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Annual Congress Agenda | 7-9 June

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  • Wednesday 7 June
  • Thursday 8 June
  • Friday 9 June
08:30 – 09:30 WELCOME AND REGISTRATION
ROOM AUDITORIUM 2 Multipurpose Room 1 Multipurpose Room 2 Multipurpose Room 7, 9, 10, 11, 12 Multipurpose Room 5 Malaga Innovation Festival
8:30 – 9:00 EOI –  Workshop (by invitation only)  University of Malaga (UMA) Malaga Startup School  (in Room  Dirección de Certámenes)

Rising Tide Training
(Closed door Session)

With Special Keynote Speech by Dr. Mara Harvey, CEO UBS Unique

Greencities and HiDrone Congress
All participants can access this

09:00 – 10:00
10:00 – 11:00

EBAN Workshop for Startups
Scaling up your Business – Preparing the Foundations to Scale

Jeff Hoffman, Serial Entrepreneur (Priceline.com, uBid.com, ColorJar,)  and Global Mentor to Startups in over 100 Countries

EBAN Institute
Capacity Building for Business Angels
Making the Investment

Riku Asikainen, VP EBAN and Chairman Emeritus FiBAN

EBAN Institute
Capacity Building for Business Angels
Workshop for BAN Managers:
Running an Angel Network, Learning from the Best

Fernando Zallo, Director ESADE BAN
Marta Campillo, Manager ESADE BAN

Entrepreneur Elevator Pitch Dry Run

(for selected companies)

Greencities and HiDrone Congress
All participants can access this

11:00 – 11:30 Coffee Break
11:30 – 12:45

EBAN Workshop for Startups
Scaling up your Business – Preparing the Foundations to Scale

Jeff Hoffman, Serial Entrepreneur (Priceline.com, uBid.com, ColorJar,)  and Global Mentor to Startups in over 100 Countries

Exclusive Workshop on the IBM Global Entrepreneur Program
Peter Hedges, Senior Advisor, Cognitive Business at IBM

*** Multipurpose Room 2 ***

EBAN Institute
Capacity Building for Business Angels
The nuts and bolts of Angel Investing

Charles Sidman, Angel Investor

*** Multipurpose Room 3 ***

EBAN Institute Capacity Building for Business Angels  Follow on Rounds  Frederic Rombaut, Angel Investor and VC

Entrepreneur Elevator Pitch Dry Run

(for selected companies)

Rising Tide Training
(Closed door session)

13:00 – 17:15 Global Investment Forum
(with lunch break sponsored by EOI in between)
Keynote speech and moderation by Jeff Hoffman, Serial Entrepreneur and Global Mentor to Startups in over 100 Countries  42 selected companies for pitching
17:15 – 18:00

Global Investor Forum Celebration Cocktail hosted by WeFund Health

20:00 – 22:30

VIP Dinner Castillo de Santa Catalina (invitation only)

22:30 – late El Balneario Beach Afterparty
08:0 – 09:30 WELCOME AND REGISTRATION
ROOM Auditorium – Plenary session
09:30 – 09:45 Welcome
Jose Herrera, AEBAN President
Candace Johnson, EBAN President
Tomi Davies, ABAN President
Abdulmalek Al Jaber, MBAN President
Brigitte Baumann, President Emeritus
Paulo Andrez, President Emeritus
Francisco de la Torre Prados, Mayor of Malaga
09:45 – 11:00

Discover the Future…

The Future of Connected Mobility
Keynote speech by Bradley Mead, Ericcson Global Head of Managed Services & Network Design & Optimisation

“ The Future of Technology: Technology by People, for People ”
Keynote speech by Steven C. Tiell, Accenture Senior Principal Global Technology, Strategy, & Innovation

Beyond Insurance – The Future of InsurTech
Keynote speech by Christian Gruendl, AXA Germany Head of Strategy and Organization

The Future of Sustainable Energy
Keynote speech by Diego Pavia, CEO KIC InnoEnergy

The Future of Entrepreneurship
Keynote speech by Jeff Hoffman, Serial Entrepreneur (Priceline.com, uBid.com, ColorJar,) and Global Mentor to Startups

11:15 – 12:00

Innovations & Technologies Shaping our Future.

Bradley Mead, Ericcson Global Head of Managed Services & Network Design & Optimisation
Steven C. Tiell, Accenture Senior Principal Global Technology, Strategy, & Innovation
Christian Gruendl, AXA Germany Head of Strategy and Organization
Peter Hedges, Senior Advisor, Cognitive Business at IBM
Diego Pavia, CEO KIC InnoEnergy
Jeff Hoffman, Serial Entrepreneur (Priceline.com, uBid.com, ColorJar) and Global Mentor to Startups
Moderator: Gina Smith, Tech Guru, New York Times Bestselling Author of Apple Founder Steve Wozniak’s Biography

12:00 – 12:20

“Making fast decisions – and sticking with them”
Keynote speech by Urs Meier, World Cup FIFA Referee

12:20 – 12:40 EBAN Premiere Startup Competition
Baybars Altuntas, Vice President EBAN, Chairman of the Jury
Paytime, OpSeeker, Genialis, Proximi.io, SION CERTIFICATIONS S.L.
12:40 – 13:00 Public Private Co-Investment Angel Funds & Accelerator Funds
Paulo Andrez, EBAN President Emeritus
Michael O’Connor, E-Xcelerator Chair and CEO CorkBIC
Ricardo Luz, IFD Board Member
13:00 – 14:00 Networking Lunch
14:00 – 14:50 Workshops and
Round Tables
(Parallel sessions)
Women Investor Networks and Women Entrepreneurship

Clemence Campillo, COO of Seed&Click & Director of SWAN

Florence Korhonen, Founder and Chair of NFBAN

Elissa Freiha, Founder of WOMENA

Marika Mazzi Boem, Co-founder & Senior Innovation Strategist at X23

Brigitte Baumann, Founder of GoBeyond

Anu Bhardwaj, Founder of Women INVESTING in Women DIGITAL & The State of Women Institute

Mara Harvey, CEO UBS Unique

Moderator: Hedda Pahlson Moller, EBAN Impact Chair

Corporate Venturing Workshop

Alberto Onetti, Chairman & President at Mind the Bridge

Frederic Rombaut, Angel Investor and VC

Jérôme Chifflet,   Orange Labs Open Innovation

Bettina Vossberg, CEO of  HighTech Startbahn

Public – Private Angel Co-Investment Funds from A to Z
Paulo Andrez, EBAN President EmeritusMichael O’Connor, E-Xcelerator Chair and CEO CorkBICRicardo Luz, IFD Board MemberIvar Siimar, Chairman of ESTBAN
AXA Workshop on InsurTech

Johannes Dick,  AXA Group Germany Corporate Development

InnoEnergy Investing in Sustainable Energy Workshop

Elena Bou,  Innovation Director of InnoEnergy

Monica Mateu,  Innovation Ecosystem & Development Manager

Lucienne Krose, Thematic Leader Smart Cities & Buildings at InnoEnergy

Joan Fages, Managing Partner at CXC Energia Renovable

David Comellas, CEO at AEInnova

Maria Sansigre, Investment Director at Demeter

Moderator: Matias Torrellas,  Portfolio Manager of InnoEnergy

– Accenture workshop on AI as an Innovation Ecosystem Engine (goes until 15:30)

Angel Morales, AI Iberia Lead in Accenture Technology

Jaime Mata Iriondo, Associate Director at Accenture Technology

Cyrille Bataller,  Managing Director – Emerging Technology at Accenture

Jose F. Aldana,  Artificial Intelligence Professor at the University of Malaga

Manuel Ruiz De
Quintanilla,  Partner and CTO of Aeorum

Eduardo Fernandez,  Investor and Board Member of BigML

Emilio Avilés,  CEO & Founder of Bloomium

EBAN Malaga Innovation Showcase
(Exposition area @ Greencities and HiDrone)
15:00 – 15:45 Workshops and Round Tables
(Parallel sessions)
Impact Investment as a Boost to Support Innovation in Emerging Markets

Jaap Spreeuwenberg, Managing Director of Hivos Impact Investments

Gert van Veldhuisen,  Director BiD Network Foundation

Venkata Gandikota,  Founder & President of The Nordic Frugal Innovation Society

Catalina Parra, Founder and Chair at Chandra3x

Hedda Pahlson Moller, EBAN Impact Chair

Cecile Sevrain, EBAN Impact
Program Officer

Moderator Martijn Blom, EBAN Impact Vice Chair

Gaming Industry Roundtable

Eneko Knorr,  Angel Investor, Founder and CEO of Ludei

Luis Quintans, CEO at BadLand Games

Ferran Puntí, Strategic Partnerships at Kerad Games

Moderator: Martin Jerch, Head of Department at the Financing and Investor Relations Office

How to Build a Billion Dollar Company
By Jeff Hoffman, Serial Entrepreneur and Global Mentor to Startups in over 100 Countries
CEE Community Roundtable

Davorin Stetner, President EBAN CEE and Chair CRANE

Branko Drobnak, VP EBAN CEE / Chair Slovenia Business Angels

Panagiotis Ketikidis, VP EBAN CEE and VP Hellenic Business Angels

Selma Prodavonic, EBAN Board Member, VP AAIA

Baybars Altuntas, Chairman TBAA and EBAN VP

Peter Hedges,  Senior Advisor, Cognitive Business at IBM

Connected Mobility Roundtable

Tom Horsey, Co-Founder Connected Mobility Hub

Ricardo de Lombas Rodríguez-Monte, Manager of Electric Vehicles and Business Development PSA

Sergio Diez, Co-founder Hub de Movilidad Conectada and Product Manager, Renault

LATAM and Spanish Investor Roundtable (In Spanish)

Jose Herrera, President AEBANCésar Bardaji, Angel InvestorMarcelo Roca,  Executive Coordinator XCALA

Albert Colomer, Co-Founder and Executive Director Business Angel Network Catalunya

Carles Florensa, Board Member ESADE BANJuan Alvarez de Lara, Founder Seed&Click and Vice President AEBAN

Miquel Costa, President Keiretsu Forum Spain

Moderator: Amparo De San Jose, Director of IESE BAN

15:45 – 16:00 Coffee and networking Break (optional for sessions still on going)
Auditorium (plenary room)
16:00 – 16:30 Investing like a Super Angel
Ari Korhonen, Angel Investor and Founder Lagoon Capital
Jose Martin Cabiedes, Angel Investor and Partner at Cabiedes & Partners SCR
Elissa Freiha, Angel Investor and Founder at WOMENA
Tom Schulz, Founder and CEO of AQAL AG
EBAN Malaga Innovation Showcase
(Exposition area @ Greencities and HiDrone)
16:30 – 16:45 Accelerating Global Companies
Keynote speech by Javier Placer, CEO Telefonica Open Future
16:45 – 17:00 EBAN Premiere Startup Competition
Baybars Altuntas, Vice President EBAN, Chairman of the Jury
Personiq, Vertequip S.A., Boolino, SEP Innovation Sp. z o.o., Netbeast
17:00 – 17:20 Corporate-Startup Collaboration: Myths Versus Reality in Open Innovation
Mara Harvey, CEO UBS Unique
Frederic Rombaut, Angel Investor and VC
Javier Placer,  CEO Telefonica Open Future
Elena Bou, Innovation Director InnoEnergy
Moderated by Alberto Onetti, Chairman & President at Mind the Bridge
EBAN Malaga Innovation Showcase
(Exposition area @ Greencities and HiDrone)
17:20 – 17:45 Making an Impact with your Investments
Keynote speech by Cyril Gouiffes, EIF Investment Manager for Venture Capital & Impact Investing
Keynote speech by Hedda Pahlson Moller, EBAN Impact Chair
17:45 – 18:15 The Future of Investing
How Crowdfunding and Angels can Work Together; Online Fundraising and Cross Boarder Platforms

Alexander Stoeckel, Partner at btov
Kaidi Ruusalepp Founder and CEO of Funderbeam
Lasse Makela, CEO and co-founder of Invesdor Ltd
Jan D. Oker-Blom, CEO of Finnish Business Angels Network and NordicBAN
Moderator: Charles Sidman, Angel Investor
20:00 – 22:00 EBAN GALA DINNER and Awards
Keynote speech by Francisco Javier Garzón, CEO of ICEX
Keynote speech from Bradley Mead, Ericsson Global Head of Managed Services & Network Design & Optimisation
08:00 – 09:00 EBAN Annual General Assembly
(For Members only)
08:00 – 09:30 WELCOME COFFEE AND REGISTRATION
Auditorium (plenary session)
09:20 – 09:40 The Future Unicorns and Tech Clusters
Keynote speech by Hugh Campbell, Founder and Managing Partner GP Bullhound
09:40 – 10:00 The Future of Media
Keynote speech by Gina Smith, Tech Guru, New York Times Bestselling Author of Apple Founder Steve Wozniak’s Biography
10:00 – 10:15

EBAN Premiere Startup Competition
Baybars Altuntas, Vice President EBAN, Chairman of the Jury
MediaBank, Relendo, Binfluencer, Capster, Sekg

10:15 – 10:45

The Future of Space
Anthony Clarke, CEO of Angel Capital Group, Co-Founder/Managing Partner of Seraphim Capital and Seraphim Space Fund
Mark Boggett, CEO of Seraphim Capital
Rainer Horn, Managing Partner of SpaceTec Capital Partners GmbH
Nick Appleyard, ESA Head of Integrated Applications and Downstream Services Department
Uli Fricke, Managing General Partner and Founder Triangle VC
Raúl Verdú CoFounder of PLD Space
Kalle Vähä-Jaakkola, CEO & Co-founder of Space Nation
Moderator: Candace Johnson, EBAN President , SES -ASTRA Co-initiator and Architect, SES GLOBAL

10:45 – 11:00

EBAN Premiere Startup Competition
Baybars Altuntas, Vice President EBAN, Chairman of the Jury
Aeroxo, Earth Cube, 360Visualizer, “Most Investible Company”, “One to Watch Company”

11:00 – 11:20

Women Business Angels

Anu Bhardwaj,  Founder of Women INVESTING in Women DIGITAL & The State of Women Institute
Elissa Freiha, Angel Investor and Founder at WOMENA
Selma Prodanovic, Founder of 1 Million Startups

11:20 – 12:15

Investing in Spain

Maria Jesus Fernandez, Director of Finance & Investor Relations at ICEX-Invest in Spain
Bruno Fernandez Scrimieri, CEO of ENISA,
Eneko Knorr, Angel Investor, Founder and CEO of Ludei
Felix Ruiz, Executive Chairman JobandTalent, Co-founder Tuenti
Moderator: Javier Ulecia, Founding Partner of Bullnet Capital

Spanish Business Angels – Latest Investment Trends in Spain

César Bardaji, Angel Investor
Albert Colomer, Co-Founder and Executive Director Business Angel Network Catalunya
Juan Roure, Founder and President IESE BAN
Carles Florensa, Board Member ESADE BAN, Angel Investor and Entrepreneur
Juan Alvarez de Lara, Founder Seed&Click and Vice President AEBAN
Miquel Costa, President Keiretsu Forum Spain
Moderator: Jose Herrera, President AEBAN

12:20 – 12:30 Coffee Break
12:30 – 13:30 Workshops and Round Tables
(Parallel sessions)
Workshop on Making Follow on Rounds
Frederic Rombaut, Angel Investor and VC
Workshop on Investing in Space Technologies
Anthony Clarke, CEO of Angel Capital Group, Co-Founder/Managing Partner of Seraphim Capital and Seraphim Space FundMarkBoggett, CEO of Seraphim CapitalRainer Horn, Managing Partner of SpaceTec Capital Partners GmbHNick Appleyard, ESA Head of Integrated Applications and Downstream Services Department

Uli Fricke, Managing General Partner and Founder Triangle VC

Moderator: Candace Johnson, EBAN President , SES -ASTRA Co-initiator and Architect, SES GLOBAL

How Governments can effectively support angel communities and entrepreneurs: Lessons from Quebec

Louis Saint-Jacques, President of Archimède Solutions and  co-founder Anges Québec

Ignacio Punte, Policy Officer  European Commission, DG RTD – Unit in charge of SMEs, Financial Instruments and State Aids

Ana Barjasic, EU Project Director at EBAN

Mathias Fillion,  Anima Investment Network

The Africa, MENA and LATAM opportunity – How to tap into these booming markets

Tomi Davies, President African Business Angel Network

Elissa Freiha, Founder of WOMENA

Marcelo Roca,  Executive Coordinator XCALA

David Van Dijk, Managing Director of African Business Angels Network

Investing in Spain, Andalusia and in Malaga
Maria Jesus  Fernandez, Director of Finance & Investor Relations at ICEX-Invest in SpainMarc Sanderson, Director of International Economic Development for the City of MalagaElena Gallego,  Head of the Investment Promotion Division – Invest in AndalucíaLourdes Cruz, Director of Business Development & Investment Promotion, Parque Tecnologico de Andalucia

María García Vilches , Promotion Executive, Turismo y Planificación Costa del Sol

Manuel Jesús Rodríguez Coordinator of  Investments, Inverseed

Moderator: Javier Ulecia, Founding Partner of Bullnet Capital

Best Practices for Angel Networks
GUST Workshop
Julien Tubbs, Head of  Business Development – EMEA at Gust
InnoEnergy Workshop:  Working with Entrepreneurs- Learning How to Assess Entrepreneurial Competencies

Monica Mateu,  Innovation Ecosystem & Development Manager

Alberto Gonzalez, Innovation Ecosystem and Development Project Manager at InnoEnergy

Ingvar Eriksson,  Business Creation Officer at InnoEnergy

KNOW HOW 2 IP in Startups:
An ultimate short guide to IP elements for startup entrepreneurs & investors
Jelena Vester, Angel Investor and Business Lawyer
ROOM auditorium
13:30 – 14:00 Global View on Angel Investing

Tomi Davies, ABAN President
Yuri Navarro, CEO NACO Canada
Louis Saint-Jacques, President of Archimède Solutions and  co-founder Anges Québec
Kevin Morningstar, General Partner at Rockies Venture Fund
Marcelo Roca,  Executive Coordinator XCALA
Selma Prodanovic, Founder at 1 Million Startups

14:00 – 14:30 Grand Finale to EBAN Malaga 2017 and Awards for Startup Competition
Marbella Tech Angels Seed Investment Prize
Ericsson Garage Prize
Minerva Prize
Caveat Abogados Prize
Special Announcements
14:30 – 15:30 LUNCH
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