Program October 3

08.30 Registration opens

09.00 Program starts

Introduction and welcoming addresses
Agneta Marell, Deputy vice-chancellor, Umeå University
Magnus Aronsson, Managing Director, ESBRI
Randy Mitchell, Senior Strategist for Private Equity and Venture Capital, U.S. Department of Commerce

The role of academia in commercialization
Anders Flodström, Professor, Royal Institute of Technology

Your business model – this is what to think about!
Kimberlie Cerrone, Founder and CEO, Tiatros
Clare Fairfield, Chairman of the Venture Capital Institute

10.20 Coffee break and networking

10.50 Taking your idea to the market – the role of Venture Capital
Andrew Farquharson, Managing Director, InCube Ventures

Crowdfunding – The new trend in financing innovation
Sara Hanks, Co-founder and CEO, CrowdCheck

11.45 Lunch and networking

12.45 Is it possible to create a Silicon Valley outside of the Bay Area?
Kimberlie Cerrone, Founder and CEO, Tiatros
Peter Cohn, Partner, Orrick
Clare Fairfield, Chairman of the Venture Capital Institute
Andrew Farquharson, Managing Director, InCube Ventures

14.00 Coffee with the speakers
We will end the day with discussions over coffee. You will get the opportunity to talk to the participants in the U.S. delegation in smaller groups.