April 3, 2002

Anatomy of a Turnaround:
When do you know there's trouble and what do you do about it?
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Moderator:
Douglas L. Hamilton, Managing Director, Silicon Valley Bank Venture Capital Group

The Panelists:
Dell Larcen, President & CEO, Larcen Strayer Consulting
Chris Dobbrow, CEO RHC Media (Red Herring Magazine)
Joe Gillespie, Executive Vice President and COO, TechTV
Keith Teare, Entrepreneur and Board Member; founder of RealNames, NetNames, cScape, and easynet
Lisa Poulson, Marketing, Sun Microsystems
Terri Holbrooke, Senior Consultant, Larcen Strayer Consulting (Formerly COO Real Names and former President Ziff-Davis Media)

The Program: Each of our speakers has had at least 15 years of turnaround experience. Our speakers have elected to discuss the following areas:

Nels R. Nelsen, Managing Director, Alliant Partners

1. Current climate for technology mergers and acquisitions.
2. Attributes for a successful transaction.
3. Driving value creation.
4. Types of transactions getting done today.

Jim Cushing, Principal, For Tenants, Inc.

1. Proper planning for strategic property leasehold exits.
2. Maximizing cash recapture.
3. Negotiating lease cancellations.
4. Consolidating multiple companies' facilities and disposing of excess properties.

Mark C. Platshon, Principal, Icebreaker Ventures

1. Successful management change.
2. Continuing technology and product development.
3. Financial right-sizing.
4. Maintaining relationships with customers and vendors.

Craig M. Prim, Partner, Murray & Murray

1. Overview of reorganization alternatives, both in and out of bankruptcy.
2. Shifting duties of officers and directors.
3. Appointment and management of professionals.

Date: April 3, 2002
On-site Registration: 7:30 am
Panel Discussion: 8-11am
Location: Morrison & Foerster
755 Page Mill Road
Palo Alto, CA 94304-1018
Seating is Limited