CDVCA Annual Conference

CDVCA 1999 Annual Conference and Pre-Conference Introductory Training
12/13/99 -12/15/99 Sheraton Seattle Hotel & Towers, Seattle, Washington

The Community Development Venture Capital Alliance (CDVCA) will hold its
Annual Conference in Seattle, Washington on December 14 and 15, 1999. The
program will feature a new business school-style training case study written
especially for this conference, which explores an investment made by
Kentucky Highlands Investment Corp. Learn the nuts and bolts of a real-life
workout situation by analyzing the portfolio company and creating, then
debating, your own workout plan. Other program highlights include
experienced practitioners talking about raising their first and second
funds; a discussion about the types of social returns sought by providers of
capital; a plenary session entitled, "The Walking Wounded and Other War
Stories: Lessons Learned from Difficult Deals; and a dinner reception at the
Seattle Space Needle. In addition, the conference provides opportunities to
build relationships with practitioners in the field.

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. It will
also provide the opportunity to participate in the analysis of a case study
focusing on Northeast Ventures, Inc. If you missed this session in the past
or would like a refresher, join us before the main conference begins for
this introductory course.

HOTEL: Sheraton Seattle Hotel and Towers, 1400 Sixth Avenue, Seattle,
Washington 98101
Please call the Sheraton directly at (206) 621-9000 to make your room
reservations. The CDVCA Conference Room rate of $124.00 single, $134.00
double is guaranteed for room reservations made by November 15, 1999.

ADVANCE PREPARATION
An important element to the success and value of this training will be
advance preparation. Case-study material will be sent out to all
registrants prior to the Conference. Please help us by registering by
Monday, November 15, 1999 to guarantee that you'll receive these important
advance materials.

For registration information please visit our web site www.cdvca.org to
download the conference brochure. If you any questions please call
Christina Mayo at (212) 980-6790 ext. 10 or contact her via e-mail at cmayo@
cdvca.org.

CDVCA CONFERENCE AGENDA

Monday, December 13, 1999 (Introductory Training)

9:00 Welcome

9:15 Introductory Training
Kerwin Tesdell, CDVCA
Nick Smith, Northeast Ventures
Nat Henshaw, 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
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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)
Bert van der Vaart, Small Enterprise Assistance Funds
Nina Orville, New York City Investment Company
Greg Sanbulte, Northeast Ventures

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
Randall Kahn, Virgin Island Capita Resources (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


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