The 11th London Business School
Entrepreneurship Conference

April 24th 2009

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ENTREPRENEURSHIP CONFERENCE 2009 – Friday, 24 April 2009
08:00 Registration (Sainsbury Reception)
09:00 Opening Address and Welcome – Ivan Franicevic, Conference Co-chair
09:10 Opening Keynote Address – Brent Hoberman (Founder of MyDeco and LastMinute.com) (Dining Room)
09:55 Business Plan Competition – Presentations (Dining Room)
10:55 Coffee (S1 Lounge)
11:15 Panel A: How do you find talent? (LT6)
          Speakers include:
            Henry Stewart (CEO of Happy), Clare Johnston (Founder of The Up Group)
            Brett Putter (The Forsyth Group), Mehmood Khan (Unilever), Sven Peterson (P5 Management)
Panel B: What organisations can help you start your business? (LT9)
          Speakers include:
            Chris Welsh (Inside Outside Ltd.), Anthony Clarke, MD (London Business Angels)
            Timothy Barnes (UCL Advances), Simone Brummelhuis (Astia), Jay Patel (TiE)
12:15 Lunch (Dining Room)
13:15 Panel A: How do you decide when to start or exit your business? (LT6)
          Speakers include:
            Philippe Dufour (PrePay Technologies), Emanuel Mond (Sungard)
            Petteri Koponen (Founder of Jaiku), John Yeomans (FirstCapital), Nick Cross (Oxford Semiconductor)
Panel B: What industries are growing? (LT9)
          Speakers include:
            Neal Gandhi (QuickStart Global), Duane Jackson (Founder & MD of Kashflow)
            Alex Guest (General Manager of Zattoo UK), Neil Blackley (Apax Partners)
14:15 Interview with an entrepreneur - Andrew Owens (Founder & CEO of Greenergy) (Dining Room)
15:00 Coffee (Dining Room)
15:15 Business Plan Competition Awards (Dining Room)
15:30 Closing Keynote Address – Saul Klein (Index Ventures) (Dining Room)
16:00 Networking (S1 Lounge)
17:00 Close