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The Shidler College of Business at the University of Hawai'i at Manoa presents The 15th Kipapa i ke Ala Lecture
Starting Something: An Entrepreneur's Tale of Control, Confrontation & Corporate Culture When: Wednesday, January 17, 2006; 5:30 p.m. - Book Signing; 6:00 p.m. - Lecture Where: School of Architecture Auditorium (Room 205) UH Manoa Campus Cost: Free admission RSVP: Acceptances only to (808) 956-5083 Parking: Available on campus for $3 after 4 p.m.
Featured Speakers:
Jeff Kleck is the CEO and Chairman of Attainia, Inc. a founding SaaS (Software as a Service) provider to the healthcare market. Prior to Attainia, Kleck co-founded Neoforma (NASDAQ: NEOF), where he served as CEO and Chairman until July 1999, and is credited as one of the founders of business-to-business eCommerce. Neoforma's public debut became the 16th highest first day gainer in the history of IPOs on the NASDAQ. Kleck serves as Advisor and Board Member to Stanford University, Department of Management Sciences & Engineering, and, Department of Interdisciplinary BioSciences, and, Texas A&M University, Department of Nuclear Engineering. Kleck received a BS and a MS from Texas A&M University in Nuclear Engineering; a MS from Stanford University in Engineering Management; and, a PhD in Biomedical Physics from UCLA. Kleck is a former member of the faculty of the UCLA School of Medicine.
Wayne McVicker is Co-Founder, President and Board Member of Attainia, Inc., and the awardwinning author of the book "Starting Something." He is a licensed architect and has 25 years of experience in the design, healthcare and information technology industries. McVicker was previously Co-Founder, President and Board Member of Neoforma, Inc. - the nation's first significant B2B online marketplace for medical supplies and equipment. At the height of the dotcom boom, Neoforma was one of the handful of wildly successful IPOs in the healthcare space, boasting a $3.3 billion market cap. Neoforma remained a successful, profitable publicly traded provider of healthcare supply chain management solutions for the healthcare industry until its acquisition by privately held Global Healthcare Exchange in early 2006. "Starting Something," the "roller coaster" story of Neoforma, won several awards, including the 2004 DIY vook Festival Book of the Year Award.
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