TechCrunch Geek'n'Rolla

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TechCrunch - Geek'n Rolla

TechCrunch UK & Europe is hosting the one day conference 'Geek'n Rolla' in London on 21^st April 2009. The event will include a series of panel discussions, interactive sessions, keynote presentations and TechCrunch Pitch! The event is aimed to bring together startups, investors and key industry players for intensive panel debates and lots of networking (TechCrunch Style)!

Editorial enquiries about being on the speaker panels can be directed to Mike Butcher, European Editor, TechCrunch contactable at http://uk.techcrunch.com/about.

Venue

RIBA (Royal Institute of British Architects)

66, Portland Place
London
W1B 1AD   

Nearest Tube: Regents Park, Great Portland Street and Oxford Circus

Map: http://tinyurl.com/cmfyy9

The venue/location for the networking party will be sent to registered attendees prior to the event.

Tickets

To attend the conference and networking party, tickets will be £95 for the full day conference (£75 early bird registration fee applies to a limited number of tickets). To attend the evening networking reception only, we will release tickets closer to the time subject to availability and will be asking for a nominal cover charge to minimise no-shows. Attendee identification will be checked at the door. Due to the strong demand for tickets, we regret tickets are not transferable and not refundable. If you use your name to purchase multiple tickets, your guests must arrive with you to check in at the door. If you show up at the event without a valid ticket, TechCrunch reserves the right to charge the full ticket price £95 plus £15 administration fee to allow access to the event.

Press

If you are a member of the press wanting to cover the event, please contact Rassami Hok Ljungberg .

Sponsorship

We have a few sponsorship opportunities and there will be a dedicated exhibition area available for companies to show off their products. If you are interested in sponsoring or exhibiting at the event, please contact Petra Johansson .

Speaking Opportunities

Editorial enquiries about being on the speaker panels or to apply to participate in TechCrunch Pitch! can be directed to Mike Butcher, European Editor, TechCrunch contactable at http://uk.techcrunch.com/about.

PROGRAMME: Geek'n Rolla

10.00 Registration - Coffee and Tea

10.20 Opening Remarks

10.25 Keynote Presentation:  "The Final Countdown - Europe: The Good, the Bad and the SuperBaad" Inma Martinez, Stradbroke Advisors - Digital Media Strategist & Venture Capital Investor

10.45 SPEED SPEECH:  "Boulevard of Broken Dreams - Recession business models for tech startups" Reshma Sohoni, Seedcamp

11.00 SPEED SPEECH: "Hey you, get off of my cloud - Launching your startup on a cloud computing infrastructure" Joe Drumgoole, Putplace.com

11.15 Panel Discussion: "Balancing Tech Culture: Getting more women involved in tech startups"

Moderator:

Cate Sevilla, BitchBuzz

Panellists:
Leisa Reichelt, User experience consultant
Sophie Cox, Worldeka.com
Paul Walsh, OpenSoho (networking event) & Entrepreneur
Zuzanna Pasierbinska-Wilson, Huddle.net

Nacéra Benfedda, Viadeo

12.00 SPEED SPEECH: "Money! - Monetising your startup from the word go with advertising and affiliates" Joe Stepniewski, Skimlinks

12.10 SPEED SPEECH: "The Masterplan - How to hire a team of peers" Andy McLoughlin, CEO Huddle.net

12.20 SPEED SPEECH: "What's the frequency Kenneth? - The trials of a mobile apps startup" Jof Arnold, CEO Gymfu.com

12.30 Lunch and Networking

13.30 Keynote Presentation: "Get on your boots - Bootstrapping, Scaling and Cashflow" William Reeve

13.50 Keynote Presentation: "Taxman - To VC or not to VC - That is the question" Fred Destin, Atlas Ventures

14.10 - SPEED SPEECH: "We Don't Need No Education - Geek Tools, A Primer" Ian Hogarth, CEO, Songkick.com

14.20 Panel Discussion: "Start Me Up - How to be a startup that wins, excites and keeps users coming back for more"

Panellists:
Ryan Carson, Future of Web Apps / Carsonified
Nic Brisbourne, DFJ Esprit (Venuture capital)
Keiran O'Neil, CEO Playfire.com
Wendy White, CEO Moonfruit

15.10 Coffee break

15.35 SPEED SPEECH: "Angel of Harlem - Funding and how to handle Angels" Nick Halstead, CEO Favorit

15.45 SPEED SPEECH: "Born in the US - Launching your startup in the US - when you're actually in Scotland" Nigel Eccles, CEO Hubdub

15.55 SPEED SPEECH: "What a Waster - Embrace your failure: 10 Mistakes I Make Running My Startups" Andrew Scott, Rummble

16.05 SPEED SPEECH: "Hey now, what you doing - Usability / UX / Call it what you like: What startups most often get wrong and what they should do about it'" Leisa Reichelt, Freelance user experience consultant

16.15 TechCrunch Pitch! sponsored by UK Trade & Investment

(8-10 Startups pitch - to be announced)
Pitch judges:
Doug Richard, School for Startups
Julie Meyer, Entrepreneur Country

17.25 Closing Remarks

19.00 Networking Party

 

TechCrunch UK will be hosting TechCrunch Geek'n'Rolla', an event organised by TwistedTree in association with rassami .

 

Pitch! Workshop – 7^th April 2009, Sponsored by UK Trade & Investment

The TechCrunch event on the 21^st April 2009 will provide a small number of start up companies with the opportunity to pitch to investors and key industry people. These people are frequently being pitched to and often complain about the quality of the presentations they see. 

The preparation workshop that is held at British Library IP & Business Centre on 7^th April 2009 is designed to make sure that your pitch hits the mark. Topics covered will include

• How to put the pitch presentation together and what to include
• Guidance and feedback on delivery skills
• Overcoming nerves
• How to maximise the networking opportunity at the event

 

Julie Collins will facilitate the workshop and has worked with many different companies across different sectors - including IT, Creative industries and Environmental goods and services - to prepare pitches to international companies and BBC production companies for example.

 

If you are interested in participating in the Pitch! workshop, please contact petra (at) twistedtree.co.uk. Only qualified startups may apply to participate in this workshop. Startups will be able to chose to join the morning session (10.00-13.00)or the afternoon session (14.00-17.00). A maximum of 2 participants per startup may attend. Please note that participation in the Pitch! workshop does not guarantee that your startup will be pitching at TechCrunch Pitch! on 21^st April 2009. The TechCrunch editorial team reserves the right to select the pitching startups.

 

UKTI

UK Trade & Investment is the government organisation that helps UK-based companies succeed in the global economy.

We also help overseas companies bring their high quality investment to the UK’s dynamic economy – acknowledged as Europe’s best place from which to succeed in global business.

UK Trade & Investment offers expertise and contacts through its extensive network of specialists in the UK, and in British embassies and other diplomatic offices around the world. We provide companies with the tools  they require to be competitive on the world stage. 

For further information please visit www.uktradeinvest.gov.uk or telephone +44 (0)20 7215 8000.