09:30 – 10:00

Registration @ Museum

10:00 – 10:15

WOW Demo, Jim Beveridge
Office Futures, Silverlight Gallery, Seadragon

10:00 – 10:45

“Fueling Innovation: Lessons from Silicon Valley”
Dan’l Lewin, Corporate VP
Including presentation and 10 min Q&A

10:45 – 11:05

Microsoft in Europe in the Year Ahead,
“Moving out of our Comfort Zone”
Jan Muehlfeit - Chairman, Microsoft Europe

11:05 – 11:20

Break

11:20 – 12:00

Panel Presentation – Commercialisation of IP in Europe
Announcing the latest Microsoft IP Ventures company
Moderator: Cliff Reeves, GM Emerging Business Team, Microsoft

12:00 – 12:45

European Venture Capital – Hot Technology, Hot Sectors, Hot Money!
- Georges Noel, Director, EVCA
- Anthony Clarke, President, EBAN
- Mitch Goldberg, Director, Incubation & Technology Transfer, Microsoft Research
- Peter Jungen, SME Union Co-President
Moderator: Simon Brown, VP Evangelism, Microsoft Corporation

12:45 – 14:00

Networking Lunch and Exhibition @ EBC

14:00 – 15:30

Spotlight A: Breakout Room 1
France, Germany, Sweden - 10 start-ups x 8 minute pitches
- FR: Scan & Target, AdvanceIT, Talentsoft, Melty
- GER: Baimos, Weblin, Art of Defence, Visio, Ubitexx
- SWE: WAWO
Moderator: Ulf Avrin, Senior Director, Microsoft
Panelists:
- Jean Marie Chauvet (LC Capital), Darren Harper (Library House)
- Carsten Rudolph (Microsoft Germany) and Julien Codorniou (Microsoft France)

14:00 – 15:30

Spotlight B: Breakout Room 2
Spain, UK, Russia, Denmark - 10 startups x 8 minute pitches
- SP: Lebab, Indisys, Tooio
- UK: Miomi, Zebtab, Artesian, Silobreaker
- RUS: Recogmission
- DK: Northmann, Safewhere
Moderator: Colene McBeth, Senior Director, Microsoft
Panelists:
- UK VC,
- Jose Murillo Lopez (Microsoft Spain),
- Sergey Eremin (Microsoft Russia),
- Lars Lindstedt (Microsoft UK)

15:30 – 16:00

Break - Please visit the Innovation Ecosystem area to meet the Spotlight Companies

16:00 – 16:45

Research Round-up: What’s Happening in Europe?
- Delta Economics: Dr Rebecca Harding on Entrepreneurship trends
- IDC: Marcel Warmerdam on WE/CEE Growth
- Library House: Chris Coleman on Euro Venture Investments
Moderator: William Stevens, Europe Unlimited

16:45 – 18:00

Imagine Cup Innovation Accelerator - Meet the Money
Breakout Room 2
Top Five student teams from France, Sweden, Croatia and Greece pitch their ideas (they will have already Run the Gauntlet)
Moderator: June Sarpong
Panelists:
- Charles-Henry Tranié, Blue Sky Capital // FR
- Paul Vickery, NESTA Ventures // UK
- Antigoni Lymperopoulou, TANEO // Greece
- Sherry Coutu // UK
- Clemens von Bergmann, High-Tech-Gründerfonds // GER
Teams:
- Initium Futuri Ltd // Croatia
- SmartEyes // Greece
- Noesis // Greece
- Playvan // Sweden
- MeetmyPlanet.com // France

18:00

Sessions Conclude - Please visit the Innovation Ecosystem area to meet the Imagine Cup Teams

19:00

Cocktail Reception @ The Stanhope Hotel