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/UnivStartupConf07/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/UnivStartupConf07/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