2nd
Annual Michigan
Homeland
Security
Venture & Angel
Capital
Symposium
Tuesday,
December 4, 2007
Cleary
University –
Johnson Center,
Howell Campus
The MIHSC will
bring together
capital sources
interested in
funding
high-tech
companies
involved in
homeland
security,
defense and
critical
infrastructure.
While many
venture and
angel forums are
broad in nature,
this event
focuses solely
on Michigan's
growing homeland
security
industry.
Register today.This event is
sponsored by
Cleary
University. And
the event will
be located on
its
Howell
campus, The
Johnson Center,
3750 Cleary
Drive, Howell,
Michigan 48843.
Click here for
directions
The cost is $25
for members and
$40 for
non-members.
8:00 a.m.
Registration &
Networking
9:00 a.m.
Program begins
List of speakers
and panel
discussions:
Keynote Speaker
Dick DeVos,
President, The
Windquest Group
The State of
Homeland
Security Venture
Funding –
Thomas Hines,
CPP, PSP,
President
SecureMatrix &
President MIHSC
Defense Capital
in Michigan
-- U.S. Marine
Corps Major
General Bradley
Lott, the newly
appointed
Director of the
Defense Contract
Coordination
Center,
administered by
the Michigan
Economic
Development
Corporation.
Overcoming the
Barriers:
The Top 10 Legal
Issues When
Obtaining VC
Investments
Participants
include Jeff Van
Winkle, Member,
Clark Hill, PLC,
Blair Hysni,
Member, Clark
Hill, PLC,
(Counsel for
company
perspective),
Christina L.
DeHayes, General
Counsel,
Asterand, Inc.
(Business owner
perspective),
Rajesh Kothari,
Managing
Director, Seneca
Partners (VC
investor).
Sources of
Capital for
Homeland
Security
Panelists
include
Tom Anderson,
Senior Director,
Automation
Alley,
Mark Clevey,
Executive
Director, Small
Business
Foundation of
MI,
Ned Stabler
Director,
Capital Markets
Development -
MEDC
Why Angels Fear
to Tread
Panelists
include
Keith Brophy,
President NuSoft
Solutions &
MIHSC Chairman
(moderator),
Jack Miner,
Managing
Director, BC
Ventures,
Skip Simms, Ann
Arbor SPARK,
Ray DeWinkle,
The Right Place
Inc.
2:00 p.m.
Networking &
Event concludes
