Berkery, Noyes & Co. is the leading investment bank providing mergers & acquisitions advisory, corporate finance and financial consulting services to the U.S. and international education markets. Our clients are publicly held, privately owned and investor-backed companies active in all key education segments, including: Infrastructure/School Management Software, Schools (For-Profit Education & Training, and Special Education), Publishing and Publishing Services, E-Learning, Testing & Assessment, Supplemental Manipulatives, Tutoring & After School Markets, and Corporate & Professional Training. Founded in 1988 and based in New York City's financial district, our staff of forty investment banking professionals offer their clients a potent combination of broad market knowledge, deep transaction experience and access to a global network of education and information industry leaders.

Bill Smith Group The team at Bill Smith Group has established itself as the preeminent development partner to many of today’s leading education and children’s publishers. Leveraging a diverse group of more than 50 team members, our experts have worked closely with print and technology-based publishers such as Pearson, Discovery, Scholastic, BrainQuest, and many others. The company offers a full suite of product development services, including editorial, design, image services, and cutting-edge programming to publishers and instructional technology clients worldwide.

SAMSUNG’s Information and Technology Division (ITD) offers an award wining line of printers, monitors, professional displays and education solutions. The Government and Education team for Samsung ITD is committed to promoting the use of technology to keep America’s students competitive with the world and prepared for technologically advancing work environments. Samsung is committed to providing schools with a low total cost of ownership IT solution that is reliable and works with existing infrastructure and technology within a given school district. Samsung is committed to a long standing relationship with schools and SIIA and its mission.

INNOVATION INCUBATOR SPONSORS

ABA Academic Business Advisors, LLC (ABA) finds and grows companies that are going to transform and improve the education landscape. We will make our mark on education by being the catalyst for the growth, networking, and distribution of excellence.

JEGI
The Jordan, Edmiston Group, Inc. (JEGI) of New York is the leading provider of independent investment banking services for media, education, information, marketing services and related technologies.  Since being founded in 1987, JEGI has completed nearly 500 high-profile M&A transactions.  Recent transactions include:

Media – the sale of dmg world media’s North American Consumer Home Shows to Stephens
Information – Forrester Research’s acquisition of JupiterResearch, and Congressional Quarterly’s sale of    CQ Press to Sage
Marketing Services – a strategic investment in Undertone Networks by JMI Equity
Related Technologies – the sale of M:Metrics to comScore

JEGI has established an impeccable reputation in the marketplace, which reflects its superior performance on behalf of its clients. The firm's executive team of investment bankers has extensive senior-level industry experience across the market sectors that JEGI serves. 

Empirical Education Inc. provides research services and tools to K-12 school systems and publishers specializing in the effectiveness of instructional and professional development programs. With methods ranging from data-mining to rigorous experimental studies, our sophisticated statistical calculations give decision-makers a confident measure of impact and publishers a means for demonstrating the value of their product. We have worked in over 100 school districts and with many publishers and non-profit organizations including Harcourt, Pearson Education, Texas Instruments, PCI Education Publishing, Wireless Generation, the U.S. Department of Education, Regional Education Laboratories in the Northeast and Islands, Southeast, Midwest and West, and Mathematica Policy Research, as part of the What Works Clearinghouse team.

Education Clip Library (ECL) is a unique library of educationally contextualized video clips for licensing by educational publishers. ECL offers access to thousands of 'rights cleared' clips taken mainly from high-quality television news and feature programs, or specially-shot material. All subjects at the K-12 level are covered. ECL is a partnership between ITN Source, one of the largest video content libraries in the world, and award-winning Espresso Education which adds an educational contextualization layer, honed by years of experience developing video-rich education services. Whether it's modeling handwriting for very young children, or analyzing how famous authors create their books, or understanding the reasons behind a tsunami, or watching Dr Martin Luther King lead the march from Selma - the Education Clip Library has it all.

The van Tulleken Company
a subsidiary of Quayle Munro Holdings, PLC

The van Tulleken Company, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Quayle Munro, PLC, is a leading advisor on mergers and acquisitions in the education and academic sectors. With offices in New York City and London, our clients include small and medium-sized private firms and large international publishers. In the last 18 months, The van Tulleken Company has closed 12 education transactions involving both technology and traditional publishing with valuations ranging between $10 and $150 million. We like to get to know companies over time, and are both pleased and willing to be used as a sounding board. You don't need to be selling your company to get to know the principles in our firm.

Dorsey Clients have relied on Dorsey & Whitney since 1912 as a valued business partner. With more than 650 lawyers in 19 locations in the United States, Canada, Europe and Asia, Dorsey provides an integrated, proactive approach to its clients' legal and business needs. Dorsey represents a number of the world's most successful businesses in various industries, including leaders in the financial services, investment banking, securities, technology, energy, publishing and education sectors, as well as nonprofit and government entities. Dorsey’s Private Equity, Venture Capital and Emerging Companies, and Mergers & Acquisitions practice groups stand out among the world’s leading law firms.

CLOSING RECEPTION SPONSORS

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Pearson is the global leader in educational publishing, assessment, information and services, helping people of all ages to learn at their own pace, in their own way. For students preK-12, Pearson provides effective and innovative curriculum products in all available media, educational assessment and measurement for students and teachers, student information systems, and teacher professional development and certification programs. Pearson's respected brands include Scott Foresman, Prentice Hall, AGS, PowerSchool, SuccessMaker, TeacherVision and many others. The company's comprehensive offerings help inform targeted instruction and intervention so that success is within reach of every student. Pearson's other primary businesses include the Financial Times Group and the Penguin Group.

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Thinkronize is a leader in the digital delivery of K-12 educational content and was first to market with a search engine specifically designed for school use. netTrekker d.i. is now the #1 standards-based educational search tool in K-12 schools. Thinkronize and netTrekker d.i. have been honored over 25 times for their contribution to education, including a designation as the Best Education Solution in the 2007 CODiE awards, and inclusion on the 2006 Inc. 500 list as one of the fastest growing companies in the United States. The company serves over 12 million students in 21,000 schools including adoptions by key districts and states nationwide.

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MEET & GREET PRE-CONFERENCE SPONSOR

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ENA ENA is a leading managed network service provider in the design, deployment and management of network and communication services for school systems, libraries and governments. In 1996, ENA created one of the first statewide K-12 networks in the U.S. and has earned a reputation as experts in distributed networks and voice solutions. Today, ENA manages multiple statewide and district-wide education and library networks, successfully serving over 450 school districts, 2 million students, educators and administrators, and over 300 libraries. For more information about the company, visit www.ena.com.

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INDUSTRY PARTNERS

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QED is a marketing services firm focused solely on the education market. QED's 360 degree Education Marketing Solution provides a one-stop -shop for businesses looking to more effectively and efficiently target schools. Turn to QED for comprehensive mailing and e-mail lists for pre K to higher ed as well as Market Research, Database Analysis, Advertising, and Creative Services.

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Campus Technology is the only monthly publication focusing exclusively on the use of technology across higher education. Campus Technology provides in-depth coverage of specific tech­nologies and their implementations, including wireless networks and mobile devices; enterprise resource plan­ning; e-learning and course management systems; ‘smart classroom’ technologies; telecom, Web, and security so­lutions--all the important issues for campus IT decision makers.

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The Big Deal Books, published by Marketing Projects, Inc., are content-rich resources for K-12 educators targeted to specific audiences. These groups include technology specialists, educators of struggling students (middle school/high school) and educators of English language learners. Each publication provides timesaving, resource-building information focusing on grant opportunities, free and inexpensive materials and equipment, interactive Web sites and resources for 21st century teaching and learning. Under the Big Deal umbrella, Marketing Projects, Inc. also publishes a free biweekly technology e-newsletter and a free e-newsletter for educators of English language learners called hELLo! www.bigdealbook.com

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eSchool news publishers and producers of the eSchool News Network (K-20) and the eCampus News Network (Higher Ed)are proud to partner with SIIA. We are dedicated to providing the best news, information and resources to help K-20 decision makers use technology and the internet to transform their schools and achieve educational goals.

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Focus Marketing For more than a decade, Focus Marketing, Inc., sponsor of SellingToSchools.com, has helped companies promote and sell their technology products -- software, computer hardware, and web-delivered content -- using proven techniques and innovative programs that develop business opportunities with faculty, administrators, and students in K-12 schools, colleges, and universities. SellingToSchools.com (STS) is an award-winning professional learning community sponsored by Focus Marketing, Inc. STS is the place where sales and marketing professionals share tips, advice, and resources that offer continuous improvement for selling to schools. The STS Online Store has the most comprehensive selection of books, reports and industry data.

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T.H.E Journal informs and educates K-12 administrators, technologists, and educators to improve and advance teaching and administration through the use of technology. Each issue contains news, trends, and features covering networking, security, policy and advocacy, telecom, hardware/software, the smart classroom, mobile computing and wireless, technology funding, professional development, and more. In addition, T.H.E. Journal includes product reviews and best practices each month.

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The Tech & Learning Network: T&L Magazine, techLEARNING.com and Tech Forum

For 28 years, Tech & Learning has been to be the leading resource for K-12 leaders. Our publication, Web site, and events provide factual and evaluative information on trends, products, and strategies to educators who purchase technology products in their districts and schools. Tech & Learning continues to deliver the highest quality content and essential resources to manage, train and teach technology. Please visit www.techLEARNING.com for more information today.