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Mack Center on Technological Innovation *?The Wharton School??? ??????? ??????? A SPECIAL INVITATION FROM THE WHARTON SCHOOL On behalf of the Wharton School and Insead, we are pleased to extend a special invitation for you to participate in our 3rd semi-annual workshop on best practices in HIGH TECHNOLOGY ACQUISITIONS-- Tuesday, December at the Wharton School in Philadelphia.? This event will include presentations by our research team at Wharton and Insead, as well as presentations and discussions by corporate managers involved in M&A.? Typically, these are smaller events, with about 15-20 companies participating. Twice each year, we invite approximately a dozen companies to join us at a workshop in which we present our most recent research-in-progress from our ongoing initiative on best practices and strategies in high technology acquisitions.? This is part of our research activity and there is no conference fee. Our December 5 event will be of special value to senior decision makers involved in planning or implementing growth through mergers and acquisitions.? In case you are unable to attend or would like to include another senior manager from the M&A sector, please feel free to forward this invitation to a colleague. An agenda for the symposium is attached, though we stress that the direction of our discussions will be flexible and responsive to the interests of participants.? Accommodations are available at the Inn at Penn at the special rate of $164? (tel: 215-823-6202 - Mention the Emerging Technologies Program at Wharton when making reservations).? To RSVP, please respond to this email or call 215-573-7722 before November 25.? Thank you.? best regards, Michael Tomczyk, Managing Director, Emerging Technologies Program Harbir Singh, Co-Director, Mack Center for Technological Innovation About The High Tech Acquisitions Research Project A Research Collaboration of the Wharton School & Insead The High Technology Acquisitions Research Project, jointly organized by The Wharton School and INSEAD, has been conducting research to identify the determinants of success in high technology acquisitions.? Our research includes developing a portfolio of in-depth case studies, building a unique acquisitions database, and hosting semi-annual workshops for industry practitioners.? These tools allow? us to perform rigorous analysis to determine success factors in high technology mergers and acquisitions.? Firms that have participated in our research process so far include Cisco, Cable & Wireless, Hewlett Packard, Lucent, Symantec, and Xerox. Timely Insights for Company Decision-Makers.? One of the most unique aspects of this project is the reporting of research in progress, to give industry decision makers access to the insights from our research as they are revealed.? To test and refine our findings, we host an ongoing series of workshops that bring together practitioners from some of the most experienced acquirers in the high tech arena, and academicians whose research interests converge on the role of acquisitions in technology-based competition. Our next workshop on December 5 will be the third in the series.? Prior events were held in December 1999 at Wharton and June 2000 at INSEAD in Paris, France. (Reports of these events are available on the ET website: http://emertech.wharton.upenn.edu). Objectives.? Our objective is to build a community of practice around the complex phenomenon of managing acquisitions in high-tech environments.? A major goal is to identify and validate new best practices and winning strategies in mergers and acquisitions.? Most of our focus involves issues of value and concern to large multinational corporations.? We are particularly interested in how mergers and acquisitions are pursued as part of a company's GROWTH STRATEGY. Research Team.? The research team on this initiative includes:? Prof. Harbir Singh, Chairmsn of the Management Department and Co-Director, Mack Center for Technological Innovation (Wharton); Phanish Puranam, Project Director and Ph.D. Candidate (Wharton); and Mauricio Zollo, Asst. Prof. of Management (Insead). Agenda - High Tech Acquisitions Workshop Winter Workshop 2000- Tuesday,? Dec. 5, 2000 Location: The Inn At Penn, Philadelphia Entrances on Walnut St. OR Sansom St., between 36th and 37th Street. 9.00 - 9.15a??? Welcome and Introductions (H. Singh) 9.15 - 10.30??? An overview of the project: Objectives and Outputs (M. Zollo) 10.30-10.45??????? Coffee break 10.45-12.00Round # 1 results from the Project (P. Puranam) 12.00-12.30????? Setting the agenda for Sub-Group discussions (H. Singh) 12.30-1.30p???? Working Lunch: Sub-group discussions 1.30-2.00?????? ??????? Free time 2.00-3.00?????? ??????? Sub-Group Reports: Sharing and Comparing Notes 3.15-4.15?????? Coffee Break 4.15-5.00?????? Speakers Panel: A View from the Trenches 5.00-5.15?????? ??????? Break 5.15-6.00?????? ??????? Where do we need to go from here? (H. Singh) DIRECTIONS:? From Philadelphia Airport, the Inn At Penn is approximately 45 minutes by taxi, or 10 minutes from 30th Street Train Station.? If driving , there is valet parketing at the hotel.? The Inn At Penn is located on Sansom Street (also an entrance on Walnut Street), between 36th and 37th Street.?? To make a reservation, call? 215-823-6202 and to get the reduced room rate of $164, be sure to mention that this is for the Emerging Technologies Program at Wharton. -- Michael S. Tomczyk Managing Director Emerging Technologies Management Research Program 1400 SH-DH/6371 The Wharton School Philadelphia, PA 19104-6371 Tel 215-573-7722 Fax 215-573-2129 website:? http://emertech.wharton.upenn.edu - P2F7E2472
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