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Annual Conference

2002 Conference | 2002 Sponsors
 

3RD ANNUAL NATIONAL CONFERENCE
of the
PRINCETON ENTREPRENEURS' NETWORK

"Capturing the Upside:
Starting and Managing Ventures in a Rebounding Economy"

Thursday, May 30, 2002
10:30 a.m. - 6:30 p.m.

McCosh Building & Frist Hall
Princton University Campus, Princeton, NJ
Campus Map / Parking and Transportation

***NOTE: Registration is in front of Whig Hall from 9:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Meet and confer with fellow entrepreneurs, investment and service leaders that are helping to shape the new and old economies through entrepreneurial activities.

SPEAKERS LIST AND SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

The conference events will include:

  • Keynote addresses by Wyc Grousbeck '83, General Partner at Highland Capital, and Peter Thiel, Chairman and CEO of PayPal, Inc.

  • Networking Lunch to meet colleagues with similar interests and needs

  • Afternoon of stimulating panel discussions

  • Cocktail party

Both alumni and non-alumni are welcome. Our event will provide CEOs and other executives, venture capitalists, private investors, and service leaders such as attorneys, financial, and marketing consultants with up-to-the minute strategies for continued survival and growth of rapidly growing companies, and offer access to contacts, ideas, and the tools to improve one's business and career.

The afternoon will offer three concurrent tracks of panel discussions on the following topics:

  • The Future of the Media Industry


  • Mike Tannen, Tannen Media Ventures; Miles Gilburne, AOL Time Warner & ZG Ventures; Charlie Herrin, Comcast Online; Dave Kansas, Wall Street Journal Online; Ann Kirschner, Fathom

  • Developments in Biotechnology


  • Arthur Klausner '82, Domain Associates; Ron Cohen, Acorda Therapeutics; Bob Johnston, Johnston Associates; Ken Moch, Alteon; Jesse Treu, Domain Associates

  • Entrepreneurship in Non-Startup Environments


  • Rob Tsai '94, Mille Capital; Donald Steinberg, Hale & Dorr; Nina Kaminer, Nike Communications; Kit Codik, Finacity; Rich Miller, Miller Mitchell; Tom Zambrotta, Toys R' Us

  • The Telecommunications Industry - After the Fallout


  • Trey Farmer, Telecom Industry Consultant; Brooke Coburn '93, Carlyle Group; Thomas Curtis, Ultra Fast Optimal Systems, Inc.; Curtis Glovier, Perseus Capital, LLC; Anthony Marino, Venrock Associates

  • Financing Strategies in the Current Economic Environment


  • Ed Zimmerman, Lowenstein Sandler; Steve Papa '94, Endeca; Thomas Penn, Meridian Venture Partners; Scott Perricelli, LLR Partners, Inc.; John Reynolds, Kemper Ventures LP

  • Educational Institutions and Non-Profits Involved with Entrepreneurial Ventures


  • Bill Swiggart '77, Swiggart & Agin, LLC; Frank Carrigan, Columbia University Science and Technology Ventures; Matt Crowley '97, Community Technology Fund - Boston University; John Ritter, Princeton University Office of Technology Licensing & Intellectual Property

  • Getting to Yes! Generating Sales in a Tough Economic Climate


  • Josh Glantz '90, Pragmatix, Inc.; Michelle Clarke, RHG, Inc.; Josh Linkner, ePrize; Michael Ringel, Let's Talk Business Network

  • Managing Your Entrepreneurial Career


  • Charles Goodwin '93; Rob Garrett, Union Capital Corp.; Greg Slamowitz, Ambrose Employer Group; Jamie Peretz, Korn/Ferry International

  • From the Boardwalk to the Boardroom: Selecting, Managing and Serving on a Board of Directors


  • Anne Linton '86, Washington Federal Strategies; Jim Andersen, Clearview Capital; Clark Cohen, IntegriNautics & Congressional Fellow

 Sponsors:
Gold > Hale and Dorr LLP
Silver > Ballard Spahr Andrews & Ingersoll, LLP
> Lowenstein Sandler PC
Bronze > Miller Mitchell PC
> Springboard Public Relations
> Swiggart & Agin, LLC
Class Sponsor > Princeton Class of 1977


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