The Churchill Club Presents the First Annual Great Silicon Valley Oxford Union
Debate on the Motion, "This House Believes That the Problems of Tomorrow Are
Too Big for the Entrepreneurs of Today"
Churchill Club Teams with Oxford University and Santa Clara University for Inaugural Event
SAN JOSE, Calif. – (Marketwire – February 9, 2016) – Churchill Club, Silicon Valley’s premier
business and technology forum, and Santa Clara University’s Leavey School of Business and
Center for Science, Technology and Society, will co-host the First Annual Great Silicon Valley
Oxford Union Debate on Tuesday, June 19, 2012. Participants will argue for and against the
motion, “this House believes that the problems of tomorrow are too big for the entrepreneurs of
today.”
Oxford University's Saïd Business School will co-present this unique evening of persuasion and
humor about a big topic that matters to us all—with strong opinions on both sides of the
argument.
“This event represents a huge opportunity for Silicon Valley,” said Churchill Club CEO Karen
Tucker. “From students and teachers to industry and government leaders and professionals–
everyone with an interest in entrepreneurism, innovation, world challenges, and the art of
debate will not only receive a top-notch education all in one evening, but also be inspired and
entertained.”
Scott Budman, Business and Technology Reporter at NBC, will preside as Master of
Ceremonies. Joe DiNucci, Partner, Enabling Thought Leadership, will lead the proposition team:
Steve Hoover, CEO, Palo Alto Research Center (PARC); Richard Lowenthal, CTO and Cofounder, Coulomb Technologies; and Brian Sager, Founder, Nanosolar. Mike Malone, veteran
journalist, author and public television host, will lead the opposition team including Tom Hayes,
Vice President of Corporate Marketing, Marvell; and Santosh Jayaram, Founder and COO,
Daemonic Labs. Event sponsors include Bridge Bank and Enabling Thought Leadership.
When: Tuesday, June 19, 2012
5:30 PM Registration, Reception, Hors d'Oeuvres
7:00 PM Program
8:15 PM Champagne and Dessert
9:00 PM Event Concludes
Where: Santa Clara University, Mayer Theater
500 El Camino Real
Santa Clara, CA 95053
Links: Facebook Page
Twitter Profile
YouTube Channel
Livestream: Churchill Club has partnered with FORA.tv and TuneIn to bring you the First
Annual Great Silicon Valley Oxford Union Debate live and on-demand to audiences around the
world on Tuesday, June 19 at 7:00 p.m. PST.
Watch the live video stream on FORA.tv at www.fora.tv or listen to the live audio stream on
TuneIn at www.tunein.com.
More: Complimentary student and teacher passes are available. To register for this program or
for more information, please contact www.churchillclub.org or 408.265.0130.
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About Churchill Club:
Churchill Club is Silicon Valley's top business and technology forum. The organization presents
up to 40 programs each year to encourage innovation, economic growth, and societal benefit.
The 7,000-member, 26-year-old non-profit has earned its international reputation for dynamic,
in-the-news programs where global business and thought leaders meet to discuss and debate,
inform and educate, forecast and evaluate.
Past speakers include founders and executives of major companies such as Google CEO Larry
Page, Xerox CEO Ursula Burns, Netflix CEO Reed Hastings, Cisco CEO John Chambers, Intel
CEO Paul Otellini, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer, and Oracle CEO Larry Ellison; prominent
investors such as John Doerr, Vinod Khosla, Roger McNamee, Marc Andreessen, and Ron
Conway; and government and other leaders such as former U.S. presidents Bill Clinton and
George W. Bush, filmmaker James Cameron, and Hollywood talent über-agent Ari Emanuel.
Further information about Churchill Club can be found at www.churchillclub.org.
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