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

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


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Venture Spotlight Series: Heart Matters
BayBio NEST
March 11, 2010 | Menlo Park

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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DBR Restructuring and Turnaround Summit 2010
Dow Jones
March 10, 2010 | Bridgewaters, New York, NY

Investment Consultants Forum
Opal Group
March 11, 2010 | Princeton Club of New York, New York, NY

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 2004


Apply practical information to real problems and concerns

Program Speakers

January 30

Sponsor:
Fenwick & West

Moderator:
Scott Sutherland, Founder, SutherlandGold Communications

Panelists:
U.S. Representative Zoe Lofgren
Mark Hessen, President, National Venture Capital Association
Chris Isreal, Deputy Chief of Staff, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Donald Evans
Stephen Perry, CEO and Co-Founder, Dutko Associates
Joseph Ansanelli, CEO of Vontu
Joanna Rees Gallanter, founder Venture Strategy Partners

Venture Capital
Community Mixer


CEOs: Who VCs will and won't back....and why

February 11

Sponsor:
Pillsbury Winthrop LLP

Moderator:
Tom Chaffin - Partner, Pillsbury Winthrop.

Panelists:
Matt Miller, General Partner - WaldenVC (former CEO of Moai)
Mitchell Kertzman, Partner - Hummer Winblad (former Chairman/CEO of Liberate Technologies)
Len Rand, Managing Director - Granite Ventures (former CEO/Founder of NetBoost)


February 17

Sponsor:
Fenwick & West

Panelists:
Barry Kramer, Partner, Corporate Group, Fenwick & West LLP
Michael Patrick, Partner, Corporate Group, Fenwick & West LLP
Jake Seid, Lightspeed Venture Partners
William Baumel, RWI Group
Eli Barkat, General Partner of BRM and Chairman of Backweb Technologies


February 19

Sponsor:
KPMG

Moderator:
Tony Huang, Director, Silicon Valley Bank's International Venture Capital Group

Panelists:
David Ai , Vice President, Corporate VC Group, Hitachi Limited
Sami Hamade, VP of Business Development and Compass Group, Guidant Corporation
Claudia Fan Munce, Director, Emerging Markets and Technology, Venture Capital Group, IBM
Anne Myong, Investment Manager, Agilent Ventures

Venture Capital
Community Mixer


Raising Capital through PIPES

March 10

Sponsor:
Bingham McCutchen LLP

Moderator:
Alan Kalin, Partner, Bingham McCutchen LLP

Panelists:
Albert Bender, Managing Director, Private Placements, AG Edwards
Jon Plexico, Vice President, Investment Banking, Merriman Curhan Ford & Co
K.C. Stone, Managing Director, Pacific Growth Equities


March 17

Sponsor:
Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Moderator:
Scott Blickenstaff, Partner, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Panelists:
Blake Welcher, Executive Vice President, Legal, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary for Digital Theater Systems
Bob Freitas, Partner, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP
Kevin Ishizu, Partner, Carpenter Moore
Terry Carlitz, Board of Directors, Advent Software

Emerging Technology Forum


Wireless Sensor Networks

April 8


Sponsor:
Pillsbury Winthrop

Moderator:
Dr. John R. Mashey, TechViser

Speakers:
Glen Almendinger, President of Harbor Research, a leading analyst in this area;
Mike Horton, Founder and CEO of Crossbow Technology, Inc, a pioneering sensor company, and
Gary Morgenthaler, General Partner at Morgenthaler Ventures, an investor in this space.
Dr. Kris Pister, Founder and CTO of Dust, Inc, one of the key creators of "smart dust";

VC Community Mixer



May 20


Sponsor:
Bingham McCutchen LLP

Moderator:
Dana M. Warren, Partner, Bingham McCutchen LLP

Panelists:
Lara Druyan, General Partner, Allegis Capital
Mairtini NiDhomhnail, Executive Vice President, Horn Murdock Cole
Steve Parry, Partner, NGen Partners
Paul Matteucci, Venture Partner, USVP

Emerging Technology Forum

Text Analytics: The Next Frotier in Business Intelligence

June 24, 2004


Sponsor:
Heller Erhman Venture Law Group
Chair:
Ron Weissman

Panelists:
Forrester Research, In-Q-Tel

VC Community Mixer

Opportunities, Nuances and Challenges of VC Investments in China

August 3, 2004


Event Sponsor:
Heller Erhman Venture Law Group
Interviewer:
David Ai, Vice President Hitachi Corporate Venture (CVC Division

Presenter:
Jing Huang, Managing Director, Softbank Asia Infrastructure

Master Series

Master Series: Exit Strategies

September 23, 2004


Sponsor:
Wilson, Sonsini, Goodrich & Rosati
Keynote Speaker:
Dick Kramlich, General Partner/Founder New Enterprise Associates

Panelists:
Don Lundgren, Former CFO Docent and Frame Technology and Formar Founder and CEO of Kairos
Richard Dalton, Managing Partner, SVB Alliant Partners
Mike Wishart, Managing Director, Goldman
Robert T. Ishii, Partner, Wilson, Sonsini, Goodrich & Rosati
Jim Ottinger, entrepreneur - former CEO and founder Fort Hill Systems, Advanced Systems Products, Amati Communications
Christian Montegut, partner, Wilson, Sonsini, Goodrich & Rosati [Google IPO]

VC Community Mixer

Profitable Business Models: 2004

September 30, 2004

Sponsor:
Bingham McCutchen LLP
Moderator:
Bart Deamer, Partner, Bingham McCutchen LLP

Panelists:
Susan Mason,General Partner, ONSET Ventures
Sean Foote, Partner, Labrador Ventures
Rory O'Driscoll, Managing Director, BA Venture Partners
Larry M. Augustin, Venture Partner, Azure Capital Partners

Emerging Technology Forum
Power and Energy Technologies for the Future

October 26, 2004

Sponsor:
Heller Erhman Venture Law Group


Moderator:
Lee Bruno, Senior Editor, Red Herring

Industry Overview and Panel Organizer:
Jason Rottenberg, Managing Director, OnPoint Technologies

Panelists:
Andy Keates, Power Sources Enabling Manager,
Mobile Platform Architecture Intel Corporation
Norm Allen, COO, UltraCell
Martin Roscheisen, CEO, Nanosolar

Holiday Mixer
December 2, 2004


Sponsor:
Bingham McCutchen LLP

 

 
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