FountainBlue's Annual M&A Trends Event June 10, 2010

FountainBlue’s Annual Trends in M&As Event
Date & time: Thursday, June 10, 2010, from 8:30 a.m. until 2:00 p.m.
Location: Symantec, 350 Ellis, Mountain View
Cost: Register by June 8 at noon: $42 members, $52 partners, $62 general
Late and On-Site Registration: $73 for members, $83 for non-members
Registration Link: http://www.sventrepreneurs.com
Audience: Entrepreneurs, Intrapreneurs and Investors only. No service providers please.

First Annual Trends in M&As Event
FountainBlue is pleased to launch annual Trends in M&A event designed to feature 1) academics and researchers highlighting some of the latest technologies, 2) executives profiling their acquisition strategies and 3) entrepreneurs who had successfully grown their companies from concept to acquisition. We hope that you will join us to understand the business and technology innovations of today, and position your early stage company for strategic partnerships and exits for tomorrow.

Agenda
8:30 Registration and Networking
9:00 Welcomes and Thank Yous
9:15 Today’s Technology Innovations: An Update on What’s New and What’s Coming
Facilitator Steve Bengston, Managing Director, Emerging Technologies, PWC
Kelly Porter, Managing Director, Woodside Capital Partners
Roger Royse, Royse Law Firm PC
10:20 Morning Break
10:35 Corporate Panel: M&A Successes and Strategies
Facilitator Edmund Becmer, Partner, CFOs2Go, President, FEI SV Chapter
Todson Page, M&A Partner, PWC
Charlie Rice, VP Corporate Development, Symantec
Lily Stoyanovski, Managing Director, Marrod Group, formerly with Oracle, Gilead Science and Accenture
11:40 Lunch and Networking
12:30 Secrets for Successful Exits:
Facilitator Roger Royse, Royse Law Firm PC
Steve Hoffman, Publisher & Cofounder of Founders Space and a Partner in LavaMind, web games and applications
Betty Kayton, CFO, AdMarvel (sold to Opera Software), mobile advertising
1:35 Adjourn and Further Networking until 2:00
For more information and to register, visit http://www.sventrepreneurs.com.