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TMT.Ventures'08 Zagreb

October 28, 2008

Hypo EXPO XXI Centre, Zagreb, Croatia

New Europe's most interesting conference for tech-entrepreneurs, ICT executives and investors

Simultaneus translation will be provided during the whole conference

09:00 09:40	Registration and welcoming coffee
09:40 09:50	Welcome speech by the event Chairperson Is south-eastern Europe the home of the next GLT? Ondrej Bartos MCI Management
	Keynote addresses
09:50 10:20	Keynote address by the Special Guest WSE: Creating ecosystems supporting entrepreneurship, fundraising and growth opportunities for the Central European fast-growing companies. Ludwik Sobolewski Warsaw Stock Exchange
10:20 10:45	Keynote address by the Special Guest The Balkans and Central Europe: a land of opportunity for global VC’s. Ten minute guide for tech entrepreneurs how to build, finance and exit successful startups/companies. Davor Hebel Fidelity Ventures
10:45 11:10	Keynote address by the Special Guest Why is south eastern Europe so hot? Why spending here 40 mln Euro makes sense for Poteza Ventures? Jonathan Cooper Poteza Ventures
11:10 11:30	Keynote address by the Special Guest Central & Southeastern Europe in 2003 and 2008: now is the right time to make technology investments! Mario Orasche Eagle Ventures
11:30 12:00	Coffee break
12:00 12:20	Keynote address by the Special Guest Zemanta: idea, product, seedcamp, expansion. A startup perspective on VC fueled growth Ales Spetic Zemanta
12:20 12:40	Keynote address by the Special Guest Investment committee from the inside: simple rules, fast decisions, big money. Who and how decides on the future of our projects? Tatjana Zabasu RSG Capital
12:40 13:00	Keynote address by the Special Guest Business across EU borders: legal matters to keep in mind Andrzej Krasuski CMS Cameron McKenna
13:00 14:00	Lunch break & preparation for the ‘7 minutes’ contest /Jury and contest teams briefing/
	'7 minutes' contest
14:00 15:30	Presentations of 7minutes contest Finalists. Award ceremony. '7minutes' is a unique competition for innovative entrepreneurs and their projects from the space of telco, new media and new technologies. It is an express elevator up to the community of investors and experienced businesspeople with decision-making power whose recommendations and support are like rocket fuel for the projects aimed in the right direction. Contest Finalists: Vedran Prazen, Project: mobiEXPLORE Denis Kotlar, Project: Renzoo Viktor Marohnic, Project: ShoutEm Stevan Majstorović, Project: DataMeal Ugljesa Vrcelj, Project: AccrediNET Chairman of the Contest Jury: Ondrej Bartos MCI Management Contest Jury Members: Jonathan Cooper Poteza Ventures Davor Hebel Fidelity Ventures Dan Lupu Intel Capital Ante Mamic BICRO Ivana Marsić APIU Mario Orasche Eagle Ventures Vjenceslav Terzić Quaestus Private Equity Danilo Volmut Raiffeisen Investment AG Tatjana Zabasu RSG Capital
	Panel discussion
15:30 16:00	Collective wisdom of the contest Jury Opposite of success is not failure, it’s not trying Learning from other people’s mistakes Building on your strenghts Talking to other people’s money
16:00 16:20	Coffee break
16:20 16:40	Keynote address by the Special Guest Money for your dream, funding great projects, and building regional markets... The ultimate win-win-win Adeo Ressi TheFunded.com
16:40 17:00	Keynote address by the Special Guest Opportunities in Online advertising in CEE Aljosa JenkoHttpool
17:00 17:20	Keynote address by the Special Guest Investing in data, video and voice services in Croatia Željko LukačMetronet
	Panel discussion
17:20 18:20	Success stories from the Balkans: turning dreams into business It’s good to know people who know people Teamwork saves time and money Inspire people, get their support The right strategy is always looking for the better strategy Moderator: Jonathan Cooper Poteza Ventures Panelists: Ales Spetic Zemanta, Slovenia Ilija Studen activeCollab, Serbia Marko Vojković Adriatica.net, Croatia Maja Jelisić Mobitel, Croatia Nenad Bakić entrepreneur, Moj-Posao.net, Croatia Stanislav Prusac Polar, Croatia
18:20 18:30	Conference wrap-up by the event Chairperson
18:30 ...	Off record mixer for conference participants at the SPOON Café Bar & Restaurant