Monday April 20
2009

Chair, Launch Ceremony

Jeff Carr

Executive Director of the NYU Berkley Center for Entrepreneurial Studies

8:00 am - 9:00 am

NYC ENT Launch Announcement/Opening Ceremony

Venue: NYU

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Distinguished Guests:

Scott M. Stringer, Manhattan Borough President

David Margalit, Deputy Commissioner of the NYC Department of Small Business Services

Jalak Jobanputra, Senior Vice President at New York City Investment Fund

Steve Savad, President-Elect of Entrepreneurs Organization- NY Chapter

9:00 am - 10:00 am

Founding a Business During or Right Out of College

Venue: NYU

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Moderator: Oz Sultan, Founder of NextWeb

Panelists:

Doug Imbruce, Founder of theU.net

Ari Meisel, Founder of LEED AP

Sergio Fernandez de Cordova, Co-Founder of Fuel Outdoor

Brett Hickey, Co-Founder of Aegis Capital Group

11:00 am - 5:30 pm

Business plan competition:
Semi-Finalist Presentations

(By Invitation Only)

Venue: Fulbright and Jaworski L.L.P.

6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Entrepreneurship Series
with Jason Olim (Co-Founder of CDNOW.com), Part 1 of 2

Venue: Fulbright and Jaworski L.L.P.

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Topics:

Organizations and The Role of the Founder

Formalizing The Founding Team: Capital Structures, Compensation and Catastrophes

Growing the Team: Recruiting, Interviewing and Hiring

Tuesday April 21
2009

7:30 am - 9:30 am

NY:MIEG Event, Presented by Sobel Media

The Future of Business: Is Social Media the Answer?

Venue: Samsung

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Moderator: Merrill Brown, Founder & Principal of MMB Media LLC

Fred Seibert, Co-Founder & Chief Creative Officer at NextNewNetworks & President at Frederator Studios

Richard Carey, Chief Engagement Officer at Intentional Games

Jim Anderson, CTO Dorthy.com

Andrew Pancer, Founder & COO at Media6Degrees

10:00 am - 5:00 pm

Business plan competition:
Entrepreneur Boot Camp for 7 Finalists

(By Invitation Only)

Venue: Fulbright and Jaworski L.L.P.

Distinguished Venture Capital Guests:

Sarah Tavel, Bessemer Venture Partners

Andrew Parker, Union Square Ventures

Jason Yeh, FirstMark Capital

Mark Davis, DFJ Gotham

Joe Daniels, Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P.

5:00 pm - 6:00 pm

Emerging Trends in Media

Venue: Fulbright and Jaworski L.L.P.

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Topics:

The Past, Present and Future of the Media Landscape

Using Social Media to Create a Draw


Moderator: Rich Hecker, Founder of Bootstrapper.com

Panelists:

Rick Heitzmann, Managing Director at FirstMark Capital

Ross Goldstein, Co-Founder & Managing Director at DFJ Gotham Ventures

Allen Stern, Founder of CenterNetworks and Cloud Contacts

Cindy Sperling, Director at SoftBank Capital

Darren Herman, Head of Digital Media, Kirshenbaum Bond + Partners/The Media Kitchen

6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Entrepreneurship Series
with Jason Olim (Co-Founder of CDNOW.com), Part 2 of 2

Venue: Fulbright and Jaworski L.L.P.

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Topics:

Market Research Strategies

Introduction to Financial Statements:

Reading and Preparing Income Statements & Balance Sheets

Strategic Planning and Operations

B2B Sales Strategies

Topics in Consumer Marketing

6:30 pm - 8:00 pm

Ultra Light Start-Ups Legal Roundtable Discussion

Venue: Fulbright and Jaworski L.L.P.

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Topics:

Incorporation

Intellectual Property

Terms and Conditions

Privacy Policies

Licensing

Partnerships


Panelists:

Joe Daniels, Senior Counsel at Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P.

Sue Ross, Senior Counsel at Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P.

Wednesday April 22
2009

Chair, Morning Events @ Bloomberg

Jalak Jobanputra

Senior Vice President at New York City Investment Fund

7:30 am - 8:00 am

Networking Breakfast

Venue: Bloomberg L.P.

Register Now for all 5 Morning Events at Bloomberg from 7:30 am to 11:00 am  This event is SOLD OUT.

8:00 am - 8:30 am

The Future of Digital Media

Venue: Bloomberg L.P.

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Keynote Speaker:Robin Kent, Former Chariman & CEO of Universal McCann Worldwide

8:30 am - 9:00 am

Is Venture Capital Obsolete?
The future of Funding in the United States

Venue: Bloomberg L.P.

Register Now for all 5 Morning Events at Bloomberg from 7:30 am to 11:00 am  This event is SOLD OUT.

Keynote Speaker:Rod Underhill, Co-Founder of MP3.com

9:00 am - 10:00 am

Hit the Ground Running:
Leveraging NYC Resources

Venue: Bloomberg L.P.

Register Now for all 5 Morning Events at Bloomberg from 7:30 am to 11:00 am  This event is SOLD OUT.

Moderator: Oz Sultan, Founder of NextWeb

Panelists:

Amish Jani, Manging Director at FirstMark Capital

Kristy Sundjaja, VP of Media and Technology at New York City Economic Development Corp

Vince Sbano, General Cousel & Co-Founder of PCM Exchange

Marshall Sponder, Founder of www.WebMetricsGuru.com

10:00 am - 11:00 am

Liquidity Events in the Current Economic Environment

Venue: Bloomberg L.P.

Register Now for all 5 Morning Events at Bloomberg from 7:30 am to 11:00 am  This event is SOLD OUT.

Moderator: William Reinisch, CEO and Founder of XIV River Consulting

Panelists:

Lou Meade, Chairman, CEO & Founder of PCM Exchange

Barry Silbert, CEO & Founder of SecondMarket

Jeff Stewart, Founder of Mimeo

Gil Beyda, Manging Partner at Genacast Ventures

5:00 pm - 6:00 pm

Obtaining Funding in Today's Economy

Venue: Fulbright and Jaworski L.L.P.

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Moderator: Kevin Buckley, Director of Business Development at Deloitte & Touche

Panelists:

Brad Steele, Senior Vice President & Managing Director at Square 1

Ellen Sandles, Executive Director of Tri-State Private Investors Network

Charles Crockett, Co-Founder and Partner of the Ascend Venture Group

Ross O’Brien, Business Development Manager at Geller & Company

Eric Arnold, Senior Associate at Bessemer Venture Partners

6:30 pm - 8:30 pm

Entrepreneur’s Roundtable Hosted by Murat Aktihanoglu

Venue: Fulbright and Jaworski L.L.P.

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Distinguished Guest:

Albert Wenger, Partner at Union Square Ventures

6:30 pm - 11:00pm

BootupNYC Party

Venue: Webster Hall

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Panelists:

David Rose, New York Angels

Tokumbo Shobowale, COO of NYC Economic Development Corporation

Darren Herman, Herman Blackbook

Sanford Dickert,Coalition of Office Service Providers, Contagious Conversations

Thursday April 23
2009

8:00 am - 10:00 am

ContentNext Breakfast

(By Invitation Only)

Venue: Fulbright and Jaworski L.L.P.

Distinguished Interviewer: Wenda Harris Millard, President, Media & Co-Chief Executive Officer, Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia

Distinguished Guest: Dave Morgan, Former Chairman & CEO of TACODA

10:00 am - 11:30 am

Bite PR The Importance of Public Relations
in Early-Stage Organizations

(By Invitation Only)

Venue: Fulbright and Jaworski L.L.P.

10:00 am - 12:00 am

Technology Infrastructure to Scale your Startup

Venue: Sun Micosystems

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Distinguished Guests:

Angelo Rajadurai, Senior Technical Evangelist at Sun Startup Essentials

Anil Vasagiri, Senior Investment Associate at Connecticut Innovations

5:00 pm - 6:00 pm

Growing Your Start-Up to $1MM in Revenue

Venue: Fulbright and Jaworski L.L.P.

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Moderator: John Battaglia, Jr., Founder of The Rockstar In You

Panelists:

Bradford Rand, Founder of Rand Luxury & Founder of Go Green Expo

Al Berrios, Director at Salesnique

Erik Hopf, Director of Operations at Disperse Interactive

Andrew Fox, CEO of Track Entertainment

6:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Funding 101: Tips for Navigating Venture Capital

Venue: Fulbright and Jaworski L.L.P.

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Moderator: Maureen Farrell, Forbes Magazine

Panelists:

Chris Fralic, Partner at First Round Capital

Gil Beyda, Managing Partner at Genacast Ventures

Matt Turck, Pincipal at Bloomberg Ventures

Mark Davis, Associate at DFJ Gotham

Amish Jani, Managing Director at FirstMark Capital

7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Networking Cocktails at
Fulbright and Jaworski L.L.P.

(By Invitation Only)

Venue: Fulbright and Jaworski L.L.P.

Friday April 24
2009

Chair, Events @ NYU

Beth Schoenfeldt

Co-Founder of Collective-E

Co-Chair, Events @ NYU

Jeff Carr

Executive Director of the NYU Berkley Center for Entrepreneurial Studies

8:30 am - 9:00 am

It’s not web 2.0. It’s not web 3.0. It’s simply life.

Venue: NYU

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Peter Shankman, Founder of Help a Reporter

9:00 am - 1:00 pm

Finalist Venture Pitches

(By Invitation Only)

9:00 am - 10:00 am

Survival Strategies in a Bust

Venue: NYU

Register Now for Morning Events at NYU from 8:30 am - 11:00 am

Moderator: Sanford Dickert, Coalition of Office Service Providers, Contagious Conversations

Panelists:

David Glasser, CEO First Juice, Inc.

Owen Davis, Managing Director at NYC Seed

JB Lockhart, Vice President at Greenhill SAVP

Sarah Tavel, Associate at Bessemer Venture Partners

10:00 am - 11:00 am

Translating Your Idea into Reality

Venue: NYU

Register Now for Morning Events at NYU from 8:30 am - 11:00 am

Moderator: Donna Bogatin, Founder & CEO of StartupAlpha.com

Panelists:

Steve Brotman, Managing Director at Greenhill SAVP

Allan Young, Co-Founder of University Venture Fund

Gautam Gupta, Associate at General Catalyst Partners

Divya Gugnani, CEO of Behind the Burner

11:00 am - 1:00 pm

Roadmap for the Entrepreneur

Venue: NYU

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Moderator: Murat Aktihanoglu

Panelists:

Danny Schultz, Co-Founder & Managing Director at DFJ Gotham Ventures

Gil Beyda, Managing Partner at Genacast Ventures

Howard Morgan, Managing Partner at First Round Capital

Santo Politi, Founder & General Partner of Spark Capital

Albert Wenger, Partner at Union Square Ventures

1:00 pm- 1:45 pm

Recess

2:00 pm - 2:30 pm

Making NYC the Best Place for Entrepreneurs

Venue: NYU

Register Now for All Afternoon Events at NYU from 2:00 pm - 5:30 pm

Keynote: Tokumbo Shobowale, COO of New York City Economic Development Corp

2:30 pm - 3:00 pm

Top 10 Lessons Learned from New York City’s Greatest Entrepreneurial Successes

Venue: NYU

Register Now for All Afternoon Events at NYU from 2:00 pm - 5:30 pm

Robert Levin, Editor-in-Chief, Publisher & Founder of New York Enterprise Report

3:00 pm - 4:00 pm

$1 Billion in Value Created: Top Entrepreneur’s in NYC Reflect

Venue: NYU

Register Now for All Afternoon Events at NYU from 2:00 pm - 5:30 pm

Moderator: Robert Levin

Hooman Radfar, CEO & Co-Founder of Clearspring

Stephen Messer, Founder of LinkShare

Benjamin Sun, Founder of Community Connect Inc.

Safi Bahcall, Co-Founder, President and Chief Executive Officer of Synta Pharmaceuticals

4:00 pm - 4:45 pm

Funding Women Entrepreneurs in the Current Environment

Venue: NYU

Register Now for All Afternoon Events at NYU from 2:00 pm - 5:30 pm

Moderator: Liz Hamburg, Founder & President of Upstart Ventures

Panelists:

Stephanie Hanbury-Brown, Managing Director of Golden Seeds

Nataly Kogan, Founder of Work It, Mom!

Sharon Vosmek, Chief Executive of ASTIA

Beth Schoenfeldt, Co-Founder of Collective-E

4:45 pm - 5:30 pm

Announcement: Winner of NYC ENT Business Plan Competition

Venue: NYU

Register Now for All Afternoon Events at NYU from 2:00 pm - 5:30 pm