Think Tomorrow ~ Today 2009
A Private Company & Venture Capitalist Summit
May 11 ~ 13, 2009
The Ritz-Carlton
Half Moon Bay, CA
Summit Agenda
Download PDF of final schedule
| MONDAY, MAY 11, 2009 | ||||
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| 4:00 PM | REGISTRATION OPENS | |||
| 6:00 PM | WELCOME RECEPTION | |||
| TUESDAY, MAY 12, 2009 | ||||
| 7:00 AM | REGISTRATION OPENS | |||
| 7:15 AM | BREAKFAST OPENS | |||
| 7:30 AM | KEYNOTE: DIXON DOLL, CO-FOUNDER & GENERAL PARTNER, DCM: NVCA, Chairman | |||
| SESSION I: Company Presentations |
SESSION II: Company Presentations |
SESSION III: Company Presentations |
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| 8:30 AM Bazaarvoice | 8:30 AM Fusion-io | 8:30 AM Verari Systems |
| 8:55 AM ForeSee Results | 8:55 AM Offerpal Media | 8:55 AM Vivox |
| 9:20 AM Perceptive Software | 9:20 AM Digital Chocolate | 9:20 AM Bigpoint |
| 9:45 AM Xactly | 9:45 AM Luxtera | 9:45 AM Playfish |
| 10:10 AM Barracuda Networks | 10:10 AM Inphi Corporation | 10:10 AM Zynga |
| 10:35 AM BigFix | 10:35 AM Fulcrum Micro, Inc. | 10:35 AM MetaCafe Inc. |
| SESSION I: Panel Discussions |
SESSION II: Panel Discussions | |||
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| 11:00 AM | Online Gaming Meets the Social Web Moderated by: Atul Bagga, ThinkEquity Sebastian de Halleux, Co-Founder & COO, Playfish Emily Greer, Co-Founder, Kongregate Alexander Marquez, Director, Intel Capital, Intel Corporation Mark Pincus, CEO, Zynga Craig Sherman, CEO, Gaia Online |
11:00 AM | Closed Loop Customer Targeting: Getting in Front of the Secular Wave Moderated by: Michael Huang, ThinkEquity Jack Jia, CEO, Baynote Dan Springer, CEO, Responsys David Thompson, Co-Founder & CEO, Genius.com, Inc. | |
| 12:00 PM | LUNCHEON & KEYNOTE ADDRESS: JEFF THREDGOLD, ECONOMIC FUTURIST |
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| SESSION I: Company Presentations |
SESSION II: Company Presentations |
SESSION III: Company Presentations |
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| 1:10 PM | 1:10 PM Brightside Academy, Inc. | 1:10 PM Loglogic, Inc. |
| 1:35 PM AdReady, Inc. | 1:35 PM Social Gaming Network | 1:35 PM Gaia Online |
| 2:00 PM Brand.net | 2:00 PM Mosaica Education, Inc. | 2:00 PM Colibria |
| 2:25 PM Centro, LLC | 2:25 PM Spectrum K12 | 2:25 PM Ortiva Wireless |
| SESSION I: Panel Discussions |
SESSION II: Panel Discussions | |||
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| 2:50 PM | Next-gen Storage Capacity Optimization Moderated by: Rajesh Ghai, ThinkEquity Brian Biles, Founder and VP, Product Marketing, Data Domain Peter Smails, SVP Marketing, StorWize Murli Thirumale, CEO, Ocarina Networks |
2:50 PM | Weathering the Storm: Financing Strategies & Alternatives in a Challenging Market Moderated By: Scott Roth, ThinkEquity Sam Bhaumik, Senior Managing Director/Technology Group Head, Hercules Technology Growth Capital Victor Boyajian, Partner, Sonnenschein Venture Technology Group Paul Slaats, Managing Director, Head of Acquisitions, Internet Capital Group Norm Fogelsong, General Partner, Institutional Venture Partners Bill Ruckelshaus, COO/CFO, AudienceScience, Inc. | |
| 3:40 PM | The Non Traditional IPO: A Discussion of Direct Public Listings & Reverse Mergers Moderated by: Ted Mitchell, ThinkEquity Brian Cooke, Managing Director, Elevation Finance Group Phil Johnston, Head of Equities, ThinkEquity Andy Merkatz, Principal, Vision Capital |
3:40 PM | This Mobile Life: How The Evolution of Mobility is Affecting How We Work, Play & Live Moderated by: Jamie McGurk, ThinkEquity Nagraj Kashyap, VP, Head of Qualcomm Ventures, Qualcomm Nick Magliato, CEO, Trust Digital Greg Yardley, Founder & CEO, Pinch Media | |
| 5:30 PM | COCKTAIL RECEPTION |
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| 6:00 PM | DINNER: GRAND BALLROOM |
| 7:30 PM | CASINO NIGHT: MIRAMAR ROOMS |
| WEDNESDAY, MAY 13, 2009 | |
| 7:00 AM | REGISTRATION OPENS |
| 7:15 AM | BREAKFAST OPENS |
| 7:30 AM | BREAKFAST & KEYNOTE: BOB WHITMAN, CHAIRMAN & CEO, FRANKLIN COVEY: PREDICTABLE PERFORMANCE IN UNPREDICTABLE TIMES |
| SESSION I: Company Presentations |
SESSION II: Company Presentations |
SESSION III: Company Presentations |
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| 8:15 AM Merchant Circle | 8:15 AM K2 Network | Gamers First | 8:15 AM Nirvanix Inc. |
| 8:40 AM Yelp | 8:40 AM Proofpoint, Inc. | 8:40 AM PGP Corporation |
| 9:05 AM Demand Media | 9:05 AM Xoom Corporation | 9:05 AM ShotSpotter |
| 9:30 AM BlueKai | 9:30 AM Vesta Corporation | 9:30 AM Mimosa Systems |
| 9:55 AM AudienceScience | 9:55 AM Stelera Wireless | 9:55 AM Force10 Networks |
| SESSION I: Panel Discussions |
SESSION II: Panel Discussions | |||
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| 10:20 AM | Investing for Tomorrow, Today: Where are Investors Placing Bets in 2009 and What are They Looking For? Moderated By: Greg Wright, ThinkEquity Henry Ellenbogen, T. Rowe Price James Feuille, General Partner, Crosslink Capital Jim McElwee, General Partner, Weston Presidio Mark Sherman, General Partner, Battery Ventures |
10:20 AM | Into the Cloud: A Discussion of the Future of Cloud Computing Moderated By: Jace Kowalzyk, ThinkEquity Tom Furlong, Managing Director, Granite Ventures John Keagy, CEO, GoGrid Deepak Puri, Director, vCloud Strategic Alliances, VMware James Urquhart, Market Manager, Cloud Computing & Virtualization Data Center Solutions, Cisco Systems | |
| 11:15 AM | The Evolving Market for Security as a Service Moderated By: Jonathan Ryukhaver, ThinkEquity Pat Clawson, CEO, Lumension Security Philippe Courtot, CEO, Qualys Michael Turner, CEO, AlertLogic Peter Watkins, CEO, Webroot Software |
11:15 AM | Targeting 2.0 Moderated by: William Morrison, ThinkEquity Brad Bender, Product Management Director, Google Jeff Hirsch, CEO, AudienceScience Omar Tawakol, CEO, BlueKai Todd Teresi, Chief Revenue Officer, Quantcast | |
| 12:15 PM | LUNCHEON & KEYNOTE: MIKE SINGLETARY, HEAD COACH, SAN FRANCISCO 49ers, NFL LEGEND, AND PRO FOOTBALL HALL OF FAMER |
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| SESSION I: Company Presentations |
SESSION II: Company Presentations |
SESSION III: Company Presentations |
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| 1:20 PM BrightRoll | 1:20 PM Alert Logic | 1:20 PM Edison Learning, Inc. |
| 1:45 PM Quantcast | 1:45 PM Venturi Wireless | 1:45 PM Daptiv |
| 2:10 PM Trust Digital | 2:10 PM Spigit | 2:10 PM Despatch Industries |
| 2:35 PM Sulake, Inc. | 2:35 PM Metastorm Inc. | 2:35 PM Infinite Power Solutions |
| 3:00 PM AdMarvel | 3:00 PM Fortinet | 3:00 PM Genius.com |
| SESSION I: Panel Discussions |
SESSION II: Panel Discussions | |||
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| 3:25 PM | Advanced Analog & Power: Still Opportunities in Semiconductor Investing
Moderated By: Joe Dews, ThinkEquity Jim Finch, Chief Executive Officer, Amalfi Semiconductor Francis Ho, Business Development, Inphi Corporation Eric O'Brien, Managing Director, Lightspeed Venture Partners Bob Pavey, General Partner, Morgenthaler Ventures |
3:25 PM | Tomorrow's Treasure Today: Capturing Strategic Value in Today's M&A Market Moderated By: Robin Graham, ThinkEquity Brenon Daly, Financial Analyst, The 451 Group James Gonzalez, Sr. Director, Strategy & Corporate Development, Hewlett-Packard Company Dick Millard, Partner, DLA Piper LLP Sandeep Varma, Senior Director, Corporate Development, Symantec | |
| 4:30 PM | SUMMIT CONCLUDES |
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