Overview

After many successful regional Tech Tours, The European Tech Tour Association launched a series of vertical events that gathers 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 Belgium. The European Tech Tour Semiconductor Summit 2006 gathered a selected group of 150 international solutions & IP developers, semiconductor corporates, EDA & electronic system companies, entrepreneurs, service providers and venture capitalists.

The Semiconductor Summit 2008 was the 3rd in a series of vertical events and was held November 4-5, 2008.

To identify the upcoming and leading top 25+ 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.

Tuesday, November 4, 2008 (Montreux, Switzerland)
Market Situation Presentation by Bruce Huber of Jefferies.
Industry Panel on Ecosystems Evolution moderated by David Creamer of Jefferies with Synopsys, Dibcom & Inside Contactless.
Industry Panel on Capital Efficiency moderated by Soren Hein of Doughty Hanson with Bruce Beckloff of ARM, Georges Karam of Sequans, Guillaume D'Essautier of picoChip, Jeff Torrance or CSR and Ted Arnstein of NXP.
Cocktail cruise on Lake Geneva & Dinner with a Keynote Speech by Warren East of ARM at Chateau de Chillon

Wednesday, November 5, 2008 (Montreux, Switzerland)
Registration & Breakfast at Montreux Palace
New Silicon Opportunities Speech by Will Strauss of Forward Concept
Company Presentations
Coffee Break & Tech Showcases
Concurrent Track Company Presentation Session
Networking Lunch
Concurrent Track Company Presention Session
Coffee break & Tech Showcases
Company Presentations & Closing Remarks
End of Summit

A group of highly regarded European professionals undertakook 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:

Selection Committee Members:

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

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