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Forum 2001: Session II

Saturday, November 10, 2001
Intel Campus - Hillsboro, Oregon

Technology Partnering, Acquisitions and IPOs in a Troubled Market

Morning Session: Technology Partnering - Survival Building without Capital

Afternoon Session: The End Game in a Down Market - and survival Strategies Until Things Change



MORNING SESSION:
TECHNOLOGY PARTNERING - SURVIVAL BUILDING WITHOUT CAPITAL

Opening Speakers
8:00-8:30 A Strategy for Building Critical Strategic Partnerships in the New New Economy
Ernie Bootsma, White & Lee LLP (Portland, OR)
8:30-9:00 Tax and Structuring Alternatives for Trans-Border and Domestic Strategic Partnering
David Evans, Andersen (Portland, OR)
9:00-10:00 Panel Discussion 1: Intellectual Property, Ownership and Dealmaking Involving Technology and Content
Protecting your Intellectual Property Overseas
Frank Curci, Preston Gates & Ellis (Portland, OR)
The Hollywood Paradigm for Protecting, Using and Distributing Content in the New New Market
Ken Hertz, Goldring Hertz Lichtenstein & Haft (Beverly Hills, CA)
10:00-10:15 Morning Break
10:15-11:30 Panel Discussion 2: Technology Looking for Distribution - The Technology Company Perspective
Marketing Software Enterprise Tools and Services
Gary Allen, President and CEO of Sabrix, Inc. (Lake Oswego, OR)
Fabless Semiconductor Partnering and How to Change Partners and Terms with a New Business Model
Ron Nikel, Chief Technology Officer and Co-Founder of TriCN, Inc. (San Francisco, CA)
11:30-12:15 Panel Discussion 3: The Large Company Perspective
The IC Sector - Intel's Partnering Program and Process
Jim Huston, Intel Capital (Hillsboro, OR)
12:15-1:00 Lunch Break


AFTERNOON SESSION:
THE END GAME IN A DOWN MARKET - AND SURVIVAL STRATEGIES UNTIL THINGS CHANGE

1:00-2:15 Panel Discussion 4: Acquisitions - the Only Game in Town?
Acquisition Trends, Structure and Process in 2001
Mark White, Partner of White & Lee LLP (Menlo Park, CA)
M&A Banking for the Best Deal - Any Deal - In the Current Market
Erik Krieger, Chairman and Managing Director of Pacific Crest (Portland, OR)
Creative Deal Making - Getting Current Investors to Fund the Acquisition
Jed Kleckner, Vice President, Field Marketing, of Informative Inc. (Brisbane, CA)
2:15-3:00 Panel Discussion 5: IPOs - Is There a Market?
The New Game Plan for an IPO - Have the Rules Changed?
Todd Bauman, Stoel Rives (Portland, OR)
Underwriting in the Current Market - The IPO Pipeline and What to Expect
Bill Rodoni, Vice President, Investment Banking Division, Credit Suisse First Boston Technology Group (San Francisco, CA)
3:00-3:15 Afternoon Break
3:15-4:30 Panel Discussion 6: Staying Alive in a Down Market - Survival Strategies Until Good Things Happen
Surviving in the "New" New Economy
Brian Sterling, CEO of Safe Harbor Technology Corporation (Satsop, WA)
The Last Man Standing in E-Commerce?!
Greg Drew, President and CEO (Portland, OR)
Changing the Business Model, Product Definition and Customer Profile Midstream
Charles Hart, SurfMonkey, Inc. (Campbell, CA)
4:30-5:00 Closing Speaker
The Inside Story on Oregon's Most Recent Grand Slam
Allen Alley, President, CEO and Chairman of the Board of Pixelworks (Tualatin, OR)




 
         
   



 
 
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