The 2008 Wisconsin Early Stage Symposium will be held November 5-6 at the Monona Terrace in Madison, WI.
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Leading the pack: Sprint ahead in the race for private equity is the theme of the 2008 conference. For more than 20 years, this conference and its predecessors have helped fuel Wisconsin's high-growth economy by matching investors, companies and entreprenuers.
Features of 2008 conference include:
• Keynote speaker Eric Apfelbach, president and CEO, Virent Energy Systems to speak during the Nov. 5 dinner which will honor the winners of SBIR and STTR grants.
• Keynote speaker, Robert Conn, managing director, Enterprise Partners Venture Capital who will speak the morning of Nov. 6
•The annual “Elevator Pitch Olympics” for early-stage companies (see below for more information)
• Investor-oriented track for angel-ready companies and beyond, i.e., seeking $500,000 and up in equity financing (see below for more information)
• Entrepreneur workshop to learn and practice investor pitches
• A “First Look Forum” for presenting selected pre-commercial, campus-based discoveries
• A retrospective on University Research Park after 25 years, featuring leaders from the time
• An update on Wisconsin investor tax credits: What are the next steps?
• An invitation-only event for investors hosted by the Wisconsin Angel Network.
