Real Estate Outlook: Trends and Opportunities in Turbulent Times, 3/13/2008

In March, BLC hosted nearly 80 guests in the JCF Boardroom, where we listened to provocative real estate forecasts from our esteemed and very engaging panelists: Steven Blitz, Principal at RRES responsible for fixed-income and related derivative strategies; Lynn M. Sedway, Executive Managing Director of CBRE Consulting, Inc.; Eric Starr, Partner Starr Finley LLP and moderator, Frank Fudem, Senior Vice President and Partner with NAI BT Commercial Real Estate.

Business Leadership Breakfast, 2/7/2008

BLC’s 3rd Annual Business Leadership Breakfast with 300 guests who were energized and excited by Keynote Speakers: Marc Benioff, Founder, Chairman and CEO of Salesforce.com and Warren Hellman, Chairman and Co-Founder of Hellman & Friedman, LLC who inspired us with their personal and professional commitment to building an integrated approach to business success and philanthropic impact.

Cross Border Investing, 12/3/2007

In December, Lior Nuchi of Pillsbury Winthrop hosted a very engaging BLC Speaker Series event on Cross Border Investing Business Models between the United States and Israel. The evening’s program was planned by BLC committee member Hildy Shandell, Senior Vice President, Corporate Development, Genesis Microchip, who also served as one of the speakers on our esteemed panel. Other speakers included: Levy Gerzberg, Chairman and CEO, Zoran Corporation, Daniel Cohen, General Partner, and Jacques Benkoski, Ph. D., Venture Executive, US Venture Partners.

Lessons of Institutional Investors (or “why can't I get the same return that Stanford and Harvard get?”), 10/30/2007

On October 30 BLC held the investment returns of major educational endowments, private foundations, and other institutional investors have dwarfed those of the vast majority of individual investors. How do they do it? And more importantly, what can individuals learn from their success? Hosted by Jeff Zlot. More info

Back to Business!, 10/16/2007

On October 16 BLC held an exciting facilitated networking program at hip Financial District restaurant Tres Agaves. More info

Luncheon and Briefing with the Director General of the Israeli Ministry of Finance, Mr. Yarom Ariav, 9/17/2007

This luncheon inaugurated a series of programs designed for Bay Area business professionals, the capstone of which is a special mission to Israel led by the JCF’s Business Leadership Council (BLC) and held during the time Israel will commemorate its 60th anniversary. This was a rare opportunity to join a small group meeting with one of Israel’s key leaders in business and the economy. More info

The Power of Referrals, 6/19/2007

This sold-out event featured Joanne Black, author of No More Cold Calling (TM): The Breakthrough System That Will Leave Your Competition in the Dust, who discussed the smarter way of developing leads: getting referrals from people who know and trust you. More info

The Exchange Traded Funds Revolution, 5/31/2007

Lee Kranefuss, CEO of iShares Intermediary/Index Markets Group, spoke about the exchange traded funds revolution at this informative seminar. More info

CleanTech, 4/25/2007

Panelists, including representatives from the ethanol/bio-fuels, solar, wind and recycling segments, discussed trends, opportunities and challenges in the very exciting and growing field of clean technology. More info

Second Annual BLC Leadership Breakfast, 2/28/2007

It was exciting to see nearly 300 Jewish Community Federation donors gather bright and early at the St. Regis Hotel to hear from keynote speaker Dr. Larry Brilliant, executive director of Google.org. Larry’s life and work are the very essence of Tikkun Olam and we were honored that he was able to share his morning with us. See pictures and read the press release

BLC Networking Event, 1/23/2007

On January 23, 2007, 155 people joined the Business Leadership Council at Hotel Vitale in San Francisco for an exciting evening of business networking.  This free event was part of the BLC’s networking event series.  We hope you can join us for future events.

BLC Networking Event, 5/31/2006

The Business Leadership Council was thrilled to host over 200 Jewish Community Federation supporters at the World Trade Club on May 31. At the event, the new BLC Online Directory, a web-based networking tool, was unveiled. See pictures

BLC Leadership Breakfast, 1/25/2006

300 JCF donors gathered at the Julia Morgan Ballroom to kibbitz and build a Jewish network of business professionals. Featured speaker Yahoo! CEO Terry Semel gave an engaging, personal talk, sharing his views on philanthropy and leadership. See pictures

The Stem Cell Initiative: Opportunities and Perspectives, 9/27/2005

The BLC came together for a panel discussion on stem cell research for a compelling and informative evening. The event was held in at Genentech Hall in the UCSF Mission Bay campus and was co-sponsored by the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine. Ethical, political and fiscal implications were discussed. Dr. Irving L. Weissman of the Stanford University Medical Center gave a moving keynote address. Panelists included Bruce A. Cohen of Cellerant Therapeutics, Chaplain Bruce D. Feldstein of the Stanford University Medical Center, and Michael Goldberg of Mohr Davidow Ventures.

Networking Reception, The World Trade Club, 6/1/2005

Once again, the BLC came together for a lovely evening of networking. This time at the prestigious World Trade Club, a waterfront building which boasts a spectacular view of the bay. Over 125 business people attended, including the chairs of the BLC who highlighted the importance of supporting the Jewish Community Federation and the BLC.

Networking Reception, Hotel Vitale, 4/12/2005

The BLC held its debut event at the new Hotel Vitale on the Embarcadero in San Francisco. Over 100 Jewish business professionals came together to network, schmooze, nosh and begin building a strong community of Jewish Bay Area businesspeople.