Venture Summit East 2009 Programs Listing

May 21,2009

  • 08:00 am
    Salon I
    The Green in Green

    Which greentech sectors have high potential for investors in 2009 and beyond?

    • Moderator: Russ Landon, Managing Director, Head of Clean Technology Group, KeyBanc Capital Markets
    • Chuck McDermott, General Partner, Rockport Capital Partners
    • Dennis Costello, Managing Partner, Braemar Energy Ventures
    • Aaron Mandell, Managing Partner, GreatPoint Ventures
    • Dave Power, Partner, Fidelity Ventures
  • 08:00 am
    Salon II
    CEO Showcase Session — Mobile & Wireless

    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
    • Oscar Jazdowski, Head of Sales, Eastern Region, Silicon Valley Bank
  • 08:45 am
    Salon I
    Report Card: Angel and Early-Stage Investing

    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
  • 10:30 am
    Salon I
    The Venture Capital Hall of Fame

    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 Proctor
    • Art Marks, General Partner, Valhalla Partners
    • Alan Patrcof, Founder & Managing Director, Greycroft Partners
    • Ed Anderson, Managing Partner, North Bridge Venture Partners
  • 11:15 am
    Salon I
    Keynote: Venture Capital — The Only Stimulus That Works
    • George Gilder
  • 11:15 am
    Salon II
    CEO Showcase Session — SaaS, Enterprise, Cloud & Infrastructure

    Presentations by CEOs of the hottest companies in this sector, emceed by Ezra Roizen, Contributing Editor, AlwaysOn

    • James Andrus, CEO, News Pattern
    • Dharmesh Shah, Founder & Chief Technology Officer, HubSpot
    • Paul Sonderegger, CSO, Endeca
    • Mark Atkins, CEO, Invention Machine
    • Doron Reuveni, CEO, uTest
    • David Gardner, CEO, Venuegen
    • Claire Rowberry, Vice President, LEWIS PR
    • Jane Braun, Senior Relationship Manager, Silicon Valley Bank
  • 11:30 am
    Salon I
    VC Survey — What You're Telling Us
    • Ed Sullivan, Partner, KPMG
    • Larry Cheng, Partner, Fidelity Ventures
  • 12:15 pm
    Salon I
    Corporate Investors and VCs — Where's the Action in 2009 and Beyond?
    • Moderator: Valentin Livada, Profssor 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
  • 12:15 pm
    Salon II
    CEO Showcase Session — Digital Media & Consumer Internet

    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
    • Claire Rowberry, Vice President, LEWIS PR
    • Dan Allred, Senior Relationship Manager, Silicon Valley Bank
  • 01:00 pm
    Salon I
    Keynote: How to Rebuild the Tech IPO Market
    • Paul Deninger, Senior Manging Director, Evercore Partners
  • 01:00 pm
    Salon II
    The Role of the Independent Director
    • Moderator: Woody Benson, General Partner, Prism VentureWorks
    • John Landry, Managing Director, Lead Dog Ventures
    • John Egan, Partner and Co-Chair, Technology Companies Group, Goodwin Proctor
    • Paul Sagan, CEO, Akamai
    • Bill Kerrigan, Adviser & Former EVP, McAfee
  • 01:15 pm
    Salon I
    Corporate Buyers — Where's the Action in 2009 and Beyond?
    • Moderator: Paul Deninger, Senior Manging Director, Evercore Partners
    • Don Dodge, Director, Business Development, Microsoft
    • Richard Palmer, SVP, Corporate Development, Nuance
  • 01:45 pm
    Salon I
    CEO Showcase Session
    • James Beldock, CEO, ShotSpotter
    • Seth Riney, CEO, PlanetTran
  • 02:00 pm
    Salon I
    VC in DC

    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 Proctor
    • R.J. Lyman, Partner, Goodwin Proctor
    • Nick D'Arbeloff, President, New England Clean Energy Council
    • Peter Rothstein, Executive Chairman & Co-founder, Flagship Ventures
    • Howard Berke, Executive Chairman & Co-founder, Konarka Technologies
  • 02:45 pm
    Salon I
    Keynote: State of the Capital Markets

May 22,2009

  • 06:00 am
    Salon I
    Keynote: The Innovation Has Just Begun...
    • Bob Davis, General Partner, Highland Capital Partners
  • 06:15 am
    Salon I
    Media and Entertainment: Top Investing Strategies

    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
  • 06:15 am
    Salon II
    Private Equity to the Rescue

    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 Venture Partners
    • Michael Kumin, Partner, Great Hill Partners
    • James Neary, Managing Director, Warburg Pincus
  • 07:00 am
    Salon I
    Mobile: Unlimited Horizons

    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
  • 07:00 am
    Salon II
    Keynote: How Innovators Lead in a Downturn
    • Scott Anthony, President, Innosight
    • Clayton Christensen, Co-founder, Innosight
  • 07:15 am
    Salon II
    Wisdom From the Last Downturn

    Seasoned innovation-economy veterans describe how to survive the 2009 downturn

    • Moderator: Jeff Leopold, Managing Director, Technology, Business Services, and Board Director Practices, 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
  • 07:45 am
    Salon I
    IPOs: A Recovery? How? When? Why?
    • Moderator: Scott Cutler, EVP, NYSE Euronext
    • Jeff Hoffmeister, Head of East Coast Tech Banking, Morgan Stanley
    • David Lavallee, Managing Director & Co-founder, Revolution Partners
    • Michael Millman, Managing Director, J.P. Morgan
    • Bill Burgess, Managing Partner, ABS Ventures
  • 08:15 am
    Salon II
    Brother, Can You Spare 50K? Angel Investing in New England

    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
  • 08:30 am
    Salon I
    This Well Never Runs Dry: University IP and Technology Transfer
    • 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