Agenda
• 3:00-3:30 PM Networking & Registration
• 3:30-5:00 PM Investor Panel: "Trends in Financing - Looking Back, Looking Ahead"
• 5:00-6:30 PM Networking Reception & Champagne Holiday Celebration

The first key to get funding is to understand where the money is. Join experts from the Investment world at our annual “Trends in Financing Panel & Holiday Party” to understand the types of financings that are occurring in your industry today– including topics such as who is getting funding, current valuations and other terms, what investors are looking for, what criteria they use to evaluate and eventually fund your company, etc. – and what is new and what to expect for 2009.


Cost & Registration
• Panel + Networking Reception:
     ° Regular Price: $60
     ° Partners' Network: $40
     ° BioCenter Members: Free (Please RSVP to Aurélie directly)
• Networking Reception only: $30
• On-site Registration, if space allows: add $10 to the above (PLEASE BRING CASH OR CHECK!)
This event is typically sold out, therefore please register early to secure your spot.

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Speakers Bios - partial list

Ted Driscoll, Board Director, Sand Hills Angels, & Venture Partner, Claremont Creek Ventures
Ted Driscoll is a Venture Partner at Claremont Creek Ventures and a Special Limited Partner at Novus Ventures. Over the past two decades, Ted helped found five successful companies in imaging-related markets. He was founder and CEO of Be Here Technologies, a pioneer in Internet, Broadcast and Videoconferencing technologies. He served as a Division President and CTO of Diasonics, with responsibility for its MRI, ultrasound, digital X-ray, lithotripsy and acoustic ablation technology areas. He had earlier directed the technology team that developed the first commercial MRI scanners and numerous advance in MR imaging. Previously, he was Vice President of Engineering and R&D of Identix, now a world leader in fingerprint and face recognition, and Director of R&D at International Imaging Systems, an early pioneer in remote sensing. His research and patents in ultrasound therapy and acoustic hemostasis also led to the founding of another company, Therus, now partnered with Boston Scientific. Ted earned a PhD from Stanford University in Digital Imaging, Masters degrees from Harvard University in Computer Graphics and Remote Sensing, and a Bachelor's degree from the University of Pennsylvania. Ted holds 40+ granted U.S. and foreign patents in image-related fields, with approximately 30 additional pending applications.
Lead Facilitator: Scott M. Iyama, Corporate Lawyer, Emerging Companies Group Member, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP
Scott Iyama, a corporate attorney in Orrick's Silicon Valley office, is a member of the Emerging Companies Group, which advises emerging companies and venture capital firms. Mr. Iyama's practice focuses on the representation of emerging growth life science and high tech companies, as well as public offerings, private venture financings, and technology transactions. A representative list of Mr. Iyama's clients include CellPoint Dialogistic, Facebook, Greenplum, Laserscope, Micrus Endovascular and SquareOne. Mr. Iyama has also represented Benchmark Capital, De Novo Ventures, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Maveron, Montreux Equity Partners, Telegraph Hill Partners in various investments. Prior to receiving his J.D. from Stanford Law School, Mr. Iyama received a M.S. and B.S in Biochemistry/Cell Biology from the University of California, San Diego. Mr. Iyama also performed extensive research at Genentech, Inc. and the NASA/Ames Research Center.
Venue
The San Jose BioCenter
5941 Optical Court
San Jose, CA 95138
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