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University Startups 2007 "Enabling Innovation" A Transaction-Focused Conference, 10/3-5, Bethesda, MD

September 7, 2007

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October 3-5, 2007

Bethesda, Maryland

(National Institutes of Health Campus, Washington DC)

Capital Formation Institute http://www.cfi-institute.org Network Members:

see special discounted registration details below

With an amazing 8% of university start-ups going public, they represent an important part of the U.S. innovation economy and unique wealth generation opportunities. The University Start-Ups Conference is the only event series dedicated to the creation and funding of high-impact university start-ups of every type.

University Start-Ups Conference ’07 is a “must attend” for those people serious about creating a regional center of innovation, commercializing federally-funded research, and successfully creating and funding high-impact university start-ups.

Join colleagues and expand your network at this unique gathering for in-depth discussion of cutting-edge practices and developments in start-up creation and funding with VC, angel and corporate investors. With university administrators, state governors and federal agencies placing an ever increasing emphasis on commercializing federally-funded R&D, this conference is vitally important.

REGISTER TO ATTEND (Conference and pre-conference Angel Workshop):

http://ncet2.org/UpcomingEvents/Univ ... 7/Register/

Capital Formation Institute Network Members:

Claim your 10% DISCOUNT- enter CFI in the code box on the fees page.

CONFERENCE DETAILS: http://ncet2.org/UpcomingEvents/UnivStartupConf07/

KEY SUPPORTERS of University Start-ups Conference '07 include:

Organizers:

· National Institutes of Health

· National Science Foundation

· National Council of Entrepreneurial Technology Transfer

Hosts:

· University of Maryland

· University of California

Venture capital sponsors:

· National Venture Capital Association

· Strategic Venture Association.

At the University Start-ups Conference ’07 in Bethesda, Maryland:

* Meet and discuss with VC, angel and corporate funders of innovation

* Discover what investors are really looking for when investing in start-ups

* Learn about university-based early stage commercialization funds

* Learn how to create your own University Angel Group to fund start-ups and bring back wealthy alumni to your school (in a pre-Conference workshop)

* Learn how a business plan competition can motivate faculty and students, and create a nexus for entrepreneurial activity at your institution

* Discuss with university officials what works and what doesn't

* Discover what the federal funders of university research look for in commercialization efforts

Confirmed Speakers:

* C.D. Mote, President, University of Maryland * Dr. Samuel J. Traina, Acting Vice Chancellor of Research, University of California, Merced

* Mark Heesen, National Venture Capital Association

* Ali Andalibi, National Science Foundation

* Kesh Narayanan, National Science Foundation

* Steve Ferguson, National Institutes of Health

* Jo Anne Goodnight, National Institutes of Health

* Charles Wessner, The National Academies

* Meg Arnold, University of California, Davis

* Marjorie Smelstor, Kauffman Foundation

* Larry Gilbert, California Institute of Technology

* Greg Horowitt, GlobalConnect

* Mark Frantz, Red Shift Ventures

* David Stoffel M.D., Radius Ventures

* Chris Hayter, National Governors Association - NGA, Center for Best Practice

* John J. Brasch, University of Nebraska - Lincoln, Technology Development Corporation

* Matt Blanton, STARTech Early Ventures

* Jeremy Adelman, George Washington University

* Steven Kubisen, Johns Hopkins University

* David Lerner, Columbia University

* Brian Darmody, University of Maryland

* David Day, University of Florida

* Allen Dines, University of Wisconsin-Madison

* David Gulley, University of Illinois-Chicago

* Matt Noah, North Dakota State University

* Todd Keiller, University of Vermont and Jackson Laboratories

* David Potter, Momentum Venture Associates

* Doug Lynch, University of Pennsylvania

* John Fraser, The Florida State University, 2007 Immediate Past-President, AUTM

* Mark Mielke, BASF Future Business America

* Paul Cumming, Honda R and D

* Andrew Jay, Siemens Venture Capital

* Carl Showalter, Opus Capital

* Don Clark, NEC Corporation of America

* Tony Grover, RPM Ventures

* Mark Burns, Vesbridge Partners

* Timothy Howe, CHL Medical Partners

* Thomas Churchwell, ARCH Development Partners

* Julie Gerstenberger, Eastman Kodak Company

* Zach Jonasson, Seaflower Ventures

* Tracy Warren, Battelle Ventures

* Rick Holdren, Healthcare Angels

* Jura Zibas, Super Angel

* Michael Loeb, Loeb Enterprises

* Thomas Penn, Meridian Venture Partners

* Thorne Sparkman, Slater Technology Fund

* Jack Biddle, Novak Biddle

* Bill Geary, North Bridge Venture Partners

* Venky Ganesan, GlobalSpan Capital Partners

* Matthew McCooe, Chart Venture Partners

* Scott Nissenbaum PA Early Stage Venture Funds

* Steve Ringlee, Cimarron Capital Partners

* Mark Levine, Core Capital Partners

* Timothy Mills, Sanderling Ventures

* Jim Gunton, NJTC Venture Fund

* Chip Hazard, IDG Ventures Boston

* Shomit Ghose, ONSET Ventures

* Ilse Treunicht, MaRS

* Phyl Speser, Foresight Science & Technology

* Brian Cummings, University of Utah

* Michael Paul, Lineagen Venture Partners

* Paul Ahlstrom, vSpring Venture Capital

* Greg Jones, Former State Science Adviser, CEO of VisTrails, Inc.

* Cliff Gross, UTEK Corporation

REGISTER TO ATTEND the Conference and Angel Workshop pre-conference at:

http://ncet2.org/UpcomingEvents/Univ ... 7/Register/

Capital Formation Institute Network Members:

Claim your 10% DISCOUNT: enter CFI in the code box on the fees page.

Dan Loague

Executive Director

Capital Formation Institute

http://www.cfi-institute.org
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