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LEAD SPONSORS SHEPPARD MULLIN SHEPPARD MULLIN RICHTER & HAMPTON LLP ATTORNEYS · AT LA MEDIA PARTNER ' PLANETX.TV XIMA.TV INDUSTRY PARTNER WELCOME,. AGENDA,- ABOUT SAN DII!GO SPORT INN·OVAT·O·RS SDSI EXECU~IVE CH~IRMAN, BILL WAL~ON ,- SDSI BOARD OIF D11RiiCJORS ,r PRESENtiNG COMPANIES ,- Welcome to the SDSI Capital Forum, Welcome to the 2nd annual San Diego Sport Innovators Capital Forum. SDSI is a nonprofit, business accelerator that connects and drives the growth of San Diego's vibrant sports economy by offering innovative programs and events for start ups, mature companies and service providers. We offer mentoring, education and capital funding opportunities for start ups; best practice collaboration, access to new technology and public policy advocacy for mature companies; as well as deal flow to our service providers and the Southern California investment community. In these tough economic times, small start ups need funding now more than ever. We created this event to provide a forum for seven of San Diego's most promising start ups in the sports and active lifestyle industry to present their business vision to a room full of potential investors. The presenters you will hear from today include a manufacturer of an innovative footwear accessory to protect athletes and their cleats; a designer and manufacturer of Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) apparel; an active lifestyle web site specifically for women engaged in sports and fitness, which features both an online community and retail shop; a private-sale, member-based, e-commerce Web site that serves a platform to sell off-season and overstocked action sports products at greatly reduced prices; a designer and manufacturer of high-quality, performance and style driven snowboard gloves, apparel and accessories; and a hi-tech smartwatch that will enable consumers to interact seamlessly with their cell phones and smartphones, while also being stylish and multi-functional. I would like to extend a special thank you to our lead sponsor, Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP; our host sponsor, COX Communications; our media sponsor, Planet X TV; our partnership with Action Sports Retail (ASR), each of our presenters for sharing their business visions, and you, for joining us today. Thank you all for being such strong supporters of SDSI. We hope that you enjoy the event and look forward to your participation in the future. Best, Bill Walton Executive Chairman San Diego Sport Innovators SAN DIEGO SPORT INNOVATORS • ACCELERATING SPORTS INNOVATION 311"'" SHEPPARD MULLIN SHEPPARD MULLIN RICHTER & HAMPTON LLP ATTORNEYS AT LAW Sheppard Mullin represents many of the world's leading sports brands deckers OUTDOOR CORPORATION a > compet1torgroup~ THE WORLDWIDE LEADER IN SPORTS « » SALDJKDN loRT cHALET Hurley)( • 1llllWI li & r ..ti OJOi UliimJIO v pata~onici Idwindle distribution I ~S L'~!!!!£ ;,jaylorMade · INTERNATIONAL SURFING ASSOCIATION Surfing's World Governing Authority For more Information, please contact Richard Kintz Jim Mittermiller Mike Orlando Ryan Connor San Diego/Del Mar San Diego/Downtown San Diego/Del Mar San Diego/Del Mar 12275 El Camino Real 501 West Broadway 12275 El Camino Real 12275 El Camino Real Suite 200 19th Floor Suite 200 Suite 200 San Diego, CA 92130 San Diego, CA 92101 San Diego, CA 92130 San Diego, CA 92130 TEL: 858.720.8919 TEL: 619.338.6525 TEL: 858.720.8920 TEL: 858.720.8932 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] San Diego/Del Mar I San Diego/Downtown I Los Angeles/Century City I Los Angeles/Downtown I New York Orange County I San Francisco I Santa Barbara I Shanghai I Silicon Valley I Washington, D.C. sheppardmullin.com AGENDA 9:30am Registration/Networking/Exhibits 10:00am Welcome Bill Walton, Executive Chairman, SDSI Richard Kintz, Managing Partner, Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP Board Member, SDSI Ileana Ovalle, Senior Manager, External Affairs, COX Communications 10:15am Company Presentations Introduction of Cleatskins Bill Walton, Executive Chairman, SDSI 10:45am Introduction of Clarinova Jeff Kearl, Board Member, SDSI; Chairman of Board, Skullcandy 11:15am Introduction of DO OR DIE Richard Kintz, Board Member, SDSI; Managing Partner, Sheppard Mullin 11 :45am Introduction to attagirl! Brain Enge, Board Member, SDSI; VP of Strategic Projects, Active Network 12:15pm Lunch/Networking/Exhibits 1:OOpm Introduction of Prunolo Inc. Marco Thompson, Vice Chairman, SDSI; Executive VP; Solekai Systems 1:30pm Introduction of seshday. com Tony Finn, Board Member, SDSI; Founder, Liquid Force 2:00pm Introduction of CELTEK John Wilson, Board Member, SDSI; President & COO, Stance Socks 2:30pm Forum concludes s,..- ABOUT SAN DIEGO SPORT INNOVATORS (SDSI) SDSI is a business accelerator that connects and drives the growth of San Diego's vibrant sports economy by offering innovative programs and services for start ups, mature companies and service providers. Founded by CONNECT, San Diego's technology accelerator, SDSI offers mentoring, education and capital funding opportunities for start ups; best practice collaboration, access to new technology and public policy advocacy for mature companies; as well as deal flow to our service providers and the Southern California investment community. For more information contact: Garrett Hale Renne Catalano Program Manager Program Associate Assistant to Bill Walton 858-964-1334 858-964-1314 [email protected] [email protected] www.SDSportlnnovators.org Managed by ~CONNECT' ~ 6 Bill Walton Executive Chairman, SDSI Special thanks to COX Communications for hosting the SDSI Capital Forum ® 7"'" Bill Walton is Executive Chairman of CONNECT's San Diego Sport Innovators which represents the region's 600+ action sport and active lifestyle companies. Walton was born on November 5, 1952, in San Diego, California. He was introduced to the game of basketball while in the fourth grade at Blessed Sacrament Elementary School by Coach Frank "Rocky" Graciano. Walton then attended Helix High School, where the basketball coach was Gordon Nash. At Helix, his team won the California Interscholastic Federation High School title two years in a row, while winning their final49 consecutive games. Walton enrolled at UCLA in 1970 and played center for John Wooden's Varsity team for three seasons (1972-1974). He was a member of two NCAA championship teams compiling an NCAA record 88 consecutive game win ning streak. He was the recipient of several awards, including the NCAA Player of the Year Award in 1972, '73 and '74. At UCLA Walton was a scholar-athlete who also earned Academic All-American honors three years in a row. He graduated with honors earning a B.A. in History. Walton's professional career began when he was the number one overall pick in the 1974 NBA Draft by the Portland Trailblazers. He won championship titles with the Blazers and the Boston Celtics. He also played with the San Diego Clippers, and the relocated Los Angeles Clippers. Over the course of his NBA career, he was honored with numerous awards, including NBA's MVP and All-Star Team. Eventually Walton was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame. Walton started his broadcasting career in 1990 as an analyst for the then Prime Ticket Network. Walton worked for CBS Sports in the early 90's during the NCAA Final Four and then for NBC for many years, including work on the 1996 Atlanta and 2000 Sydney Summer Olympic Games. Over the last 15 years he has worked for ABC, ESPN, NBC, CBS, Fox, MSNBC, Turner Sports, KCAL and the NBA. In 2001, Walton won an Em my for best live sports television broadcast. Walton looks forward to building the San Diego Sport Innovators (SDSI) program with CONNECT. SDSI is a business accelerator that connects and drives the growth of San Diego's vibrant sports economy by offering innovative programs and services for start ups, mature companies and service providers. ~8 LUDO BOINNARD MICRAEL BROWER Founder & former President & CFO, President & CEO, Cleatskins ONE industries Michael has over 25 years of Ludo is the co-founder and financial and operational former CEO of ONE Industries, experience in the consumer a world's leading motocross products markets. Over his company. Born in France, Ludo career, Michael has raised became an avid motorcycle over $80 million in private off-road racer during the early and public equity and debt 1980s. His racing career consists capital. Michael is currently of multiple French regional the CFO for the Triple 7 championships as well as Group, a holding company multiple Top 3 final ranking for several companies who positions in French National design, develop, and distrib Enduro Championships. In 1988 ute products for the cycling he took a position as a road and motocross markets. representative for a motocross Previously, Michael was the equipment company in Europe general manager and CFO which eventually lead him to for PowerMetal Technolo move to the United States in gies, an advance materials 1989. In 1991 Ludo created his company providing nano first company, BRAKING USA, enabled components for the the U.S. division of BRAKING sporting goods and International, an Italian Brake consumer products markets. Manufacturing Company. In 1998, Prior to that he was Chief Ludo sold BRAKING back to the Financial Officer of Orange Italians in order to focus on his 21 Inc. where he led an IPO main project, ONE Industries, in which the company raised started in 1997 and another joint $35M in December 2004. venture in company, TAG Metals Orange 21's principle product started in 1999. In July 2007, line was the Spy Optic Ludo sold both ONE Industries (''Spy") branded eyewear and TAG Metals to Riordan, products targeting the youth Lewis & Haden private equity and action sports markets. firm and accompanied the sale From 1993 through 1999, he through May 2008. Since that held various positions with time he has been enjoying an Odyssey Golf, a manufac extended "vacation" while turer of golf equipment, consulting to the action sports including chief financial industry.