Overview

European Tech Tour Semiconductor Summit

After 23 successful regional Tech Tours, The European Tech Tour Association launched the 1st summit in a series of vertical events that will gather the best emerging European companies in a given industry sector. This initiative sprouted from the need to identify and showcase European technology start-ups in a vertical industry segment to professionals investing or working within this industry. The concept is to structure a best of best startup track along side an innovative industry specific initiative.

The first of our series covered the semiconductor segment. The ETT Semiconductor Summit 06 was jointly organized with IMEC, Europe's leading independent research center in micro and nanotechnologics field and took place October 24-25, 2006 in Brussels and Leuven, Belgium. The European Tech Tour Semiconductor Summit gathered a selected group of 150 international solutions & IP developers, semiconductor corporates, EDA & electronic system companies, entrepreneurs, service providers and venture capitalists.

Objectives

To identify the upcoming and leading top 20+ high-growth privately held technology semiconductor companies in Europe and to introduce them to key European, US and Asian investors and professionals who can assist in their global expansion.

Program

Tuesday, October 24, Brussels
19:30 pm Gala Opening Dinner at the Bibliotèque Solvay with a Keynote Speech by James Collier, Co-Founder & CTO of CSR

Wednesday, October 25, Leuven
06:45 am Transfer from Brussels Hotels to Leuven
07:30 am Registration & Breakfast Province House
08:00 am Welcome & Speech
08:30 am Company Presentations
10:10 am Coffee Break & Tech Showcases
10:40 am Concurrent Track Company Presentation Session
12:20 pm Lunch, Networking & Tech Showcases
13:20 pm Concurrent Track Company Presention Session
15:00 pm Coffee break & Tech Showcases
15:30 pm Company Presentations & Closing Remarks
17:00 pm Closing Cocktail
18:00 pm End of Summit

Selection Committee

A group of highly regarded European professionals is undertaking the responsibility of screening and selecting the companies.
A selection committee purpose is to ensure the independence of the selection process. It is composed by experienced and highly regarded senior professionals, from relevant backgrounds and industry expertise, such as venture capital, technology industry, investment banks, research and specialized press.

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Organizing Team:

Dominique Pitteloud
Executive Director Semiconductor Summit 2006, Vision Capital

Marc Wachsmuth
VP Semiconductor Summit 2006, Capital-E

Paul Costigan
VP Semiconductor Summit 2006, Entrepreneur

Selection Committee Members:

Eric Achtmann Polytechnos	Gordon Fairley IBM	John Flynn ACT Venture Capital
Michael Gera Pond Venture	Peter Gullander Four Seasons Ventures	Bruce Huber Jefferies Broadview
Robert Jelski 3i	Gabriel Lezmi Synopsys	Sonke Mehrgardt Munich Venture Partner
Philippe Mere Banexi	Stuart Paterson Scottish Equity Partners	Alain Rodermann Sofinnova
Yossi Sela Gemini	Rudi Severijns GIMV	Yair Shoham Genesis Partners
Heiko von Dewitz Intel Capital	Vesa Wallden Capman	Jan Wauters IMEC

Presenting Companies

A list of the companies that are selected to present will be available 2 months after the event.

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