April 22, 2009
Corporate Program
4:30pm-5:00pm
Registration
5:00-5:20pmKeynote:
Eric Klein, VP of Java Marketing Sun Microsystems discusses Sun’s commitment to entrepreneurialism through the Sun Startup Essentials program
5:20-5:40pmKeynote:
Ofer Ronen formerly of Sendori, recently acquired by Ask.com discusses his process of building a company for two years and what it was like to be acquired by Ask.com
5:40pm-6:10pmCorporate Service Partners Panel/Pitching: How service partners play an important role in the entrepreneurial eco-system
Greenberg Traurig - Credit Suisse
Orrick - SVB
Hanson Bridgett
Corefino
6:15-6:25pmCosta Rican Coffee Break: IsThmus Near-Shore Engineering sponsors; 1 minute mention from Johnny Vega
6:25pm-6:45pmKeynote:
Nagraj Kashyap, Head of Qualcomm Ventures discusses Qualcomm’s commitment to entrepreneurialism and announces a $250,000 Business Plan Competition
6:45pm-7:15pmCorporate pitching (5-10 companies 5 min each, 2.5 min change)
Large corporations discuss programs and services aimed at start-ups, and their interest in supporting innovation/entrepreneurialism
7:15pm-8:15pmCorporate VC Panel: will feature 5-7 corporate VC's or scouts discussing. Moderated by Krishna Kakarala - Goldman Sachs
1) The value in seeking new technology innovation for a larger corporation
2) What a start-up should know before pitching to a corporate VC
3) Generally what CVC's are looking for in an investment (importance of team, product, etc.)
4) How they may differ from a traditional VC
5) Discuss current market conditions with regard to exit strategy (IPO's are non-existent at this point in a cyclical market; how corporate acquisition/investment is a viable exit strategy alternative in today's climate)
Candidates for the panel include: Siemens VC, Foxconn, Samsung Ventures, Intel Capital, Ebay, Qualcomm Ventures, SVB, Best Buy, Yahoo!, Symantec, Facebook, HP, Siemens TTB
8:15pm-9:00pmNetworking/Demo/Cocktails
Participating Universities:
