Transcript Conference Presentation

Conference Presentation
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Lisbon, 25th and 26th May, 2004
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4th Venture Capital IT
Why you should come
The questions we want to answer
- International leading edge speakers from both
business and finance;
- What’s the role of Venture Capital in building
a more dynamic and entrepreneurial Portugal?
- Access to innovating projects;
- Diverse and complementary subjects:
Financing Sources, Entrepreneurship and
Technology.
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-What changes need to be taken to put Venture
Capital at the centre of the Portuguese
economy?
- Should companies be selective when
choosing the perfect investor?
- Besides capital, which other attributtes can
the investor bring to the start-up?
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- How to reconcile long-term strategy of the
company with investor’s objectives?
Lisbon, 25th and 26th May, 2004
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Key Note Speakers
Shailendra Vyakarnam started his working career in small companies, leaving to complete his MBA
and PhD at Cranfield School of Management, where he stayed on the faculty for ten years, before
taking up a Chair in Enterprise at Nottingham Business School. In April 2001 he was appointed
Teaching Programme Director at the University of Cambridge Entrepreneurship Centre and has been
made a Senior Fellow of Darwin College, Cambridge. He has published several books and journal
articles.
Shai Vyakarnam
In 1990 he co-founded Transitions, combining his academic interests with the practical ‘how-to’ for
businesses. As a result of this he has worked with over 400 businesses in workshops, consulting
assignments and as coach, mentor and non-executive director.
Centre For
Entrepreneurial Learning
University of Cambridge
Director
The Centre for Entrepreneurial Learning at the University of Cambridge was created to train, develop
and support people who want to turn their innovating ideas into well-succeeded projects. The
activities of the Centre combine theory with real life experience giving entrepreneurs all the tools they
need.
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Speakers
Jack is a serial entrepreneur, business angel, and Entrepreneur in Residence at the University of
Cambridge. Most recently Jack has joined the founding team of Artemi and has authored the 'High
Tech Entrepreneur's Hand Book. Formerly Chief Technologist of NTL, Jack has founded a number of
high tech companies including NetChannel Ltd (sold to NTL Europe and AOL USA ), Electronic
Share Information Ltd (sold to E*Trade) and TopexPress (sold to VSEL).
Jack Lang
“Serial Entrepreneur”
After working as a consulter for 5 years in European companies, Claude Rameau
has joined INSEAD board in the area of economic sciences. With many publications
on bookshops, he’s actually Vice President of INSEAD, as well as board member of
many Centre Euro-Asian academic institutes.
He now runs France Angels Network, the biggest business angel’s organization in
France, promoting this type of investors within the high-potential companies market.
Claude Rameau
France Angels Network
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Graduated by ESSEC, Paris, Philippe Bloch is the president of Columbus Café and
author of many best sellers related to entrepreneurship like “Bienheureux les fêlés”
and “Service Compris” with more than 500.000 books sold.
Founded in 1994, Columbus Café is the first and biggest ‘expresso’ bar network operating in
France. The American concept relates Italian tradition to the innovation of the new world.
Philippe Bloch
Columbus Cafe
Measuring the economic impact of technologic revolutions
today is the main purpose of Forrester, U.S. based company
since 1983, which counts with about 560 employees and is
already quoted in NASDAQ.
Forrester’s mission is to guide and help marketing annalists and IT professionals’ in the creation of a technologic platform,
which brings them competitive advantages. With almost 2000 clients, Forrester is a multinational company with offices in
Australia, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Israel, Japan, Netherlands, Norway, UK and USA.
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Speakers
Chris Curtis got his first taste of entrepreneurship in the 1970s when he helped a friend launch a
clothing store. Bitten by the bug, he soon followed by opening a restaurant and two donut
franchises of his own. After selling these successful operations, he turned to helping others as an
entrepreneurship consultant.
The Centre for Entrepreneurship Education and Development (CEED) was born in 1995 through
Chris’s work within the Nova Scotia Department of Education and remains today within the
Chris Curtis
mandate of this department. As Chief Entrepreneurship Officer of CEED, Chris manages this
organization, which is dedicated to nurturing entrepreneurship in young people by acting as a
CEO Centre for
Entrepreneurship Education catalyst in the areas of: Entrepreneurship Education; Research and Program Design; Professional
and Development
Development and Community Entrepreneurship.
In the past five years, Chris has spearheaded CEED’s growth from a staff of six to 50. Over 30 projects have been
developed and implemented by CEED. These include the award-winning Break Into Business Camp, which instils the
entrepreneurial spirit in kids aged nine to 15; Open for Business (OFB), an international network of youth-friendly walk-in
centres where staff help with the “how to’s” and “next steps” for anyone who wants to start, improve or expand a business;
and the Spirit of Entrepreneurship Conference that attracts 500 people annually. CEED’s professional development
programs have been attended by educators and economic developers from across the globe.
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Theme Panels
25th May
Investments and Technology
Faria de Oliveira – Hospitais Privados Portugueses
• Market Turnaround and the return of IPO?
Carlos Vasconcelos e Cruz – PT Comunicações
• IT: A vision over information systems for the last years
Paulo Ramos – Pararede
• Opportunities in the New Technologies
• How can short cycles of life influence investments?
• CASE STUDY
Dr. José Roquette
- Pestana Pousadas Group and VC
Moderator: - Maria Manuela (Semanário Económico)
From Concept to Action
Chris Curtis – CEED Canada
• The critical points in launching a new business
• Focusing R&D on product commercialisation
• Building a good Business Plan and using it to raise capital
Shai Vyakarnam – Cambridge University
Philippe Bloch – Columbus Café
• Basic Principles to create a company
• CASE STUDY
Steven Gretch, South Africa
Paulo Neves – SDEM – Soc. Desenv. da Madeira
Moderator: - Prof. Ricardo Cândido Sousa (Nothingam Univ.)
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Theme Panels
26th May
Investors vs. Entrepreneurs
• Entrepreneur/ Business Angel relations
Maria Eugénia Magro – Banco Efisa
Nasser Sattar – PriceWaterhouseCoopers
• How to work day-by-day with future partners
Jack Lang – Serial Entrepreneur
• Understanding the relationship investors-promoters
Francisco Fonseca da Silva – B.Português Gestão
• Entrepreneur and Investor prerequisites
• CASE STUDY
Nicolas Eymard – Maaf Gestion-P.equity
Mark Delamere, Nottingham University
Moderator: - Prof. Doutor Luís Nandim de Carvalho
The triangle: Portugal - Brasil – Portuguese
Speaking Africa
• What is the best investment strategy in these markets?
Francisco Banha – Gesventure
Banco do Nordeste - Brasil
• Venture Capital in Africa?
Miguel Afonso – A Promotora (Cape Verde)
• Prior areas/ sectors?
Jorge Barata Preto – GCI (Mozambique)
• Support and cooperation?
Samy Kopit – BNDES (Brazil)
• CASE STUDY
Siagri Moçambique – Dr Jorge Santos
Moderator: - Mestre Rui de Carvalho
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Last Three Editions
Speakers
Jean Raby –Goldman Sachs Director
Arnaldo Rodrigues – Country Manager Motorola Portugal
Paul Shreve – New Business Develpoment Cisco USA
Paulo Ramos –CEO Compaq Portugal
Luís Mira Amaral – BPI Capital Board Member
Rogério Carapuça – CEO Novabase
Stéphane Roussier – France Finance Technology Group President
Christopher Klein – Ernst & Young
Andre Jaunay – Business Angels France Network
Chris Curtis – Centre Entrepreneuship Canada
João Matias – Oracle Portugal
Diogo Horta e Costa – Telesp Celular
António Nogueira de Leite – University Teacher
Alexander Von Friesen – Pricewaterhousecoopers
Martin Carr – Business Link
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The Organization
Gesventure...
Where do we stand
• 1st « Venture Catalyst » in Portugal
• + 150 Analysed Dossiers
• 800.000€ raised
• + 50 conferences as speakers
• Venture Capital Market Reports
• ISO 9001:2000 Certification
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Conclusion
The organization of a conference of this size with speakers, critics and world-class
businessmen, is only possible if the most active organizations in the market get
together and contribute to its implementation and success.
We therefore expect to achieve successful understanding platforms to realize, in the
fourth consecutive year, the event that represents the state of the art of venture
capital in Portugal, which we want to be considered an important mark in
international conferences all around the world.
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