Entrepreneurs to Speak at Conference
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Entrepreneurs who have used new technology to create successful companies will be speakers at the second Los Angeles Times Small Business Strategies Conference on Sept. 24-25.
They include:
* Keith L. Black, director of Cedars-Sinai Medical Center’s neurological institute, chairman of the neurosurgery department at UC Irvine’s medical school and founder of Medlennium Technologies.
* Sky Dayton, EarthLink Network’s founder.
* Howard E. “Ted” Greene Jr., founder of Amylin Pharmaceuticals, Hybritech and six other biotech companies.
* Helen Shih, co-founder of 800-777-CLUB Inc., a giant Asian American buying club.
* Jeffrey Green, Ari Engelberg and Jim McDermott, co-founders of Stamps.com, a fast-growing online start-up.
* Mike Buckman, president of RealSelect Inc., which operates Realtor.com, the Thousand Oaks-based online real estate service that is beating Microsoft in a battle for the top spot.
* Laurie McCartney, chief executive and founder of EStyle Inc., who started the e-commerce site babystyle.com.
More than 10,000 small-business owners are expected to attend the conference at the Los Angeles Convention Center. There will be 56 panels and workshops--eight in Spanish--and more than 100 exhibitors.
Registration begins Aug. 4. To get on a mailing list, phone (800) 350-3211 or go to http://pixel.nohib.com./sbsc.
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