National Finalist 2002 Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year Award
Kauffman Supporter Of Entrepreneurship Award

January
27 and 28
2005




















   
January 28, 2005 Agenda
 
   
 
  08:00 AM - 08:45 AM

Breakfast, Networking, and Registration

 

 
   
 
  08:45 AM - 09:00 AM

Welcome (Conference Chair)
Gyan Parida, Ph.D., MBA
President, SAEC

 

 
   
 
  09:00 AM - 10:00 AM

PANEL IV
Global Landscape: Information Technology & Software Ventures

SESSION CHAIR

Jay S. Rand
Partner
Manatt, Phelps & Philips

SPEAKERS

Ori Israely
Managing Director
Giza Venture Capital

Kerry Appleton
Consul, Investment
UK Trade & Investment

Neeraj Agrawal
Partner
Battery Ventures

Noah Walley
Managing Director
Investor Growth Capital

 
   
 
  10:00 AM - 10:30 AM

Refreshment Break, and Networking

 

 
   
 
  10:30 AM - 11:30 AM

PANEL V
Early Stage Financing: What are VC's looking for in a Information Technology Ventures

SESSION CHAIR

Babak Yaghmaie
Partner
Pillsbury Winthrop

SPEAKERS

Roger L. Krakoff
Venture Partner
Sigma+ Partners

David C. Bowen
Founding Partner
Ascend Venture Group

Charlie Federman
Managing Director
BRM Capital

Richard Erickson
Partner
Updata Partners

Bill Carson
Managing Director
Hudson Ventures

 
   
 
  11:30 AM - 12:30 PM

PANEL VI
Later Stage Financing: Follow on rounds

SESSION CHAIR

Michael W. Rennock
Partner
Morrison Foerster

SPEAKERS

Ted Hobart
Principal
Carlyle Venture Partners

Rick Heitzmann
Senior Vice President
Pequot Ventures

Nikitas Koutoupes
Principal
Insight Venture Partners

Ghassan Bejjani
Managing Partner
Morgan Stanley Venture Partners

 
   
 
  12:30 PM - 01:30 PM

Lunch, and Networking

 

 
   
 
  01:30 PM - 02:30 PM

PANEL VII
Strategic Partnership Is Key To Success: More than money

SESSION CHAIR

Jay Moorhead
Partner
MillRock Partners
A Division of Crown Investment Banking

SPEAKERS

Yaron Eitan
Partner
SCP Private Equity Partners

Charles R. Lax
Managing General Partner
GrandBanks Capital

Saul M. Richter
General Partner
Starling Ventures

Robert Rosenberg
Partner
New Venture Partners

 
   
 
  02:30 PM - 03:00 PM

Refreshment, and Networking

 

 
   
 
  03:00 PM - 04:00 PM

PANEL VIII
The Exit: M&A, IPO & other options

SESSION CHAIR

Edward G. Cape, Ph.D.
Managing Partner
The Sapphire Group

SPEAKERS

Frederick Frank
Vice Chairman
Lehman Brothers

David A. Ethridge
Managing Director
SG Cowen & Co

Joseph W. Bartlett
Of Counsel
Fish & Richardson

 

 
  04:00 PM
Conference Adjourns
 
   

 

 

 
     
       

 

Program schedule, date, location and speakers are subject to change



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