Conference Agenda

Tuesday, March 18, 2003


7:00 - 8:30   Registration and Breakfast  
8:45 - 9:45 Opening Session: State of the Venture Capital Market
9:45- 10:15 Break
10:15 - 11:15 Veranda Ballroom: How Funds Are Working with Portfolio Companies to Help Them Build Value
Hosted by Ernst & Young
10:15 am - 12:30 pm Concurrent Sessions:

Session 1: Muir Suite
10:15-11:30 Biopharmaceutical Company Presentations
11:30-12:30 Biopharmaceutical Roundtable

Session 2: Yerba Buena B
10:15-11:30 Semiconductor Company Presentations
11:30-12:30 Semiconductor Roundtable

Session 3: Yerba Buena A
11:15 - 12:30 Business Services Company Presentations

12:20- 2:00 pm Luncheon Keynote Speaker: Rick White, President & CEO, TechNet: "A Political Agenda for the Innovation Economy"
2:15 - 3:30 pm Concurrent Sessions:

Session 1: Muir Suite
2:15-3:30 Nanotechnology, Materials, and Electronics Companies Presentations
3:30-4:30 Is There an Opportunity in Nanotechnology?

Session 2: Yerba Buena A
2:15-3:30 Application Software Roundtable
3:30-4:30 Application Software Company Presentations

Session 3: Yerba Buena B
2:15-2:30 Wireless Company Presentations
2:30-3:45 Wireless Industry Overview by Rutberg & Co.
3:45-4:30 Wireless Roundtable

3:30 - 4:20 pm Veranda Ballroom: Workshop: The 2003 Term Sheet: What Entrepreneurs Can Expect
Hosted by Wilson Sonsini
4:30 - 5:20 pm Concurrent Sessions:

Session 1: Muir Suite
How The Changing Role of Limited Partners Could Impact VCs and Their Portfolio Companies

Session 2: Yerba Buena A
Asia: Why You Can't Afford to Ignore it Any Longer

5:30 - 7:30 pm

Cocktail Reception hosted by Sponsors Ernst & Young, Transamerica Technology Finance and Wilson Sonsini Goodrich and Rosati

Wednesday, March 19, 2003

7:00 - 9:00 am Registration and Breakfast
9:00 - 10:00 am Concurrent Sessions:

Session 1: Yerba Buena A
Is Fundraising Poised for a Pick-Up?

Session 2: Veranda Ballroom
Shopping for Start-Ups: What Corporations are Saying

10:00 - 10:30 am Break
10:30 - 12:45 pm Concurrent Sessions:

Session 1: Muir Suite
10:30-11:30 Presentations by Medical Device Companies
11:30-12:45 Medical Device Roundtable

Session 2: Yerba Buena A
10:30-11:30 Communications Software and Infrastructure Roundtable
11:30-12:45 Communications Software and Infrastructure Presentations

Session 3: Yerba Buena B
10:30-11:30 The Valuation Game: How Investors and CEOs are Deciding What a Company is Worth
11:30-12:45 Is Your Pay Right? Trends in Compensation for Venture Backed Entrepreneurs

Session 4: Veranda Ballroom
10:30 - 11:30 The Post-Bubble Relevance of Debt Financing

1:00 - 2:15 pm Lunch and Closing Keynote Panel: What's Next for Venture Capital?