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Now in its 9th year, Launch: Silicon Valley is firmly established as the premier product launch platform for startups from the San Francisco Bay area, and around the world . The event, co-presented by SVForum, Garage Technology Ventures and Microsoft, provides the next generation of emerging technology companies with the opportunity to pitch their products to, and network with, an audience of Silicon Valley’s top VCs, Angels, corporate business development executives, prospective customers and partners, bloggers and media.

As in previous years, Launch: Silicon Valley 2013 will feature new companies that are ready for launch, but are not yet well known. These are companies that have a product or service available (as of June 4, 2013), but have not been out in the marketplace for more than a few months.

Launch: Silicon Valley 2013 is designed to uncover and showcase products and services from the most exciting of the newest startups in information technology, mobility, digital media, next generation internet, life sciences and clean technologies. Up to 30 of the most interesting companies will be invited to leverage Launch: Silicon Valley 2013 as the springboard to launch their product or service, and to network with the audience of Silicon Valley’s top movers and shakers at the Pre-L:SV Event Party on the evening of June 3, as well as at the event itself on June 4.

Please visit www.launchsiliconvalley.org for a list of 2012 Top Award Winners and more information.

AGENDA
Monday, June 3, 2013
6:00pm
Pre-Event Party at a prestigious location in Palo Alto for Presenting Company Executives, Registered Audience Members, Bloggers, Press, Sponsors, Advisory Board and invited guests.

Tuesday, June 4, 2013
7:30am Registration and Buffet Breakfast
8:30am Opening Remarks
8:40am Opening Keynote: Ray Kurzweil, author, inventor, futurist, Director of Engineering at Google, on "Innovations in Innovation"
9:45am Networking Break
10:15am
Uncommon Wisdom: Guy Kawasaki shares his insider knowledge of where the common wisdom can get you in trouble and what entrepreneurs should do if they want to build companies that are insanely great.
11:10am
The Future of Venture Investing: Ryan Caldbeck of CircleUp, Deborah Magid of IBM Venture Capital, Bill Reichert of Garage Technology Ventures, moderated by Peter Delevitt, startup & venture capital journalist for the San Jose Mercury News
11:45am Lunch
12:40pm
Fireside Chat with the founders of Launch: Silicon Valley alumni HearPlanet, Intelen, Kiverdi, SocialIQ Networks, moderated by Arturo Duram, Chief Innovation Officer of Digital First Media
1:15pm Session 1 Next Gen Internet & Session 2 Life Sciences, in parallel
2:15pm Networking Break
2:30pm Session 3 Next Gen Internet 2 & Session 4 Energy Innovation, in parallel
3:30pm Networking Break
3:45pm Session 5 Media & Mobility & Session 6 Technology 2, in parallel
4:45pm Closing Keynote: Dr. Mike North, presenter Discovery Channel "Prototype This!" & founder Reallocate.org
5:15pm Session Winners Announcement