What is International EXPO?

International EXPO at Plug and Play Tech Center features 30 promising startups delivering two-minute pitches to an audience of 400 Silicon Valley influencers, including 70+ investors. Expect a blend of presentation sessions, one-on-one demonstrations, and plenty of networking opportunities in a highly interactive, intimate, and relaxed atmosphere. Previous presenters have come from Japan, Malaysia, Brazil, Chile, Russia, Germany, Canada, and many more countries around the globe.

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http://www.plugandplaytechcenter.com/iexpo

David Cowan
Bessemer Venture Partners

David Cowan, a partner in Bessemer's Menlo Park, Calif. office, joined the firm in 1992. He has invested mostly in network technology, infrastructure SaaS, consumer Internet and data security. His current portfolio includes CrowdFlower, Delivery Agent, LifeLock, LinkedIn, Nominum, Reputation.com, Smule, Tripwire and Zoosk.

More than 20 of David's startup investments have gone on to IPO. His historical portfolio includes: network- technology companies Ciena (IPO) and P-Com (IPO); Internet-infrastructure services such as PSI-Net (IPO), Keynote (IPO), Flycast (IPO) and Netli (acquired by Akamai); and consumer Web sites Hotjobs (IPO), Blue Nile (IPO) and Playdom (acquired by Disney). In 1995 David co-founded VeriSign as a Bessemer-funded spinout of RSA and served as VeriSign's initial chairman; his other data-security exits have included Counterpane (acquired by BT), Cyota (acquired by RSA), ON (IPO), Postini (acquired by Google), Tumbleweed (IPO), Valicert (IPO) and Worldtalk (IPO).

David received both his A.B. in math and computer science and his MBA degrees from Harvard University. The first Forbes Midas List ranked David among the world's top 10 venture investors. Follow David on Twitter, read his blog "WhoHasTimeForThis?", his Startup Stuff for Entrepreneurs or his posts on Bessemer Investments. You can also see David perform with his men's a capella singing group Voices in Harmony.

Matthew Mengerink
eBay

Matthew Mengerink is a ten-year veteran of eBay Inc., having held many positions at eBay businesses including Half.com, marketplace, and PayPal.  During his eight years at PayPal, he has led the PayPal architecture, infrastructure, payments development, core technologies, international development, site operations, customer quality, and engineering services teams. Prior to joining PayPal, Mengerink was director of special projects at eBay and director of development for eBay-owned Half.com.

Before joining eBay, he held a variety of roles at search service, product catalog, and review site DejaNews/Deja.com for six years until the company was split and acquired by eBay and Google in 2000.

Mengerink received a bachelor’s degree in mathematics and computer science from the University of Texas at Austin.