CED Tech Venture Conference is ALL THINGS TECH in 2012! The CED Tech Venture Conference is the premiere tech venture event in the Southeast, and is an opportunity for emerging technology companies to pitch their products to and network with top VCs, angels, corporate acquirers and prospective customers and partners.
The CED Tech Venture Conference 2012 features:
•More than 70 of North Carolina's hottest startups and growth-stage companies
•Steve Case, co-founder of AOL, interviewed by Eric Schurenberg, Editor of Inc. Magazine
•Keynote address from Mark Templeton, President & CEO of Citrix Systems, Inc.
•Financing Panel with Andreessen Horowitz, Canaan Partners, EMC Ventures and IBM Ventures
•Tech Leaders Panel with CEOs of Cloudera, Gemvara, LogMeIn, mySQL, and Red Hat
•Networking with technology investors, executives and successful entrepreneurs
Who Attends the CED Tech Venture Conference?
Hundreds of the region's leading entrepreneurs and high-growth company executives (startups to pre-IPO), nationally-focused venture capitalists and private equity professionals, mergers and acquisitions facilitators, and many other leading professionals serving the high-growth technology community.
About Registration for CED Tech Venture Conference 2012
•All registrations must be accompanied by payment to be processed.
•Registrations may not be substituted on-site.
•Early registration closes at midnight on Friday, August 10, 2012.
•Pre-registration closes at midnight on Wednesday, September 5, 2012.
Registration / Cancellation Policy
•Cancellations are refundable, less a $50.00 administrative fee, until midnight on Wednesday, September 5, 2012.
AGENDA
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 2012
5:30 pm - 8:30 pm--NC IDEA Grant Showcase (Investors Only)
•Learn More and RSVP here.
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2012
9:00 am - 6:00 pm--Registration Open to All Conference Attendees
9:00 am - 6:00 pm--ALL THINGS TECH Job Fair
•(Open to General Public; Conference Registration Not Required)
10:30 am - 12:45 pm--Entrepreneur Workshop & Lunch
•10 Business Tactics That Will Make You Money
•(Open to Entrepreneurs; Pre-Registration Required)
1:00 pm - 6:15 pm--Demo Room Open
1:00 pm - 1:45 pm--Conference Opens & Keynote Speaker:
•Mark Templeton, President & CEO, Citrix
1:45 pm - 2:15 pm--Networking Break
2:15 pm - 3:15 pm--Demo Room Lightning Round
3:15 pm - 3:45 pm--Networking Break
3:45 pm - 4:45 pm--Demo Room Lightning Round
4:45 pm - 5:15 pm--Networking Break
5:15 pm - 6:15 pm--Financing Panel
•Philip Rueppel, Managing Director, Wells Fargo Securities, LLC (Moderator)
•Eric Apse, Partner, IBM Ventures
•Dan Ciporin, Venture Partner, Canaan Partners
•Peter Levine, General Partner, Andreessen Horowitz
•Scott Ryan, Advanced Business Development, EMC Ventures
6:15 pm - 8:00 pm--Networking Reception
•Spy Raleigh
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm--Investor Dinner (Invitation Only)
8:00 pm - ? --After Hours Party
•Spy Raleigh (Open To Community)
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 2012
8:00 am - 9:00 am--Tech CEO Breakfast (Invitation Only)
•Michael Simon, CEO, LogMeIn
8:00 am - 9:00 am--Continental Breakfast
9:00 am - 2:30 pm--Demo Room Open
9:00 am - 10:00 am--Tech Leaders Panel
•Jim Whitehurst, President & CEO, Red Hat (Moderator)
•Matt Lauzon, Founder & CEO, Gemvara
•Marten Mickos, Founder of mySQL; CEO, Eucalyptus Systems
•Michael Olson, CEO, Cloudera
•Michael Simon, CEO, LogMeIn
10:00 am - 10:30 am--Networking Break
10:30 am - 11:30 am--Demo Room Lightning Round
11:30 am - 12:00 pm--Networking Break
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm--Demo Room Lightning Round
1:00 pm - 2:30 pm--Lunch, Recognition of Winning Company, Featured Keynote Speaker
•Eric Schurenberg, Editor, Inc. Magazine
•Steve Case, CEO, Revolution LLC; Chairman, Startup America Partnership; and Co-Founder, AOL
VENUE
CED is pleased that the CED Tech Venture Conference will be held at the Raleigh Convention Center. The Convention Center is the centerpiece of an energetic and sophisticated city with unparalleled charm. Just steps from the convention center, a revitalized Fayetteville Street is alive with new hotels, top-notch restaurants and eclectic shops.
500 South Salisbury Street
Raleigh, NC 27601
Phone: (919) 831-6011
Parking is available in the Performing Arts Deck, located on the corner of Lenoir and Salisbury Streets. There is a fee of $7 per car. Additional parking is available one block up Lenoir Street in the underground lot located below the Marriott.
Preferred Hotel
Raleigh Marriott City Center
500 Fayetteville Street
Raleigh, NC 27601
Phone: 919-833-1120 or toll free 800-228-9290
http://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/rdumc-raleigh-marriott-city-center//
