Corporate Venture Capital Summit 2006: Speakers

More than 24 leading VCs will speak at the Summit. These top-tier venture investors will discuss: VC investment trends, strategies for investing in early stage ventures, strategies for finding and accessing capital, what they look for in early stage companies, the kinds of companies they find most attractive, and the do's and don'ts in structuring deals.

VCs confirmed to Speak:

Sebastian Blum
Managing Director, T-Venture of America, Inc

Gian A. Brown
President & General Counsel, SAIC Venture Capital Corp.

Bill Burkoth
Senior Manager, Pfizer- Strategic Investments Group

Dan Burstein
Founder and Managing Partner, Millennium Technology Ventures

Scott English
VP, Strategic Investments, Hearst Interactive Media

Sanji Fernando
Portfolio Manager, Nokia Emerging Business Unit

Scott Ford
General Manager, Sprint Nextel Ventures

Greg Foster
VP of Corporate Development, Turner Broadcasting, Inc.

John Gilbert
Executive VP and COO, Rudin Management Company

Keith Gillard
Principal, BASF Venture Capital America

Allison Goldberg
Director, Time Warner Investments

Kent Gossett
Principal, SR One Limited

John Hession
Partner, McDermott Will & Emery LLP

Alan Koenning
Fund Manager, UPS Strategic Enterprise Fund

Nick MacShane
Senior Managing Director, Progress Partners

Dr. Kazunori Maruyama
Investment Director, Astellas Venture Capital

David Nanto
Director of Venture Development, NEC USA, Inc.

Bert Navarrete
Director, Mitsui Technology Investment Group

Kim Pugliese
Director and Vice President, Kodak Venture Group

Marc Rappoport
CFO and General Partner, Lucent Venture Partners

Heather A. Rebuelta
Investment Manager, Motorola Ventures

Aymerik Y. C. Renard
General Partner, Innovacom Venture Capital

Charles Scott
Investment Manager, Intel Capital

Anupendra Sharma
Investment Partner, Medical Solutions Fund, Siemens Venture Capital

Tom Whiteaker
Senior Director Strategic Investments and Alliances, VISA International