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    Jeff Siner - jsiner@charlotteobserver.com
    Rich Karlgaard, publisher of Forbes magazine addresses the Southeast Venture Conference on Wednesday, March 13, 2013. Charlotte played host to the biggest venture capital conference in the southeast on March 13-14 at the Ritz Carlton in uptown. More than 600 investors from around the country and entrepreneurs from the region are in attendance. The conference is a mixture of speakers, panels about the future of venture capital and trends, and regional companies presenting to investors. 15 of the 50 presenting companies are from Charlotte. Jeff Siner - jsiner@charlotteobserver.com
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    Jeff Siner - jsiner@charlotteobserver.com
    Charlotte is playing host to one of the biggest venture capitalists conferences in the U.S. on March 13-14 at the Ritz Carlton in uptown. More than 600 investors from around the country and entrepreneurs from the region are in attendance. The conference is a mixture of speakers, panels about the future of venture capital and trends, and regional companies presenting to investors. 15 of the 50 presenting companies are from Charlotte. Jeff Siner - jsiner@charlotteobserver.com
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    Jeff Siner - jsiner@charlotteobserver.com
    Rich Karlgaard, publisher of Forbes magazine, is reflected in a ballroom mirror as he addresses the Southeast Venture Conference on Wednesday, March 13, 2013. Charlotte is playing host to one of the biggest venture capitalists conferences in the U.S. on March 13-14 at the Ritz Carlton in uptown. More than 600 investors from around the country and entrepreneurs from the region are in attendance. The conference is a mixture of speakers, panels about the future of venture capital and trends, and regional companies presenting to investors. 15 of the 50 presenting companies are from Charlotte. Jeff Siner - jsiner@charlotteobserver.com
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    Jeff Siner - jsiner@charlotteobserver.com
    Rich Karlgaard, publisher of Forbes magazine addresses the Southeast Venture Conference on Wednesday, March 13, 2013. Charlotte is playing host to one of the biggest venture capitalists conferences in the U.S. on March 13-14 at the Ritz Carlton in uptown. More than 600 investors from around the country and entrepreneurs from the region are in attendance. The conference is a mixture of speakers, panels about the future of venture capital and trends, and regional companies presenting to investors. 15 of the 50 presenting companies are from Charlotte. Jeff Siner - jsiner@charlotteobserver.com
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    Jeff Siner - jsiner@charlotteobserver.com
    Christian Bullitt with LLR Partners in Philadelphia attended at the Southeast Venture Conference, the largest of its kind in the southeast. on March 13-14 at the Ritz Carlton in uptown. More than 600 investors from around the country and entrepreneurs from the region are in attendance. The conference is a mixture of speakers, panels about the future of venture capital and trends, and regional companies presenting to investors. 15 of the 50 presenting companies are from Charlotte. Jeff Siner - jsiner@charlotteobserver.com
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    Jeff Siner - jsiner@charlotteobserver.com
    A panel discussion is held during the Southeast Venture Conference on Wednesday, March 13, 2013. Charlotte is playing host to one of the biggest venture capitalists conferences in the U.S. on March 13-14 at the Ritz Carlton in uptown. More than 600 investors from around the country and entrepreneurs from the region are in attendance. The conference is a mixture of speakers, panels about the future of venture capital and trends, and regional companies presenting to investors. 15 of the 50 presenting companies are from Charlotte. Jeff Siner - jsiner@charlotteobserver.com
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    Jeff Siner - jsiner@charlotteobserver.com
    Audience members listen to Rich Karlgaard's address during the Southeast Venture Conference on Wednesday, March 13, 2013. Karlgaard is the publisher of Forbes magazine. The conference, hosted in Charlotte this year, is the largest venture capital conference in the southeast. March 13-14 at the Ritz Carlton in uptown. More than 600 investors from around the country and entrepreneurs from the region are in attendance. The conference is a mixture of speakers, panels about the future of venture capital and trends, and regional companies presenting to investors. 15 of the 50 presenting companies are from Charlotte. Jeff Siner - jsiner@charlotteobserver.com
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    Jeff Siner - jsiner@charlotteobserver.com
    Justine Tobin of Tobin and Company Securities was in attendance at the Southeast Venture Conference on Wednesday, March 13, 2013. Charlotte is playing host to one of the biggest venture capitalists conferences in the U.S. on March 13-14 at the Ritz Carlton in uptown. More than 600 investors from around the country and entrepreneurs from the region are in attendance. The conference is a mixture of speakers, panels about the future of venture capital and trends, and regional companies presenting to investors. 15 of the 50 presenting companies are from Charlotte. Jeff Siner - jsiner@charlotteobserver.com
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    Jeff Siner - jsiner@charlotteobserver.com
    (L-R) Scott Hedrick of TechMedia and Terry Cox of Business Innovation and Growth Big talk in a hallway outside the Southeast Venture Conference on Wednesday, March 13, 2013. Charlotte is playing host to one of the biggest venture capitalists conferences in the U.S. on March 13-14 at the Ritz Carlton in uptown. More than 600 investors from around the country and entrepreneurs from the region are in attendance. The conference is a mixture of speakers, panels about the future of venture capital and trends, and regional companies presenting to investors. 15 of the 50 presenting companies are from Charlotte. Jeff Siner - jsiner@charlotteobserver.com
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    Jeff Siner - jsiner@charlotteobserver.com
    (R-L) Jim Van Fleet of it's bspoke and Tim Cheadle were in attendance at the Southeast Venture Conference on Wednesday, March 13, 2013. Charlotte is playing host to one of the biggest venture capitalists conferences in the U.S. on March 13-14 at the Ritz Carlton in uptown. More than 600 investors from around the country and entrepreneurs from the region are in attendance. The conference is a mixture of speakers, panels about the future of venture capital and trends, and regional companies presenting to investors. 15 of the 50 presenting companies are from Charlotte. Jeff Siner - jsiner@charlotteobserver.com
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