Saturday
morning , June 22, 2002
at California Institute of Technology
Pasadena, California
Registration,
and Continental Breakfast:
7:45 a.m. at Baxter Lecture Hall
Program:
8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at
Baxter Lecture Hall
Program Sponsors
SPONSORSHIP FOR THIS MEETING FROM:
O'MELVENY
CONSULTING LLC
O'Melveny
Consulting LLC (OMC) is the business consulting subsidiary of the international
law firm O'Melveny & Myers LLP. Building on a 117-year heritage of good
advice, worldwide offices, and high-level contacts, OMC provides clients
with the resources to support them through every stage of growth. OMC
works with emerging and established companies in three core areas: Finance
- for clients preparing to raise capital or restructuring their balance
sheet, OMC assists in evaluating the options; Marketing & Sales - In launching
a new product or revamping an old one, OMC assists clients in researching
and building effective sales strategies; Intellectual Property - In considering
how to leverage intellectual assets or managing IP, OMC guides clients
through the process.
RSM McGLADREY, INC.
RSM
McGladrey, Inc. is one of the nation's largest accounting, tax and consulting
firms and among the 40 largest consulting firms serving American businesses.
Serving clients from 60-plus offices in the U.S., RSM McGladrey is committed
to helping mid-sized, owner-managed, entrepreneurial businesses grow their
organizations. RSM McGladrey serves clients' global needs through RSM
International, the eighth largest accounting and consulting organization
in the world, with 400 offices in 75 countries.
LOCATION
AND TIME
California
Institute of Technology
Pasadena, California
Registration
and
Continental Breakdast:
7:45
am at Baxter Lecture Hall
Program
8:30 am to 12:30 pm at
Baxter Lecture Hall
Cost
$40.00
per person ($10 for full-time
students - student ID required: free to Caltech students and faculty
Registrations are
taken by fax, email and
on-line up to 2pm the day prior to the event. Pre-registration and pre-payment
are required for this event. There
are no refunds for no-shows.
FOR INFORMATION
Caltech/MIT Enterprise
Forum
Industrial Relations
Center 1-90
383 S. Hill Avenue
Pasadena, California 91106
626 395-3916 Fax: 626 795-7174
entfor@caltech.edu
http://www.entforum.caltech.edu
ENROLLMENT:
You
can enroll ONLINE by
clicking on the registration button at the top of this page, or
by faxing the following registration form to 626/795-7174 or by mail.
To enroll by mail, complete and return the following registration form
to: California Institute of Technology, Industrial Relations Center, 1-90,
Pasadena, CA 91125. Make checks payable to CALTECH/MIT ENTERPRISE FORUM.
Upon registration, a confirmation and location map will be either faxed
or emailed. All enrollments are accepted on a first come, first served
basis. Please note: enrollment is limited, so register early.
The Caltech/MIT Enterprise Forum Presents:
THE
STATE OF WIRELESS:
California
opportunities in a global market
A panel of investors,
analysts and entrepreneurs examines the business trends within California's
wide-ranging wireless industry. Join this discussion of where the entrepreneurial
opportunities are and learn from the experiences of two early-stage companies
that are pursuing domestic and international markets.
California is home to the largest concentration of wireless firms in the nation: greater Los Angeles employs the most people, San Diego has the highest overall growth rate, and Silicon Valley leads in capital investment. With innovations in satellite communications, integrated circuits, and mobile devices, California companies dominate the international wireless sector.
Despite these efforts, the industry faces major hurdles in widespread adoption of wireless technologies, both in our state and abroad. Economic uncertainty, the lack of common technical standards, and the challenges of last mile connectivity have so far impeded the anticipated deployment of wireless and commercial opportunities.
Nonetheless, $5 billion in venture capital has migrated to this sector since 1993. This has promoted breakthroughs in optics, manufacturing, and software systems, which are being deployed around the world. Californian companies also lead the development of standards, which promise to accelerate industry development. The Caltech/MIT Enterprise Forum looks at these factors with key questions for new wireless ventures:
- What are the remaining obstacles to greater adoption?
- What sources of capital are most appropriate for new ventures?
- Which opportunities are attractive to venture capital?
- What are successful market approaches?
- What special pitfalls characterize venturing in wireless?
- When do the benefits outweigh the costs of international opportunities?
To address these questions, Cliff Numark of O'Melveny Consulting will present the results of a State-funded study on the status of California's wireless sector. Co-authored by the San Diego Regional Technology Alliance and O'Melveny, the report provides an overview of the industry, its main technology components, and the directions for future growth.
We then turn to our panel of experts to expand on the keynote address with their perspective on venturing in wireless. Following a break for networking and refreshments, we'll hear from two companies that used different approaches to funding development and building markets.
KEYNOTE SPEAKER
Cliff Numark
Operating Director, Operations
O'Melveny Consulting LLC
PANELISTS
Prashant Kantak
Senior Director of Business Development
QUALCOMM Ventures
Martha Dennis,
Ph.D.
Venture Partner
Windward Ventures
Mahesh Bhave
Vice President of Business Development
Hughes Network Systems, Inc.
Thomas Palamides
Business Development Officer
Canadian Consulate
General
PRESENTERS
Paul Ling
CEO and Founder
STelTEL, Inc.
Jim Duncan
Executive Vice President
Zone5 Wireless Systems, Inc.
MODERATORS AND PRODUCERS
Renee Rottner
Consultant
O'Melveny Consulting LLC
Michael Krieger
Attorney at Law
Krieger & Nunziato, LLP
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