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U.S. Department of Commerce / International Trade Administration

V2C Forum 2004
Venture-to-Capital

Speakers


Special Address
Earle I. Mack U.S. Ambassador to Finland Special Luncheon Address

Keynotes
Dev Ganesan former CEO Trados Inc. Venture Keynote: Energizing a European Venture by Bringing in a US CEO & Pulling the Firm to the American Market
John May Founder and Managing Partner New Vantage Group Capital Keynote: Capitalizing the Venture, from Idea to IPO, by a Chain - or Relay Team - of Responsible Co-Owners
Pekka Roine Partner Boardman V2C Keynote: From Capital Investing to Knowledge Investing

V2C Case Presentations
Jacob Rafn Executive CONNECT Denmark Case "CONNECT Nordic"
Pekka Sillanaukee Founding Partner Tutor Partners Oy Case "Tutor Partners"
Ari J. Salonen Senior Vice President CellExchange Case "Cambridge Venture Partners"
Simon Theobald CEO Iceberg Commercial Enterprises Case "ICE"

Panel I: Entrepreneurial V2C Success Stories
Panel Chair: Tommi Rasila Managing Director Tampere Chamber of Commerce & Industry Former CEO of Sample Rate Systems, sold to Flextronics in 2000
Dev Ganesan Former CEO of TRADOS Inc. Former CFO of ACS, listed on NASDAQ in 1997
John May Founder and Managing Partner New Vantage Group
Pekka Roine Partner Boardman
Tanu-Matti Tuominen Former CEO of Tietovalta, sold to TJ Group in 2000

Panel II: Comparing Finnish and U.S. V2C Paradigms
Panel Chair: Marko Seppä Director eBRC
Kari Kankaala Managing Director, Professia Oy
Richard Harrison Professor of Entrepreneurship, University of Edinburgh
Markku Maula Professor of Venture Capital, Helsinki University of Technology
Jorma Routti Executive Chairman, CIM Creative Industries Management