Plug and Play EXPO features 30+ promising startups gaining exposure to over 60 top-tier VCs, investors and corporate players. Join us for an exclusive peek at emerging technologies, rapid-fire pitches, live demos and networking at Silicon Valley’s best kept secret- Plug & Play EXPO!

• Live pitches from 30 promising startups looking to make it big in Silicon Valley
• Corporate Keynote from Ravi Gopalakrishnan, CTO of Barnes & Noble
• VC Keynote from Jeff Jordan, General Partner, Andreessen Horowitz
• 60+ VCs and Corporate Representatives from Sony, Qualcomm, Samsung, VW, SAP & more! VC network includes: Accel Partners, Alloy Ventures, Allegis Capital, Altos Ventures, Amidzad Partners, ATA Ventures, Bank of America, Benchmark Capital, Bessemer VP, BlueRun Ventures, Blumberg Capital, Burch Ventures, BV Capital, Clearstone VP, Crescendo Ventures, DE Shaw, Defta Partners, DFJ, Docomo Capital, Focus Capital, Foundation Capital, Fuse Capital, Global Catalyst Partners, Horizon, Ventures, IndoUS VP, Javelin Ventures, Leapfrog Ventures, Montage Capital, NEA, Newbury Ventures, Obenhuber Partners, Onset Ventures, Opus Capital, Peninsula Ventures, Rembrandt VP, Rustic, Canyon Partners, Saban Ventures, Samsung Ventures, SunBridge Partners, SVB Capital, Tallwood Venture Capital, TransLink Capital, VantagePoint VP, XG Ventures

Agenda

12:00-12:45pm     Registration

12:45-1:00pm      Opening Remarks

1:00-1:20pm        Corporate Keynote: Ravi Gopalakrishnan, CTO of Barnes & Noble

1:20-1:30pm    Sprint Presentation: Wayne Ward, VP Emerging Solutions, Sprint Nextel

1:30-2:30pm        Startup Pitch Session 1  

2:30-3:00pm        Startup EXPOsure/Demo

3:00-3:10pm        NAVTEQ Presentation: Christina Claure, Developer Relations Manager

3:10-4:10pm        Startup Pitch Session 2  

4:10-4:35pm        Startup EXPOsure/Demo

4:35-4:50pm        VC Keynote: Jeff Jordan, General Partner, Andreessen Horowitz

4:50-5:00pm        Closing Remarks: Expose top startups  

5:00-7:00pm        Networking Reception

Keynotes

Ravi Gopalakrishnan, CTO of Barnes & Noble

Ravi Gopalakrishnan is currently the CTO of Barnes and Noble’s Nook product business.  Ravi established the Nook development team in Palo Alto, CA in April 2009 and has since led the development of three successful Nook products; Nook, Nook Color and the Nook Simple Touch.  All three products have been highly successful and have helped Barnes and Noble grow its ebook market share from zero to over 25% in less than two years.  The Nook Color and Nook Simple Touch products both received the CNET editor’s choice award.  The Nook Simple Touch also won the “best e-reader” rating from Consumer reports.

Before joining Barnes and Noble, Ravi was the VP of Engineering at Azingo where he helped build a Linux mobile platform which was later acquired by Motorola.  Prior to Azingo, Ravi had a long stint at Motorola where he led development and commercial deployment of new technologies including the world’s first GPRS system, the iconic RAZR and the world’s first 3G multimode UMTS system.  While at Motorola, Ravi also had a very successful stint in Japan helping the company enter the Japanese mobile market by leading the launch of the RAZR into the Japanese market.  Ravi holds an MS in Physics from IIT Kanpur in India and MBA from Chicago.

Jeff Jordan, General Partner, Andreessen Horowitz

Jeff is a general partner at Andreessen Horowitz, where he is responsible for managing portfolio companies and deal flow. He is the chairman of the board for OpenTable and serves on the boards of Booyah, LikeALittle, Wealthfront and Zoosk.

Jeff was previously chief executive officer and president for OpenTable where he managed accelerating domestic and international growth, oversaw the company’s initial public offering, completed the acquisition of TopTable in Europe and led the development of OpenTable's mobile initiatives.

Prior to OpenTable, Jeff was president of PayPal and responsible for establishing the company as the global standard for online payments. Earlier he was senior vice president and general manager of eBay North America, helping build eBay into the Internet’s leading commerce brand and driving the successful acquisitions of PayPal and Half.com.

Prior to joining eBay, Jordan was chief financial officer of Hollywood Entertainment and president of Reel.com. He also worked as senior vice president of finance for The Disney Stores, The Walt Disney Co.

Jeff holds an M.B.A from Stanford University Graduate School of Business and received a B.A. in Political Science and Psychology from Amherst College.

Wayne Ward, Vice President, Emerging Solutions, Sprint Nextel

Wayne Ward is Vice President of Emerging Solutions for Sprint Nextel. Ward was named to lead the company’s newly formed Emerging Solutions unit in October 2009, with responsibility for developing M2M (machine-to-machine) and mobile computing solutions. The Emerging Solutions unit combines the network, systems and open-device expertise of Sprint Nextel and its strategic partners to deliver innovative integrated product applications to the business and consumer markets.

As part of Sprint’s Integrated Solutions Group, Ward’s organization plays a lead role in the creation of a broad range of solutions for B2B and B2C customers and partners, including “infotainment “ (such as e-readers and netbooks), asset tracking, fleet management, telematics, smart grid and telemedicine initiatives, to name a few.

Christina Claure, NAVTEQ Developer Relations Manager

Christina is responsible for NAVTEQ's App Warehouse – a searchable online catalog of NAVTEQ-based applications for enterprise customers. Working closely with existing developers and recruiting new developers to the program, Christina engages the developers in all aspects of corporate initiatives, including sales, marketing, and strategic opportunities.

Christina has been working in Silicon Valley for more than 15 years in business development and strategic alliance roles. Prior to joining NAVTEQ, Christina worked at Palm, Sun Microsystems, and BEA Systems, to name a few. Christina holds a bachelor's degree with a concentration in Business from UCLA.

Sponsors

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