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December 11, 2003
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Corporate Investing 2004 Outlook —————————————————
Even in this tough environment, corporate investors continue to actively seek out investment opportunitiesCorporate Investors reduced their venture capital investments by a whopping 83 percent in the past two years. However, a select group of corporations continue to actively invest in emerging, private-equity companies as part of their long-term strategy. Come and listen to a world-class panel of Corporate Investors who will share their perspectives on 2004 investing; learn where their putting their money and why, and the Road ahead and how to drive it. Explore the benefits of corporate investing and partnering for corporations as well as entrepreneurs. You'll find out how to contact a corporate investor, what a corporate investor looks for, their current investment appetite, what criteria they use to evaluate a potential investment, what strategic alliance agreements can be done and strategic alliance terms and more.
Moderator: Jim Ellison, Managing Director, Venture Capital Group (Tech/Life Sciences) - Comerica Bank
Panelists: Brad McManus - Director of Panasonic's Digital Concept Center David Ai - Vice President of the Corporate Ventures Catalyst (CVC) Division of Hitachi America Lisa Lambert - Managing Director, Intel Capital Mas Sakamoto - Director, Corporate Strategy & Business Development NEC USA, Inc.
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———————————————————————————— Event Sponsor: Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
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Corporate Sponsors: Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati Berger/Lewis Accountancy Corp. Gelphman Associates MWI Sand Hill Partners WorkForce-OS WorkIt -The Hub for Technology Startups™ ————————————————————————————
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