Annual Celebration
Wednesday, June 3
The Clay Center
featuring West Virginia's own Ray Lane
Managing Partner, Kleiner Perkins Caulfield & Byers
Former President and COO, Oracle Corporation

4:00 - VIP Sponsor Reception(invitation only)
5:00 - Program
Gala Reception to Follow

Reservations paid by May 15 are $150 for Charleston Area Alliance members and $200 for future members. Those prices increase to $200 and $250 May 16.

Click here to register.

Put your organization in the spotlight and be a sponsor for this year's Annual Celebration. Click here to download a list of sponsorship opportunities.

Deadline for sponsorship recognition: May 18, 2009

More than 800 leaders from around the region will gather for this uplifting tribute to our community and the progress that has been achieved in the past year. Highlighting the event will be a keynote address from West Virginia's own Ray Lane.

From helping Oracle become the second-largest software company in the world to capitalizing on the opportunities presented by the "the 'new' new economy," West Virginia's own Ray Lane has been at the epicenter of growth and innovation throughout his career. Kleiner Perkins was an early investor in Google and Netscape and has a strong focus on sustainable growth, including investments in firms that focus on coal to gas conversion, enhanced gas recovery from fossilized hydrocarbons to concentrating solar energy.

Lane is a graduate of West Virginia University and was recently named to the WVU Board of Governors. We look forward to hearing his perspectives on opportunity and how his Mountain State roots have influenced his success.