Venture Summit Silicon Valley 2010

Where Big Ideas Meet Big Money

Dec 13th - 15th, 2010
Ritz Carlton, Half Moon Bay, CA

Co-Presented by Advanced Equities

Venture Summit Silicon Valley is a two-day gathering that highlights the significant economic, political, and technology trends impacting the global growth investor. The Venture Summit features the most influential institutional investors, venture capitalists, corporate buyers, investment bankers, and research analysts in keynote presentations and panel debates. The Venture Summit will also host 14 Best of Breed CEO Showcases handpicked from the AlwaysOn annual top 100 private company list and 36 other qualified six-minute CEO pitches from companies seeking later-stage capital or potential acquirers.

Dwight Badger
Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer, Advanced Equities Financial Corp.,

Kevin Surace
CEO, Serious Materials

Tim Draper
Managing Director, Draper Fisher Jurvetson

Bill Gurley
General Partner, Benchmark Capital

Guy Kawasaki
Managing Director, Garage Technology Ventures

Trends and Topics

IPO & M&A Outlook for 2011
Super Angels Take Flight
Where the Money is in Mobile
How to Play the Bull Market
Betting on SaS and the Cloud
VC Titans Power On
Top Picks for 2011
The Green in Green

The Program

Last updated on 12/17/2010 at 14:11pm

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05:30 pm
Ballroom 1
Opening Remarks by Your Co-Hosts
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Co-Host: Keith Daubenspeck, Co-founder and Chairman, Advanced Equities Financial Corp.

Co-Host: Dwight Badger, Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer, Advanced Equities Financial Corp.

Co-Host: Tony Perkins, Founder and Editor, AlwaysOn
05:40 pm
Ballroom 1
Venture Capital and Private Company Outlook
Tony Perkins, Founder and Editor, AlwaysOn
06:10 pm
Ballroom 1
Building Blocks for Success in 2011
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How are Top CEOs positioning their companies for success in 2011? Is the recession behind us? What are the economic pitfalls and opportunities that will be impacting private companies in the new year? What is the fund raising climate like right now, and is this the right time to be looking for a strategic partner? M&A or IPO; what are the best options in today's market?
Host: Guy Kawasaki, Managing Director, Garage Technology Ventures

Larry Augustin, CEO, SugarCRM

Ronnie Vashista, CEO, eASIC

Dennis Segers, CEO, Tabula

Haydar Haba, Founder, IntelePeer

Jeff Tinsley, CEO, MyLife.com
07:00 pm
Social Networking Reception

08:30 am
Ballroom 1
Keynote
Tim Draper, Managing Director, Draper Fisher Jurvetson
09:00 am
Ballroom 1
AlwaysOn and KPMG Annual Venture Capital Survey
Packy Kelly, Partner and Co-Head, US Venture Capital Practice, KPMG
09:15 am
Ballroom 1
VC Titans Power On
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Top Tier VCs Who Closed the Deal in 2010
Host: Packy Kelly, Partner and Co-Head, US Venture Capital Practice, KPMG

Tim Draper, Managing Director, Draper Fisher Jurvetson

Todd Chaffee, General Partner, Institutional Venture Partners

John Simon, Managing Director, General Catalyst Partners
10:00 am
Ballroom 1
Closing the Capital Gap
How is the traditional role of the VC evolving? Are Super Angels and Seed Funds offering more attractive alternatives for entrepreneurs? What's at stake for the industry?
Host: Sam Angus, Partner, Venture Capital and Corporate Group, Fenwick & West

Venky Ganesan, Managing Director, Globespan Capital Partners

Robert Ackerman, Jr., Managing Director, Allegis Capital

Howard Hartenbaum, Partner, August Capital

Nils Johnson, Founder of Beautylish and Gorilla Mobile, Angel Investor

Karl Jacob, CEO, Coveroo, Angel Investor
10:00 am
Stage 2
CEO Showcase Presentations
Host: Ed Lambert, SVP and Silicon Valley Region Market Manager, Bridge Bank

Tony Zito, CEO, mediaFORGE

Joe Lynam, CEO, PaymentOne

Jeff Tinsley, CEO, MyLife.com

Mike Hart, President & Founder, Sierra Energy

Josh Jacobs, SVP, Brand Advertising Products & Marketing, Glam Media

Stephanie Fohn, CEO, WhiteHat Security

Amir Ashkenazi, CEO, Adap.tv
10:45 am
Social Networking Break
11:00 am
Ballroom 1
Introducing the 2010 AlwaysOn Venture Capital 100
Co-Host: Victor Boyajian, Chair, Venture Capital/Emerging Growth Company Practice, SNR Denton

Co-Host: Tony Perkins, Founder and Editor, AlwaysOn

Dixon Doll, General Partner, DCM

Steve Krausz, General Partner, U.S. Venture Partners

Stephan Dolezalek, Managing Director and Group Leader, Cleantech, Vantage Point Venture Partners
11:40 am
Ballroom 1
Keynote
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Joe Schoendorf, Accel Partners & Board Member, World Economic Forum
12:00 pm
Lunch
Hosted by Silicon Valley Bank
01:00 pm
Ballroom 1
Keynote
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Jim Anderson, CFA, Head of Corporate Finance Sales, SVB Financial Group
01:30 pm
Ballroom 2
CEO Showcase Presentations
Host: John Lee, Director, Entrepreneur Services Group, Silicon Valley Bank

Farid Naib, CEO, DDC

Tom Davidson, CEO, EverFi

Feyzi Fatehi, CEO, Corent Technology, Inc.

Chris Lien, CEO, Marin Software

Ryan Nichols, VP, Product Strategy and Marketing, Appirio

Eric Best, CEO, Mercent
01:30 pm
Ballroom 1
Traditional Exits vs. Alternative Liquidity: The Next 12 months and the Next 10 Years
Host: Michael Montgomery, President, Montgomery & Company

Dwight Badger, Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer, Advanced Equities Financial Corp.

Sam Schwerin, Managing Partner, Millennium Technology Ventures

Jack Wyant, Managing Director, Blue Chip Venture Company

Ethan Topper, Partner, Union Square Advisors

Jeff Thomas, Senior Vice President, Private Company Market, SecondMarket
02:10 pm
Ballroom 1
Keynote
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Doug Merritt, CEO, Baynote
02:30 pm
Stage 2
CEO Showcase Presentations
Host: Ed Lambert, SVP and Silicon Valley Region Market Manager, Bridge Bank

Rakesh Madhava, CEO, Nextpoint

Prashant Nedungadi, CEO, NimbleCommerce

Edouard Lambelet, CEO, Smallrivers

Rob Garcia, VP, Product Strategy LendingClub

Tom Wilde, CEO, Ramp

Anil Chokshi, VP, Advertising Solutions, Mobclix
02:30 pm
Ballroom 1
Saas and Cloud Computing Roundtable
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Host: Craig Lobdell, Director, KPMG

Mark Gorenberg, Partner, Hummer Winblad

Nino Marakovic, Senior Vice President, SAP Ventures

Bruce Cleveland, Partner, InterWest Partners

Phil Fernandez, CEO, Marketo

Farid Naib, CEO, DDC
03:15 pm
Social Networking Break
03:30 pm
Ballroom 1
Growth Equity Investment Opportunities
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Growth equity funds are booming. There is no shortage of capital --- But, where are the investment opportunities?
Host: Victor Boyajian, Chair, Venture Capital/Emerging Growth Company Practice, SNR Denton

Sandy Miller, General Partner, Institutional Venture Partners

Ravi Viswanathan, General Partner, New Enterprise Associates

Matt McCall, Partner, New World Ventures

Jeff Richards, Partner, GGV Capital
03:30 pm
Stage 2
CEO Showcase Presentations
Host: John Lee, Director, Entrepreneur Services Group, Silicon Valley Bank

Bill Diotte, CEO, BroadHop

Steve Vachani, CEO, Power.com

Steve Goldsmith, President, SwitchGenie Solutions

Larry Silverman, Chairman, GridPlex

Adam Button, CEO, Vubiq

Justine Lassoff, CEO, LovingEco
04:15 pm
Ballroom 1
Keynote
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Kevin Surace, CEO, Serious Materials
04:30 pm
Ballroom 1
CleanTech Roundtable
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Host: Peter McDonnell, Senior Managing Director, Investment Banking, AdvancedEquities

Kevin Surace, CEO, Serious Materials

Danny Yu, CEO, Daintree Networks

Jon Sakoda, Partner, NEA

Annette Finsterbusch, Senior Director and Partner, Applied Ventures

Stephanie Brecher, Partner, Sheppard Mullin
04:30 pm
Stage 2
CEO Showcase Presentations
Host: Craig Lobdell, Director, KPMG

Ryan Steelberg, CEO, Brand Affinity Technologies

Soujanya Bhumkar, CEO, Cooliris

Lisa Morales-Helleb, CEO, ShopSuey Market

Konrad Feldman, CEO, Quantcast

Brett Hieggelke, CEO, Second Porch
05:15 pm
Ballroom 1
Morgan Stanley M&A Presentation
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Cynthia Gaylor, Managing Director, Global Technology Group, Morgan Stanley
05:30 pm
Ballroom 1
The Art of the M&A Deal
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Host: Cynthia Gaylor, Managing Director, Global Technology Group, Morgan Stanley

Charles Carmel, VP, Corporate Development, Cisco

Jim Fowler, CEO, Jigsaw

Seksom Suriyapa, Vice President, Corporate Development, SuccessFactors

Louis Lehot, Partner, Sheppard Mullin

Shannon Soqui, Head of Investment Banking, West Coast, Advanced Equities

Cheryl Dalrymple, AdMob CFO at Google

Jorge Espinel, EVP Strategy and Corporate Development, NewsCorp
06:30 pm
Cocktails & Social Networking Reception

09:00 am
Ballroom 1
Corporate Venture Capital 2.0
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How Strategic Investors are Getting Smarter, and what that means for your fund.
Host: Adam Caper, Managing Director, Synchony Venture Management

Drew Clark, Partner, IBM Venture Capital Group

Jai Das, Partner, SAP Ventures

Luis Llovera, Managing Director, Robert Bosch Venture Capital

Marc Theeuwes, Venture Partner, Nokia Growth Partners

Georges Nahon, President at Orange Institute, France Telecom
10:00 am
Ballroom 1
CEO Showcase Presentations
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Host: Craig Lobdell, Director, KPMG

Bruce Bower, CEO, Plastic Jungle

Hilary DeCesare, CEO, Everloop
10:15 am
Social Networking Break
10:30 am
Ballroom 1
The Seed Round
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Presenting the AlwaysOn Seed Council's Top Seed Stage Companies to Watch

Presenting Companies:
- Quinn McLaughlin, CEO, LineMonkey
- Omar Khan, Carbonated TV
- YanPei Chao, CEO, Valverde Computing
- Scott Sangster, CEO, Health In Reach
- Simon Saba, CEO, SABA Motors
- Michael Castellano, CEO, v-Pitch
- Mike Hogan, CEO, ScaleDB
- Jonathan Gael, Co-Founder, Ether2
Panel:
Host: Sam Angus, Partner, Venture Capital and Corporate Group, Fenwick & West

Gary Lauder, Chairman, ActiveVideo and Managing Partner, Lauder Partners

Nat Goldhaber, Claremont Creek Ventures, Managing Director

David Scott Carlick, Venture Partners, Rho Ventures
11:15 am
Ballroom 1
Digital Media Roundtable
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Mobile. Social Media, Online Video Ad Exchanges. Search. Analytics. Games. Investors continue to chase the next big idea in Digital Media and Entertainment. But, you’re only as good as your last exit. Who's in and Who's out?
Host: Hale Boggs, Partner, Corporate & Finance, Venture Capital & Emerging Companies, Capital Markets, Manatt

Nate Redmond, Managing Partner, Rustic Canyon Partners

Joe Lynam, CEO, PaymentOne

Nash Parker, Director, Emerging Technology & Media for Alcatel-Lucent, ng Connect Program

Ivan Nikkoo, Managing Director, Siemer & Associates

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Ritz Carlton Half Moon Bay
One Miramontes Point Road
Half Moon Bay, California 94019 USA
(650) 712-7000
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