New rules on Crowdfunding
A real opportunity for your emerging company?

AGENDA
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM Registration and Networking
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM Industry Panel
5:00 PM - 6:30 PM Networking Reception


OVERVIEW
On April 5, 2012 President Obama signed the JOBS Act bill into law. President Obama declared the JOBS Act (for “Jump-Start Our Business Start-Ups”) is a “potential game changer”. Indeed, funding for start-ups and emerging companies should become easier with an increased crowdfund cap and new IPO rules for example.

However it does sound a bit risky to disclose your ideas to the whole world at a very early stage.

Key points that will be developed during this session include:
• Why and how to crowdfund your emerging company?
• Is crowd funding a solution for your emerging company?
• Why do VCs and Angels get involved in crowdfunding?
• Do’s and Don’ts of crowdfunding?
• What are the risks and how can you protect your company from them?
• Was a new legal and regulatory landscape created?

Life science and cleantech entrepreneurs are invited to join the real crowdfunding players for an interactive discussion on why and how to crowdfund your emerging company.

Our Panel discussions are candid, interactive and informal. We want you to walk away with the real story behind how things work so you can make it happen yourself. This Panel will be followed by a Networking Reception.


SPEAKERS
• Jai Ranganathan, Co-founders, Scifund Challenge
• Patricia Salber, MD, MBA, Founder and CEO, Health Tech Hatch and Vice-Chair, National Crowdfunding Association
• Paul Spinrad, Executive Board Member, Crowdfunding Professional Association
• Paul Fox, General Partner, CalCEF Clean Energy Angel Fund

• Lead Facilitator: Larry Kane, Corporate Partner, Emerging Companies Group Member, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

For more information, please visit www.prescienceintl.com/events/ev_ba-2012Q3-CrowdfundingPanel.html