2009 Gateway to the US Summit Program

ANZA Gateway to the US Summit Venue

Day One - Monday, October 5, 2009
Time	Scheduled Event
0830-1700	Registration
0900-1000	Companies meet with Coaches
1000-1200	Welcome & Company Pitch Rehearsals
1200-1300	Lunch
1300-1400	Company Pitch Rehearsals (cont.)
1400-1700	Optional Time with Coaches
Evening	Dinner on your own

Day Two - Tuesday, October 6, 2009
Time	Scheduled Event
0800-1700	Registration
0900-1100	ANZA Gateway to US Company Pitches Sponsored by Government of South Australia. Companies deliver their pitches in 5-minute slots to a panel of tech industry experts, VCs and angel investors, followed by Q&A and feedback.
1130-1200	Meet Presenting Companies One-on-One and Product Demos
1200-1300	Lunch
1400-1700	Building Entrepreneurial Companies Workshop at Stanford University with Stanford Wattis Professor of Management, George Foster. This workshop is part of a worldwide study of high-growth entrepreneurial companies and Professor Foster has invited this year's Gateway companies to take part. An unprecedented opportunity for Australian entrepreneurs that ANZA is pleased to be able to offer to our participants for the first time.
Evening	Dinner on your own

Day Three - Wednesday, October 7, 2009
Time	Scheduled Event
0800-1800	Registration
0900-1030	Funding Your Business in the US Business Forum Sponsored by Starfish Ventures. An insightful look at what VCs and angels are looking for in today's environment. This session covers the relationships between Australian/NZ companies and US VCs and angels in helping companies build a bridge across the Pacific.
1100-1230	Navigating the Legal and Taxation Minefields Business Forum Experts will cover the legal and taxation roadmaps on starting and building your business in the US. From corporate law and employment to immigration and much more.
1230-1400	Lunch
1400-1530	Marketing to a US Audience Business Forum Sponsored by Upstream Australia. A look at the challenges and contrasts of marketing to US audiences, the communications tools that help you succeed and practical advice on how to sell the 'technology sizzle' using public relations and new media techniques.
1600-1730	CEO/Leadership: What Makes a Great CEO Business Forum Sponsored by Guidewire Group. What makes a great CEO? Hear from this panel of highly successful CEOs on what worked -- and what didn't -- in building their companies.
1800-2000	Closing BBQ Party Sponsored by Government of New South Wales. Guy Manson Award for Hottest Gateway Company of 2009 Sponsored by Starfish Ventures.