Organizers

Tatyana Kanzaveli

Tatyana Kanzaveli has broad experiences in sales/marketing/business development, technology and professional services. She held executive roles in number of start-ups and large multinationals. She was an early adopter of social media/social networking channels, using them to build successful online and face-to-face communities. Tatyana runs a strategic Social CRM and social media consultancy. She is a TEDxBayArea licensee, organizer of TEDxBayArea events and producer of TEDxBayArea TEDWomen event. Tatyana also runs Bay Area Executives meetup and Global Social CRM roundtables. She is a frequent speaker at conferences here in US and also internationally. She also is an adviser to selected startups.

Follow Tatyana at @glfceo.

Mei Lin Fung

Mei Lin Fung, Chairman of Institute for Service Organization Excellence, co-founded the Xtreme Internet Conference, 2000, the Silicon Valley NetMarketmakers 2001, The ASEAN Alliance of SE Asian Diaspora professional groups 2004, The Program for the Future 2008, the Futuretalk TV show 2009 and TEDxBayArea 2010. Mei Lin was one of the early pioneers in CRM, and today pioneers programs and curriculum that brings together people with appreciative, inquiring minds in new models for 21st century leadership . Her leadership program implemented by the Oklahoma State University at Avaya in 2007 jointly won both institutions the Phillip Crosby Golden Medallion from the American Society for Competitiveness.

Follow Mei Lin at @meilinfung.

Francine Gordon

Francine Gordon is Chair of SDForum Tech Women and co-Organizer of the TEDxBayArea Women program. A pioneer in the modern women’s movement, upon completion of her PhD from Yale she began her professional life as one of the first two women on the faculty at Stanford Graduate School of Business. She’s held senior management roles at several high tech firms, spent 5+ years with Boston Consulting Group as a Global Organization Manager, and co-founded a professional repertory theatre. She is currently writing a book on gender and innovation (Womennovation). CEO of the F Gordon Group, Francine works with global companies addressing innovation, teamwork, leadership, and the advancement of women.

Follow Francine at @womennovation.