"It
is impossible for ideas to compete in the marketplace if no forum for
their presentation is provided or available." Thomas Mann, 1896
The Business Forum
Story:
The world has changed a great
deal since
The Business Forum started back in 1982; and the fact is that we, without
knowing what the outcome would be at the time, actually helped that change to happen.
When we started out almost all communication was conducted by writing
letters, by using the telephone or in face-to-face meetings; whereas
today most communication is electronic. Occasionally some of the
members of The Business Forum Institute will get together and review what has
happened lately and try to bring our concept up to date and make it relevant to
the modern world. When we launched our web site back in 1995 little did
we even imagine that we were setting out on a path that would lead us to a point where
we would gain supporters and followers from all over the Planet.
Today we are using our many contacts, (we have had lunch with thousands of people over the years and worked with many of the world's government agencies and major corporations), along with the reach of our web site, to reformat our approach to where we can now apply our mission not just to the decision makers and gate keepers in organizations in the Pacific States of America, but to anyone with access to the Internet. What for years was just a loose association of friends of a like mind who were all decision makers in business, academia and government, appears to have become a staid and respectable institution in the minds of many of the people that we are reaching and influencing internationally today.
This web site gets between a thousand to two thousand visitors every day of the year and the number is growing. Every month the Fellows of The Business Forum Institute publish opinions, articles, white papers or case studies in The Business Forum Journal which is read by decision makers all around the world.
The Business Forum has the perfect vehicle for sourcing Business Information; ~ a concept with a 19th Century sophistication and charm, a 20th Century acceptance and trust by the business community and 21st Century answers and solutions. Henry Guttentag, President, Sunway Products Inc.
The Business Forum gives
professionals a way to network with their peers, exchange views on current
trends, manage risk and identify opportunities to lower cost and improve the
customer experience.
John Radford, State
Controller.
State of Oregon
President: National Association of State Auditors, Controllers &Treasurers
The Business Forum is clearly well recognized in the West Coast business community ... (and) ... senior business people value the process. Alan S. Reiher, Commissioner, The State of Victoria, Australia
(We) are familiar with what you have accomplished sponsoring events that lead towards strengthening our economy. We support your efforts. Robert Stark, Director, NASA
Using The Business Forum to make the arrangements for them, anyone in the world can fly into town and set up a system of networking right away. George Tice, General Manager, Los Angeles County
The Business Forum is unique for its ability to assemble a representative sample of the right
people and engage them in commercial dialogue . . . with
the added fillip of a neutral moderator and raconteur.
William H. Spuck, Program Director for Industry Affairs.
Jet Propulsion
Laboratories
I commend The Business Forum for once again providing this important opportunity for the exchange of ideas and information. Senator Barbara Boxer, The United States Senate
It is more than thirty years ago now, since a group of senior executives in Southern California decided that sitting through a carefully orchestrated sales presentation did not really serve their needs to learn very much about anything. So we created The Business Forum and reversed the accepted system of providing information as it was at the time. We created a situation where vendors of products, services or new ideas would be invited to take five minutes to say "what they offered", and then agree to open the conversation, allowing our guests to question them under the control of a moderator who would maintain a civil and meaningful discussion. If nothing else we would learn what our peers were concerned about, which would allow us to then return to our organizations and investigate whether or not we should be concerned about it also. What has happened since 1982 has been absolutely amazing.
We
have organized meetings in a variety of
formats
for almost three decades that bring senior decision makers together to share
lunch and discuss any subject that a sponsor wishes to bring to the table.
We also publish
White Papers from respected Corporate,
Academic and Government organizations and experts: and we have a
World Information
web site that provides unbiased and uncensored information for anyone who
truly values freedom of speech and access to factual uncensored information for
building knowledge. In 2009 we formed The Business Forum Institute and
began publishing The Business Forum Journal online.
Using
our simple program any reputable organization can sponsor a Business Forum meeting, where we are able to assemble
either a group of
recognized experts, or a group of potential clients, to be a sounding board for any changes, new products or services the organization wants
to gain input on; prior to
making an investment of time and capital. We have also helped many then unknown
who are today very well known
organizations gain acceptance and sales that we never imagined we might
ever be able to accomplish back in 1982,
to the point that some of the start-ups we helped to launch are today
multi-national corporations known
throughout the world. We have also put together forums
for some of the best known entities and organizations in the world. That is no empty
boast - you merely have to look at
the partial list of the corporations, governments and other organizations that have sponsored our meetings
over the years in the right hand column of this page.
We are able, thanks
to our personal contacts built up over more than a quarter of a Century of
operation, to draw our guests from a
wide diversity of organizations, governments and professions. The result
being that at the
forums
we organize, our guests
can enjoy the
opportunity to discuss new ideas,
technologies and services with qualified experts and
and their peers and they can also voice their concerns and share their experiences with their peers. In
this manner we
are able to
help each other find solutions to
current problems and thereby help to engineer change and advancement.
That The Business Forum Concept works,
is proven by the list of sponsors shown on
this page who have worked with us over the years; their testimonials and the
comments of the decision makers who have attended
our forums as guests; and the fact that we have grown as we have, without sales
effort, public relations or advertising of any form.
The Business Forum also
organizes "closed
events", where we invite small groups of experts with very specialized
expertise and experience, that we are able to select from a wide variety of professions,
disciplines or businesses, who are then able to come together to
share their personal knowledge in the development of new products,
services, ideas, opportunities, international expansion or alliances.
Any
decision maker can
register
with us to be informed of new white papers as they are published
or upcoming events we plan to hold
at
absolutely no cost and with no obligation whatsoever; and
they may
apply to attend our meetings should they be
qualified to do so. If they do so they will discover that The Business Forum
gives its
guests the opportunity to
enjoy a gourmet luncheon with their peers in a world class hotel and take part in a
focused moderated discussion with
world recognized experts. Our
program of
Business Forums
discussions and all the material that is published on our web site, has
been chosen with the singular intention of helping our members, sponsors and supporters
around the world to
be more effective, efficient and enduring in their endeavours in the global economy.
We have been
very fortunate to have gained the support of
many
Sponsors who
believe in our concept and understand
that only by debate and discussion with their clients, potential clients and
their alliance partners
and suppliers will they be able to hone their products and services to where they
can
meet the needs of the
market place. Most
importantly though we have been supported
by people from all over the world with their small donations
for without them we could not continue.
They obviously believe that what we are
doing can help the world to be a better place. We are of course also grateful to our
Members
both individuals and organizations who believe as we do that
access to unbiased information and civilized and honest debate is the epitome of free speech, skills
enhancement and the only fuel for a successful and prosperous society.
Today, with our members, supporters and sponsors located all around the
world, this web site has
been developed to allow decision makers in other countries to
benefit from our
programs, even if
they will rarely have the opportunity to actually attend one of our luncheons or meetings
in person.
The first Business Forum Lunch was held in 1982 at
Some of the
Testimonials we have received from our Sponsors
The Business Forum provides a compelling setting for sharing the latest pragmatic ideas and best practices for improving business operations and performance through Information Technology. The emphasis on discussion and debate leads to very real insights for everyone involved.
Bob Kalka -
Security Business Unit Executive
IBM - Tivoli Group
Just a
word of thanks for the success of the recent business forums. It
has
been a great opportunity for Cisco to discuss issues with customers on a
face-to-face basis outside of the normal sales process. We've been using
it as a focus group without the one-way mirror. It lets us get frank
feedback and opinions from some very hard to reach executives.
Kevin Flynn - Senior Manager, Security Technology
Cisco Systems, Inc.
Many thanks for providing this energized forum for interacting with
seriously interested IT leaders across multiple industries. The wealth of experiential
knowledge gathered enabled us to refine our go-to-market plans and develop
customer advisory contacts quickly and effectively. I would recommend the
Business Forum to my colleagues without hesitation.
Michael Lundblad - Director
of Application Integration Management
Candle Corporation
The fact that you were able to arrange to have senior members of the Federal Bureau of Information, world class Internet and forensic experts and a cross section of leading Information Technology vendors together for five hours and openly and interactively address the issues affecting corporate managers, in a non-attribution environment, is unequalled. What is even more impressive, is that you replicated this program across half a dozen cities in four states over three months. We will be following up the contacts we developed through The Business Forum for months to come. Your program works!
Daniel T.
Woolley, Vice President
Memco Software Inc.
Where else can I have access to so many people in the business community, network with my peers, hear world-class experts on subjects I need to keep up with and get a completely free first class lunch with absolutely no obligation afterwards . . .
Matt Gonzales,
National Facilities Director
Toyota
Corporation
Nevada officials were amazed at the quality and level of contacts we gained from luncheons with The Business Forum.
Robert Schriver, Executive Director.
State of Nevada Commission on Economic Development
I was impressed by the quality of services offered by John
and his team. He has created a tremendous network, dominated by key decision
makers, visionaries and executives from a variety of industries. The topics are relevant, the audience is relevant, everything makes sense. Our organization will benefit immediately from our most recent participation.
The Business Forum is exactly
the type of open environment where a free exchange of dialogue and ideas
that are universally applicable can be discussed without bias. This
allows for real-world examples to be used, real ideas to be vetted, real
people to be honest, real learning to take place. I was impressed at
the comfort level of the attendees and the level of participation. It
is clear to me that The Business Forum serves its clients well and that
the participants trust the Forum and each other, and that kind of
established trust is invaluable.
Coley Moore - Corporate
Systems We believe The Business Forum participation and 'can do' attitude has bridged the gap of transferring space applications to commercial users.
Dean A. Farmer, Technology Transfer Program Manager.
Brett Nalder - SMB Leader Western Region
IBM Rational Software
Array Networks,
Inc.
As you may recall, when Deloitte & Touché was first invited to participate in The Business Forum activities, I was quite skeptical as to whether you could get the audiences we need and whether it would result in an expansion of out consulting practice.
We are pleased to report that we are very satisfied with the visibility we have received and the leads we are pursuing as a result. Consequently, we plan to continue our sponsorship of The Business Forum's luncheons as part of our marketing plan to expand the visibility of our consulting services throughout California. John, thank you for your personal efforts. Your participation in the luncheons is one of the reasons we believe they are successful. We look forward to a continuing relationship.David R. Lewis, Jr., Partner
I just wanted to
thank you for yesterday's Forum at The Biltmore in Los Angeles. What can I say? That you
can get Adobe, IBM, Cisco, Intel, Microsoft, SSP, SolSoft and SafeNet to participate
at the same table is unequalled. The only other organization I know of that
could put those eight companies into the room to be asked questions, is the Justice
Department, and they could only do it by legal means. Then you pack in 36 of the
top CIO's and CISO's in Los Angeles County! Absolutely brilliant - and the food
and the service were 5 stars to say the least!
Dr. Paul Rosenthal,
Professor of Information Systems
The Business Forum delivers very lively debates on key topics of interest for the Information Technology community across a wide spectrum of industries. These discussions have provided us with a critical understanding of important issues as well as how technology can be employed in real world settings.
Ken Salzberg -
System Technology Laboratories
Intel Corporation
The Business Forum has put us in a very good strategic position: Talking to the right people at the right organizations about the right solutions that we provide.
Michael Andrews, Western Region Marketing
In my current position as National Sales Manager for the TeamWARE Division of Fujitsu Software Corporation, I am constantly on the lookout for productive and intelligent venues to reach informed decision makers with our products and technologies. To this end The Business Forum has proven to be an invaluable resource and business development partner. Your forums put us in front of the right people in a relaxed and friendly environment. Fujitsu will continue to participate in your program and I look forward to a long and rewarding relationship.
Jason M. Rose, National Sales Manager
I would like to thank you and your staff for holding the various meetings and luncheons on Composites.
We made a significant number of contacts and helped enlighten our view of opportunities in this market. Your adeptness at facilitating the meetings was a key factor in their success.
James A. Koshak, Vice President, General Manager
The luncheon program (you) organized on our behalf has been very successful for the Royal Danish Government Consulate General. We especially believe that the meetings related to the environmental sector have found the right format, thus proving to be very productive for the participants, the guests, and this Consulate General. We look forward to working with The Business Forum in the future.
Lasse Reimann, Consul General
(Point of Interest: Shortly after these meetings were held the
European Environmental Protection Agency
was designated to be located in Copenhagen, the capital city of Denmark. .
Coincidence?) I wanted to
let you know that you have delivered exactly what you promised with The Business
Forum. First, you provided us with a forum for delivering a message that simply cannot be delivered by any other means. Second, you did a great job of bringing together the right people at the right level to listen to that message. Third, and most importantly, the result has been that the IT executives we were trying to reach are now not only aware of the information security problems they face, but they are now interested in solving these problems. An added bonus from our participation has been the creation of new strategic partnerships that we would not have considered prior to our participation. With what we have learned through this engagement, we have repositioned our offering and are consequently able to handle the greater volume of business that The Business Forum is bringing to us.
Michael Tiemann, Director of Business Development
I believe
that The Business Forum provides a unique and very effective marketing vehicle to deliver a message to a well targeted audience. I have recommended that Data General continue to utilize this forum. It is an ideal method to interface with decision makers.
Michael O'Neill, Marketing Director
While it is not yet possible to accurately evaluate the full impact these meetings have had in new business for Norris Environmental Services, I must admit that the revenue growth we have experienced since we started hosting The Business Forum meetings has been impressive. In the eight weeks since adding your services to our tactical marketing mix, we have experienced a growth of gross revenue of over 27%!!
Richard A. Henninger, Director Sales & Marketing
The Business Forum provides an excellent opportunity to discuss product and industry issues with both customers and competitors.
Tim Shumate, Director of Marketing
I wanted to take a minute to comment on the program you developed to address the issues affecting corporations in their quest to protect and secure their information resources. Over the years, I have participated in a number of events designed to address the various issues affecting business leaders and their use of information technology. In all those years, I have rarely found a program or an event that actually delivers all that it proposed. The program, vendor participants and business leaders you brought together for The Business Forum sessions we took part in, in my experience, are unmatched. Our return on our marketing investment dollar was far greater than we anticipated. When, we consider the associated costs of participating in an industry trade event, hosting a seminar series or participating in an exhibition, I must weigh the resources required to build, staff, execute and follow-up, face-time with the participants or prospects and what I expect the number of qualified leads the event or program will generate. It is clear, that my marketing dollar was well invested when we participated in your program. What was most impressive was the number of senior level attendees The Business Forum attracted and the open interaction generated with industry leaders. This was well beyond my level of expectation!
The fact that you were able to arrange to have senior members of the Federal Bureau of Investigation
(FBI), world class Internet and forensic experts and a cross section of leading Information Technology vendors together for five hours and openly and interactively address the issues affecting corporate managers, in a non-attribution environment, is unequaled. What is even more impressive, is that you replicated this program across half a dozen cities in four states over three months. We will be following up the contacts we developed through The Business Forum for months to come.
Daniel T. Woolley, VP Business Development
I
Jonathan
Gael - Enterprise Solutions Group
Panda Software, USA, Inc.
I would like to take this opportunity to express my appreciation for what The Business Forum has been able to achieve for us. Using the round table luncheon format, your organization was able to provide a highly interactive setting for Axiom to share observations and insights with a targeted audience. This interaction has been extremely useful in helping us temper our market messages and enhance our prospect database. Furthermore, The Business Forum was able to accomplish this for approximately fifty (50%) percent less than it currently costs Axiom to promote and conduct this type of event on our own.
Brian Bouren, Executive Vice President
Axiom
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John H. Hathaway-Bates
John was born and educated in Oxford, England. He served with
the Royal Air Force in the 1950’s serving in Africa, the Persian Gulf and on the
Arabian Peninsula.
During the 1960’s he was the lead singer with The Tribe, and later with The
Foundation in Great Britain. He also had a contract as a song writer with Acuff Rose, Nashville, Tennessee. In the 1960's and the 1970’s John was recognized as one of the
leading
commercial Interior Designers in the United Kingdom, and worked on projects for many multi-national corporations, restaurants and
academic institutions.
He
wrote the "Contract Procedure and Specification Advice" sections of the
Architect's and Specifier's Guide Series (A4 Publications, Ltd.) and
he innovated and wrote for The Office Planner (Benn Brothers Ltd.) He has
published several articles on "Colour, Texture & Design", and
wrote a weekly Interior Design column for Westminster
Newspapers Ltd.
He
wrote the "Executive Guide to Office Space Planning
and Design" for the American
Management Association.
John has been President, Managing Director or Corporate Vice
President for several multi-national corporations in the United
Kingdom, The Netherlands and the United States of America. He
moved to the United States in 1979; and in
1982 founded The Business Forum in Beverly Hills, California. At the
time of establishing The Business Forum, John was also recognized as an
accomplished Commercial
Tactician on four continents. During
his career John has been elected a Fellow of the British Society of
Commerce, the Institute of Buyers, the British Institute of
Directors, the British Institute of Administrative Accountants, the
Institute of Purchasing and Supply; and was elected to be a member
of the British Institute of Marketing, the British Institute of
Management, and the British Institute of Journalists
John has written books on Marketing, including: "Tactics" (Nerthus
Publications), and "How to Promote Your Business" and "How to
Organize Your Marketing" (Asigan International Inc.) he also
wrote "Fast Track Marketing in a Global Economy" (Van
Nostrum Reinhold) He has published many articles in
Europe and America and he has lectured on four Continents (Europe,
North America, Asia and Africa) at Universities and to professional
audiences on subjects ranging from business development to
international accounting, office management, interior design,
garden design, international marketing and management. John has
also written and lectured
on etiquette and business ethics in
Europe & North America.
Executive Director
The Business Forum Institute
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