| Articles: |
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| EDITORIAL |
| Positioning
our industry for the technology recovery |
Michael Elias, Kennet Venture
Partners Ltd |
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| CHAIRMAN
OF THE CONFERENCE |
Building
the road map for European
high-technology companies |
Paul Harvey, Goldman Sachs International
Ltd |
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| KEYNOTE
SPEAKER - TRENDS IN ICT |
| New
waves driving ICT renewal |
Eric Benhamou, Palm Inc and PalmSource
Inc |
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| PRESENTATION
OF THE 2ND QUARTER FIGURES |
| Weathering
the liquidity logjam |
Gemma Postlethwaite, Thomson Venture
Economics |
| From
technology risk to market risk |
Keith Arundale, Global Technology Industry
Group |
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| CHANGES
IN THE VC INDUSTRY |
| A
wake-up call for the European VC industry |
David Hutchings, Cambridge Associates
Ltd |
| Waiting
for a European market |
Dirk Kanngiesser, PolyTechnos Venture-Partners |
| A
tough environment for spin-outs |
Susan Searle, Imperial College Innovations |
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| VC
MODELS FOR HIGH-TECH VENTURE IN EUROPE |
No
‘one-size-fits-all’ approach
in early-stage investing |
Staffan Ingeborn, InnovationsKapital |
| Global
thinking for a global market place |
Charles Irving, Pond Venture Partners
Ltd |
| An
emphasis on focus |
Rolf Dienst, Partner, Venture Capital
GmbH |
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LIFE
SCIENCES KEYNOTE SPEAKER -
CONSOLIDATION AND THE EUROPEAN BIOTECHNOLOGY SECTOR |
Consolidation
and the biotechnology
challenge |
Dr Peter Fellner, Celltech Group Plc |
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| BREAK-OUT
PANEL SESSIONS |
| IT
security – an industry in transition |
David Carratt, Kennet Venture Partners
Ltd |
Life
sciences restructuring =
venture opportunity |
Kate Bingham, Schroder Ventures Life
Sciences |
| Witnessing
a device explosion |
Bo Ilsoe, Vertex Management UK Ltd |
| Materials
science/nanotechnology |
David Ward, MTI Partners Ltd |
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| KEYNOTE
ADDRESS |
| Physician
heal thyself |
Paul Deninger, Broadview International |
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| LP
VIEWS ON EUROPEAN TECH VC |
GPs
face tough questions from
their investors |
Peter Wilson, HarbourVest Partners (UK)
Ltd |
Casualties
are inevitable, but long-term
prospects are encouraging |
Ted McCaffrey, Bank of America Capital
Partners |
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| ROUND-
TABLE OVERVIEW |
| A
meeting of minds |
Philippe Poggioli, Access Capital Partners
Carol Kennedy, Pantheon Ventures Ltd
Thomas Kohlmeyer, EXTOREL Private Equity Advisers
Alan Duncan, Prelude Ventures Ltd
Victor Basta, Arma Partners Ltd
Perry Yam, SJ Berwin
Paul Gillespie, Gillamor Stephens
Joachim Taiber, BMW AG |