SESSION 3

Science Leadership:
Successful Entrepreneur Exit Strategies

April 4, 2006
Webster University, Old Post Office campus
815 Olive Street, St. Louis, MO

PANEL PARTICIPANTS
Hord Armstrong, Founder of D&K Healthcare Resources Inc.
Ken Balk, Principal, Design & Construction Advisers International
David Smoller, Founder of ProteoPlex; Currently VP, Research and Development, Sigma-Aldrich

Moderator: Brian Clevenger, Managing Director, Prolog Ventures

OVERVIEW
This seminar is the third in the Science Leadership Speaker Series of inside information on entrepreneurship. What does an entrepreneur do when the company is ready for the next phase of its life cycle? Without a crystal ball, how does one structure a start-up with the flexibility to take advantage of a lucrative purchase, merger, IPO or business unit sale? The panelists will present their case studies of the strategies employed for the next successful phase of their companies.