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Find out where the venture-backed marketplace is headed, how we'll solve the liquidity crisis, what sectors will get funded and more. The most powerful investor conference east of the Mississippi is now available to AlwaysOn Insiders.

By all counts, Venture Summit East was a huge success. Gathering behind closed doors at the Mandarin Oriental in Boston, MA, the kingpins of high-growth investment took to the stage with today's hottest entrepreneurs to debate where to find the hotspots in the venture-backed marketplace. If you weren't able to attend, you can still catch all the insider action in our video archives below.

Copresented by J.P. Morgan, Venture Summit East highlighted the significant economic, political and technology trends impacting the global growth investor. A select group of 300+ institutional investors, venture capitalists, investment bankers, research analysts, corporate buyers, and qualified members of the press were in attendance.

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Venture Summit East 2009 Program:

Wednesday, May 20, 2009

5:45pm
Salon I

Private Company Keynote: The Liquidity Solution --Free--
   Tim Draper, Managing Director, Draper Fisher Jurvetson

6:00pm
Salon I
Addressing the Private-Company Liquidity Crisis --Order Video-- $69
Entrepreneurs discuss creating markets for private stocks, LP interests in VC funds, and VC investments in private cos.
   Moderator: Michael Moe, co-founder & CEO, Next Global Advisors
   Tim Draper, Founder, XChange
   Barry Silbert, Founder & CEO, SecondMarket
   Greg Brogger, Founder & CEO, SharesPost
   Mona DeFrawi, Founder & CEO, InsideVenture
   Dan Burstein, Managing Partner, Millenium Technology Ventures
   Hans Swildens, Founder & Principal, Industry Ventures


Thursday, May 21, 2009

8:45am
Salon I

Keynote: The Economic Crisis & Venture Capital --Order Video-- $69
   William Sahlman, Professor of Business Administration & Sr. Associate Dean 
     for External Relations, Harvard Business School



9:15am
Salon I

The Fund-of-Fund Perspective --Order Video-- $145
What are these investors eyeing now?
   Moderator: Raj Marphatia, Partner, Private Investment Funds Group,
     Ropes & Gray
   Diana Frazier, Co-founder & Managing Partner, FLAG Capital
   Barbara Piette, Managing Principal, Knightsbridge
   John Dominguez, Partner, Silicon Valley Bank Capital
   Scott Myers, Managing Director, Cogent Partners


9:15am
Salon II

Strategic Investment Banking In a Changed World --Order Video-- $69
Will boutiques fill the void left by bulge-bracket firms ducking out in the post-Lehman world? Who’s going to profit?
   Chris Pasko, Sr. Managing Director, Corporate and M&A Advisory Services,
     Blackstone
   Tom Gabel, Head of Equity Capital Markets and Institutional Sales,
     Canaccord Adams
   Giles McNamee, Partner, McNamee Lawrence & Co.
   Cristina Morgan, Vice Chairman, J.P. Morgan
     

10:00am
Salon I

Beyond Hype: Top Trends in Computing --Order Video-- $69
Software VC investing dipped in ’08 --but some herald open source, SaaS and the cloud as the Next Big Thing. Investors identify where real ROI is.
   Moderator: Rob Noonan, Partner, KPMG
   Jeff Fagnan, Partner, Atlas Venture
   Bob Hower, General Partner, ATV
   Michael Skok, General Partner, North Bridge Venture Partners
   Sunil Dhaliwal, General Partner, Battery Ventures

10:00am
Salon II

CEO Showcase Session-- Enabling Tools, Applications & Services --Free--
Presentations by CEOs of the hottest companies in this sector, emceed by Ezra Roizen, Contributing Editor, AlwaysOn
   Richard Cope, CEO, NanoLumens
   Greg Brogger, CEO, SharesPost
   Jason Carlson, CEO, Emo Labs
During this session the following industry experts will comment, and thereafter CEOs will be available for 30-minutes of Q&A and demos in the lobby.
Claire Rowberry, Vice President, LEWIS PR


11:00am
Salon I

The Green in Green --Order Video-- $69
Which greentech sectors have high potential for investors in 2009 and beyond?
   Moderator: Russ Landon, Managing Director, Canaccord Adams
   Chuck McDermott, General Partner, Rockport Capital Partners
   Dennis Costello, Managing Director, Braemar Energy Ventures
   Aaron Mandell, Managing Partner, GreatPoint Ventures
   Dave Power, Partner, Fidelity Ventures

11:00am
Salon II

CEO Showcase Session -- Mobile & Wireless --Free--
Presentations by CEOs of the hottest companies in this sector, emceed by Ezra Roizen, Contributing Editor, AlwaysOn
   Dan Gilbert, VP Marketing, Avaak
   Michael Powers, CEO, Mpowerplayer
   Annette Tonti, CEO, MoFuse

During this session the following industry experts will comment, and thereafter CEOs will be available for 30-minutes of Q&A and demos in the lobby.
Oscar Jazdowski, Head of Sales, Eastern Region, Silicon Valley Bank

11:45am
Salon I

Report Card: Angel and Early-Stage Investing --Order Video-- $69
No matter what the economy, early investing is needed to grow innovation. Where's the potential in 2009?
   Moderator: Michael Greeley, General Partner, Flybridge Capital Partners
   John Landry, Managing Director, Lead Dog Ventures
   Elon Boms, Managing Director, LaunchCapital
   Bijan Sabet, General Partner, Spark Capital
   Paul Maeder, General Partner, Highland Capital Partners

1:30pm
Salon I

The Venture Capital Hall of Fame --Order Video-- $69
Sages of the VC Industry describe: Have we been here before, and is this time different?
   Moderator: Bill Schnoor, Partner and Co-Chair, Technology Companies Group,
     Goodwin Procter
   Art Marks, General Partner, Valhalla Partners
   Alan Patricof, Founder & Managing Director, Greycroft Partners
   Ed Anderson, Managing Partner, North Bridge Venture Partners


2:15pm
Salon I
Keynote: Venture Capital -- The Only Stimulus That Works --Order Video-- $69
George Gilder

2:30pm
Salon I

VC Survey -- What You're Telling Us --Order Video-- $69
   Ed Sullivan, Partner, KPMG
   Larry Cheng, Partner, Fidelity Ventures


2:15pm
Salon II

CEO Showcase Session -- SaaS, Enterprise, Cloud & Infrastructure --Free--
Presentations by CEOs of the hottest companies in this sector, emceed by Ezra Roizen, Contributing Editor, AlwaysOn
   James Andrus, CEO, News Patterns
   Dharmesh Shah, Founder & CSA, HubSpot

   Paul Sonderegger, CSO, Endeca

   Mark Atkins, CEO, Invention Machine
   Doron Reuveni, CEO, uTest
   David Gardner, CEO, Venuegen
During this session the following industry experts will comment, and thereafter CEOs will be available for 30-minutes of Q&A and demos in the lobby.
Claire Rowberry, Vice President, LEWIS PR
Jane Braun, Senior Relationship Manager, Silicon Valley Bank

3:15pm
Salon I

Corporate Investors and VCs -- Where's the Action in 2009 and Beyond?
--Order Video-- $145
    Moderator: Valentin Livada, Professor of Entrepreneurship, MIT
    Lucy McQuilken, Investment Director, Intel Capital
    Urs Cete, Principal & CFO, Bertelsmann Digital Media Investments
    Louis Toth, Senior Managing Director, Comcast Interactive Capital


3:15pm
Salon II

CEO Showcase Session -- Digital Media & Consumer Internet --Free--
Presentations by CEOs of the hottest companies in this sector, emceed by Ezra Roizen, Contributing Editor, AlwaysOn
   Mike Levy, CEO, OPEN Sports
   Eduardo Hauser, CEO, DailyMe
   Jim Meyer, CEO, Mindset Media
   Steve Rosenbaum, CEO, Magnify.net
   Paul Schaut, CEO, Modiv Media
   Dr. Sho Long Chen, CEO, Vweb Corp
During this session the following industry experts will comment, and thereafter CEOs will be available for 30-minutes of Q&A and demos in the lobby.
Claire Rowberry, Vice President, LEWIS PR
Dan Allred, Senior Relationship Manager, Silicon Valley Bank


4:00pm
Salon I
Keynote: How to Rebuild the Tech IPO Market --Order Video-- $69
   Paul Deninger, Vice Chairman, Jefferies & Company
   Featuring an Executive Introduction by Karin McKinnell, Vice President, NASDAQ OMX.

4:00pm
Salon II

The Role of the Independent Director --Order Video-- $69
   Moderator: Woody Benson, General Partner, Prism VentureWorks
   John Landry, Managing Director, Lead Dog Ventures
   John Egan, Partner and Co-Chair, Technology Companies Group,
     Goodwin Procter
   Paul Sagan, CEO, Akamai
   Bill Kerrigan, Adviser & Former EVP, McAfee


4:15pm
Salon I
Corporate Buyers -- Where's the Action in 2009 and Beyond?
--Order Video-- $69
   Moderator: Paul Deninger, Vice Chairman, Jefferies & Company
   Don Dodge, Director, Business Development, Microsoft
   Richard Palmer, SVP, Corporate Development, Nuance


4:45pm
Salon I

CEO Showcase Session --Free--
   James Beldock, CEO, ShotSpotter
  
Seth Riney, CEO, PlanetTran


5:00pm
Salon I
VC in DC --Order Video-- $69
How can VCs and entrepreneurs tap into Obama's stimulus and policy $$? How will changes in tax, patent, and reporting regulation affect investors?
   Moderator: Elise Zoli, Partner, Goodwin Procter
   R.J. Lyman, Partner, Goodwin Procter
   Nick d'Arbeloff, Executive Director, New England Clean Energy Council
   Peter Rothstein, Executive-in-Residence, Flagship Ventures
   Howard Berke, Executive Chairman & Co-founder, Konarka Technologies
 


5:45pm
Salon I
Keynote: State of the Capital Markets --Order Video-- $145
   David Topper, Vice Chairman of Investment Banking, J.P. Morgan


   

Friday, May 22, 2009

9:00am
Salon I

Keynote: The Innovation Has Just Begun... --Order Video-- $69
   Bob Davis, Managing General Partner, Highland Capital Partners 


9:15am
Salon I

Media and Entertainment: Top Investing Strategies --Order Video-- $69
Venture-capital leaders discuss potential in games, media and ad networks, social sites, and other digital drivers
   Moderator: Mike Monahan, Partner, KPMG
   Bob Davis, General Partner, Highland Capital Partners
   Jeffrey Bussgang, General Partner, Flybridge Capital Partners
   David Beisel, Vice President, Venrock  
   Amish Jani, Managing Director, FirstMark Capital
   Alan Spoon, Managing General Partner, Polaris Venture Partners

9:15am
Salon II
Private Equity to the Rescue --Order Video-- $69
How smart money is finding value buying venture-backed companies
   Moderator: David Lavallee, Managing Director & Co-founder,
     Revolution Partners
   Tony Florence, Partner, NEA
   Daniel O'Keefe, Principal, North Bridge Growth Equity
   Michael Kumin, Partner, Great Hill Partners
   James Neary, Managing Director, Warburg Pincus  


10:00am
Salon I

Mobile: Unlimited Horizons --Order Video-- $69
From advertising to entertainment content to virtual –and actual – goods, the predictions of mobile’s potential are limitless. But will they come true?
   Moderator: Mark Lowenstein, Managing Director, Mobile Ecosystem
   Andy Goldfarb, Executive Managing Director, Globespan Capital Partners
   John Simon, Managing Director, General Catalyst Partners
   Ted Morgan, CEO, Skyhook Wireless
   Jeff Glass, Managing Director, Bain Capital Ventures & former CEO, m-Qube

10:00am
Salon II
Keynote: How Innovators Lead in a Downturn --Order Video-- $69
   Scott Anthony, President, Innosight, an international consulting firm co-founded
     with Clayton Christensen

10:15am
Salon II
Wisdom From the Last Downturn --Order Video-- $69
Seasoned innovation-economy veterans describe how to survive the 2009 downturn
   Moderator: Jeff Leopold, Managing Director, Technology & Communications,
     Cook Associates
   Ralph Breslauer, CEO, Vertica
   Jaime Ellertson, CEO, Gomez
   Gary Greenfield, CEO, Avid
   Steve Papa, CEO, Endeca
   Alan Trefler, CEO, Pegasystems
   Mark Cattini, President, Pitney Bowes Markets Services & Former CEO,
     MapInfo

10:45am
Salon I

IPOs: A Recovery? How? When? Why? --Order Video-- $69
   Moderator: Scott Cutler, EVP, NYSE Euronext
   Jeff Hoffmeister, Head of East Coast Tech Banking, Morgan Stanley

   David Lavallee, Managing Director, Revolution Partners
   Michael Millman, Managing Director, J.P. Morgan
   Bill Burgess, Managing Partner, ABS Ventures

 

11:15am
Salon II
Brother, Can You Spare 50K? Angel Investing in New England
--Order Video-- $69
Which sectors hold most promise? Can angels break into capital-intensive greentech and healthtech?
   Moderator: Gerard O'Connor, Partner, Foley Hoag LLP
   Ham Lord, Managing Director, Launchpad Venture Group
   Jean Hammond, Co-Leader, Boston Forum, Golden Seeds
   David Verrill, Founder & Managing Director, Hub Angels Investment Group
   Richard Anders, Founder, Mass Medical Angels

11:30am
Salon I

This Well Never Runs Dry: University IP and Technology Transfer
--Order Video-- $69
   Moderator: Gabor Garai, Partner and Chair of Private Equity & Venture Capital
     Practice and Co-Chair of Life Sciences Team, Foley & Lardner
   Lita Nelsen, Director, Office of Technology Licensing, MIT
   Ashley Stevens, Executive Director, Office of Technology Transfer,
     Boston University
   Rosalind Picard, Co-founder & Director, Affectiva
   Amir Nashat, General Partner, Polaris Venture Partners

   

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