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Pros and Cons of Venture Capital

A panel discussion presented by the 
Computer Technology Network

Wednesday, April 22, 1992
7:30 - 9:30 a.m.
Davis Centre Lounge (rm 1301)
University of Waterloo
Admission free

7:30 - 8:00	Continental breakfast

8:00 - 9:30	Pros and cons of venture capital: A panel discussion




Tom Beynon, counsel, Sims Clement Eastman.
As president of Waterloo Microsystems, Tom Beynon raised in excess of 
$10 million, and was previously involved in raising capital for Ottawa clients, through Gowling, Strathy & Henderson.

Mary Macdonald, president, Mary Macdonald & Associates.
Mary Macdonald has been described by investment banker Gordon Sharwood,
 Sharwood & Co. as "the guru of the venture industry in Canada." 
Author of Creating Threshold Technology Companies in Canada; the role for 
Venture Capital, Macdonald focuses on management -- retraining, recruiting 
and returning. Macdonald was previously founder and president of Venture 
Economics Canada Ltd. (1985-1991) and vice-president, international, 
of Boston-based Venture Economics, Inc. She has also served as a policy advisor in the Canadian and Ontario governments.

Bob Nally, president and director, Canadian Technology Partners Inc., and 
vice-president, director and co-founder, Canadian Venture Founders Corp.
Bob Nally spends a major portion of his time working with companies funded 
through CVF. Bob Nally was previously the director of the commercial development office at the University of Waterloo. He has assisted in establishing 10 start-up companies and consulted for Xerox & NCR in the US.

Tom Pickard, founder, Toronto Venture Group.
After moving from Connecticut to Toronto, Tom Pickard established the Toronto 
Venture Group, a network of 400 businesses and venture capitalists. 
TVG holds monthly networking meetings; corporate partners include Arthur 
Anderson, IBM Canada Ltd. and Innovation Ontario.


Dick Reck, national co-ordinator, software and information services practice, 
Chicago-based KPMG Peat Marwick.
Dick Reck is an experienced advisor on venture capital financing for the 
high technology industry in the U.S. and deals extensively with the U.S. 
Securities and Exchange Commission. He is chairman of the Illinois Software 
Association and founder of the Software Financial Executive's Forum, as well as treasurer of the Chicago High Tech Association and member of APADSO.

Doug Beynon, president, Waterloo Engineering Software
Moderator



Future Meetings

Wednesday, May 20, 1992

Writing Contracts - Do's and Don'ts:
What should go into a contract? What shouldn't? Our panel is not about 
legal niceties, but about general points to consider during contract negotiation. Many seemingly simple clauses have side effects, both good and bad, which can strongly influence the way a business relationship develops. We'll share horror stories of contracts that went wrong, and offer strategies for creating contracts that make life easier for everyone involved.

Wednesday June 17, 1992
International distribution


Please RSVP to Mary McColl, ITRC, tel 888-4540, fax 885-1208, or e-mail memccoll@watmath.uwaterloo.ca.