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The Financial Times, in partnership with Stanford Graduate School of Business Executive Education, presents the second annual Financing Innovation conference, taking place Thursday, December 6, 2012 at the Stanford University Graduate School of Business in Palo Alto, CA.
The conference will be chaired by Richard Waters, West Coast Managing Editor of the Financial Times and will bring together investors, forward-looking entrepreneurs and innovative start-ups to discuss the latest industry trends and technological advances that are shaping business strategies and offering investment opportunities in the current uncertain global environment.
The program will feature a combination of insightful presentations, interactive panel discussions and keynote interviews with leading entrepreneurs and financiers.
Key issues to be addressed include:
- Emerging technologies, social trends and new business models that are shaping future innovations
- Profitable sectors and global markets which are now the focus of investors
- Financing alternatives for early-stage and growth companies
- The role of crowd-funding and angel syndicates in innovative financing
- The realistic possibilities for return that exist in key areas such as green technologies, big data and mobile
[Click here to view this year's program]
CHAIRED BY:
Richard Waters
West Coast Editor
Financial Times
CONFIRMED SPEAKERS:
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Aaron Levie Co-founder and CEO Box |
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Rebecca Lynn Partner Morgenthaler Ventures |
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Naval Ravikant Co-author, Venture Hacks Co-maintainer, AngelList |
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Tim Westergren Founder and Chief Strategy Officer Pandora |
Bernhard Blaettel, Director of Project Mobility Services, BMW
Stephen Evans, Director, Silver Lake
Pete Flint, Co-founder and CEO, Trulia
George Foster, Konosuke Matsushita Professor of Management, Graduate School of Business, Stanford University
Stephen Harrick, General Partner, Institutional Venture Partners (IVP)
Mario Kranjac, Managing Partner, Kranjac Manuali & Viskovic LLP
Eric Kutcher, Director, McKinsey and Company
Victoria Ransom, Founder and CEO, Wildfire - a division of Google
Danny Rimer, Partner, Index Ventures
Ajay Royan, Co-Founder and Managing General Partner, Mithril Capital Management
Harshul Sanghi, Managing Partner, American Express Ventures, Enterprise Growth, American Express
Mathias Schilling, Co-Founder and Managing Partner, e.ventures
Aydin Senkut, Founder and Managing Director, Felicis Ventures
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
| Registration or General Inquiries: | Sponsorship Inquiries: | Speaker Inquiries: |
| Chrissy McNasby +1 917-551-5101 chrissy.mcnasby@ft.com |
Holly Klokis |
Claire Arpa claire.arpa@ft.com |
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Click here to view photos from the 2011 Financing Innovation conference.
