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Venture Capital Forum 2020
14 - 15 Oct 2020
Agenda
The agenda is developed with the Venture Capital Forum Advisory Task Force.
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Anna Serafini
Head of Private Equity & Venture Capital. Sabadell Asset Management -
Anna Daviau
CFO Nauta Capital -
Katya Smirnyagina
Executive Director Capricorn Health-tech Fund, Capricorn Partners -
Guillem Laporta
Principal Ysios Capital -
Joe Schorge
Founder and Managing Partner Isomer Capital -
Max Bautin
Managing Partner IQ Capital Partners LLP -
Natalia Fontecha
Managing Director StepStone -
Nenad Marovac
Founder and Managing Partner DN Capital -
Pauline Roux
Partner Elaia Partners
The agenda sessions below are displayed in Central European Summer Time (UTC+2).
11:00 – 11:15
Welcome
Eric de Montgolfier CEO, Invest Europe
11:15 – 12:30
Current dynamics in European Venture Capital and their impact on fund strategies
Presentation of the latest data from the EIF from the past 6 months with a look at deal dynamics, the evolution of funding round sizes and price levels. What are the implications for VCs in terms of portfolio management and selection of investment strategy? What changes are needed and which innovations do VCs need to adopt to thrive?
Uli Grabenwarter Deputy Director – Equity Investments, EIF
Dina Chaya Partner, Neomed Management
Staffan Helgesson General Partner, Creandum
Nenad Marovac Founder, Managing Partner, DN Capital
Katya Smirnyagina Executive Director Capricorn Health-tech Fund, Capricorn Partners
12:30 – 13:45
Networking Break
13:45 – 14:25
Upgrading Competitiveness for Recovery : The imperatives for a new economic and business model.
A new world of competitiveness is emerging from the crisis. It creates vast opportunities for the daring. How will the economic and business environment influence the strategies of companies and governments? What do companies need to do to thrive? As closing keynote speech, Professor Stephane Garelli, Professor Emeritus at IMD and Founder of the IMD World Competitiveness Center, will look at the changes and challenges of the future and how leaders and companies can react to remain competitive.
Professor Stéphane Garelli Professor Emeritus of World Competitiveness, IMD business school and at the University of Lausanne, Switzerland
15:00 – 16:00
Innovation Showcase: VC vs Covid
A showcase of European, VC-backed companies who are directly addressing the Covid-19 crisis and its consequences
16:15 – 17:15
LP Panel: Making allocation decisions & the factors that differentiate VCs
What is the decision-making process for allocations? What are the unique selling points that differentiate VCs and convince LPs to change allocations?
Marcus Peter Partner, GSK Stockmann
Fidel Manolopoulos Principal, Hermes GPE
Miriam Schmitter Managing Director, Commonfund Capital
Joe Schorge Managing Partner, Isomer Capital
Stephen Lowery Managing Director, Silicon Valley Bank
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