Velocity Conference 2008 Schedule
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Host- Rice University, Brad Burke
Hotel- Houston Marriott Medical Center
Thursday, February 28th
am Travel Time
5:00pm Networking Reception
6:00pm - Special Welcome & Highlights by Rice Universityby Dean Glick of the Jones School of Management, Rice University & Brad Burke, Managing Director of the Rice Alliance for Technology & Entrepreneurship)
-Donald F. Kuratko, Executive Director, Johnson Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation, Indiana University
-Richard Scruggs, Center for New Ventures & Entrepreneurship, Texas A&M
-The History & Mission ofVelocity Jack M. Gill, Ph.D., Maven Venture
Partners (Harvard, MIT, CIMIT), Introduction by Donald F. Kuratko, Indiana University
Friday, February 29th
7:00am Continental Breakfast sponsored by Indiana University
7:45am Welcome- Room 318
Dean Glick, Jones School of Management, Rice University
Richard Scruggs, Director, Center for New Ventures & Entrepreneurship, Mays Business School, Texas A&M University
Donald F. Kuratko, Executive Director, Johnson Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation, Kelley School of Business, Indiana University
8:00am E Journey: The Lexicon Genetics Story, (Room 318)
Art Sands, MD., Ph.D., Founder & CEO
9:30am Speaker Transition
9:45am E Journey: Life Science Start-Ups
Jim Pearson, Former CEO of Suros Surgical and current President & CEO of NICO Corporation (Room 318)
11:15am Transition to Lunch
11:30am Boxed lunches
12:00pm Depart for NASA
1:00 - 3:00pm Tour of NASA (Mission Control & Shuttle Mock up tour, 1.5-2hrs)
3:30pm Reception at NASA ( Gilruth Center, Formal Dining Room secured)
Gilruth Center Contact; Eve Ruhlman Eve.M.Ruhlman@nasa.gov
-Dr. Bernard Harris, MD., Vesalius Ventures
-Walter Cunningham, Commander Apollo 8 Mission
-Possible Current Astronaut from NASA, waiting to hear back from NASA
5:00pm Depart for campus
6:00pm Arrive back on campus
6:00 - 10:00pm Student Night Out- hosted by Rice Ambassadors
Cocktail Reception Hosted by Dr. Jack Gill & Dinner Reception Sponsored by Dick Johnson
6:15pm Wine & Cheese Reception at the Gills Penthouse at Montebello
1100 Uptown Park Blvd., Unit 282, Houston, TX 77056
7:00pm Dinner at Café Annie Restaurant as Guests of Richard & Ruth Johnson
1728 Post Oak Blvd. 713.840.1111
(2 blocks from Gill Residence)
Saturday, March 1st
7:00am Continental Breakfast- Speaker sponsored by Texas A&M
8:30am E Journey: The PCG Story (Physicians Capital Group) (Room 318)
Terry Giles, Tyler Gill, Jason Gill
9:45am Speaker Transition
10:15am E Journey: Johnson Ventures
Rick Johnson, (Room 318)
11:15am BREAK
11:45am E Journey: DataCert
Eric Elfman, CEO (Room 318)
1:15pm Lunch Sponsored by Rice University w/ Speaker (Invitation extended to Nicholas Seet), (Room 318)
2:15pm Transition to Panel
2:45pm VC Face Off- East vs. West, No Holds Barred Q&A, (Room 318)
Gary J. Anderson, M.D., TL Ventures
Jack M. Gill, Ph.D., Maven Venture Partners
4:15pm Closing Remarks and Student Evaluations
4:45pm Break for Students to Relax & Get Ready for Gala
Velocity Gala Banquet
6:00pm Cocktail Reception
7:00 - 10:00pm Dinner
Featured Speaker, Rod Canion, Founder & CEO of Compaq Computers
Grand Velocity Award Recipient
Sunday, March 2nd
Travel Day
