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Over 140 Delegates, Including Top Institutional Investors, Private Equity
Firms, VCs, Corporate VCs and Companies Registered to Attend the Event
CHICAGO, June 13 // -- The Center for Applied Innovation
(CAI), an Illinois non-profit organization created at the suggestion of the
Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity Office to support
public policy and economic activity around applied technology and
intellectual property ("IP"), today announced that over 140 attendees are
registered for its premiere IP Investment Summit to be held on June 15,
2006.
The Summit, to be held at the Hilton Chicago on South Michigan Avenue,
is the first-of-its-kind gathering of investors and businesses that focus
on intellectual property. The event establishes in part the CAI vision and
the foundation for a cutting edge economic development paradigm wherein IP
investors will fuel economic growth in Illinois. This investment effect is
similar to the growth fostered by Information Technology or "IT" in and
around Silicon Valley, CA.
The IP Investment Summit has attracted individuals from pension funds,
endowment and foundations, institutional investors, private equity firms,
venture capitalists, and other investors. Confirmed investors include the
Illinois State Board of Investments, MB Investments, BP Amoco, University
of Chicago, ProManage, UBS, Kinship Corp., ABN AMRO, Notre Dame, The
Hall-Perrine Foundation, HFR Asset Management, Boeing, AON, Meridian,
Teachers Retirement System of the State of Illinois, Marquette Associates,
Batterymarch, Chicago Municipal Annuity and Benefit Fund, Adams Street
Partners, Ocean Tomo, Altitude Capital Partners, GE, Harris Nesbitt,
Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, Motorola
Ventures, Rolls-Royce, LaSalle Bank, Acacia Technologies, IBM,
IllinoisVentures, Northwestern, Merrill Lynch and others.
During the morning panel discussions, leading IP-centric investors will
address cutting-edge topics such as using IP to drive investment decisions,
reviewing debt and equity IP investments, conducting IP due diligence and
valuation, implementing strategic deal structures and understanding public
policy related to patent quality and economics. In the afternoon session,
pre-selected companies will make 15-minute presentations for investments
based on the strength of their IP.
Consistent with CAIs mission, The IP Investment Summit intends to
advance the investment in IP as a stimulus for economic growth concentrated
within the State of Illinois. "IP and applied technology are important
economic drivers with tremendous potential, and Governor Blagojevich and I
are very excited about the opportunities that exist right here in Illinois
to realize real growth in this area," said Jack Lavin, Director of the
Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. "This Summit
provides a unique opportunity to learn more about IP and realize its
benefits, and I thank the Center for Applied Innovation for taking the
initiative."
For more information or to register for The Intellectual Property
Investment Summit, please contact us at (312) 377-4862 or visit
http://www.cfainnovation.com .
About The Center for Applied Innovation:
The Center for Applied Innovation ( http://www.cfainnovation.com ) is
an Illinois non-profit corporation created to manage public policy and
economic activity around applied technology and IP in the State of
Illinois. Applied technology is defined as proven IP or technology that is
in use or was developed for a specific purpose and protected by patents
and/or patent applications (as well as other forms of intellectual property
such as trademarks and copyrights). The Center will examine the current
environment and identify opportunities in the State of Illinois to
stimulate economic growth. The Center will create a critical mass of
available resources and focus on redeploying existing IP, but will also
encourage continued technology development by Illinois companies.
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