THE NORWEGIAN VENTURE CAPITAL CONFERENCE
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THE NORWEGIAN VENTURE CAPITAL CONFERENCE
THE NORWEGIAN VENTURE CAPITAL CONFERENCE 2015 Invitation to the Norwegian Venture Capital Conference 2015 Venue: Dokkhuset, street address Dokkparken 4, Trondheim Date: 2nd June 2015 Time: 2:00 PM (Registration from 1:30 PM) Tapas and drinks from approx. 7:00 PM The Norwegian Venture Capital & Private Equity Association (NVCA) and Investinor hereby invite you to the Norwegian Venture Capital Conference on June 2nd in Trondheim, Norway. Don’t miss this opportunity to get unique insights into global technology trends, an overview of the international venture capital markets as well as inspiration on company communication and story telling. The Norwegian Venture Capital Conference is a meeting place for investors, entrepreneurs, advisors and public policy makers. The conference is an annual gathering for those with a shared interest in shaping global business of the future. During the afternoon program we will: • • • • • • Have the scene set by an overview from the Ministry of Finance Be inspired by the journey and recent successful exit of the company GasSecure Gain valuable insights about the international venture capital markets from leading venture capital firms Global Catalyst Partners and e.ventures Learn more about how to create fast growth for a young innovate company from the successful Norwegian serial entrepreneur behind the New York startup Tapad Receive guidance on the market for investments with environmental impact from leading pan-European venture capital firm Environmental Technologies Fund Be enlightened on how to tell the exciting story of a startup company by London based communication agency Creation PROGRAM: Active ownership – a foundation for growth? Jon Gunnar Pedersen, State Secretary - Ministry of Finance Jon Gunnar Pedersen is a State Secretary in the Norwegian Ministry of Finance. Previously he was a Director and Partner at Arctic Securities ASA. Mr Pedersen has also, among other positions, been an Advisor at Immobiliare AS, Director at Orkla Securities AS and Managing Director at Orkla Securities (UK) Ltd. Mr Pedersen has an MBA, Finance and Strategy, from the Northeastern University, Boston and a Cand. Mag, History, Economics and Political Science, from Oslo University. Creating buzz around innovative startup companies Kate Steele, Executive Vice President, EMEA & Microsoft Global Client Relationship Lead – Creation Kate has almost 20 years’ experience working in marketing and communications. Based in London, she is the global lead for Creation’s largest client, heading a team that covers over 60 markets worldwide. Kate was appointed EVP of Creation in 2014, moving from sister agency Weber Shandwick. Kate’s primary focus has been on working with brands in the technology, professional services and health and wellbeing spaces. Kate has provided organizations with counsel around corporate communications; b2b engagement; b2c engagement; employee engagement; issues and crisis management and philanthropy/CSR. Before starting her career in Public Relations, Kate was a freelance broadcaster, telling stories and hosting programmes for the BBC and a variety of regional/specialist stations. Kate took her MA in English Literature at Cambridge University, where she was made a Scholar in 1992 and was awarded a further MA in Radio Broadcasting from London University. In her spare time, she pickles things, bakes things and is learning how to ride horses. Investing with environmental impact Henrik Olsén, Founder and Managing Partner - Environmental Technologies Fund Henrik is a founder and Managing Partner of the Environmental Technologies Fund, one of Europe’s leading growth equity funds focusing on investing in rapidly growing companies with a big environmental impact. Prior to founding ETF in 2005, Henrik spent 13 years at GE. Most recently he was a Managing Director of GE Equity, General Electric’s private equity business, where he successfully invested in high growth businesses across Europe since 1996. Previously, he worked for a number of different industrial businesses within GE, where he focused on mergers and acquisitions as well as post-merger integration and operational management. Henrik is a Swedish national and has an MBA from the Stockholm School of Economics, which included a scholarship exchange with the New York University Stern School of business. He is the chairman of the European Advisory Board of the Cleantech Group. Building entrepreneurial ventures into international major companies Kamran Elahian, Co-founder and Chairman - Global Catalyst Partners Born in Tehran, Iran, Mr. Elahian immigrated to the U.S. in 1972. He received his degrees in computer science, mathematics and computer graphics from the University of Utah by the age of 22. In addition, Mr. Elahian studied Integrated Circuit (chip) design at Stanford University's Honors Program while working as a design automation software engineer at Hewlett Packard (HP). As an entrepreneur, Mr. Elahian co-founded ten companies, three of them failed (e.g. Momenta), six of them produced a total market cap of over $8B (e.g. Cirrus Logic). As a VC, Mr. Elahian co-founded Global Catalyst Partners with investments in the U.S., Japan, China, India and Israel. Inspired by the indomitable, peace-loving Mahatma Gandhi, Mr. Elahian has developed his own brand of philanthropy; one that makes the most of modern technological innovations, such as mobile communications and the Internet, to bridge the social and political differences among people which he has coined as iGANDHITM GasSecure – exit of the year? Knut Sandven, Founder and CEO – GasSecure Knut Sandven is the founder and CEO of GasSecure. GasSecure develops gas detectors for the oil and gas market, and its products are being trialed and used by major operators worldwide. The company was recently sold to Dräger for more than 40 times last year’s revenue, which gave the venture capital investors an average annual return of 70%. Knut has for most of his career been working with new sensor technology and applications for the oil and gas industry through research and start-up companies. He has an MSc in Naval Architecture from NTNU in Trondheim, Norway and MIT in Boston. Venture capital perspective from a truly global VC firm Jonathan Becker, Vice President - e.ventures Jonathan Becker is a Vice President with e.ventures. Before rejoining the European team in Hamburg and Berlin, Jonathan had been part of the firm’s San Francisco team. Prior to e.ventures, Jonathan held several positions within the Otto Group, one of the largest e-commerce companies in Europe. His duties included the rollout of a new eCommerce platform for Otto Japan in Tokyo and the creation of several web applications for the product discovery startup smatch.com. Jonathan has a technical background holding a degree in Computer Science and Business Management. Creating growth for a young company Are Traasdahl, CEO and Founder - Tapad Tapad CEO and Founder Are Traasdahl has more than 15 years’ experience in mobile and digital content. He is a frequent contributor on mobile advertising technology for outlets such as CNBC and Bloomberg News, and he has been featured in Forbes, the Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, Ad Age and other major news outlets. He was recently named EY Entrepreneur of the Year - 2014 (NY, Ad Tech) and one of Business Insider’s “Most Important People in Mobile Advertising.” Traasdahl also currently holds several board positions and heads Spring Capital, an investment holding company. Prior to Tapad, he founded Thumbplay, a mobile entertainment service that he grew to more than $100 MM in revenues in less than 3 years before he exited the company (the company, later acquired by Clear Channel, is now called iHeartRadio). He was previously a senior executive with Telenor Group, an international provider of telecom, data and media communications services. Moderator and host Johan Brand, Co-Founder & CEO - Kahoot! Johan co-founded and is the CEO of Kahoot!, an educational gaming platform with millions of users world wide. He has over a decade’s experience merging creativity, innovation and technology. He is a serial entrepreneur and his work has included high profile projects for brands including Mercedes, BBC, HP, and Unilever, as well as startups in London and abroad. He co-founded We are Human a lean co-creative company, that incubates and develops its own IP, including the innovative EdTech platform Kahoot! Recently, Johan launched The Nordic Connection, an entrepreneurial network based out of London's TechCity, with a focus on creating global opportunities and connections for Nordic startups. This lead him to innate the Oslo Innovation Embassy in London, and facilitate he Creative City Alliance between Hackney, Oslo and Austin signed in Austin 2014. Johan is a fellow at the Royal Society of Arts (The RSA), a regular speaker and lecturer at universities and events ranging from the interactive XXSW in Austin, to the political OECD in Paris. He is a BAFTA Children's Award Jury Member, and winner of numerous awards such as the prestigious Webby People Choice Award. The program may be subject to changes About the organisers: NVCA is an independent, non-profit association supporting the interests of companies and persons active in the Norwegian private equity industry. Investinor is a government funded investment company. It targets highly competitive and promising Norwegian companies aiming for international growth and expansion. Investinor manages NOK 4.2 billion (EUR 550 million). Registration Due to facility capacity, space is limited and early registration is encouraged. Registration fee NOK 1200,- (non-refundable). Please note that all registrations can be transferred to another company rep prior to conference (preferred) or at on-site registration. Registration: https://www.deltager.no/TheNorwegianVentureCapitalConference2015 Contact person for the event: Katrin Haram, Tel. +47 90 19 75 78 or email: [email protected] Accommodation Discounted rooms (single room 1195 NOK) will be available at Scandic Nidelven Hotel. For room reservations, please contact Scandic Nidelven Hotel at +47 73 56 80 02 or email [email protected]. The Room Reservation Identification Number is INOV010615. Logistics The airport shuttle departures every 10 minute in both direction, Monday - Friday, between. 04.00 from Trondheim and at. 07.20 from Vaernes. Customized service to all flights and all flight arrivals on Saturday. Airport shuttle bus serves all hotels in the city center and runs from / to St. Olav's Hospital and Marienborg station.