AlwaysON Network Venture Summit East 2008

Venture Summit East 2008

Like its sister event in Silicon Valley, Venture Summit East is a two-day gathering that highlights the significant economic, political and technology trends impacting the global growth investor. Venture Summit East features the most influential institutional investors, venture capitalists, corporate buyers, investment bankers and research analysts in the Eastern US in keynote presentations and panel debates. Venture Summit East will also host 14 “Best of Breed CEO Showcases” handpicked from the AlwaysOn annual top 100 private company list, and 36 other qualified six-minute CEO pitches from companies seeking later-stage capital or potential acquirers.
The goal of Venture Summit East is to match growth-company buyers and sellers and identify the most promising innovation-driven, growth investment opportunities. At the Venture Summit, our editors will also honor the “AO Top DealMakers” and the annual “AO Industry Analyst All-Star Team.”
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Who Attends Venture Summit EastFive hundred institutional investors, venture capitalists, investment bankers, research analysts and corporate buyers will attend Venture Summit East. The most influential members of the financial and technology media and blogging wicommunityll also be on hand to moderate debates and cover the action. Executives attend Venture Summit East to identify and debate emerging investment opportunities in venture and private equity funds and private growth companies, and to build high-level relationships with technology and greentech CEOs and corporate buyers.
Venture Summit East 2008 Draft Program & Invited Speakers: Monday, April 7, 2008
6:30pm
Pre-Event Party Tuesday, April 8, 2008
8:45amSalon A
The State of the Tech IPO Buyers & SellersThe IPO market picked up steam in 2007, but is the "window" still open? Top investors discuss why they still care about IPOs in a turbulent market and delineate what makes them say "buy" instead of "pass." Lise Buyer, Founder, Class V Group Leslie Pfrang, Managing Director, Deutsche Bank Securities Beau Coash, Head Primary Trader, Fidelity Management and Research
8:45amSalon B
Introducing the AO All Star Analyst TeamSecurity analysts and media pundits lost their credibility by not calling the Internet stock bubble. Is there a road back to credibility? Moderator: Bambi Francisco, Founder, Vator.TV Imran Khan, Analyst, JP Morgan Mark Mahaney, Director, Internet Research, Citigroup Tom Watts, Managing Director, Cowen & Company
9:45amSalon A
The Boutiques Versus the Bulge Bracket FirmsIn the technology IPO glory days, there was a bulge bracket firm name on the left side of the prospectus and a boutique name on the right. By the end of the 1990s, the boutiques had all been acquired. Will we see the emergence of a new class of boutiques and will they be able to successfully compete? Moderator: Tony Perkins, Founder, AlwaysOn Anthony Florence, Managing Director, Investment Banking, Morgan Stanley Paul Deninger, Vice Chairman, Jefferies & Co. David Kostman, MD & Head of Internet Banking, Lehman Brothers Roger Altman, Chairman & Co- CEO, Evercore Partners (invited) Aaron Hill, MD, Head of Telecommunications Investment Banking, Cowen & Co
9:45amSalon B
Is There Still Upside in the Internet?Venture capitalists have been funding Internet startups since 1994 and continue to do so with gusto, in what some would argue is an overinflated market. How many more big Internet brands does the future hold? Moderator: Kara Swisher, Staff Reporter, Wall Street Journal David Kidder, CEO, Clickable Waikit Lau, Co-Founder, ScanScout Eric Hippeau, Managing Director, Softbank Capital
10:45am
Break
11:00amSalon A
Corporate Buyers -- What's Whetting Their Appetite?The biggest corporate brands are actively investing in companies that drive their strategies and profitability. Are they continuing to gorge on startups as their primary source of R&D and new product innovation? Kara Nortman, VP of M&A, IAC Brian McAndrews, SVP, Microsoft Dave Johnson, Head of Corporate Development IBM Charles Carmel, Senior Director, Corporate Development, Cisco Systems
11:00amSalon B
CEO Presentations -- Consumer & MediaPresentations by CEOs of the hottest companies in this sector, emceed by Ezra Roizen, Contributing Editor, AlwaysOn. Tom Wilde, CEO, EveryZing Marc Guldimann, CEO, Spongecell
Noon
Lunch
1:00pmSalon A
CEO Presentations -- MobilePresentations by CEOs of the hottest companies in this sector, emceed by Ezra Roizen, Contributing Editor, AlwaysOn. Dan Olschwang, CEO, JumpTap -- OM100 2007 & AO100 2007
1:00pmSalon B
Will The Real Seed Investors Please Stand UpMany entrepreneurs believe that traditional VCs have gotten out of seed investment. Has the change in venture economics made it difficult for the blue chip investors to play the seed investment game? Jonah Goodhart, Managing Member, Point Ventures Group Allen Miner, Chairman & CEO, SunBridge Group
2:00pmSalon A
Where's the Money Moving in Mobile? Moderator: Adam Zawel, Chief Collaboration Officer, INmobile.org Bob Geiman, General Partner, Polaris Ventures
2:00pmSalon B
CEO Presentations -- EnterprisePresentations by CEOs of the hottest companies in this sector, emceed by Ezra Roizen, Contributing Editor, AlwaysOn. Richard Nacht, CEO, Blogging Systems
3:00pm
Break
3:15pmSalon A
CEO Presentations -- Consumer & MediaPresentations by CEOs of the hottest companies in this sector, emceed by Ezra Roizen, Contributing Editor, AlwaysOn.
4:00pmSalon A
Why Take Venture Capital at All?Why spend six months sucking up to venture capitalists when it’s (a) so cheap to start a company these days and (b) there are many ways to kick start cash flow? This is a contrarian panel featuring companies that achieved success without outside capital. Moderator: Tony Perkins, Founder, AlwaysOn Drew Curtis, Founder, Fark Markus Frind, Founder, Plenty of Fish Ramu Yalamanchi,, CEO, hi5
5:00pmSalon A
VC Survey -- What You're Telling Us Ed Sullivan, Partner, KPMG Tony Perkins, Founder, AlwaysOn
5:15pmSalon A
The AO Top Deal Makers Brian Hughes, Partner, KPMG Tony Perkins, Founder, AlwaysOn
6:00pm
Reception Wednesday, April 9 2008
9:00amSalon A
East Coast VCs Go GreenGreentech has become the third largest class of VC investment. Can the upside of investing in greentech rival the potential ROI of the internet. Andrew Friendly, Partner, Advanced Technology Venture Jon Sakoda, Principal, NEA
9:00amSalon B
Why Invest Now In a China Fund?
10:00am
Break
10:15amSalon A
CEO Presentations -- GreentechPresentations by CEOs of the hottest companies in this sector, emceed by Ezra Roizen, Contributing Editor, AlwaysOn.
10:15amSalon B
Why Invest Now In Europe & Israel? Moderator: Paul Deninger, Vice Chairman, Jefferies & Co. Dan Ciporin, Venture Partner, Canaan Partners
11:15amSalon A
Sell Now or Go Public -- What's an Entrepreneur to Do?In a dramatic shift since the 1990s, entrepreneurs have been choosing to sell rather than go public. With better IPO market conditions, should entrepreneurs hang tough or go for the IPO gold? David Moore, CEO, 24/7 Real Media Jit Saxena, CEO, Netezza Greg Strakosch, Co-Founder, Techtarget
11:15amSalon B
CEO Presentations -- Enablers & InfrastructurePresentations by CEOs of the hottest companies in this sector, emceed by Ezra Roizen, Contributing Editor, AlwaysOn. Treb Ryan, CEO, OpSource
12:15pm
Lunch
1:00pmSalon A
The Growing Competition Between Private Equity, Hedge Funds, and VCsHedge Funds, private equity firms, VCs and institutional investors all want to be investing your risk capital. Can private equity work in the tech space? Moderator: Bill Sahlman, Harvard Business School Warren Lammert, Founder and Chief Investment Officer, Granite Point Capital Jonathan Miller, Co-Founder, Velocity Investment Group
2:00pmSalon A
So You Wanna be a VCAfter the bubble burst, power consolidated into the hands of the blue chip VC brands. Is there still room for startup VC funds or are the obstacles of breaking into the entrenched establishment too big to overcome? Art Marks, General Partner, Valhalla Partners
2:45pmSalon A
Closing RemarksImportant Venture Summit East Information:
Venture Summit East Brand Sponsor Program Sponsors gain brand exposure and communicate their leadership positions to Venture Summit East's attendees through a powerful combination of video commercials, e-marketing campaigns, print advertising, on-site material distribution and signage, and program exposure. Brand sponsorship is open to technology, service and investment firms, and high-end consumer brands.
To find out how your company can join the Summit's distinguished group of sponsors, contact:
Eastern USA Noah Gellman noah@alwayson-network.com mobile 310.351.5671 Jennifer Slatkin jennifer@alwayson-network.com Erin Elton erin@alwayson-network.com, 714-474-4761 Northern California/ Pacific Northwest Ryan Brenner ryan@alwayson-network.com 650.346.4726 Grant Gunderson grant@alwayson-network.com 916.217.0427Southern California Marc Sternberg marc@alwayson-network.com Dan Grindlinger dan@alwayson-network.com 917.428.1773
CEO Showcase Opportunity Fifty top CEOs will have the opportunity to present their market strategies and business partnering objectives on the main stage at OnMedia. Qualifying companies are either public or privately held and ideally come from one of the following industry sectors: • Online advertising service providers • Consumer-generated media • Community • Technology enablers • Web and blog analytics and research • Next-generation search • Advertising agenciesFor detailed information on the CEO Showcase opportunity please contact:
Ryan Brennerryan@alwayson-network.com650.346.4726Noah Gellmannoah@alwayson-network.com310.351.5671
Group Ticket RatesIf you want to order your ticket by phone or inquire about group rates, contact my assistant Kathy Osweiler at 415.751.0170 or kathy@alwayson-network.com.
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