Agenda
The Summit’s agenda is designed to create a common understanding and drive towards actionable goals. Towards this end, each of the Summit conversations consist of a Panel followed by a corresponding Facilitated Workshop. Panels address "where we are today" and Facilitated Workshops address "where we are going." Registrants are asked to participate in both sessions of the same conversation.
Tuesday, June 8, 2010
| 7:30am – 8:15am |
Breakfast & Networking | |||
| 8:15am – 8:30am | Welcome Remarks |
Sharon Vosmek, Astia Lesa Mitchell, The Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation Dr. Dianne Rekow, Polytechnic Institute of NYU |
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| 8:30am – 9:30am |
Keynote Panel, sponsored by Ernst & Young | Why the dearth of women entrepreneurs in high growth businesses?
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| 9:30am – 10:00am | Exhibitor and Networking Break | |||
| 10:00am – 11:00am PANELS 1–4 |
Panel 1: The Funded. Examining individual paths and shared routes to
venture funding taken by women founders of high-growth companies.
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Panel 2: Power of networks: referrals vs. recipes. Men and women build and use their
networks differently. What are the reasons and outcomes.
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Panel 3: Diversity as Strategy for Innovation in High Growth Entrepreneurship.
Research validates that diversity is required for innovation. What do we know? What do we have yet to
understand about this phenomena?
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Panel 4: Running a different race. Research indicates higher hurdles to
high growth entrepreneurship for women than men. What are the reasons and what are the consequences?
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| 11:00am – 12:00pm WORKSHOPS 1–4 |
Workshop 1: From fairy tales to funding. How do women get their fair share of venture funding? What is their fair share? | Workshop 2: Recipes to Referrals. What can be done to address these differences? in building and maintaining networks | Workshop 3: Innovation needs Diversity. How do we convey the importance of diversity in high-growth innovation? | Workshop 4: Eliminating the Hurdles. What does it take to equalize the hurdles? |
| Facilitators |
Katie Nittler, Astia Shaherose Charania, Women 2.0 Amy Millman, Springboard |
Katie Orenstein, The Op Ed Project Lori Nishiura Mackenzie, Stanford University |
Sabrina Horn, The Horn Group, Andrea Roesch, Tier One PR |
Dr. Marina Ranga, Stanford University Henry Etzkowitz, Stanford University & Edinburgh University |
| 12:00pm – 1:30pm | Lunch keynote | Nick Donofrio, IBM | ||
| 1:30pm – 2:00pm | Exhibitor and Networking Break | |||
| 2:00pm – 3:00pm PANELS 5–8 |
Panel 5: Finding Their Wings. What routes can / have women take(n) to become angels and venture
firm partners who make early stage investments in high-growth companies.
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Panel 6: The New Power Girls and How They’re Changing The Way All Women Network.
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Panel 7: From Research to Riches. Why Women Aren’t Participating in Technology Commercialization. | Panel 8: ABCs of funding her company. When she chooses a route other than venture capital, where does she turn today? |
| 3:00pm – 4:00pm WORKSHOPS 5–8 |
Workshop 5: Women as investors. Solutions to increase women’s participation in early stage investment and solutions that allow them to invest in women. | Workshop 6:Policies, Programs and Opportunities for the Next Decade | Workshop 7: Filling the pipeline Approaches to Ensuring Women’s Participation in Technology Commercialization | Workshop 8: Successful program and policies that avail capital to women. |
| Facilitators | Cindy Padnos, Illuminate Ventures
Francine Gordon, PhD, F Gordon Group Simone Brummelhuis , The NextWoman |
Jana Matthews, The Jana Matthews Group Jennifer Hill, Astia |
Lesa Mitchell, The Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation | Gwen Martin, Center for Women’s Business Research |
| 4:00pm – 4:45pm | Exhibitor and Networking Break | |||
| 5:00pm – 6:00pm | Round up Session: Final Moments |
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| 6:00pm | Wine Reception | |||