Leveraging Corporate Partnerships and Investments August 4, 2011

Market leaders continually need to find new innovations from outside as well as inside their firms if they are going to stay in front. Corporations may be able to exploit resources and complementarities with their existing lines of business, giving them - potentially, at least - a strategic edge that private funds lack. Learn about the key fundamentals of successful corporate investing programs, alliances and commercialization process from some of Silicon Valley's leading Corporate Partnerships and Venture Funds.

This lively panel organized by GABA and SVASE will feature active corporate investors from SAP, Paypal and Intel, and will explore current trends in corporate partnerships and investments including:

- What sort of partnerships or investment opportunities are Corporate Venture Funds looking for now?
- How do Corporate Partnerships and Venture Funds now respond to these opportunities?
- What are their goals? Maximize return on investment, new technology acquisition, or what?
- What levels of involvement do they want in a portfolio company?
- How do Corporate Partnerships and Venture Fund deal structures differ from independent Venture Funds?
- What is the ideal outcome? Partnership, acquisition, IPO or what?
- What technologies and deals are most attractive to Corporations right now?

Speakers:
- David Hartwig, Managing Director, SAP Ventures
- Venu Penammaju, Investment Director, Intel Capital
- Have Saleem Qadir, Developer Relationships, X.commerce, PayPal & eBay
- Anand Kamannavar, Associate Investment Manager, Applied Ventures

Agenda:
6:00 - 7:00 pm Registration
7:00 - 8:30 pm Program
8:30 - 9:00 pm Networking Reception

Complimentary appetizers, beer, wine and soft drinks will be served.

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