2001 Forum: Session II
Technology Partnering, Acquisitions and IPOs In a Troubled Market


Intel Campus - Hillsboro, Oregon
Saturday, November 10, 2001


 Presentations

7:30-8:00

Registration and Continental Breakfast

    Morning Session:
Technology Partnering - Survival Building Without Capital

8:00-8:30

Download

  A Strategy for Building Critical Strategic Partnerships in the New-New Economy
Ernie Bootsma
Partner, White & Lee LLP


8:30-9:00

Download

Tax and Structuring Alternatives for Trans-border and Domestic Strategic Partnering
Dave Evans
Andersen, Portland, OR



9:00-10:00

Panel Discussion 1: Intellectual Property, Ownership and Deal-Making Involving Technology and Content

Protecting Your Intellectual Property Rights Overseas
Frank Curci
Preston Gates & Ellis, Portland, OR

The Hollywood Paradigm for Protecting, Using and Distributing Content in the New New Market
Ken Hertz
Golding Hertz Lichtenstein & Haft, Beverly Hills, CA



10:00-10:15

Morning Break

10:15-11:30

Panel Discussion 2: Technology Looking for Distribution - The Technology Company Perspective

Marketing Software Enterprise Tools and Services
Gary Allen
President and CEO, Sabrix, INc.


Fabless Semiconductor Parntering and How to Change Partners and Terms with a New Business Model
Ron Nikel, Chief Technology Officer and Co-Founder, TriCN, Inc.


11:30-12:15

Panel Discussion 3: The Large Company Perspective

The IC Sector - Intel's Partnering Program and Process
Jim Huston
Intel Capital



12:15-1:00

Lunch Break

  Afternoon Session:

The End Game in a Down Market - And Survival Strategies Until Things Change

1:00-2:15

Panel Discussion 4: Acquisitions - The Only Game in Town?

Acquisition Trends, Structure and Process in 2001
Mark Cameron White
White & Lee LLP

M&A Banking For the Best Deal - Any Deal - In the Current Market
Erik Krieger
Chairman and Managing Director, Pacific Crest

2:15-3:00

Panel Discussion 5: IPOs - Is There a Market?!
The New Game Plan for an IPO - Have the Rules Changed?
Todd Bauman
Stoel Rives

Underwriting in the Current Market - The IPO Pipeline and What to Expect
Bill Rodoni
Vice President, Investment Banking Division, Credit Suisse First Boston Technology Group


3:00-3:15

Afternoon Break

3:15-4:30

Panel Discussion 6: Staying Alive in a Down Market - Survial Strategies Until Good Things Happen

Surviving in the New "New" Economy
Brian Sterling
CEO, Safe Harbor Technology Corporation

The Last Man Standing in E-Commerce?!
Greg Drew
President and CEO, 800.com

Changing the Business Model, Product Definition and Customer Profile Midstream
Charles Hart
CEO, SurfMonkey, Inc.


4:30-5:00

The Inside Stroy on Oregon's Most Recent Grand Slam
Allen Alley
President, CEO and Chairman of the Board, Pixelworks




















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