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Another New Europe’s exciting conference for tech-entrepreneurs, investors and new media and technology executives - TMT.Buyouts’09 Warsaw - was held on November 25th at the Warsaw Stock Exchange HQ, Poland. 

After the conference...

Agenda

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09.00 strzalka.jpg 10:00 Registration and welcome coffee
10:00 strzalka.jpg 10:30 Welcome speech by the event Chairperson:
Venture capital in Central Europe. Challenges and drivers.
Sylwester Janik | MCI Management
  Keynote addresses
10:30 strzalka.jpg 11:00 Keynote address by the event Special Guest:
Warsaw Stock Exchange - entrepreneur-friendly partner for innovative, fast-growing CE businesses
Ludwik Sobolewski | Warsaw Stock Exchange
11:00 strzalka.jpg 11:30

Keynote address by the event Special Guest:
How to take advantage of the financial crisis: buying up the assets of failed competition. Case studies from the e-commerce industry.
Piotr Czublun
| CMS Cameron McKenna

11:30 strzalka.jpg 12:00 Networking coffee break
12.00 strzalka.jpg 12:40 Keynote address by the Special Guest:
Risk = Returns. Lessons from the life of a Serial Entrepreneur.
Morten Lund | Lund XY
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Keynote address by the Special Guest:
How to generate returns in European e-business and Venture Capital.
Konstantin Urban
| Holtzbrinck Ventures

13.10 strzalka.jpg 13:30 Keynote address by the Special Guest:
Using EU funding in VC investments.
Rafał Styczeń | IIF
13:30 strzalka.jpg 14:30 Lunch break & preparation for the ‘7 minutes’ contest (Jury and contest teams briefing)
  7minutes contest
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Presentations of ‘7minutes’ contest Finalists (5 teams). Award ceremony.
'7minutes' is a unique competition for innovative entrepreneurs and their projects from the space of telco, new media and new technologies. It is an express elevator up to the community of investors and experienced businesspeople with decision-making power whose recommendations and support are like rocket fuel for the projects aimed in the right direction.

Chairman of the contest Jury:
Sylwester Janik
| MCI Management
Jury Members:
Morten Lund | Lund XY
Zbigniew Łapiński | 3TS Capital Partners
Michał Olszewski | Business Angel Seedfund
Rafał Styczeń | IIF
Piotr Surmacki | Point Group
Konstantin Urban | Holtzbrinck Ventures

  Panel discussion
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Discussion on contest results. Collective wisdom of the contest Jury.

  • Opposite of success is not failure, it’s not trying
  • Learning from other people’s mistakes
  • Building on your strenghts
  • Talking to other people’s money
16:00 strzalka.jpg 16.15 Networking coffee break
  Panel discussion
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Making Central and Eastern Europe a start-up and M&A friendly environment.

  • More Western VC funds in the region – more competition
  • More incubators and seedfunds
  • More conferences and informal events
Moderator:
Sylwester Janik
| MCI Management
Guests:
Sebastian Kwiecień | Venture Incubator
Michał Lisiecki | Point Group
Marcin Malinowski | Onet.pl
Dariusz Żuk | AIP Seed Capital
17:00 Conference wrap-up by the event Chairperson


Early Booking: Entrepreneurs register for €70, but this price will only work until February 15th. Register now & Save!

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