Agenda:
Tuesday 27 January 2004
08.50
Chairman’s Opening Welcome
Falk Strascheg, Founder and Managing Partner
EXTOREL Private Equity Advisers GmbH
09.00
The Return of Tech?
Stephen Murphy, Managing Director, Head of Equity Private Placements Europe
Citigroup
09.20
Panel: Themes for 2004
Chair:
Stephen Murphy, Managing Director, Head of Equity Private Placements Europe, Citigroup
Speakers:
Rod Perry, Executive Director, Global Head of Technology Investing,3i
Helmut Schön, Managing Director, Partech International
Friedrich Bornikoel, Managing Partner, Techno Venture Management
Ivy Lindstrom Fredericks, Managing Director of Corporate Finance, Westminster Securities Corp
10.20
Tom L. Smith, Global Executive, Venture Development
IBM Venture Capital Group
10.40
COFFEE BREAK
 
11.00
Perspectives on European Early Stage Venture Capital
Dr. Hendrik Brandis, Partner
Earlybird Venture Capital
11.20

Wireless:
Wireless Technology holds Investment Opportunities after all

Dr. Dietrich Ulmer, CEO & President, Siemens Mobile Acceleration (smac)
11.40

Technologies & Applications: Wireless’ Investment Opportunities
Jude Ngu’Ewodo, Partner, BayTech Venture Capital
12.00
The Future of Listed Tech Companies
Robert Wyss,
Head of Market Development Division and Member of the Management Committee,

SWX Swiss Exchange
12.20
Corporate Presentation: Environmental Power Corporation
Kam Tejwani, President & CEO
12.40-14.00
LUNCH
Special Focus Asia:
Investing in Emerging Growth Companies
14.00
The Role of the Asian Region for a Globally Investing Corporate Venture Capitalist
Ralf D. Schnell, Managing Director
Infineon Ventures
14.20
Discussion Roundtable: Venturing Asia
Chair:
Ralf D. Schnell, Managing Director, Infineon Ventures
Speakers:
Peter Globokar, Director – Global Technology, Corporate Finance Group, Nomura International plc
Yoram Oron, President & Managing Partner, Vertex Venture Capital
John P. O’Shea, President, Westminster Securities Corp.
15.00
Corporate Presentation: MeiDa Information Technology Ltd., CHINA
Herbert P. Goertz, CEO
15.20
Discussion Roundtable: Software
Chair:
Kurt Mueller, Partner, Target Partners
Speakers:
Michael Wand, Director, Carlyle Europe Venture Partners
Adi Seffer, Partner, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, Frankfurt
Jean Schmitt, Partner, Sofinnova Partners
16.00
Discussion Roundtable: New Technologies
Chair:
Dr. Jochen Walter, Partner, BayTech Venture Capital
Speakers:
Dr. Christian Reitberger, Partner, Apax Partners
Jim Tully, Vice President and Chief of Research, Emerging Technologies and Semiconductors, Gartner
Stephan Herrera, Journalist
Dr. Simon Waddington, Partner, PolyTechnos Venture-Partners
Presentations:
Early- to Mid-Stage Emerging Growth Companies
Ballroom:
New Technologies & Software

Chair: Anthony Warnock-Smith, Partner, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, London
Room Sydney (1st Floor):
Communications

Chair: TBA
16.45
EnOcean GmbH
Markus Brehler, CEO
MotionBridge
Ulrich Bolze, Investment Partner,
Siemens Mobile Acceleration (smac)
17.00
promeos GmbH
Dr. Jochen Volkert, General Manager
IQ-Data GmbH
Karl-Heinz Schoppe, CEO
17.15
Swissrisk AG
Dr. Thomas Wolfensberger, CEO
cash-test.com GmbH
Dr. Andreas Plaas-Link, CEO
17.30
UDcast
Hubert Zimmermann, CEO
Appear Networks
Ann-Louise Palm, CEO
17.45
bridgeCo
Christof Heidelberger, CEO
Ki-Bi Mobile Technologies Ltd
Ehud Levy, Chairman & CEO
18.00
WISeKey
Carlos Moreira, President
18.15
Product Presentation:
zetVisions AG

Horst Ziegler, CEO
TBA
18.30
Discussion Roundtable: New Directions in Private Equity
Chair:
Harald Ehren, Head of Inside Business, Financial Times Deutschland
Speakers:
Thomas Puetter, CEO, Allianz Capital Partners
Dr. Holger Frommann, Managing Director, BVK
Peter Wilson, Managing Director, HarbourVest Partners (UK) Ltd
Chemi J. Peres, Managing General Partner & Co-Founder, Pitango Venture Capital, Chairman, IVA
19.15-21.00
Cocktail Reception The Ballroom Foyer
 

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