Na skupstini AMAC-MA odrzanoj 20.11.2005. izabrano je novo vodstvo AMAC-MA.

Founding of high-tech companies

EXECUTIVE BOARD:
Predsjednik: Dejan Vinkovic (e-mail: dejan at ias.edu)
Podpredsjednik: Ivana Marukic
Tajnik: Vedrana Krstic
Blagajnik: Nenad Gucunski

BOARD OF DIRECTORS AT-LARGE:
Zlatko Bacic
Vesna Bacic
Krunoslav Peric
Karin Knesaurek
Mario Juric
Vladimir Ban
Orietta Peruc

Izvjestaj o radu AMAC-MA u 2005-oj godini: PDF
Izvjestaj o radu AMAC-MA u 2004-oj godini: PDF

U drugom dijelu sastanka predavanje je odrzao Dr. Vladimir Ban, CEO PD-LD Inc., Princeton, New Jersey pod naslovom:

Founding of high-tech companies

Sazetak:
In this lecture, we shall discuss several aspects of founding of high technology companies. First, the role of venture capital and reasons for investing in new companies will be explained. Next the role of the founding team and the necessary expertise for starting a new company will be discussed. Finally, cases of companies founded by the speaker will be presented. A brief discussion of the opportunities in Croatia will follow.

Dr. Ban rodjen je u Bjelovaru, Hrvatska, 1941. Diplomirao je na Tehnoloskom fakultetu Sveucilista u Zagrebu, 1964. Ph.D. iz Material Science dobio je na Penn State University, 1969. Od 1969. do 1984. bio je staff scientist i manager u Sarnoff Research Laboratories, Princeton, NJ. Osnovao je kompaniju Epitaxx Inc. u Princetonu, 1984. Nakon toga 1993. osniva kompaniju PD-LD Inc., takodjer u Princetonu, ciji je CEO. Autor je oko 80 znanstvenih radova i 15 US i medjunarodnih patenata.