Startup Trek will be attending and reporting from the Central Valley Venture Forum this Thursday Sept 24.
The California State Controller, Mr. John Chiang, will be keynoting the event, along with Meg Whitman, former CEO of eBay and candidate for Governor in California.
Steve Bell, Startup Trek’s founder, will be speaking on two panels and acting as a judge in a “startup showdown”.
The full day’s agenda follows:
Program
| Thursday, Sept 24, 2009 Veterans Memorial Building, Clovis, California | |||
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8:30-9:00 |
Registration & Networking | ||
| 9:00-9:20 | Welcome & Event Overview | ||
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Speaker |
Ashley Swearengin, Mayor, City of Fresno | ||
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Speaker |
Harry Armstrong, Mayor, City of Clovis Dr. Bill Covino, Provost, California State University, Fresno | ||
| Day Moderator | Dr. Tim Stearns, Executive Director, Lyles Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, California State University, Fresno | ||
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9:20-10:20 |
Panel Discussion: Bulletproofing Your Business to Ride Out the Downturn Come and listen as successful CEO’s, bankers and private equity professionals provide their top 10 things you need to do to ensure your business can survive the economic downturn and thrive going into 2010. | ||
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Moderator |
Riley Walter, Walter Wilhelm Law Group | ||
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Panelists |
Perry DeLuca, KeyBanc Capital Markets Dan Doyle, Central Valley Community Bank Will Lyles, Lyles Diversified Ed McNulty, Central Valley Fund | ||
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Sponsor |
U.S. Bank | ||
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10:20-10:30 |
Break | ||
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Sponsor |
City of Clovis | ||
| TOP | |||
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10:30-11:00 |
Keynote Address: “Entrepreneurship and Private Capital; Lessons for the Central Valley and California” Meg Whitman’s Vision for Positive Change in the Golden State Meg Whitman, former eBay CEO and candidate for California Governor | ||
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Introduction |
Brad Triebsch, Central Valley Fund | ||
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Sponsor |
Bank of the Sierra | ||
| 11:00-12:00 | Panel Discussion: How to Raise Investment Capital How do Central Valley entrepreneurs raise professional capital? A panel of venture capitalists, angel investors, investment bankers and turnaround specialists will discuss hat they look for when evaluating companies for investment. | ||
| Moderator | Jose Blanco, Central Valley Fund | ||
| Panelists | Steve Bell, Keiretsu Forum David Blumberg, Blumberg Capital Joe Hudson, One Earth Capital Brian Kerester, Glaucon Capital Bill Roeser, Paragon Consulting Keith Spears, Hamilton Lane | ||
| Sponsor | KeyBanc Capital Markets | ||
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12:00-1:00 |
Lunch and Networking with Keynote Speaker: “Can California be Fixed?” John Chiang, California State Controller | ||
| Introduction | Brad Triebsch, Central Valley Fund | ||
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Sponsor |
Central Valley Fund | ||
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1:15-2:00 |
Panel Discussion: The Central Valley Economy The Central Valley economy has taken many shots recently with the mortgage meltdown and studies contending we are the “Appalachia of the West”. Come hear an expert panel discuss what they see as the challenges and opportunities for the Central Valley economy for the next 24 months. | ||
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Moderator |
Ed McNulty, Central Valley Fund | ||
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Panelists |
Lon Hatamiya, Economist/Former Secretary of Commerce/ Navigant Consulting Tony Oliveira, Economist/CalPERS Finance Committee Chair | ||
| Sponsor | Hamilton Lane | ||
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2:00-2:15 |
Break | ||
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Sponsor |
HansonBridgett | ||
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2:15-3:45 |
Valley Entrepreneur Showcase See the Valley’s best and brightest entrepreneurs present to investors for the chance to earn “Best in Show” and an opportunity to present to the Keiretsu Forum in the San Francisco Bay Area. | ||
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Moderator |
Michael Summers, Lyles Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship | ||
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Panelists |
Steve Bell, Keiretsu Forum Jose Blanco, Central Valley Fund David Blumberg, Blumberg Capital Douglas Bosley, GreenbergTraurig Perry DeLuca, KeyBanc Capital Markets Joe Hudson, One Earth Capital Brian Kerester, Glaucon Capital Ed McNulty, Central Valley Fund Bill Roeser, Paragon Consulting Keith Spears, Hamilton Lane | ||
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Presenting Companies |
Intelligent Farm Machinery (IFM) Soil Topography Information (STI) Emediance Clickco SeniorCare Organizational Systems (SOS) | ||
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| 4:00-5:00 | Wine and Cheese Reception | ||
| Sponsor | E. & J.Gallo Winery |