uit ▁Chair man ▁Bill ▁Campbell , ▁Co - found er ▁of ▁Gordon ▁Bi ersch ▁B rew ing ▁Co . ▁Dan ▁Gordon , ▁and ▁CE O ▁of ▁Pacific ▁Special ty ▁In sur ance ▁ ▁Mike ▁McG raw . ▁ ▁Appro xim ately ▁ 9 0 ▁business ▁plans ▁were ▁submitted ▁from ▁six ▁contin ents ▁to ▁qual ify ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁US F - P SI ▁International ▁Business ▁Plan ▁Compet ition . ▁▁ 2 0 ▁were ▁selected ▁for ▁the ▁event ▁held ▁at ▁the ▁Mi y ako ▁Hotel ▁from ▁March ▁ 2 2 ▁to ▁ 2 5 ▁with ▁the ▁top ▁team ▁automatically ▁qual ifying ▁for ▁M oot ▁Cor p ▁at ▁U T ▁Austin . ▁ ▁By ▁this ▁time , ▁the ▁competition ▁is ▁ren owned ▁for ▁its ▁panel ▁of ▁top - not ch ▁entrepr ene urs ▁and ▁vent ure ▁capital ists ▁in ▁the ▁Bay ▁Area , ▁and ▁was ▁featured ▁on ▁C NET ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁. ▁ ▁The ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁US F ▁Cont est , ▁held ▁March ▁ 2 5 – 2 8 , ▁was ▁considered ▁by ▁many ▁jud ges ▁and ▁participants ▁as ▁the ▁best ▁event ▁yet ▁with ▁a ▁remarkable ▁panel ▁of ▁jud ges ▁and ▁sl ate ▁of ▁contest ants , ▁with ▁the ▁winner ▁( a ▁life ▁science ▁proposal ) ▁coming ▁again ▁from ▁the ▁Un iv . ▁of ▁Illinois ▁at ▁Chicago . ▁ ▁To ▁listen ▁to ▁the ▁E lev ator ▁P itch es ▁from ▁this ▁year ' s ▁competition ▁click ▁here . ▁April ▁ 1 , ▁ 2 0 0