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Schedule
| 5:30PM-6:30PM |
Poster Sessions/ Buffet Dinner/ Networking |
| 6:30PM-7:30PM |
Startup Company Presentations / Q & A |
| 7:30PM-8:00PM |
Break |
| 8:00PM-8:30PM |
Keynote
Speaker: Dr. Irving
Weissman |
| Topic: "What
Stem Cells Mean to Science, Medicine and
California" |
| 8:30PM-9:00PM |
Keynote
Speaker: Ray A. Rothrock |
| Topic:
"Going
Green for Good" |
| 9:00PM-9:30PM |
Discussion |
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Keynote
Speaker: Irving Weissman, MD
Director
Institute for Cancer and Stem Cell Biology,
Stanford University
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Irving
Weissman |
Irving
Weissman, M.D. has been a pioneering researcher
in the controversial area of stem cells and has
obtained numerous patents for much of his work
done in stem cell research. He also helped found
three stem cell companies: Cellerant, SyStemix,
and Stem Cells, Inc. Dr. Weissman has chaired
the national Academy of Sciences Panel on the
Scientific and Medical Aspects of Human Cloning
and served on many biotechnology boards. He currently
serves on a handful of non-university service
boards relating to medical research while also
belonging to a list of professional societies.
At Stanford University, where in 1965 he acquired
his M.D. in Medicine, Dr. Weissman holds professorships
of Pathology, Developmental Biology, and, by courtesy,
Biological Sciences and Neurosurgery. There, he
also serves as the director of the Stanford Institute
for Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine,
as well as for the Comprehensive Cancer Center.
Winning his first award in 1986, to this day,
Dr. Irving Weissman continues to receive prestigious
honors and awards in the field for his extensive
medical research involving stem cells. |
| Keynote
Speaker: Ray
A. Rothrock,
Managing General, Partner,
Venrock Associates |
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Ray
A. Rothrock |
Ray
A. Rothrock focuses on investments in information
technology, with an emphasis on security, energy
and material sciences investments. Ray currently
serves on the public board of Check Point Software
Technologies a number of private company boards
including Imperva, Jadoo Power Systems , PGP,
RedSeal Systems, Transonic Combustion, Vernier,
and Vontu. He previously served on the boards
of Qpass (acquired by Amdocs, NASDAQ: DOCS), P-Cube
(acquired by Cisco, NASDAQ: CSCO), WholeSecurity
(acquired by Symantec, NASDAQ: SYMC), Spyglass
(NASDAQ: SPYG), DIGEX (acquired by Intermedia
Communications), Pedestal Software (acquired by
Altiris, NASDAQ: ALTS), and Haystack Labs (acquired
by Trusted Information Systems/Network Associates).
He also led Venrock's investment in DoubleClick
(NASDAQ: DCLK). Ray has directly participated
in over 40 investments for Venrock. In addition
to his activities at Venrock, Ray serves on the
Board of the Texas A&M Foundation and chairs
the Investment Committee. He received a B.S. summa
cum laude in Nuclear Engineering from Texas A&M
University, an S.M. in Nuclear Engineering from
the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and
an M.B.A. with Distinction from the Harvard Business
School. |
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Abstract
Historically venture capitalists have been in
and out of the energy sector, with surges tied
to the price of oil. In 1989 we saw the cold
fusion wave and the solar wave hit in 1993.
Some wonder if our current enthusiasm for green
technology may wane if oil and gas prices fall,
but that’s not going to happen. Today
we have a unique situation where several factors,
not just one, are contributing to the demand
for more efficient energy. We have a perfect
storm of conditions with global impact.
1. Price of oil
2. Growth in China and India is creating huge
demand, while supply hasn’t caught-up
(time to build new refineries).
3. Global consciousness of the greenhouse gas
problem.
New companies that want to change the market
will be very successful. We want to build companies
that are generating power without pollution,
finding new ways to burn gasoline or developing
fuel cell technology.
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