8^th Annual Rice Alliance Life Science Technology Venture Forum
Event Date: Thursday, June 11, 2009
Time: Registration: 8 am, Program 9 am, Company Showcase 5 pm
Location: Jones Graduate School of Management, Rice University
Early Registration Deadline: Monday, June 8, 2009
To register and for more information:  Click Here

Register now to gain insights from of the nation’s most prominent venture capitalists in the life science industry. More than 40 of the most promising early stage life science companies have been hand-picked to present or showcase their new venture to an audience of more than 400 venture capitalists, early-stage investors, successful entrepreneurs, academic and business leaders. Attendees will benefit from networking,  learning, the opportunity to meet investors.

Agenda:

8:00 – 9:00 AM                Registration

9:00 – 9:15 AM                Welcoming Remarks

                                                  Brad Burke, Managing Director, Rice Alliance

                                                  Walter Ulrich, President, Houston Technology Center

9:15 – 9:45 AM                Opening Keynote

                                                    Leighton Read, M.D., General Partner, Alloy Ventures

                                              Business Plan Presentations and Feedback

9:45 – 10:00 AM              Venture Capital Feedback Panel             

                                                  Michelle Murray
Director, Prolog Ventures

                                                  Peter McWilliams, Ph.D.
Managing Director, Sanderling Ventures

                                                  Thomas Dickerson
formerly with Tullis-Dickerson & Co.

                                                  Alex Suh
Managing Director, California Technology Ventures

                                                  William Paiva
Partner, Sevin Rosen Funds

10:00 – 10:30 AM              Business Plan Presentations

10:30 – 11:00 AM              Networking Break

11:00 – 12:00 PM              Business Plan Presentations (continued)

12:00 – 1:00 PM                Lunch and Networking

1:00 – 1:15 PM                   Afternoon Remarks and Introductions