| 8:15 | Morning Coffee |
8:45 |
Opening Remarks From The Chairman |
| | Ali Erfan, Senior Advisor, Ithmar Capital |
9:00 |
Keynote Speech |
| | The World Of Innovation And Venture Capital In Sustainable Economic Development
Patrick von Bargen, Chief Executive Officer, Centre for Venture Education |
9:40 |
The Google Story: Fireside Chat With Joe Lacob, Partner – Kleiner Perkins Caufield Byers |
| | Kleiner Perkins Caufield Byers is perhaps the most legendary venture capital company in Silicon Valley. It was the first investor and venture capital force behind household name companies such as Google, Hyperion, Amazon.com, Intel, Symantec, Sun Microsystems, Lotus, Juniper Networks and Palm. In this fireside chat, Joe Lacob will tell the story of KPCB and Google and what it takes to be such a prolific success builder. |
10:30 |
Networking And Refreshment Break |
11:00 |
PANEL DISCUSSION |
| | The Development Of A Venture Capital Industry
Panelists:
Deborah Magid, Director – Software Strategy , IBM Venture Capital Group
Morten Lund, Co-Founder & Managing Partner, LundXY, Global Ventures
Patrick Chung, Partner, NEA (tbc) |
11:45 |
PANEL DISCUSSION |
| | Encouraging A Venture Capital Industry In The GCC – Exploiting The Full Potential Of This Emerging Sector
Moderator: Walid Bakr, Director, Riyada Ventures
Panelists:
Dr. Ahmad Al Ghazawi, President & Chief Executive Officer, Trium Pharma
Dr. Adnan Al Sultan, Chairman, National Technology Enterprises Company (NTEC)
Ahmed Al Manasreh, Founder & Chairman, Sanad Venture Capital |
12:30 |
Lunch For Delegates And Speakers |
14:00 |
Emerging Venture Capital And Private Equity Markets – Relevance To The GCC |
| | This informative session will look into global comparison of the best alternative investment opportunities and to help investors broaden their exposure to each region.
Pakistan – Steve Smith, Partner, JS Private Equity
Eastern & Central Europe – Pekka Maki, Managing Partner, 3TS
China – Eric Chen, Partner, WI Harper
India – Sarath Naru, Managing Partner, VenturEast Funds |
16:30 |
Closing Remarks From The Chairman – Overall Q&A Session |
17:00 |
Cocktail Reception For Delegates And Speakers |
18:00 |
End Of Forum |