| 8:30 – 9:00 |
Registration |
| 9:00 – 10:30 |
Plenary session, Studio
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Words of Welcome
Building Business from Venture to Capital
Marko Seppä, Director of eBRC, Head of V2C Research Team
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Capital Key Note
Is there a role for V2C players in the VC industry value chain? As vendors or suppliers?
Guus Keder, Partner, Axiom Venture Capital
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V2C Key Note
How to bridge venture and capital? Where is the value-added for the entrepreneur vs. the venture capitalist?
Douwe Dijk, Director Intl Sales & Marketing, Zernike Group BV
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Venture Key Note
What kind of partners do entrepreneurs need to succeed?
CV Ravi, CEO, Leegur Corp.
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Government Key Note
How can government (administration and politics) facilitate for the growth company process? And how not?
Henri Grundstén, Manager New Technology-Based Businesses, Tekes
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| 10:30 – 11:00 |
Coffee Break, Winter Garden
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| 11:00 – 12:00 |
Parallel Workshops
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Entrepreneur Bootcamp, VIP-cabinet
How to build business from venture to capital? Things that matter when acquiring V2C services or VC financing?
Workshop Chairman: Tommi Rasila, V2C Research Team
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Policy & Research Bootcamp, Cabinet 200
Where – exactly – are the V2C bottlenecks in Finland? How should policies be changed? Where is research most needed?
Workshop Chairman: Marko Seppä, V2C Research Team
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| 12:00 – 13:30 |
Lunch
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| 13:30 – 15:00 |
Company Presentations, Studio
Entrepreneurs of growth company cases share their insights on the V2C process. What kind of players and instruments are in highest demand? What does not work?
FogScreen (Pekka Jussila, Member of the Board) is a suspensible device that creates a thin, smooth fog surface that can be used for image projection just like a conventional screen.
Access International Consulting (Laura Aho, CEO) specializes in setting up easy-access multi-service solutions for municipalities, corporations and special user groups such as clubs and associations.
CyFlo Oy (Jussi Vaahtovuo, CEO) is a life-science company with new patented diagnostic method with main applications in functional foods.
Dekati Oy (Juha Tikkanen, CEO) provides state-of-the-art fine particle measurement instruments and measurement solutions.
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| 15:00 – 15:15 |
Coffee Break, Winter Garden |
| 15:15 – 16:00 |
Special Key Note Presentation, Studio
What is the trick in building business from venture to capital?
John D. Dunning, Founder, CrossFire Ventures
Comments and discussion
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| 16:00 – 16:45 |
Concluding Panel Discussion, Studio
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| 16:45 – 18:00 |
Cocktails, Winter Garden |
| 20:00 - 24:00 |
MindTrek Gala
(separate fee & registration)
Museokeskus Vapriikki, Valssi |