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Midwest Association of Angel and Venture Capital
 April 26, 2006 - Minneapolis, MN
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April 26, 2006 Conference Agenda
 Risdall Conference Center
550 Main Street, New Brighton, MN  55112
 For a profile on each of the Emerging Company speakers shown below
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Agenda
7:30 am Registration and Name Badge Pick-Up
8:00 am
Seed Capital:  Help Wanted

Matt Noah, Conference Co-Chairman (MN)
8:15 am
Angel & Seed Capital:  Who, What, When, Where, How

Brian Johnson, COO & Investment Manager, Rain Source Capital  (MN)
  Mike Jerstad, Manager, PrairieGold Venture Partners (SD)
  Ron Eibenstiener, Chairman, Wyncrest Capital (MN) 

Norman Dann, Angel Investor (MN)
9:15 am
Venture Capital:  The Road From Seed to Venture Capital (What VCs Expect)

Tom Erickson, General Partner, BlueStream Ventures (MN)
 

Vimal Patel, Principal, Sierra Ventures (CA)

Ron Eibenstiener, Chairman, Wyncrest Capital (MN)
10:15 am Break
10:30 am
Scott Litman, Co-Chairman, BreakThrough Ideas - Minnesota Cup
Scott Litman, is the co-founder of Imaginet, two time finalist for the E&Y Entrepreneur of the Year and co-founder of the Minnesota Cup, a statewide competition for entrepreneurs.
10:45 am
Emerging Company Presentations I

John Biondi, COO, Lucigen (WI)
  Tom Ingolia, CEO, Medisyn Technologies (MN)
Gary Anderson, CEO, Netbriefings (MN)   
Brian Gramer, CEO, Vtrenz (ND)             
Dale Nugent, CEO, RivaTek (MN)
11:45 am Lunch
12:45 pm
Emerging Company Presentations II

John Griffin, CEO, Gruby Technologies (MN/ND)
  Mark Kiefer, CEO, OneMoreBid (MN)
Greg Backlund, CEO, SuperProtection (MN)  
Richard Rotondo, CEO, Mediscovery (MN)     
Michael Murphy, VP, Bancmetrics (MN)
1:45 pm
Gap Funding: A National Overview

Jacob Johnson, Department Coordinator, UofM Office of Business Development
2:15 pm
Emerging Company Presentations III

Narin Anderson, CEO, DDB Systems (MN)
2:30 pm Break
3:00 pm
The Role of SBIR/STTR in New Business Formation and Growth

Betsy Lulfs, Director, Minnesota DEED SBIR/STTR, joined DEED in February 2005 from Toledo, Ohio where she held a similar role.  Read more here and here.
3:30 pm
Recipes for Start-Up Success:  Avoiding Common Pitfalls

Clint Jurgens, Angel Investor (MN)
  Kevin Sundquist, Founder, MR Instruments (MN)
 

Tom von Kuster, Angel Investor (MN)
4:30 pm

Minnesota Life Sciences Funding
Harlan Jacobs, CEO, Genesis Business Centers (MN)

5:00 pm Evening Reception

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