Conference Highlights from Capital Connectio

Record Attendance, Powerful Agenda makes 25th Anniversary a Gre

400 CEOs & other CXOs Join Investors in Showcasing the Entrepre

Entrepreneur Feedback: "This year's Capital Connection really delivered! I saw many entrepreneurs and investors for real money. MAVA deserves a lot of credit for bringing these two groups together for th who are building start-ups in the DC area." David Steinberg, CEO, SnappCloud "This is a must-do event for up and coming companies." Ian Cunningham, CEO, Clear Da "MAVA TechBuzz is clearly the premier event of its kind in the Mid-Atlantic. The connectio received from the investor community has been difference-making for our company. E region should make a point to apply to this event." John Bracken, CEO, Speek "One of the best-organized events ever for companies seeking capital. Apart from the q earth attitudes of the investors; the pitch coaching is an excellent feature." Avinash Director, Pervazive Click Here to Read More Attendee Feedback from of this year's conference. On May 23-24th, Capital Connection12, featuring the TechBUZZ pre-conference, brought together an exciting cross-section of the technology industry for a day-and- a-half long program featuring powerful speakers, compelling company presentations and dynamic networking. More than 100 CXOs were featuredthroughout the nonstop celebration of entrepreneurship. For those that joined us, or those that missed out, we're pleased to share a brief recap of the conference highlights: Day 1:

Investors Luncheon featuring Best Practices of Seed

Stage Investment Models TechBUZZ Keynote, Dan Yates, CEO & Founder, Opower 28 TechBUZZ Company Presentations seeking to claim fame as the "Best of the BUZZ" Opening Keynote, Kevin P. Ryan, CEO & Founder, Gilt Groupe Sterling Company Celebration & Networking Reception Night Life at "Lost Society"

Day 2:

CXO Roundtable Breakfasts (CEO, CFO, CTO and CMO) Stages of Capital Panel Discussion with Dan Primack, Fortune.com, featuring: Peter Barris, NEA Cameron Lester, Azure Capital Partners Tony Palcheck, Motorola Solutions Venture Capital 25 Main Stage Company Presentations Luncheon Keynote, Dr. Albert Yu-Min Lin, Researcher/ Engineer and National Geographic Emerging Explorer "A Case Study of Entrepreneurship" with Steve Case, Chairman and CEO of Revolution, Co-Founder of America Online, in conversation with Dan Beyers, Editor of Capital Business TechBUZZ Showdown featuring: Augaroo, Cont3nt.com and Speek Closing Reception, iPad Drawing and crowning of the 2012 TechBUZZ Showdown Cham

Click Here to Read More about featured Speakers at Capital Connection'12 Conference Leadership Feedback: Fast-paced, jam-packed sessions with invigorating and motivating speakers and company pres and-a-half conference. A record number of attendees at Capital Connection and TechBUZZ mad 25th Anniversary a stellar occasion. Julia Spicer, Executive Director of the Mid-Atlantic Ventu President of Capital Connection. "This year's theme was returning the focus back on the entrepreneur. I was most excited to see the entrepreneurs, the quality of those presenting their businesses and the engagement of those which is what will ultimately keep this conference as the MUST-ATTEND event in the mid-atlanti entrepreneurs, corporate and professional partners." Thanasis Delistathis, Managing Partner, Ventures and Co-Chair of Capital Connection'12 "The DC tech community is vibrant and growing. Capital Connection remains the single best ven all the participants - entrepreneurs, investors and industry heavyweights. I was energized by bot the attendees." Steve Fredrick, General Partner, Grotech Ventures and Co-Chair of Capital C Click Here to Read More about Capital Connection'12

Sterling Companies Share Spotlight Celebrating 25 years of Capita

Capital Connection12 paid tribute to the following successful businesses singled out companies with a special Sterling Company award. The companies were selected un some of the countrys top private investors for stellar performance and were recogni VIP Reception in celebration of the 25th Anniversary of the Capital Connection confe models include:

Top Performing Sterling Companies Honored for Success; Serve as Inspiration to

2tor, Inc. Alarm.com Aptara Avail-TVN Blackboard Broadsoft Cvent Eloqua

GlobalLogic Liberty Tax LivingSocial MicroStrategy Millennial Media Neustar NEW Opower

PixelOptics Primatics Financial ScienceLogic Sourcefire TEOCO UnderArmour Videology Virtustream

TechBUZZ'12 Showcased 28 Innovative Start-ups

AakinaTek, LLC Aardvark Sensors Activity Rocket LLC ARCSys Augaroo, Inc. Authntk.com Barrel of Jobs BetterPointment CloudeAssurance, Inc. cont3nt.com Edorati Fiteeza forMD Goodzer GroupMD iFanXP IntroHive Kapta Systems Kinergy Health, LLC MedClimate My Design Guide.com

Capital Connection'1 25 Game-Changing Compani

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Naaya PointClickSwitch.com ProConIt.com RideLeads Inc. SocialSpring Speek Inc. Syllabuster, Inc.

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