| Luncheon Keynote Speaker David S. Pottruck, President & Co-CEO, The Charles Schwab Corporation Luncheon Keynote Panel How the Venture Capital Community is Reacting to Current Market Conditions Moderator: Philip T. Gianos, General Partner, InterWest Partners Panelists: Doug Carlisle, Managing Director, Menlo Ventures Grant Heidrich, General Partner, Mayfield Fund Geoff Yang, Managing Director, Redpoint Ventures Presenting Analysts Dr. Charles Boucher, Bear Stearns, Internet Security & Infrastructure Management Software David Coleman, Dain Rauscher Wessels, Broadband Telecommunications Bob Lam, Bear Stearns, Semiconductors Dr. Todd R. Nelson, Dain Rauscher Wessels Genomics, Life Sciences & Drug Discovery Greg Vogel, Banc of America Securities, Internet Software Workshops Web services offer companies significant business value by expanding development and investment opportunities, enabling efficient employee collaboration, improving consumer access, and facilitating B2B collaboration via service aggregation and internal and external application integration. Panelists discussed how Web services are laying the groundwork for the next wave of the Internet. Host: Microsoft Moderator: Will Zachman, VP, Meta Group Panelists: Navin Chaddha, Cofounder, Chairman & CEO, Rivio Vladimir Jacimovic, Managing Director, Crosslink Partners Mike Kinney, General Manager of .Net Platform Strategy, Microsoft This overview of hot industry sectors analyzed current market trends within those spaces. The overview was followed by a discussion of industries to keep watch over going into the new millennium. Host: Banc of America Securities Moderator: Jim Jones, Director, BA Venture Partners Panelists: Ali Agha, Principal, Equities Research Department, Banc of America Securities William Bao Bean, VP & Research Analyst, Equity Research, Banc of America Securities Streaming video, audio, and interactive services are increasingly common on the Internet, and users are demanding the same reliability and functionality they expect from the television and the telephone. The growth in broadband communications will drive greater supply and demand for large-scale media distribution solutions, and corporate content distribution networks will become as commonplace as the Internet itself. This panel reviewed of the growing content distribution network market and how it will affect business strategy. Host: WorldCom Moderator: Chris Kimm, Director, Sales Engineering, UUNET Panelists: Suby Mitra, Manager CDN Product Marketing, Cisco Rich Shapero, General Partner, Crosspoint Venture Partners Jonathan Stefansky, VP, Network Infrastructure & Arch., Akamai This workshop examined the recent effects of federal legislation on the public and private markets. Panelists discussed recent changes to laws governing employment and investing, and how these developments will impact entrepreneurs, VCs, and high-growth companies. Host: Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati Moderator: James C. Creigh, Corp Attny, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati Panelists: Piper Cole, VP, Global Public Policy, Sun Microsystems Timothy Draper, Founder & Mng. Director, Draper Fisher Jurvetson Hon. Joseph A. Grundfest, Franke Professor of Law & Business, Stanford Law School Hon. Rick White, President & CEO, TechNet When venture capital is at an ebb, many companies investigate alternative capital sources. Panelists described how to secure the additional funds needed for working capital, facility build-outs, soft costs, or bridge financing, so that precious venture capital may be conserved for business-critical activities such as R&D, marketing, and hiring. This workshop examined alternative capital from the viewpoints of the lender, the VC, and the entrepreneur. Host: Transamerica Technology Finance Moderator: John Merhaut, Mktg. Director, Transamerica Technology Finance Panelists: Herman White, Managing Director, CrossBridge Venture Partners Scott Poland, CrossBridge Venture Partners Tom Leep, Chief Financial Officer, SS8 Networks Quentin Falconer, Senior VP, Online Services Practice, Silicon Valley Bank Relationships with foreign entrepreneurs or investors present both challenges and rewards. This workshop presented an overview of regulatory issues, cultural differences, and how to manage the obstacle of distance, as well as the benefits of foreign partnerships. Host: VentureOne Moderator: Ronald F.E. Weissman, Ph.D., Venture Partner, Patricof & Co. Ventures Inc. Panelists: David K. Chao, Managing General Partner, Doll Capital Mgmt. Richard Grogan-Crane, General Partner, Crescendo Ventures Jim McLean, General Partner, ComVentures When taking a company public, careful preparation makes all the difference. Panelists discussed important aspects of planning an offering, including the road show, the trace process for listing a company, and ways in which a company's investor relations department can contribute to IPO success. Host: NASDAQ Moderator: Richard M. Alo, Managing Director, Global Sales & Member Affairs, NASDAQ Panelists: Robert O'Conner, Mng Attny, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati Jeff Child, Co-Head, Equity Capital Markets, Banc of America Sec. Michael S. Hildreth, Partner & National Director, Entrepreneurial Services Technology, Communications & Entertainment, E & Y Successful execution of an IPO is critical and challenging, but maintaining excellence following an offering is an even greater hurdle. This workshop gave insight on how to hit the ground running in order to enhance your chances of long-term success in a demanding public market. Host: Ernst & Young Moderator: Joseph A. Muscat, Co-Leader & Managing Director, New Economy Team, Ernst & Young Capital Advisors Panelists: James C. Creigh, Corp Attny, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati James R. Pekarsky, VP, Finance & CFO, Virage Logic Michael Stark, Managing Director, Venture Capital & Public Markets, Crosslink Capital In a tight IPO market, private companies must focus on conserving capital, yet capital is exactly what is required to build a strong business. Panelists discussed the trade off between these dueling objectives and how to stay focused on the initial application or try to build a more robust product pipeline. This panel examined companies that emerged as winners under similar market conditions and drew conclusions for today's startups. Host: Silicon Valley Bank Moderator: Lois Fisher, Senior VP, Marketing Manager, Silicon Valley Bank Panelists: Larry Kubal, Founder & Managing Director, Labrador Ventures This workshop provided insight into the forces in private equity that influence the valuations of venture-backed companies. VentureOne's briefing on valuation trends was followed by and a panel of experienced venture investors who provided perspectives on company attributes and market dynamics that most affect valuation negotiations. Host: VentureOne Moderator: Jean Yaremchuk, COO, VentureOne Panelists: Brian Atwood, Managing Director, Versant Ventures Steve Baloff, General Partner, Advanced Technology Ventures Arthur Patterson, General Partner, Accel Partners |
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