2009 saw the launch of the highly successful
Geek’n Rolla. More than 300 participants gathered in
London for a full day of ‘speed’ presentations,
interactive discussions and TechCrunch Pitch. 2010
will see the return of Geek’n Rolla with the day
dedicated to startups.
To attend the conference - buy your tickets here!
After party is included!
To attend the after party only - go to www.amiando.com/gknrparty
PROGRAMME
08.45 Registration
09.30 Opening remarks
Mike Butcher, TechCrunch Europe
“How to Dive Bomb
The European Tech Scene In 5 minutes Flat”
09.35 Keynote & Discussion
Tommy Ahlers, ex-ZYB now Vodafone
“Exit: The How, When
And Why Of Exiting Your Startup”
Then joint discussion with
Anil Hansjee, Head of Corporate Development – Google
EMEA
Chair: Mike Butcher
09.55 Presentation
Jason Trost, Smarkets
“Nobody told me: practical startup advice”
10.10 Presentation
Pete Smith, Songkick
“Hiring And Recruiting In Startups”
10.25 Startup Launch Pitches
Judges
Eileen Burbidge, Angel
Irena Goldenberg, Highland
Capital Partners
Josh Bell, Dawn Capital
Daniel Heaf,
4IP
Inma Martinez, Stradbroke Advisors
11.00 Morning coffee break
11.30 Presentation
Nigel Eccles, Fanduel.com
“Customer Development for startups”
11.45 Investment Panel
“Early stage investing right now”
Stefan Glaenzer,
Angel
Sean Seton Rogers, PRO Founders
Mattias Ljungman, Atomico Ventures
Michael Jackson, Mangrove Capital
Dharmash Mistry, Balderton Capital
12.25 Startup Launch Pitches
Judges
Paul Fisher, Advent Ventures
Ari Wegter,
LoveFilm Co-Founder
Bindi Karia, Microsoft BizSpark
Sean
Seton-Rogers, PROFounders
Lea Bajc, Northzone Ventures
13.00 Lunch
14.10 Keynote
Ben Tompkins, Eden Ventures
“How not to pitch a VC”
14.25 Presentation
“The disruptive opportunities for startups in mobile, and
getting traction fast”
Ewan MacLeod, editor of Mobile Industry Review
14.40 Presentation
Nick Bell, Quick.TV
“How to manage PR when you’re a startup”
14.55 Startup Launch Pitches
Judges
Brent Hoberman, MyDeco & PROFounders
Reshma
Sohoni, Seedcamp
Dominic Monkhouse, PEER 1 Hosting
Stefan
Glaenzer, Angel
Elizabeth Varley, TechHub
15.30 Afternoon coffee break
16.00 Presentation
Lukas Gadowski, Team Europe
“How to extend you
startup to Germany”
16.15 Presentation
Cedric Giorgi, Goojet
“Launching your service into the
French Market”
16.30 Presentation
Alicia Navarro, Co Founder, Skimlinks,
“The trials of the
US funding trail for European startups”
16.45 Presentation & Discussion
Morten Lund, Skye investor & serial
entrereneur
“Rebels With A Cause”
Then joint
discussion with Michael Birch, Founder, Bebo
Chair: Mike Butcher
17.15 Closing remarks
17.20 End of conference
19.30 After party, Central London venue
Venue:
Park Plaza Westminster Bridge - 200
Westminster Bridge Road,
London SE1 7UT, 0844 415 6790
Venue
URL: http://www.parkplaza.com/hotels/gbwestmi
Map:
http://tinyurl.com/gknrmap
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Startup demo tables:
Includes demo table in conference
networking/breakout area with wifi internet access and 2 delegate
passes to GKNR and after party. Please choose the 'Startup demo
table' ticket category above.
£400 if booked by 10th April 2010
£500 if booked after 10th April
2010
Sponsorship Opportunities
Please contact Petra Johansson petra
(at) twistedtree.co.uk for further details.
Press
If you are a member of the press
wanting to cover the event, please contact Rassami Hok Ljungberg
on rassami (at) rassami.com.
Editorial/Programme
Editorial queries related to the
programme and TechCrunch Pitch! at the event should be directed to
Mike Butcher,
http://uk.techcrunch.com/about
.
Ticket queries
Any questions relating to tickets,
please contact Petra Johansson on petra (at)
twistedtree.co.uk or Rebecca McRobb on rebecca (at) twistedtree.co.uk.
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