Tech Tour Growth Deeptech 2024

TTGE23

 

Programme in Leuven

Thursday 11 Apr
Friday 12 Apr
Thursday 11 April 2024
10:00
Registration & Welcome Coffee
10:00, Room: Imec 1 Entrance Hall
10:30
Opening by Tech Tour Hosts & 2024 Growth Deeptech Leadership
10:30, Room: Auditorium
Speaker:
Osman Kent, Atlantic Bridge
Thomas Piliszczuk, imec
William Stevens, Tech Tour Europe
10:45
Keynote Speech
Deeptech Venturing Ambitions
10:45, Room: Auditorium
Speaker:
Olivier Rousseaux, imec
11:05
Fireside Chat
Exploring Challenges and Opportunities in Deeptech Biocovergence
11:05, Room: Auditorium
Moderator:
Peter Peumans, imec
Speaker:
Daniela Buchmayr, Sarcura
11:20
Discussion Panel
Leading Growth Investor Rounds
11:20, Room: Auditorium
Moderator:
Michael Engelmann, imec.xpand
Speaker:
Martin Eichler, Bryan, Garnier & Co
Osman Kent, Atlantic Bridge
Pietro Strada, Silverpeak
Olivier Van Raemdonck, Cresco
12:00
Reverse Partner Pitch
12:00, Room: Auditorium
Speaker:
Lajla Aganovic, LOGITECH International SA
12:05
Company Elevator Pitches I
1-min Pitch by Selected Companies
12:05, Room: Auditorium
Moderator:
Iva Tchetinova, Tech Tour
12:45
Networking Lunch & One2One Meetings
12:45, Room: Imec 1 Entrance Hall
14:15
Pitching Session I
Quantum, Semiconductors, Processors
14:15, Room: Auditorium
Moderator:
Oliver Markl, Silverpeak
Industry Expert:
Taha Adnan, Zaz Ventures
Klaas de Boer, British Patient Capital
Karolina Dorozynska, imec.xpand
Robert Gallenberger, Matterwave Ventures
Paul Gillespie, Sheffield Haworth
Martha Ivanovas, Intel Ignite
Olaf Joeressen, High-Tech Gruenderfonds (HTGF)
Conor O'Sullivan, Atlantic Bridge
Laurent Vancaillie, imec
Presenter:
Sven Koeppel, Anabrid
Jason Lynch, Equal 1 Laboratories
Alexander Regnat, kiutra
James Palles-Dimock, Quantum Motion Technologies
Kim De Nolf, QustomDot
Philippe Notton, SiPearl
Pitching Session II
IoT, Industrial Automation, Aerospace
14:15, Room: Caf-1A
Moderator:
Olivier Rousseaux, imec
Industry Expert:
Samir Ahmad, Deeptech Equity NL
Jean-Michel Deligny, Silverpeak
Olivier Deman, kineo finance AG
Michael Engelmann, imec.xpand
Gokhan Guner, ACT Venture Partners
Dieter Kraft, TRUMPF Venture
Glenn L'hoest, Cresco
Alain le Loux, Cottonwood Technology Fund
Senan O'Mahony, Atlantic Bridge
Presenter:
Maksym Plakhotnyuk, ATLANT 3D
Jose Manuel Rodriguez Person, PLD Space
Samuel Van de Velde, Pozyx
Adam Klaptocz, Rigi Technologies (RigiTech)
Jussi Harvela, TactoTek Group
Jean-Sebastien Moulet, Wormsensing
Pitching Session III
Software Security, Data Management, ML
14:15, Room: Tower 2A
Moderator:
Sanjin Goglia, Bryan, Garnier & Co
Industry Expert:
Lajla Aganovic, LOGITECH International SA
Roland Dennert, Cipio Partners
Katharina Frie, eCapital Entrepreneurial Partners
Nils Granath, Swisscanto Private Equity
Vincent Hebbelynck, PMV
Claas Heise, NRW Bank
Michael Hochholzer, G+D Ventures
Anastasia Sagaidachna, Foresight Group
Antoine Trannoy, Jolt Capital
Presenter:
Jan Wendenburg, ONEKEY
Hani Sherry, TiHive
Rajet Krishnan, Viking Analytics
Simon Vanooteghem, Yields
15:45
Coffee Break & One2One Meetings
15:45, Room: Imec 1 Entrance Hall
16:30
Pitching Session IV
Chips, Nanotech, Electronics
16:30, Room: Auditorium
Moderator:
Paul Gillespie, Sheffield Haworth
Industry Expert:
Carson Bradbury, Siemens EDA
Nuno Carvalho, KBC Focus Fund
Jean-Michel Chardon, LOGITECH International SA
Stephan Decher, Zaz Ventures
Alexander Sasha Galitsky, Almaz Capital US
Tobias Graf, Hitachi Ventures
Bert Gyselinckx, imec.xpand
Joerg Sperling, Micron Ventures
Pietro Strada, Silverpeak
Amani Tlili, imec.IC-link
Presenter:
Mark Lamers, Nearfield Instruments
Patrick Galliker, Scrona
Jonathan Borremans, Spectricity
Gilles Hamou, UPMEM
Jan Pantzar, VSORA
Pitching Session V
Medical Devices, Medtech, Biotech
16:30, Room: Caf-1A
Moderator:
Mario Huyghe, imec
Industry Expert:
Romeo Buetler, Verve Ventures
Frank Bulens, imec.xpand
Eduardo Bundyra, Essex Innovation
Petri Laine, Innovestor Ventures
Steven Levecke, Capricorn Partners
Zhigang Qian, Boxing Venture
Florian Schlehuber, Zaz Ventures
Mikko Suonenlahti, Icebreaker VC
Saurabh Tak, Sagana Capital
Presenter:
Enrique Vega, Azalea Vision
Chris Murphy, Bluedrop Medical
Jussi Pyysalo, Fepod Oy
Vincent Bouchiat, Grapheal
Christian Wiest, iThera Medical
Jannis Fischer, Positrigo
Peter Vanbekbergen, Pulsify Medical
Greg Gonciarz, Resistell
Pitching Session VI
Sustainability-enabled Technologies
16:30, Room: Tower 2A
Moderator:
Olivier Van Raemdonck, Cresco
Industry Expert:
Daria Batukhtina, Kubota Holdings Europe B.V.
Nicolas Boisbouvier, LOGITECH International SA
Karolina Dorozynska, imec.xpand
Oliver Kahl, MIG Capital AG
Naotaka Mukoyama, JX Metals Corporation
Willem-Jeroen Stevens, CLEAR Financial Advisory
Lennart Velten, NATO Innovation Fund (NIF)
Branislav Vujovic, New Frontier Group
Joost Waeterloos, Dow
Presenter:
Brice Cruchon, Dracula Technologies
Dominique Megret, Ecorobotix
Leonard van Bokhorst, IamFluidics
Davor Sutija, NexWafe
Simon Thomas, Paragraf
Huw Hampson-Jones, SOLiTHOR
18:00
Bus Transfer to the Faculty Club
18:30
Registration & Welcome Drinks
18:30, Room: Faculty Club
19:30
Welcome & Speeches
19:30, Room: Faculty Club
Speaker:
Patrick Vandenameele, imec
Olivier Van Raemdonck, Cresco
20:00
Networking Dinner with Buffet
20:00, Room: Faculty Club
22:30
End of the Tech Tour Growth Deeptech, Day 1
Friday 12 April 2024
09:00
Registration & Welcome Coffee
09:00, Room: Imec 1 Entrance Hall
09:30
Workshop
Corporate Partnering and Non-equity-based Models
09:30, Room: Auditorium
Speaker:
Olivier Van Raemdonck, Cresco
Ward Verwaeren, Cresco
10:00
Company Elevator Pitches II
1-min Pitch by Selected Companies
10:00, Room: Auditorium
Moderator:
Iva Tchetinova, Tech Tour
10:30
Coffee Break & One2One Meetings
10:30, Room: Imec 1 Entrance Hall
11:15
Pitching Session VII
Lasers, Sensors, Optics, AR/VR
11:15, Room: Auditorium
Moderator:
Bert Gyselinckx, imec.xpand
Industry Expert:
Anne Belcredi, Silverpeak
Eduardo Bundyra, Essex Innovation
Michael Engelmann, imec.xpand
Alexander Sasha Galitsky, Almaz Capital US
Vincent Hebbelynck, PMV
Laura Mendera, CLEAR Financial Advisory
Olivier Rits, KBC Focus Fund
Leandro Santos, Kubota Holdings Europe B.V.
Antoine Trannoy, Jolt Capital
Simon Wouters, Capricorn Partners
Presenter:
Serguei Okhonin, ActLight
Hugh Brown, Axelera AI
Jan Blochwitz-Nimoth, beeOLED
Tomas Sluka, Creal
Lars Bach, MICLEDI microdisplays
Wim Van Thillo, Pharrowtech
Pitching Session VIII
IoT, Industrial Automation, Robotics
11:15, Room: Caf-1A
Moderator:
Martin Eichler, Bryan, Garnier & Co
Industry Expert:
Miquel Albareda, Kubota Holdings Europe B.V.
Roel Callebaut, Finindus NV
Raphael Faessler, Swiss Post Ventures
Vincent Kamphorst, Innovation Industries
Victoria Lietha, Swisscom Ventures
Michal Natora, Emerald Technology Ventures
Zhigang Qian, Boxing Venture
Cyril Vancura, imec.xpand
Ward Verwaeren, Cresco
Torsten Wipiejewski, Huawei Technologies
Presenter:
Menno Mennenga, Ferroelectric Memory
Alexandre Cherpillod, Flybotix
Jack Schorsch, IMSystems
Rudy Cohen, Inbolt
12:30
Closing Keynote by Top Deeptech Company
12:30, Room: Auditorium
Speaker:
Evangelos Eleftheriou, Axelera AI
12:45
Closing Remarks
12:45, Room: Auditorium
Speaker:
Jo De Boeck, imec
Osman Kent, Atlantic Bridge
Thomas Piliszczuk, imec
William Stevens, Tech Tour Europe
13:00
Networking Lunch & One2One Meetings
13:00, Room: Imec 1 Entrance Hall
14:30
IMEC 300mm Cleanroom Visit
15:30
End of Tech Tour Growth Deeptech 2024 in Leuven