Center for Private Equity and Entrepreneurship: Calendar of Events



		September 13, 2005 Visiting Lecturer John S. Taylor T'79, Vice President of Research, National Venture Capital Association The speaker will give an industry overview in the Private Equity Finance Course. Tuck Students sign up » September 19, 2005 Visiting Lecturer Mark J. Byrne D'85, T'86, President, West End Capital Management Limited The speaker will discuss Hedge Funds in the Private Equity Finance Course. Tuck Students sign up » September 20, 2005 Visiting Lecturers Susan Carter, President & CEO, Commonfund Capital Collette K. Chilton T'86, President & CIO, Lucent Technologies Michael Miller T'98, Managing Director, Monument Group The panel will discuss Limited Partners and Fund Screening in the Private Equity Finance course. Tuck students sign up » September 22, 2005 Visiting Lecturers Edward Coletta T'03, Director of Investor Relations, Casella Waste Systems Perry Dowst, Co-Founder & CEO, Jetboil Matt D. Marolda T'02, President & CEO, Stratbridge The speakers will address the Advanced Entrepreneurship Course. Tuck Students sign up » September 22, 2005 Founders Forum: Fall 2005 Mark F. Caron D'85, MobileSpring/Ztango 7:00pm-8:30pm Murdough Ankeny Classroom at Tuck On Thursday, September 22nd DEN and Tuck's Center for Private Equity and Entrepreneurship will host the first of several Fall term entrepreneurship events. The Founders Forum is a new series that will feature a successful entrepreneur sharing their story on how to execute ideas into successful businesses. The series will kick of with entrepreneur Mark Caron. Mark has a proven track record in successfully starting, building, and selling technology-based software and services companies. Mark Caron has been on the forefront of change in the wireless industry for over 15 years. His most recent venture was MobileSpring/Ztango, which he founded in 2000. Amid a treacherous environment for wireless data startups, Mark identified a unique need in the industry (cross-carrier messaging), built a world-class team and product, secured a strategic partnership and investment from VeriSign, and landed Cingular and Sprint PCS as lead accounts. In 2003 Mark led the company through a merger with Ztango and as CEO integrated the two companies, led new product initiatives, and within six months of the merger drove the company to sustained profitability. In October 2004 Ztango was acquired by WiderThan, a Korean-based global leader in wireless data services. Prior to MobileSpring/Ztango, Mark spent seven years at Omnipoint where he co-founded and was the lead marketing and business development executive at Omnipoint Communications Services (OCS). OCS was one of the most successful wireless start-ups in history, building a network covering nearly 50 million people, hiring over 2,000 employees, acquiring over 1 million customers, and attaining a revenue run-rate of over $500 million before selling to VoiceStream/T-Mobile. On Thursday, September 22nd, Mark will give a short presentation followed by a question and answer session moderated by Gregg Fairbrothers, Director, Dartmouth Entrepreneurial Network. Learn more about this and other center workshops » September 26, 2005 Visiting Lecturer David Russ, Chief Investment Officer, Dartmouth College The speaker will discuss Theory and Practice in Asset Allocation in the Private Equity Finance Course. Tuck Students sign up » September 27, 2005 Visiting Lecturer Rufus C. King D'77, Partner, Goodwin Procter The speaker will discuss Angel Investing and Term Sheets in the Private Equity Finance Course. Tuck Students sign up » September 29, 2005 Tuck Center for Private Equity Board of Advisors' Dinner New York, NY Host: Fred Whittemore D'53 T'54 September 30, 2005 Tuck Center for Private Equity Board of Advisors' Meeting New York, NY Hosts: Renny Smith T'83 & Jay Eastman T'89

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This calendar includes Tuck Center for Private Equity and Entrepreneurship events and other events of interest to the private equity community at large. If you would like to have your event included, please email meagan.pryor@dartmouth.edu.