| 8:45 – 9:15 |
Registration and Coffee |
| 9:15– 9:30 |
Words of Welcome
Marko Seppä, Chair of V2C Forum 2004
Mario Cardullo, International Trade Administration Counsellor for Entrepreneurship & Technology, US Department of Commerce
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| 9:30– 10:30 |
Keynotes
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Venture Keynote
Energizing a European Venture by Bringing in a U.S. CEO & Pulling the Firm to the American Market
Dev Ganesan, former CEO, Trados Inc.
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Captal Keynote
Capitalizing the Venture, from Idea to IPO, by Chain - or Relay Team - of Responsible Co-Owners
John May, Founder and Managing Partner, New Venture Group
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V2C Keynote
From Capital Investing to Knowledge Investing
Pekka Roine, Partner, Boardman
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| 10:30– 11:15 |
V2C Case Presentations
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Case "CONNECT Nordic"
Jacob Rafn, Project Manager, CONNECT Denmark
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Case "Tutor Partners"
Pekka Sillanaukee, Founding Partner, Tutor Partners Oy
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Case "Cambridge Venture Partners"
Ari Salonen, Senior Vice President,
CellExchange
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Case "ICE"
Simon Theobald, CEO, Iceberg Commercial Enterprises
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| 11:15 – 11:45 |
Coffee Break
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| 11:45 – 12:30 |
Panel I: Entrepreneurial V2C Success Stories
Chair: Tommi Rasila, CEO, Tampere Chamber of Commerce & Industry, former CEO of Sample Rate Systems
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| 12:30– 13:30 |
Lunch and networking
Delivery of CONNECT Senssit guides
Special Luncheon Address
Earle I. Mack, U.S. Ambassador to Finland
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| 13:30– 15:30 |
Parallel Sessions
1) CONNECT Senssit for entrepreneurs, V2Cs and VCs
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Workshops for academicians, policy makers and specialists
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| 15:30– 16:00 |
Coffee and Networking
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| 16:00– 16:45 |
Panel II: Comparing Finnish and US V2C Paradigms
Chair: Marko Seppä, Director, eBRC
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| 16:45– 17:00 |
Closing Remarks
Marko Seppä and Elizabeth F. O'Halloran
Chair and Co-Chair of V2C Forum 2004
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| 17:00– 19:00 |
Cocktails and networking |