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The Financial Women’s
Association Of San Francisco
is pleased to support
the Women's Technology Cluster
"2006 Entrepreneur Venture Conference"
In search of the latest and greatest tech companies? The
Venture Conference is the premier event showcasing women-led
technology, life science and clean tech companies seeking
investment.
The 2005 conference resulted in 56% rate of success by
presenting companies. Since 2003, presenting companies have
raised over $163 million in financing, and have returned $88
million to their investors through M&A transactions. “This
is an extraordinary success rate for early stage companies
and attests to the hidden opportunity presented by women-led
companies. The Women's Technology Cluster's intense
two-month Program for the presenting companies clearly
contributed to results.” Mitchell Kertzman, Partner Hummer
Winblad Venture Partners.
Featuring:
Keynote Speakers - Life Science, Technology and Limited
Partner Panels – 30 presentations by VC-screened, high
potential companies
Confirmed Speakers Include:
Mitchell Kapor, Founder, Lotus, Open Source
Application Foundation; Beth Seidenberg, MD, Kleiner
Perkins Caufield and Byers; Scott Dietzen, President
& CTO, Zimbra; Parveen Jain, EVP, McAfee, Inc.;
Mark Jung, Co-Founder & CEO, IGN Entertainment;
Andrew Littlefield, CEO, Doppelganger, Inc.; Priya
Mathur, Board of Administration, CalPERS; Kara
Nortman, Battery Ventures; Mark Stevens, Fenwick
& West LLP; Emily Winn-Deen, Cepheid, Alex Vieux,
Publisher & CEO, Red Herring; Amy Hood, Microsoft;
Shelley Smith, Board Member, LACERS, Chris Larsen,
CEO and Founder, Prosper; and more to be announced!
Event Details
| Who: |
Women's Technology Cluster |
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| What: |
2006 Entrepreneur Venture Conference |
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| When: |
October 5th, 2006
8:00 AM - 6:30 PM |
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| Where: |
Microsoft Conference Center, Mountain
View, CA |
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| Cost: |
FWA Members are eligible to attend at
the special rate of $150 per person! (Regular admission
price is $495.) |
REGISTRATION
To receive the discount, please register by visiting:
http://www.acteva.com/booking.cfm?bevaid=117449
Further conference details and information are on the Web
at:
http://www.wtc-sf.org/vc/2006/vc2006.html
Sponsors
Fenwick & West LLP - Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP -
Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP - Microsoft Corporation -
Silicon Valley Bank - The Citigroup Private Bank - Grant
Thornton LLP - UBS Financial Services - Horn Murdock Cole -
Nixon Peabody LLP - SAP Labs - Bank of America - Merrill
Lynch - Merrill Corporation - Fidelity Investments -
Technology Insurance Services - Mass Mutual Financial Group
- LexisNexis
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