2004 Florida Venture Capital Conference Opens Thursday, January 22, 2004

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2004 Florida Venture Capital Conference Opens Thursday, January 22, 2004

   Statewide Venue Launches January 22-23, 2004 in Orlando; 800 Expected to
  Attend Including 100+ VC Firms; Michael Tchong, Futurist, Keynote Speaker

    ORLANDO, Fla., Jan. 19 /PRNewswire/ --

     When:          Thursday and Friday, January 22-23, 2004

     Where:         The Peabody Hotel, 9801 International Drive, Orlando, FL

     Confirmed      Thursday, January 22 - 12:30 PM
      Speakers:     Venture Capitalist Noel J. Fenton, General Partner,
                    Trinity Ventures

                    Thursday, January 22 - 6:30 PM
                    Karla Ewalt, Senior Staff Scientist, Scripps Research
                     Institute (TSRI)
                    Florida Lieutenant Governor Toni Jennings

                    Friday, January 23 - 11:45 AM
                    Michael Tchong, Futurist, Trendscape

                    Friday's Live Audio Webcast Link:
                     http://www.videonewswire.com/event.asp?id=19485

     Who:           The host of the Conference is the Florida Venture Forum
                    (http://www.flvencap.org), Florida's premiere statewide support
                    group for venture capitalists and entrepreneurs.

     Why:           To match Florida-based entrepreneurs looking to raise
                    equity capital with venture capitalists from Florida and
                    across the U.S. Entrepreneurs at prior Conferences over
                    the last 12 years have raised over $553 million in
                    capital.

     What:          The 13th annual Florida Venture Capital Conference two-day
                    event includes 21 back-to-back company presentations, five
                    seminars featuring the country's leading financial
                    consultants, professionals and venture capitalists plus
                    several national speakers. The Seminar topics are:

                    Thursday, January 22 - 9:30am and 11:00am
                    9:30 a.m.
                    *Valuations and Raising Money in a Changing Economy
                    *Private Equity & Mezzanine Alternatives and Strategic
                     Alliances

                    11:00 a.m.
                    *Exit Strategies and Mergers & Acquisitions
                    *The State of Early Stage Investing

                    Friday, January 23 - 8:00am
                    Venture Capital State of the Industry

     Interview / Photo Opportunities:
          * Companies looking for capital making their "12-minute" pitches
          * Noel J. Fenton's remarks on cycles in the VC industry, "hot"
             investment categories and Florida's continued growth potential
             within the Southeast.
          * Karla Ewalt's remarks on their vision concerning Florida's unique
             potential.
          * Florida Lieutenant Governor Toni Jennings's remarks regarding
             Governor Bush's efforts bringing Scripps to Florida.
          * Michael Tchong's remarks on the latest market trends and forecasts
             driving out economy.
          * The Country's leading Venture Capital firms at the "State of the
             Industry Venture Capital Panel."

    RSVP:  Bertha Diaz/Jeanne A. Becker, 305-444-2181, or cell,
+1-305-215-0220 or Email: bdiaz@beckerconsulting.com or
jbecker@beckerconsulting.com

SOURCE Florida Venture Forum, Inc.

http://www.flvencap.org
Company News On-Call:

http://www.prnewswire.com/comp/638244.html
Audio:http://www.videonewswire.com/event.asp?id=19485
CONTACT:
Bertha Diaz, bdiaz@beckerconsulting.com, or
Jeanne A. Becker, jbecker@beckerconsulting.com, both for Florida
Venture Forum, Inc., +1-305-444-2181, or cell, +1-305-215-0220