European Venture Contest Final 2018

Venture Academy and Masterclasses Programme

Monday 10 December 2018

12:00 Venture Academy and Masterclasses Registration & Lunch
Venue : Orrick, Heinrich-Heine-Allee 12, Düsseldorf, 40213
12:45 Welcome by Hosts and Elevator Pitches of Experts
Room: K1 & K2
Speaker:
Iana Dobreva-Faria ( Tech Tour)
Sven Greulich ( Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe)
13:30 Break to Change Rooms
13:45
Taking the next step via an IPO
Understanding the pros and cons of an IPO compared to VC fundraising; How to prepare for an IPO: building up an equity story, finding the right partners, structure and costs of an IPO; What to expect from life after the IPO?
Room: K1
Speaker:
Sebastian Grabert ( Euronext)
Data Privacy and Labour Law
Must Haves for European Startups and the Top Ten Pitfalls in Data Privacy and Employment Law to Avoid.
Room: K2
Speaker:
Christian Schroeder ( Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe)
Andre Zimmermann ( Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe)
Healthcare
Room: K9
Digital
Room: K7
Cleantech
Room: K4
15:15 Coffee Break
16:00
The Art of Pitching Your Idea
Coming up with a good idea is one thing - but convincing others to back you is another. And we often make it hard for ourselves by not giving our ideas what they need to be bought by others. This is where the PITCH comes in. 
Entrepreneurs must be able to successfully pitch to investors. Investors must pitch to LPs. Business executives must be able to successfully pitch ideas and products to customers, to management and to their own teams. Join us in this workshop where you will learn some outrageous and practical pitch hacks that can re-invent how you communicate about your business and allow you to give your ideas their best shot at succeeding.
Room: K2
Speaker:
Rick Salmon ( Voiceable)
Term Sheet Negotiations
Including Latest Trends in Germany and Flipping a European Startup into a U.S. Delaware Inc.
Room: K1
Speaker:
Olivier Edwards ( Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe)
Sven Greulich ( Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe)
Healthcare
Room: K9
17:30 Networking drinks Venture Academy and Masterclasses
18:00 End of the dry-runs and master classes Transfer by bus to CCD StadtHalle