Programme

Porto, February 2, 2011 (Day I)

VENTURE ACADEMY

09:00 Registration & Coffee
09:30  Welcome
William Stevens (Europe Unlimited)
10:30

Company Session I
4- 6 innovative companies present in front of a panel of experienced coaches.

Coaches:
Nico Goulet (Adara Ventures), Hugo Magalhães (EuroCloud), Catarina Maia (A2B)

Presenting Companies:
ANJE - Enoteca Douro, Oricane, Cardmobili, Ready4Ventures, Claan, EZ4U Team

Company Session II
4- 6 innovative companies present in front of a panel of experienced coaches.

Coaches:
Arne Strand (UK Trade and Investment), Hans Rijckenberg (Sapience ’00),
Ana Dias (Portugal Telecom)

Presenting Companies:
Moodyo (3dsignia), PMEbox, FreedomGrow, Obidos Records, TipMeet, Wizi

Company Session III
4- 6 innovative companies present in front of a panel of experienced coaches.

Coaches:
François Tison (360° Capital Partners), Jim Penberthy (Pera), Celso Martinho (Portugal Telecom), Ricardo Luz (Invicta Angels)
Presenting Companies:
Vis-à-pix, Vortex Labs, Unitrade Payment, WonderTrack, Vitacordia, Jazzdesk
 

12:30 Lunch
13:30 Move to the Investment Forum


INVESTMENT FORUM

14:00 Registration & Coffee
14:30

 Welcome
Representative of Municipal Council of Porto
João Fernandes - Inov Capital
William Stevens - Europe Unlimited

15:00

Discussion Panel I
Mobile and fixed broadband as drivers of innovation
A panel of corporate speakers discuss how web and mobile can bring innovative solutions for big societal needs such as better mobility , energy-efficient and green cities or healthcare and aging

Moderator:
José Ferrari Careto – ANACOM
Speakers:
António Caixinha – Vodafone; Nuno Carvalho - CISCO;  Manuel Eanes - Optimus; Cláudia Queirós -Ericsson; Jan Vocke - Cartagena Capital;

16:00 Coffee Break
16:30

Company Presentation Session I
4- 6 innovative companies present in front of a panel of international corporate and financial investors

Experts Reviewers:
Jim Penberthy (Pera), Siegfried Verstappen (Invest Hong Kong), Iain Bitran (ISPIM), Nuno Soares (Inova+), Nico Goulet (Adara Venture Partners)


Presenting Companies:
Adsmedia,  Obidos Records, Movisol, DeciZium, Cardmobili, Claan

Company Presentation Session II
4- 6 innovative companies present in front of a panel of international corporate and financial investors

Experts Reviewers:
Nicholas Steiner (NDS Group plc), Frédéric Lardieg (Vodafone Ventures), Heitor Benfeito (InovCapital), Hugo Magalhães (EuroCloud),
François Tison (360° Capital Partners)

Presenting Companies:
WonderTrack, Oricane, Competinov, ANJE - Enoteca Douro, PMEbox,Guestcentric

18:00 End of Day One
20:00 Gala Dinner

 

Porto, February 3, 2011 (Day II)

INVESTMENT FORUM

08:30 Registration & Coffee
09:00

 Welcome
Vladimiro Feliz - Municipal Council of Porto
Diogo Vasconcelos - APDC
Nelson Souza- Competiveness Programme QREN 

09:30

Discussion Panel II
Future business models for mobile and fixed broadband

A panel of entrepreneurs and corporate and financial investors assess how business models are evolving together with markets needs and global competition in the technology, media and communications sector
 

Moderador:
Paulo Simões - Egon Zehnder
Speakers:
Michael Backes - eVenture Capital Partners;  Pedro Guterres - Portugal Telecom; António Neto - Alcatel-Lucent; Eurico Neves - Inova+.; Sergio Silvestre – Wedo

10:30

Company Presentation Session III
4- 6 innovative companies present in front of a panel of international corporate and financial investors

Experts Reviewers:
Luc Francis Jacobs (Gialco), Jan Vocke (Cartagena Capital), José Fernando Figueiredo (SPGM), Daniel Cooper-Kamodsky (MAAP 3D), João Coelho Borges (Magnum Capital Partners)

Presenting Companies:
FreedomGrow, Minteos, PLUX, Certified Security Email, Vitacordia, Carcrash

Company Presentation Session IV
4- 6 innovative companies present in front of a panel of international corporate and financial investors

Experts Reviewers:
Bruno Rodrigues (Microsoft), Edwin Hengstmengel (Van Den Ende & Deitmers), Jose Basilio Simões (ISA-Intelligent Sensing Anywhere), Christopher Kirby (Christopher Kirby), José Guerreiro de Sousa (Espírito Santo Ventures)
Presenting Companies:
Production Lifecycle Management, TipMeet, myOffice Lda, EZ4U Team, Unitrade Payment, Sunside Solutions

12:00 Coffee Break
12:30

Discussion Panel III
Open innovation – How big corporates and start-ups can work together
A panel of speakers discuss why and how big and small companies can work together to shorten the time to market, scale for fast-growth and beat the competition

Moderator:
 Carlos Oliveira – Pathena
Speakers:
Henrique Carreiro – Microsoft; Ana Dias - PT Inovação;  Vitor Magalhaes – BySide; Marko Torkkeli - The International Society for Professional Innovation Management (ISPIM)  
 

13:30 Networking Lunch
14:45

Company Presentation Session V
4- 6 innovative companies present in front of a panel of international corporate and financial investors

Experts Reviewers:
Pedro Falcão (Novabase Capital), Paul Webber (Europe Unlimited), Jorge Miguel Figueira (University of Coimbra), Marco Catarino (Beta - Sociedade de Capital de Risco), Eurico Neves (Inova+)
Presenting Companies:
OSTV, Tmira Solutions, Mobbit Systems, Vis-à-pix, Wizi, AuditMark
 

Company Presentation Session VI
4- 6 innovative companies present in front of a panel of international corporate and financial investors

Experts Reviewers:
Hans Rijckenberg (Sapience ’00), Ana Dias (Portugal Telecom), Rusi Marinov (New Bulgarian University), Arne Strand (UK Trade and Investment), Catarina Maia (A2B)
 

Presenting Companies:
DocOnYou, Vortex Labs, Moodyo (3dsignia), Zapaday (ILUMY), Ready4Ventures, Jazzdesk
 

16:15 Coffee Break
16:45

Closing Panel
Investment outlook for the tech media sector
A panel of investor speakers discuss where, how and why capital will be invested in the tech media sector and what are the challenges and opportunities  for investors and entrepreneurs alike

Moderator:
Antonio Murta – Pathena
Speakers:
Paulo Andrez – EBAN; Nicolas Goulet  - Adara Venture Partners; Laura Urquizu - CAN

17:45

Award Ceremony
Luís Filipe Costa - IAPMEI
Daniel Bessa - COTEC
Diogo Vasconcelos - APDC