MISSION: To
provide early stage and emerging growth ventures, with useful strategies to
utilize
in
maximizing opportunities for raising venture capital and building strategic
alliance
Tuesday, June 24
FEATURED COMPANY COACHING
SESSION
02:00 P.M.
FEATURED COMPANY
COACHING SESSION
For featured companies, VCs and invited guests only
Moderator:
Keith A. Miller
Shareholder
Heller Ehrman Venture Law Group
Panelists:
Dan Burstein
Managing Partner
Millennium Technology Ventures
Teo Forcht Dagi
Partner
HLM Venture Partners
Mark Davis
Associate
DFJ Gotham Ventures
Brian Hirsch
Managing Director
Greenhill SAVP
Ronald W. Lennox
Partner
CHL Medical Partners
Chip Meakem
General Partner
Kodiak Venture Partners
Gina Raimondo
General Partner
Point Judith Capital
05:00 P.M.
COACHING SESSION ADJOURNMENT
06:00 p.m.
COCKTAIL RECEPTION
Open to all conference
participants
Venue: Microsoft, New York City
Hosted by:
Microsoft
Wednesday, June
25
VENTURE SUMMIT/COMPANY SHOWCASE & PRESENTATIONS
08:15 a.m.
REGISTRATION & NETWORKING
08:45 a.m.
WELCOME REMARKS
Joe Benjamin Founder &
CEO
youngStartup Ventures
Stephen
Davis
Partner & Co-Chair Corporate/VLG
Heller Ehrman Venture Law Group
Will D.
Porteous
General Partner
RRE Ventures
09:00 a.m.
NAVIGATING THE VENTURE PATH: FINDING THE QUICKEST ROUTE TO MONEY
Inundated with numerous options, the venture scene can appear more like a
maze than a direct path to success. This distinguished panel will help
clarify the process and illustrate an efficient means to raising venture
funding.
Moderator:
Stephen Davis
Partner & Co-Chair Corporate/VLG
Heller Ehrman Venture Law Group
Panelists:
Steve Brotman
Managing Director
Greenhill SAVP
Andrew D. Clapp
Founding Partner
Brook Venture Partners
Noah J. Kroloff
Partner
NGN Capital
Bob McHugh
Manager, Capital Access
Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Northeastern PA
Brian S. Model
Director
Stonehenge Growth Capital
Charles Scott
Investment Manager
Intel Capital
Bart Stuck
Managing Director
Signal Lake
09:50 a.m.
BREAK
10:00 a.m.
COMPANY PRESENTATIONS - ROUND I Concurrent Tracks: Technology & Life Sciences
11:00 a.m.
NETWORKING & REFRESHMENT BREAK
11:40 a.m.
COMPANY PRESENTATIONS - ROUND II Concurrent Tracks: Technology & Life Sciences
12:40 p.m.
LUNCH & NETWORKING
01:40 p.m.
COMPANY PRESENTATIONS - ROUND III Concurrent Tracks: Technology & Life Sciences
02:40 p.m.
THIS
WAY OUT: EXIT STRATEGIES AND EXIT VALUES
It's the goal-and the challenge-of every venture capitalist: a successful
exit from an investment. How do you find it? Step one: attend this session
on exit strategies and values. Panelists will cover early-stage planning,
exit strategies and corresponding values, picking the right advisers and
managing expectations.
Moderator:
Jerrold B. Spiegel
Partner & Co-Chair of Corporate Group
Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz PC
Panelists:
David Azad
Principal
Galen Partners
Jay N. Goldberg
Senior Managing Director
Hudson Ventures
David F. Hendren
General Partner
Catalyst Health Ventures
Todd Pietri
Co-Founder and General Partner
Milestone Venture Partners
Will D. Porteous
General Partner
RRE Ventures
Daniel J. Schultz
Co-Founder & Managing Director
DFJ Gotham Ventures
William J. Wilcoxson
General Partner
Axiom Venture Partners
03:30 p.m.
NETWORKING & REFRESHMENT BREAK
04:10 p.m.
TERMS OF ENGAGEMENT: NEW RULES FOR NEGOTIATING TERM SHEETS
Entrepreneurs who don't prepare well for term-sheet negotiations may find
themselves locked into an uncomfortable relationship with their VC for years
to come. Whether you're looking for a first round or follow-on funding,
attend this panel to learn what you should know about negotiating term
sheets.
Moderator:
Peter W. Rothberg
Partner
Duane Morris LLP
Panelists:
Carter Caldwell
Principal
Cross Atlantic Capital Partners
Charles W. Crockett
Founding Partner
Ascend Venture Group
Stephen Knight, MD
Managing Partner
Fidelity Biosciences
Ryan Moore
General Partner
GrandBanks Capital
F. Morgan Rodd, Jr.
Co-Managing Partner
ArrowPath Venture Partners
Bruce K. Taragin
General Partner
Blumberg Capital
Arthur H. Tinkelenberg, Ph.D.
Partner
Ascent Biomedical Ventures
05:00 p.m.
AWARDS & CLOSING REMARKS
Joe Benjamin Founder &
CEO
youngStartup Ventures
Stephen
Davis
Partner & Co-Chair Corporate/VLG
Heller Ehrman Venture Law Group
Daniel J. Schultz
Co-Founder & Managing Director
DFJ Gotham Ventures
