The 17th Kipapa i ke Ala Lecture featuring Mark L. Feldman
Co-founder of Start-up Farms International, Inc. and CEO of Destiny Bay Wine Imports
| What: |
The 17th Kipapa i ke Ala Lecture featuring Mark L. Feldman; co-founder of Start-Up Farms International, Inc. and CEO of Destiny Bay Wine Imports |
| When: |
Wednesday, March 12, 2008
5:00pm–7:00pm |
| Attire: |
Aloha / Business Casual |
| Cost: |
Free of charge.
This lecture is graciously sponsored by the Emmett R. Quady Foundation and Kamakura Corporation. |
| Registration: |
Registration is required. Please register by completing the online registration form or call (808) 956-5083. |
Featured Speaker:
Mark L. Feldman, Ph.D. is a co-founder of Start-up Farms International Inc., as well as the CEO of Destiny Bay Wine Imports. Formerly the Senior Vice President of Strategy at Virsa Systems, Feldman formulated product and market strategy and implemented product acquisitions and partnerships with some of the largest professional service firms in the world. After negotiating the SAP acquisition of Virsa Systems, he became a Senior Vice President in the Product & Technology Group at SAP Labs, tasked with formulating strategies to market the SAP product portfolio to CEOs and CFOs. Earlier, Feldman was a partner and global practice leader for merger and acquisition consulting at PricewaterhouseCoopers.
In his over 25 years experience in international mergers and acquisitions, he worked with such diverse global corporations as Adobe Systems, Microsoft, Barclays Group, DaimlerChrysler, Hewlett Packard, Pearson plc, Alcoa, JDS Uniphase, Global Crossing, McDonnell-Douglas and Goodyear. As president of the Rubicon Group, a merger and acquisition consultancy, and co-founder of Rubicon/Pacific Trading, he specialized in cross-border transactions, particularly between the US and Asia. Feldman is a frequently quoted speaker who has addressed audiences throughout the world on industry transforming events.