VCs & The Art of Juggling Priorities
Women VC Roundtable
Investors only
April TBA, 2008 | KPCB | Menlo Park


These events are restricted

The VC World is Flat: Cross Border Investing Opportunities in Developed and Emerging Markets
Sunset Meeting
May 13, 2008 | Palo Alto

Capitalizing on Corporate Venture Capital and Strategic Investor Relationships
Corporate Venture Capital SIG
May 15, 2008 | Palo Alto

VC Connect
May 21, 2008 | Palo Alto

The Elevator Pitch Roundtable
June 4, 2008 | Palo Alto


These events are open to all

Environmental Ventures 2008
Dow Jones
June 10-11, 2008 | San Mateo

The 19th Annual Venture Capital Investing Conference
IBF Conferences
June 10-12, 2008 | San Francisco
receive a $200 discount - code S-VCTF

Capital Matters Investor Luncheon
Financing Partners
June 12, 2008 | Palo Alto
35% Discount for VC Taskforce Members

Alternative Energy Innovations 2008
Dow Jones
October 21-22, 2008 | Redwood City

Consumer Technology Innovations 2008
Dow Jones
November 11-12, 2008 | Redwood City


These events are open to all


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Mission/Vision:

VC Taskforce™ is building an organization that venture capitalists can give input and direction to and get immediate results that benefit both themselves 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 venture capital firms, institutional investors and portfolio company management in which they can share ideas and information that will help them manage their businesses for maximum success.

Venture capitalists and their portfolio companies can request programs and speakers.

THE 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 OPEN TO ALL

Breakfast Workshops:
Distinguished speakers provide the most relevant and current information about the pressing issues of the day facing venture capital firms and portfolio companies.

Venture Capital Community Mixers:
VC Taskforce™ provides a forum for venture capital firms, institutional investors and portfolio company management in which to share ideas and information that will help them manage their businesses for maximum success.

Emerging Technology Forums:
The Emerging Technology Forum 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.

Meetings provide an overview of these interesting domains, identifying the problems being solved, highlighting technology and business issues, discussing the evolution of market structure, and identifying likely future opportunities for new market entrants and investors. Each meeting provides an overview of the topic by technology experts, two companies participating in the industry and an investor's perspective from a venture capitalist active in the area.

PROGRAMS FOR VENTURE CAPITALISTS ONLY

The VCsClub
Distinguished, interesting and provocative presenters are invited to meetings for Venture Capitalists only. Should you have questions about events that are "For VCs Only" please feel free to contact the appropriate Program Chair. [Admission to our special interest groups, referred to as SIGs, and Cocktail Parties are often by invitation only.]

General Meetings for VCs

  • Sunset Meetings
    • Chair: , CIMA Senior VP- Investments, UBS
VC Special Interest Groups (SIG)
  • Corporate VC SIG
    • Chair: John Park, Associate, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
    • Committee:
    • Bill Byun, Managing Director, Samsung Ventures
    • Naveen Bewtra, Managing Director, Hoya Ventures 
    • Annette Finsterbusch, Investment Manager, Applied Ventures
    • Parthiv Sangani, Director, Corporate Development, AMD
    • SIG Manager: Rose Mortilla, VP, YES Partners
  • International VC SIG
    • Co-Chair: , Xceleris
    • Co-Chair: Tahn-Joo, Chin, Managing Partner, Cross Border Venture Partners
    • Co-Chair: TBA
    • Committee: TBA
    • SIG Manager: Albert Sheu, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich and Rosati
  • Life Sciences VC SIG
    • Chair: Alan Mendelson, Partner, Latham & Watkins
    • Committee: 
    • Lisa Suennen, Managing Dir, Psilos Group
    • Kathleen Imhoff, Principal, PacBio Facilities
      SIG Manager:
      Rohit Gupta
  • Wireless VC SIG
    • Chair: Manijeh Moghis, President, CommTec Consulting
    • Committee: 
    • Tim Chang, Principal Norwest Venture Partners
    • Lara Druyan, General Partner Allegis Capital
    • Fred Wang, General Partner Trinity Ventures
    • Jodi Sherman Jahic, Principal, Voyager Capital, Sullivan
    • Rohini Chakravarthy, Head of Wireless, Corporate BD, Cisco
    • SIG Manager: Rose Mortilla, VP YES Partners
  • Semiconductor VC SIG
    • Co-Chair: , Partner, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich and Rosati
    • Co-Chair: , Sr. Marketing Manager, Synopsys, Inc.
    • Committee: TBA
    • SIG Manager:  TBA
  • Small Fund VC SIG
    • Co-Chair: , President, Garage Technology Ventures
    • Co-Chair: , Partner, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich and Rosati
    • Committee:
    • Rich Weingart
    • SIG Manager: TBA
  • Women in Venture SIG
      Chair: Sr. Vice President, investments, UBS
      Committee:
      Debi Coleman, Managing Partner, SmartForest Ventures
      Lara Druyan, General Partner, Allegis Capital
      Lissa Morgenthaler-Jones, Partner, Arare Ventures
      Judy O'Brien, Managing Director, Incubic Venture Fund
      Heidi Roizen, Managing Director, Mobius Venture Capital
      Event Committee:
      Jill Rubin, Consultant
      Erika Williams, Interim CEO
  • Cocktail Parties

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    PROGRAMS FOR VENTURE-BACKED EXECUTIVES

    Venture-Backed ExecutivesClub Meetings [VBEC]
    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.

    VC Taskforce contact:
    June Riley
    1755 Embarcadero, Suite 1166
    Palo Alto, CA 94303
    Phone: 650.687.4116
    e-mail:

 
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Recent Programs
The Elevator Pitch Roundtable
May 7, 2008 | Palo Alto

Water Crisis: Investment Opportunities and Emerging Technologies
Emerging Technology Forum
April 17, 2008 | 6:00-9:00 PM | Palo Alto

The Elevator Pitch Roundtable
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Apr 2, 2008 | Palo Alto

The Elevator Pitch Roundtable
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March 5, 2008 | Palo Alto

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Wireless VC SIG
March 4, 2008 | Menlo Park

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