| 8:00 – 9:00 AM |
Registration |
| 9:00 – 9:15 AM |
| Welcoming Remark |
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Brad Burke, Managing Director, Rice Alliance |
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Ned Thomas, Dean, College of Engineering, Rice University |
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Walter Ulrich, President and CEO, Houston Technology Center |
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| 9:15 – 10:30 AM |
Company Presentations (16 @ 5 min.) |
| 10:30 – 11:00 AM |
Networking Break |
| 11:00 – 11:30 AM |
Company Presentations (5 @ 5 min.)
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| 11:30 – 12:00 PM |
| Panel Discussion - Private Venture Capital |
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Rajat Barua, Lime Rock Partners |
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Dhiraj Malkani, Rockport Capital |
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Jim Sledzik, Energy Ventures |
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Nabeel Siddiqui, Principal, Epi-V |
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Dan Watkins, Managing Director, DFJ Mercury |
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Bilal Zuberi, Principal, General Catalyst |
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| 12:00 – 1:00 PM |
Lunch and Networking
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| 1:00 – 1:15 PM |
| Afternoon Remarks and Introductions |
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Brad Burke, Managing Director, Rice Alliance for Technology and Entrepreneurship |
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Kirk Coburn, Co-founder & Managing Director, SURGE Accelerator |
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| 1:15 – 1:45 PM |
| Afternoon Keynote |
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Dan Pickering, Co-President and Head of TPH Asset Management
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| 1:45 – 2:15 PM |
| Panel Discussion - Corporate Venture Capital |
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W. George Coyle, Manager, Investments, ConocoPhillips |
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Issam Dairanieh, Head, BP Ventures |
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John Hanten, Venture Executives, Chevron Technology Ventures |
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Ingebrigt Masvie, Investment Manager, Statoil |
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Alexander Rozenfeld, Venture Principal, Shell Technology Ventures |
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| 2:15 – 3:00 PM |
Company Presentations (8 @ 5mins) |
| 3:00 – 3:30 PM |
Networking Break |
| 3:30 – 4:40 PM |
Company Presentations (13 @ 5mins) |
| 4:40 – 5:10 PM |
| Closing Keynote |
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Sean Ebert, Principal, Altira Group
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| 5:15 PM |
Closing Remarks |
| 5:15 – 6:30 PM |
Company Showcase and Networking Reception |