ChicMeetsGeek – February 4 @ 5:30PM

ChicMeetsGeek is back and better than before!  Join us at the ultra-chic geek Automattic Lounge at Pier 38 in San Francisco on Thursday, February 4, 2010, to recognize BUILD, a nonprofit social venture, based in Palo Alto, that empowers underprivileged and under-resourced high school students with an education in entrepreneurship.

We have a new line up of speakers that will deliver information and performances you have never heard or seen before!  For full details, you can view their bios here.

The GEEK speakers are:

• Kai Huang – Founder of Guitar Hero
• Sumaya Kazi - Founder of The CulturalConnect
• Dave McClure – Venture Capitalist/Investor at the Founder’s Fund
• Jessica Mah – Founder of Indinero

The CHIC speakers are:

• Maria Kochetkova – Principal Ballet Dancer at the San Francisco Ballet and Solo Gold Medal Winner on the NBC series Superstars of Dance
• Steve Wharton – Actor on NBC’s Trauma TV Show
• Annette Jordan – Miss California Pageant Candidate 2010
• Tim Galida - Keyboard & Singer of the Pop Rocks

Speakers from BUILD & ChicMeetsGeek will be:

• Suzanne McKechnie Klahr – CEO & Founder of BUILD
• Carol Tran – Founder of ChicMeetsGeek

What will you expect at the ChicMeetsGeek event on Thursday, February 4th:

• Influential Celebrity Geek and Chic Speakers, including speakers from the November 5, 2009 event.
  
• Live Jazz Band performed by Terry Disley, the legendary Jazz Musician who played with Mick Jagger, Jon Bon Jovi, and Sir Paul McCartney
  
• Open Bar with a selection of fine wine, beer, and vodka mixed drinks
• Food Served throughout the evening — 5 star catering service by a the Chef who formerly cooked for the Former President George W. Bush, Supreme Justice Clarence Thomas, and Clint Eastwood
  
• Tech Demos
• Silent Auction of prominent chic and geek leaders’ time and expertise
• Performance by World Champion Salsa Dancers
  
• and many more surprise features added daily