With the programs scheduled for its 16th year, the
UC Berkeley Entrepreneurs Forum continues its tradition
of presenting the newest business ideas and financial
information of interest to the entrepreneurial community
of the San Francisco Bay Area.
The season will start with our annual overview of the
financing climate for start-ups. In a special program
on Monday, August 28 (a departure from
our usual Thursday dates), Venture
Capital in 2007: Trends and New Developments will
present a panel of financing experts that will look
at the last year’s developments and speculate
on the year to come.
Issues and Obstacles of Going Public
in Today's Market will follow on Thursday, September
28. A distinguished panel will consider the implications
of the recent governmental rulings, especially those
regarding financial reporting (usually referred to as
“Sarbanes Oxley”) and the expensing of stock
options, on the way the venture capital community and
Silicon Valley have done business for the last twenty
years. How is this affecting entrepreneurs and what
do they need to know? This will be where you can finally
understand the problem.
The October 26th program, Entrepreneurship
on the Global Stage, will present the finalists
of the 2nd annual Intel+Berkeley Technology Entrepreneurship
Challenge, with the winners being named at the end of
the evening. Entrants are chosen from among the best
teams at earlier qualifying competitions. In its inaugural
year the Challenge invited teams from the UC Berkeley
Business Plan Competition, Premio Intel of Mexico, BIT
from Russia, Start-Up Singapore and Arizona State. Joining
them this year will be teams from competitions held
in Brazil, the Middle East, Central Eastern Europe,
China, and India. Here’s a chance to see the best
new tech ideas from around the world — quite literally.
Mark the date!
The fall program will close with the November 16 program
where we’ll look at what’s happening to
the new ubiquity: your cell phone. More
Than a Cell Phone will spotlight start-up companies
that are developing some of the new features that will
soon be available for your phone.
With four more great programs planned for the spring,
now’s the time to make sure you don't miss any
of the series by signing up for your annual membership.
Memberships are available
until September 30.
