Neurotech Leaders Forum

A One-Day Formative Session for
Neurotechnology Industry Leaders

October 10, 2001

Sheraton Gateway Hotel, San Francisco International Airport

Neurotech Reports, in collaboration with Mayfield Fund, will host a one-day roundtable meeting for leaders of the neurotechnology industry. The event is by invitation only and attendance will be strictly limited to 25 people. The meeting will take place at the Sheraton Gateway Hotel near San Francisco International Airport. Eligible participants include senior executives at neurotech firms, venture capital firms intending to invest in the industry, and senior researchers from neurotechnology labs or institutions. The forum will offer participants an opportunity to help shape the formation of this new industry.

Topics to be discussed include factors affecting the growth of this industry, potential formation of an industry association, and strategies for presenting information to the media.

Neurotech Reports editor and publisher James Cavuoto will moderate the full-day session. He will present market projections from Neurotech Reports' newly released market research study on neurotechnology. Other invited presenters include directors of leading neurotechnology research laboratories and executives from promising neurotech start-ups.

Technologies Covered

Neuromodulation, including implanted spinal, brain, and nerve stimulators

Neural prostheses, including cochlear implants, hand-grasp stimulators, and standing/walking prostheses

Neurodiagnostics, including electrophysiological and magnetic sensing technologies

Therapeutic electrical stimulation, including stroke rehabilitation treatments

Neural-computer interfaces, including alternative input devices and sensory/haptic interfaces.

Agenda

10:00-10:15	Introductions
10:15-11:00	Market Overview Presentation by James Cavuoto
11:00-11:45	Technology Overview and Update
11:45-12:00	Questions & Answers
12:00-1:30	Lunch
1:30-2:45	Entrepreneur Presentations
2:45-4:00	Roundtable Discussion
4:00-5:00	Cocktail Reception

Participants

James Cavuoto, Editor and Publisher, Neurotech Reports, Torrance, CA

Benjamin Knapp, Ph. D. cofounder, BioControl Systems, Inc., South San Francisco, CA

Wende Hutton, Partner, Mayfield Fund, Menlo Park, CA

David F. Hadley, President, D.F. Hadley & Co., Inc., Manhattan Beach, CA

Andrew D. Firlik, M.D., Partner, Canaan Partners, Rowayton, CT

Alan Gevins, Ph.D., President, SAM Technology, executive director, San Francisco Brain Research Institute

Lita Sam-Vargas, Vice-President, SAM Technology, San Francisco, CA

Alan Levy, Ph.D., CEO, Vertis Neuroscience, Seattle, WA

Doug Sheffield, Director of Research, Vertis Neuroscience, Seattle, WA

Ann Bunnenberg, Ph.D., President, Electrical Geodesics, Inc., Eugene, OR

Edgar Eiland, Vice-President, Neural Signals, Inc., Atlanta, GA

Ananth Natarajan, M.D., CEO, Infinite Biomedical Technologies, Baltimore, MD

Jeff Newman, Partnership Manager, California Trade and Commerce Agency, Division of Science, Technology, and Innovation

Hugh Lusted, Partner, SGS Interactive, Oregon House, CA

Jerome Stone, R.N., Program Manager, California Pacific Medical Center Research Institute, San Francisco, CA

Yitzahk Zilberman, Director Business Development, Alfred Mann Foundation, Santa Clarita, CA

Hotel Information
The Sheraton Gateway San Francisco Airport Hotel is located at 600 Airport Blvd. Burlingame, CA 94010. Rooms are available at the special rate of $149. Call the hotel at 650 340 8500 and mention Neurotech Leaders Forum to secure this rate.
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