Monday, April 8
19:00 – 21:00 Welcome Cocktail & Registration
Tuesday, April 9
07:30 – 08:15 Breakfast & Registration
08:15 – 08:45 Opening Comments, Alex Vieux
08:45 – 09:30 Keynote Roundtable: Outlook 2013 – The macroeconomic environment has triggered a lot of questions and uncertainties. Although everyone has been impacted by the recession, entrepreneurs continued to defy the odds and demonstrated incredible resilience. From Romania to Turkey and Norway to Portugal, innovation is flourishing. Is there a common trend among them? What do they do right?
- Partech International, Jean-Marc Patouillaud, General Partner
- Prime Ventures, Sake Bosch, Founder & Managing Partner
- Runa Capital, Andre Bliznyuk, Partner
- Iris Capital, Curt Gunsenheimer, Partner
09:30 – 10:15 Keynote Presentation: Success Stories and the Lessons Learned – Outstanding entrepreneurs who have been there before share their insights, strategies and their recipes for success.
10:15 – 10:40 Coffee Break
10:40 – 11:00 Keynote Presentation: M&A Exits
11:00 – 11:30 Keynote Presentation: How Innovations are Born
- Die Welt, Norbert Lossau, Science & Technology Editor
11:30 – 12:00 Keynote Panel: David vs. Goliath – Opening the Door to the Corporates: There is a point when every entrepreneur must step out of the nest and navigate unchartered waters. One of the most daunting hurdles many companies face is doing a deal with a large corporate. It is a different culture, a different speed and certainly a different set of priorities. How does a private company reach out to the giants? What is their vetting process? How can they make sure to make a good first impression?
- Cisco Systems, Frederic Rombaut, Head of Acquisitions & Investments
- PayPal, Corrado Tomassoni, Head of EMEA Developer Network
12:00 – 12:30 – Keynote Session: Words of Wisdoms
12:30 – 13:30 Lunch
13:30 – 15:30 Presentations: Red Herring Europe Finalists
15:30 – 16:00 Coffee Break
16:00 – 18:30 Presentations: Red Herring Europe Finalists
19:15 – 21:00 Cocktail & Dinner Party
Wednesday, April 10
07:30 – 08:15 Breakfast & Registration
08:15 – 08:45 Opening Comments, Alex Vieux
08:45 – 09:45 Keynote Roundtable: Finding the Right Investor – In Europe’s current environment sources of money are scarce, so you need to stand up and be heard. How do you, as an entrepreneur, get in front of the right venture capitalist without wasting your time? What are they looking for when they sift through 1000 business plans a month? Is there anything you can do to rise to the top?
- Open Ocean Capital, Tom Henriksson, Partner
- 360° Capital Partners, Emanuele Levi, General Partner
- Intel Capital, Erik Jorgensen, Director
- Creathor Venture, Marc Biel, Investment Manager
09:45 – 10:15 Keynote Session: The 10 Commandments of Funding
10:15 – 10:45 Coffee Break
10:45- 11:15 Keynote Session: Nurturing and investing in the Global Technology Ecosystem
11:15 – 11:45 Keynote Presentation: Lessons From Building a Successful Global Tech Company: An exceptional CEO will share his experience in growing his company from a small startup to a leading tech company with offices in Asia, Europe and the USA.
11:45 – 12:30 Keynote Session: Great Expectations? IPOs are not a realistic exit for companies in Europe. How can entrepreneurs best find liquidity and payoff for their hard work and their investor’s trust? What are the benchmarks they should aim for?
12:30 – 13:30 Lunch
13:30 – 15:30 Presentations: Red Herring Europe Finalists
15:30 – 16:00 Coffee Break
16:00 – 18:30 Presentations: Red Herring Europe Finalists
19:15 – 21:30 Top 100 Europe Award Ceremony & Dinner