ICT VentureGate Brokerage Event for SMEs and Innovation Investors in Brussels, Belgium
4 October 2011 - 5 October 2011
Austria
A thematic discussion on the "Issues and Challenges of ICT SMEs in Accessing Public/Private Funding" will open the first day’s session. This will be followed by coaching of the participating ICT SMEs by European experts on how to prepare and improve the company's business pitch and project presentations. Time will also be set for networking and meetings.
On the second day, a panel discussion with Commissioner Neelie Kroes on "How can we create an effective complementarity between public and private funding to help ICT SMEs grow rapidly" will precede the presentations of project by the SMEs. Subsequently, one-to one meetings between investors and SMEs will take place, allowing sharing interests and promoting follow-up and project uptake.
Registrants to the Brokerage Event will thus have a privileged access to promising projects in advanced ICT technologies, and will be able to join discussion on challenges of private equity financing of R&D results and ICT investment ideas. This will also present them with the opportunity to learn about the ICT VentureGate project and what it can do for them.
ICT VentureGate is an FP7 project, aiming to facilitate financing of ICT SMEs to commercialise the results of their R&D, in particular outcome stemming from participation in the European Union’s Framework Programs.
ICT VentureGate is a part of ICT Finance MarketPlace Cluster.
For more information, supplementary information and the preliminary program please visit the ICT VENTUREGATE project: www.ictventuregate.eu
Contact information: Simona Dzikauskaite, project coordinator, simonadzwork@gmail.com
On the second day, a panel discussion with Commissioner Neelie Kroes on "How can we create an effective complementarity between public and private funding to help ICT SMEs grow rapidly" will precede the presentations of project by the SMEs. Subsequently, one-to one meetings between investors and SMEs will take place, allowing sharing interests and promoting follow-up and project uptake.
Registrants to the Brokerage Event will thus have a privileged access to promising projects in advanced ICT technologies, and will be able to join discussion on challenges of private equity financing of R&D results and ICT investment ideas. This will also present them with the opportunity to learn about the ICT VentureGate project and what it can do for them.
ICT VentureGate is an FP7 project, aiming to facilitate financing of ICT SMEs to commercialise the results of their R&D, in particular outcome stemming from participation in the European Union’s Framework Programs.
ICT VentureGate is a part of ICT Finance MarketPlace Cluster.
For more information, supplementary information and the preliminary program please visit the ICT VENTUREGATE project: www.ictventuregate.eu
Contact information: Simona Dzikauskaite, project coordinator, simonadzwork@gmail.com