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UCSD's First Annual
Entrepreneur Conference 2003
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Robert Sullivan Update on the School of Management Streaming video hosted
by Cal(IT)2
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Guy Kawasaki The
Top Tens: Streaming video hosted
by Cal(IT)2
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Ray Smilor The Five Critical Skills of Successful Entrepreneurs Streaming video hosted
by Cal(IT)2
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- When
- October 18, 2003
- Held Annually
- Where
- UCSD Price Center
- What:
- Day of Seminars and Forums Concerning Entrepreneurship
- Attend Panels of Interest to You (see schedule below)
- Bring your Friends!!!
- Free Breakfast and Lunch
- Befriend a lot of Students, Faculty, and Industry
- This Year's Theme:
- Introduction to Entrepreneurship at UCSD
- Registration: 8:00 - 8:45am
- Keynote Speakers:
- Kickoff by Dean Robert Sullivan of the UCSD School of Management
- 9:00am - 10:00am:
Guy Kawasaki, Managing Director, Garage Technology Ventures - 12:15pm - 1:15pm:
Dr. Ray Smilor, President, Beyster Institute (biography) - Schedule
- E-Conference Schedule Page
- Session I - 10:15am - 11:30am
- Getting Funding: From VC to Bootstrapping
- Moderator: Paul Kreutz, Partner, Gray Cary
- Leo Speigel, General Partner, Mission Ventures
- Steve Tomlin, General Partner, Avalon Ventures
- Paul Bouchard, Founding Partner, Hamilton Apex Ventures
- VentureForth Liaison: Kate Ostdick
- Intellectual Property Creation and Protection
- Moderator: Sean Collin, Counsel, Technology Licensing, Townsend and Townsend and Crew LLP
- Alan Paau, Director, Technology Transfer & Intellectual Property Services, UCSD
- Joseph R. Baker, Jr., Associate, Fish & Richardson PC
- VentureForth Liaison: Raj Kumar
- Selecting and Managing a Board of Directors
- Moderator: Charles Mathews, Chairman, SD Tech Coast Angels
- Daniel Brogan, President & CEO, Earl Walls Associates
- John Major, President, MTSG
- William W. Eigner, Partner, Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves & Savitch LLP
- Karin Eastham, CFO, Diversa Corporation
- VentureForth Liaison: Jeff Shih
- Networking 101: The Value of Networking, and Tips
from the Best
- Moderator: Kevin Carroll, Executive Director, AeA San Diego Council
- Phil Ducoffe, Lockton Insurance Brokers, Inc.
- Alexander Young, President, Mirabila LLC
- Heather Milne, Executive Director, San Diego Venture Group
- Barry Schwartz, Tristan Technologies, Inc.
- Cynthia Trevino, Resonnect
- VentureForth Liaison: Boaz Gurdin
- The Process of Starting a Company from Step 1
- Tony Medrano, President, SEED Enterprise LLC
- Michael Umansky, Attorney, Morrison & Foerster LLP
- Jeff Gilford, Principal, BlackFord Partners, Inc.
- Dipanshu Sharma, Founder & Chief Technical Officer, V-Enable
- VentureForth Liaison: David Boadita
- Ingredients for a Successful Entrepreneur: Should
I or Shouldn't I?
- Moderator: Jan B. Gleisner, GE Financial
- Michael Lutz, Angel Investor, SD Tech Coast Angels (BioMed Trak)
- Scott Texeira, Channel Sales Manager, Mohomine
- Lina Ramos-Holm, President, EMERGING GROWTH Enterprise LLC
- Eddie Rodriguez, Principal, Fish & Richardson PC
- David Andresen, CEO, Early Capital Inc.
- VentureForth Liaison: Kevin Palmer
- UCSD Feedback Forum
- Session II - 1:30pm - 2:45pm
- Opportunities in Engineering
- Moderator: Shayan Alam, CEO, ErisTech
- Derry Connolly, Associate Dean, UCSD
- Richard C. Joy, Vice President Strategic Planning, National University
- VentureForth Liaison: Shawn Modarresi
- Opportunities in Information Technology
- Moderator: Mohan Paturi, Chair of Computer Science and Engineering, UCSD
- Ranganathan Krishnan, Qualcomm Technologies and Ventures
- Thomas C. Troiani, CEO, Craft Strategies LLC
- Pramod Argade, Computer Science and Engineering Professor, UCSD
- VentureForth Liaison: Kevin Jung
- Opportunities in Medicine, Biology, and the Sciences
- Moderator: Michael Lutz, Angel Investor, SD Tech Coast Angels (BioMed Trak)
- Glen Evans, Founder & CEO, Egea Biosciences
- Lee McCracken, Senior Vice President of Pharmaceutical Business Development, Diversa Corporation
- Avron D. Spier, Founder & CEO, Allon Therapeutics, Inc.
- Robert Feinstein, VP & CSO, Kelaroo
- VentureForth Liaison: Craig Schreiber
- Investing 101: Stocks, Real Estate, and More
- Moderator: Paul Kedrosky, Professor, UCSD
- Kari Middleton, Investment Advisor, Merrill Lynch
- Marc Brutten, President & CEO, Westcore Industrial Properties
- Ken Morris, Author
- VentureForth Liaison: Benjamin Pouladian
- Building a Management Team, and Leadership and Management
Tips
- Moderator: Lisa Nirell, President, Nirell & Associates
- Peter O'Sullivan, Principal, Spring Strategies LLC
- LEE Sharp, Senior Vice President, DHR/JobPlex
- Steven Fabry, President, Master Manuals, Inc.
- VentureForth Liaison: Kerry Tan
- VentureForth Feedback Forum
- Next Step:
- Represented Companies
- AeA San Diego Council
- Avalon Ventures
- Beyster Institute
- BlackFord Partners, Inc.
- Craft Strategies LLC
- DHR/JobPlex
- Diversa Corporation
- Dot Hill Systems
- Earl Walls Associates
- Early Capital Inc.
- Egea Biosciences
- EMERGING GROWTH Enterprise LLC
- ErisTech
- Fish & Richardson PC
- GE Financial
- Hamilton Apex Ventures
- Garage Technology Ventures
- Gray Cary
- Lockton Insurance Brokers, Inc.
- Merrill Lynch
- Mirabila LLC
- Mission Ventures
- Mohomine
- Morrison & Foerster, LLC
- National University
- Nirell & Associates
- Pogo Linux, Inc.
- Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves & Savitch LLP
- Qualcomm Technologies and Ventures
- Resonnect
- San Diego Tech Coast Angels
- San Diego Venture Group
- SEED Enterprise LLC
- Spring Strategies, LLC
- Townsend and Townsend and Crew LLP
- Tristan Technologies, Inc.
- Trumpet Partners
- UCSD Jacobs School of Engineering
- UCSD Extension
- UCSD School of Management
- V-Enable
- Westcore Industrial Properties
Parking (map):
To Gilman Parking Structure From North of La Jolla
1. Take Interstate 5 SOUTH
2. Take the La Jolla Village Dr. exit, turn west (right) onto La Jolla Village Dr.
3. At the first light, Villa La Jolla Dr., turn north (right).
4. Follow Villa La Jolla Dr. past the VA Medical Center
5. At the light, continue north into the Gilman Parking Structure for metered and visitor parking.To Gilman Parking Structure From South of La Jolla
1. Take Interstate 5 NORTH
2. Take the La Jolla Village Dr. exit, turn west (left) onto La Jolla Village Dr.
3. At the first light, Villa La Jolla Dr., turn north (right).
4. Follow Villa La Jolla Dr. past the VA Medical Center
5. At the light, continue north into the Gilman Parking Structure for metered and visitor parking.Walking to Price Center From Gilman Parking Structure
1. Exit parking structure onto Russell Dr.
2. Russell Dr. will end at Lyman Ln.
3. Turn Left on Lyman Ln and walk to the end
4. Price Center will be on your right.
