T2M Announces Summit 2002 Conference to Address D&O Legislative & Accounting Reforms; Intensive Training Retreat Held for Directors & Officers of Public & Pre-IPO Companies

Business Wire, Nov 20, 2002

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Summit 2002

SALT LAKE CITY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 20, 2002

The David Eccles School of Business and Technology to Market (T2M), a Utah-based non-profit business accelerator, will bring together directors and officers of publicly traded, newly public and pre-IPO companies for the second annual Summit conference.

Summit 2002 will be held December 4-5, 2002 at the Chateaux at Silver Lake in Deer Valley, UT.

Enron, WorldCom and other high profile corporate fraud and abuse have precipitated sweeping legislative and accounting changes, including recent passage of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. Conference attendees will learn preventative maintenance measures and other techniques to avoid lawsuits, manage risk and improve corporate performance, as well as best practices for corporate governance. This two-day regional retreat is designed to benefit CEOs, CFOs, General Counsels, and other officers and directors, as well as venture capitalists, entrepreneurs, senior managers academics, regulators, and bankers. Summit 2002 features experts from leading corporations, the Securities and Exchange Commission, law firms, accounting firms and insurance companies. Interested participants can also receive CLE and CPE continuing education credits.

"The sweeping new changes, aimed at corporate fraud and abuse, put all directors and officers, as well as their companies, under a microscope," says T2M founder Richard Clayton, a partner with Holland & Hart LLP and one of three co-chairs for this year's conference. "At Summit 2002, participants will learn about these reforms and strategies for compliance."

The conference will feature experts and leaders from all disciplines, including: Treasurer of E*Trade, Robert Simmons; Dave Holman, National Director of Accounting Standards for Ernst & Young, Ted Mirvis, Partner at Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz; Clark Hinckley, executive vice president of Zions Bancorporation; Jim Wilson, former Chairman and CEO of Cordant Technologies; Noah Mesel, General Counsel for Legato Systems; and experts from the accounting, legal and insurance professions.

According to Summit 2002 co-chair Spencer Hoole, Partner with Diversified Insurance Brokers: "Corporate fraud is crippling our public markets. We must equip directors and officers with the most accurate information and training to succeed. Summit 2002 provides a forum for executives to share ideas on implementing best practices for corporate governance."

Summit 2002 begins Wednesday, December 4, 7:30 a.m. and runs through Thursday, December 5, 4:30 p.m. The cost to attend the conference is $450. There is a special student rate of $189. The retreat includes an executive mixer and dinner on Wednesday, December 4, from 5:30 to 8:00 p.m. and continuing education credits. There will also be a MIXERZ kick-off event on Thursday, December 5, from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. in the Wells Fargo building in downtown Salt Lake on the 23rd floor. For complete agenda and registration information, visit www.t2m.com/events.> Sponsors for Horizons 2002 include Ernst & Young, Holland & Hart LLP, Parsons Behle & Latimer, Diversified Insurance Brokers, Merrill Corporation and Visionary Products Inc.

About T2M

Technology to Market (T2M) is a non-profit business accelerator for high-tech companies. T2M is an alliance of leading public and private organizations, including universities, financial institutions and professional service providers. Its mission is to accelerate the growth of businesses by pooling multi-disciplinary resources. T2M sponsors include Battelle Memorial Institute, Brigham Young University, Credit Suisse First Boston, D.A. Davidson, Diversified Insurance, Euro RSCG Tatham Partners, Ernst & Young, Garage Technology Ventures, Holland & Hart LLP, Houlihan Valuation Advisors, Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Lab, Inetz Media Group, Parsons Behle & Latimer, Silicon Valley Bank, University of Utah, Utah State University, UV Partners, Visionary Products Incorporated, vSpring Capital, Wasatch Venture Fund and Wells Fargo.

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