SDForum’s Global Emerging Technologies Conference
Presented by SDForum and the Women's Technology Cluster
Thu, Feb 22, 2007, 8:00a-12:00p
Program Overview
Whether you are an investor, entrepreneur or manager, if you need to bet on technology, your life is getting tougher, and a lot more interesting
- New offerings in many markets require combining technologies from multiple fields
- New technologies are emerging from all corners of the globe
The Bottom Line
Your opportunity for combining technologies and talent to disrupt a market has never been higher, and your opportunity for being disrupted is just as great. This event looks both across technologies and beyond 2007 to give you a sense of the breadth and depth of the emerging technology landscape. We’ll get to the heart of critical, underappreciated areas ranging from synthetic biology to pattern technology, and identify key places to look for advances, ranging from Shanghai to Sao Paolo.
Agenda
| 8:00a 8:30a 8:45a 9:15a 10:15a 10:30a |
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8:30a 8:45a 9:15a 10:15a 10:30a 11:30a |
Registration & Networking Breakfast Welcome Address Opening Keynote “What is emerging and why do we care?” Emerging Technologies–What’s Happening? Break Emerging Technologies–Where is it Happening? |
Opening Keynote
John Andrews, President and COO, Evans Data
Emerging Technologies–What’s Happening?
- Moderator: Peter Hallinan, Techcelerator
- Life Sciences: Dr. Dianna DeVore, CEO, Cambridge Antibody Technology
- IT: Ann Ruckstuhl, Board Member, Center for Entrepreneurship (CEI)
- Wireless: Dr. Wen-Pai Lu, President, SV-China Wireless Tech Association
- Security: Mike Wolfe, Strategic Security Advisor, Microsoft
- Cleantech: Samir Kaul, General Partner, Khosla Ventures
Emerging Technologies–Where is it Happening?
Speakers will address the key reasons for investment in the cutting edge technologies coming from China, India, Latin America, Israel and Europe
- Moderator: Joel Dreyfuss, Editor-in-Chief, Red Herring
- China: Charles Wu, General Partner, Aventech Capital Partner
- India: Mohanjit Jolly, Managing Director, Garage Technology Ventures
- Europe: Dominique Piotet, CEO, L'Atelier
- Israel: Dan Avida, Partner, Opus Capital
- Latin America: Matt Perez, COO, Nearsoft, Inc.
Location
Morgan Lewis
2 Palo Alto Square
3000 El Camino Real, Suite 700
Palo Alto, CA 94306
650.843.4000