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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)
Selling Broadband Services in a Capacity-rich Market
Charles Schoenhoeft, CEO of UFO Communications, Inc.
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)
Specialized Chips and Services (FEI's Partnering Program and Process)
Vahe Sarkissian, President and CEO of FEI Company (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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