[MGSA-L] FW: HBN San Francisco : HBN Entrepreneurship Symposium on December 4, 2010 at UC Berkeley

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November 2010


The Organization Dedicated to Advancing the Professional Interests
of All Hellenes

www.hbngroup.org<http://www.hbngroup.org>






Dear Members and Friends,



Hellenic Business Network (HBN)
San Francisco Chapter

in collaboration with the
Hellenic Student Association at Berkeley (HESTIA)

invite you to our
HBN Entrepreneurship Symposium 2010

[HBN SF]
Date:

Saturday December 4, 2010

Time:

8:30 AM - 4:30 PM

Location:

University of California, Berkeley
CITRIS Building
Sutardja Dai Hall
Directions<http://maps.google.com/maps?q=Sutardja+Dai+Hall+Berkeley,+CA+94720&oe=utf-8&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&hl=en&tab=wl>


------------------------------ Symposium Program ----------- -------------------

8:30 AM - 9:00 AM

Registration, Business Networking

9:00 AM - 9:20 AM


Introduction of HBN, HESTIA and speakers

Jim Lucas
President
HBN San Francisco Bay Area Chapter
Hellenic Business Network (HBN)

Christina Tsakona
Chair
Hellenic Student Association at Berkeley (HESTIA)
University of California, Ber keley

9:20 AM - 10:30 AM


The Young Entrepreneurs' point of view
Start-up founders talk about their start-ups, their experience and gaps in technology/energy/biotech/social media that can create ideas.

Panel:

Nikos Kokkalis<http://www.stanford.edu/%7Ekokkalis/bio/>
Computer Engineering
Stanford University

Anthony Papavasileiou<http://www2.decf.berkeley.edu/%7Etonypap/>
Department of Industrial Engineering/Operations Research
UC, Berkeley



Mike Tzamaloukas
<http://www.intellione.com/our_management.html>VP, Products
Intellione Technologies
San Francisco, CA

Spiros Xanthos<http://patterninsight.com/about/management.php>
Vice President of Engineering, Co-founder
Pattern Insight
Mountain View, CA

10:30 AM - 10:45 AM

Coffee Break

10:45 AM - 12:00 PM


The success stories
Accomplished professionals from Computer/IT/Socia l Media, Biotech, Green and Renewable Energy sectors talk about their experience and what led them to success.

Panel:

Spiros Bouas<http://www2.litepoint.com/company/management>
Co-founder and Chief Operating Officer
LitePoint Corporation
Sunnyvale, CA

Brian Hamel<http://nanochronous.com/company/people.php>
Co-founder & CEO
Nanochronous Logic
San Jose, CA

Alex Papalexopoulos, Ph.D.<http://www.eccointl.com/about-us/principal-bios.html>
President & CEO
ECCO International
San Francisco, CA

12:00 PM - 1:30 PM

Lunch Break

1:30 PM - 2:45 PM


The investor's point of view
VCs / investors from Computer/IT/Social Media, Biotech, Green and Renewable Energy sectors talk about the economy and opportunities.

Panel:

Adam Nicopoulos <http://www.adncapitalventures.com/team.html>
President & CEO
ADN Capital Ventures
San Francisco, CA

Evangelos Simoudis, Ph.D. <http://www.tridentcap.com/TeamEvangelosSimoudis.asp>
Sr. Managing Director
Trident Capital
Palo Alto, CA

Andreas Stavropoulos<http://www.dfj.com/team/AndreasStavropoulos.shtml>
Managing Director
Draper Fisher Jurvetson
Menlo Park, CA

2:45 PM - 3:05 PM


How to make your Business Idea Succeed
HBN and HBN Big Idea Competition presentation

John C. Dimitrakakis
Founder & President
Hellenic Business Network (HBN)

3:05 PM - 3:15 PM

Coffee Break

3:15 PM - 4:15 PM


The Academics' point of view
Professors from UC Berkeley and Stanford University talk about the role of academia in Entrepreneurship.

Panel:

Yannis Papakonstantinou, Ph.D.<http://db.ucsd.edu/people/yannis.htm>
Professor
Computer Science and Engineering
University of California, San Diego

*** Complete panelist information for this session will be available soon ***

4:15 PM - 4:30 PM

Open Discussion - Closing Remarks


For sponshorship options or any questions please contact Jim Lucas, HBN SF President, at jim at loukas.com<mailto:jim at loukas.com> -or- hbngroup at hbngroup.org<mailto:hbngroup at hbngroup.org>








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