8:30 – 9:00
Registration and Breakfast Buffet
9:00 – 9:10
Chairman’s Welcome & Word from Sponsor
Conference Chair: Jon Scott, Chairman - Corum Group
Platinum Sponsor: Corum Group
Gold Sponsor: CMS
9:10 – 9:30
Top Ten Disruptive Technology Trends
Will they put you out of business?
Jon Scott, Chairman - Corum Group
9:30 – 10:15
Venture Capital Panel
Investors share strategies that can help Tech companies get funded
Maria Dramalioti-Taylor, Managing Partner – Beacon Capital
Matti Kanninen, Managing Partner – Butterfly Ventures
Vinoth Jayakumar, Investment Director – Draper Esprit
Moderator: Nina Seghatoleslami, Vice President – Corum Group
10:15 – 10:30
The Language Effect
Advanced AI-powered copywriting technology
Parry Malm, CEO – Phrasee
10:30 – 10:45
Extending People’s Lives with AI
Advanced clinical and biomarker data analytics technology
Dr. Mohammad Afshar, CEO – Ariana Pharma
10:45 – 11:00
Networking Break
11:00 – 11:15
The Perfect Storm
Rare conditions in the Tech market creating unprecedented opportunities for entrepreneurs
Allan Wilson, Sr. Vice President - Corum Group
11:15 – 12:00
Private Equity Panel
How to benefit from PE’s record cash and what you should be mindful of
Maurice Hernandez, Principal – Accel KKR
Yasemin Arik, Principal – HGCapital
Gilbert Kamieniecky, Managing Director and Head of Private Equity - Technology – Investcorp
Moderator: Mattias Borg, Vice President – Corum Group
12:00 – 13:00
Networking Lunch
13:00 – 13:30
Term Sheets
Critical things to consider
Tom Jameson, Partner - CMS
13:30 – 14:15
Buyers’ Panel
Do you have what the buyers want?
Joshua Rowe, Head of M&A - ClearCourse Partnership
Frédéric Leridon, VP Business Development - SAP
Michael D’Onofrio, M&A Director - Unit4
Moderator: Anthony Waller, Corporate Partner, Technology - CMS
14:15 – 15:00
Sellers’ Panel
Advice from CEOs who sold – How to prepare for an exit
Oskar Kristiansen, CEO - Bizview Systems
Petrus Pennanen, CEO & Founder – Leiki
Moderator: Julius Telaranta, Sr. Vice President - Corum Group
15:00 – 15:15
Networking Break
15:15 – 15:45
Mythbusting IPOs
James Clark, Head of Tech & Lifesciences, Equity Primary Markets - London Stock Exchange Group
15:45 – 16:30
Valuations & Process
What are you worth and how do you get it?
Jaber Tannay, Vice President - Corum Group
16:30 – 16:45
Chairman’s Closing Comments
16:45 – 18:00
Cocktail Networking Reception