Keynote Speaker
Jonathan Silver
Executive Director of the
U.S. Department of Energy’s
Loan Guarantee Program
Silver oversees the Department's Loan Guarantee Program as well as the Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing (ATVM) loan program, and is responsible for staffing the programs and leading origination, analysis, and negotiation, as well as managing the full range of the Department's alternative energy investments. Prior to his appointment, Silver was a venture capitalist and the co-founder and Managing Director of Core Capital Partners, an early-stage investor in alternative energy, advanced manufacturing, telecommunications and software.
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Tuesday, May 4, 2010
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8:30-4:30 pm
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CFO/In-House Counsel Session
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CFO Luncheon Sponsored by Shareholder Representative Services
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9:00 - 11:30am
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Corporate Venture Capital Program
Corporate Venture Capital - Upping the Ante
This half-day session focuses on the challenges and changes confronting CVCs in this new venture cycle. We'll look at why now, more than ever, is the time when growth ambitions require corporations to look increasingly outside their boundaries, how that will impact the entire venture investment sector, and how funds across the spectrum are working together to benefit from these opportunities.
Keynote Presentation:
Meeting the Challenges of the Corporate Growth Agenda
Phil Giesler, Innovation Director, Unilever Corporate Ventures; Physic Ventures, LLC
CVC Ambitions and Objectives in 2010 and Beyond
Jonathan Glass, Managing Director, GE Capital
Steve Meller, Chief Innovation Catalyst, Procter & Gamble
Moderator: Gerald Brady, Managing Director, SVB
Corporate and Financial VC's Working Together to Build Value
Steve Krausz, General Partner, U.S. Venture Partners
Risa Stack, Partner, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers
Nagraj Kashyap, Vice President, Ventures and Innovation, Head of Qualcomm Ventures
Jennifer Friel Goldstein, Pfizer Venture Investments
Rob Trice, Senior Managing Director, SK Telecom Ventures
Moderator: Steve Socolof, Managing Partner, New Venture Partners
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10:00 - 11:30pm
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Young Venture Capitalist Program
Stepping Up To GP: Are You Ready?
Led by Jerome S. Engel, Adjunct Professor Chair, New Venture Creation & Venture Capital Program, University of California - Berkeley
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11:30 - 12:30 pm
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Opening Networking Luncheon
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12:45 - 2:30 pm
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General Sessions
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Opening Remarks and Welcome
Ira Ehrenpreis, General Partner, Technology Partners, 2010 NVCA Annual Meeting Chairman
Terry McGuire, Managing Partner, Polaris Venture Partners, NVCA Chairman
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IPOs: The Institutional Perspective
Duncan Niederauer, CEO, NYSE EuroNext (moderator)
Ashim Mehra, Sector Portfolio Manager, Consumer Discretionary, Mazama Capital Management
Paul H. Wick, Lead Portfolio Manager/Technology Team Leader, Seligman Communications and Information Fund
Henry Ellenbogen, Portfolio Manager, T. Rowe Price
The Key Policy Issues That Will Define Venture's Future
What's happening in Washington has never been more important to the venture industry. Issues such increased regulation, taxation of carried interest, energy reform and healthcare reform have the potential to impact the future of our industry. NVCA's resident policy expert will provide an update on where all these key issues stand and will provide his outlook for the issues most important to the venture industry.
Mark Heesen, President, National Venture Capital Association
Ira Ehrenpreis, General Partner, Technology Partners
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2:45 - 5:45 pm
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Industry Specific Breakout Sessions
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Technology Track
Social Media: Where From Here?
Reid Hoffman, Co-Founder and Executive Chairman, LinkedIn
The Evolution of Online Marketing
Josh James, Senior Vice President & General Manager, Omniture Business Unit, Adobe
Cloud Computing – What It Means for Large and Small Companies
Andy Jassy, Senior Vice President, Amazon Web Services
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Life Science Track
FDA’s Future in Advancing Medical Innovation
Steven Galson, MD, MPH, Former Director FDA and CDRHA
Jonathan Sackner-Bernstein, MD, Associate Center Director Post Market Operations, FDA's Center for Devices and Radiological Health
Total Cure: The Antidote to the Health Care Crisis
Dr. Harold Luft, Acting Chair of the Health Policy Department and Director of the PAMF Research Institute, Stanford. Author of “Total Cure”: The Antidote to the Health Care Crisis.”
NVCA Medical Industry Group (MIG) Roundtable Discussion: Healthcare Policy Priorities and Potential Impact on Healthcare Investor Community
All life science investors are invited to participate in an update and open discussion on the MIG’s established priorities and discuss steps in moving these priorities forward. Topics of discussion will include current issues regarding FDA Review Process and Reimbursement for novel therapies and technologies, comparative effectiveness and personalized medicine.
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Clean Tech Track
How a Visionary Utility Executive Thinks Green
Peter A. Darbee, Chairman of the Board, CEO & President, PG&E Corporation
The Loan Guarantee Program: What It Means For Cleantech Investors
Jonathan Silver, Executive Director of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Loan Guarantee Program
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5:45 - 7:45 pm
7:45 - 10:00 pm
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Cocktail Reception and Dinner Buffet
Dessert & Drinks Reception
Hosted By VCNetwork
Featuring Entertainers:
Eric Lewis, Piano Iconoclast revolutionizing a new genre of music that critics have described as "RockJazz"
The Jill And Julia Show, performed by Jill Sobule, amazing singer-songwriter, and Julia Sweeney, hilarious comedienne of "Saturday Night Live" fame
Entertainment hosted by the VCNetwork and sponsored by Comerica Bank and Wells Fargo Insurance
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Wednesday, May 5, 2010
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8:00 am - 12:30 pm
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General Sessions
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Opening Remarks and Welcome
Kate Mitchell, Partner, Scale Venture Partners, Incoming NVCA Chair
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Keynote Presentation:
T. J. Rodgers, Founder and CEO, Cypress Semiconducter
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The Next Fundraising Cycle: A Candid Look at What Limited Partners Will Fund
Sallie Shuping Russell, Managing Director, BlackRock Alternative Advisors (moderator)
James N. Bailey, Co-Founder, Cambridge Associates
Charles Froland, CEO, Performance Equity Management
Rick Hayes, Managing Director of Oak Hill Investment Management
Edward Kane, Senior Managing Director, HarbourVest Partners
Fireside Chat:
John Doerr, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers interviews John Hennessy, President of Stanford University
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Keynote Presentation:
Heathcare Reform & Its Impact on Innovation
Mark B. McClellan, Director, Engelberg Center for Health Care Reform; Senior Fellow, Economic Studies, Leonard D. Schaeffer Chair in Health Policy Studies, Brookings Institute
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12:30 pm
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Closing Buffet Lunch
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