MAAVC Conference
™


Midwest Association of Angel and Venture Capital
 May 11, 2005 - Bloomington

Hosted* by

Cong. Mark Kennedy

Cong. Gil Gutknecht

and


Conference Agenda
Sheraton Bloomington Hotel
For a profile on each of the speakers shown below, please visit Speaker Profiles.

 

May 11, 2005
6:30 am Registration and Name Badge Pick-Up (Grand Ballroom Foyer)
7:00 am Breakfast (on your own) & Exhibits
8:00 am
Seed Capital:  Help Wanted

Matt Noah, Conference Chairman
8:15 am
The Importance of Seed Capital:  Fueling Start-Ups, Economic Growth Engines

Lorrie Keating Heinemann, Secretary of the Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions (WI)
  Bruce Gjovig, Director, UND Center for Innovation (ND)

Daniel Winegarden, President, tecTERRA Fund (IA) 

Michael Haider, CEO, BioE (MN)
9:15 am Break
9:30 am
Sources of Seed Capital: Friends, Family, Fools & Angels

Brian Johnson, COO & Investment Manager, MN Investment Network (MN)
Harlan Jacobs, President, Genesis Business Centers (MN)

Rick Brimacomb, President, MN VC Association (MN)

John Dinusson, Director, Initiative Ventures (MN) 

10:30 am Break & Exhibits
11:00 am
Starting the Right Way:  Avoid Common Start-Up Mistakes

Allen Dines, Assistant Director, UW Office of Corp. Relations (WI)
  Peter Zaballos, VP, Frazier Technology Ventures (WI)

               Jeff Stamp, Professor, University of North Dakota (ND)

Lane Brostrom, Managing Director, TechStar (WI)
12:00 pm Lunch in Garden Court
Lunch Speaker
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.  DEED (Dept. of Employment & Economic Development) recently assumed the role held by MPI for managing SBIR and STTR in Minnesota.  Read more here and here.
1:00 pm
Economic Development, Tax Policy, State Policy:  The role of government and universities in fostering start-up activity

Lorrie Keating Heinemann, Secretary of the Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions (WI)
  Ron Eibenstiener, Chairman, Wyncrest Capital & MN-GOP

                                Steve Kelley (DFL), Majority Whip, State Senate (MN) 

 Jeff Stamp, Professor, University of North Dakota (ND)
2:00 pm Break & Exhibits (and dessert!)
2:30 pm
Creating More Angels and Angel Networks:  How to be an Angel and Change the World

Michael Haider, CEO, BioE (MN)
  Tim Keane, Manager, Golden Angels Network (WI)

Harlan Jacobs, President, Genesis Business Centers (MN) 

John Risdall, CEO+Angel, Risdall Advertising (MN)
3:30 pm Break & Exhibits
3:45 pm
Venture Capital - the last step on the road to liquidity:  How smart entrepreneurs and smart angels work with Venture Capital Firms

Peter Zaballos, VP, Frazier Technology Ventures (WI)
  Ron Eibenstiener, Chairman, Wyncrest Capital & MN-GOP

Rick Brimacomb, President, MN VC Association (MN) 

Tim Keane, Manager, Golden Angels Network (WI)
5:00 pm NetSuds Evening Reception (for local telecom, datacom, IT, software and Internet professionals).  Cash bar.

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 * All Registration Payments are Final and Non-refundable.  NetSuds makes every effort to ensure that listed speakers and program will occur as presented.  There are circumstances where speakers may not be able to participate as planned.  In that case, NetSuds will make efforts to replace listed speakers.  Cong. Kennedy and Cong. Gutknecht are co-hosts.  The dictates of their offices may preclude them from speaking at the Conference given the Congressional calendar.