CommNexus, SignOnSanDiego.com, and AeA Present:
The War For Talent
A Special FREE CommNexus Event!
• EE and CSE Undergraduate enrollment in San Diego has declined nearly 50% in the last 5 years
• The # of job openings for these engineers has been rising over 20% nationally during the same period, and in San Diego County, CSE positions are expected to increase nearly 50%!
Finding and retaining new high-tech talent in San Diego has never been a bigger crisis. Occupations in CSE are one of the fastest growing professions with the most job growth in the US, but local, lucrative engineering positions are going unfilled. Why?
Enrollment at San Diego’s engineering schools has declined severely, while the students who DO obtain an engineering degree are leaving town for other tech clusters. Because of this, San Diego is facing serious concerns with the current state of our technical talent workforce. CommNexus is committed to doing something about this crisis.
Our panel of highly experienced HR executives will discuss the challenges of recruiting and retaining talent in San Diego, and what our community and CommNexus is doing to keep our best and brightest here when they graduate. They will discuss how internships are a KEY component in winning this talent war, as 50% of interns accept a full-time position after graduation. Join us on this crucial discussion to learn what you and your HR department can do to win the talent war!
DATE
Thursday, March 13, 2008
TIME
5:00PM Registration/ Networking
5:30PM Event Begins
7:00PM Event Ends
COST:
FREE!
KEYNOTE SPEAKER:
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Dr. Daniel Sullivan EVP, HR, Qualcomm Dr. Daniel Sullivan serves as executive vice president of Human Resources for Qualcomm Incorporated. In this role, Dr. Sullivan has direct responsibility for all human resources functions at Qualcomm including: organization planning, compensation, benefits, learning, employee relations, corporate giving, staffing organization climate, employee communication and leadership development for the Company's 13,500+ employees worldwide. Dr. Sullivan joined the Company as director of Human Resources in April 1992. He was promoted to vice president of Human Resources in February 1994, to senior vice president in February 1996 and to executive vice president in August 2001. Prior to joining Qualcomm, Dr. Sullivan served in senior human resources management roles at leading companies in the technology sector. Dr. Sullivan holds a Ph.D. in organization communication from the University of Nebraska. He also holds bachelor of science and master of arts degrees in communication from Illinois State University and West Virginia University, respectively. |
MODERATOR:
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Bob Conn, Ph.D. Managing Director, Enterprise Ventures Robert W. Conn is a Managing Director at Enterprise Ventures. Prior to joining Enterprise Partners in 2002, Bob was the Dean of the Jacobs School of Engineering at the University of California San Diego from 1994 to 2002 where he led the Jacobs School through an unprecedented period of growth. Bob led efforts to establish major enterprises in key technical areas, including the Center for Wireless Communications, the Whitaker Institute for Biomedical Engineering and the California Institute for Telecommunications and Information Technology. Bob worked with UCSD and the San Diego Supercomputer Center to win the highly competitive National Partnership for Advanced Computational Infrastructure and the Distributed Terascale Facility. Prior to joining UCSD, Bob served as professor of engineering and applied sciences and founding director of the Institute of Plasma and Fusion Research at the University of California, Los Angeles. Prior to UCLA, he served on the faculty at the University of Wisconsin, where he held the Romnes Faculty Professorial Chair. Bob has served on numerous advisory committees for the Federal Government, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine, and others, including the Energy Subcommittee of the President Committee of Advisors on Science and Technology, the Department of Energy’s Fusion Energy Sciences Advisory Committee, and the Los Alamos National Laboratory’s Physics Division Advisory Committee. Bob received his B.S. in chemical engineering and physics from Pratt Institute and his M.S. and Ph.D. in engineering science and applied physics from the California Institute of Technology. |
PANELISTS: - "Intern Success Stories"
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Patrick Henry CEO, Chairman, Entropic Communications Mr. Henry brings more than 20 years of high technology experience to Entropic. Mr. Henry has served in executive management roles in companies ranging from small, innovative startups to large multinationals. Just prior to Entropic, he served as president and CEO of Pictos Technologies, developers of digital imaging products, and exited after completing a multimillion-dollar sale of the company to ESS Technology. Before that, Mr. Henry was CEO of LinCom Wireless, a chip company focused on 802.11 wireless LAN products. Mr. Henry also served as a vice president and general manager at LSI Logic, and was a senior vice president at C-Cube Microsystems, a pioneer in the development of digital video ICs. Mr. Henry has also held sales and marketing management positions at Hyundai Electronics America (now Hynix) and AMD. Mr. Henry has his MBA from the University of Southern California, and holds a Bachelor in Engineering Science and Mechanics, with high honors, from the Georgia Institute of Technology. |
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Ronald Reedy, Ph.D. VP, CTO, Director, Peregrine Semiconductor Ronald E. Reedy, Ph.D., a Peregrine co-founder, serves as Chief Technical Officer and Vice President of Space and Defense Sales. Previously, Dr. Reedy led the microelectronics division at Navy Research and Development (NRaD) and was engaged in fiber communications and photonic systems R&D. He is a co-inventor of UltraCMOS technology and has over 20 years experience in semiconductor R&D. He received his B.S. from the US Naval Academy and his Ph.D. from University of California at San Diego. |
WHO SHOULD ATTEND:
This event is for corporate HR professionals, HR legal prfoessionals, academic career administrators, and C-level officers. Recruiting and search firms should not attend.
LOCATION: Q Auditorium - Qualcomm 6455 Lusk Blvd., San Diego, CA 92121 |
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