P4G Partner Summit
VEGA Parco Scientifico Tecnologico – Edificio Antares
Venezia Marghera
20 maggio 2008

Open session
Massimo Colomban
Presidente MDM

Riccardo Donadon
H-Farm

Ruggero Frezza
M31of Padova University

Sergio Brischi
VENIS – Venice Connected

Lucio Malan
ITALIA-USA Connected

Dario Bovo
MDM- 800 firms on net

Q and A, moderated by Michele Appendino

Massimo Colomban introduces Ambassador Spogli

Ambassador Spogli

Partner Roll Call, N4G
Michele Appendino
Partnership for Growth,

Role Models and Mentors for the Next Generation
Marco Palombi
First Generation Network,

Market-Based Seed Capital”
Francesco Marini Clarelli
Italian Angels for Growth,

Silicon Valley Immersion Program
Betsy Robinson
Fulbright-BEST

A Business Plan Competition with a Difference
Luigi Orsi Carbone
Mind the Bridge

Building Critical Mass
Claudio Giuliano
Il Polo del Venture Capital Italiano

Four Years of Taking Italian University Students to Silicon Valley
Paolo Marenco
Silicon Valley Study Tour Network

Giving Back By Sharing Experience
Daniele Marini
Accenture Alumni Network

Teaching Entrepreneurship to Scientists and Engineers
Massimo Bergami
Graduate School

Francesco Della Porta
ISNAF

Ensuring the Right Policy Framework
Alberto Mingardi
Istituto Bruno Leone

Creating a Legal Framework for Venture and Angel Investors
Andrea Caddeo

Open Source Transatlantic Networking
Pietro Paganini
Business Association Italy America (BAIA)

Energizing and Revitalizing Young Leaders Programs
Dennis Redmont
The Council for the United States and Italy

Management Skills for High Growth Companies
Alessandro Santo
NOVA (Italians with U.S. MBAs)

Structuring your Company for Growth
Alessandro Barzaghi
ALMA (Italian lawyers trained in U.S.)

Q & A moderated by Michele Appendino