Dan was invited to be the concluding speaker for the Ariba International Sales Convention on October 25th. Dan is very well known throughtout the Ariba corporation, and Chairman of the Board Keith Krach felt that Dan's personal comeback from his injury would be the opportunity to bring a closing challenge to the international sales team of over 300. The theme of this event was "The Comeback". The other special guest speaker for the conference was former NFL star and University of California Berkeley head football coach, Joe Kapp (his Cal team was best remembered for the last second touchdown that ended up with the Cal player running through the Stanford band in the end zone). Dan was the last guest speaker for the week. He was brought to the conference as the "mystery guest" . . . Dan was then introduced by Keith to a standing ovation. Dan gave a very inspiring message, giving his lifestory of his recent comeback from his spinal injury. He encouraged and gave hope to his listener and concluded with the audience giving a final standing ovation. It was a great day for the Ariba team and for Whitney Hope.

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