Building the Perfect Pitch
Presenting to VCs Workshop
March 16, 2010 | Palo Alto

Angel Pitch
March 18, 2010 | Palo Alto

Avoiding Online Suicide: New Technologies to Protect or Destroy Your Digital Reputation
Emerging Technology Forum
March 23, 2010 | Palo Alto

Using Social Media Platforms in Business and Enterprise
Software SIG
March 31, 2010 | East Palo Alto

VC Elevator Pitch Roundtable
April 7, 2010 | Palo Alto

Mobile Video 2010 – Where are We?
Wireless VC SIG
April 14, 2010 | Palo Alto

The Life Sciences VC Connection
NEW EVENT
April 22, 2010 | Palo Alto

How Do VCs Select Angel-Backed Deals?
The Angel Showcase
RESCHEDULED | Palo Alto


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7th Annual Investor & Entrepreneur Roundtables
BayBio NEST
March 17, 2010 | Palo Alto

The Seventh Annual Global Technology Symposium
March 24-26, 2010 | Palo Alto

OnDemand: Where the Internet Meets the Enterprise
AlwaysOn
April 19-21, 2010 | Palo Alto
50% discount 'til March 12

NEST Technology Showcase at SRI International
BayBio NEST
April 29, 2010 | Menlo Park

Real Asset Investing Forum
Opal Group
June 2010 | San Francisco, CA

Private Equity Summit for Institutional Investors
Opal Group
June 2010 | San Francisco, CA

21st Annual Venture Capital Investing Conference
IBF Conferences
June 9-10, 2010 | San Francisco

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IFC'S 12TH Annual Global Private Equity Conference in Association with EMPEA
Returning to Growth: Private Equity in Emerging Markets
IBF Conferences
May 11-12, 2010 | Washington, D.C.

Emerging Managers Summit
Opal Group
May 12-14, 2010 | Chicago, IL

9TH Annual MedTech Investing presented in conjunction with Lifescience Alley™
IBF Conferences
May 19-20, 2010 | Minneapolis, MN

Investment Trends Summit
Opal Group
June 16-18, 2010 | Santa Barbara, CA

Limited Partners Summit New York 2010
Dow Jones
June 22-23, 2010 | Grand Hyatt, New York, NY

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Progams Produced in 2003


Apply practical information to real problems and concerns

Program Speakers

January 22

Sponsor:
Pillsbury Winthrop LLP

Moderator:
Thomas Chaffin, partner, Corporate Securities and Finance, Pillsbury Winthrop

Panelists:
Susan Mason, General Partner, Onset Ventures
Virginia Turezyn, Co-Founder and Managing Director, Infinity Capital
Hitesh Shah, Sr. Investment Manager, WK Technology Fund
Jai Das, Principal, MVC Capital, a Draper Fisher Jurvetson Fund
Kevin Kemmerer, Principal, Kennet Venture Partners, LLC


January 29

Sponsor:
Morrison & Foerster

Panel Moderator:
Fred Greguras, Of Counsel, Fenwick and West

Presenters:
Dennis Fernandez, Partner, Fernandez & Associates
[Patents and Provisional Patents]
John Gee, Serial CEO and Incubator Manager -
[Case study of IP protection]
John Hou, Of Counsel, Morrison & Foerster
[Trademarks, domain names and copyrights]
David David C. Guo, Partner, OCSF Venture Fund, Beijing

Breakfast Workshop


February 26, 2003

Sponsor:
Morrison & Foerster

Panel Moderator:
Richard Scudellari, Partner, Morrison & Foerster

Presenters:
Peter Fishman, Houlihan Lokey's Financial Restructuring Group
Rad R Sundar, CEO, VARStreet, Inc.Ý
Adam Lewis, Partner, Morrison & Foerster Bankruptcy Group

Venture Capital
Community Mixer


March 13, 2003

Sponsor:
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

Panel Moderator:
David Blumberg, Managing Partner, Blumberg Capital

Speakers:
Eric Buatois, General Partner, Sofinnova Ventures
Alex Gove, Vice President, Walden VC
Andrew Kau, Managing Director, Walden International
Vish Mishra, Venture Partner, Clearstone Venture Partners
Robert Winter, Managing Director, Rocket Ventures
Tyzoon Tyebjee, Professor of Marketing, Santa Clara University

Venture Capital
Community Mixer


April 24, 2003

Sponsor:
Fenwick & West

Panel Moderator:
Mark Greenough, President, Greenough Consulting Group

Speakers:
Bob Williams, General Partner, Bay Partners
Brian Jacobs, General Partner, Emergence Capital
Camille Samuels Pearson, Managing Director, Versant Ventures
Frank Greene, General Partner, New Vista Cap
Mike Scanlin, Principal, Sierra Ventures

Breakfast Workshop


April 29, 2003

Sponsor:
Morrison & Foerster

Panel Moderator:
Wael Aburida, Sr. Manager, Investments & Acquisitions, Intel Corporation

Presenters:
James Montgomery, Chief Executive Officer, Digital Coast Partners
Rick Johnson, Chief Financial Officer, Tarari, Inc.
Kim Frank, Vice President, Mergers Acquisitions & Alliances, Cadence Design Systems
Mike O'Bryan, Partner, Morrison & Foerster
Rob Theis, General Partner, Doll Capital Management

Venture Capital
Community Mixer


May 15, 2003

Sponsor:
Fenwick & West

Speakers:
Barry Kramer, Partner, Corporate & Securities Group, Fenwick & West LLP
Michael Patrick, Partner, Corporate Group Fenwick & West LLP
Jim Atwell, Partner, Deloitte & Touche
Amos Barzilay, Ph.D., Managing Director USA, Walden International
Terry Garnett, General Partner, Venrock

Breakfast Workshop

Panel Discussion:
Raising Expansion Capital

May 29, 2003

Sponsor:
Venture Law Group

Panel Moderator:
Don Keller, Director, Venture Law Group Presenters:
Gary Rieschel, Executive Managing Director, Mobius Venture Capital
Thomas McKinley, Managing Partner, Partech International
Scott Martin, President & CEO, Determine Software
Jim Ellison, Managing Director, Comerica Bank-TLS Division
Ron Lissak, Managing Partner, Catapult Advisors

Venture Capital
Community Mixer


June 4, 2003

Sponsor:
Pillsbury Winthrop

Moderator:
Thomas F. Chaffin, Partner, Pillsbury Winthrop

Speakers:
Huoy-Ming Yeh, Director, PacRim Venture Partners
Amra Tareen, Partner, Sevin Rosen
Dhimant Bhayani, Managing Director, INC3 Ventures
Mark Kalow, Managing Director, Trans Cosmos USA

Breakfast Workshop


June 26, 2003

Sponsor:
Morrison & Foerster

Panel Moderator:
Ron Lissak, Managing Partner, Catapult Advisors

Presenters:
Lou Ryan, CEO Entercept Security Technologies (recently acquired by Network Associates)
Greg Paulsen, VP, Corporate Development, Intuit Inc. (bought Blue Ocean, Eclipse, etc.)
Rob Townsend, Partner, Morrison & Foerster (Chair, Global Business Department)
Tim Miller, Former President, Webmergers (part of the 451 Group of companies)
Deepak Kamra, General Partner, Canaan Partners

Venture Capital
Community Mixer


July 17, 2003

Sponsor:
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich and Rosati

Moderator:
Dr. Rafiq Dossani, Advisor, East Gate Capital Management

Speakers::
Sanjay Anandaram, Founding Partner, Jumpstartup
Winston Fu, General Partner, USVP
Joanna Rees Gallanter, Founder & Managing Partner, Venture Strategy Partners
Ajay Gandhi, Principal, Crimson Ventures

Breakfast Workshop


July 30, 2003

Sponsor:
Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Panel Moderator:
Janice Berthold, Principal, All West Brokers, LLC

Presenters:
Kevin Ishizu, Senior Partner, Carpenter Moore Insurance Services
William O'Connor, Serial CEO/CFO
Scott Blickenstaff, Partner, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP
Thomas P. Lenehan, Vice President, Vista Equity Partners

Venture Capital
Community Mixer


August 14, 2003

Sponsor:
Fenwick & West LLP

Panelists:
Barry Kramer, Partner, Corporate Group, Fenwick & West LLP
Michael Patrick, Partner, Corporate Group Fenwick & West LLP
Robert Cohn, Partner, Sequoia Capital
Bruce Graham, Managing Director, Infinity Capital
Arati Prabhakar, Venture Partner, U.S. Venture Partners

Venture Capital
Community Mixer


September 18, 2003

Sponsor:
Heller Ehrman White & McAuliff

Panel Moderator:
Garth Gartrell, Partner, Heller Ehrman White & McAuliffe

Panelists:
David Hornik, Partner, August Capital
Deborah Bernstein, Senior Vice President, Pequot Ventures
Steve Harrick, Managing Directo, IVP
Elaine Bailey, General Partner - Novus Ventures

Venture Capital
Community Mixer


November 5, 2003

Sponsor:
Bingham McCutchen LLP

Panel Moderator:
Pamela J. Martinson, Partner, Bingham McCutchen LLP

Panelists:
Oren Zeev from Apax Partners
Laura Brege, Partner, Red Rock Ventures
Jon Krogstad from Venture Banking Group
Maurice Werdeger from Western Technology Investments

Venture Capital
Community Mixer

Fenwick & West LLP and VC TAsk Force Proudly Present:
Trends in Third Quarter VC Financing Terms

November 13, 2003

Sponsor:
Fenwick & West

Panelists:
Barry Kramer, Partner, Corporate Group, Fenwick & West LLP
Michael Patrick, Partner, Corporate Group, Fenwick & West LLP
David Aslin, Director, 3i
Joel Kellman, Granite Global Ventures
Jim Atwell, Partner, Deloitte & Touche LLP
Venture Capital
Community Mixer


December 11, 2003

Sponsor:
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

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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