CEO Town Hall Meeting
Venture-Backed Executive Club (VBEC)
December 4, 2008 | Palo Alto

Sales Town Hall Meeting
Venture-Backed Executive Club (VBEC)
December 10, 2008 | Palo Alto


These events are restricted

The Elevator Pitch Roundtable
January 7, 2009 | Palo Alto

VC Connect: Ask A VC
February 24, 2009 | Palo Alto


These events are open to all

CLO/CDO & Structured Products Summit
OPAL National & International Conferences
December 7-9, 2008 | Dana Point, CA

Alternative Investing Summit
OPAL National & International Conferences
December 7-9, 2008 | Laguna Niguel, CA

Investment Consultants Forum
OPAL National & International Conferences
December 15, 2008 | New York, NY

These events are restricted




MISSION/VISION

VC Taskforce™ has built an organization that the venture community can give input and direction to and get immediate results that benefit both investors and their portfolio companies.
We were established to provide a system of services including: business, legal and financial programs that provide real-time, strategic and tactical information addressing imminent concerns of venture capitalists and portfolio companies. VC Taskforce™ provides a forum for many types of investors: LPs, venture capital firms, institutional investors, PE and portfolio company management in which they can share ideas and information that will help them manage their businesses for maximum success.

We apply practical information to real problems and concerns in the Venture Community. The venture community may request programs and speakers.
Leaders in the Venture Community organize informational and networking events.

Visionary thinking, uncensored questions and opinionated discussions around pressing issues of the day that face our members are the hallmark of our events. In addition to great content, VC Taskforce programs also offer great networking, so join the more than 6,000 members and participants who know the benefits of Being Part Of VC Taskforce.

VC TASKFORCE VENTURE COMMUNITY FORUM

On-Line Communication
This forum is designed to encourage dialogue between participants of events that have already taken place and those coming up. The idea is to share ideas and resources such as important URLs, white papers, reports and thoughts about the topic being discussed.

Use this forum page as a kind of white board where important concepts and ideas can be outlined and where comments and questions from registered VC Taskforce members can add value and perspective. This forum page is a resource for not only the participants but also for those who are in remote time zones or cannot attend the event. It will provide a bridge of learning for VCs and other investors interested in the topics being discussed.

The forum will be moderated by the principal organizer – or moderator of the event. This supervision will help ensure that a mutually beneficial dialogue is maintained that focuses on the key issues being discussed. This forum page is not intended to be a place for pitching companies or services. For now, we’ll leave that discussion to individuals to take up in back channel communications for now.


PROGRAM MEDIUM

To provide actionable information for highly experience people in the trenches, VC Taskforce™ uses interactive:
  • Panel Workshops -- several segments of one general topic: each panelist addresses one segment
  • Interviews -- Prominent venture capitalists interviewed by prominent people
  • Feature Speaker Presentations -- one person addresses one specific segment of a general topic
  • Key Note Speakers -- one person addresses a general topic
  • Panel Discussions -- several perspectives of one specific or general topic
  • Roundtable Discussions - intimate discussions about one specific segment of a general topic
  • One On One Meetings -- one hour free consulting arrangements with our speakers

EVENTS FOR INVESTORS AND FUNDED COMPANIES

Breakfast and Evening Workshops, Briefings
Apply practical information to real problems and concerns. Distinguished speakers provide the most relevant and current information about the pressing issues of the day facing venture capital firms and venture-backed companies.

Interactive Boards Workshops:

Chair, Deborah Ludewig, DJL Corporate Law

IP Workshops:
Chair: Behrooz Shariati, Partner, Jones Day


Great Issues of Our Day:
Chair: Todd Johnson, Partner, Jones Day

Cleantech Business Strategies
Chair: Marc Gottschalk, Clean Technology and Renewable Energy Practice , Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

Cleantech Business Strategies focuses on Strategies that help Cleantech companies grow

Emerging Sectors in Cleantech
Chair: Brett Galimidi, Cleantech Practice Manager, Morrison | Foerster, LLP

Emerging Sectors in Cleantech  focuses on understanding trends and opportunities in Cleantech

M&A Series
Chair: Mark W. Seneca, Partner, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

M&A Series  focuses on practical insights and guideposts for navigating the M&A sale process

Emerging Technology Forum

Chair: Dr. Ronald Weissman, Venture Partner, Apax Partners, Band of Angels
Educates investors, entrepreneurs and trend watchers on the commercial potential and likely impact of “coming” technologies. Subjects in this forum have progressed beyond raw technology development but are not yet mainstream products.

Life Science Forum
Chair: Kathleen Imhoff, Principal, PacBio Facilities
Designed to enrich the discussions among researchers, entrepreneurs and investors about evolving life sciences issues, concerns and innovation.

VC SIGs [Special Interest Groups] and Roundtables
Events listed in this section may be for VCs Only, for VCs and funded companies or open to the public. The committee decides on attendance composition.

SIGs (Special Interest Groups) are chapters of VC Taskforce spearheaded by members who have uniquely identified needs, where regular events and discussions can greatly enhance their professional knowledge base and network. [More SIGs to come depending on Investor interest]

Corporate VC SIG
Chair: John Park, Morgan Lewis
Annette Finsterbusch, Applied Materials Ventures
Bill Byun, Samsung Ventures
Naveen Bewtra, Hoya Ventures
Parthiv Sangani, AMD


Life Sciences VC SIG
Chair: Alan Mendelson, Partner, Latham & Watkins

Small Fund VC Roundtable
Co-Chairs: Michael Danaher, Partner, WSGR
Bill Reichert, President, Garage Technology Ventures

Semiconductor VC SIG
Co-Chairs: Michael Danaher, Partner, WSGR
Jessica Zhang, Sr Marketing Manager, Synopsys


Wireless VC SIG
Chair: Manijeh Moghis, President, CommTec Consulting
Committee: Tim Chang, Principal Norwest Venture Partners
Rohini Chakravarthy, Principal, New Enterprise Associates
Jodi Sherman Jahic, Principal, Voyager Capital
Valerie Buckingham, Director, Technology Marketing
Lara Druyan, General Partner Allegis Capital

Women VCs Roundtable
Chair: Deborah Ludewig, Partner, DJL Corporate Law

The Sunset Meeting
Chair: Ellice Papp, CIMA Senior VP- Investments, UBS Financial Services
General Topics for Investors- for “VCs Only” or VCs & guests


PROGRAMS FOR VENTURE-BACKED EXECUTIVES

Venture-Backed Executives Club Meetings [VBEC]
Chair: Dr. Ronald Weissman, Venture Partner, Apax Partners, Band of Angels
Business and industry experts are invited to roundtables and small meetings which are designed for "C" level management or CXOs of VC venture-backed companies. Some meetings are for specific functions. Some meetings are open to all types of CXOs.

[VBEC] Town Hall Meeting
The VBEC Town Hall Meeting brings together, primarily, C-Level executives from venture-backed companies to network, raise common issues and meet informally. There are four types of VBEC Town Hall Meetings:
  • CEO Town Hall Meeting
  • CFO Town Hall Meeting
  • CMO/VP of Marketing and Business Development Town Hall Meeting
  • VP of Sales/Chief Revenue Officer Town Hall Meeting


EVENTS FOR INVESTORS AND ENTREPRENEURS LOOKING FOR FUNDING

The [MONTHLY] Elevator Pitch Roundtable / Elevator Pitch FEST
Chair: Steve Bengston, Managing Director, Emerging Company Services
Provides an excellent opportunity for entrepreneurs to network with investors and other CXOs, present their company and idea, get immediate feedback and hear first-hand what it takes to raise early-stage capital.

VC Connect: Ask the VC
Chair: Bill Reichert, Managing Director, Garage Technology Ventures
Offers Entrepreneurs the opportunity to ask a panel of experienced, savvy, open venture capitalists questions critical to their success. In return, the VCs obtain early exposure to the best entrepreneurs. The panel features partners of venture funds that are smaller or newer than typical.


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Recent Programs
Energy Intelligence: Investment, Risk and Regulation for Advanced Connectivity and Infrastructure
Emerging Sectors in Cleantech Forum
November 19, 2008 | Palo Alto (evening)

M&A Q&A
November 19, 2008 | Menlo Park
This is a MORNING meeting, 7:30 - 9 AM

The Elevator Pitch Roundtable
November 5, 2008 | Palo Alto

CMO Town Hall Meeting
Venture-Backed Executive Club (VBEC)
October 30, 2008 | Palo Alto

Bridging the CEO / VC Communications Gap
Presenting to VCs
October 29, 2008 | Palo Alto

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