BlackLine CEO Invited to Speak at 2014 LA Tech Summit on the Rise of B2B in SoCal

Enterprise-class finance controls and automation software company founder joins Mayor of Los Angeles, executives from event host Cornerstone OnDemand, Invoca, Tealium and Wells Fargo on speaker line-up

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Dec 08, 2014, 08:05 ET

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 8, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Therese Tucker, CEO and Founder of finance controls and automation software company BlackLine, has been invited to speak this week at the 2014 LA Tech Summit, an annual event hosted by locally based cloud HR software leader Cornerstone OnDemand and featuring keynote speaker Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti.

Known historically for its reign as the entertainment capital of the world, Los Angeles (LA) is quickly gaining ground as one of the most rapidly growing technology ecosystems in the country. A breeding ground for many of the world's most successful consumer technology and digital media companies, LA is often overlooked for the great enterprise businesses headquartered in the region. Ms. Tucker will participate on a panel amongst other leading local cloud B2B (business-to-business) software company CEOs to discuss the rise of the B2B technology industry locally, as well as what it takes to build a successful enterprise-class technology company in Southern California.

What:	"Beyond Consumer: The Rise of B2B in Southern California"
When:	Thursday, Dec. 11^th, 2014, 3:10 p.m. PST
Where:	J.W. Marriott at LA Live

Featured Speakers:

Therese Tucker, CEO, BlackLine
Jason Spievak, CEO, Invoca
Jeff Lunsford, CEO, Tealium

Panel Moderator: Jason Maynard, equity research analyst, Wells Fargo

Under Ms. Tucker's direction, BlackLine has made the Software 500 list of the world's "largest and best performing" software companies for the past four years, the Deloitte Tech Fast 500™ for the past five years and the prestigious Inc. 500/5000 for the past seven years in a row, joining the ranks of such companies as Jamba Juice, Microsoft and Patagonia.

In 2013, BlackLine partnered with Silver Lake Sumeru, the mid-market arm of leading technology-focused global private equity firm Silver Lake, to do a recapitalization of the company and drive its next phase of growth. Ms. Tucker will draw on her experience from the Silver Lake deal, as well as from her overall experience in building BlackLine from the ground up into the leading provider of Enhanced Finance Controls and Automation (EFCA) software.

About LA Tech Summit
LA Tech Summit is an annual event organized by Cornerstone OnDemand (NASDAQ: CSOD) to showcase the technology ecosystem in Los Angeles. Set in one of the fastest-growing and most diverse technology hubs in the United States, the LA Tech Summit brings together industry-leading executives, entrepreneurs and professionals to celebrate and support the unique innovations being built in Los Angeles. For more information, visit www.LATechSummit.com.

About BlackLine
BlackLine is the leader in Enhanced Finance Controls and Automation (EFCA) software and the only provider today offering a completely integrated cloud platform—built from a single code base—that supports the entire close-to-disclose process, as well as a host of other key accounting and financial processes. BlackLine's Finance Controls and Automation Platform increases business efficiency and visibility, while ensuring the highest degree of balance sheet integrity.

Delivered through a scalable and highly secure cloud model, BlackLine empowers more than 900 global companies to reduce the time and resources required to execute month-end closing with unparalleled accuracy, fueling confidence throughout the entire accounting cycle. With more than 100,000 users in over 100 countries, BlackLine complements existing Corporate Performance Management (CPM), Governance Risk and Compliance (GRC) and Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems.

Although BlackLine is ERP-agnostic, the BlackLine Financial Close Suite for SAP® Solutions is an SAP-endorsed business solution – joining the ranks of fewer than 40 other software offerings globally that are endorsed by the enterprise application software leader. BlackLine also is an SAP Gold Partner, Oracle Gold Partner and participates in the partner programs of NetSuite and several other ERP providers.

Company headquarters are in Los Angeles, with offices in Atlanta, Chicago, London, Melbourne, New York City and Sydney. For more information, please visit www.blackline.com.

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Kimberly Uberti
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