Sweden-US 2007 Invitation

October 11-12, 2007

Theme: Access to Capital and Cleantech

How do you attract VCs and Angels to your company?
How do you deliver a pitch Angels can’t refuse?
What’s the government’s role in venture funding?
How do you make money in clean tech and alternative energy?

These questions, and many many more, will be answered at the fourth annual Sweden-U.S. Entrepreneurial Forum.

You will meet:

– Katarina Bonde, Entrepreneur and Business Angel, Kubicorp
– Kimberlie Cerrone, Business Angel and Board member
– Clare Fairfield, Managing Director, Concerto Ventures
– Jöran Hägglund, State secretary, Ministry of Enterprise, Energy and Communications
– Tom Kosnik, Professor, Stanford University
– C.P. Shankar, successful serial entrepreneur and investor
– David Widawsky, Associate Director, Office of Environmental Policy Innovation, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
– Michael Wood – The U.S. Ambassador to Sweden
…and many more experts from Sweden and the U.S.

The Fourth Sweden-U.S. Entrepreneurial Forum follows last year’s successful forum, and is divided into two separate days: A Forum Day and a Seminar Day.

Forum Day:
When: October 11, 9am-5pm (followed by mingle)
Where: Näringslivets hus, Stockholm
Price: SEK 1 000 + VAT (this includes documentation, coffee, lunch, refreshments and mingle)
Early bird registration: SEK 750 + VAT when registering before September 16

Seminar Day:
When: October 12, 9am-1pm
Where: Näringslivets hus, Stockholm
Price: SEK 500 + VAT (this includes coffee, lunch and refreshments)
Early bird registration: SEK 400 + VAT when registering before September 16

Preliminary programmes

To register for the Forum (Oct 11) and/or the Seminar Day (Oct 12), please e-mail: swe-us@esbri.se Don’t forget to include your name, affiliation and invoice address. Last date for registration is October 5.

Don’t miss out on this opportunity to network and learn more about Access to Capital!

Most Welcome,

Magnus Aronsson
Managing Director, ESBRI

The Sweden-U.S. Entrepreneurial Forum is organized by: ESBRI, Swedish Ministry of Enterprise, Energy and Communications, and U.S. Department of Commerce

Main Partners: Innovationsbron, NUTEK and VINNOVA
Partners: Energimyndigheten and Sheraton Stockholm Hotel
Media Partner: Entreprenör———–