CDVCA Annual Conference

> Community Development Venture Capital Alliance
> 1999 Annual Conference and Pre-Conference Introductory Training
> 12/13/99-12/15/99 Sheraton Seattle Hotel & Towers, Seattle, Washington
>
> CDVCA's 1999 Annual Conference is only two short weeks away! We are
> enthusiastic about the program and looking forward to an exciting few
> days.
>
> For more information see below. Please also visit our web site
> www.cdvca.org or contact Christina Mayo via e-mail at cmayo@ cdvca.org for
> a registration form.
>
> Conference highlights include:
> * a new business school-style training case study written especially
> for this conference, based on an investment work-out of Kentucky Highlands
> Investment Corp.;
> * a plenary session entitled "The Walking Wounded and Other War
> Stories" in which experienced practitioners will tell of lessons learned
> from difficult deals;
> * a dialogue with funders about social returns;
> * a discussion of how to raise a first and second fund;
> * a presentation of new research results on community development
> venture capital;
> * an update on the status and future of the federal New Markets
> legislation; and
> * a special dinner reception held at the Seattle Space Needle.
>
> A full-day training, Introduction to Community Development Venture
> Capital, will immediately precede the conference on December 13. Learn
> about the basics of community development venture capital from an all-star
> cast of practitioners. The course will address the unique challenges
> faced by organizations seeking to organize, structure and raise capital
> for a venture fund; develop deal flow and make investments; manage a
> portfolio and exit investments; and invest in economically distressed
> communities.
>
> If you haven't already registered for the conference and made your hotel
> reservations, we urge you to do so as soon as possible in order to take
> advantage of the special rate offered by the hotel and to insure that you
> receive the advance case-study materials prior to the conference.
>
> Please call the Sheraton directly at (206) 621-9000 to make your hotel
> reservations and request the CDVCA conference room rate.
>
> AGENDA
> Monday, December 13, 1999 (Introductory Training)
> 9:00 Welcome
> 9:15 Introductory Training
> Kerwin Tesdell, CDVCA
> Nick Smith, Northeast Ventures
> Nat Hensahw, CEI Ventures
> 11:00 Introductory Training Continued
> Catherine Lockhart, Community Development Ventures
> Ray Moncrief, Kentucky Highlands Investment Corp.
> 12:00 Lunch
> 1:30 Northeast Ventures Case
> Julia Rubin, Harvard University
> Tuesday, December 14, 1999 (Conference Day 1)
> 9:00 Welcome
> 9:15 The Walking Wounded and Other War Stories:
> Lessons Learned from Difficult Deals (Plenary)
> Nina Orville, New York City Investment Company
> Greg Sandbulte, Northeast Ventures
> Bill Carr, Small Enterprise Assistance Funds
> 11:30 Host Showcase
> Shaw Canale and Dave Kleiber, Cascadia Revolving Fund
> 12:30 Lunch Speaker
> 2:15 Case Introduction: Kentucky Highlands and Stainless Steel Equipment
> Kathy O'Regan, Yale School of Management
> Ray Moncrief, Kentucky Highlands Investment Corp.
> 3:15 Small Group Case Discussions
> 6:00 Reception and Dinner at the Seattle Space Needle
> Wednesday, December 15, 1999 (Conference Day 2)
> 8:00 Special Meetings and Breakfast
> 9:00 Case Follow-up
> Kathy O'Regan, Yale School of Management
> Ray Moncrief, Kentucky Highlands Investment Corp.
> 10:30 Breakout Sessions May Include:
> Raising a Fund - The First and Second Time
> Justin Moorhead, Virgin Island Capita Resourcesl (first time)
> Steve Mercil, MIN-Corp. (second time)
> Funders' Perspective on Social Returns
> Ellen Brown, The Ford Foundation
> Maurice Jones, CDFI Fund
> Luther Ragin, The F.B. Heron Foundation
> CDVCA Research Update
> Julia Rubin, Harvard University
> An Overview of the New Markets Program
> Don Christensen, SBA
> 12:30 Lunch
> 2:00 CDVCA Update and Membership Meeting
> 3:00 Breakout Sessions May Include:
> Raising a Fund - The First and Second Time
> Penelope Douglas, Silicon Valley Community Ventures (first time)
> Nat Henshaw, CEI Ventures (second time)
> Funders' Perspective on Social Returns
> Ellen Brown, The Ford Foundation
> Maurice Jones, CDFI Fund
> Luther Ragin, The F.B. Heron Foundation
> CDVCA Research Update
> Julia Rubin, Harvard University
> An Overview of the New Markets Program
> Don Christensen, SBA
> 5:00 Closing Remarks and Closing Reception
>
>
> The Community Development Venture Capital Alliance (CDVCA) promotes use of
> the tools of venture capital to create jobs, entrepreneurial capacity and
> wealth to advance the livelihoods of low-income people and the economies
> of distressed communities.
>


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