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STARTUPS IN THE SUN

THE PROGRAM - March 25-28 - Murcia Edition

Wednesday March 25th - Day 1
Early stage companies and Startups in Murcia Scientific Park

09:00 Welcome Speech
09:10
“Preparing Early for Exit” Workshop – Falk Muller-Veerse, Cartagena Capital
10:10 "How to Choose the Right Investor" - Tatiana Issaeva, Fluent Digital Capital

11:00 Coffee break
11:15 “Early Stage Legal Issues” Workshop – Dale Huxford
12:00
“Media Relations” Workshop - Dmitri Sarle, Arctic Startup & Federico Guerrini, Forbes
12:30
Lunch break
13:30 “Preparing for scaling early” – Fernando San Martin, Barrabés Group
14:00
“Go-To-Market Strategy” Workshop - Mike Bradshaw, AppCampus
15:00 “Getting The Most Out of Pitching & Events” – Mike Bradshaw and Dmitri Sarle
15:30 Pitch training and coaching in small groups – all coaches
18:30 Buses departing for hotel drop off
20:30 Networking dinner

Thursday March 26th - Day 2
Main Event in Cartagena, El Batel Convention Center http://auditorioelbatel.es/en/

09:30 – 17:00 Lower Deck for Private Meetings
for Exhibitors & Visitors

09:00 Welcome Speeches by ArcticStartup, the Government of Murcia, the Ambassador of Finland to Spain and ICEX
09:30
Spain: Global Platform for IT Companies - Adrián Blanco, ICEX/ Invest in Spain
09:50
Hugo de los Santos, Telefónica
10:20
7 Things Any Startup Should Learn From Today’s Music Fans - Ben Costantini,
Conferences & Content, Reed MIDEM/LeWeb, Co-Founder, Disrupción Records
10:40 Networking break (coffee)
11:15
How to sell your company to Microsoft, Disney or Telefónica – Falk Muller-Veerse, Cartagena Capital
11:30 Pitching Competition – Part 1 Early Stage Companies
12:15
Opportunities of IBM Startup Programs - IBM
12:30
Do it.Think Global. Parkhelp Story - Ignacio Maluquer, Parkhelp and Starlite Festival
12:45 Pitching Competition – Part 2 Later Stage Companies
13:20
The Big Data Promise - Rami Alanko, Beemray
13:40
Lean Startup: an Epic Adventure in the Corporate World - Rafael Rebolleda, Telefónica R&D
14:00 Lunch break
15:00
The Kiosked Story - Berit Virtanen, Kiosked
15:20 
The Crowd Economy Needs Thousands of New Ventures - Sixto Arias
15:40 App Success - Jere Erkko, Ex-Rovio
16:00 Investor Panel - Investing in Europe - Valentin Fernandez, Jari Mieskonen, Ari Helgason, Tatiana Issaeva
16:30
Carlos Barrabés
17:00 Pitching Competition winners announcement and closing words
17:15 Networking Cocktail at El Batel Terrace
18:00 Buses back to Murcia
22:00 After-party REM Night Club

Friday March 27th - Day 3
All companies, Investors and Media in the Murcia City Centre

09:30 Departure from Rincon de Pepe Hotel towards the Cathedral Square
09:45 One-on-one meetings. Companies meet Investors, Service Providers and Media.

13:00 Lunch break - transport to Scientific Park of Murcia
15:00 "Next Steps for Selling Your Company" Workshop - Falk Muller-Veerse
16:00 "Scale Up" Workshop - Fernando San Martin, Barrabés Group
15:00 - 17:00 Investors Syndicating
17:00 Closing Words

Saturday March 28th - Day 4
Recreational activities

Please note that the program is preliminary and subject to changes



 
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