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May 9, 2005 |
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6:30 am |
Registration and Name Badge Pick-Up (Grand
Ballroom Foyer) |
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7:00 am |
Breakfast (on your own) & Exhibits |
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7:45 am |
Coffee & Exhibits
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8:30 am |
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Rebuilding
the Investment Chain: Angels to VCs - The Broken
Link in Minnesota |
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Matt Noah, Conference Chairman |
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8:45 am |
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Conference Co-Hosts Welcome
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9:45 am |
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US Technology
Policy: A Regulatory Roadmap for Investors & Entrepreneurs |
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Benjamin Wu,
Assistant Secretary for Technology Policy,
US Dept. of Technology (DC),
advocates on behalf of technology promotion and U.S.
competitiveness, contributing to the advancement of the
President’s high-technology agenda. He works with Commerce
Secretary Carlos Gutierrez. He was confirmed by the US
Senate on November 21, 2004. He is also the Acting Director
of the NTIS. |
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10:15 am |
Break & Exhibits |
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10:30 am |
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11:30 am |
Selected Emerging Companies Giving
12-minute Presentations
(Tentative)
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12:30 pm |
Lunch in
Garden Court |
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Lunch Speaker |
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Operational Excellence:
Game Plan For Sustainable Success |
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Tom Gegax,
Founder,
Gegax
Management Systems (MN),
served as Chairman and CEO of Tires Plus Stores for 24 years. By
the time Tom sold the company to Bridgestone/Firestone in July
2000, it had mushroomed from a concept sketched on a restaurant
napkin to a market leader with 150 upscale stores in ten states
and $200 million in revenue. Tom is the youngest person to be
inducted into the Minnesota Business Hall of Fame™. |
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2:00 pm |
Selected Emerging Companies Giving
12-minute Presentations
(Tentative)
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3:30 pm |
Break & Exhibits |
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4:00 pm |
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Perspectives on the
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office |
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Honorable James E. Rogan,
Attorney,
Venable Law Firm (CA)
was the former U.S. Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual
Property and Director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
He is a former Congressman and former California State
Assemblyman. For more information read either
www.jimrogan.org or
www.venable.com. |
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4:30 pm |
Educational Seminar &
Exhibits
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5:30 pm |
MedSuds
Evening Reception
(for local medtech, biotech & life science professionals). Cash bar.
Veranda 1-6 |
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6:30 pm |
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May 10, 2005 |
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6:30 am |
Registration and Name Badge Pick-Up (Grand
Ballroom Foyer) |
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7:00 am |
Breakfast (on your own) & Exhibits |
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7:45 am |
Educational Seminar &
Exhibits
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8:25 am |
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8:30 am |
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Term Sheets,
Financing Options, Legal Structures: Your venture
needs structure; legal, financial and managerial. Our panel
will discuss preferred structures and what to expect in a 'term
sheet' in today's market. |
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Gregory Lynch,
Attorney,
Michael Best & Friedrich LLP
(WI) |
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Mark Cree, Venture Partner,
Vesbridge Partners (MN) |
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John Risdall, CEO+Angel,
Risdall Advertising
(MN) |
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Rick Buchholz, President,
Buchholz &
Co. |
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9:30 am |
Break |
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9:45 am |
Selected Emerging Companies Giving
12-minute Presentations
(Tentative)
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11:30 am |
Educational Seminar &
Exhibits
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12:15 pm |
Lunch in
Garden Court |
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Lunch Speaker |
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Retail is Ready for
Medical Technology. Is Medical Ready for Retail? |
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Keith
Harrison, CEO,
Compass Marketing
(MN). Keith co-founded the precursor to Compass Marketing in 1985
at age 27. He started Compass as an
independent sales organization that has quickly grown to nearly a
billion dollars in sales. Nearly 80 people in three divisions
- Productions, Labs and Marketing. Today, Compass is a product
development, marketing and sales enterprise specializing in some
of the largest brands on the planet.
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1:45 pm |
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3:00 pm |
Awards Presentation by
Spoken Impact for Best Presentations by Start-Ups at the Conference.
Independent judges will be attending all sessions and rating the
quality of each presentation. |
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3:30 pm |
Matt Noah and Adjournment |
