Agenda
VentureScape delivers two days of compelling content, invaluable networking and premium entertainment. Here’s what you can expect….
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
8:30 a.m. – 11:00 p.m.
Deep Dive Sessions:
Developed to deliver in-depth insights into industry-shaping currents and trends, each Deep Dive features the opportunity to share intelligence and ideas with fellow VCs and stakeholders operating in your specific space. Comprehensive descriptions and agendas for each session can be found here.
- CFO /General Counsel Deep Dive
8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. (Including Lunch)
4:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. (Reception sponsored by Shareholder Representative Services)
Professionals are invited to a full day of discussions with the sharpest minds in the financial and legal fields around the most pressing issues facing the venture capital and startup communities.
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CPE Website – 2013 Announcement. - Life Sciences Deep Dive
9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. (Including Lunch)
Join key leaders from the medical innovation ecosystem for a timely and compelling roundtable discussion on the future direction of venture investment in life sciences.
Click here to view the full day agenda >> - Corporate Venture Capital Deep Dive
10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. (Including Lunch)
Both corporate and traditional venture capitalists will explore the nuances of the fastest growing area of investment in the venture capital industry today.
Click here to view the full day agenda >> - Energy & Clean Tech Deep Dive
8:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
Investors committed to this ever-evolving, critically important sector will come together and chart the course for public policy and market initiatives for the immediate and longer terms.
Click here to view the full day agenda >> - Emerging Managers Deep Dive
10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. (Including Lunch)
Shared opportunities and challenges for smaller, newer, rising venture firms will be top of mind for this group of investors who thrive on disruptive innovation as it relates to their companies and to their funds.
Click here to view the full day agenda >> - Growth Equity Deep Dive
11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. (Including Lunch)
The newest sub-group at NVCA will welcome those investors focused on the later stages of the venture capital lifecycle to discuss how best to collectively meet the needs of their companies and firms alike.
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Brake for the Accelerators
Stanford Room
1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
Leaders from our country’s top accelerators will be on hand specifically to meet with venture investors to discuss deal flow, mentoring, demo days and best practices in fostering America’s most promising nascent start-ups. This informal and intimate gathering allows these two critical funding sources of innovation to share notes and learn from one another how to best work together. The conversation continues and expands as the group moves into the World’s Largest Office Hours where we will welcome entrepreneurs into the mix to discuss their businesses, innovation and growth.
The World’s Largest Office Hours
The Ballroom at the Westin San Francisco, Market Street
3:00p.m. – 5:30 p.m.
We are bringing together hundreds of entrepreneurs and venture capitalists into one room for an amazing afternoon of networking, mentoring, and idea exchange. Please click here for more information on how to sign up as an investor or apply for admission as a company founder.
NVCA Live!
brought to you by Silicon Valley Bank
The Great American Music Hall
859 O’Farrell Street, San Francisco, CA
6:00 p.m. – 11:00 p.m.
Doors open at 6:00; Music starts at 6:30.
Through the generosity of our headline sponsor Silicon Valley Bank, we are throwing a private party and concert for NVCA members and their guests featuring the best of the VC bands including The Exploding Warrants, Up and to the Right and Legitimate Front – culminating in a performance by Pat Monahan, lead singer of Train along with his trio of musicians. There will be plenty of fantastic food and an open bar sponsored by Cooley LLP and Merrill lynch. Tickets are available for purchase by NVCA members only. More information is here.
859 O’Farrell Street, San Francisco, CA
6:00 p.m. – 11:00 p.m.
Doors open at 6:00; Music starts at 6:30.
Through the generosity of our headline sponsor Silicon Valley Bank, we are throwing a private party and concert for NVCA members and their guests featuring the best of the VC bands including The Exploding Warrants, Up and to the Right and Legitimate Front – culminating in a performance by Pat Monahan, lead singer of Train along with his trio of musicians. There will be plenty of fantastic food and an open bar sponsored by Cooley LLP and Merrill lynch. Tickets are available for purchase by NVCA members only. More information is here.
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Wednesday, May 15, 2013
9:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Our VentureScape agenda is constantly growing. Check back for updates and be sure to visit our Speaker’s Corner page.
Morning
- Welcome to VentureScape!
9:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.
San Francisco Mayor Edwin Lee (invited) will officially welcome the venture capital industry to the city where many of the nation’s most exciting venture-backed companies were founded – and where the next generation of innovators now reside. - A Conversation With Ginni Rometty
9:30 a.m. – 10:05 a.m.
IBM Chairman and CEO Ginni Rometty will sit down with Fortune Magazine Senior Writer Jessi Hempel in an exclusive fireside chat to discuss the business of innovation and her strategy for running one of the largest technology companies in the world.
- Leadership: Taking Charge
10:10 a.m. – 10:45 a.m.
With generous support from NYSE EuroNext, General Colin L. Powell, USA (Ret.) will share his insights on the delicate process of forging alliances bringing people and countries together, and promoting universal human ideals of democracy and peace around the world. General Powell will describe the ever-changing geopolitical landscape and its influence on international and national affairs, to include its impact on financial markets and the industry sectors most important to the venture capital industry. - Tweet This! Inside Out With Dick Costolo
11:00 a.m. – 11:40 a.m.
Dick Costolo, CEO, Twitter will discuss with Jason Mendelson, Managing Director of Foundry Group, what it means to head up one of the most-watched, most influential venture-backed companies of our time. - Outstanding Service Award Ceremony
11:40 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Join us as we honor 2010-2011 NVCA Chairman Kate Mitchell of Scale Venture Partners for her incredible vision and tireless efforts that served the venture community in so many ways including the passage of the 2012 JOBS Act.
Afternoon
- Lunch
12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. - The DNA of Venture Capital
1:15 p.m. – 1:45 p.m.
Anne Wojcicki, CEO and Co Founder of 23andMe Inc, the leading personal genetics company, will be discussing the latest advances in personalized medicine. Anne also will be presenting aggregated results from conference attendees who have taken the 23andMe personal genetics test. No doubt she’ll be revealing interesting insights into the venture capitalist DNA. - Building the Next Generation of Social Entrepreneurs
1:45 p.m. – 2:15 p.m.
Renowned activist for the rights of children, Craig Kielburger, co-founder of Free The Children and Me to We will share his incredibly successful and innovative approach to building the next generation of social entrepreneurs. By combining both for-profit and not-for-profit models, Craig and his brother Marc have built the world’s largest network of children helping children through education. As the venture industry is forever seeking ways to change the way we live and work for the better, we have much to learn from Craig about following one’s passion, doing well by doing good, and mobilizing and inspiring others to make a difference in a highly scalable manner. - From the Hill
2:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
What are the most pressing public policy issues of the day and how will they impact our firms and our companies? Where do we stand in the areas of tax reform, immigration, and policies that allow our companies to innovate and grow? NVCA president Mark Heesen will sit down with NVCA Chairman Ray Rothrock to offer his unique perspective on the state of play in Washington, DC. - LP Rants and Raves
3:00 p.m.– 3:30 p.m.
In this groundbreaking session, the venture industry will have the opportunity to hear from some of the LP community’s most thoughtful investors including UTIMCO’s Lindel Eakman, Morgan Stanley’s Jamey Sperans, Chris Douvos from Viafunds, and Bon French from Adams Street Partners, each who will have five minutes to tell us what compels and repels them about the venture capital asset class. - Happy Anniversary NVCA
3:30 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
VentureScape closes with a fitting celebration and tribute to the members of the National Venture Capital Association in recognition of 40 years of advocacy for entrepreneurship and innovation. This promises to be a special celebration as we recognize both the past and future leaders of the Association. - 40th Anniversary Party
4:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.
Before heading home, join us in a final toast to all the good work the venture industry has accomplished in the last four decades. Have a drink, enjoy some anniversary cake, refreshments, and reflect on the past two days of VentureScape. NVCA leaders will be on hand to debrief and hear how we can make next year even better.