Announcing the
ANZA Technology Network
US Experts Tour 2005
(July 25- August 5, 2005)
www.anzatechnet.com/conference2005/usexperts.html
Featuring Larry Marshall,
one of Australia’s leading technology entrepreneurs in
Silicon Valley today
To launch the ‘Gateway to the US’ Conference Program 2005, ANZA Technology Network, in conjunction with its partners, will produce a series of presentations and round table discussion groups in the major capital cities throughout Australia and New Zealand.
The theme of the presentations will be “Secrets to Growing a Successful Technology Business in the US”. Headlining the tour will be Larry Marshall PhD, Chairman, Intersymbol & AOC Tech.,one of Australia’s leading technology entrepreneurs in Silicon Valley today. Few technology executives in Silicon Valley have the track record of having started 6 successful technology ventures, let alone an Australian.
Joining Larry will be Bob O’Brien, General Partner, CID Equity Partners, who has 20 plus years of senior operational and venture capital experience in the US, 15 of which were in Silicon Valley.
Together, Larry and Bob have actively been engaged in over twenty technology start-ups in the US. They will provide insights into the key ingredients to building a successful technology business in the US and will directly relate these lessons to Australian and New Zealand technology companies as they prepare to enter or enhance their US presence.
The events will involve presentations from the US Experts with opportunities for round table feedback sessions with the US Experts after the presentations. Limited places are available for the round table feedback sessions.(see dates and locations section of the US Experts website)
The US Experts Tour is the first in a series of events in Australia and New Zealand leading up to the ANZA Technology Network Australian and New Zealand Technology Showcase Conference in Silicon Valley, November 13-15, 2005.
Attendance at the US Experts Tour events is free and open to all technology executives and entrepreneurs who have an interest in the US market.
Specific dates and locations can be found at the Dates & Locations page.
Executives must register by linking to the US Experts Tour registration page here.
Introducing the Experts:
 Larry R. Marshall, PhD
Chairman, Intersymbol, & AOC Tech.
One Australia’s Most Successful Technology Entrepreneurs in Silicon Valley
Dr. Larry R. Marshall is a serial entrepreneur with 6 successful startups to his credit over the past 16 years in Biotechnology, Photonics, & Semiconductors, with several profitable acquisitions and one IPO. He is currently Chairman of Intersymbol, a semiconductor processor company, and AOC Tech, a cable equipment company.
He previously served as CEO (& founder) of Translucent developing optical gain in Silicon for interconnects, which was recently acquired after a successful partnership with a large public semiconductor corporation. Prior to Translucent, he was CEO (& founder) of Lightbit manufacturing unique optical processors for Telecom Regenerators and Biotechnology chips. Prior to Lightbit, Larry was VP of Iridex, where he enabled the company’s IPO, and co-founded spin-offs Iriderm, and Iridex OEM Group. He was CEO (& founder) of Light Solutions where he rolled out the first visible semiconductor lasers, and formed Iridex. Prior to Light Solutions he ran Business Development, and formerly Technical Programs at Fibertek, where he rolled out the first 1540nm parametric laser. Larry's primary focus is studying new markets, and then developing appropriate technologies to leverage new products into those markets.
Larry holds 18 patents protecting numerous commercial products, and has over 100 publications and presentations. He is Chairman (emm.) of Advanced Solid State Photonics, an Advisory Board member to Laser Focus World, and holds Board positions on Arasor, and Photon Engineering. Larry was born in Sydney Australia, received his BS Honors from Macquarie University ( Sydney), and PhD from the Commonwealth Center of Excellence.
 Robert J. O’Brien
General Partner, CID Equity Partners
20 years of senior executive experience in the US high tech. industry
Bob O’Brien is a General Partner of CID Equity Partners. He has over 20 years of senior executive experience in the high technology industry, 15 of them in Silicon Valley. His areas of expertise include software, semiconductors, imaging and video display, and related hardware technology.
Bob is currently a director at the following companies: Exacq Technologies, a company that designs and manufactures PC-based data acquisition boards and related products ; Hypernex, Inc., a company that developed a combination hardware/software technology platform for semiconductor manufacturers; InterSymbol Communications, a manufacturer of high-speed components for next generation broadband networking systems; Midi, Inc., the leading provider of high-impact ethics and compliance learning solutions to Fortune 500 and mid-sized companies; and RedSky, the leading provider of emergency response crisis solutions, including E-911. He is an observer on the board of Ageia Technologies, a developer of advanced technology to enhance interactive digital media; and Bridge Semiconductor, a fabless, mixed-signal semiconductor company .
Bob has previously served on the boards of Maxim IT, a software company featuring a unique digital asset retrieval and integration solution for engineering and manufacturing markets; Radiate, a developer of data mining software; Shakti Systems, a developer of integrated circuits for power management applications; and was an observer on the board of SportsHuddle, a website featuring daily highlights and related information concerning sporting events in high schools.
Bob is active in the venture community and has served on several conference committees, participated as a judge in many business plan competitions and selection committees, and served as a moderator or panel member at many venture-related events. He is also active in several University technology transfer and technology commercialization organizations. It is through these activities that he serves to mentor early stage entrepreneurs and offer them information on successfully presenting their vision for funding and raising the capital necessary to grow their businesses.
Prior to joining CID, Bob was a Partner in the merchant banking firm, Union Atlantic, where he focused on opportunities in the technology sector. Bob also served in an executive capacity with four venture-backed start-ups: CEO of InfoChip Systems, Senior Vice President of ULSI Systems, and executive management for Tecmar and Softsmith Corp. He also served as Vice President/General Manager for Western Digital Corporation and Senior Vice President for Truevision/RasterOps Corporation.
Bob holds a bachelor’s degree in marketing from the University of Findlay and is a graduate of the Technology Executive Program at Stanford University.
 David Cannington
CEO, ANZA Technology Network
Founding CEO ANZA Technology Network with 20 years international sales and marketing experience
David Cannington has a 20 year background in international sales, marketing and advertising and has held senior account management and marketing positions in the USA, UK and Australia.
He moved to the Bay Area in 1990 and soon after founded a consulting business providing market entry services to Australian and Canadian clients. In that capacity he opened the US market for Scanagraphix, a leading Australian digital imaging company and subsequently partnered with Canadian companies in the imaging and printing industries to build their US client base.
David was the founding Chief Executive of ANZA Technology Network has been instrumental in building ANZA Technology Network into a successful regional technology networking organization that connects the Australian, New Zealand and US technology sectors. David has been actively involved in the Australian business community in the Bay Area. He is past President of the Australian/American Chamber of Commerce. David holds a Bachelor of Business (Marketing) from Monash University.
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