April 16-18, 2008
Venture Committee Members
CED’s 25th Annual Venture Conference will showcase more than 65 top-tier companies from across the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic, from pre-seed to mezzanine stage. Selected Presenting Companies are chosen by a diverse group of selection committee members.
Program Steering Committee
- Linda Markus Daniels, Ward and Smith, P.A. (Conference Chair)
- Eric Linsley, Pappas Ventures (Conference Chair)
- Mike Elliott, Noro-Moseley Partners
- Tom Hawkins, Arcapita Ventures
- Wayne Hunter, Harbert Management Corporation
- Patty Morton, Franklin Street Partners Inc.
- Mitch Mumma, Intersouth Partners
- Steve Nelson, Wakefield Group L.P.
- Art Pappas, Pappas Ventures
- Sallie Shuping Russell, BlackRock
Venture Selection Chair
- Larry Robbins, Wyrick, Robbins, Yates & Ponton LLP
Life Sciences Late Stage Selection Committee
- Ken Lee, Hatteras Venture Partners (Chair)
- David Pierson, Intersouth Partners
- Geeta Vemuri, Quaker Biosciences
- Kathy Carr, Tall Oaks Capital Partners
- Jeff Clark, The Aurora Funds
- Scott Weiner, Pappas Ventures
- Seth Rudnick, Canaan Partners
- John Uhrin, Harbert Management Corp.
Tech Late Stage Selection Committee
- Steve Nelson, Wakefield Group (Chair)
- Tom Hawkins, Arcapita
- Mike Elliot, Noro-Moseley
- Mitch Mumma, Intersouth Partners
- Mark Rostick, Intel Capital
- David Kirkpatrick, SJF Ventures
- Wayne Hunter, Harbert Management Corp.
- Patrick Cairns, Grotech Capital
- Morgan Jones, Battery Ventures
Early Stage Selection Committee
- Katrin Burt, Intersouth Partners (Chair)
- Rik Vandevenne, River Cities Capital Funds
- Jason Caplain, Southern Capitol Ventures
- Sean McCarthy, Pappas Ventures
- Bruce Boehm
- Dan Rua, Inflexion Partners
- Jan Bouten, The Aurora Funds
- Wright Steenrod, Chrysalis Ventures
- Derek Norman, Hatteras Venture Partners
Angel Selection Committee
- Marty Hackney, ECU (Chair)
- John Cambier, IDEA Fund Partners
- Bill Warner, TACF
- Troy Knauss, Piedmont Angel Network
- Michael Cain, Wilmington Investor Network
- Tim Janke, IMAF
- Andrea Marshall, Charleston Angel Partners
- Carlos Parajon, Harbor Island Equity Partners, LLC
Plan Reviewers
- Chris Carter, Arcapita Ventures
- Lister Delgado, IDEA Fund Partners
- Merrette Moore, IDEA Fund Partners
- David Jones, Southern Capital Ventures
- Matthew Winn, Chrysalis Ventures
- Jonathan Song, The Aurora Funds
- Ian Mehr, Golden Pine Ventures
- Jimmy Rosen, Intersouth Partners
- Sam Tetlow, Research Triangle Ventures
- Rob Hallford, Pappas Ventures
- Cody Apperson, SJF Ventures
- Scott Hoch, Frontier Capital