New England Venture Summit 2007: Speakers

More than 25 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.

Confirmed Speakers & Judges:

Jeffrey P. Andrews
Partner, Atlas Venture

David Beisel
Vice President, Venrock

Skip Besthoff
Principal, Rho Ventures

David E. Brook
Founder and Principal, Hamilton Brook Smith Reynolds

Steve Brotman
Managing Director, Greenhill SAVP, LLC

Jeff Bussgang
General Partner, IDG Ventures Boston

Mary Campbell
Managing Director and Founder, EDF Ventures

Andrew D. Clapp
Founding Partner, Brook Venture Partners

Anthony Coia
Associate, Bioventures Investors

Alex Finkelstein
Principal, Spark Capital

Michael T. Fitzgerald
Managing General Partner and Founder, Commonwealth Capital Ventures

David F. Hendren
General Partner & Founder, Catalyst Health Ventures

John Hession
Partner, Cooley Godward Kronish

Zach Jonasson, PhD
Principal, Seaflower 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

Sean Marsh
General Partner, Point Judith Capital

Dina Routhier
Principal, Massachusetts Technology Development Corporation

Samuel B. Nickerson
Vice President, Tullis-Dickerson & Co., Inc.

Aaron Sandoski
Managing Director, Norwich Ventures

Jim Sanger
Partner, ABS Ventures

Ido Sarig
Venture Partner, Thomas Weisel Venture Partners

Charles Scott
Investment Manager, Intel Capital

Thayer Swartwood
Principal, ABS Ventures

David Steinberg
Principal, PureTech Ventures

John P. Sullivan
Associate, Foundation Medical Partners

David J. Thibodeau, Jr.
Principal, Hamilton Brook Smith Reynolds

Cali X. Tran
Principal, North Bridge Venture Partners

Roger Walton
Partner, Castile Ventures