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Keiretsu Forum Southern California Venture Forum Conference on September 25th and 26th in Long Beach

Keiretsu Forum Southern California, the world's largest angel investment community, announces its first Venture Forum Conference, combining a successful venture forum model with that of an industry specific network of angels.

The forum will be held on September 25th and 26th, 2008, on The Queen Mary in Long Beach, California. The conference will include The Space Angels Network, Aerospace Venture Forum, a Charity Dinner and The Keiretsu Southern California Venture Forum.

The Space Angels Network, Venture Forum will feature twelve presentations from early stage/emerging growth companies in the aerospace industry. The Charity Dinner will celebrate the work of local charitable foundations along with the work of a charity chosen from within the space industry, The Conrad Foundation. The Keiretsu Forum Southern California Venture Forum will feature ten presentations from early stage/emerging growth companies in technology, life sciences, consumer products, cleantech, real estate, financial services, social ventures and other segments with high growth potential. Educational programs for investors will be offered throughout the conference as well as after lunch on the day of the Venture Forum.

"In our ongoing efforts to uncover the best early-stage investment opportunities and to support the entrepreneur community, we continuously look for emerging industries like aerospace," said Connie Koch, president of Keiretsu Forum Southern California. "We believe that partnering with Space Angels Network to promote the two Venture Forums will help us both accomplish our respective missions. By exposing our members to both Forums as well as including everyone in the Charitable Dinner and Educational Programs, we feel that we are supporting the general investment community, the participating entrepreneurs, the non-profit organizations and the investment industry as a whole."

The conference is designed to debut innovative and diverse ventures, showcase leaders and provide investors with platforms for the development of streamlined relationships. These relationships will catapult the syndication of investments throughout industries as well as throughout the country.

"Space Angels Network was established to connect high quality early stage aerospace ventures with investors looking to build innovative growth companies," said Guillermo Söhnlein, founder and managing director of Space Angels Network. "We knew from the moment we launched that we wanted to work closely with Keiretsu Forum, primarily because of its large worldwide network of investors with solid proven track records. We are thrilled at this unique opportunity to collaborate."

All presenting companies will be pre-screened by a select group of investors. Each entrepreneur will make a 12-minute presentation and will be available for additional discussion and due diligence throughout the day. Following the presentations, the attendees will engage in an open discussion about the participating companies and then vote on and award the top three presenting companies with the "Most Valued Company" award.

About Keiretsu Forum

Keiretsu Forum is the world's largest angel investment network, with 17 chapters and over 750 accredited investor members internationally. Keiretsu Forum members provide early-stage capital in the range of $250,000 - $2,000,000 to high quality, diverse investment opportunities and collaborate in the due diligence, but make their own individual investment decisions. Since Keiretsu Forum's founding in 2000, its members have invested over $180M in 200 companies in technology, consumer products, healthcare/life sciences, real estate and other segments with high growth potential. Forum members have donated over $1M to 90+ non-profit organizations. For more information, please visit www.keiretsuforum.com.

About Space Angels Network, LLC

Space Angels Network is a professionally managed national network of seed- and early-stage investors focused on aerospace-related ventures. The online platform allows members to find investment opportunities, to connect with like-minded accredited investors and aerospace industry experts across the U.S. and Canada, and to collaborate on due diligence and deal negotiations. Through its extended strategic relationships with venture capital firms, federal science and technology agencies, state economic development organizations, research universities, incentive prize organizations, and other partners, Space Angels Network creates a robust ecosystem for both aerospace entrepreneurs and investors to connect for seed- and early-stage financing. For more information, please visit www.spaceangelsnetwork.com.

Disclaimer:

KEIRETSU FORUM IS A FACILITATOR BRINGING TOGETHER INVESTORS AND EARLY STAGE COMPANIES OFFERING GENERALLY HIGH-RISK INVESTMENTS. KEIRETSU FORUM IS NOT AFFILIATED WITH THE PRESENTING COMPANIES AND DOES NOT ENDORSE, INVEST IN, ASSIST WITH INVESTMENT IN OR RECOMMEND ANY OF THE COMPANIES (OR THE SECURITIES OF SUCH COMPANIES) THAT MAY SEEK FUNDING THROUGH KEIRETSU FORUM EMBERS, AND RECEIVES NO SUCCESS FEES OR OTHER COMPENSATION FOR ANY FUNDING THAT MAY OCCUR (ALTHOUGH KEIRETSU EMBERS AND/OR VOLUNTEERS MAY HAVE AN ECONOMIC INTEREST OR AFFILIATION WITH PRESENTING COMPANIES WHICH KEIRETSU REQUIRES THEY DISCLOSE). ACCORDINGLY, ANY INFORMATION OR REPRESENTATIONS GIVEN OR MADE BY ANY PRESENTING COMPANIES MUST NOT BE RELIED UPON AS HAVING BEEN REVIEWED FOR ACCURACY OR AUTHORIZED BY KEIRETSU FORUM. ANY OFFERS TO, OR INVESTMENTS MADE, BY A MEMBER OF KEIRETSU FORUM WILL BE TO OR IN HIS, HER OR ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY AND NOT ON BEHALF OF KEIRETSU FORUM. CONSEQUENTLY, INVESTORS MUST CONDUCT THEIR OWN DUE DILIGENCE IN CONNECTION WITH ANY INVESTMENT IN COMPANIES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO LEGAL, TAX AND INVESTMENT ADVICE.