Venture Academy - 23 November 2016

It is a half-day event aimed at helping early-stage and emerging entrepreneurs to fine-tune their pitches and sharpen the delivery of value propositions for the summit. Experienced coaches from the relevant industry areas will be coaching the entrepreneurs in this regard.

The Workshop is open to all participating entrepreneurs free-of-charge.

Venue: VanNelle Fabriek see here.

Programme of Venture Academy Wednesday 23 November 2016 11:15 Bus transfer from Hotel Holiday Inn Express Rotterdam to Van Nelle Factory 12:00 Registration & Coffee in Van Nelle Factory 13:00 Welcome & Opening Room "Arabica" by Fredrik Adams, President of Cleantech Summit 2016 13:15 Good Investor Propositions & Presentations by Aleksandra Angelova, Tech Tour 13:30 Presentations Session A Room: "Arabica" 5 emerging companies presenting 5-7 coaches/expert reviewers (8 min pitch + 10 min. short Q&A + recommendations by coaches) Presentations Session B Room: "Virginia" 5 emerging companies presenting 5-7 coaches/expert reviewers (8 min pitch + 10 min. short Q&A + recommendations by coaches) 15:00 Coffee break 15:30 Presentations Session C Room "Arabica" 5 emerging companies presenting 5-7 coaches/expert reviewers (8 min pitch + 10 min. short Q&A + recommendations by coaches) Presentations Session D Room "Virginia" 5 emerging companies presenting 5-7 coaches/expert reviewers (8 min pitch + 10 min. short Q&A + recommendations by coaches)+ Q&A 17:00 End of Venture Academy & Bus transfer to Hotel Holiday Inn Express Rotterdam 18:00 Registration & Cocktails at Floating Pavilion 19:00 Welcome & Keynotes 20:00 Networking Dinner 22:45 Bus transfer to Hotel Holiday Inn Express Rotterdam

Coaches

Loek Becker Hoff

Manager

Innovation Quarter (Netherlands)

Toon Buddingh

Programme Manager

Buccaneer Delft (Netherlands)

Wouter de Buck

Project Officer Business Development

Netherlands Water Partnership (Netherlands)

Pepijn Duijvestein

Program Manager Incubation

YES!Delft (Netherlands)

Thomas York Goetz

Weigel Corporate Finance (Switzerland)

Leon Korving

Scientific Project Manager

Wetsus (Netherlands)

Francesco Leone

Coach, Copilot and Fundraiser

Start up Business Copilot (Italy)

Jean-Claude Rassou

CEO

Blue Galaxy Consulting (France)

Hans Rijckenberg

Managing Director

Regional Experts (Netherlands)

Damien van der Bijl

Innovation Quarter (Netherlands)

Henk Vooijs

Sector Manager Cleantech

Rotterdam Partners (Netherlands)

Winfried Weigel

Managing Director

Clean Tech Capital (Switzerland)