Newswise — UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY’S HAAS SCHOOL OF BUSINESS – Hundreds of business and engineering innovators will attend the 2014 >play Conference, organized by Berkeley-Haas MBA candidates, Friday, October 24 at Fort Mason, 2 Marina Blvd., San Francisco, Calif. Bringing together both emerging and established companies, the technology and digital media conference is expected to attract more than 800 attendees including students from the top business schools, engineering schools, and industry professionals. Berkeley-Haas MBA student organizers say the goal of this year’s >play is to embody a collaborative spirit and create opportunity. Since the conference’s inception in 2005 more than 500 companies and startups have participated at >play.

More information: playconference.netPress RSVP, contact:Jon Weinberg ([email protected])Ramya Babu ([email protected])Ginevra Cappiello ([email protected])

Keynote Speakers:

Mike Olsen (Founder & CSO, Cloudera)Meagan Eisenberg (VP Customer Marketing, DocuSign)

James Beshara (Founder & CEO, Tilt)Steven Aldrich (SVP of Applications, GoDaddy)

The moderators for the keynotes are: Jerry Chen (Partner, Greylock Partners)Andrea Ward (VP Marketing, Oracle)Josh Constantine (Journalist, Tech Crunch)

Panel topics include:Playing the Global Game: VC Investing in Multi-Market StartupsPlatform or Perish: The Future of B2B and SaaS Money 2.0: The rise of digital currenciesMobile Adtech: The Future of Digital Advertising Sponsored by TubeMogulOn-Demand Food: How Technology is Enabling Innovation in Food Delivery

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