AGENDA
Sixth Annual Global CONNECT™ Conference
Driving the development of regional technology clusters through global alliances
Pre-Conference: December 10, 2008
Conference: Evening of December 10 through lunch, December 12, 2008
Hilton La Jolla Torrey Pines, San Diego, California
Wednesday, December 10: Pre-Conference
(separate registration fee) - This pre-conference focuses on the programs and operations of CONNECT in San Diego. Location: Hilton La Jolla Torrey Pines.
7:00
Registration and Information at Welcome Desk
Location: Scripps Hall
07:00
Breakfast, Scripps Ballroom 1
07:30-09:30
Springboard
Location: Scripps Ballroom 2
Moderator:
Ruprecht von Buttlar, Director, Commercialization Programs, CONNECT
Presenter:
James Guzzetta, President and CEO, Matryx Group
09:30
Bus to CONNECT
10:00-12:00
San Diego CONNECT: its Business Model and Programming
Location: CONNECT
Camille Sobrian, COO, CONNECT
Presentation
Ruprecht von Buttlar, Director
Commercialization
Programs, CONNECT
Presentation
12:00
Bus to Hilton
12:30-14:00
Lunch in small groups with a member of the CONNECTstaff, or Tech Coast Angels, Location: Scripps Ballroom 1
14:00-16:00
Tour of University of California, San Diego
Meet in Lobby for bus transportation
Guide:
Peter Thomas,
Director, Program Partnerships, Global CONNECT™
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Wednesday evening, December 10th
17:00
Bus from Hilton to La Jolla Playhouse
17:30
Networking Reception with the San Diego Innovation Community followed by a performance of the Broadway musical Xanadu
Note that the bus will make a return trip to the Hilton following the reception, for those not wishing to attend the play. The final bus will leave the Playhouse at approximately 21:45.
Thursday, December 11th
All locations are at the Hilton Torrey Pines
07:30 – 08:30
Breakfast and Registration
Location: Ballroom Foyer
8:30 – 10:00
Welcoming Remarks and Opening Speaker
Location:
Salon D
Welcoming Remarks
Mary Lindenstein-Walshok,
Associate Vice Chancellor, University of California, San Diego; Co-Founder, CONNECT and Global CONNECT™ CONNECT
Introduction
Greg Horowitt, Co-Founder and Director, Global Enterprise, Global CONNECT™
Opening Speaker
Larry Bock, serial entrepreneur
Location: Salon C
10:00 – 10:30
Coffee and tea service available in Ballroom Foyer
10:30 – 12:00
Location:
Scripps Ballroom 2
Break-out One: The State of Early Stage Investment around the World
Moderator:
Greg Horowitt, Co-Founder and Director, Global Enterprise, Global CONNECT™
Panelists:
Mike Elconin, President, Tech Coast Angels, San Diego
Victor Hwang, Managing Director, T2 Venture Capital
Sunil Sharma, Director of International Relations, Canadian Venture Capital Association
Presentation
10:30 – 12:00
Location: Salon D
Break-out Two: Building Global Advisory Boards
Moderator:
Jack J. Florio, Senior Vice President, Brinson Patrick Securities Corporation
Presentation
Panelists:
Eddie Cheung,
MD, Clinical Professor of Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology/Hepatology, University of California, Davis School of Medicine
Stan Fleming, Managing Member, Forward Ventures
Ian McDonald, Vice President, Ceiba Solutions
12:00 – 13:30
Lunch and Speaker
Introduction
Greg Horowitt, Co-Founder and Director, Global Enterprise, Global CONNECT™
Speaker
G. Steven Burrill, CEO, Burrill and Company
Presentation
13:45 – 15:15
Springboard
Location:
Salon D
Moderator:
Greg Horowitt, Co-Founder and Director, Global Enterprise, Global CONNECT™
Presenter:
Nigel Vaughan, CEO, Solent Synergy
Presentation
Panelists:
Abi Barrow, Founding Director, Massachusetts Technology Transfer Center (MTTC)
Nick Butler, CEO, Connect Yorkshire
Victor Hwang, Managing Director, T2 Venture Capital;
Satoshi Kabasawa;
Team Leader, Panasonic; Professor, Keio University
Ian McDonald,
Vice President, Ceiba Solutions; Founder, Connect Scotland and Connect New Zealand
Don Oparah,
Director and Founder, Venture Acceleration Initiative, UC Santa Barbara
Sam Shen,
Deputy General Director, Market Intelligence Center, Institute for Information Industry, Taiwan
Ruprecht von Buttlar, Director Commercialization Programs, CONNECT
Mats Williander, CEO, CONNECT Väst
15:15 – 15:45
Breack
Coffee and tea service available in Ballroom Foyer
15:45 – 17:15
Break-out Three: Regional Alliances
Location:
Scripps Ballroom 1
Moderator:
Peter Thomas, Director, Program Partnerships, Global CONNECT™
Panelists:
Henrik Brorsen, Director, CONNECT Denmark
Presentation
Basel S. Kilany,
Executive Director, The Queen Rania Center for Entrepreneurship (QRCE), Jordan
Presentation
Sam Shen, Deputy General Director, Market Intelligence Center of Taiwan's Institute for Information Industry
Presentation
15:45 - 17:15
Break-out Four: The Structure & Governance of Regional Innovation Platforms
Location:
Scripps Ballroom 2
Moderator:
Tyler Orion, former COO, CONNECT, former President and CEO, San Diego Regional Technology Alliance
Panelists:
Neil Bradshaw, Director, SETsquared Partnership, University of Bristol
Duane Roth, CEO, CONNECT
Presentation
Mats Williander; CEO, CONNECT Väst
Presentation
17:15 – 18:00
Break
18:00-19:30
Reception sponsored by Swenson Advisors and Integra International
Location: Parterre Gardens
Steve Austin, Managing Partner, Swenson Advisors
Bella Heule, President/CEO, San Diego World Trade Center
Friday, December 12th
All locations are at the Hilton Torrey Pines
07:00 - 08:00
Breakfast, Location: Scripps Hall
08:00 – 09:30
Break-out Five: Government Role in Construction of Clusters
Location: Scripps Ballroom 1
Moderator:
Abi Barrow, Founding Director, Massachusetts Technology Transfer Center
Panelists:
David Fransen, Consul General, Canadian Consulate General in Los Angeles
Martin French, Head of Innovation, East Midlands Development Agency, UK
Presentation
Jacques Chirazi, Clean Tech Program Manager, City of San Diego
Presentation
08:00 – 09:30
Break-out Six: Virtual Companies
Location: Scripps Ballroom 2
Moderator:
Greg Horowitt, Co-Founder and Director, Global Enterprise, Global CONNECT™
Panelists:
Maria Sendra, Baker and McKenzie
Don Oparah, Director, Venture Acceleration Initiative, UC Santa Barbara
Larry G. Stambaugh, Chairman/CEO, Ridge Diagnostics
09:30– 10:00
Break
Coffee and tea service available in Scripps Ballroom
10:00 – 11:00
Plenary
Location: Scripps Ballroom 1
An Interview with Richard C. Atkinson, President Emeritus, University of California
Interviewer: Robert A. Kittle, Editorial Page Editor, San Diego Union-Tribune
11:30-13:00
Location: Main Ballroom
This annual CONNECT event celebrates and honors up and coming San Diego entrepreneurs in several categories. It brings together over 800 members of the San Diego innovation community.
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If you have any questions, don't hesitate to contact Peter Thomas pthomas@ucsd.edu
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