Presentation Dry-Run
The
Presentation Dry-Run
took place on
Tuesday, 17 June.
This
Dry-Run
aimed
to help SMEs that had been selected to present at the Benelux Venture Forum. Experienced coaches from the relevant industry areas worked very pragmatically with the presenters to prepare them for their participation on the following day at the Forum.
| Wednesday 17 June Dry-Run |
| 10:00 |
Registration & Coffee |
| 10:20 |
Welcome |
| 10:30 |
Workshop by
Jurgen Ingels (Clear2Pay) & Bert Kegels (BDO)
‘How to raise capital and deal with venture capital(ists)’
|
| 11:30 |
Keynote by
Patrick Crasson (Benovate)
‘How to fund your startup, a well prepared journey’
|
| 12:00 |
Lunch Break |
| 13:00 |
Coaching Session I
Cleantech
|
Coaching Session II
ICT
|
Coaching Session III
Life Sciences
|
| 15:00 |
Coffee Break |
| 15:30 |
Coaching Session IV
Individual Coaching
|
Coaching Session V
Individual Coaching
|
Coaching Session VI
Life Sciences |
| 17:30 |
End of Venture Academy |
Why apply for the Dry-run?
- Guidance on how to meet strategic partners and potential investors’ expectations
- Participants received guidance on their presentations and propositions compared with those of other participants
- Highlighting the strengths and weaknesses which needed to be addressed and improved
Who participated in the Presentation Dry-Run?
- Selected innovative growth companies with one or maximum two senior management representatives
- External coaches with relevant expertise and experience, who reviewed the companies from a shareholder perspective
- Facilitated by 2 to 3 moderators
Who were the coaches?
- Independent Coaches: consultants able to personally provide advisory services
- Venture capital managers
- Entrepreneurs
- Advisors
- Advisory Coaches from established advisory practices
- Consultants from larger or specialised consulting/ accounting firms
- Head-hunters or interim managers
- M&A advisors or investment bankers
What did it cost?
Participation for all involved in the Presentation Dry-Run was free of cost. Nevertheless, it was exclusively for the companies selected to present at the Benelux Venture Forum. Spaces were limited so we suggested presenting companies RSVP as soon as confirmation of selection was received.
Scheduling a meeting with an account manager of Agentschap Ondernemen was possible by sending an email to adeline@e-unlimited.com expressing the interest!
Venue
Agentschap Ondernemen Vlaams-Brabant
Diestsepoort, 3000 Leuven
Belgium
Please note that this was not the same venue as for the actual event.
