Time: Thursday, September 4th, 2008
Venue: Lasaretti, Kasarmintie 13, Oulu Conference Room Merikoski

Program

8.00 Coffee

8.30 Opening

8.40 Why Not to Exploit the Growth Opportunity,
Executive Director and HGV blogger Pasi Sorvisto, OWI

9.30 Experience on US Market Entry (tbc),
key note speaker Randall Fahey

10.30 What is Silicon Valley Entrepreneur Like? (tbc),
key note speaker Michael W. Kelly

11.30 Comment on Key Notes from Opportunity Creation Perspective,
professor and HGV blogger Vesa Puhakka

12.00 Closing and Lunch

Program is free of charge. Welcome!

Seminar is adjoined by HGV Venture Forum, a possibility to get world-class sparring to your business case and its presentation to potential financiers. If you are an entrepreneur with technology based business idea, sign up at http://www.konffa.fi/hgvoulu.

Key note speakers

Randall Fahey and Michael W. Kelly are seasoned business development professionals from Silicon Valley. Both have worked in technology companies in Europe which brings additional value to Finnish companies.

Randall Fahey has extensive experience from high tech, specially wireless, industries, in both start-ups and corporations. He has proven ability to gain and grow market share with highly technical products, and a track record building technical and marketing/business teams. His latest position was at semi-conductor start-up Stream Processors, and before that he served for e.g. Morphics Technology, ZSP Corporation, AT&T Microelectronics/Lucent Technologies, Nokia (founding member of Nokia R&D Centre in Camberley) and Motorola.

Michael W. Kelly has strong entrepreneurial, venture capital, consulting and senior management experience in technology and financial service companies worldwide. Kelly has founded and restructured companies both in Europe and the US. His latest position was at ViaLogy Plc, a technology company listed on AIM, as president and CEO. Before that he was co-founder of a German venture capital firm First Ventury, and Californian internet start-up N4FX.com, and held several executive positions in financial institutions.

What is Venture Forum?

Venture Forum is a chance to get world-class sparring to your business case free of charge. Fahey and Kelly have an investor's perspective to your business and they are able to give you valuable comments concerning your strategic choices. Ultimately, this is a possibility to practice your pitch so that potential of your business case becomes clear to an investor or any stakeholder.

We will meet you prior to the event and prepare your presentation with you. Language of the event is English.

Who are we?

OWI is a private business development organization committed to the value creation to its clients. We are experienced in recognizing and communicating essential success elements of each business case together with the entrepreneur.

Pasi Sorvisto and Vesa Puhakka are HGV bloggers. Both have deep insight to the growth strategies and processes of technology based companies.

How to get in?

Sign up at http://www.konffa.fi/hgvoulu and we'll contact you as soon as possible to set up the first meeting. We'll go through your presentation with you beforehand so that you can get optimal contribution from Silicon Valley professionals.

For more information

Contact anyone in OWI team.