CED's 19th Annual Venture Conference 2002

WHERE GREAT MINDS MEET SMART MONEY

April 30 - May 1, 2002
The Friday Center (April 30 - May 1)
The Carolina Club (Opening Evening Reception only - April 30)
Chapel Hill, NC

Venture 2002

Since its inception in 1984, CED's annual venture conference has been nationally recognized as the Southeast's largest and most dynamic venture financing conference. Venture 2002 showcased the best of the region's high-growth entrepreneurial companies, representing a wide array of industries. In addition to company presentations and exhibits, the conference included extensive networking opportunities and exclusive investor-only events.

Leading Venture Capitalist, Steve Jurvetson, managing director of Draper Fisher Jurvetson, spoke on future technology trends, including nanotechnology. Jurvetson was recently chosen by Upside Magazine as one of the 100 "most influential people in the digital world" and by Forbes as one of "Tech's Best Venture Investors." To read text files from Jurvetson's presentation, visit http://www.dfj.com/new/.

Venture 2002 will also provide an opportunity to hear from Ammar Hanafi, vice president of business development, Cisco Systems and a panel of the region's leading institutional investors, representing Duke Endowment Fund, Duke Management Company, NC State Pension Fund and UNC Investment Fund. To view a pdf version Hanafi's presentation on Cisco's view of the current technology markets, click here.

Mark your calendars for CED's next Venture Capital conference: April 21-23, 2003.

The page last updated May 13, 2003 .




	WHERE GREAT MINDS MEET SMART MONEY April 30 - May 1, 2002 The Friday Center (April 30 - May 1) The Carolina Club (Opening Evening Reception only - April 30) Chapel Hill, NC Venture 2002 Since its inception in 1984, CED's annual venture conference has been nationally recognized as the Southeast's largest and most dynamic venture financing conference. Venture 2002 showcased the best of the region's high-growth entrepreneurial companies, representing a wide array of industries. In addition to company presentations and exhibits, the conference included extensive networking opportunities and exclusive investor-only events. Leading Venture Capitalist, Steve Jurvetson, managing director of Draper Fisher Jurvetson, spoke on future technology trends, including nanotechnology. Jurvetson was recently chosen by Upside Magazine as one of the 100 "most influential people in the digital world" and by Forbes as one of "Tech's Best Venture Investors." To read text files from Jurvetson's presentation, visit http://www.dfj.com/new/. Venture 2002 will also provide an opportunity to hear from Ammar Hanafi, vice president of business development, Cisco Systems and a panel of the region's leading institutional investors, representing Duke Endowment Fund, Duke Management Company, NC State Pension Fund and UNC Investment Fund. To view a pdf version Hanafi's presentation on Cisco's view of the current technology markets, click here. Mark your calendars for CED's next Venture Capital conference: April 21-23, 2003. Venture 2002 Home \| Schedule \| Registration \| Presenter Application \| Presenters Sponsors \| Accommodations \| Transportation \| Media \| Success Stories \| CED Home The page last updated May 13, 2003 .