How did the two nominees emerge? What were the key turning points in the Republican primary battle between Meg Whitman and Steve Poizner? Does Tom Campbell's campaign hold lessons for Republican moderates? How did Jerry Brown clear the Democratic field? Did Gavin Newsom's aborted campaign have any lasting impact? Why did no other major challengers emerge? Moderators: Mark Barabak, Los Angeles Times Timm Herdt, Ventura County Star Panelists: Steven Glazer, Brown campaign Sterling Clifford, Brown campaign ...

Mehdi Maghsoodnia is a serial entrepreneur and sought-after advisor/boardmember with over 20 years building great teams. He has taken a number of companies from early stage through successful business or acquisition including Bookrenter.com/Rafter, Intellisync and CafePress. He is most recently the founder of Combustion Ventures.