Agenda
This year’s theme:
“New investment vehicles and opportunities – focus on Poland”
Agenda correct on 18 October 2015
21 October 2015 |
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18.00 |
Registration open |
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19.00 |
Pre-conference Drinks Reception at the Hotel Stary |
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22 October 2015 MAIN CONFERENCE STARTS |
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08.00 Registration Open |
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09.45 |
Welcome Roland Kozlowski, LSBC (Poland)
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10.00 Session: Perspectives on life science investment Morning Session Chair: Krzysztof Jakubczak, LSBC, Poland |
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10.00 |
Talk + Q&A: Patric Gresco, EIF, Luxemburg Current trends in the European venture capital industry and the role of the EIF |
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10.30 |
Talk: Olivier Murphy, Deloitte, Poland The Polish biotech sector |
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11.00 Coffee & Networking |
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11.45 Session: Private-public partnership and seeding innovation: first fruits emerge |
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11.45 |
Talk: Bridge VC Leszek Grabarczyk The National Centre for Research and Development; NCBR (Poland) |
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12.00 |
Talk: The role of the Polish Agency for Enterprise Development in funding innovation. |
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12.15 |
Talk: An analysis of early stage research in Poland Krzysztof Jakubczak, LSBC, Poland |
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12.45 |
Talk: Investment opportunities emerging from the Bridge VC program Edyta Niemczyk, LSBC, Poland
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13.15 Networking lunch |
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14.15 Session: Agro bio – current trends and opportunities for investment Afternoon Session Afternoon Session Chair Bartosz Walter, LSI, Poland
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Talk: Gareth Davies, Agrotech Entrepreneur, UK |
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14.45 |
Panel discussion: Current trends in the world of Agro – bio Panel Moderator: Roland Kozlowski, LSBC, Poland Jacek Brol, BASF, Poland Gareth Davies, Agrotech Entrepreneur, UK Joanna Zarzynska, SGGW, Poland Martin Rand, Vital Fields, Estonia Tomasz Kołoszczyk, ORANGE, Poland |
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15.30 |
TEA & Networking
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16.15 |
Talk: Valuation of life science projects – the realities and relationship to deal structures Claire Brown, Alderley Park Ventures, UK |
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16.45 |
Talk: IP the cornerstone for a life science business Nicola Baker-Munton, Stratagem, UK |
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17.15 |
Conference close for the day
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19.15 |
Networking drinks, Conference Dinner, Live Music: Restaurant Pod Roza |
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23 October 2015 |
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7.45 |
Innovation is Great - Business Breakfast Business Breakfast, UKTI Mark Treherne, UKTI, UK Martin Oxley, UKTI, Poland
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Session Starts 9.15 Investments and exits Session Chair Edyta Niemczyk, LSBC, Poland |
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9.15 |
Talk: Investments and exits some personal experiences Jonatan Gee, Spark Ventures, UK |
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9.45 |
Talk: Doing business in the U.S. from an FDA perspective: Approvals & Enforcement Andrew Harrison, RCA, US |
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10.15 |
Panel Discussion: Investments and exits: can you plan ahead? Panel Moderator: Mark Treherne, UKTI, UK Sander van Deventer, Forbion, Netherlands Adam Cudny, Life Science Investments, Poland Axel Polack, Joint Polish Investment Fund, Poland Francesco De Rubertis, Index Ventures, Switzerland / US |
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11.00 |
Coffee and networking |
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11.45 |
Talk: Change Management – adaptation to western markets Andrew Skowronski, A&C Associates, UK |
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12.15 |
Panel discussion: how to manage perception of the Polish Brand and attract investment from, and do business with the west Panel Moderator: Oliver Murphy, Deloitte, Poland Felice van Weegen, LSP, Netherlands Kinga Drechny, Jagiellonian University, Poland Heiko Visarius, Visartis, Switzerland Mariusz Jarzebowski, Venture IQ x demosEUROPA, Poland Sergiusz Sawin, Innovatika, Poland
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13.00 |
Summing up & Conference Close Roland Kozlowski (LSBC) |
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13.30-15.30 |
Roundtable discussion for Investors Interested in Investment in innovation in Poland Private Public Partnership opportunities over lunch.
Anticipated Participants: LSP, Adiuvo, LSI, Wywern, Index, JPI, Forbion and others.
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