Venture Summit Silicon Valley 2011
Where Big Ideas Meet Big Money
Dec 12th - 14th, 2011
The Ritz-Carlton, Half Moon Bay, CA
The Ritz-Carlton, Half Moon Bay, CA
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Venture Summit Silicon Valley is a two-day gathering where 500 cutting-edge Internet CEOs in Digital Media and OnDemand computing meet top venture investors, corporate strategic partners, government and university officials, and members of the press and blogging communities. Internet entrepreneurs and their innovations are transforming and decentralizing large industries, including entertainment, commerce, finance, advertising, and media. At the Venture Summit, AlwaysOn introduces the next generation of "breakout" company CEOs and Founders driving the next wave of innovation in a series of industry trend debates, and in CEO Showcase presentations. A hand chosen set of other powerful investors and corporate insiders will be also on hand to present and debate the top technology and business trends and the strategies are driving success in today's competitive innovation-driven markets. Event information and logistics coming soon. Until then, please contact info@aonetwork.com with any questions. Click here to view the event archives
The Program
Last updated on 12/22/2011 at 16:24pm
- 11:00 amPower Player West Golf Tournament
Challenge Your Golf Game at this California Resort, Steeped in Natural Beauty.
Join AlwaysOn & KPMG and some of the most powerful players in Silicon Valley at our first annual "Power Player West" Golf Tournament on the first day of Venture Summit Silicon Valley in beautiful Half Moon Bay.
Date: Monday, December 12th
Place: The Ocean Golf Course at the Ritz Carlton in Half Moon Bay. on the firstday of Venture Summit Silicon Valley
Tee off time: 11:00 am—Box lunches will be provided in Golf Carts—Receiption and awards follows immediately after tournament.
Important Note: Players will be restricted to honored "Power Players" and 36 guests who are paid Venture Summit Silicon Valley attendees.
You may reserve your ticket to both Venture Summit Silicon Valley and the Power Player Golf Tournament here.
If you already have your VSSV ticket and just want to sign-up for the golf tournament, please click here.
Treat yourself to one of the most distinctive, exhilarating and challenging golf experiences, and dare to follow in the footsteps of legends. This captivating golf resort – set atop a scenic Northern California bluff, overlooking the Pacific Ocean – offers two championship courses for diversified play. The natural terrain of the California coast provides the perfect backdrop for a breathtaking game of golf.
Questions or register by phone?
Contact AO Concierge: John Schwartz at 310.721.9451 or by e-mail at john@aonetwork.com.
- 07:30 amBreakfast
- 08:45 amWelcome to Venture Summit Silicon Valley
- Co-Host: Tony Perkins, Founder and Editor, AlwaysOn
- Co-Host: Kelly Porter, Managing Director, Woodside Capital
- 09:00 amReport: Trends in Venture Capital Financing Terms In Silicon Valley
Fenwick & West analyzes the terms of venture financings for companies headquartered in Silicon Valley that reported raising money in the in 2011, and Barry Kramer who spearheads this report will unveil his findings.
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- Barry Kramer, Partner, Fenwick & West
- 09:45 amVenture Capital Business Outlook 2012
In 2011, the venture capital industry was disrupted by over-funding in both the Angel and Late-Stage venture investment rounds. With private company formations gearing up to an all-time high, this seasoned panel of venture investors will discuss and debate the competitive landscape for Venture Capital investing in 2012.
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- Host: Packy Kelly, Partner and Co-Head, US Venture Capital Practice, KPMG
- Ann Winblad, Co-founder & Managing Director, Hummer Winblad
- Rob Chaplinsky, Managing Director, Bridgescale
- Patrick Chung, Partner, NEA
- Paul Matteucci, General Partner, USVP
- 10:30 amKeynote: The Socialization of the Entertainment Industry
Eric Kuhn is Hollywood's hottest young talent agent focusing on the next generation of stars leveraging social media to break-out of the pack. Eric will show us why the right social networking strategy is more important and more powerful than a Super Bowl ad.
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- Eric Kuhn, Agent, Head of Social Media, United Talent Agency
- 11:00 amSocial Networking Break
- 11:20 amThe Socialization of Online Video & TV
The web and music industry are now in full socialization mode. The final frontier is online video and TV, and this session will define where opportunities are in this unchartered space.
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- Host: Kelly Porter, Managing Director, Woodside Capital
- David Russek, Founder & CEO, 7Echo
- Tim Lee, Co-Founder and CTO, Miso
- Anne-Marie Roussel, Head of Acquisitions & Partnerships, Sharp Labs of America
- Jason Krikorian, General Partner, DCM & The Android Investment Fund
- 12:00 pmLunch
- 01:00 pmCEO Showcases - Mainstage
Click here to see videos of Crowd Science
Click here to see videos of Morph Labs
Click here to see videos of WeVideo
Click here to see videos of EmpowHER
- Host: Sam Bhaumik, Executive Vice President, Square 1 Bank
- Jeff Bell, Chairman, DOMedia
- Winston Damarillo, CEO, Morphlabs
- Thom Brodeur, President, EmpowHER
- Jostein Svendsen, CEO, WeVideo
- 01:45 pmThe Business of Games
The mobile & PC-based gaming industry is booming; last year alone (2010) it made an estimated $800 million. People are buying games and applications on every available device including iOS devices, smartphones, tablet PCs and more. This session will uncover the top trends in this lucrative emerging market.
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- Host: Mark Stevens, Partner and Co-Chair, Private Equity Group, Fenwick & West
- Lars Buttler, CEO, Trion Worlds
- Hany Nada, Partner, GGV Capital
- Jeff Bell, Chairman, DOMedia
- 02:30 pmSocial Commerce & Marketing—What's Next?
In retrospect, eBay became the most valuable Internet company in the 1990s because it was a social network and commerce site before we even know what that meant. Now a whole new generation of startup social commerce and marketing brands are gearing up to be the Next Big Thing.
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- Host: Tony Perkins, Founder and Editor, AlwaysOn
- Lorraine McDonough, Vice President, Corporate Development, eBay
- Brian Wong, CEO, Kiip
- Usama Fayyad, Chairman & CTO, ChoozOn
- Brian Ascher, Partner, Venrock
- 03:15 pmThe Magic Behind Steve Jobs & Apple's Marketing
Bill Cleary worked for Steve Jobs at Apple in the early days, and continued his work for Apple and NeXT as a partner at CKS Partners, the leading interactive marketing and advertising agency in the 1990s. Bill will present his views on what was the magic behind Steve Jobs' marketing and product development that help him build the number one consumer brand of its generation.
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- Bill Cleary, Founder, Cleary & Partners
- 03:40 pmSocial Networking Break
- 04:15 pmCEO Showcases - Main Ballroom Stage
Click here to see videos of WorthPoint
Click here to see videos of mediaFORGE
Click here to see videos of Solumtech
Click here to see videos of VolunteerSpot
Click here to see videos of SevenEcho
- Host: Ed Lambert, SVP and Silicon Valley Region Market Manager, Bridge Bank
- Will Seippel, CEO, WorthPoint
- Tony Zito, CEO, mediaFORGE
- Nick Koshnick, CEO, Solumtech
- Karen Bantuveris, CEO, VolunteerSpot
- David Russek, Founder & CEO, 7Echo
- 05:00 pmThe "Seed Round" CEO Showcases
The AlwaysOn editors have chosen five top early-stage private companies that have received enough capital to prove the concept behind their new services offerings. These companies will be making their pitches to raise their next round of capital and create new partnerships to take their companies to the next stage of growth.
Click here to see videos of Monkeybars
Click here to see videos of VideoVivo
Click here to see videos of Cognitive/iFollow
Click here to see videos of Keen Systems
Click here to see videos of Telemetria
- Host: Maria Walker, Partner, KPMG
- Tom Thimot, CEO, Monkeybars
- Ofer Baharav, CEO, VideoVivo
- François Aubin, CEO, Cognitive/iFollow
- Vitaly Golomb, CEO, Keen Systems
- Kaveh Hushyar, CEO, Telemetria
- 07:30 amBreakfast
- 08:30 amKeynote: PARC 3.0
When Steve Job's visited then Xerox PARC in Palo Alto, he saw 3 amazing new innovations: The graphical user interface, object oriented software and Ethernet, all core technologies that were exploited by other companies. Dr. Hoover will tell the inside story on why PARC has been spun out of Xerox and how they are staying on the cutting edge.
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- Dr. Steve Hoover, CEO, PARC
- 09:00 amThe Super Angels Are Still Flying
The Super Angel investors continue to turn the whole traditional venture capital model upside down. Many would argue that the early stage market is over-funded and represents a new bubble. This leading group of Angels will dissect the myths from reality.
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- Host: Sam Angus, Partner, Venture Capital and Corporate Group, Fenwick & West
- Jeff Clavier, Founder, SoftTech VC
- Aydin Senkut, Founder & President, Felicis Ventures
- Shervin Pishevar, Manging Director, Menlo Ventures/The Talent Fund
- Paul Bricault, Venture Partner, Greycroft, Founder, Amplify (L.A. Incubator)
- 09:45 amKeynote: Can China Sustain Its Edge In the New Era of Social Media?
Accel Partners has invested heavily in social media (including as lead investor in Facebook), and has been one of the most prominent U.S. VC brands in China. The illustrious Joe Schoendorf went to China 18 times in 2011 and will shares his stories and give his outlook for 2012.
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- Joe Schoendorf, Accel Partners & Board Member, World Economic Forum
- 10:15 amIPOs, M&As & the Secondary Markets Forecast for 2012
The emergence of secondary market alternatives continued to disrupt the IPO & M&A business in 2011. This session will debate what the best liquidity strategies are for technology companies and forecast what to look for in 2012.
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- Host: Hale Boggs, Partner, Corporate & Finance, Venture Capital & Emerging Companies, Capital Markets, Manatt
- Ivan Nikkhoo, Managing Director, Siemer & Associates
- Paul Kwan, Managing Director, Morgan Stanley
- Michael Moe, CEO, GSV Asset Management
- David Weir, CEO, SharesPost
- Hans Swildens, Founder & Managing Director, Industry Ventures
- 10:30 amCEO Showcase Session - Main Ballroom Stage
Click here to see videos of Edgeware
Click here to see videos of Sullivan International Group
Click here to see videos of Ring Plus
Click here to see videos of Soonr
Click here to see videos of Scayl
Click here to see videos of Graphight
- Host: Ed Lambert, SVP and Silicon Valley Region Market Manager, Bridge Bank
- Joachim Roos, CEO, Edgeware
- Steven Sullivan, CEO, Sullivan International Group
- Karl Seelig, CEO, Ring Plus
- Martin Frid-Nielsen, CEO, Soonr
- Bill Kallman, CEO, Scayl
- Andy Wilson, CEO, Graphight
- 11:45 amThe Evolution & Socialization of the Enterprise
Now that the alwayson-on generation is joining the corporate ranks, workers are now demanding that all enterprise applications and services are accessible on the web and even that they look-and-feel more like the consumer social media sites they grew up with.
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- Host: Paul Kwan, Managing Director, Morgan Stanley
- Mark Gorenberg, Partner, Hummer Winblad
- Doug Merritt, CEO, Baynote
- Dan Finnigan, CEO, Jobvite
- Byron Deeter, Partner, Bessemer Venture Partners
- 12:30 pmLunch
- 01:00 pmInfluencing the Inflencers—The Making of a Silicon Valley Brand & Trends
Satjiv is one of a small group of Silicon Valley marketing pioneers including Steve Jobs who leveraged the titans of entertainment, fashion, sports and art to help drive the mass adoption of of new technologies, personal computers and other consumer devices. He will share insights of how the magic is made and how to make it happen.
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- Satjiv Chahil, Former Global Marketing Leader, Apple, Palm & HP
- 02:00 pmGrowth Opportunities In Building Out The Cloud
The evolution to the cloud computing is creating a plethora of new startup opportunities. This session details how cloud companies which offer scale, mobility and collaboration tools could represent the biggest growth prospects in next next several years.
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- Host: Tim Walsh, Head of Structured Products, Silicon Valley Bank
- Larry Augustin, CEO, SugarCRM
- Don Basile, CEO, Violin Memory
- Joe Gottlieb, SenSage, CEO & President
- Laura Yecies, SugarSync, CEO
- 02:45 pmCEO Showcase Session - Main Stage
- Host: Sam Bhaumik, Executive Vice President, Square 1 Bank
- Jeff Tinsley, CEO, MyLife.com
- Laura Yecies, SugarSync, CEO
- 03:15 pmScaling A Business Through Strategic Partnerships
Innovation-driven startups have always had to scale quickly to survive. In today's networked world, entrepreneurs need to move even faster, and the right kind of corporate partners can make all the difference.
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- Host: Kelly Porter, Managing Director, Woodside Capital
- Clarence Hinton, Vice President, Corporate Development, BMC Software
- Harshul Sanghi, Managing Partner, Enterprise Growth, AMEX Ventures
- Cameron Lester, General Partner, Azure Capital
- Claudia Fan Munce, Managing Director, Venture Capital Group, IBM
- 04:30 pmSocial Networks Zoom By Portals—What's a Media Company To Do?
In June of 2011, the monthly time spent on social networks surpassed that of traditional web portals. Facebook is now the largest seller of display advertising. What does this all mean to the Media Establishment?
- Host: Tony Perkins, Founder and Editor, AlwaysOn
- Jeff Tinsley, CEO, MyLife.com
- Michael Arrington, General Partner, CrunchFund
Event Information and Logistics
Hotel Room Discount Information:
The Ritz-Carlton, Half Moon Bay
One Miramontes Road
Half Moon Bay, CA 94019
Phone: (650) 712-7000
Important Note: Be sure to mention you are part of the “AlwaysOn Conference” when you call to register so as to enjoy the group discount available for Venture Summit attendees and speakers.
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