The 2007 New England Venture Summit

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New England Venture Summit 2007: Agenda

Tuesday, November 27, 2007
VENTURE SUMMIT

8:00 am	CONFERENCE REGISTRATION & CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST

8:50 am	WELCOME REMARKS Joe Benjamin CEO & Founder youngStartup Ventures David E. Brook Founder and Principal Hamilton Brook Smith Reynolds

9:00 am	EMERGING TRENDS & BUBBLES Are the current emerging trends merely bubbles waiting to burst, or the road ahead mapping the future course of investment? This panel will analyze these various developments and provide insight. Moderator: Jim Sanger Partner ABS Ventures Panelists: Jeffrey P. Andrews Partner Atlas Venture Alex Finkelstein Principal Spark Capital Sean Marsh General Partner Point Judith Capital Aaron Sandoski Managing Director Norwich Ventures Charles Scott Investment Manager Intel Capital Cali X. Tran Principal North Bridge Venture Partners

9:50 am	BREAK

10:00 am	COMPANY PRESENTATIONS – ROUND I Concurrent Tracks Technology & Life Sciences

11:00 am	NETWORKING & REFRESHMENT BREAK

11:40 am	COMPANY PRESENTATIONS – ROUND II Concurrent Tracks Technology & Life Sciences

12:40 pm	LUNCH & NETWORKING

1:40 pm	COMPANY PRESENTATIONS – ROUND III Concurrent Tracks Technology & Life Sciences

2:30 pm	NAVIGATING THE VENTURE PATH Early-stage investment is back. A recent survey showed seed-round deals up in third quarter 2006 and expansion-stage funding down. But this is not to say that attracting seed money is easy. What should entrepreneurs do to turn a great idea into a venture-funded business? Industry leaders reveal the criteria startups must meet. Moderator: David J. Thibodeau, Jr. Principal Hamilton Brook Smith Reynolds Panelists: Skip Besthoff Principal Rho Ventures Stephen Brotman Managing Director Greenhill SAVP Andrew D. Clapp Founding Partner Brook Venture Partners David F. Hendren General Partner & Founder Catalyst Health Ventures Samuel B. Nickerson Vice President Tullis-Dickerson & Co., Inc. Ido Sarig Venture Partner Thomas Weisel Venture Partners Roger Walton Partner Castile Ventures

3:20 pm	NETWORKING & REFRESHMENT BREAK

4:10 pm	NEGOTIATING THE DEAL You've got a top notch team, solid business model and a term-sheet in hand, yet without understanding the negotiating process, you may wind up losing it all. This session will provide valuable insight as to the elements necessary for structuring a winning opportunity. Moderator: John Hession Partner Cooley Godward Kronish Panelists: Jeff Bussgang General Partner IDG Ventures Boston Mary Campbell Managing Director and Founder EDF Ventures Stephen Kraus Associate Bessemer Venture Partners Tim Langloss Co-Founder & Principal WFD Ventures Charles R. Lax Managing General Partner GrandBanks Capital Derek Lee Principal SV Life Sciences David Steinberg Principal PureTech Ventures

5:00 pm	AWARDS & CLOSING REMARKS

5:10 pm	SUMMIT ADJOURNS

	* Program schedules and speakers are subject to change Register by Nov 21st and Save $200!