Silicon East Summit 2007 to Showcase East-Coast Impact on the Semiconductor Industry
"Globalization of the Semiconductor Industry" to be Primary Theme of Event
DALLAS (Mar. 2, 2007) –Silicon East Summit 2007, a full-day event featuring industry insight and presentations from leading, private semiconductor companies in the Northeast, will be held on Thursday, March 29, 2007, in Boston at the Boston Marriott Copley Place.
The event will assemble semiconductor company executives, financial and industry analysts, bankers, private equity investors, venture capitalists, and media from across the country to discuss the most innovative and leading technology advancements in the semiconductor industry.
“Boston maintains its well-deserved reputation as a center of technological innovation, boasting one of the highest concentrations of semiconductor companies in the nation,” said Dave Furneaux, founder and managing general partner of Kodiak Venture Partners, partnering host-company of the event. “The Silicon East Summit provides a platform to showcase these top-tier companies and a gathering place for members of our vibrant semiconductor community.”
Silicon East Summit 2007 will feature presentations from more than 10 companies and a keynote address by David French, CEO of Cirrus Logic. The event will kick-off with a venture capital (VC) panel discussion led by Furneaux. Participants will include David Aronoff, general partner at IDG Ventures Boston; Sean Dalton, managing general partner at Highland Capital Partners; and Krishna Srinivasan, partner at Austin Ventures.
Presenting companies at the event will include Alereon, Inc.; AmberWave Systems; CHiL Semiconductor Corporation; Enfora; Enpirion; Kenet Inc.; Nitronex; P.A. Semi; Radiospire Networks; Stream Processors, Inc.; and Vivace Semiconductor.
“As the presence of the semiconductor industry continues to grow in both significance and impact in the Northeast, the Silicon East Summit provides a platform to highlight some of the area's most promising companies to key members of the financial community, offering unprecedented access to investment decision makers," said Leanne Sievers, executive vice president of Shelton Group, partnering host-company of the event. "We recognize Boston's unique environment for semiconductor leadership and innovation, and together with Kodiak Venture Partners and the support of our sponsors, this event will once again create an opportunity for many of these companies to gain greater visibility and influence with the region's leading investors."
Silicon East Summit 2007 hosts, Kodiak Venture Partners and Shelton Group, are joined by platinum sponsors Fish & Richardson P.C. and IronHill Partners. Gold sponsors for the event are Deloitte & Touche LLP, Jones Lang LaSalle and Silicon Valley Bank. First Albany Capital Inc. joins as the final sponsor.
Registration for Silicon East Summit 2007 is $100. For more information or to register, please visit www.siliconeastsummit.com.
About Shelton Group
Shelton Group is a full-service, strategic IR and PR agency providing customized programs and services to public and privately held companies across multiple industries. Founded in 1994, Shelton Group offers a team of professionals with diverse backgrounds that uniquely blend business acumen with creativity to deliver the highest quality of service. Applying an integrated approach to corporate communications, Shelton Group delivers a company’s unified story to all targeted audiences. Through a dedication to value-added service and a national network of key strategic relationships, Shelton Group has built a trusted reputation with the media, industry experts and the financial community that produces immediate results for emerging and established companies. With offices in Texas, California and Taiwan, Shelton Group is also a partner firm of Public Relations Organization International (PROI), which provides access to more than 50 offices worldwide. For more information about the firm, please visit http://www.sheltongroup.com/.
About Kodiak Venture Partners
Kodiak Venture Partners is a Waltham, Mass.-based venture capital firm focused on seed and early stage investments in emerging communications/wireless, semiconductor/equipment, software/services and Internet/new media companies. With a focus in the eastern regions of the U.S. and Canada, Kodiak establishes relationships with entrepreneurs seeking market success. Kodiak’s investment partners are successful high-technology business entrepreneurs who take a hands-on approach to building market leaders. For more information, visit www.kodiakvp.com.
Event Contacts:
Melissa Conger
Shelton Group
972-239-5119, x137
mconger@sheltongroup.comJeff Shadid
Shelton Group
972-239-5119, x139
jshadid@sheltongroup.comLiz Neal
Kodiak Venture Partners
781-672-2500
liz@kodiakvp.com
