Attendance Up 50% at Los Angeles Venture Association's Investment Capital Conference Scheduled for April 27, 2004; Increase Signals Optimism in Venture, Middle Markets.Business Editors Investment Capital Conference LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 20, 2004 Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. Venture Association: -- Keynote speakers include: Alfred E. Mann Alfred E. Mann (born 1925, Portland, OR), who is also known as Al Mann, is an American entrepreneur and philanthropist. He is a billionaire. Born and raised in Portland, his father was English and mother Polish. , Chairman Emeritus-Founder MiniMed, Inc., Rick Hayes, Senior Investment Officer CalPERS, Alternative Investment Program, Reed Hastings, Co-founder Netflix, Inc. With a week to go, paid attendance at the Los Angeles Venture Association's annual Investment Capital Conference is up 50 percent according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Michael Donahue, Conference Chairman, signaling a return of optimism in the venture capital community. The day long, 11th Annual Investment Capital Conference is scheduled for Tuesday, April 27, 2004 from 7 AM to 7 PM at the Westin Bonaventure Hotel The Westin Bonaventure Hotel is the largest hotel in Los Angeles, California, USA. It is 367 feet (112 meters) tall and has 35 floors. It was completed in 1977. The top floor has a revolving restaurant and observation level. in downtown Los Angeles Downtown Los Angeles is the central business district of Los Angeles, California, located close to the geographic center of the metropolitan area. The sprawling, multi-centered megacity is such that its downtown core is often considered just another district like Hollywood or . Recognized as the premier investment capital event in Southern California Southern California, also colloquially known as SoCal, is the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. Centered on the cities of Los Angeles and San Diego, Southern California is home to nearly 24 million people and is the nation's second most populated region, , the conference focuses on addressing the capital raising needs of emerging growth and middle market companies. "After several years of declining attendance precipitated by the dot com dot com - com bust of 2000, we're seeing registration that will bring attendance to over 900, including speakers and sponsors," said Donahue. "The interest in the Investment Capital Conference is a reflection of the pick up in the capital markets. Our conference speakers, whether venture capitalists Venture Capitalist An investor who provides capital to either start-up ventures or support small companies who wish to expand but do not have access to public funding. Notes: Venture capitalists usually expect higher returns for the additional risks taken. or investment bankers Investment Banker A person representing a financial institution that is in the business of raising capital for corporations and municipalities. Notes: An investment banker may not accept deposits or make commercial loans. , are reporting increased activity. The IPO (Initial Public Offering) The first time a company offers shares of stock to the public. While not a computer term per se, many founders, employees and insiders of computer companies have found this acronym more exciting than any tech term they ever heard. market is picking up, offering long awaited exit strategies for VC firms," continued Donahue. "We're seeing that in our attendance, which has returned across the board, from capital providers, to services providers to start-up companies start-up company A new business. ." This year's keynote speakers include Alfred E. Mann, Chairman-Emeritus and Founder of MiniMed, Inc. and currently Chairman and Founder of Mannkind Corp.; Rick Hayes, Senior Investment Officer of CalPERS, who manages its $20-plus billion portfolio of private equity, venture capital and hedge fund hedge fund, in finance, a highly speculative, largely unregulated investment device. Originating in the 1950s, the funds "hedge" by offsetting "short" positions (borrowing a security and then selling it at a higher price before repaying the lender) against "long" investments; and Reed Hastings Reed Hastings (Wilmot Reed Hastings, Jr.) was the founder of Pure Software and the founder of Netflix. He is currently Netflix's chief executive officer, president and chairman of the board, and serves on the Board of Directors for Microsoft Corp. , who co-founded Netflix, Inc. (Nasdaq:NFLX NFLX Netflix (NASDAQ symbol) ) in 1997. In addition, the Investment Capital Conference will feature 60 speakers from the investment capital community whose firms provide financing for public and private, debt and equity transactions ranging in size from under $500,000 to over $500 million. Some of the topics to be discussed include: how to find and access capital in today's market; the current market for debt and equity financing Equity Financing The act of raising money for company activities by selling common or preferred stock to individual or institutional investors. In return for the money paid, shareholders receive ownership interests in the corporation. ; the types of deals being funded; and how to position your company or client to raise capital. The speakers include:
Richard Hart Paul Kessler
Credit Suisse First Boston (NYSE:CSR) Bristol Capital Advisors, LLC
Greg Martin Zander Lurie
Redpoint Ventures J.P. Morgan Chase & Co.
Shawn Doyle Frank R. Kline
Intel Capital Strategic Investments Kline Hawkes & Co.
Peter Y. Chung Bill Collins
Summit Partners Tech Coast Angels
Michael G. Gardner, CFA Joseph W. Dews
Wedbush Morgan Securities Needham & Company
Gordon M. Bava Tim Keating
Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP Keating Investments. LLC
Ashok Belani Bonnie Kehe
NP Test Comerica Bank
Gerald Brady Frederick K. Koenen
S Mobile Acceleration Foley & Lardner
Duke K. Bristow, Ph.D. Gary Lazar
UCLA California Technology Ventures,
LLC
William F. Coffin
Coffin Communications Group, Inc. Steve Liff
Sun Capital Partners, Inc.
David Cremin
DFJ Frontier Barbara N. Lubash
Versant Ventures
Gregory B. Davis
Key Principal Partners, LLC Michael Montgomery
Montgomery & Co.
Michael D. Donahue
Richardson & Patel LLP Edwin A. Moss
Mellon Ventures
Michael F. Faught
myCFO Robert B. Nolan, Jr.
Halyard Capital Fund
David Firestone
Mercator Advisory Group, LLC Bob Pearlman
BDO Seidman, LLP
James B. Freedman
Barrington Associates Robert Petersen
Union Bank of California
Steven B. Gerber, M.D.
Wedbush Morgan Securities Bruce Rauner
GTCR
David Greene
Postnewsweek Tech Media Byron Roth
Roth Capital Partners
Jason Greene
AEG Ralph Sabin
Pacific Venture Group
Steve Gundersen
Equity Marketing, Inc. Sanjay Sabnani
OSI Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq:OSIS)
Pat Haden
Riordan, Lewis & Haden Elias J. Sabo
Compass Group
Bob Hambrecht
W.R. Hambrecht + Co. Michael J. Seibert
Stone Canyon Venture Partners,
Jeri J. Harman LP
American Capital
Ajay Shah
Ilan Yehros Shah Management, LLC
PNC Business Credit
Thomas E. Shockley
Jeff Kabot CIT Business Credit
Levine Leichtman Capital Partners
Eric Speer
Prashant Kantak VenCore Solutions LLC
Qualcomm (Nasdaq:QCOM)
Tom Taulli
Michael J. Seibert Bridgewater Capital Corporation
Stone Canyon Venture Partners, LP
Neil Wertlieb
Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy
LLP
For information and conference registration, contact ICA Ica (ē`kä), city (1993 pop. 108,724), capital of Ica dept., SW Peru, on the Pan-American Highway. It is a commercial center for the cotton, wool, and wine produced in the region. There are several summer resorts nearby. at 310-209-6741 or visit www.ica-lava.org/no5. About The Investment Capital Conference: The Investment Capital Conference is being presented by the Investment Capital Association (ICA), a division of the Los Angeles Venture Association. The ICA also presents monthly Seminar Series. LAVA is a non-profit association that supports emerging growth companies in Southern California by providing access to financial, professional and technological resources. |
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