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Wednesday, September 18, 2002 at 5:30 PM - Wednesday, January 29, 2003 at 9:00 PM (PT)
Menlo Park, CA
Event Details
EVENT OVERVIEW:
A series of five interactive leadership sessions designed to build a foundation for achieving the next round of funding. Each session is designed to help identify and reduce risk for further financial investment from VCs. The workshops will provide CEOs with a clear context for easier, and smarter decision making to get to the next level of funding.
Each session is begins with a presentation by noted VC firm. The keynote presentation is followed by a break-out session designed to stimulate your strategic thinking. The workshop concludes with a panel of CEOs and VCs who’ve done it before and can provide you with real-life examples. Participants may attend any or all of the events. Any executive who has participated in at least three events will be invited to submit their executive summary for evaluation. Those companies whose executive summaries are accepted by one of the Keynote Speakers will be invited to meet one-on-one with the VC for a private presentation.
This event is hosted by Silicon Valley Law Group ( www.svlg.com ).
BONUS:
Any executive who registers for at least three events before September 18th will be invited to submit their 1-page summary for evaluation by the Luminary VCs. Those companies whose executive summaries are accepted by these VCs will be invited to meet one-on-one with the investors for private presentations. The investors are not obligated to select companies to meet privately.
INTERACTIVE LEADERSHIP SESSIONS:
Session 1: September 18, 2002
"Validating Your Business Model"
Keynote Speaker - Len Rand, Managing Partner, Granite Ventures (www.graniteventures.com)
Moderator: Eric Pfeiffer, Features Editor, Red Herring (www.redherring.com)
Panel: Rick Jackson, VP of Marketing, BEA (www.bea.com); Michael Schuh, General Partner, Foundation Capital (www.foundationcapital.com)
Session 2: October 9, 2002
"Completing Your Team"
Keynote Speaker: John Hamm, Venture Partner, Redpoint Ventures (www.redpointventures.com)
Moderator: TBA
Panel: Abe Kleinfeld, CEO, Accordus (www.accordus.com); Peter Loukianoff, Venture Partner, Alloy Ventures (www.alloyventures.com); Max Shapiro, CEO, PeopleConnect (www.peopleconnectstaffing.com)
Session 3: November 6, 2002
"Creating Your Portfolio of Strategies Model"
Keynote Speaker: Matt Miller, Venture Partner, Walden VC (www.waldenvc.com)
Moderator: Tyson Freeman, Venture Reporter, The Daily Deal (www.thedeal.com)
Panel: Craig Wichner, CEO, Kindmark (www.kindmark.com); Other TBA
Session 4: November 20, 2002
"Working Effectively with Your Board, and Everybody Else Model"
Keynote Speaker: Greg Grestch, Managing Director, Sigma Partners (www.sigmapartners.com)
Moderator: Alison Macondray, Publisher, Wired News (www.wirednews.com)
Panel: Giovanni Colella, CEO, Healinx (www.healinx.com); Other TBA
Session 5: January 29, 2003
"Creating a Sales Strategy to Reproduce Customer Acquisition and Retention Performance Model"
Keynote Speaker: John Occhipinti, Managing Director, Woodside Fund ( www.woodsidefund.com )
Moderator: Peters Suh, Partner at Fremont Communications ( www.fremontgroup.com )
Panel: Clay Collier, CEO of Kivera ( www.kivera.com ) and John Donnelly, VP of Marketing at Talking Blocks ( www.talkingblocks.com )
Session Schedule:
5:30 – 6:00 p.m. – Registration
6:00 – 6:15 p.m. – Sponsor Introductions
6:15 – 6:45 p.m. – Keynote Speaker
6:45 – 7:45 p.m. – Break-out Session
7:45 – 8:00 p.m. – Break
8:00 – 9:00 p.m. – Panel Discussion and Wrap-up
Break-out sessions facilitated by: Vision & Execution (www.visionandexecution.com) and BHS Venture Capital Group (www.vcgresources.com).
When & Where
PWC Global Technology Centre
68 Willow Road Menlo Park,
CA
Wednesday, September 18, 2002 at 5:30 PM - Wednesday, January 29, 2003 at 9:00 PM (PT)