The 2007 Conference Agenda

The conference featured Nov. 14 presentations to investors by selected companies seeking $500,000 to $2 million, along with panel discussions on finding investors, lessons from entrepreneurs, tapping Wisconsin resources and more. Noon featured speaker: Jeff Wacker, EDS

Also on Nov. 14: An early-evening reception and an awards dinner for recent SBIR-STTR grant winners. Featured speaker: Mark Lee, former astronaut, Affiliated Engineers, Inc.

The "Elevator Pitch Olympics" was held on Nov. 15. The symposium's agenda also features an instructional track for invited early-stage companies from a variety of technology sectors, as led by Courtney Price and Mack Davis of the Denver-based VentureQuest LTD.

View the complete 2007 Early Stage Symposium agenda.

2007 ESS panelists, judges and moderators

Mark Austin, Piper Jaffrey; http://www.piperjaffray.com/

Geoff T. Bastow, Thin Air, LLC

Jay Bayne, Meta Command Systems, Inc.; http://www.metacomsys.com/

John Biondi, C5-6 Technologies; http://www.c56technologies.com/

Joseph W. Boucher, Neider & Boucher, S.C.; http://www.neiderboucher.com/

Mark Bugher, University Research Park; http://www.universityresearchpark.org/

Dr. Robert Carlson, Marshfield Clinic; http://www.marshfieldclinic.org

Gina Carter, Whyte Hirscboeck Dudek; http://www.whdlaw.com/

Kevin Conroy, Third Wave Technologies; http://www.twt.com/

Mack Davis, VentureQuest; http://venturequestltd.com/

Walter Dewey, CR Management

Pat Dillon, Wisconsin Entrepreneurs’ Network; http://www.wenportal.org/

Allen Dines, UW-Madison Office of Corporate Relations; http://www.ocr.wisc.edu/

William Dougan, UW-Whitewater; http://www.uww.edu/

Doug Dunham, UW-Eau Claire; http://www.uwec.edu/home/

Mark Ehrmann, Quarles & Brady, LLP; http://www.quarles.com/

Teresa Esser, Silicon Pastures; http://www.siliconpastures.com/

Michael Falk, Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation; http://www.warf.org/

Jonathan Fritz, Whyte Hirschboeck Dudek S.C.; http://www.whdlaw.com/

Cheryl Gain, Wisconsin Department of Commerce; http://commerce.wi.gov/

Mark Gehring, Sharendipity

Terry Grosenheider, US Bank; http://www.usbank.com/

Shawn Guse, TomoTherapy; http://www.tomotherapy.com/

Craig Heim, Wisconsin Allumni Reseach Foundation; http://www.warf.org/

Jack Heinemann, Wisconsin Security Research Consortium; http://wisecurity.org/

Joe Hill, Medical College of Wisconsin; http://www.mcw.edu/

Bill Ihlenfeldt, Chippewa Valley Technical College; http://www.cvtc.edu/

Maliyakal John, WiSys; http://www.wisys.org/

State Sen. Ted Kanavas, R-Brookfield; http://www.legis.wisconsin.gov/senhome.htm

Ralph Kauten, Quintessence Biosciences; http://www.quintbio.com/

Lorrie Keating Heinemann, Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions; http://www.wdfi.org/

Rochelle H. Klaskin, Godfrey & Kahn, S.C.; http://www.gklaw.com/

Joe Kremer, Wisconsin Angel Network; http://www.wisconsinangelnetwork.com/

Gayle Kugler, Wisconsin Entrepreneurs’ Network; http://www.wenportal.org/

Ricard Leazer, Wisconsin Investment Partners; http://www.wisinvpartners.com/

Kenneth Lerner, Quincy Bioscience, LLC; http://www.qrgbioscience.com/

Tod Linstroth, Michael Best & Friedrich; http://www.michaelbest.com/

Greg Lynch, Michael Best & Friedrich; http://www.michaelbest.com/

Dan Mallin, SDWA Ventures; http://www.sdwaventures.com/

Deven McGlenn, NeoClone; http://neoclone.com/

Ben Miller, UW- Madison College of Agricultural and Life Sciences; http://www.cals.wisc.edu/

John Neis, Venture Investors, LLC; http://www.ventureinvestors.com/home.html

Steve Nye, PhysioGenix; http://www.physiogenix.com/

Dan Olszewski, UW-Madison Weinert Center for Entrepreneurship; http://www.bus.wisc.edu/weinertcenter/

Jimmy Peltier, UW-Whitewater Entrepreneurship Chair; http://www.uww.edu/

Courtney Price, VentureQuest; http://venturequestltd.com/

Brad Rake, Esker Technologies; http://www.eskertechnologies.com/

Richard Rodrick, S.C. Johnson & Son Inc.; http://www.scjohnson.com/

Dennis Serio, Falcon Capital Group; http://www.falcon-capital.com/

David Snyder, NimbleGen; http://www.nimblegen.com/

Dan Steininger, Steininger & Associates

Tom Still, Wisconsin Technology Council; http://www.wisconsintechnologycouncil.com/

John Wagner, Chippewa Valley Technical College; http://www.cvtc.edu/pages/1.asp

Paul Wrycha, Foley & Lardner; http://www.foley.com/

F. Naomi Zeytin, BioSentinel LLC; http://www.biosentinel.net/index.html