Organisers


EVCA

Informilo

European Tech Tour

 

 

Sponsors

 

Microsoft BizSpark


Sony Ericsson

 

 

Media Partners

 

Euronews


The Marker


The Wall Street Journal

 

Programme

 

The programme is updated regularly

 

Thursday 14 October

 

08.30

 

Registration & welcome coffee

 
         

09.00

 

Welcome by Paul Deninger, Conference Chairman, Jefferies

 
         

09.05

 

Mobile Web Stream

 
   

09.05

Panel: Beyond the iPhone - What are the Opportunities for Start-ups in Mobile?

 
     

Moderated by Jennifer Schenker, Editor in Chief, Informilo

 
   

 

- Gaetan Cabioch, Head of Wireless Strategy Team, Network Group Wireless Division, Alcatel Lucent

 
     

- Joakim Nelson, Head of Industry Collaboration, Sony Ericsson

 
   

 

- John Strand, Founder, Strand Consult

 
     

- Jan Vraagaard Jensen, Head of Market and Marketing, Telenor Denmark

 
   

09.45

Four company pitches: Apprupt, MultiBO, Clear2pay and Plista

 
         

10.45

 

Coffee Break

 
         

11.15

 

Disruptive Technologies Stream

 
   

11.15

Panel: What Interests Tech Giants and Banks?

 
     

Moderated by Jennifer Schenker, Editor in Chief, Informilo

 
     

- Ruud de Jonge, Developer & Platform Evangelism Manager, Microsoft

 
     

- Anil Hansjee, Head of Corporate Development, Google EMEA

 
     

- Matteo Rizzi, Innovation Manager, SWIFT

 
     

- Benedetto Vigna, Group Vice President, General Manager, MEMS, Sensors and High Performance Analog Division Analog, Power, MEMS Group, Industrial & Multisegment Sector

 
   

12.00

Four company pitches: Canatu, Metalysis, Avantium and Tobii

 
         

13.00

 

Lunch

 
         

14.30

 

Gaming Stream

 
   

14.30

Keynote Speech by Joe Wilson, Senior Director, Western Europe, Developer & Platform Group, Microsoft

 
   

14.45

Panel: The Future of Digital Entertainment

 
     

Moderated by Jennifer Schenker, Editor in Chief, Informilo

 
   

 

- Gerhard Florin, Executive Vice President Publishing, Electronic Arts

 
   

 

- Alain Tiquet, Group Director, Business Development, Nvidia

 
   

 

- Joe Wilson, Senior Director, Western Europe, Developer & Platform Group, Microsoft

 
   

15.15

Four company pitches: Lovefilm, GetJar, Stylight and Layar

 
         

16.15

 

Coffee Break

 
         

16.45

 

Clean Technology Stream

 
   

16.45

Panel: Smart Cities

 
     

Moderated by Jennifer Schenker, Editor in Chief, Informilo

 
     

- Martina Ecker, Managing Director responsible for cleantech and hightec investments, International Division, Jefferies Investment Bank

 
   

 

- Robert Genieser, Partner, Environmental Technology Fund

 
   

 

- Thomas Munch-Laursen, R&D Program Manager, Sustainable Cities, Vattenfall

 
   

17.30

Four company pitches: Innotech, Kebony, Enecys and Alertme

 
         

18.30

 

End of presentations

 
         

19.30

 

Cocktail Dinner

 
   

All participants of the daylong event are invited to attend the reception & dinner of the EVCA Venture Capital Forum.

 
         

20.00

 

Entrepreneur of the Year Award in association with Schröders Private Banking