Southeast Venture Conference

In addition to dozens of the region’s top high growth tech companies on display and exclusive networking opportunities to hundreds of the region’s top executives and investment professionals, the Southeast Venture Conference will feature dozens of expert speakers discussing roundtable discussions on investor and entrepreneurial topics alike.

Wednesday, February 29th, 2012

11:00am - 1:00pm	Sponsor, Speaker and Presenter Networking (Invite Only) (Click here for information on sponsoring)

1:00pm	Main Conference Registration Opens

1:30pm - 2:30pm	Opening Keynote Chuck Templeton, Founder OpenTable

2:50pm - 3:40pm	Concurrent Investor/Entrepreneur Panels Venture Capital Outlook Going Global: Insight and Outlook for the VC and Entrepreneur

4:00pm - 4:50pm	Concurrent Investor/Entrepreneur Panels IPO and Secondary Market Outlook and Strategies Early Stage Fundraising: Trends and Best Practices

5:10pm - 6:30pm	Concurrent Company Presentations

6:30pm - 8:00pm	Main Networking Reception

8:00pm - Until	After Reception

Thursday, March 1st, 2012

7:00am - 8:00am	Power Networking Breakfast

8:00am - 9:00am	AM Featured Speakers Marshall Brain, Founder, HowStuffWorks.com

9:20am - 10:10am	Concurrent Investor/Entrepreneur Panels Sector Watch: What’s Next in the Digital Investment Space M&A Outlook and Strategies Session

10:30am - 11:20am	Concurrent Investor/Entrepreneur Panels Limited Partner Outlook and Strategies Discussion Entrepreneur Round Table

11:40am - 12:30pm	Concurrent Company Presentations

12:30pm - 2:00pm	Keynote Lunch Marc Randolph, Co-Founder, Netflix

2:15pm - 4:00pm	Concurrent Company Presentations

4:00pm - 5:00pm	End Networking Reception/Awards

Announced Panels

Venture Capital Outlook
Leading investors discuss where they are placing their bets today and which sectors they anticipate getting more involved in tomorrow. What’s areas are cooling down? What are the latest trends in valuations by sector and stage? How are overall market dynamics impacting today’s investor?

Going Global: Insight and Outlook for the VC and Entrepreneur
This discussion will examine the critical factors and resources available to be successful outside the US for both the venture investor and growth entrepreneur. Find out how to best navigate foreign markets and determine the best entry points. It’s not all about China - did you know that European venture investors are seeing better returns and performance metrics than their US counter parts for the first time in history? From Europe to Asia to Canada, find out the who, where, how and why on investing your money and resources.

IPO and Secondary Market Outlook and Strategies
From Groupon, to LinkedIn, to Yelp, to Angie’s List, to Facebook’s anticipated IPO….what should investors and tech execs know about the coming tech IPO world? What is the outlook for the maturing secondary market? What secondary trends do investors and growth company executives need to be aware of? What is the status and outlook of the The IPO Task Force looking to ease the path for growth companies to go public?

Early Stage Fundraising: Trends and Best Practices in Today’s Seed and Series A Financings
What are the current trends in the early stage tech investment community? How has the role of the angel group changed over the last several years and what are the implications for investors and entrepreneurs alike? What are the most common damaging mistakes make when closing their early financings? Get in-depth strategy advice from both investors and entrepreneurs who know the ropes.

Sector Watch: What’s Next in the Digital Investment Space
Who saw the online coupon space going from point A to potential bubble? What’s the next space to hit big and where are investors placing their bets in 2012? What underlying digital trends and technologies will have a major impact on this space? How will that impact current companies raising money? How should companies be positioning themselves to take full advantage of these trends? Leading investors and industry insiders share their perspectives.

M&A Outlook and Strategies Session
What are the latest stats in the tech M&A market? What are the expected trends? This panel of experts will discuss the best strategies for tech growth companies to take full advantage of the M&A market now and down the road.

Limited Partner Outlook and Strategies Discussion
With ever changing capital markets, what are the best strategies to successfully attract capital from Limited Partners in today’s market? Find out what specifically where leading LPs are looking at putting their dollars both today and tomorrow and why.

Entrepreneur Round Table
Our panel of entrepreneurs and investors will discuss what it takes to grow a successful tech firm in today’s environment. From recruiting and hiring, managing boards, to scaling operations and ultimately positioning your company to exit - this is a no holds tell it like it is discussion from folks who have been in the trenches. Bring your questions and take notes for this interactive learning forum.

Stay tuned in the coming weeks for more specifics on our specific panels, speakers and presenting companies or sign up for email updates by entering you email address in the field form at the left.