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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.


- M&A Market Update & 2021 Top 10 Disruptive Tech Trends

- Investors Panel: Will your strategy get funded?

- Tech Valuation Metrics: What is your company worth& how do you get it?

- Buyers Panel: Do you have what they want?

- Sellers Panel: Advice from CEOs who've sold

- The Merger Experience

Tech Growth & Exit Strategies: Europe

Jan 28, 2021

Agenda

12:30 - 12:55
Login Grace Period

13:00
Welcome & Opening Remarks

Barbara Momboeuf, Conference Director WFS 

Jaber Tannay, Conference chair & Senior Vice President Corum Group (Platinum Sponsor)

13:15 – 13:35
M&A Market Update & 2021 Top 10 Disruptive Tech Trends: Is it time to exit?

Tim Goddard, Executive Vice President Corum Group


13:35 – 14:35
Investors Panel: Will your strategy get funded?

Matti Kanninen, Co-Founder and Managing Partner Butterfly Ventures

Bindi Karia, Venture Partner Draper Esprit

David Barbour, Managing Partner FPE Capital

James Downing, Director of Venture Capital Services Silicon Valley Bank

Cyril Bertrand, Managing Partner XAnge

Moderator: Nina Seghatoleslami, Senior Vice President Corum Group


14:35 – 14:50
Tech Valuation Metrics: What is your company worth & how do you get it?

Yasmin Khodamoradi, Director of Valuation Services Corum Group

14:50 – 15:00
The Merger Experience & Short Break


15:05 – 16:05
Buyers Panel:
Do you have what they want?

Jon Koplin, Managing Director Cisco Investments

Hadar Keren, Director, Corp Dev Nice Systems

Marina Barbir, Corp M&A EMEA PWC

Moderator: Richard Harris, Vice President Corum Group

16:10 – 17:00
Sellers Panel: Advice from CEOs who’ve sold & how to prepare for an exit

Fred Hermans, Former CEO, Every Angle

Domenico Crapanzano, CEO Fing Limited

Tao Bauer, Managing Director Mailtastic 

Mark Willems, CEO Minddistrict

Moderator: Jon Scott, Chairman & Managing Director Corum Group

17:00 - 18:00

Closing Remarks & Virtual Happy Hour via Kumospace

Speakers

Corum Group

Fred Hermans

Vice President

Silicon Valley Bank 

James Downing

Director of VC Services

Cisco Investments

Jon Koplin

Managing Director

Corum Group

Jon Scott

Chairman

Fing Limited

Domenico Crapanzano

CEO

Mark Willems

CEO

PwC

Marina Barbir

Corp. M&A EMEA

Draper Esprit

Bindi Karia

Venture Partner

Corum Group

Timothy Goddard

Executive Vice President, Corporate Strategies

Corum Group

Jaber Tannay

Senior Vice President

Mailtastic

Tao Bauer

Managing Director

Nice Systems

Hadar Keren

Dir. of Corp Dev.

Butterfly Ventures

Matti Kanninen

Managing Partner

FPE Capital 

David Barbour

Managing Partner

Corum Group

Yasmin Khodamoradi

Vice President, Valuation Services

XAnge

Cyril Bertrand

Managing Partner

Corum Group

Richard Harris

Vice President

Sponsors

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