SUMMARY Join us for the 5th SWISS INNOVATION International Blockchain Community Pitch Night to meet promising international companies. Our last events have been highly recognised by both presenting companies as well as the audience of entrepreneurs, business leaders and investor. At the current event Dr. Urs Aebischer and Dr. Heike Virmond first share newest insights regarding bitcoin implementation and provide an outlook of what we might expect from the future. The fireside chat is followed by the presentation of 8-10 international companies on how they plan to disrupt by discussing a specific business case. A Networking Reception with wine, beer, soft drinks and apéro riche allow for enough time to connect with like minded people. PURPOSE OF THIS EVENT Blockchain is going to radically change the way we make business. One of the first sectors to undergo such changes is banking and insurance. It also has a deep impact on the venture capital industry, how funds are raised and how securities are managed and traded. We would like to provide any person independent whether novice or expert valuable insights into bitcoin driven industry advances and what kind of approaches are are made by different companies. This can create innovative impulses to other industry players. But most importantly the event provides an opportunity to stay in the loop of a new technology which is advancing in an incredible speed, faster than then Internet ever before. The hype of phantasy ICO’s with inexperienced founders having an idea on paper is definitely over. Now we are quickly progressing to sustainability. WHO SHOULD ATTEND Entrepreneurs, business leaders, advisors, investors from all areas of tech interested in start-up, scale-up, disruption, business transformation, bitcoin, cryptocurrencies and more, in particular Talents to find the next big thing to join Tech companies considering pitching in the future Startup supporters and Blockchain enthusiasts to meet new companies Business networkers to find partners opportunities Business leaders to explore disruptive opportunities Private investors and business angels, VC's to find quality opportunities Startups seeking seed, early or mid stage funding: please contact us ICO' seeking seeking qualified investors: please contact us for advise Accredited and institutional investors: please call us regarding a separate private event AGENDA 16:00 Doors Open & Networking16:45 Opening Welcome & Intros 16:50 Fireside Chat: Dr. Urs Aebischer & Dr. Heike Virmond17:30 Company Presentations (5 min each + 4 min Q&A) 19:30 Networking Reception, Drinks, Apéro Riche22:00 Event Closing PRESENTING COMPANIES 6-12 companies of a diverse range of industries and stages including concept stage, early stage, growth stage, including pre-revenue and existing revenue. Following topics will be covered: Fintech Supply Chain Insurance Sustainability Social Media and more … If you would like to pitch your company please apply through: https://bit.ly/2rcAYBS CONTENT OF PRESENTATIONS 1. Problem addressed and solved 2. Product and service, what does it do – what makes it unique 3. Business model and how money is earned 4. Target market and market size and go-to-market strategy 5. Current stage, roadmap, milestones, achiveables 6. Team and experience 7. Investment needed and exit strategy FIRESIDE CHAT Dr. Urs Aebischer is a serial digital entrepreneur, innovator and investor. He believes that Blockchain will have a larger impact on the society than Internet, since it will radically change the way we currently do business. He has been keynote speaker in Africa, USA and Brazil where he shares his vision that Blockchain empowers emerging countries creating wealth through a new culture of entrepreneurship. Urs Aebischer has a PhD in physics from ETH, he started his career as management consultant with St. Gallen Consulting Group before he co-founded his first start-up in Berlin in Internet-Telephony (VoIP) which after a merger became a unicorn in 2000. Dr. Heike Virmond has 20 years of transformational experience as strategy consultant at Bain, family business expert and international NLP coach and trainer. She claims life is too precious to stand still. Life is about exploration, development and growth. Hence, her passion is to enable individuals and organisations to thrive successfully and sustainably on the path of change and transformation. Heike Virmond has a PhD from Technische Universität Dresden in IP/Patent Management. NETWORKING RECEPTION SPONSORS PITCHING OPPORTUNITY If you would like to pitch your company please apply through: https://bit.ly/2rcAYBS MORE INFORMATION For questions or sponsorshop opportunies: Swiss Innovation Partners AG +41 58 680 9000 or office@swissinnovations.com
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