Michigan Growth Capital Symposium June 11-12

The Business School's Center for Venture Capital and Private Equity Finance (CVP) will bring together financiers and high-tech entrepreneurs at its annual Michigan Growth Capital Symposium June 11-12.

The two-day conference will provide an opportunity for venture capitalists, angel investors and institutional investors to hear from two-dozen new businesses and emerging technology companies, ranging from information technology and the life sciences to alternative energy and nanotechnology.

Keynote speakers include: Dixon Doll, managing general partner of DCM-Doll Capital Management in Menlo Park, Calif.; Steve Lazarus, founder and managing general partner of ARCH Venture Partners in Chicago; Jay Rising, treasurer for the state of Michigan; and Daniel Weinfurter, founder and former president of Chicago-based Parson Consulting.

In addition, panel discussions will focus on "Intellectual Property Licensing Success Stories," "Growing Midwest Businesses—Ways to Accelerate Growth," and "Research Pipeline to Commercialization."

Registration and additional information can be found at http://www.michigangcs.com.

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