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SuccessFactors Names Industry Leaders and Commentators as Key Presenters for SuccessConnect Europe

European User Conference to Highlight Customer Presentations, Panel Debate and Keynote Presentation from Author and Renowned Financial Times Journalist, Richard DonkinLONDON, Nov 02, 2009 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ -- Today SuccessFactors (Nasdaq: SFSF), the global leader in business execution software, announced the full details of its upcoming annual European user conference, SuccessConnect, to be held at The Hilton, Barcelona, Spain, 9-10 November. The conference will be keynoted by Richard Donkin, author of Blood Sweat and Tears, The Evolution of Work and Financial Times columnist on work and careers, and Lars Dalgaard, founder and CEO of SuccessFactors, as well as attracting raft of industry leaders, C-level executives, analysts and commentators from across Europe. Attendees will discuss and exchange best practice methodology, delivering insight into how to drive business performance and business execution.

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SuccessConnect will also feature customer-led sessions from Hilti Corporation, Novozymes and Celsa Group. In addition, SuccessFactors' experts will present "Product Tracks" which discuss emerging products for compensation management, core performance and analytics, along with a "Prospect Session", "Breakout Sessions" and a panel debate featuring SuccessFactors customers discussing business execution and how other organisations are leveraging technology to execute more effectively and drive real, bottom-line results. This session will be moderated by keynote speaker, author and journalist, Richard Donkin.

Agenda Highlights at a Glance Include:

-- Keynote Presentation, The Future of Work, Richard Donkin, author and journalist - Richard Donkin, author of the new book, The Future of Work, has been investigating the dominant forces that will be shaping the international workforce in the next 20 years. How will these forces shape the thinking of employees and how will they influence the development of performance management in companies? When talent is one of our most precious commodities, how can we make the best of it in business?
-- Keynote Presentation, Execution is the Difference(TM), Lars Dalgaard, CEO and Founder, SuccessFactors - Hear SuccessFactors leader demonstrate HOW execution is all about people - aligning them, preparing them and engaging them, and WHY
-- Panel Debate, Executing in Today's Environment - Moderator: Richard Donkin - Hear how other organisations are leveraging technology to execute more effectively and drive real, bottom-line results.
-- Customer Session, Gaining Executive Support for People Performance on a Global Basis - Hilti Corporation, Eivind Slaaen, Sr. Vice President, Human Resources - Based in Liechtenstein, Hilti provides tools and services for construction professionals world-wide. In this presentation, you will hear how Hitli's executive team supports People Performance, see examples of how the importance of talent development align with Hilti's corporate strategy, and how that strategy is communicated by the Executive Board to more than 20,000 employees in 50 countries.

As one of the market's leading cloud-computing vendors, SuccessFactors recently unveiled its Business Execution (BizX) Software suite, which enables companies to bridge the gap between strategy and execution. The Business Execution Software suite empowers the C-level and human resources professionals alike to tie the performance of their people directly to overall business goals and execute more effectively everyday.

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SuccessFactors is the global leader in Business Execution Software. The SuccessFactors Business Execution Suite improves business alignment and people performance for companies of all sizes. More than 5 million users and 2,800 companies use SuccessFactors every day. For more information, visit: www.successfactors.com.

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Dominic Paschel, 415-262-4641
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Vanessa Land, +44 (0) 870 242 7469 (U.K. Public Relations Agency for SuccessFactors)
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