Where Great Minds Meet Smart Money
For the past 25 years, CED’s Venture conference has created business opportunities for hundreds of entrepreneurs and investors across North Carolina and the Southeast. As the nation’s longest running financing event, CED’s Venture conference showcases the region’s most promising companies to an audience of top tier investors and entrepreneurial leaders.
Attendance was up, 550+ registered attendees which is 100+ more than last year – simply terrific given still moribund conditions in venture markets generally.
CED’s annual Venture Conference has been nationally recognized as the Southeast’s premier venture financing event since 1984. Celebrating its 26th year, the annual event showcased the region’s best highgrowth entrepreneurial companies in the life science and technology arenas. Since 2001, Venture presenters have raised more than $2 billion in venture capital.
Agenda
Tuesday, April 20
6 p.m. – 8 p.m.
Investor-Only Reception
For certified investors only
Wednesday, April 21
9 a.m. – 12 noon
Exhibit Setup
10 a.m. – 12:00 noon
Presenting Company Rehearsals
For Venture Presenting Companies Only
11:00 a.m. – 6:30 p.m.
Conference Registration for All Program Attendees
11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Entrepreneur-Only Lunch
For Entrepreneurs only, pre-registration required
11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Investor-Only Lunch and Featured Panel
For certified investors only, pre-registration required
Panelists:
- Mark W. Yusko, CEO & CIO, Morgan Creek Capital Management, LLC (Moderator)
- Charles Merritt, Managing partner, Parish Capital Advisors, LLP
- Erik Sebusch, Portfolio Manager, UPS Investments
- Kevin J. Tunick, Vice President and Managing Director, Private Investments, UNC Management Company
- Mel Williams, co-founder, TrueBridge Capital Partners
1:30 p.m. – 2:45 p.m.
Opening Remarks and Featured Panel
For All Conference Attendees
Panelists:
- Joseph G. Silver, Partner, DLA Piper LLP
- Dana Callow, Managing General Partner, Boston Millennia Partners
- Brad Feld, Managing Director, Foundry Group
- Noel Fenton, General Partner, Trinity Ventures
- Todd Forrest, Managing Director & CFO, Hummer Winblad Venture Partners
- Patrick Kerins, General Partner, NEA
2:45 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Featured Speaker
Jim Whitehurst
President & CEO
Red Hat
3:30 p.m. – 4:45 p.m.
Break
3:45 p.m – 4:45 p.m.
University Showcase
For All Conference Attendees
- 3:47pm Abokia (Virginia Tech)
- 3:55pm AccelerEyes (Georgia Tech)
- 4:03pm Carolina Biotherapeutics (Wake Forest University)
- 4:11pm CertiRx Corporation (UNC at Chapel Hill)
- 4:19pm Micropower (Duke University)
- 4:27pm TEC-MS (North Carolina State University (NCSU))
- 4:35pm Vitasol, LLC (University of South Carolina (USC))
4:45 p.m. – 6:15 p.m.
Company Presentations
For All Conference Attendees
Showcasing the top technology and life science companies from North Carolina and the Southeast.
Life Sciences Track
- 4:48pm Tryton Medical, Inc.
- 5:00pm Iconic Therapeutics, Inc.
- 5:12pm InnerOptic Technology
- 5:24pm Clinipace Worldwide
- 5:36pm USHIFU, LLC
- 5:48pm NextRay, Inc.
- 6:00pm Vascular Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
- 6:10pm InnerPulse, Inc.
Technology and Clean Technology Track
- 4:48pm StatSheet, Inc.
- 5:00pm ShareFile
- 5:12pm Best Thinking, Inc.
- 5:24pm Valencell, Inc.
- 5:36pm JackBe Corp.
- 5:48pm Axial Exchange Inc.
- 6:00pm Patagonia Health Inc.
- 6:10pm Bit Cauldron Corporation
6:15 p.m. – 8 p.m.
Gala Reception
For All Conference Attendees
8:00 p.m. – 10 p.m.
After Hours Social
For All Conference Attendees
Thursday, April 22
7:30 a.m. – 12 noon
Conference Registration and Information Desk Open
7:30 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.
Continental Breakfast
For All Conference Attendees
8:30 a.m. – 9:45 a.m.
Featured Speakers
For All Conference Attendees
Dick Williams
CEO
Webroot Software, Inc.
Jaime W. Ellertson
President
Gomez Division of Compuware
James E. Rogers
Chairman, President & CEO
Duke Energy
9:45 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.
Break
10:15 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Company Presentations
For All Conference Attendees
Showcasing the top technology and life science companies from across the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic regions.
Life Sciences Track
- 10:17am ABT Molecular Imaging, Inc.
- 10:29am EntoGenetics
- 10:41am CeNeRx BioPharma
- 10:53am Ion Surgical Technologies, Inc.
- 11:05am Oncoscope, Inc.
- 11:17am TransEnterix, Inc.
Technology and Clean Technology Track
- 10:17am Zift Solutions
- 10:29am Yap Inc.
- 10:41am Unitrends
- 10:53am Vocalocity, Inc.
- 11:05am SEQUENTRIC Energy Systems, LLC
- 11:17am SchoolDude.com
11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Lunch and Featured Speaker
James E. Rogers
Chairman, President & CEO
Duke Energy
Janet Cowell
State Treasurer of North Carolina
Q&A with North Carolina Innovation Fund Manager Credit Suisse
