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The Numbers, the Perspective and the Reality of Private Equity
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Opening Speaker
The Mortral Sins Avoided and Hard Lessons Learned by Successful Teams in the Current Market
Mark Cameron White
Partner, White & Lee LLP
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Panel Discussion 1: The rules on Building, Changing, and Motivating the Team
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The Management Team Life Style - Staffing Needs as the Enterprise Matures
Richard Strayer
Founder, Strayer Consulting
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Building the Starting Team and Setting the Culture
Steve Morris
CEO, Teseda
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Managing by Consensus - When All Founders Have an Equal Say
Rob Nail
CEO, Velocity11
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Protecting the Company Against the Unfair Executive Termination
Joe Kouri
Partner, Bononi & Kouri
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Panel Discussion 2: Corporate Ethics, Accounting and Governance in the Age of Enron
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A Venture Director's Exposure and Protection from Corporate Mismanagement and Inaccurate Reporting
David Chen
Partner, OVP Venture Partners
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Changes at FASB and the SEC that Change the Reporting Rules for Emerging Growth Companies
Richard Callahan
Partner, KPMG
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Corporate Governance and Best Practices - What the Sarbanes-Oxley Act Really Means for Management
Patrick Schultheis
Partner, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
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Morning Break |
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Panel Discussion 3: Building, Communicating With and Managing an Effective Board of Directors
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How to Build a Balanced and Effective Board Throughout the Corporate Life Cycle
John Thomas
Partner, Stoel Rives
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A Venture Guy's Take an What Gives and Doesn't Management Reporting
Robert Winter
Parnter, Rocket Ventures
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Board Dynamics in the Current Market
Debi Coleman
Managing Parnter, SmartForest Ventures
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Afternoon Session: |
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Partnering for Growth - And Survival Strategies If You Miss the Market |
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Panel Discussion 4: Strategic Partnering for Effective Product Deployment - Laying the Groundwork
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Using IP Strategy to Block the Competition
Dennis Fernandez
Partner, Fernandez & Associates
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Documenting the Deal - What to Say and How to Say It
Scott Davidson
Partner, White & Lee LLP
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Transborder Deals in Europe and Asia - Things to Know and Things to Do
Julie Wicklund
Senior Associate, Cooley Godward
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Panel Discussion 5: David adn Goliath Talk Shop - Strategic Partnering Between Technology Developers and Distributors
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The Game Plan for Net Partnering from a Small Player form the Northwest
Kevin Hoar
VP of Operations, StoreSight Systems, Inc.
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Towing the Line Between Verisity and Synopsys in the EDA Space
Michael Horne
CEO, Qualis
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Parntering as a Cost Efficient Strategy to Penetrate Markets in Korea, Japan and Southeast Asia
Y. Stuart Nam
Founder, Principia Group, Inc.
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Working with Intel - What it Takes
Keith Larson
Venture Partner, Intel Capital
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Afternoon Break |
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Panel Discussion 6: Rethinking Repositioning and Retooling the Business
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Business Expansion in an Age of Cutbacks - Why and How to Do It
Derek Streat
Vice President of Strategic Development, Classmates
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Restarting the Start-up Three Times Over Ten Years
David Watkins
CEO, OneName
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The Process, Strucutre and Discipline of Selling an Employee Benefits Software Tool to the Corporate Enterprise Buyer
Mike Hayes
Vice President of Marketing and Sales, Ascentis
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What to Tell the Street and How to Spin the Bad News...or New News
Abbie Kendall
Principal, Armstrong Kendall
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Closing Speaker
Corporate Governance and the Capital Markets - What's Right, What's Wrong and What Matters
Steve Wynne
Former CEO, adidas America, Inc.
Foudner, Ater Wynne LLP
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