Scripps Research Institute Makes Florida Debut
Live Audio Webcast Of Futurist Michael Tchong's
Remarks Available Online
Statewide Venue In Orlando Launches January 22-23, 2004;
1,000 Expected To Attend Including 100+ VC Firms
ORLANDO, Fla., Jan. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Attendees at the Florida Venture
Capital Conference, Florida's only statewide conference for the venture
capital community, will hear from two renowned speakers when the Conference
launches January 22-23, 2004. Venture Capitalist Noel J. Fenton, General
Partner at Silicon Valley-based Trinity Ventures is scheduled to speak on day
one Thursday, January 22 at 12:30 p.m, and Futurist Michael Tchong is the
Keynote Lunch speaker on day two, Friday, January 23 at 12:15 p.m.
Trinity Ventures is a $1 billion venture capital firm that provides
capital, networks and resources to software and networking technology
companies. Noel J. Fenton, General Partner, will speak on the opening day of
the Conference about cycles in the VC industry, "hot" investment categories
and Florida's continued growth potential within the Southeast.
On the same day, Scripps Research Institute will be welcomed at a special
reception at 6:30 p.m. Karla Ewalt, Senior Staff Scientist will represent
Scripps and will discuss their plans to locate in Florida and their vision
concerning Florida's unique potential. Attending this cocktail will be
Florida's Lt. Governor Toni Jennings who will make a few remarks about Scripps
and the State's efforts to support technology development.
The Keynote Speaker on day two of the Conference is Futurist Michael
Tchong, founder of Trendscape, a San Francisco-based media and entertainment
company, and publisher of an e-mail newsletter called Trendsetters.com. A live
audio webcast of Tchong's remarks from January 23, 2004, 12:15 p.m. will be
available online through the PR Newswire website. Tchong will discuss the
latest market trends and forecasts driving our economy.
Throughout his career as a futurist, Tchong has been at the forefront of
the hottest trends. He has been successfully involved in home computing,
desktop publishing, personal communication and the Internet. Since 1987,
Tchong has launched five successive start-ups, the best-known of which are
MacWEEK, acquired by Ziff-Davis in 1988; CyberAtlas, acquired by I/PRO, now
part of BPA, in 1996; and ICONOCAST, sold to Imagine Media, now part of the
Future Network, in 1998. Tchong has recently published "Trendscape 2004," a
compilation of the top 200 hottest trends.
At the 13th annual Florida Venture Capital Conference, 21 of Florida's
best prospects for equity capital will be showcased before a nationwide
investment audience. Florida's only statewide conference for the venture
capital community, with a proven track record of attracting millions of
dollars of venture capital to Florida, will take place January 22-23, 2004 at
the Peabody Hotel in Orlando.
The Conference also boasts a high profile and respected list of corporate
sponsors, each of whom have contributed financially as well as hours of
volunteer time coaching presenters and acting as mentors. Conference Platinum
level sponsors include Akerman Senterfitt, Edwards & Angell, LLP, Ernst &
Young LLP, Greenberg Traurig, P.A., Raymond James & Associates, Inc. and
Vision Fuel. Conference Patron level sponsors include Becker Consulting
Services, Inc., Fowler White Boggs Banker, Grant Thornton LLP, Grotech Capital
Group, H.I.G. Ventures, Holland & Knight, Hunton & Williams, KPMG LLP, MARSH,
Microsoft, PanAmerican Graphic, Inc., PR Newswire, Silicon Valley Bank, and
White & Case LLP.
Conference Registration is available on-line at
http://www.flvencap.org/attendee_form.php3 or by calling 305-446-5060. Conference
fees are $449 per person before January 8 and $499 thereafter. For hotel
reservations, contact The Peabody at 1-800-732-2639 and mention the Conference
room rate of $199 for a single room.
ABOUT THE FLORIDA VENTURE FORUM, INC.
The Florida Venture Forum, Inc. is Florida's premiere statewide support
group for venture capitalists and entrepreneurs. As an entrepreneurial
networking group, the Forum educates entrepreneurs and assists them in
identifying sources of venture capital. Created in 1984 by a group of high-
level business leaders and academicians, the goal of the Forum is to help
ensure the success of entrepreneurial ventures by offering expert counsel and
educational advice. For updated information on presenters, speakers and
sponsors, please visit http://www.flvencap.org or e-mail forum@flvencap.org.
Florida Venture Forum (FVF)/Florida Venture Capital Conference
Spokespersons
* Robin Kovaleski, FVF Executive Director, 813/335-8116
* Carl Roston, 2004 FVF Chairperson, Akerman Senterfitt, 305/374-5600
* Richard J. Dobkin, 2004 Conference Co-Chairperson, Ernst & Young,
813/225-4900
* Jay Simione, 2004 Conference Co-Chairperson, Marsh, 954/838-3565
SOURCE Florida Venture Forum, Inc.
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for Florida Venture Forum, Inc.
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