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Agenda
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Please note that panel discussions 2 to 5 are grouped into either the Financing track or the Operations track and will take place concurrently. |
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Registration and Continental Breakfast |
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Introduction and Overview
 Global Business 2004: The Game, the Players, and the Rules
Mark Cameron White - Partner, White & Lee LLP
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Panel Discussion 1: Leveraging Foreign Markets for Customers and Labor
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Moderator:
Mark Cameron White
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Scaling Offshore Resources in India
Samir Bodas - CEO, Disha Technologies
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Leveraging Australian Opportunities
David Cannington - Executive Director, ANZA
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Conducting Business in China
John F. Pierce - Stoel Rives LLP
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Morning Break |
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Financing Track:
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Operations Track:
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Venture Financing in 2004 and Beyond |
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Building the Team and Protecting the Ideas |
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Panel Discussion 2(F): Keys to Raising Venture Funding in the Northwest
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Panel Discussion 2(O): Recruiting and Retaining Key People
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Moderator:
Tom Alberg - Managing Director, Madrona Venture Group
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 Trends in Venture Financing
Matt Garlick - Senior Analyst and Research Manager, VentureOne
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 Developing Effective Teams
Sydney Joyner - Partner, Joyner Strayer Consulting
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The View from Northern California
J. Roy Martinez - Principal, American River Ventures
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Winning versus Recruiting
Ken Greger - Managing Director, Greger/Peterson Associates, Inc.
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The View from the Pacific Northwest
Debi Coleman - Managing Partner, SmartForest Ventures
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Creating Effective Executive Compensation Packages
Tracy Bean - KPMG
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Strategic Investing with Intel
Keith Larson - Director of Strategic Investments, Intel Capital
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Panel Discussion 3(F): Financing without Venture Capital
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Panel Discussion 3(O): Developing Effective IP Strategies
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Moderator:
Ted Bernhard - Stoel Rives
Venture Leasing as an Alternative to Additional Capital Investment
Chris Fenner - Managing Director, VenCore
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Identification and Management of IP Assets
Peter Ackerman - CEO, Innovation Asset Group
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Raising Angel Funds in Today's Market
Janis Machala - Managing Partner, Paladin Partners
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Keys to Effective Protection of Core Ideas
Greg Hull - Thoits, Love, Hershberger & McLean
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Lunch |
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Financing Track:
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Operations Track:
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Exit Opportunities for Technology Ventures |
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Advanced IP Distribution Strategies |
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Panel Discussion 4(F): Mergers and Acquisitions
Moderator:
Bill Caffee - Partner, White & Lee LLP
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Panel Discussion 4(O): IP Distribution Strategies
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Positioning a Company for Sale to a Publicly Traded Acquirer
Mark Young - Managing Director (Investment Banking), Adams Harkness
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Structuring OEM Arrangements to Maximize Performance
Doug Klein - CTO, Vernier Networks
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Trends in Company Valuations
Jeff Tarbell - Principal, Willamette Management Associates
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Building and Enhancing Relationships with Key Strategic Partners
Dave Baldwin - Director of Business Development, Hollywood Video
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A CEO’s Perspective on Selling the Company
Wenliang Chen - Former CEO, Cascade Semiconductor
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Structuring Licensing Arrangements to Avoid Downstream Problems
Scott Davidson - Partner, White & Lee LLP
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Panel Discussion 5(F): Initial Public Offerings
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Panel Discussion 5(O): Joint Ventures
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Moderator:
Randy Lund - KPMG
Is the IPO Window Still Open?
Mark Young - Managing Director (Investment Banking), Adams Harkness
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Comparison of the Domestic and Global Market Ventures
Clive Cook - CEO, ControlPlane Communications Corporation
Strategic Partnering to Globalize Your Business
Steve Mushero - Technology Advisor
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How to Prepare for Today's IPO
Todd Bauman - Stoel Rives LLP
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Afternoon Break
Dessert and Refreshments
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Panel Discussion 6: Open Source Software - Is the Future Bright?
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Moderator:
Wayne Embree - Cascadia Partners
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International Open Source Opportunities & Intel
Shane Wall - Vice President & General Manager of Channel Software Operation, Intel Corporation
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Healthcare IT - Advantages and Challenges for Open Source
Tim Breaux - President, Intercase Technology
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Open Source Opportunities for Energy and Power Management
Mike Hoffman - Technology/Innovation Lead, Bonneville Power Administration
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Post-Conference Gathering at the McMenamins Cornelius Pass Roadhouse
See logistics for directions |
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