Date: 16 September 2010
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A brand-new one-day conference for entrepreneurs, investors, corporate venturers, government officials and media that showcase the wealth of UK innovation in the creative industries and gets to the heart of the issues affecting entrepreneurs and investors who are shaping the future of the technological innovation.

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Hear from serial entrepreneurs and investors & lend your voice to the debate. Where are the hotspots for enterprise? Is Britain’s innovation infrastructure self-sustaining? What can UK entrepreneurs learn from their Silicon Valley counterparts? And what can they give back?

Register to secure your place at the most ambitious and energizing event taking place for UK entrepreneurs this autumn. Join us on 16 September 2010 in the heart of Manchester – birthplace of the computer and home to one of the UK’s largest and most thriving media hubs.

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Agenda

07.45 Networking breakfast & refreshments

08.30 Welcome & Introduction
- David Rowan, Editor, Wired UK
- Tim Hames, Head of Communication, Public Affairs & Campaigns, BVCA

08.40 1st Address
Noted Futurologist

09.10 Head to Head Interview: Seed Investors – Bringing European Entrepreneurs Together
- Stefan Gläenzer, Serial Entrepreneur & Investor
- David Rowan, Editor, Wired UK

09.35 2nd Address : Content V Commerce: Monetizing the digital opportunity
Speakers to be announced

10.00 1st Panel: What are the hotspots of innovation and what are the challenges and opportunities?
- Robin Shenfield, CEO, The Mill
- CEOs from different sectors within the creative industries.

10.45 Networking break & refreshments

11.05 2nd Panel: What are investors looking for, and how will they shape the creative and digital space in the UK and Europe?
- Julie Meyer, Founder & CEO, Ariadne Capital
- Paul Kanaerack, Head of Ventures, Fremantle Media
- Nic Brisbourne, Partner, DFJ Espirit

11.40 3rd Panel: From innovation clusters to media cities, from taxation to regulation: how is Europe and the UK’s infrastructure helping entrepreneurs compete on a global scale?
- Matt Mead, Managing Director of Investments
- Susan Woodward OBE, Creative Media Champion for Manchester & Project Director, Sharp Project

12.05 Keynote Address: Entrepreneurship – Beauty or Beast?
- Sean Seaton-Rogers, Founder & General Partner, PROfounders Capital

12.35 Lunch

13.35 Breakout Sessions

Stream I: Digital Entertainment Forum
- Alex Connock, Chief Executive, Ten Alps Plc
- Ron Berryman, CEO, Canvas Technology
- Jane Weedon, Head of Business Development , Future Media and Technology, BBC

Stream II: Multi-channel Gaming Forum

Stream III: Music Forum
- Phil Coen, CEO, In the City
- James Fitzherbert-Brockholes, CFO, Kobalt Music
- Steve Purdham, CEO, We7

14.15 Breakout Sessions

Stream I: Social Networking/Media Forum
- Sherry Coutu, Entrepreneur & Angel Investor

Stream II: Corporate Venturing Forum

Stream III: Intelelctual Property Rights

15.40 Networking break and refreshments

16.05 Connecting North America’s creative industry with the UK’s: what does the future hold and what can be learnt?

Panel Discussion
- Panel of Silicon Valley PE/VC professionals, CEOs of creative industry/digital firms and potentially a representative from continental Europe

16.40 Keynote Address
Key government representative

17.15 Closing Remarks & Thanks (BVCA Chairman)
- Hugh Lenon, Managing Partner, Phoenix Equity Partners and Chairman, BVCA

17.30 Networking Drinks Reception

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