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
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




