TYSONS CORNER, VA – The 2010 Southeast Venture Conference (SEVC) will feature two of the top innovators of our time at the event scheduled for February 24-25 in Tysons Corner, VA. Jimmy Wales, co-founder of Wikipedia, and Vint Cerf, widely known as the “Father of the Internet” and current Chief Internet Evangelist for Google, will speak at the event.

In addition, the SEVC will showcase 70 high growth firms from a variety of industries and stages.

Jimmy Wales is the Co-Founder of Wikipedia and Wikia, Inc. One of Time Magazine’s 100 most influential people in the world, Wales is an Internet luminary. Wikipedia is one of the most visited sites in the world and has become one of the most-referenced, most-used repositories of knowledge on the planet, with more than 14 million articles in English alone.

Vint Cerf, widely known as the “Father of the Internet” and current Chief Internet Evangelist for Google, co-designed the TCP/IP protocols and basic architecture of the Internet during his tenure with the US Department of Defense’s Advanced Research Projects Agency.

Once the Internet began to transition to a commercial opportunity, Cerf moved to MCI where he was instrumental in the development of the first commercial email system.

Since 2005, Cerf has worked for Google as its vice president and chief Internet evangelist, where he has become well known for his predictions on how technology will affect future society, encompassing such areas as artificial intelligence, cloud computing, environmentalism and the transformation of the television industry and its delivery model among others.

The Southeast Venture Conference is expected to feature dozens of the region’s top high growth private companies.

Presenting companies will be showcased before a regional and national audience of venture capitalists, private equity investors, angel investors, investment bankers, entrepreneurs and technology industry executives.

Presenting companies will be headquartered or have a significant presence in the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic region.

Over the three previous events, the Southeast Venture Conference has sold out each year, while showcasing dozens of the region’s fastest growing companies to an audience representing over $150 billion in private equity.

To register, apply to be a presenting company or for more information, see: www.seventure.org

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