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2006 Conference


SUCCESS STORIES FROM AROUND THE WORLD

Friday, March 30, 2007*

7:15 am - 7:55 am

Breakfast with Pitch Johnson: Venture Capital & Entrepreneurship Roundtable
UpJohn Conference Room
Franklin "Pitch" Johnson [read bio]
Founding Limited Partner and Adviser, Renaissance Capital (Poland and Czech Republic) and Russian Technology Fund

7:30 am - 8:00 am

Breakfast & Networking Reception
Atrium & AT&T Auditorium
Hosted by: Hunton & Williams

8:00 am - 8:10 am

Welcome Remarks
John C. Cook [read bio]
(T-Bird ’79, TPEC Executive Advisory Board Chairman )
Managing Director, WJ Hopper & Co. Ltd.

8:10 am - 8:50 am

Israeli Success Story Overview
"The Israeli Experience in Hi-Tech and VC Industries"
Eliezer Manor [read bio]
Founder & Former Chairman, Israeli Venture Capital & Private Equity Association

Introduction by: Peter Wolken [read bio]
(T-Bird 59, TPEC Executive Advisory Board Vice Chairman)
Founder & General Partner, Associated Venture Investors

9:00 am - 10:00 am

Concurrent Sessions: Americas Success Stories

Concurrent Session 1: The United States
Moderator: John Gabbert [read bio]
Managing Director, Private Equity, DownJones

Success Story Speaker:
John Mascarenas [read bio]
Senior Investment Manager, Intel Capital

Success Story Speaker:
Chris Sacca [read bio]
Head of Strategic Initiatives, Google

Concurrent Session 2: Brazil & Mexico
Moderator: Larry K. Mellinger [read bio]
(T-Bird '68,TPEC Executive Advisory Board Vice Chairman)
Private Equity Advisor, LKM Advisors, LLC; Former Head of AIG Global Private Equity

Success Story Speaker:
Sebastian Amui [read bio]
Director, AIG Capital Partner, Inc.

Success Story Speaker:

Enriqué Septien [read bio]
Principal, Latin American Enterprise Fund (LAEF)


Success Story Speaker:
Russell Deakin [read bio]
Investment Officer, CRP America

10:00 am - 10:15 am

Networking & Refreshments
Atrium & AT&T Auditorium
Hosted by: AXEA Partners

10:15 am - 11:15 am

Concurrent Sessions: Europe, Middle East & Africa

Concurrent Session 1: Western Europe
Moderator: Uli Grabenwarter [read bio]
Head of Division for Private Equity/Venture Capital, European Investment Fund


Success Story Speaker:
Jean-Bernard Schmidt
[read bio]
Managing Partner & Chairman, Sofinnova Partners

Success Story Speaker:
Christian Wildmoser
[read bio]

General Partner, CVC Capital Partners

Concurrent Session 2: Eastern Europe
Moderator: Kurt Geiger
[read bio]

(TPEC Advisory Board Member)
Business Group Director, Financial Institutions & Equity, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development

Success Story Speaker: Patricia M. Cloherty
[read bio]

Chairman and CEO, Delta Private Equity Partners, LLC (Russia)

Success Story Speaker: Franklin "Pitch" Johnson [read bio]
Founding Limited Partner and Adviser, Renaissance Capital (Poland and Czech Republic) and Russian Technology Fund

Concurrent Session 3: Middle East & Africa
Moderator: Jeremy R. Schwer
[read bio]
Counsel, Hunton & Williams LLP

Success Story Speaker:
Aamir H. Kahn [read bio]
Managing Director, Global Private Equity, Unicorn Investment Bank

Success Story Speaker:
Charles L. Griffith [read bio]
Executive Director, Global Head of Portfolio Management, ArCapita

11:30 - 1:00 pm

Lunch
Outdoor Atrium Tent

Keynote Speaker: Dominic Wilson [read bio]
Managing Director & Director of Global Macro & Markets Research, Goldman Sachs
Co-Author of “Dreaming with BRICs: a Path to 2050”

Hosted by: Pacific Investment Partners

1:15 pm - 2:15 pm

Roundtable Discussions

Corporate Venturing
- Tom L. Smith (SVB)

[read bio]
Greater China
- Thomas Greer (Enterprise Capital Corp)

[read bio]
Corruption, Rule of Law, & Due Diligence
- Eugene Rostov (Baker & McKenzie)
[read bio]
India
- Vinod Dham (NEA-Indo US Ventures)
[read bio]
Eastern Europe
- Kurt Geiger (EBRD)
[read bio]
Israel
- Eliezer Manor (Israeli VC Association)
[read bio]
Global Asset Allocation
- Jordan Robinson (AIG)
[read bio]
Japan
- Barry Schiffman (Globespan Capital)
[read bio]
Global Fundraising Strategies and Issues
- John Cook (WJ Hopper)

[read bio]
Risk Management
- Michel Leonard (Alliant Insurance)
[read bio]
Global Technology
- Stephane Dupont (NVCA)
[read bio]
Western Europe

2:30 pm

Adjourn

6:30 pm

Depart for Greasewood Flat (Optional Activity – Additional Fee)

NEXT PAGE - Saturday, March 31

*Schedule & speakers subject to change. Speaker bios and photos will be added as they are received.

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