26th Jul 2006 15:30
Canaccord Adams Hosting 26th Annual Summer Seminar - Featuring Over 200 Small & Mid-Cap Growth Companies - - Private Company Showcase Will Target Next-Generation Companies - - Knowledge Sessions Offer Deep Understanding of 12 Key Themes - BOSTON, July 26 /CNW/ - Canaccord Adams, Inc. today announced the line-upfor its 26th Annual Summer Seminar, which will feature more than 200 small-and mid-cap growth companies, a select list of private companies and a dozenin-depth "Knowledge Sessions" that will explore important industry themes andtopics. This is the first year that the conference is hosted under theCanaccord Adams brand, reflecting the acquisition of Adams Harkness FinancialGroup earlier this year by Canaccord Capital Inc. This year's Summer Seminar theme - "Ideas are the Engine of our Business"- will focus on companies poised to shape the growth market in the years aheadin the key sectors followed by the firm's research team: Metals & Mining,Energy, Technology, Life Sciences, Real Estate & Gaming, and Consumer andIndustrial Growth. The three-day conference takes place in Boston,August 8-10. "This year's conference marks an important occasion since our new globalplatform allows us to substantially expand the scope of the event," said KevinDunn, President and CEO of Canaccord Adams Inc. "We will have a broad array ofCanadian- and UK-based companies joining our traditional lineup of domesticpresenters, thus bringing greater geographic scope to the program. The SummerSeminar strives to be a top-quality event for institutional clients andventure capitalists, connecting them with excellent growth industries whilealso giving corporate clients access to investing insights and valuableinformation. Our goal is providing a premier forum for information flow andnetworking for public and private growth companies, venture capitalists andinstitutional investors." In keeping with past seminars, this year's agenda features 12 KnowledgeSessions, during which experts will address important topics, changes andtrends in growth investing. These panels will be made up of institutionalinvestors, industry experts, Canaccord Adams research analysts, bankers andventure capital professionals. Some of the key panels are: AIM - Growth Market of the LSE - US companies are challenged in accessingcapital while some may be too small to go public domestically and face otherchallenges as well. This panel will discus this issue as well as compare andcontrast AIM with other emerging marketplaces. Accelerated Approval for Oncology Drugs - This discussion will explorethe role of the FDA Accelerated Approval pathway and its usefulness in gettingnew drugs approved. Big Opportunities in the NANO World - An overview of how NANO technologyholds promise for advancement yet is quite challenging for investors to sortthrough. A Bright Idea - A discussion of solid state lighting creating investmentopportunities as additional developments take place in next-generation solidstate solutions. Communications Technology: Key Themes, Issues and Opportunities -Executives and industry experts to discuss the key issues facingcommunications equipment companies today. The 2006 Summer Seminar will also feature a Private Company Showcase ofover 30 select, early- to mid-stage technology companies. These companies areinvolved in many aspects of technology, including software, semiconductors andsemiconductor equipment; technology-enabled services; communications; andenergy technology. Most of the companies have completed initial productdevelopment and are launching or expanding product commercialization. "Our Private Company Showcase aims to introduce a group ofnext-generation companies to the venture and private equity communities," saidJamie Brown, Managing Director, Head of US Investment Banking of CanaccordAdams. "We believe that the Private Company Showcase is an excellentcomplement to the Summer Seminar, providing investors with an opportunity tolearn more about these emerging private companies and their growth prospects." Presenting Public Companies Include: ------------------------------------ Technology 3D Systems, Abiomed, Adobe, ADTRAN, Advanced Energy, Airspan, Akamai,Alliance Data Systems, Angiodynamics, Ansoft, Answers.com, Aptimus, ArtTechnology, Aspen Technology, ATMI, Avid Technology, Aviza, Bankrate,Bottomline Tech., Brooks Automation, Brush Engineered Materials, CaliforniaMicro Devices, Carmanah Technologies, CDT, Ceradyne, Click Commerce, Cognex,Color Kinetics, Corel, Credence Systems, Cybersource, Dolby, Dynamics Res.,Eagle Test, Emcore, Endologix, Entegris, Equinix, E-Z-EM, F5, FalconStor,First Advantage, Forrester, Gerber Scientific, Global Options Group, GSIGroup, Harris & Harris Group, Hologic, ICT Group, iLinc, Imaging Dynamics,Integra LifeSciences, Intermap, iRobot, Ixia, Jupitermedia, Lantronics, LECGInc., LivePerson, Medwave, Mentor Graphics, Merit Medical, MKS Instruments,Moldflow, Nanometrics, Nanophase, Neoware Systems, Neteller, Network EquipTech, Newport, Nuance, Open Solutions, Packeteer, PDF Solutions, Perficient,PLX Technology, Powerwave, QuickLogic, RealNetworks, RightNow Tech., Sandvine,Savvis, SMSC, Sonic Solutions, SonoSite, Spectranetics, SRA International,Symyx, Synrax-Brillian, Telular Corp., Terremark Worldwide, Thoratec, TutSystems, Universal Display, Universal Electronics, Vascular Solutions, VirageLogic, Vital Images, Vitalstream Holdings, Vocus, WebSideStory, Westaim,Xyratex. Life Sciences ACADIA, Array Biopharma, AtheroGenics, Cell Genesys, Chemokine, ColeyPharmaceutical Group, ConjuChem Biotechnologies, Excapsa, FoxHollowTechnologies, Hana Biosciences, Hollis Eden, Introgen Therapeutics,Medivation, Methylgene, NUCRYST Pharma, Ondine Pharma, Pharmacopeia,SemBioSys, TIR Systems, TM Bioscience, Vasogen, Vertex Pharmaceuticals, XOMA,YM Biosciences. Consumer CNS, Lifetime Brands, Lifetime Fitness, Matrixx Initiatives Inc.,Nautilus, Nutrisystem, Select Comfort, Tempur-Pedic, DIET eDiets, Green MtnCoffee, Hain Celestial, Herbalife, Martek, Medifast, NBTY, Nu Skin, Reliv,Sanfilippo, SunOpta, United Natural Foods, USANA. Metals and Mining Coal Corp., Corriente Resources, Eastern Platinum, Endeavour MiningCorp., Niko Resources, Northern Orion, Oriel Resources, Peter Hambro Mining,UrAsia Energy, Yamana. Energy Bankers Petroleum, Baytex Energy Trust, Bear Ridge, BPI Energy, EndeavourInternational, Energy Savings Income Fund, Evergreen Energy Trust, FirstCalgary, Pengrowth, Verenex Energy, Warren Resources, West Energy. Industrial Growth ADA ES, Badger Meter, Basin Water, Distributed Energy, Esco, Fuel CellEnergy, FuelTech, Hanfeng Evergreen, Headwaters, Impco, Itron, MillenniumCell, Quantum, Spire, WFI Industries, Royal Laser. Presenting Private Companies Include: ------------------------------------- A123, Archemix, Authoria, Bio Energy International, Brightcove, Did-It,Dynogen, E Ink, e-Dialogue, eLutions, EnerNOC, eSilicon, Gen3 Consulting,HighRoads, Ibrix, Koko Fitness, LGC Wireless, Linux Networx, Luminus, MooBella, Nanofilm, NanoInk, Netezza, Ocean Nutrition, Organogenesis, ParatekPharmaceuticals, Quadrem, enal Solutions, Rubicon, SemEquip, Syndesis, UMDTechnology, Wyse. The Canaccord Adams Annual Summer Seminar is one of the oldest andlargest programs showcasing both publicly traded and privately held growthcompanies. Most of the presenting public companies are covered by CanaccordAdams' global team of equity analysts. To learn more about the conference,please contact Nadine Miller at 617.371.3842 orNadine.Miller(at)CanaccordAdams.com. The link below also features moreinformation about the conference: http://www.summerseminar.canaccordadams.com Canaccord Adams is a leading independent financial services firmcommitted to fostering the entrepreneurial economy by bringing corporate andinstitutional clients unique perspective on global investment opportunities.With operations in research, sales and trading, and investment banking, our225 professionals seek out emerging opportunities in our key sectors - Miningand Metals, Energy, Technology, Life Sciences, Real Estate, and IndustrialGrowth. Located in nine offices internationally, our experienced teamgenerates focused, actionable ideas that identify opportunity and facilitategrowth. Canaccord Adams, the international capital markets division ofCanaccord Capital Inc., has operations in Toronto, London, Boston, Vancouver,New York, Calgary, Montreal, San Francisco and Houston. More information is available at www.canaccordadams.com. Canaccord Adams Inc., Member NASD/SIPC. Canaccord Adams Limited is regulated and authorised by the Financial Services Authority and a member of the LSE. Canaccord Adams is a division of Canaccord Capital Corporation, Member IDA/CIPF. ABOUT CANACCORD CAPITAL INC.: Through its principal subsidiaries, Canaccord Capital Inc. (CCI: TSX &AIM) is a leading independent full service investment dealer in Canada withcapital markets operations in the United Kingdom and the United States ofAmerica. Canaccord is publicly traded on both the Toronto Stock Exchange andAIM. Canaccord has operations in two of the principal segments of thesecurities industry: private client services (offered exclusively in Canada)and capital markets. Together, these operations offer a wide range ofcomplementary investment products, brokerage services and investment bankingservices to Canaccord's private, institutional and corporate clients.Canaccord has approximately 1,480 employees worldwide in 32 offices, including26 Private Client Services offices located across Canada.For further information: Nadine Miller, Canaccord Adams, (617) 371-3842,Nadine.Miller(at)CanaccordAdams.com(CCI. CCI)ENDCANACCORD CAPITAL INC.Related Shares:
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