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Schedule

April 22 - 23, 2003
The Friday Center
Chapel Hill, NC


Monday, April 21

7:00pm - 9:00pm Investor Only Pre-Golf Tournament Dinner
    (by invitation only)

Tuesday, April 22

7:30am - 1:00pm Investor Only Golf Tournament
    (by invitation only)
9:00am - 12:00pm Entrepreneurs' Workshop
    Entrepreneurs only. Separate registration required. No additional cost for registered conference attendees.
The Friday Center, UNC-Chapel Hill
2:20pm - 2:30pm Opening Remarks
2:30pm - 4:15pm Company Exhibits & Private Meetings
2:30pm - 4:15pm Early Stage Company Presentations
4:30pm - 5:20pm Panel Discussion: Cutting-edge Science & Technology - the Global and Local Views

Moderator: Stewart Alsop, General Partner, New Enterprise Associates and Technology Columnist, Fortune magazine

Panelists:

  • Dr. Joseph DeSimone, Distinguished Professor of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and North Carolina State University and Founder, Micell Technologies
  • Dr. Kristina Johnson, Dean, Pratt School of Engineering, Duke University
  • Dr. Ralph Dean, Founder and Director, Center for Integrated Fungal Research, North Carolina State University
5:30pm -7:30pm Gala Reception*
* PLEASE NOTE CHANGE FOR 2003: The Gala Reception will be held at The Friday Center this year, unlike past CED Venture conferences.

Wednesday, April 23

The Friday Center, UNC-Chapel Hill
7:45am - 8:45am Investor Only Breakfast
8:00am - 8:45am Registration & Networking Breakfast
9:00am - 9:50am Opening Remarks & Keynote Speaker, Robert Ingram, Vice Chairman of Pharmaceuticals of GlaxoSmithKline
10:00am - 10:50am Company Presentations, Company Exhibits & Private Meetings
11:00am - 11:50am Keynote Speaker, Mike Krzyzewski, Men's Basketball Coach, Duke University
12:00pm - 12:50pm Networking Lunch
1:00pm - 1:50pm Keynote Speaker, Eliot Spitzer, Attorney General, State of New York
2:00pm - 4:00pm Company Presentations, Company Exhibits & Private Meetings
4:00 pm - 5:00pm Closing Reception

Conference Co-chairs:
Chris Matton, Kilpatrick Stockton LLP
Steve Nelson, Wakefield Group, L.P.

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