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2008 Astia Awards Dinner

In its 4th year, the Astia Awards honor exceptional women innovators and recognize the investors and mentors who championed their success. Seven awards are presented each year within the three areas of innovators, investors and mentors. The expected audience of over 200 will be comprised of investors, entrepreneurs and industry leaders.

In addition to the awards for Venture Capital investment in women and the Deloitte Leadership in Mentoring Award, in 2008 Astia will unveil the 2008 Entrepreneur Awards in Life Science and High Technology, recognizing the exceptional female entrepreneurs for 2008.

In years past, Astia Awards Celebrations boast prominent speakers such as:

Donna Dubinsky, CEO Numenta, Director, Intuit and PalmOne | Dr. Jennie Mather, Founder and CSO, Raven Technologies | Mitchell Baker, President Mozilla Foundation | Cynthia Ringo, Managing Director, VantagePoint Venture Partners

Past Award recipients:

Accel Venture Partners | Apex Venture Partners | Cargill Ventures | Draper Fisher Jurvetson | Enterprise Partners Venture Capital | Mobius | New Enterprise Associates | Vanguard Ventures | Versant Ventures

Awards Presentation and Master of Ceremonies:

Kara Swisher, The Wall Street Journal

Cost and Registration Information

$1,000 per seat