State Venture Capital Symposium
May 18, 2006 - Washington, DC
The NASVF held its first State Venture Capital Symposium on May 18th in Washington, DC. Below is the agenda with embedded links to each of the presentations provided by our fantastic speakers. Thanks to everyone that participated to make this a very successful event!
Welcome
Sue Strommer,President and CEO, NASVF
Stephen Crawford, Director, Social Economic and Workforce Programs Center for Best Practices, National Governor's Association
Marianne Hudson, Director, Entrepreneurship, Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation |
Experience of States with Seed and Venture Capital
The Rationale for Action or Inaction
Sue Strommer, President and CEO, NASVF |
What the NASVF State Venture Capital Study Tells Us
Highlights of our Findings
George Lipper, Director of Publications, NASVF |
The Practice of Tax Incentives
Evaluating Benefits, Costs, and Effectiveness
Professor Daniel Sandler, University of Western Ontario |
Angel Tax Credits
Focusing Resources on Technology Entrepreneurs
Pam Christenson, Director, Wisconsin Department of Commerce, Bureau of Entrepreneurship |
Funds of Funds
Building a Regional Venture Capital Industry with Contingent Tax Credits
Michael Tharp, Managing Director, Arkansas Institutional Fund |
Great Models of Innovation Capital
An Overview of Criteria
Sue Strommer, President and CEO, NASVF |
Statewide Angel Network
Best Methods for Building Community Based Angel Funds
Steve Mercil, CEO, RAIN Capital |
Proof of Concept Fund
Accelerating the First Steps Toward Commercialization
Greg Main,CEO, i2E |
State Seed Fund
The Discipline of Investing from within a State Agency
Elizabeth Good Mazhari, Managing Director, Maryland Venture Fund |
University Seed Fund
Best Methods of Designing, Forming, and Managing a University Fund
John Ciannamea,Senior Managing Director, Academy Funds |
Private Regional Seed Fund
Focusing the Collective Knowledge of a Region on Helping Local Startups
Matt Blanton,CEO, StarTech |
Culture Bending Programs
Making the Subculture of Entrepreneurs the Dominant Culture of a Region
Monica Doss,Executive Director, Council of Entrepreneurial Development |
Selecting Models
Applying Best Practices to Selecting the Right Models for Your State
Steve Grizzell,NASVF Chair and CEO, UTFC Financing Solutions |
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Sponsors
Platinum Sponsors
Bronze Sponsors
Contributing Sponsors
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