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2ND ANNUAL NATIONAL CONFERENCE
of the
PRINCETON ENTREPRENEURS' NETWORK
"Back to Fundamentals:
How to Survive and Thrive in a Difficult Capital Market"
Thursday, May 31, 2001
10:45 a.m. - 6:30 p.m.
McCosh Building & Chancellor Green
Princton University Campus, Princeton, NJ
Campus Map / Parking and Transportation
| 10:45 am |
Registration |
| 11:00 am |
Keynote Speaker |
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Julio Gomez '82, Founder and CEO,
Gomez.com |
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Videotape of
Keynote Speech by Julio Gomez at PrincetonEN Annual Conference (scroll
down to May 31, 2001) |
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An authority on the e-commerce industry, Julio was
recently named by Time Magazine as one of the 50 most important
people shaping technology. His insights on the development and
growth of the e-commerce marketplace have been influential on the
industry. Gomez is often called on as an expert source from media
outlets such as NBC, The Wall Street Journal, New York Times,
Business Week and Forbes. |
| Track A: Growth and Survival Techniques |
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Session 1 (1:30-2:30): Alternative Financing
Strategies |
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Corporate partners, alliances, venture lessors, loans, friends & family, angels, bootstraps.
Moderator: Ed Zimmerman, (Partner, Internet and Technology Group, Lowenstein)
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- Branko Krmpotic (Principle, Mezzanine Financing Group at Bank
of New York)
- John Stein (Principle, Cortec Group)
- Arun Ganguly (CEO, Ganguly & Co.)
- Ronald Hahn (General Partner, Alan Patricof Associates)
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Session 2 (2:45-3:45): Survivor Tactics |
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Cash preservation, finding new capital, management
of current VCs, business model transplants, turn-arounds.
Moderator: Josh Glantz '90 (Principal, BRM Capital) |
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- Devin Hosea '91 (CEO, Predictive Networks)
- David Sorin (Partner, Hale and Dorr)
- Ojas N. Shah (Turn-around Consultant)
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Session 3 (4-5PM): Alternative Exit Strategies |
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Tech LBO funds, roll-ups, M&A, collaboration
within a VC's portfolio.
Moderator: Bruce Jackson '76 (President,
Carver Cross Securities) |
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- Jamie McJunkin '96 (Vice President, TA Associates)
- Cathryn Mitchell (Partner, Miller Mitchell)
- Mo Cheston '92 (VP, Thomas Weisel)
- William F. Swiggart '77 (Partner, Swiggart & Agin, LLC)
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| Track B: New Growth Markets |
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Session 1 (1:30-2:30): Non-Tech Start-ups |
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Specialty Retail, Specialty Finance, VC involvement
in more traditional companies and industries, new/old economy
partnerships, media/entertainment convergence.
Moderator: Katherine Issel '95 (Harvard Business School) |
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- David Geliebter (Managing Partner, Carrot Capital; Founded and
sold 2 companies for $200M+)
- Max Polaner (CEO, Impromptu Gourmet)
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Session 2 (2:45-3:45): Health-Related Products
and Services |
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BioTech, medical devices, new developments in the
health sector, impact of macro trends such as aging baby-boomers.
Moderator: Stuart Sender '77 (Partner, Lowenstein) |
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- Brad Middlekauff (VP, Medarex - Princeton Biotech)
- Dr. Steven Livesey (Founder and EVP of LifeCell - NJ Biotech)
- Frank DeBernardis (Founder Echocath - Princeton Medical Device
Company)
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Session 3 (4:00-5:00): The Next Big Idea |
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What is the next wave in Venture Capital and
Entrepreneurship?. Moderator: Jim Carlisle '69 (Entrepreneur in
Residence Primedia Ventures, CEO Carlisle Venture Group) |
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- Jim Robinson IV (General Partner, RRE Ventures)
- Russ Planitzer (Managing Partner, Lazard Technology Partners)
- Matt Burnham (Manager, Tribune Ventures)
- Polly Schneck '91 (Partner, Labrador Ventures)
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| 5:30 pm |
Cocktail Party |
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