Space Investment Summit 2 Agenda - 5-24-07
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Transcript of Space Investment Summit 2 Agenda - 5-24-07
Space Venture Finance Symposium (also known as Space Investment Summit #2)
ISDC 2007 Pre-‐Conference Event Thursday, May 24, 2007, Dallas, TX
InterContinental Hotel, Lalique II Ballroom
Program Agenda 7:00 – 8:00 am Registration 8:00 – 8:15 am Welcome by Symposium Chairmen
* Burton Lee, Innovarium Ventures * John Higginbotham, SpaceVest * Peter Banks, Red Planet Capital
8:15 – 12:00 pm Morning Session
* Presenter: Dr. Burton Lee, Innovarium Ventures
Themes: * Symposium goals and overview * Background and recent trends in the commercial space sector, including
space tourism, NASA COTS, and satellite ventures * Background and recent trends in angel/VC/private equity finance * Trends towards a mature financial pipeline for commercial space investors
and entrepreneurs * Major market opportunities and players today and tomorrow
8:45 – 9:00 am Presentation of Featured Entrepreneurial Space Companies 9:00 – 9:30 am Keynote Speaker:
* Lon Levin, Chief Strategic Officer, Transformational Space Corporation; Co-‐Founder, XM Satellite Radio; Senior Advisor, Slacker
* Introduction: Rick Tumlinson, Co-‐Founder, Space Frontier Foundation; CEO XTreme Space; Chairman, Orbital Outfitters
9:30 – 10:30 am Venture Capital Financing of (Aero)Space Firms and Technologies * Moderator: Burton Lee, Innovarium Ventures * Peter Banks, General Partner, Red Planet Capital * John Higginbotham, Chairman (retired), SpaceVest * Mohanjit Jolly, Managing Director, Garage Technology Ventures * George Petracek, Managing Director, Atrium Capital
Themes: * Recent VC deals in space-‐related startups * Lessons learned from SpaceVest-‐RedShift experience * Views of Silicon Valley VCs toward space investments * Outlook for VC and corporate VC funds focused on aerospace and
transportation * Hurdles to the growth of venture capital participation in space-‐related
startup financing 10:30 – 11:00 am Break: Networking with Featured Entrepreneurial Space Companies 11:00 – 12:00 pm Private Equity and Investment Banking in Early-‐ and Mid-‐Stage
Financing of Commercial Space Firms * Moderator: Armand Musey, Financial and Strategic Consultant * Paul Cuatrecasas, Founder and Partner, Alegro Capital, London * Kevin Sheehan, President and CEO, ORIX Venture Finance LLC * Joerg Kreisel, CEO, JKIC Space Business and Finance Advisors, Germany
Themes: * Lessons learned from early-‐ and mid-‐stage financing of satellite, telecom
and other space-‐related firms * Private equity firms as viable exit strategies for venture-‐backed startups * How should a commercial space startup structure itself for a PE
acquisition? * The European view of private equity and investment banking in
commercial space
12:00 – 1:30pm Lunch Keynote Speaker: * Thomas B. Pickens, III, President and CEO, SPACEHAB, Inc.; Managing
Partner, Texas Nanotech Ventures * Introduction: Esther Dyson, Chairman, EDventure Holdings * Discussant: David Lackner, Director, Affiliates Program, Bio-‐Info-‐Nano
Research and Development Institute (BIN-‐RDI), University of California and NASA Ames
Themes: * Space-‐nanotech-‐biotech convergence * Space-‐aviation and space-‐IT convergence
1:30 – 5:30 pm Afternoon Session 1:30 – 2:30 pm Corporate Investment and Financing of Early-‐ & Mid-‐Stage Commercial
Space Ventures * Moderator: Burton Lee, Managing Partner, Innovarium Ventures * Bill Gail, Director, Strategic Development, Microsoft Virtual Earth * Richard Sanford, Director, Space Initiatives, Cisco Systems Inc. * Joerg Kreisel, CEO, JKIC Space Business and Finance Advisors, Germany * Mike Fitzgerald, President and CEO, NextTechs Technologies LLC, Houston,
TX
Themes: * Current trends in financing and investment of commercial space ventures
and projects by corporations * Discussion of Microsoft and Cisco visions for space communications
infrastructure, terrestrial markets and applications for space commerce, & investment opportunities
* State of the SBIR marketplace for space-‐related technologies and companies * The European view on corporate investment and finance in commercial
space
2:30 – 3:30 pm State and Private Equity Financing of Space Enterprises and Spaceports * Moderator: Frank DiBello, Managing Partner, Aerospace Capital Partners,
LLP * Greg Kulka, Director-‐Private Equity & ETI Programs, New Mexico State
Investment Council * Mark Ellison, Director, Texas Emerging Technology Fund, Office of the
Governor * Marty Barrack, Senior Advisor, Space Florida * Michael J. Lyon, Managing Director, Spaceport Singapore; President, Lyon
Capital, Inc. Themes: * State equity investment funds and financing in the commercial space
industry * Legislative charter and legal authority of state (aero)space investment
funds and economic development agencies * The future of state equity investment in (aero)space economic development * International spaceport financing trends
3:30 – 4:00 pm Break: Networking with Featured Entrepreneurial Space Companies 4:00 – 5:00 pm Angel Investment in Seed-‐Stage Commercial Space Startup Companies
* Moderator: Esther Dyson, Chairman, EDventure Holdings * Stephen Fleming, Angel Investor, XCOR Aerospace, Orbital Outfitters and
Constellations Services International; Chief Commercialization Officer, Georgia Institute of Technology
* Lee Valentine, Angel Investor, XCOR Aerospace, Orbital Outfitters and Constellation Services International; Executive Vice President, Space Studies Institute
* Paul Schlosberg, Chairman, INCA Group LLC; Angel Investor
Themes: * Broad trends in angel financing of seed-‐stage technology enterprises * Current state of angel financing in commercial space sector * Space-‐aviation technology and market convergence in angel investing * Hurdles in convincing angels to invest in space startups * How to educate and talk to angel investors about space ventures * How to increase participation of US and international angel networks &
associations
5:00 – 5:15 pm NSS Space Finance Award Ceremony * Recipient: To Be Announced * Presented by: Kirby Ikin, Chairman of the Board of Directors, National
Space Society; Managing Director, Asia Pacific Aerospace Consultants, Australia
* Introduction: Paul Eckert, International & Commercial Strategist, The Boeing Company, IDS Space Exploration
5:15 – 5:30 pm Summary Remarks by Chairmen
* Peter Banks, Red Planet Capital * John Higginbotham, SpaceVest * Burton Lee, Innovarium Ventures
6:00 pm Adjourn