The CIC transcript is indeed a pure little mine of information, well done to the contributors!
I think about Peter Copetti and Ajit Manocha wearing out the shoe leather for months. They've had their meetings and introductions, working relentlessly for all the share holders.
While we may not know the atmoshpere in every meeting, I would bet after many of them, the audiences would be very impressed and may be quoted similar to Mozart after listening to Beethoven:
"One day he will give the world something to talk about."
POET's art is the future of the semi-conductor industry and POET is about paint their masterpiece for the world to talk about.