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eBRC - Tampere University of Technology - University of Tampere

U.S. Department of Commerce / International Trade Administration
 

V2C Forum 2004
Venture-to-Capital

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Chair: Marko Seppä
Head of the V2C Research Team, Director of eBRC, TUT and UTA

Co-Chair: Elizabeth F. O'Halloran
Director of Intellectual Capital at the Batten Institute, Darden Graduate School of Business Administration, University of Virginia


Tuesday, November 23, 2004
Tampere Hall
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
9:30– 10:30 Keynotes
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.
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
V2C Keynote
From Capital Investing to Knowledge Investing
Pekka Roine, Partner, Boardman
10:30– 11:15 V2C Case Presentations
Case "CONNECT Nordic"
Jacob Rafn, Project Manager, CONNECT Denmark
Case "Tutor Partners"
Pekka Sillanaukee, Founding Partner, Tutor Partners Oy
Case "Cambridge Venture Partners"
Ari Salonen, Senior Vice President, CellExchange
Case "ICE"
Simon Theobald, CEO, Iceberg Commercial Enterprises
11:15 – 11:45 Coffee Break
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
12:30– 13:30 Lunch and networking
Delivery of CONNECT Senssit guides

Special Luncheon Address
Earle I. Mack, U.S. Ambassador to Finland

13:30– 15:30 Parallel Sessions
1) CONNECT Senssit for entrepreneurs, V2Cs and VCs
2) Workshops for academicians, policy makers and specialists

15:30– 16:00 Coffee and Networking
16:00– 16:45 Panel II: Comparing Finnish and US V2C Paradigms
Chair: Marko Seppä, Director, eBRC
16:45– 17:00 Closing Remarks
Marko Seppä and Elizabeth F. O'Halloran
Chair and Co-Chair of V2C Forum 2004

17:00– 19:00 Cocktails and networking

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