"Venture Capital from the Shores of the Mediterranean to the Shores of the Pacific - Expanding Opportunities between Israel and California."

Tuesday, April 8, 2003
Networking 7:00 a.m., Breakfast 7:45, Program 8:00 - 9:00 a.m.

Panelists:
Robert Moskowitz, Managing Director, Shamrock Capital Advisors
Jennifer Fonstad, Managing Director, Draper Fisher Jurvetson
Gary Adelson, Partner, EastWest Venture Group
Gadi Behar, Managing Director, Silicom Ventures
Amos Barzilay, Managing Director, Walden International
Glenn Yago, Director of Capital Studies, Milken Institute
Seth Yakatan, Managing Director, Katan Associates

Moderator:
Sharona Justman, Managing Director, STEP Strategy Advisors

Hosted by:
Bob Pearlman, Partner, BDO Seidman, LLP
Doron Abrahami, Consul for Economic Affairs Government of Israel Economic Mission

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This is truly a Coast-to-Coast event, as the Israel Venture Association (IVA) is meeting in Tel Aviv at the same time as this LAVA meeting in LA!

Israel is the next hot thing in the venture capital market. New funds are being developed that will focus hundreds of millions of dollars during 2003 on technology coming out of Israeli companies that have a global reach. US-based VC Investment in Israel rose from about 5% of the US total in 2000 to 10% in 2002. There are over 80 venture capital funds active in Israel and many are closely associated with venture funds based in the United States. Large companies such as Intel, Motorola, Applied Materials, IBM, and Microsoft have significant R&D centers in Israel - the latest being the Intel Centrino chip developed in Israel and introduced in Q1 2003. Over 100 Israeli companies have gone public and are traded on Wall Street, including Check Point (security software), Teva (world's largest generic drug manufacturer), Mercury Interactive (enterprise testing/monitoring software), Comverse (network-based multimedia enhanced communications), Amdocs (CRM, customer care, and billing systems) and Indigo (digital publishing). Israel is one of the top 20 trading partner countries with the State of California.

This month's panel of accomplished international investors will explore the current VC market for investment between Israel and California through the eyes of California VCs, Israeli VCs, and Israeli companies doing business in California. We will learn about the unique VC funding criteria and the design of the fund and related successes from following those guidelines. Attendees will learn about opportunities to invest in Israeli Companies and who are the key companies to watch, as well as how to attract investment dollars from Israeli VCs.

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Breakfast meeting, Tuesday, April 8, 2003 @ 7:00am-9:00am.
Meeting at the Riviera Country Club, 1250 Capri Drive, Pacific Palisades (Exit 405 Fwy. West on Sunset Bl. 4-5 mi. left on Capri Drive).
FREE Self-Parking!
Those coming from out of town consider the Luxe Summit Hotel Bel-Air.