About Southwest: 2002
Co-hosted by Springboard Enterprises, Fidelity Investments, Capital Across America, and the Forum for Women Entrepreneurs – Texas, the Springboard: Southwest 2002 program featured 15 of the most promising high-growth, women-led companies in technology and life sciences from the southwest states of Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Louisiana, Arizona and New Mexico. The Forum was held on March 21, 2002 at Fidelity Investments’ Conference Center in Dallas, TX, showcasing the entrepreneurs before an audience of the area’s top corporate, angel, and venture investors.
Launch Sponsors
Dallas
Houston
Warren Electric
Austin
Forum Committees
Entrepreneur Recruiting Committee Chairs
Linda Roach, Pacesetter Ventures
Mae Reeves, JPMorganChase
Investor Recruiting Committee Chairs
Deborah Gage, New Ventures
Carrie Nortan, Gibson Consulting Group
Pat Hamner, Capital Southwest Corporation
Terry Rock, Centerpoint Ventures
Screening Committee Co-Chairs
Heather Gilker, Opus Ventures
Whitney Johns-Martin, Capital Across America
Al Schuele, Sevin Rosen Funds
Coaching Committee Co-Chairs
Guy Hoffman, TL Ventures
Molly Pieroni, JatoTech Ventures
Resource Committee Chair
Carol Nichols, JPMorganChase
Forum Committee Co-Chairs
Cathy Bonner, The Women’s Museum
Bob Fabbio, Vieo
Judy Odom, Software Spectrum
Forum Committee Members
Elaine Agather, JPMorganChase
Denise Brosseau, Forum For Women Entrepreneurs
Marilyn Bushey, NAWBO – DFW
Judith Cone, Kauffman Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership
Gale Duff-Bloom
Julie England, Texas Instruments
Paul Frison, The Houston Technology Center
Deborah Gage, New Ventures Group
Jan Gaulding, Sevin Rosen Funds
Heather Gilker, Ranger Capital Group
Jack Gill, Vanguard Ventures
Pat Hamner, Capital Southwest Corporation
Linda W. Hart, Hart Group, Inc.
Guy Hoffman, TL Ventures
Charlie Humphreyson, HO2 Ventures
Karyl Innis, The Innis Company
Laura Kilcrease, Triton Ventures
Matrice Ellis-Kirk, Heidrick & Struggles
Suzy Kriscunas, The Riverside Company
Don Lawhorn, Pacesetter Capital Group
Bobby Lyle, Lyco Energy
Paula Mann, Sunbelt Telecommunications
Whitney Johns Martin, Capital Across America
Anne Mendelsohn, MD Anderson
Amy Millman, Springboard Enterprises
Dennis Murphree, Murphree Venture Partners
Carol Nichols, JPMorgan Chase
Carrie Norton, Gibson Consulting Group
Scott Myers, Crossroads Group
Karen Britton Nielsen, Dallas/Fort Worth TechBiz
Penny Pickett, The Telecommunications DevelopmentFund
Molly Pieroni, JatoTech Ventures
Doug Reed, Fidelity Investments
Mae Reeves, JPMorgan Chase
Linda Roach, Pacesetter Capital Group
Terry Rock, Centerpoint Ventures
Dana Rowlett, EDS
Al Schuele, Sevin Rosen Funds
Cece Smith, Phillips Smith Machens
Carol Thompson, The Thompson Group
Helen Vollmer, Vollmer Public Relations
Jamie Wyrick, Forum for Women Entrepreneurs – Texas
Co-Hosts
Springboard Enterprises
Forum for Women Entrepreneurs – Texas
Sponsors
Series Sponsors
Flatiron Foundation
Forum Partner Sponsors
Forum Supporting Sponsors
Dallas Fort Worth Tech Biz
EDS
Hart Group, Inc.
Thomson Financial – Venture Economics
Forum Contributing Sponsors
Bloom Technologies
Lascaux Consulting
Novakov Davis & Munck, PC
RAM Strategy
Stop Look Listen
The Stokes Group
Bootcamp Host Sponosr
Kick-off Reception Sponsor
Hart Group,Inc.
Launch Partners
Supporting Organizations
AEA – Texas Council
Dallas Angels
North Texas Global Telecommunications Society