Special Event on Start-up and Venture: From R&D to ROI
Date: March 26, 2008The IOT 2008 hosts a special event on start-up and venture with a focus on the topics related to the "Internet of Things". It bridges the gap between venture capital companies, young entrepreneurs, researchers, and students.
The event opens with expert talks. An entrepreneur will share his experience from foundation to transfer of his enterprise and a venture capital expert will outline important issues on raising funds. In addition, Siemens Venture Capital will reveal how they support innovative companies. In the second part of the event, potential company founders will present their ideas to the audience in an elevator pitch and receive feedback from the expert consortium.
The takeaways for you as a participant will be a clear understanding on the steps to take to transform a brilliant idea into a successful start-up company. You will gather valuable contacts to peer company-founders, prospective employees, and venture capitalists in the adjacent drinks reception.
Agenda
| 13:30 - 13:50 | Welcome and Overview | Prof. Dr. Elgar Fleisch (ETH Zurich / Univ. St.Gallen) |
| 13:50 - 14:10 | Experiences of a Successful Start-Up Company | Erich Gebhardt (Media Streams / Microsoft) |
| 14:10 - 14:30 | Companies for Tomorrow | Dr. Christian Buhl (McKinsey & Co.) |
| 14:30 - 14:50 | Corporate Venturing at Siemens | Alexander Rietz (Siemens Venture Capital) |
| 14:50 - 15:00 | - BREAK - | |
| 15:00 - 16:30 | Elevator Pitch: Promising Start-Up Ideas | Till Quack (Kooaba) Alexander Ilic (ScanMouse) Marc P. Bernegger (Amiando) Dr. Thomas Schumann (Adhoco) Carlos Bravo-Sanchez (Publispana) |
| 16:30 - 16:45 | Wrap-Up | Felix Graf von Reischach (ETH Zurich / SAP AG) |
| 16:45 - 17:30 | - DRINK RECEPTION - | |
Expert Consortium
- Dr. Oliver Grabherr (Gamma Capital)
- Erich Gebhardt (Microsoft)
- Alexander Rietz (Siemens Venture Capital)
- Dr. Jörg Sievers (SAP Venture)
Registration Status
Currently we count 36 participants from start-up companies, venture capital, and research.
Registration
Venture capital companies, start-up companies, researchers, students, and other interested entities register for the event by sending the completed registration form to Felix Graf von Reischach.
Fees
- Participation fee: 100 CHF (payment on-site cash)
- Students participation: free
Travel
The event will take place at Swissôtel Zurich, Switzerland. For further travel information please see here.Contact Information
In case of questions or comments, please contactFelix Graf von Reischach, ETH Zurich and SAP (Schweiz) AG
Email: freischach@ethz.ch
Tel.: +41 (0) 58 871 7842
Fax: +41 (0) 44 632 10 45