GXS Europe 2020 Virtual
Jun 25, 2020
GXS Europe 2020 Virtual
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6:00 PM
11:00 PM
BST
The flagship WFS Tech Conference for CEOs, founders, and investors of software and IT companies, covering Tech M&A: investment, growth, strategy, buyouts, sales, and mergers. Insights from: private equity, VC, angels, strategic buyers, M&A advisors, and CEOs who’ve had a successful exit.
2020 Top Ten Disruptive Tech Trends
VC Panel: Will your strategy get funded?
Tech Valuation Metrics: What are you worth?
Buyers Panel: Do you have what they want?
Sellers Panel: Advice from CEOs who've sold.
Succession Planning: Selling during troubled times
Agenda
Speakers
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CEO & Founder
Petrus Pennanen
Vice President
Richard Harris
Founding Partner
Shawn McMorran
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Principal, Origination
Thomas Seddon
Executive Vice President, Corporate Strategies
Timothy Goddard
Partner
Vinoth Jayakumar
Managing Partner
Matti Kanninen
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Head of Retail Tech Invesments
Miguel Bagulho
Senior Vice President
Nina Seghatoleslami
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GM
Erik Lidman
Dir. of Corp Dev.
Hadar Keren
Partner
Hussein Kanji
Senior Vice President
Jaber Tannay
Executive Director - Client Services
Joel Espelien
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VP, Group M&A & Strategy
Andrew Binstead
Partner
Anton Waitz
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Former CEO & Owner
Arne Bergby
M&A, Corp Dev Lead
Benoit Junique
Founder & CEO
Bruce Milne
Partner
Daniel Keiper-Knorr
Sponsors
12:40-1:00
Login Grace Period
1:00
Welcome & Opening Remarks
WFS: Barbara Momboeuf
Conference Chair: Jon Scott, Corum Group (Platinum Sponsor)
1:05-1:25
2020 Top Ten Disruptive Technology Trends: Will they put you out of business?
Jaber Tannay, Corum Group
1:25-2:25
VC Panel: Will your strategy get funded?
Matti Kanninen, Managing Partner – Butterfly Ventures
Vinoth Jayakumar, Partner – Draper Esprit
Hussein Kanji, Partner – Hoxton Ventures
Miguel Bagulho, Head of Retail Tech Investments – Sonae IM
Anton Waitz, Partner, Project-A
Daniel Keiper-Kerr, Partner - Speedinvest
Moderator: Nina Seghatoleslami, SVP, Corum Group
2:30-2:55
Tech Valuations & COVID19: What is your company worth?
Joel Espelien, Exec. Director, Corum Group
2:55-3:05
Short Break
3:15-4:15
Buyers Panel: Do you have what they want?
Andrew Binstead, VP, Group M&A & Strategy - IFS
Shawn McMorran, Founding Partner - Navora Capital
Hadar Keren, Director, Corp. Dev. – Nice Systems
Thomas Seddon, Principal, Origination – Riverside Europe Partners LLP
Benoit Junique, M&A/Corp Dev Lead, Accenture
Moderator: Richard Harris, Vice President, Corum Group
4:20-5:20
Sellers Panel: Advice from CEOs who’ve sold & how to prepare for an exit
Arne Bergby, Former CEO & Owner - InfoVest Systempartner
Erik Lidman, GM – Bizview Systems AB acquired by insightsoftware
Petrus Pennanen, CEO - Leiki acquired by DoubleVerify
Moderator: Julius Telaranta, Sr. Vice President, Corum Group
5:20-5:45
Succession Planning: Selling During Troubled Times
Bruce Milne, CEO, Corum Group
Daniel Bernstein, EVP, Corum Group