The 3RVF Bootcamp takes place on Wednesday, August 10th at PNC Park in Pittsburgh. This is a mandatory event for all presenting companies.
Two (2) representatives from each presenting company will be permitted to attend. One of the representatives must be the person who will be presenting at the Fair in September.
The 3RVF Bootcamp is a mandatory event for all presenting companies and is one of the primary factors behind the Fair’s reputation as an exceptional investment showcase.
In essence, the Bootcamp provides the opportunity for presenters to “practice” their presentations and obtain valuable advice from a seasoned panel of investment professionals, which helps to maximize their opportunities at the event. During the Bootcamp, presenters will be briefed on important instructions, equipment and venue, including:
Start/Stop Signals
AV Equipment Briefing
Room & Event Layouts
Exhibit Information
Presentation Time
While the Bootcamp is an extraordinary learning opportunity for entrepreneurs at every level of growth, it is also a safeguard against embarrassing and potentially damaging situations. In years past, we have had to remove a presenter awkwardly when they did not recognize their cut-off signals and another presenter experienced an untimely issue with the AV equipment, which would have been avoided with a practice run at the Bootcamp. The Bootcamp helps to ensure that every attendee and every presenting company has the most pleasurable and productive experience possible.
While the Bootcamp is first and foremost, a preparatory activity, its value as a networking, business-building event cannot be overstated. Throughout the day, presenters will have the opportunity to talk one-one-one with investors, sponsors and representatives from other featured companies. For many, the Bootcamp is one of the most rewarding elements of the event.
PRESENTATIONS: Please bring your presentations on a flash drive to the Bootcamp. A laptop, projector and screen will be provided. You are free to leave at the conclusion of your presentation.
LOCATION: PNC Park, Keystone Corner/World Series Suites – Please use the Press Entrance, located on West General Robinson Street.
PARKING: Please click here for parking information.
SPEAKER BIO
Peter M. DeComo
Pete DeComo, a Pittsburgh region native, is currently Chairman and CEO of Alung Technologies, Inc., the developer of a revolutionary artificial lung for patients suffering from Respiratory failure. Prior to Alung he was founder, Chairman and CEO Renal Solutions, Inc. (RSI). RSI developed a revolutionary dialysis technology system for patients suffering from kidney failure. The Allient® System is an innovative dialysis technology, combined with sorbent chemistry technology which is specifically designed for use in the home, for nighttime hemodialysis, as well as, the acute and sub-acute environments. Mr. DeComo was the key driver in raising $40 million in private equity financing, completing the development process of the Company’s Allient® System, obtaining FDA and CE Mark regulatory approvals and initiating commercialization in both the domestic and international markets. On November 26, 2007, after 12 months of positive discussion during which he acted as the lead negotiator, RSI was acquired by Fresenius Medical Care Holdings (FMCHI). Total consideration paid by FMCHI was $200 MM, which was significant considering that RSI was pre-revenue and just entering the commercialization stage.
Before founding RSI, he was the Chief Operating Officer of HemoTherapies Inc., a start-up company in San Diego, commercializing the only FDA-cleared Liver Dialysis System. He was previously Senior Vice President of the Specialty Pharmacy Division for Olsten Health Services, now Accredo, a $600 million specialty pharmacy provider. Prior to joining Olsten, Mr. DeComo held numerous senior level positions in the health care industry, launching and commercializing specialized products and services to patients in the home setting. Mr. DeComo began his career a Registered Respiratory Therapist serving as the Clinical Instructor at UPMC Presby and for the University Of Pittsburgh School Of Medicine in the Critical Care Medicine Division. Following his experience at UPMC Presby Mr. DeComo served as the Director of Cardio-Respiratory Services and Vice President of KeyStone Medical Equipment at Shadyside Hospital.
Mr. DeComo has a passion for advancing the development of Life Science companies in the Pittsburgh region. In order to accomplish this goal he currently devotes a majority of his time and effort to numerous entrepreneurial and community-based activities.
Bootcamp Sponsors:
With over 230 community bank offices located throughout 41 counties in Pennsylvania and Northeastern Ohio, First National Bank provides sophisticated financial products and services with a community banking touch. F.N.B. Corporation (NYSE : FNB), the holding company for First National Bank, has $9.8 billion in assets and has been growing strong since 1864. Headquartered in Hermitage, PA, F.N.B. is a community-focused financial institution operating diversified lines of business to meet all consumer and business financial needs including banking, wealth management, consumer finance, insurance, merchant banking and commercial leasing. Our experienced team focuses on your industry and serves as a value-added partner in helping you achieve your business goals.
Since 1989, KFMR Katz Ferraro McMurtry, P.C. has worked with technology, life science, and early-stage companies in providing accounting, tax and consulting services from start-up through growth. In fact, KFMR worked with the first venture-backed technology transfer company from CMU from its inception in 1989 until it was sold in 1994. Through our experience, we have learned that as much as these companies share common opportunities and challenges, they are equally distinct with their own unique characteristics - making it difficult, if not impossible, to compare or benchmark companies with one another. As a result of our work with numerous venture-backed companies, we’ve experienced and mastered the common matters, while having the vision and prowess to navigate the uncharted waters, seeing companies through to the profitable stage and beyond.
With a seasoned, highly credentialed and diversified talent base, we are able to provide a broad scope of services to venture-backed companies such as audit and accounting services; budgeting, forecasts and projections; due diligence; strategic tax planning and compliance services; strategic business planning; accounting software systems; assistance with debt and equity financing; financial system design and implementation; business valuation services; general business consulting; transaction advisory services; and CFO/Controller services.
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