Silicon Valley Leadership Group

Q1 Board of Directors Meeting – Preliminary Agenda

NetApp, Inc.

1345 Crossman Avenue

Building 7-- Quincy Conference Room

Sunnyvale, CA 94089

Thursday, March 12, 2009

7:30 am Coffee and Conversation

8:00 am Call to Order – Aart de Geus, Chair

I.  HOUSEKEEPING

·          Introductions

·          Approval of Annual Meeting minutes

·          Turkey Trot—Presentation to Recipient Agencies

·          BART: Recognition of Councilmember Sam Liccardo

·          Information sheets

·          Annual Luncheon—2009 Sign ups

·          2009 & 2010 Board meeting dates—Hosts needed

II.  NOMINATIONS COMMITTEE REPORT—Tom Werner, Vice Chair

1.       Tory Bruno, Lockheed Martin

2.       Tim Guertin, Varian

3.       Mike Klayko, Brocade

4.       Tarkan Maner, Wyse Technology

5.       Mac Tully, San Jose Mercury News

III.  SET THE STAGE

·          CEO Survey Results and release – (Information and Action)

IV.  2009 LEADERSHIP GROUP PRIORITIES (Vision, Mission & Action)

·          Economic Competitiveness:  Federal Issues Agenda:  Repatriation of Foreign Earnings, Immigration Reform, R&D Tax Credit

·          Recruitment & Retention:  Middle School Math Initiative

·          Save & Make Money: The Housing Trust Investment Program; Regional Climate Change Collaborative (Tom Bottorff)

V.  MEMBERSHIP - Recruitment and Retention year to date

VI.  FINANCIAL REPORT

·          2009 Budget Year to Date (Robert Shoffner)

VII.  PRESIDENT'S REPORT – Carl Guardino   

·          State Budget Victory

·          CIO Dinner Series

·          Sacramento Advocacy Trip, April 1-2, 2009

·          Human Face Campaign Update

·          BART Victory Fund

·          American Diabetes Association "Tour de Cure" Annual Bike Ride, June 14

Marshall Case or Len Kwiatkowski

10:15 am – Adjournment