PRINCETON ENTREPRENEURS' NETWORK
7TH
ANNUAL NATIONAL CONFERENCE
Celebrating 10 years of Entrepreneurship at Princeton
Sponsored By:
In Conjunction with
PRINCETON UNIVERSITY'S
SCHOOL OF
ENGINEERING AND APPLIED SCIENCE
and THE BENDHEIM CENTER FOR
FINANCE
Friday, June 2, 2006
8:00am - 7:30pm
Friend Center,
Princeton University Campus, Princeton, NJ
Map To Friend Center / Printable Campus
Map / Driving
Directions /
NJ Transit & SEPTA (NYC
or Philly)
/ Amtrak (Acela
Express)
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
*** Check-in will begin at 8:00am in the Friend Center Atrium and
will remain open until 11:00am ***
8:30am - 9:30am
WOMEN'S NETWORKING BREAKFAST
NEW VENTURE SHOWCASE BREAKFAST
9:45am - 10:00am
OPENING REMARKS
10:00am - 11:15am
KEYNOTE ADDRESS by Mickey Drexler, CEO of J. Crew
Since January 2003, Millard "Mickey" S. Drexler has been
Chairman and CEO of J. Crew Group, Inc. He has been a director at Apple Computer since 1999 and was formerly the CEO of Gap Inc.
More information regarding his leadership of J. Crew can be found here.
11:15am - 11:30am
BREAK
11:30am - 12:30pm
DISCUSSION PANELS
Investor Insight: What VCs are looking for
Patrick Foley *67, Delaware Innovation Fund
Diane deCordova '83, Consultant, Adovant Partners LLC
Scott Lenet '91, DFJ Frontier, Startup Venture Capital
Eric Kutner '95, Sports Marketing Consultant
John Quigley, Co-Founder, Nassau Capital
After The Boom: Tech Companies Today
Dr. William Lewis '71, President & CEO Prospect Technologies
Joe Studholme '84, co-founder and COO, Restricted Stock Systems
Mark Searle '86, Founder, Log Savvy
Darren Hammell '01, President & Ceo, Princeton Power
Jeff Rosedale '86, Patent Attorney, Woodcock Washburn, LLC
Howard Leonhardt, Founder, Bioheart
Trendwatch: Social/Not-For-Profit Entrepreneurship
Jesse Johnson '93, Q Collection Corp.
Joanne Gere, Financial Architecture
Rebecca, Dare Mighty Things
Aaron Tang, Co-Director, Our Education
How to Build a Successful Company by Thinking Backwards: From Inception
to Exit
Dick Boyce '76, Partner, Texas Pacific Group
Michael Alcamo '87, Chairman, M.C. Alcamo & Co.
Kit Codik '91, EVP Corporate Development, Finacity
Val Tomasello '93, Retail Consultant
Tim Ehrlich '95, Attorney, Latham & Watkins
Jared Polis '96, Founder, Blue Mountain Arts and Pro Flowers.com
12:30pm - 1:30pm
NETWORKING LUNCH
NEW VENTURE SHOWCASE
1:30pm - 2:30pm
WORKSHOPS
Buzzworthy Business Plans
Sabrina Parsons, Director, Palo Alto Software
Noah Parsons, Director, Palo Alto Software
Mastering the Pitch: The Perfect Elevator Pitch
Troy Byrd, co-founder, The Bryant University Global Entrepreneurship Program
Key Financial and Legal Issues for New Business Owners
Christy Cook Ziglar S'95, Accredited Asset Management Specialist, AG Edwards
Tim Ehrlich '95, Attorney, Latham & Watkins
Panel: Getting Venture Deals Done
and Preparing Your Venture-Backed Company for Exit
Edward Zimmerman, Chair, Tech Group at Lowenstein Sandler
Chris Sugden, Partner, Edison Venture Funds
Robert Chefitz, General Partner, NJTC Venture Fund
2:30pm - 2:45pm
BREAK
2:45pm - 5:30pm
Summit Partners BUSINESS PLAN COMPETITION FINALS
Judges
Michael Anderson '97, Vice President, Summit Partners
Tim Berry, President, Palo Alto Software
Paul Maeder '75, Managing General Partner, Highland Capital Partners
David R. Ramsay '85, Partner, Care Capital LLC
Scott Lenet '91, Founder and Managing Director, DFJ Frontier
Russell Pyle '91, Partner, M/C Venture Partners
John T. Siegel Jr. '91, Partner, Columbia Capital
T. Devin O'Reilly '96, Bain Capital Partners, LLC
Dan Rosenthal '96, Principal, Mayfield Fund
Tom Vander Schaff '96, Vice President & Principal, Edison Venture Fund
Sang W. Ahn '97, Principal, Dawntreader Ventures
Mackenzie Mudgett '01, Analyst, Atlas Venture
Presenting Companies
5:45pm
AWARDS PRESENTATION
6:00pm - 7:00pm
COCKTAIL SOCIAL & NETWORKING
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