High-Tech Exchange Panel Discussion : Global VC Trends
Thursday March 16, 2006
from
6:00pm -
9:00pm
The French-American Chamber of Commerce of San Francisco
proudly invites you to its:
High-Tech Exchange Panel Discussion
2006: Global VC Trends
In recent quarters there has been a flood of investments in biomedical companies, reshaping the landscape long dominated by software, semiconductors, the Internet and telecom.
In 2006, consumers and business users will expect real-time information access. Will compliance be a driver of ROI? Will advertising dollars continue to migrate to the Internet? Will users finally accept off-shoring and outsourcing as a standard element in any IT organization?s mix?
What will be the Hot market segments?
This lively panel discussion will explore current trends and panelist opinions on many topics.
Thursday, March 16th
from 6pm
At Bingham McCutchen,
1900 University Avenue
East Palo Alto, CA 94303
$25 for members / $35 for non-members
$40 at the door
For more information and registration:
http://www.faccsf.com/Events/ht_march2006.html
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Moderator:
Alex Serge VIEUX, Chairman, CEO and Founder, Dasar
Alex Serge Vieux, Chairman, Founder & CEO of DASAR in 1990, brings more than 20 years experience in the IT industry to the company.
Alex?s accomplished background as an entrepreneur, high-tech journalist, professor, and advisor to the French government makes him a seasoned IT executive with a broad knowledge base.
Alex has been named one of the most influential people in the European technology community for several years running, in Time Magazine?s Digital Europe A-List of the top 25 people shaping Europe?s new economy (Time Europe Digital 25).
Alex served or currently serves as a director of several international public and private companies, including BVRP, CheckPoint Software, Commerce One, Computer Associates, Daum Communications, Kyriba, Qualys, and Tandem Computers.
Eager to share his knowledge of the IT industry, Vieux also held a position at the University of Paris La Sorbonne.
A graduate of the Institute d?Etudes Politiques and the French business school HEC, Alex holds a law degree from the Universite de Paris and a MBA from Stanford University, where he was a Fulbright Scholar.
Speakers:
Eric BUATOIS, Managing Director, Sofinnova Ventures
Entrepreneurs value their working relationship with Eric because he is a "big picture" strategic thinker who takes the time to provide coaching on the science?and the art?of growing a business. He is a supportive, positive team-player who likes to have fun.
Prior to joining Sofinnova Ventures in 2001 to focus on the telecommunications sector, Eric had 18 years of experience in the communications industry.
He had a 14-year tenure with Hewlett-Packard, where he had business management, profit and loss, and global strategic responsibilities through leadership roles based in Europe and the United States. In 1998, Eric moved to H-P's U.S. headquarters, where he became General Manager of H-P's $340 million Communication Solution business unit.
He began his career with Texas Instruments in 1983, rising to European Product Manager for the Digital Signal Processor line. Concentrating on DSP applied to wireless, Eric defined and guided the product line's introduction into the European market, and negotiated key OEM agreements with top European telecom equipment vendors. His efforts led to the successful Europe-wide deployment of TI's DSP line.
Eric received his M.S. in Computer Science and Communications Engineering from Ecole Nationale Superieure des Telecommunications (France).
Nicolas ELBAZE, Partner, Partech International
Nicolas joined Partech International in 1998. He is a member of Partech's global software team.
Prior to Partech, Nicolas spent the previous 15 years as an entrepreneur and was a co-founder of several Partech-funded companies: Softway International, Softway Systems (acq. by Microsoft) and ISDnet (acq. by Cable & Wireless). Nicolas also drove the Softway Venture Development activity which led to the incubation of several successful start-ups in the U.S. and Europe, including: RightPoint (acq. by E.piphany), MultiMania (IPO then acq. by Lycos Europe), and LibertySurf (IPO then acq. by Tiscali). Nicolas also served on the board of Meiosys (acq. by IBM).
Nicolas is an active board member at his portfolio companies: Acsera, Akimbi and Pantero.
Nicolas received an MBA from Ecole des Hautes Etudes Commerciales (HEC) in Paris, France and attended the International Management Program at both UC Berkeley Haas School of Business and Universitat zu Koln, Germany.
Aymerik RENARD, General Partner, Innovacom
Based in San Francisco, California, Aymerik Renard joined Innovacom in 1996, opening the North American office. His major investments include Cobalt Networks (Nasdaq IPO, then bought by publicly traded Sun Microsystems), eFusion (bought by publicly traded ITXC), Epicentric (bought by publicly traded Vignette), Four11 Corporation (bought by publicly traded Yahoo!), Intershop (Neuer Markt IPO), Preview Systems (Nasdaq IPO), Sandpiper Networks (bought by publicly traded Digital Island/Cable & Wireless), Tumbleweed Communications (Nasdaq IPO), and Valicert (Nasdaq IPO, then merged into Tumbleweed).
Aymerik has worked with Internet technologies since 1989, and focuses on enterprise and telecom software investments. He is a frequent speaker at industry events, and is on the advisory board of IBF?s Corporate Investing & Strategic Partnering Conference.
Prior to joining Innovacom, Aymerik headed France Telecom North America?s Internet and online service?related business development activities. While there, he performed technology, market and strategic analyses and participated in partnership and joint venture negotiations, working in close contact with various France Telecom operating units, and served on the board of directors of the Multimedia Services Affiliate Forum, an international carrier industry group.
Aymerik is a graduate of Carnegie Mellon University in information and decision systems, as well as policy and management.
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