Startup to IPO: Building for Success 2011-12 Colloquium on Commercialization

Speakers and panelists

	Clint Bybee, Cofounder and Managing Director ARCH Venture Partners, Austin, TX
	Michael Hostetler, Partner Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati PC, San Diego, CA
	Kenneth Jenkins, Partner Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP, San Diego, CA
	George Milstein, Managing Director Cowen and Company LLC, San Francisco, CA
	Ray Rothrock, Partner Venrock, Palo Alto, CA
	Bryan Stolle, General Partner Mohr Davidow Ventures, Menlo Park, CA
	J. Robert Suffoletta, Partner Wilson Sonsini, Austin, TX
	Greg Wade, Senior VP Wedbush PacGrowth LifeSciences, San Francisco, CA
	Darrell Windham, Co-managing Shareholder Greenberg Traurig LLP, Austin, TX

Remarks and moderators

	James Earl Brown III, Director of Entrepreneurship & Innovation The University of Texas at Austin
	Richard Miller, Chief Commercialization Officer The University of Texas at Austin
	Juan Sanchez, Vice President for Research The University of Texas at Austin
	Dan Sharp, Associate Director, Intellectual Property & Licensing The University of Texas at Austin

Agenda

7:30-8:30am	Registration and Continental Breakfast
8:30-8:45am	Welcome and Opening Remarks Richard Miller, Chief Commercialization Officer, UT Austin Juan Sanchez, Vice President for Research, UT Austin
8:45-10:30am	Maximizing the Value of IP Moderator: Dan Sharp, Associate Director of Intellectual Property & Licensing, UT Austin Mike Hostetler, Partner, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, P.C., San Diego, CA Kenneth E. Jenkins, Partner, Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP, San Diego, CA
10:30-10:45am	Break
10:45am-12:30pm	Corporate Legal for the Startup Moderator: Richard Miller, Chief Commercialization Officer, UT Austin Darrell Windham, Co-managing Shareholder, Greenberg Traurig LLP, Austin, TX J. Robert Suffoletta, Partner, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, Austin, TX
12:30-1:30pm	Lunch
1:30-3:00pm	Thinking Like an Investor: What Are They Looking For? Moderator: James Earl Brown III, Director of Entrepreneurship and Innovation, UT Austin Clint Bybee, Cofounder and Managing Director, ARCH Venture Partners, Austin, TX Ray Rothrock, Partner, Venrock, Palo Alto, CA Bryan Stolle, General Partner, Mohr Davidow Ventures, Menlo Park, CA
3:00-3:15pm	Break
3:15-4:45pm	Building Value and Financing: Private Placements, IPO, M&A Moderator: Richard Miller, Chief Commercialization Officer, UT Austin George J. Milstein, Managing Director, Cowen & Company, LLC, San Francisco, CA Greg Wade, Managing Director, Wedbush PacGrowth LifeSciences, San Francisco, CA
4:45-5:30pm	Concluding Panel/Open Discussion: What's on Your Mind?
5:30-6:30pm	Cocktail Hour and Networking

Venue

AT&T Executive Education and Conference Center

The AT&T Executive Education and Conference Center brings to life the university's mission to drive economic and social progress in Texas, the nation and the world. Opportunities abound to interface with the university's resources and experts to inspire intellectual growth. Likewise, conducting business with the university, the legislature, state agencies, and corporations in downtown Austin has never been more convenient.

As the official communications partner of the center, AT&T has deployed the latest technology to enrich the communications and learning experience for both conferees and guests. Wireless access everywhere—from meeting spaces to lobbies to guest rooms—keeps the focus on learning.

The center's rich technological features provide meeting planners with a diversity of options in delivering quality educational events. A flexible 40,000 square feet of meeting space offers 37 rooms ranging from a multimedia amphitheatre and divisible ballroom to tiered and traditional classrooms with superior connectivity, plus breakout rooms to support small group work.

AT&T Executive Education and Conference Center
1900 University Avenue
Austin, TX
www.meetattexas.com
512-404-1900

About the colloquium

Members of the UT faculty are invited to attend a series of lectures, seminars, and workshops exploring the discovery and commercialization process. The programs will address challenges facing technology, business, new ventures, and funding in today's marketplace. Experts from university, government, and the private sector will guide faculty through the complexities of startups and commercialization.

Colloquium calendar

2011	Startup to IPO: Building for Success	Licensing and Corporate Partnering	Inventor of the Year Ceremony/Reception
2012	What You Need to Know About Patents