Presentations 2006


From Innovation to Opportunity:
Take Your Company to New Heights


 

Introduction & Overview

Mark Cameron White, Partner
White & Lee LLP
New Rules - Trendlines in Technology Management
in 2006

   
Panel One:
  Alternative Liquidity Paths in Light of a High IPO Bar
   
  Moderator:
  Tom Armstrong, Partner
White & Lee LLP
   
  Speakers:
Brad Gevurtz,
D.A. Davidson
Banker’s perspective on the public equity, M & A,
and private equity markets
   

Chris Marsh,
Unicru
Private Company Sale rather than IPO

   
Tom Malone
Former CEO of SRC Software
Presentation
   
  Panel Two:
  Consumer Branding – Getting the Right Message to the Right People
   
  Moderator:
  Scott Davidson, Partner
White & Lee LLP
   
  Speakers:

Patrick O’Neill, CEO
Gluekos
Tackling big established competitors

   
David Howitt,
Meriwether Group
Brand strategy
   
  Charlie Baker
Brand Consultant and Strategist
Builiding value through branding
   
  Panel Three:
  Open Source – Where are the Opportunities?
   
  Moderator:
  Matthew Wilson, Counsel
White & Lee LLP
   
  Speakers:

Jason McKerr, VP Operations
Janrain
Opportunities as a startup

   
Mike Stankey, CEO
PolyServe
Enterprise opportunities
   
Greg Gottesman
Madrona Venture Group
Open Source investment opportunities
   
Simon Birkett, CEO
Headwest Software
   
  Luncheon Speaker
Stuart Cohen, Executive Director
Open Source Development Lab


forum organizer

   


sponsors



Contributors
 

 
For the remainder of the conference, participants were asked to select
the Financing Track or the Operations Track
   
Financing Track
Financing Opportunities For Technology Ventures
Operations Track
Efficient Technology Development, Protection And Defense
  Panel Four:
  Corporate Spinouts – Finding and Capitalizing on Opportunities
   
  Moderator:
  Jon Summers, Partner
White & Lee LLP
   
  Speakers:

Rich Wykoff,
Intel Capital
To spin out, or not to spin out,
that is the question

   
Jim Huston,
Blueprint Ventures
The external investment perspective on spinouts
   
Vijay Parmar
Gainspan Corporation
Getting started as a spinout
   
  Panel Five:
  Venture Financing in the Current Environment
   
  Moderator:
  Blair Minitti,
KPMG
   
  Speakers:

Angela Biever
Intel Capital

   
Gerry Langeler
OVP
   
John Gabbert
Venture One
Venture numbers and trends
   
  Panel Six:
  Offshoring and Outsourcing in 2006
   
  Moderator:
  Mark Cameron White, Partner
White & Lee LLP
   
  Speakers:
 

Serhiy Loboyko, President
Techinvest (Ukraine)
Advantages of outsourcing to Ukraine

   
  Eileen Boerger,
Agilis Solutions
Outsourcing to Vietnam
   
  Jorge Zavala,
Tech B. A.
How startups can effectively outsource
in Mexico
   
   
  Panel Seven:
  Building Patent Systems to Stand the Test of Time
   
  Moderator:
  Mark Cameron White, Partner
White & Lee LLP
   
  Speakers:

Keith Daellenbach,
Bioject
Developing an IP Portfolio in an
Emerging Biotechnology Company

   
Chris Tuttle,
Alleman Hall McCoy Russell & Tuttle
Patent Strategy
   
Philip Harstein,
Ocean Tomo
Investing in Innovation through
Acquisition
 
 

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