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ASE Program - 2004


TimeEvent
08:00 - 09:30Registration

09:30 - 10:00Welcome and introduction by conference committee

10:00 - 10:20Keynote by Falk Strascheg

"How to turn technology into money"

10:20 - 10:40Keynote by Francis Carpenter

“Technopreneurship in Europe - Financing Innovation through a Public-Private approach"

10:40 - 11:00Coffee Break

11:00 - 11:20Keynote by Keith Arundale

Update on the European Venture Capital Industry (with special focus on technology)

11:20 - 11:40Keynote by Joe Schoendorf

"The coming battle between Europe and Asia - Technology Adoption, Growth, Jobs."

11:40 - 12:00Keynote by Sir Robin Saxby

“From Start up to Global Standard and beyond – A 14 year journey with lessons along the way based on ARM Holdings plc"

12:00 - 13:30Lunch & get-together

13:30 - 14:45Panel A1

"Exploiting growth markets in innovation and technology Exploiting technology trends

moderator:
Eric Achtmann, PolyTechnos Venture-Partners

speaker:
Peter Distler, Sprint
Herbert Kircher, IBM Deutschland Entwicklung GmbH
Dr. Torsten Kreindl, Copan Inc.
Dr. Georg Lechner, W. L. Gore
Sir Robin Saxby, ARM Holdings plc

Panel B1

"Providing experience in developing high growth technology ventures" - "From science to business"

moderator:
Prof. Vera Kallmeyer, Ph.D., Equity4Health & Stanford Medical School

speaker:
Dr. Peter Heinrich, MediGene AG
Michael Gera, Ph.D., Pond Ventures
Bernd Gombert, eStop GmbH
Dr. Josef Leiter, Leiter & Cie. GmbH
Kenneth P. Morse, MIT Entrepreneurship Center
Roby Stancel, IDEO

Panel C1

"Creating financing infrastructures for growth companies" - "Private equity and venture capital models for Europe"

moderator:
Friedrich Bornikoel, Techno Venture Management

speaker:
Keith Arundale, PWC Price Waterhouse Coopers
Francis Carpenter, EIF European Investment Fund
Paul Harvey, Abby Road Ventures
Ralf Schnell, Infineon Ventures
Falk Strascheg, EXTOREL

Panel D1

"Improving education for entrepreneurship and optimizing technology transfer" - "Increasing the quality and quantity of technology entrepreneurs"

moderator:
Prof. Dietmar Harhoff, Ph.D., Ludwig Maximilians University

speaker:
Dr. Bernward Jopen, UnternehmerTUM GmbH
Prof. Richard K Miller, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering
Prof. Jeffry Timmons, Babson College and Harvard Business School
Prof. Carols Hernández Sande, University of Santiago de Compostela
Prof. Thomas Sikora, Technical University of Berlin

14:45 - 15:15Coffee break

15:15 - 04:30Panel A 2

"Exploiting growth markets in innovation and technology" - " Improving the competitive landscape"

moderator:
Prof. Dietmar Harhoff, Ph.D., Ludwig-Maximilians-University

speaker:
Dr. Otto Wiesheu, Bavarian State Minister of Economic Affairs,
Infrastructure, Transport and Technology
Prof. Dr. Olaf Wilhem, Wilex AG
James Sassoon, HM Treasury / UK
Dr. Matthias Ummenhofer, EIF European Investment Fund
Prof. Peter Záboji, INSEAD Entrepreneur in Residence

Panel B 2

"Providing experience in developing high growth technology ventures” – “Managing the growth process”

moderator:
Spencer Hyman, Copan Inc.

speaker:
Alexander Brühl, AtlasVenture
Ohad Finkelstein, Frontiers Capital
Deborah Magid, IBM Software Venture Capital Group
Joe Golden, ACCEL Partners

Panel C 2

"Creating financing infrastructures for growth companies” – “Capital markets for technology ventures”

moderator:
Prof. Dr. Christoph Kaserer, CEFS Technical University Munich

speaker:
Dr. Hubert Besner, Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP
Waldemar Jantz, Target Partners
Dr. Hellmut Kirchner, VCM Venture Capital Management
Dr. Thomas Kühr, T-Venture Holding
Vesa Vanhanen, European Commission

Panel D 2

"Improving education for entrepreneurship and optimizing technology transfer” – “Implementing proven technology- transfer schemes and changing paradigms”

moderator:
Sian Tan, Ph.D., Munich Network

speaker:
Dr. Orna Berry, Ph.D., Gemini Israel Funds LTD
Janet Brown, Ph.D., Scottish Enterprise
Dr. Bernhard Hertel, Garching Innovation
Dr. Peter Hiscocks, Ph.D., Cambridge Enterprise
Dr. Martin Raditsch, EMBLEM

16:30 - 17:00Coffee break

17:00 - 18:00Conclusion

Presentation of the results from the different workshops and plenary discussion for all participants.

18:00 - 00:00Cocktail reception

keynotes panels Meet the money
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