Registration for Second Annual Central Florida Technology Conference Still Available.

Business Editors/Technology Writers

Central Florida Technology Conference

ORLANDO, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 13, 2002

The Second Annual Central Florida Technology Conference is scheduled for Thursday, May 23 and Friday, May 24 at the Gaylord Palms Hotel in Kissimmee, FL. Registration for attendance is currently available online at http://www.cftech2002.com at a cost of $175 per person. The event is expected to be sold out.

Keynote speakers include Florida Lieutenant Governor Frank Brogan, the Honorable Glenda Hood, Mayor of Orlando and Richard Crotty, Chairman, Orange County.

The Conference will open with a Cocktail Reception and Trade Show on Thursday evening. Friday's agenda will begin with remarks by Glenda E. Hood, Mayor of the City of Orlando. The Central Florida Economic Development Panel will be moderated by John Krug with the Metro Orlando Economic Development Commission. Panelists include John Hitt, University of Central Florida; Darrell Kelley, MILCOM Technologies; Bev Kitaoka, of Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC); Hector Ponce of Mitsubishi; and Andie Brownell of Ernst & Young, LLP.

The Banking Issues Panel will be moderated by Lynn Evans of R.R. Donnelley Financial. Panelists include Barry Alpert, Raymond James & Associates, Inc.; John Hill of Hyde Park Capital Partners, LLC; Dick Hissam of Tatum CFO Partners; and Jeff White of Silicon Valley Bank.

Richard Crotty, Chairman, Orange County, will provide opening remarks for the Keynote Luncheon Address followed by an overview on the State of Central Florida Technology presented by the Honorable Frank Brogan.

Following will be a panel presentation of Emerging Technology Success Stories moderated by Carrie Hall of Ernst & Young LLP. Panelists include Richard Licursi of MESH Networks; Robert Strandberg of Xytrans; Paul Suchoski of Optium Corporation; and Raj Toleti of Cytura Corporation.

The last Conference segment is Early Stage Angel/Venture Capital Financing. Louis Conti of Holland & Knight LLP will moderate the discussion. Panelists include Ned Buffington of Hoyman, Dobson & Company, P.A.; Ned Grace of Grace Venture Partners; George Livingston of Realvest partners; and Scott Miller of Lovett Miller.

Presenting Sponsors of the Second Annual Central Florida Technology Conference include AeA, Ernst & Young LLP, Florida Venture Forum, Grace Venture Partners, Holland & Knight LLP, The HPC Group, Marsh & McLennan Companies, the Metro Orlando Economic Development Commission, MILCOM Technologies, R.R. Donnelley Financial, RealVest Partners, Silicon Valley Bank, Tatum CFO Partners and the University of Central Florida Technology Incubator.

Platinum Sponsors for the event include the City of Orlando, the Metro Orlando Economic Development Commission, Orange County and the Florida High Tech Corridor Council.

Gold Sponsor is Business Wire. Silver Sponsors include Baker & Hostetler, Central Florida Innovation Corporation, Deloitte & Touche, PriceWaterhouse Coopers, Osceola County, The Shafe Group and Media Tech Plus. The Orlando Business Journal is the media sponsor.

For additional conference information and online registration assistance, please visit our web site at www.cftech2002.com or call Stacie DeMonbrun, Marketing Manager with Holland & Knight LLP at [phone].