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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

GXS Europe 2020 Virtual

Jun 25, 2020

Agenda

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

Speakers

Corum Group

Jaber Tannay

Senior Vice President

Corum Group

Bruce Milne

Founder & CEO

Corum Group

Richard Harris

Regional Managing Director

Corum Group

Timothy Goddard

Executive Vice President, Corporate Strategies

Corum Group

Nina Seghatoleslami

Senior Vice President

Project - A

Anton Waitz

Partner

Leiki

Petrus Pennanen

CEO & Founder

Sonae IM

Miguel Bagulho

Head of Retail Tech Invesments

Hoxton Ventures

Hussein Kanji

Partner

Bizview Systems

Erik Lidman

GM

IFS

Andrew Binstead

VP, Group M&A & Strategy

Accenture

Benoit Junique

M&A, Corp Dev Lead

Navora Capital

Shawn McMorran

Founding Partner

The Riverside Company

Thomas Seddon

Principal, Origination

InfoVest Systempartner

Arne Bergby

Former CEO & Owner

Draper Esprit

Vinoth Jayakumar

Partner

Speedinvest

Daniel Keiper-Knorr

Partner

Nice Systems

Hadar Keren

Dir. of Corp Dev.

Butterfly Ventures

Matti Kanninen

Managing Partner

Corum Group

Joel Espelien

Executive Director - Client Services

Sponsors

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