About IC '08
About IC '08
The SEMDA 2008 Investor Conference will include something for all attendees – opportunities to present and network with leading VCs for those seeking funding, dynamic presentations by nationally known keynote speakers and helpful workshops for companies and entrepreneurs at all stages of development.
The educational workshop programs will run concurrently with company presentations to investors. All workshops are included in the cost of registration.
General Sessions
8:00am - 8:15am - Welcome
8:15am - 8:45am - Breakfast and Keynote - Kelly Slone, Director, Medical Industry Group, National Venture Capital Association
9:00am - 9:45am - Creating an intelligent IP strategy
9:45am - 10:30am - Early stage financing
10:45am - 11:30am - How to obtain SBIR grant funding
11:30am - 12:15pm - Product Liability
12:15pm - 1:15pm - Lunch and Speaker – Rick Randall, President, Chief Executive Officer and board member, Trans1, Inc.
1:15pm - 2:00pm - Reimbursement 101
2:00pm - 2:45pm - Branding in the device industry
2:45pm - 3:30pm - Picking the right exit strategy
3:45pm - 4:00pm - Speaker – Casey Cagle, Lieutenant Governor of the State of Georgia
4:00pm - 5:00pm - VC Panel
5:00pm - 5:15pm - Farewell
Planning Committee Chair
Ace Edwards, Sector Electronics
Selection Committee Chairs
Tom Callawy, Georgia Venture Partners
Gerard van Hamel Platerink, AMV Partners
Investor/Business Development Committee Chair
Tom Brooks, Healthcare Capital Partners
Marketing/PR Committee Chairs
Lynn Hood, Hood Marketing Solutions
Donna Shelton, Carabiner Communications
Program Committee Chairs
David Stern, CardioMems
Paul Gianneschi, Hatch Medical
Sponsorship Committee Chairs
Charlie Harrison, Wynden Pharmaceuticals
Rob Natowitz, Ideal Search Services
University Tech Transfer
John Edwards, Apeliotus
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