Monday, April 7
19:00 – 21:00 Welcome Cocktail & Registration
Tuesday, April 8
07:30 – 08:15 Breakfast & Registration
08:15 – 08:45 Opening Comments, Alex Vieux
08:45 – 09:45 Keynote Roundtable: VC Outlook 2014 and beyond – 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?
- B-to-V Partners, Alexander Stoeckel, Partner
- Open Ocean Capital, Tom Henriksson, Partner
- 360 Capital Partners, Emanuele Levi, Partner
- Prime Ventures, Sake Bosch, Founder and Managing Partner
09:45 – 10:30 Keynote Presentation: Success Stories and the Lessons Learned-Outstanding entrepreneurs who have been there before share their insights, strategies and their recipes for success.
- MVine, Frank Joshi, Co-founder and Managing Director
- Dacadoo, Peter Ohnemus, Founder, Chairman, and CEO
10:30 – 11:00 Coffee Break
11:00 – 11:30 Keynote Presentation
11:30 – 12:30 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?
- PayPal, Corrado Tomassoni, Global Head of Startups, Accelerators and Venture Capital
- Sony Corporation, Antonio Avitabile, General Manager Strategic Partnerships EMEA
- Intel Capital, Erik Jorgensen, Investment Director
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 9
07:30 – 08:15 Breakfast & Registration
08:45 – 09:15 Opening Comments, Alex Vieux
09:15 – 10:00 Keynote Session: Innovation in Germany
- Die Welt, Norbert Lossau, Editor Science and Technology
10:00 – 10:30 Coffee Break
10:30- 11:00 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?
- Holtzbrinck Ventures, Barbod Namini, Principal
- Truffle Capital, Bernard-Louis Roques, Co-Founder and General Partner
11:00 – 11:30 Keynote Presentation: Lessons From Building a Global Company: Executives will share their experience of growing companies from small startups to mature companies with customers across the globe.
- Skeed, Nariaki Hatta, CEO
- Softkey, Aleksey Fedorov, COO
11:30 – 12:00 Keynote Sessions: The New Mobile
12:00 – 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?
- GP Bullhound, Per Roman, Co-Founder and Managing Partner
- Pacific Crest Securities, Brewer Stone, Managing Director
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