2008 Bend Venture Conference Speaker: Rich Karlgaard Publisher of Forbes 2008 Keynote Speaker Keynote speaker was Rich Karlgaard, publisher of Forbes as well as the magazine’s “Digital Rules” columnist.  Karlgaard is also known as an entrepreneur, lecturer, Fox News Channel’s “Forbes on Fox” participant and author of The Wall Street Journal bestseller, Life 2.0 – How People Across America […]

Deal Watch: Portland video processor raises $5.5M http://www.oregonbusiness.com/articles/21-september-2008/310-deal-watch-portland-video-processor-raises-55m

2007 Bend Venture Conference Speaker: Guy Kawasaki Managing Director of Garage Technology Ventures 2007 Keynote Speaker 2007’s keynote presenter was Guy Kawasaki, a managing director of Garage Technology Ventures, an early-stage venture capital firm, and a columnist for Entrepreneur magazine.  Kawasaki is also ranked as one of the top 100 bloggers in the world.  Previously, he was an Apple […]

2006 Bend Venture Conference Speaker: Paul Gulick Vice President and Chief Technology Officer for Planar Systems, Inc. 2006 Keynote Speaker The 2006 keynote presenter was Paul Gulick, who served as Vice President and Chief Technology Officer for Planar Systems, Inc., which he joined following the acquisition of Clarity Visual Systems where he was Chairman and CEO. This acquisition […]

2005 Bend Venture Conference Speaker: Tim Boyle President and CEO of Columbia Sportswear Company 2005 Keynote Speaker 2005 BVC keynote presenter Tim Boyle is the president and chief executive officer of Columbia Sportswear Company®, one of the largest outerwear brands in the world and the leading seller of skiwear in the United States as well as the parent company […]

2004 Bend Venture Conference Speaker: Dr. Robert Wiltbank  Associate Professor of Strategic Management for Willamette University 2004 Keynote Speaker 2004 was BVC’s inaugural year.  Keynote presenter was Dr. Robert Wiltbank, Associate Professor of Strategic Management for the Atkinson Graduate School of Management at Willamette University. His research focuses on angel investing performance and strategy making under uncertainty […]