2008 North American Venture Capital Summit
Program

 

Monday, October 27, 2008
1:00 pm Chartered jets depart Boston and New York
2:30 pm Chartered jets from Boston and New York arrive in Quebec City
Ground Transportation provided by Summit
3:00 to 5:00 pm Check-in at Hotel Château Frontenac
3:30 to 5:00 pm Free Time – Optional tour of Quebec City
5:00 to 8:00 pm

OPENING RECEPTION AND DINNER (“COCKTAIL DINATOIRE”)

Welcome by Mr. Christian Racicot, Co-Founder and President of NAVCS

Opening word by :

Mr. Yvan Richard
Chairman of the board of NAVCS
Advisor to the President, Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec

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Address by :

Mr. Régis Labeaume
Mayor of Quebec City

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Address by :

Mr. Michael J. Nobrega
President & CEO, OMERS

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8:00 to 10:00 pm Networking - Ballroom
Guests are encouraged to organize private meetings. “Cocktail dinatoire” continues.


Tuesday, October 28, 2008
7:00 am BREAKFAST (Buffet) – Salon Frontenac
8:30 to 8:45 am

OPENING WORD

Opening word by Chair and President of the Summit:

Mr. Stephen A. Hurwitz
Co-Founder and Chair of NAVCS
Mr. Christian Racicot
Co-Founder and President of NAVCS
8:45 to 9:30 am

KEYNOTE SPEECH / INTERVIEW:

Subject: “Trends in global economy & consequences for venture capital and PE”

Keynote Speaker:

Dr. A. Michael Spence
2001 Nobel Prize Laureate in economic sciences

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9:30 to 10:00 am

ROUND TABLE DISCUSSION, followed by Q&A period :

Dr. A. Michael Spence
2001 Nobel Prize Laureate in economic sciences

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Mr. Michael J. Nobrega
President & CEO, OMERS

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Mr. Philippe Ithurbide
Executive Vice-President, Investment Division,
Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec

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10:00 to 10:35 am Networking Break (and check out)
10:35 to 11:15 am

PRESENTATIONS:

“The State of the market in venture capital & private equity in technology”

Mr. Matthew Toole
Research Director, Private Equity
Thomson Reuters

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Mr. Dan Primack
Editor-At-Large
Thomson Reuters

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“What happened to the Kings of Capitalism?”

Mr. Matthew Bishop
Chief Business Writer / US Business Editor
The Economist

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Followed by a Round Table discussion with Mr. Matthew Toole, Mr. Dan Primack and Mr. Matthew Bishop and Q&A period

11:15 to 12:05 pm

KEYNOTE SPEECH / INTERVIEW:

Subject: “Re-thinking venture capital”

Keynote Speaker:

Mr. Alan Patricof
Managing Partner, Greycroft Partners

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Format: Speech (20 minutes) followed by interview (20 minutes) and Q&A

Interviewer:

Mr. Dan Primack
Editor-At-Large
Thomson Reuters

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12:05 to 2:00 pm LUNCH & KEYNOTE SPEECH

Welcome address by:

Mr. Raymond Bachand
Quebec Minister of Economic Development, Innovation and Export Trade
(10 minutes)

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Keynote Speech by:

Mr. Stephen Schwarzman
Chairman, CEO and Co-Founder of The Blackstone Group
(45 minutes)

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2:00 to 2:30 pm Networking Break
2:30 to 3:20 pm

KEYNOTE SPEECH / INTERVIEW:

Subject: “Succeeding in venture capital outside the Valley"

Keynote Speaker:

Mr. David Rimer
Co-founder and General Partner, Index Ventures

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Format: Speech (20 minutes) followed by interview (20 minutes) and Q&A

Interviewer:

Mr. Dan Primack
Editor-At-Large
Thomson Reuters

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3:20 to 4:10 pm

KEYNOTE ROUND TABLE:

Subject: "Investing in Fundamentals – Energy, Food, Water: Cleantech Upside in a Downside World"

Participant and Moderator:

Mr. Nicholas Parker
Chairman & Co-founder, Cleantech Capital Group LLC

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Participants:

Mr. John T. Preston
Founder and Managing Director,
C Change Investments

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Mr. John J. Rockwell
Managing Director,
Element Partners

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Mr. Evan Lovell
Founding Partner
Virgin Green Fund

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Ms. Gina Domanig
Managing Partner,
Emerald Technology Ventures

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4:10 to 6:00 pm CLOSING COCKTAIL & CLOSING ADDRESS

Closing address by :

Mr. Jean Charest
Premier of Quebec
6:15 pm Participants board buses for airport (Boston, New York)
Ground transportation provided by Summit
7:00 pm Chartered jets depart for Boston and New York