IESE Cleantech Venture Forum

IESE’s 5th annual Cleantech Venture Forum will be held in Barcelona on Friday, February 24^th 2012 as part of IESE’s 9^th annual Doing Good Doing Well Conference (DGDW). The forum brings world-class entrepreneurs and investors together for a focused day of pitches showcasing the latest technologies and business models in cleantech. Venture Capitalists from around the globe investing in cleantech will ask probing questions and provide feedback as judges for the forum.

The Cleantech Venture Forum will be held at IESE Business School. The forum will begin with brief introductions of the venture partners present and overviews of their respective investment strategies. The focus of the forum will be the presentations from investible companies developing innovative solutions to improve the productive use of natural resources. Businesses presenting will range in size and maturity from pre-revenue to growth stage.

Schedule

Friday February 24th, 2012

08:00 – 09:15 Registration & Coffee
09:15 – 09:30 Welcome Address
09:30 – 10:30 Opening Keynote Speech – Gavin Neath, Unilever
10:30 – 10:45 Coffee Break

10:45 – 12:00 Entrepreneur Pitch Session 1
12:00 – 12:15 Coffee Break
12:15 – 13:30 Entrepreneur Pitch Session 2
13:30 – 14:30 Networking lunch
14:30 – 15:15 Entrepreneur Pitch Session 3
15:15 – 15:30 Audience Votes & VC decision
15:30 – 15:45 Awards Ceremony
15:45 – 16:00 Coffee Break

Prof. Heinrich Liechtenstein, Chairman

VC Judges

Alessio Beverina, Partner, Sofinnova Partners
Adelaide Cracco, General Manager, FINAVES
Lorenzo Franchini, Managing Director, Italian Angels for Growth

Robert Gallenberger, Associate, Gimv

Yvette Go, Partner, Chrysalix SET

Arun Renuka Jayadev, Principal, Wellington Partners

Fabio Lancelotti, Senior Associate Aster Capital

Steven Levecke, Investment Manager, Capricorn Venture Partners
Wolfgang Seibold, Partner, Earlybird
Sebastian Waldburg, Managing Partner, SI Capital