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Top Execs from United Messaging, Sengen, Safeguard Scientifics, Inc., and Patricof & Co. Ventures to speak at TWC Business Strategy Forum

Collegeville, PA (April 9, 2001) – Human capital solutions firm T. Williams Consulting (TWC) has announced that Stephen M. Layne, Founder, United Messaging and Mel Baiada, President and CEO, Sengen will offer their insights on how they built successful companies at a full day business strategy forum entitled, “Building Your Company Right The First Time” on Thursday, May 3, 2001. The forum begins at 7:30 a.m. at The Presidential, 2910 DeKalb Pike, Plymouth Meeting, PA.

Prior to founding United Messaging in September of 1998, Stephen Layne served in a number of executive management roles at IBM/Lotus Development, where he was responsible for all of Lotus's messaging products. Mr. Layne also served as president & CEO of Computer Access Software, Inc., a privately held software developer acquired by US Sprint.

Mel Baiada is one of New Jersey’s most successful technology entrepreneurs. Sengen is developing new business models for the Internet economy and provides end-to-end business solutions using robust technologies, with a creative approach to problem solving fostered by Baiada's mission and vision. He recently was honored by the NJTC as a CEO “High Tech Hero.”

Almost 80% of all new businesses fail within the first five years and 90% of all business failures are due to poor management decisions. “We created this event to help Philadelphia area entrepreneurs, CXOs, venture capitalists, and other emerging growth executives close the gap to profitability, understand the value of human capital, and learn how to raise funding in today’s market,” says Terry Williams, president and CEO of TWC. “Our speakers will explore the critical steps needed to build emerging growth companies right in today’s fast-paced global marketplace.”

The business strategy forum also features a presentation on Financing Emerging Growth Companies by John K. Halvey, Executive Vice President, Safeguard Scientifics, Inc. and Gregory M. Case, General Partner, B2B e-commerce, Pennsylvania, Patricof & Co. Ventures, Inc. Halvey joined Safeguard in July 1999 and is responsible for analyzing potential Safeguard relationships, electing which ones to pursue, negotiating the terms of those relationships, and managing a select group of Safeguard partner companies. Halvey’s work has been the subject of numerous articles in publications such as Forbes, InformationWeek, Computerworld, and CIO Magazine.

Greg Case joined Patricof & Co. Ventures, Inc. in 1991. He has over 10 years experience in private equity investing. Case focuses on investments in companies that develop and market enabling technologies as well as those service businesses that benefit from the application of these technologies. Previously, Case participated in venture investing at Investments Orange Nassau. He serves on the Boards of Directors of Bluestone Software, Inc., Heartland Automotive Services, Inc., H.R. Logic, Inc., PeopleWorks, Inc., supplyFORCE.com and Verbind.

Other prominent business leaders presenting at the forum include Aaron Brown, T. Williams Consulting, Inc. (TWC); Dorie Culp, Safeguard Scientifics, Inc.; Karen Griffith Gryga, Liberty Venture Partners; Mary Knebel, LaunchFuel, Inc.; Ash Lilani, Silicon Valley Bank; Frederick Lipman, Blank Rome Comisky & McCauley LLP; Craig Markovitz, Redleaf Group. Inc. COO-PenNetWorks; Andy Maunder, Valaran; Leslie Mayer, Mayer Leadership Group; Alan Rihm, ASPRE; John Touey, Salveson Stetson Group; and Ty Williams, First Union Bank. They will cover How to Attract Early Stage Funding, The Value of Human Capital, and Entrepreneurs: Business Strategies for Success.

The $79 fee to attend includes all sessions, continental breakfast, and lunch. Additional information about TWC may be found at www.twcgroup.com.

Founded in 1996, TWC is a world-class management consulting firm specializing in human capital solutions. With headquarters in Collegeville, PA, and offices in Washington, DC and Phoenix, AZ, TWC provides staffing assessments, on-site project staffing, mission critical retained staffing, and staffing process and systems consulting to emerging growth companies in a variety of industries, including eBusiness, Biotechnology, Pharmaceuticals, Telecommunications, and Financial Services. Additional information about TWC may be found at www.twcgroup.com.