Tuesday, Jun 8 2010 2:15PM to 7:30PM

Speaker(s): Various expert speakers on VC and Angel Investing
Location: Sykes Auditorium, McColl School of Business Queens University of Charlotte 1900 Selwyn Avenue, Charlotte, NC

“Raising Capital- focused on VC and Angel Investing” 

Presented by Business Innovation & Growth (BIG) and Hutchison Law Group

Date:           Tuesday, June 8, 2010

Location:    Sykes Auditorium, McColl School of Business

                     Queens University of Charlotte

                     1900 Selwyn Avenue, Charlotte, NC

                     http://mccoll.queens.edu/drivingdirect.htm

Parking: School is not in session, so you can park in Lot E directly off Wellesley Ave.    Click on the link below for the Campus Map.  Sykes is Building 31 on the map, and Lot E is about 150 yards away. (You can also park along neighborhood streets.)

        http://www.queens.edu/admissions/onlinecampusmap.asp

 

Time:          2:15 pm – 6:30 pm

Cocktail Reception to immediately follow in the Rotunda from 6:30pm – 7:30pm

This is an excellent opportunity to hear from an exceptional group of investors and entrepreneurs!

Agenda:

2:15pm – 2:45pm  Registration

2:45pm – 3:00pm  Opening Remarks

3:00pm – 3:45pm  Raising Angel and VC Capital in the Current Environment

                   · Moderator: Fred Hutchison, Member, Hutchison Law Group

                   · Mike Elliott, Managing Partner, Noro-Moseley Partners

                   · Troy Knauss, Managing Partner, Guardant Partners; Fund Exec, PAN

                  · Joel Lanik, Principal, Frontier Capital

                  · Paul Grim, General Partner, SunBridge Partners

 3:45pm – 4:45pm Making the Investor Pitch – Dos and Don’ts

              · Moderator: David Jones, Partner, Southern Capitol Ventures

              · Jason Typrin, CEO, Open Connect Corporation

              · Joel Lanik, Principal, Frontier Capital

               · Rajeev Kulkarni, Co-Chair Charlotte Angels; Executive Board, IMAF, Wed3

               · Vic Nyman, COO, Blue Stripe Software, Inc.

         (This session begins with an Investor Pitch by Jason Typrin)

 4:45pm – 5:00pm   Break

 5:00pm – 5:45pm   Negotiating the Term Sheet – What is Really Important

                        · Moderator: Helga Leftwich, Member, Hutchison Law Group

                         · Mike Elliott, Managing Partner, Noro-Moseley Partners

                          · David Jones, Partner, Southern Capitol Ventures

                          · Benny Ward, former CFO, Closure Medical Corp. and InnerPulse

 5:45pm – 6:30pm    Life as a Venture/Angel-Backed Company

                      · Moderator: Benny Ward, former CFO, Closure Medical Corp.,InnerPulse

                      · Penn Cox, CEO, Rollcast Energy, Inc.

                       · Jason Typrin, CEO, Open Connect Corporation

                        · Mike May, CEO, Iverify.US Inc.

                       · Sean O'Connell, CEO, Creative Allies, Inc.

 6:30pm – 7:30pm      Networking Reception in the Rotunda

 

Program Cost:     BIG Members free; Guests $75 in advance, $95 at the door

Registration:      Online registration closed. You can register and pay at the door. Fee is $95.

Dress Attire:      Business casual

Click below for directions to the McColl School of Business:

http://mccoll.queens.edu/drivingdirect.htm

Thank you to our Sponsors:

Program Sponsor:      Hutchison Law Group

Reception Sponsor:    TriNet

Investor Sponsors:      Noro-Moseley Partners
                                          Frontier Capital 
                                          CapitalSouth Partners Funds
                                          SunBridge Partners

Other Sponsors:          City of Charlotte
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