conference presentation it’s time to do business ! lisbon, 25th and 26th may, 2004 4 th

Conference PresentationConference Presentation

It’s time to do business !

Lisbon, 25th and 26th May, 2004

44thth

Lisbon, 25th and 26th May, 2004

44thth

Why you should come


- International leading edge speakers from both business and finance;

- Access to innovating projects;

- Diverse and complementary subjects: Financing Sources, Entrepreneurship and Technology.

The questions we want to answer- What’s the role of Venture Capital in building a more dynamic and entrepreneurial Portugal?

-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?

- How to reconcile long-term strategy of the company with investor’s objectives?

4th Venture Capital IT


Key Note Speakers

Shai VyakarnamCentre For

Entrepreneurial Learning University of Cambridge

Director

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.

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.

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.



Jack Lang“Serial Entrepreneur”

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).

Claude RameauFrance Angels Network

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.

Speakers



Philippe BlochColumbus Cafe

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.

Speakers


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.

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.


Chris CurtisCEO Centre for

Entrepreneurship Education and Development

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

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

catalyst in the areas of: Entrepreneurship Education; Research and Program Design;

Professional Development and Community Entrepreneurship.

Speakers


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.


25th May

From Concept to Action

Investments and Technology

• Market Turnaround and the return of IPO?

• IT: A vision over information systems for the last years

• Opportunities in the New Technologies

• How can short cycles of life influence investments?

• CASE STUDY

• 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

• Basic Principles to create a company

• CASE STUDY

Theme Panels


Steven Gretch, South Africa

Faria de Oliveira – Hospitais Privados Portugueses

Paulo Ramos – Pararede

Carlos Vasconcelos e Cruz – PT Comunicações

Moderator: - Maria Manuela (Semanário Económico)

Moderator: - Prof. Ricardo Cândido Sousa (Nothingam Univ.)

Chris Curtis – CEED Canada

Shai Vyakarnam – Cambridge University

Philippe Bloch – Columbus Café

Paulo Neves – SDEM – Soc. Desenv. da Madeira

Dr. José Roquette

- Pestana Pousadas Group and VC

Theme Panels



The triangle: Portugal - Brasil – Portuguese Speaking Africa

• What is the best investment strategy in these markets?

• Venture Capital in Africa?

• Prior areas/ sectors?

• Support and cooperation?

• CASE STUDY

Investors vs. Entrepreneurs

• Entrepreneur/ Business Angel relations

• How to work day-by-day with future partners

• Understanding the relationship investors-promoters

• Entrepreneur and Investor prerequisites

• CASE STUDY

26th May

Mark Delamere, Nottingham University

Siagri Moçambique – Dr Jorge Santos

Francisco Banha – Gesventure

Jorge Barata Preto – GCI (Mozambique)

Miguel Afonso – A Promotora (Cape Verde)

Samy Kopit – BNDES (Brazil)

Moderator: - Mestre Rui de Carvalho

Maria Eugénia Magro – Banco Efisa

Jack Lang – Serial Entrepreneur

Nasser Sattar – PriceWaterhouseCoopers

Francisco Fonseca da Silva – B.Português Gestão

Moderator: - Prof. Doutor Luís Nandim de Carvalho

Nicolas Eymard – Maaf Gestion-P.equity

Banco do Nordeste - Brasil

Speakers


Last Three Editions

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

Gesventure...

The Organization


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

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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