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8:00 am     CONFERENCE REGISTRATION &
CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST
 
 
8:50 am   WELCOME REMARKS

Joe Benjamin
Founder & CEO
youngStartup Ventures

John Gilbert
Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
Rudin Management Company

 
 
9:00 am  

STATE OF CORPORATE VENTURING

This session will provide an overview of where Corporate Venture Capital is and where it's headed as well as how that affects the traditional VC and startup communities

Moderator:

Nick MacShane
Senior Managing Director
Progress Partners

Panelists:

Bill Burkoth
Senior Manager
Pfizer- Strategic Investments Group

Sanji Fernando
Portfolio Manager
Nokia Emerging Business Unit

Allison Goldberg
Director
Time Warner Investments

Alan J. Koenning
Fund Manager
UPS Strategic Enterprise Fund

David Nanto
Director of Venture Development
NEC Corporation of America

Bert Navarrete
Director
Mitsui Technology Investment Group

Marc Rappoport
CFO and General Partner
Lucent Venture Partners

 
 
9:50 am  

COMPANY PRESENTATIONS – ROUND I

Eight companies will present their investment opportunities

 
 
  10:50 am
COMPANY SHOWCASE & NETWORKING BREAK
 
 
 
11:30 am  

BEYOND THE MONEY

This session will explore the benefits of raising Corporate VC and how it yields important dividends that are "beyond the bottom line," both for the investor and for the startup firm.

Moderator:

John Hession
Partner
McDermott Will & Emery LLP

Panelists:

Sebastian Blum
Managing Director
T-Venture of America, Inc

Gian Brown
President & General Counsel
SAIC Venture Capital Corporation

Scott Ford
General Manager
Sprint Nextel Ventures

Kazunori Maruyama, Ph.D.
Investment Director
Astellas Venture Management LLC

Kim Pugliese
Director and Vice President
Kodak Venture Group

Charles Scott
Investment Manager
Intel Capital

Anupendra Sharma
Investment Partner
Medical Solutions Fund
Siemens Venture Capital

 
 
12:20 pm  

COMPANY PRESENTATIONS – ROUND II

Eight companies will present their investment opportunities

 
 
1:20 pm   LUNCH
 
 
2:20 pm  

COMPANY PRESENTATIONS – ROUND III

Eight companies will present their investment opportunities

 
 
  3:20 pm
COMPANY SHOWCASE & NETWORKING BREAK
 
 
 
4:00 pm  

INVESTING IN OUTSIDE INNOVATION:
WHAT ARE CORPORATE VCs LOOKING TO FUND
AND UNDER WHAT CONDITIONS?

Just as all companies have different strategic goals and interests, so to their Corporate VC divisions have highly varied strategies and approaches. Still, all involve some balance or mix of strategic corporate goals and financial ROI. This session will explore why certain deals and ventures have been historically of interest to corporate VC's and how this is playing out in the current market space.

Moderator:

Dan Burstein
Founder and Managing Partner
Millennium Technology Ventures

Panelists:

Scott English
VP Strategic Investments
Hearst Interactive Media

Greg Foster
VP Corporate Development
Turner Broadcasting, Inc.

Keith Gillard
Principal
BASF Venture Capital America Inc.

Kent Gossett
Principal
SR One Limited

Heather A. Rebuelta
Investment Manager
Motorola Ventures

Aymerik Y. C. Renard
General Partner
Innovacom Venture Capital

Tom Whiteaker
Senior Director
Strategic Alliances and Investments
Visa International

 
 
4:50 pm   CLOSING REMARKS - CONFERENCE ADJOURNS