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Join us for the Annual Gathering of Faith Driven Entrepreneurs at over 300 locations worldwide on Friday, September 20th, 2024!

Event: Faith-Driven Entrepreneur Live

Date: Friday, Sept 20th 2024

Time: Coffee 8:30 am, Program: 9:00-12:30 pm

Location: Residence Inn by Marriott, Cupertino, CA

19429 Stevens Creek Boulevard, Cupertino, CA 95014 US

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We live in turbulent times. Despite this, John Ortberg sees this as a great time to be in ministry. Yet, the ministry we want to build is often hindered by excuses, real and imagined, used to justify our reluctance to engage. Listen to John as he contrasts these defenses with a powerful perspective that fuels hope. Learn why this moment, while fraught with hardships and pain, is actually the best time to be a follower of Jesus.
Walter Wang, President and CEO of JM Eagle, Inc. shared an inspiring story of the Kingdom of God, who performed miraculous cure of cancer, and turned one man’s vision into reality. In his own words, Mr. Wang recounted the trials and tribulations of his life, his fight for life, and his determination to ensure every person in the world will have access to good, clean water. JM Eagle is the world’s largest plastic pipe manufacturer & is leading the effort of minimizing secondary water pollution.
Henry Kaestner is a Managing Principal in Sovereign’s Capital, a private equity and venture capital management company that invests in faith-driven entrepreneurs in Southeast Asia and the US from its offices in Silicon Valley, Washington DC, and Jakarta, Indonesia. Prior to co-founding Sovereign’s Capital, Henry was co-Founder and previous CEO, of Bandwidth (NASDAQ: BAND). They sell software application programming interfaces (or APIs) for voice and messaging, using their own IP voice network. Bandwidth customers include Google Voice, Skype, Zoom, Ring Central, and Go Daddy.
Sue Warnke- Senior Director of Engineering Content, Salesforce Hear Sue Warnke’s surprising transformation from skeptic to follower of Jesus and how God is sparking a movement of faith in Silicon Valley. She’ll speak on the hunger for purpose in the marketplace, the amazing ways God is dissolving the stigma against faith here, and the courageous ways we can join in that journey! Sue Warnke has over 19 years of experience in the technology industry and is currently the Senior Director of Engineering Content at Salesforce, the world leader in Customer Relationship Management software. Other roles include Director of Innovation and Leadership, where she worked with Microsoft, Uber, SAP, Intuit, Sony, GAP, and Warner Bros. She has a Masters in English and was profiled in Liz Wiseman’s best-selling leadership book, Rookie Smarts. After a lifetime as an agnostic, Sue became a Christian in 2017 and now leads Christians@Salesforce as well as Faithforce San Francisco, Salesforce’s interfaith Employee Resource Group that is sparking conversation on Faith Diversity in the Marketplace. She lives in Pacifica, California with her husband Chris and three teenagers.
Kirk Perry has been the President of Brand Solutions at Google Inc. since December 2013. He is responsible for driving Google’s revenue with the world’s largest advertisers and advertising agencies. He has extensive operational experience in marketing, operations, general management, consumer products, technology and digital media. Prior to his career at Google Inc., he spent twenty-three years with the Proctor & Gamble Company(P&G), beginning as Brand Assistant of Crest in 1990, where he held several positions of increasing responsibility in marketing and general management roles. He served as the President on Special Assignment at P&G since 2011 and served as President of Global Family Care since May 2011 until December 2013. Mr. Perry received a Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) in Marketing/Finance from the University of Cincinnati. He and his wife Jacki have four children. Outside of work and family, he serves on the national board of the March of Dimes and the Citylink foundation as well as coaches youth sports.