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"Forecasting Markets: The Capital Update for 2006" is a repeat of our very popular and successful January 2005 program that covered the same topic while looking ahead at the current year.
Our local panel is moderated by Tricia Duryee, the Seattle Times technology reporter on telecommunications and venture capital, and includes Gary Ritner, Principal of Ritner and Co, Founder/Co-Manager of The Puget Sound Venture Club, R. Michael Crill, Managing Director of Atlas Accelerator, and Bill McSherry, Director of Economic Development for the Puget Sound Regional Council.
What the current climate is for entrepreneurs looking for capital and venture funding;
- How a company should approach their financing strategy;
- The steps one entrepreneur took to raise capital in today’s economy; and
- A forecast of the public markets – domestic and global – for the coming twelve months.
The national panel of experts includes:
- Bob Crowley, president of the Massachusetts Technology Development Council;
- Ned Hazen, managing director of Lighthouse Capital Partners;
- Martin Hensel, chief executive officer of Texterity, Inc.;
- T.L. Stebbins, managing director and chairman of Investment Banking for Adams Harkness; and
- Claire Wadlington, partner and chief financial officer of FA Technology Ventures.
About MIT Enterprise Forum of the Northwest
The MIT Enterprise Forum of the Northwest is a volunteer, non-profit organization that gives emerging technology-based companies the opportunity to present their strategies to panels of experts during a series of public forums. The Seattle chapter of the MIT Enterprise Forum is one of 24 worldwide chapters of the MIT Enterprise Forum, Inc. affiliated with the Alumni Association of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. All Events are open to anyone interested in growing or enhancing a business.
In an effort to keep the chapters connected and the volunteers informed, each year the Enterprise Forum headquarters produces three newsletters with information on Enterprise Forum programs, as well as articles of interest to entrepreneurs and Enterprise Forum members. The latest issue is now available online and can be found at: http://web.mit.edu/entforum/. You can also visit the archives of past Forum Focus issues with this link.
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