:00PM, Saturday, January 30, 2010 

Venue:
 Fenwick, 801 California Street, Mountain View, California 94041

Agenda:
2:00PM – 2:30PM Registration and Networking
2:30PM – 2:45PM Introduction by Professor Shoucheng Zhang from Standford University
2:45PM – 4:30PM Program

Admission:
$10 online registrations
$20 walk-in

Biography of Speakers:
Ken Xie has more than 20 years of technical and management experience in the networking and security industries. A seasoned and successful entrepreneur, Ken was Founder, President and CEO of NetScreen (NASDAQ: NSCN), which was acquired by Juniper (NASDAQ: JNPR). Additionally, he was Managing Partner of Jedi Venture, Founder, President and CEO of Stanford Infosystems, and Security Architect for Healtheon (NASDAQ: HLTH) and Philips. Business success and technology innovation has garnered Ken numerous patents and accolades. In 2006, Ken was named a Technology Pioneer by the World Economic Forum and Time Magazine and a Northern California Entrepreneur of the Year by Ernst & Young. He was also recognized as a Top 5 Entrepreneur by Entrepreneur Magazine in 2005 and a Top 15 Technology Innovator by Computer Reseller News magazine in 2004. Ken earned B.S. and M.S. degrees in Electronic Engineering from Tsinghua University in China, and also attended Stanford University where he pursued a graduate degree in electrical engineering for four years before taking a leave of absence to found his own company.

About HYSTA Distinguished Speaker Series (DSS)

The Distinguished Speaker Series (DSS) is one of the HYSTA chapters. DSS focuses on economic, social and business topics related to China. It is an opportunity for a broad range of audiences to hear and learn from prominent business leaders, scholars and influential policy makers in both China and U.S. In addition, it aims to help connect HYSTA members with mainstream Silicon Valley and help enhance communication between U.S. and China.

About Association of Chinese Students and Scholars at Stanford (ACSSS)

ACSSS is a student-run organization whose mission is to broaden the channels of communication between the Stanford mainland Chinese community and various other cultural, academic, and professional communities in the Bay Area. As representatives of the Stanford Chinese community, ACSSS also seeks to foster an unique appreciation of Chinese culture and provide information on the academic and professional opportunities there to all Stanford community members. ( http://acsss.stanford.edu)

About Silicon Valley China Entrepreneurship Forum (SVCEF)

SVCEF is a professional organization to help people with their entrepreneurship activities. We primarily use a yahoo group to coordinate our events. For more about our activities, please join our yahoo group: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/svcef