Meet With... Applied Ventures


Jul 21, 2010 | 9:00am-2:00pm

The Meet with Series is a partnering and coaching series for entrepreneurs. The goal of the program is to facilitate meetings between cleantech entrepreneurs and investors, customers and potential partners. The EBC Meet with Series has featured Physic Ventures, PG&E, Alloy Ventures, Khosla Ventures, Mohr Davidow Ventures, Rockport Capital, Robert Bosch Venture Capital (RBVC) and now Applied Ventures!

Applied Ventures, LLC is the venture capital fund of Applied Materials, Inc., (NASDAQ: AMAT), the global leader in nanomanufacturing technology solutions for the electronics industry with a broad portfolio of innovative equipment, service, and software products.

In this session, Directors from Applied Ventures, will first explain how you can work with them, and what they look for in a company. After the presentation, each approved attendee will receive a one-on-one meeting with Annette Finsterbusch, Director, Applied Ventures.

Attendees must apply and be approved to attend

To apply, please send your Executive Summary by June 30, 2010 to melissa@prescienceintl.com. You will be notified on July 9, 2010 if your application is accepted or rejected. Registration must be completed upon approval to secure your meeting slot.

This is a service provided by the Environmental Business Cluster, and as such, the registration fee is charged by the Environmental Business Cluster for this event.

Agenda
9:00am-9:30am: Registration & Networking
9:30am-10:30am: Presentation and Q&A
10:30am-2:00pm: One-on-one meetings

Our Panel discussions are candid, interactive and informal. We want you to walk away with the real story behind how things work so you can make it happen yourself.

One-on-one Meeting Application & Costs

  • Application fee: FREE
  • For one : $75.00
  • For two: $100.00
  • For three: $175.00


Presentation & Q&A Only

  • Regular Price: $35.00
  • Partner Rate: $25.00

    ***Includes: Presentation & Q&A session ONLY. Seating is limited for this event, so early pre-registration is recommended to avoid disappointment! Additionally, there will be no on-site registrations.

Venue
Fenwick & West LLP
801 California Street
Mountain View, CA 94041
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Speaker bios

Annette Finsterbusch, Director, Applied Ventures
Annette Finsterbusch is a director for Applied Ventures in the Corporate Business Development group of Applied Materials since 2004, responsible for identifying, recommending and managing venture capital investments. She is also a Kauffman Fellow.

Prior to joining Applied Materials, Ms. Finsterbusch was the CEO at MindShadow.com, a technology spin-out of DaimlerChrysler's Research and Technology Center. Prior to that position, Ms. Finsterbusch was an investment manager for DaimlerChrysler Venture Capital since 2001, responsible for enterprise software investments. Ms. Finsterbusch also had previously worked for Applied Materials, leading its business development efforts in Russia, Belarus and Armenia from 1996 through 2000, chartering the company's first office in Moscow.

Ms. Finsterbusch's philanthropic directorships include seats on both the Board of Directors for the Junior League of San Jose and the Exception Women Executives of San Jose State University.

Ms. Finsterbusch received a Bachelor of Science in economics and geology from the University of Houston and a Master's in Business Administration in


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