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CHEN PR working with AO2005: Innovation Summit @ Stanford to nominate East Coast companies to present in CEO Pitch Tent

AlwaysOn is the latest venture of Tony Perkins, perhaps best known as the founding editor of Upside Magazine and Red Herring, and premiering in March, the AlwaysOn magazine. More information is available at www.alwayson-network.com. AO2005 will take place at Stanford University July 19-21, 2005.

CHEN PR has been asked to suggest East Coast nominees for the AlwaysOn: Innovation Summit (AO2005) CEO Pitch Tent, where a gathering of 50 carefully selected private company CEOs will pitch their value propositions to a live and Webcast audience of top executives, business development officers, and corporate and private venture investors. CEOs pitching at AO2005 will create brand leadership in their market space, and attract new customers, strategic partners and investors.

Selection is based on demonstrated leadership and innovation in two key areas: (1) market traction measured by revenue or customer growth, and (2) new approaches and technologies that are likely to cause significant change to existing markets and well-established players.

The AO2005 CEO Pitch consists of the following elements:

  • An 8 minute elevator pitch with slides, video clips or other visual support
  • The pitches will be made before a panel of judges made up of representatives from AlwaysOn, MIT/Stanford Venture Labs and event sponsors
  • Judges and the audience will rate each CEO on presentation, perceived market opportunity and innovative edge
  • Each presenting CEO receives 2 tickets to AO2005

CEO Pitch Tent winners will be invited to present on the main stage to the entire AO2005 event. In addition to the hundreds of high-level onsite attendees and 100+ media journalists and bloggers in attendance, more than 20,000 industry insiders from 72 countries watched AlwaysOn by Webcast. Coverage included The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, USA Today, San Jose Mercury News, The Economist, CNBC, and dozens of trade publications and blogs.

If you'd like to nominate an East Coast company for the AO2005 CEO Pitch Tent please complete the form provided and fax it to AlwaysOn or CHEN PR. In your cover note/email, please include a 300 word description about why your nominee should be chosen.

Company Qualification Form