Who is Guy Kawasaki?

As the Conference Management Committee has been getting the message out about Envision'08, we have run into many people who do not know all of our keynote speakers. Some might know Stephen Covey, but not Guy Kawasaki. So...we thought we'd share with you some video footage of what's sure to come to Envision'08. Introducing, Guy...

http://blog.guykawasaki.com/2006/06/the_art_of_the_.html

BioHouston Sponsors Envision'08

The word is getting around! BioHouston now in line to promote Envision'08. BiHouston's mission is to create an environment that will stimulate technology transfer and research commercialization, thereby generating economic wealth for the Houston region and making it a global competitor in life science commercialization. If you are not familiar with BioHouston, you've got to check them out: www.biohouston.org.

List of Envision'08 Sponsors to-date

Since we are on the topic of Envision'08 sponsors, I thought I would list the companies signed up so far:

Adec Employer Solutions
Administaff
Advena Artemis
Calvetti Ferguson & Wagoner
E-Flex
Ernst & Young
Frost Bank
RJ Gallagher
Haynes & Boone
Humana
NASDAQ
Oracle
Pannell Kerr Forster
Pierpont Communications
Texas Business Journals
Vistage CEO Partners

Another Great Sponsor at Envision'08

There's another great sponsor signed up for Envision'08, Calvetti, Ferguson & Wagoner, P.C. CF&W is one of Houston's 25 largest accounting firms. A full service CPA firm helping companies and individuals interested in financial growth meet their objectives and obligations.

Check them out at www.cfw-cpa.com

If you have interest in talking with them, just give Christine Spray a call, 713-957-2300 or email, cspray@cfw-cpa.com.

Creating a Culture of Innovation...an Envision'08 Workshop

JD Messinger has agreed to conduct a workshop at Envision'08 around building a culture of innovation. The title of the workshop will be: "Innovation in Action: from the depths of the oceans to the pinnacles of power".

You've probably heard JD on his radio show which airs on CNN Radio News in 45 states and over 60 countries. You can check-out JD at his website: http://www.jdmessinger.com.

Learn How to Raise Money...at Envision'08

Funding is often high on a CEO's priority list. What does it take to raise money? How long does it take? How many investor presentations are required? Envision'08 has pulled James Lancaster, director of the Research Valley Innovation Center, and Dr. Joe Coombs, Assistant Professor at Texas A&M to talk about the effort required to raise capital.

Big Time Sponsors at Envision'08

I just caught up with Don Newell from ADEC Solutions, he's responsible for sponsorship of Envision'08. There are some big name sponsors that will be present at the conference, namely: Oracle, Ernst & Young, Humana, PKF Texas and Administaff.

If your company is interested in being a sponsor at Envision'08, contact Don Newell for details, d.newell@adec-solutions.net.

ADEC's FounderJoins Envision'08

James Donovan, Founder and CEO of ADEC Solutions has agreed to share the story of ADEC's founding. This is truly an international company doing business on multiple continents and started from zero by James. Check-out his bio at www.adec-solutions.com

Envision'08 Reaches Out to Women Entrepreneurs

Austin-based, CEO and co-founder Ellen Wood has agreed to tell the story of the creation of her fast-growth services firm, VirtualCFO, Inc. You can learn more about Ellen and VirtualCFO by reading these great articles in the Austin Business Journal, "VirtualCFO is a reality", "VirtualCFO saw a need and filled it creatively", and the Austin Chronicle, "Women on top".

and, check-out her website at...

www.vcfo.com