University of San Francisco Brings Premier Venture Capitalists Together to Judge 4th Annual International Business Plan Competition.SAN FRANCISCO -- The University of San Francisco • • [ (USF) Entrepreneurship Program is hosting the 4th Annual USF International Business Plan Competition on March 23-25, 2006. The San Francisco Bay Area “Bay Area” redirects here. For other uses, see Bay Area (disambiguation). The San Francisco Bay Area, colloquially known as the Bay Area or The Bay is home to the most prominent venture capital firms Name Location Founding date Managing Partners/Directors Specialty Capital managed 5AM Ventures Menlo Park, CA; Waltham, MA 2002 John Diekman, PhD (managing partner), Scott Rocklage, PhD (managing partner), Andrew Schwab (managing partner) life sciences $200M [1] in the world, and this competition is regarded by both industry insiders and academic observers as the premier showcase for technology ventures. Student teams from twenty of the world's top universities, including London School of Economics The School is a member of the Russell Group, the European University Association, Association of Commonwealth Universities, the Community of European Management Schools and International Companies, The Association of Professional Schools of International Affairs as well as the Golden , IM Kumasi (Ghana), Hong Kong University of Science and Technology The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST, or UST) was established in 1991 under Hong Kong Law Cap. 1141 (The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Ordinance), as one of eight universities in Hong Kong. The current president is Professor Paul Ching-wu Chu. , ESADE (Spain), ADEN Business School (Argentina), Duke University, and the University of Michigan (body, education) University of Michigan - A large cosmopolitan university in the Midwest USA. Over 50000 students are enrolled at the University of Michigan's three campuses. The students come from 50 states and over 100 foreign countries. will come to San Francisco to compete for the attention and funding of more than fifty venture capitalists and top executives. USF competition judges include partners from top venture firms, such as: Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Hummer Winblad, Intel Capital, Draper Fisher Jurvetson, Garage Technology Ventures, Cross Link Capital, De Novo Ventures, and Burrill & Company. Additionally, attorneys with Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, Hanson Bridgett, and Montgomery Law Group, and executives with Cisco Systems, Intuit, and T-Mobile/Deutsche Telekom will serve as judges. "We are delighted to again bring together the world's best graduate student entrepreneurs with Silicon Valley's top venture capitalists and entrepreneurial executives at USF," said Mark Cannice, professor and competition director. "These global entrepreneurial events help lead to the development of new products and services that improve people's lives, and we are very grateful to help facilitate that process." More information regarding the competition and the judges can be found by visiting the website, www.BusinessPlanCompetition.org. |
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