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May 20th, 2010
9:30am-7:00pm

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May 20th, 2010

Agenda Spring 2010

9:00-10:00am Registration
10:00-10:45am Panel: Examining how universities promote entrepreneurship and how VCs contribute
  • Moderator: Dr. Donald Kuratko, Prof. of Entrepreneurship Indiana University
  • Panelists: Drew Starbird, Dean Santa Clara University
    Rolf Brauchler, MIT Venture Mentoring Service, MIT
    Ken Elefant, General Partner Opus Capital
    Carlos Baradello, Associate Dean, USF
10:50-11:00am PayPal X Introduction by Sudha Jamthe
11:00-11:45am Panel: App Monetization with PayPal
  • Moderator: Sudha Jamthe, Social Media Strategist, PayPalX
  • Panelists: Daryl Hatton, Founder and CEO, Fundrazr
    Trevor Cornwell, CEO, Appbackr
    Christian Taylor, CEO, Payvment
    Punsri Abeywickrema, CEO, Rentallic
11:45-12:00pm Short Keynote: Rob Regan - Director New Ventures Business Development, PayPal - Funding strategies and the PayPal X Startup Accelerator program
12:00-1:00pm Lunch/Startup Demo
1:00-1:10pm Introduction by Saeed Amidi, CEO, Plug and Play
1:10-1:30pm Keynote: Mitchell Kertzman, - Managing Director, Hummer Winblad Venture Partners
1:30-2:30pm Startup Elevator Pitches I (20 Startups Pitch for funding to VC panel)
2:30-3:00pm Startup Exhibition
3:00-4:00pm Startup Elevator Pitches II (20 Startups Pitch for funding)
4:00-4:30pm Keynote: Nandhu Nandhakumar, PhD Senior Vice President, Advanced Technology, LG Electronics
4:30-5:00pm Presentations by Top 3 Startups
5:00-7:00pm Cocktail Reception