WBT Innovation Marketplace 2012 Agenda
Wednesday October 24, 2012
12:30 PM - 04:30 PM |
A quarter of the funding from the $1.5B State Small Business Credit Initiative (SSBCI) was awarded to state and local government programs to support angel, seed, and venture capital. Governments and other economic development organizations engaging in these investments always face a number of considerations, and the requirements of managing an SSBCI-backed program, although worthwhile, create additional challenges.
The SSBCI: State & Local Support for Innovation Finance Workshop is one of the only opportunities for program managers to exclusively discuss the challenges and opportunities that exist for innovation finance programs operating within the SSBCI framework.
The purpose of this workshop is to bring together the managers of state- and local-level economic development organizations and other partnering investment entities to discuss public-supported innovation finance, in order to discuss best practices, regulatory challenges, leverage and ratio requirements, and investment strategies.
Moderator(s):
Jason Rittenberg, Research & Resources Coordinator, Council of Development Finance Agencies
Toby Rittner EDFP, Executive Director, Council of Development Finance Agencies
Speaker(s):
Paul Huleatt, Managing Director, Development Capital Networks, LLC
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01:00 PM - 04:00 PM |
The capital gap is real...and growing, especially for developmentally-rigorous technologies. Universities and their key innovation partners (high-tech companies, early stage investors, and government agencies) are stepping forward with a solution--gap funding.
Mind the Gap (as link: http://www.gapfunding.org) is a first-of-its-kind resource directed at these translational research, proof of concept, and pre/seed staged gap funds. Join us for our inaugural event that will showcase insights from nearly 100 university-affiliated gap funds, including:
- Raising and sustaining gap funds
- Managing the gap fund process (promotion, evaluation, and commercializing)
- Cultivating programs that incorporate faculty, students, and members of the business, investment, and technical community
- Understanding and demonstrating fund impact (financial, economic development, community-building)
This event will be an open-discussion roundtable, directed by the leading gap fund managers—both on-site and virtual.
Are you a current or aspiring gap fund manager at an international university, hospital, lab, or incubator/accelerator seeking valuable information to develop funds and support programs?
Are you an early-stage investor or corporation identifying creative investment and innovation strategies that can increase competitive engagement with sources of high-tech breakthroughs?
Are you a state or government tech-onomic development agency charged with launching programs to boost economic development, job creation, and technology commercialization?
This session and associated networking are for you. We guarantees that the information and discussion from this event will provide you with a solid platform for gap fund development or partnering. We will also be announcing a venue following the event to continue the discussion and networking with peers and future partners.
In order to create an intimate atmosphere, we are limiting registration to encourage engaged discussion, ample time for individual challenges, and relationship-building. So, sign up today to guarantee a seat at the table.
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01:00 PM - 05:30 PM |
As someone engaged in technology commercialization, you know that patents are vital to your success. But to develop and implement a strong patent strategy, you also must juggle other critical priorities including fund-raising, research, product development, partnering and managing other technologies and patents -- none of which you can afford to drop.
This workshop is designed with you in mind. We’ll show you highly effective techniques used by scientists, engineers, startup CEOs and technology managers to take control of their patenting strategy, generate better returns on patenting investments and extract valuable competitive intelligence from patent data.
Even without patenting expertise, you can develop a valuable patent portfolio. This workshop will give you practical skills that you can begin using tomorrow, to help you make better use of your experts and ultimately maximize the value of your company’s intellectual assets.
Moderator(s):
Jeff Carpenter, Director, Bird Dog Innovation Strategies, Development Capital Networks, LLC
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04:00 PM - 06:30 PM |
WBT2012 Registration Open San Diego Convention Center - Foyer
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05:00 PM - 06:30 PM |
Informal reception for pre event workshop participants and attendees taking advantage of early registration
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Thursday October 25, 2012
07:00 AM - 08:00 AM |
Continental Breakfast San Diego Convention Center - Upper Level 30BCDE
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07:00 AM |
Registration Open San Diego Convention Center - Foyer
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08:00 AM - 08:45 AM |
Join us as Paul Meyer provides the WBT audience with a glimpse into the power of innovation – now and in the future during his keynote address.
Speaker(s):
Paul K Meyer, Sector Vice President and General Manager
Advanced Programs and Technology, Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems
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09:00 AM - 09:45 AM |
Recent changes in securities laws affect venture capital firms, angel investors, early stage companies, and emerging growth companies planning to go public with revenue less than $1.0 billion.
The Jumpstart Our Business Startups (JOBS) Act enacted in April contains many provisions that have the potential to impact the way investors fund and exit high growth companies. The JOBS Act substantially changes U.S. securities laws to encourage capital raising and initial public offerings (IPOs) by:
- Mandating that the SEC adopt rules allowing general solicitation of investors for certain private placements;
- Creating rules to allow crowd funding;
- Increasing the number of shareholders a company can have before
- triggering public filing requirements;
- Increasing the size of Regulation A offerings from $5 million to $50 million;
- Allowing registration statements to be filed confidentially;
- Allowing IPO companies to “test the waters” to gauge investor interest;
- Reducing the number of years of financial data required for an IPO; and
- Significantly reducing certain disclosure requirements for IPOs.
Leaders from the legal, accounting, and investment banking industries, including one of two lawyers who served on the IPO Task Force—the group whose recommendations gave rise to Title I of the JOBS Act, will provide you clarity on the provisions of the JOBS Act. If you are looking to raise capital or thinking about an IPO in the future, come hear how the landscape has changed.
Speaker(s):
Ted Roth, President and Head of Institutional Sales, Roth Capital Partners
Joel Trotter, Partner, Washington, D.C., Latham & Watkins LLP
Melanie Dolan, Partner, KPMG LLP
Ed Bryant, Partner, KPMG LLP
The novelties of a few years ago have quickly become mainstream — smart phones, tablets, 4G, cloud computing, electric vehicles, social networks, streaming media, mobile games, instant photo sharing, desktop videoconferencing, solid state drives. But several sectors have disappointed — enterprise software, nanotechnology, batteries, biofuels, genomics. Meanwhile, innovation and market opportunities have become more and more global every year. Join us for a discussion of what's hot, and what's not, in the high tech world.
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Investors share their views of the global venture landscape. Is there really life beyond our borders? Why would anyone choose to focus their fundraising and targets off the beaten path? This will prove to be a lively discussion of the road less travelled.
Moderator(s):
Sean Barr, Vice President Economic Development, San Diego Regional Economic Development Corporation
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10:00 AM - 10:45 AM |
Recent changes in securities laws affect venture capital firms, angel investors, early stage companies, and emerging growth companies planning to go public with revenue less than $1.0 billion.
The Jumpstart Our Business Startups (JOBS) Act enacted in April contains many provisions that have the potential to impact the way investors fund and exit high growth companies. The JOBS Act substantially changes U.S. securities laws to encourage capital raising and initial public offerings (IPOs) by:
- Mandating that the SEC adopt rules allowing general solicitation of investors for certain private placements;
- Creating rules to allow crowd funding;
- Increasing the number of shareholders a company can have before
- triggering public filing requirements;
- Increasing the size of Regulation A offerings from $5 million to $50 million;
- Allowing registration statements to be filed confidentially;
- Allowing IPO companies to “test the waters” to gauge investor interest;
- Reducing the number of years of financial data required for an IPO; and
- Significantly reducing certain disclosure requirements for IPOs.
Leaders from the legal, accounting, and investment banking industries, including one of two lawyers who served on the IPO Task Force—the group whose recommendations gave rise to Title I of the JOBS Act, will provide you clarity on the provisions of the JOBS Act. If you are looking to raise capital or thinking about an IPO in the future, come hear how the landscape has changed.
Speaker(s):
Ted Roth, President and Head of Institutional Sales, Roth Capital Partners
Joel Trotter, Partner, Washington, D.C., Latham & Watkins LLP
Melanie Dolan, Partner, KPMG LLP
Ed Bryant, Partner, KPMG LLP
It takes more than just a great idea to get VC funding! It takes a great pitch, the right introductions and a compelling opportunity. Come listen as our panel of VC and entrepreneurs gives you hands on advice about how to identify, connect, and sell to the venture capital community.
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Peter J. Shaw, Managing Director, Shaw Management Advisors, International, LLC
Robert Kibble, Co-Founder and Managing Partner, Mission Ventures
Who should attend:
- Corporate executives looking to learn the latest on innovation practices
- Entrepreneurs looking to build relationships with industrial partners
- Economic development agencies
Agenda:
While startup funding has been up substantially since 2008, corporate R&D often continues to be cut. Corporate behemoths like Kodak, RIM, Blockbusters have suffered from severe disruptions. In that environment, what can corporations do to tap third party innovation?
When you attend this panel presentation:
- you’ll hear about the benefits and issues of developing ecosystem relationships with third party innovators
- you will get a grasp of best practices, do’s and don’ts
- you will see seasoned practitioners share their experience
- if you are a private technology company, you’ll get a better sense of how to navigate the corporate programs to your advantage
Ample time will be left so you can ask your questions to the panelists
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This presentation will cover the basics for creating and protecting a new trademark or brand, including what is a trademark/brand, what steps can be taken before the brand is launched, and what steps should be taken post-launch. Since new brands are usually created by the marketing department, it is crucial that the legal department be involved early and often to ensure that a brand can be launched and protected. This presentation will explain why that is and how to make it happen, as well as how to minimize the costs associated with vetting a new brand.
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11:00 AM - 11:45 AM |
As an entrepreneur, you've heard of incubators, accelerators, and boot camps, but what are they exactly? How do they differ? Which approach is right for your current stage? How do you find the appropiate program for you? What can you expect from participating? Join us for a fascinating exploration by an expert panel who will help de-mystify these cutting edge development approaches.
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Finding financing for early stage ventures, especially in the current economy, has become increasingly difficult with realizations that the traditional venture capital funding model is no longer working. As a result, early stage companies are struggling to find the necessary capital support. In this “new normal” economy, new and creative approaches to early stage financing are called for. This session will highlight the problems inherent with traditional funding routes, and address why new means of funding early stage companies are critical to their success. Hear a distinguished panel of experts as they discuss and explore new trends in alternative financing models, such as crowd funding, micro-VCs and other partnering models which are being developed to successfully fund early stage companies.
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Strategic partnerships can be an excellent source of capital, intelligence and technology cross-fertilization. The keys to success involve finding the right partner that will not only provide capital but will also compliment the strategic plan of your company. The panel discussion will be directed toward describing the key elements needed to assure success.
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This session will discuss a lesser understood source of capital and strategic partnering for startups and research institutions: corporate venturing. For the past 50 years, Fortune 1000 companies have created internal and external corporate venturing groups to strategically help fund or collaborate with new, emerging technologies. Join a panel of experts as they discuss some of the following topics:
- The history of corporate venturing
- What are the various forms of corporate venturing?
- How can I get connected to the corporate venturing groups, what is the best approach?
- What are some of the pitfalls?
- What are some successful examples or success stories that researchers and entrepreneurs alike can leverage?
Moderator:
John Dunn, formerly Executive Vice President and Head of Biogen Idec’s Venture Fund
Speakers:
N (Nandhu) Nandhakumar, Ph.D., President, LG Technology Center of America
Melissa M. Fitzgerald, Ph.D., Head, Strategic Research Partnerships-San Diego External R&D Innovation, Worldwide Research & Development Pfizer Inc.
Albert Wang, Senior Investment Manager, Qualcomm Ventures
Amir Moftakhar, Mgr - Strategic Finance & Analysis, Sempra Finance & Consulting Group
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12:00 PM - 01:30 PM |
Join us as we enjoy lunch and kick off the opening of the Marketplace
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01:30 PM - 03:00 PM |
The WBT2012 Marketplace is open for business, technology presentations begin - presentations are grouped by industry sector, running concurrently on 3 stages. Visit the presenter and sponsor booths, California iHub Pavilion and University Square, all part of the WBT2012 Marketplace
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03:15 PM - 04:45 PM |
Technology Presentations continue in the Marketplace
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05:30 PM - 07:30 PM |
Meet the Presenters Reception hosted by the Consulate of Canada San Diego Convention Center - Upper Level 30DE
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Friday October 26, 2012
07:00 AM - 08:20 AM |
WBT Marketplace Breakfast San Diego Convention Center - Exhibit Hall E
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07:00 AM - 12:30 PM |
Registration Open San Diego Convention Center - Foyer
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08:30 AM - 10:00 AM |
The WBT2012 Marketplace is open for business, day two of technology presentations begin - presentations are grouped by industry sector, running concurrently on 3 stages. Visit the presenter and sponsor booths, California iHub Pavilion and University Square, all part of the WBT2012 Marketplace
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10:15 AM - 11:45 AM |
Technology Presentations continue in the Marketplace
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12:00 PM - 01:45 PM |
Continue the networking and join us as we recognize the presenters and the WBT community that makes this annual event such a success. The WBT Awards will be announced, honoring the top technologies selected by our on-site Judges and participants.
Speaker(s):
Rajesh Pankaj, Senior Vice President, Engineering, Qualcomm, Inc.
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