Hot Trends for Bay Area Consultants in 2009

On November 17, 2008 the IMC NorCal chapter held a dynamic and thought-provoking membership meeting.

In all the gloom and doom, there are some bright spots for consultants. A panel of experts in high tech, biotech and philanthropy spoke about consulting opportunities around the Bay Area. Laura Raynak, Kathy Bella and Saeed Amidi shared their prognosis with moderator Barbara Chan and attending consultants for consulting opportunities in the coming year.

What's hot? Healthcare, biotech, clean tech, high tech, and the non-profit sector.

What's not? Finance, construction

Master facilitator and project manager Doug Bedinger led the 60 attendees through a highly engaging and fun exercise that helped us get to know one another across consulting silos.

You had to be there to experience the exchange of knowledge, ideas and the networking energy that night.