Luxembourg: The Ideal Gateway for European Internationalisation

Please join us to the seminar “Luxembourg: The Ideal Gateway for European Internationalisation”, that the Embassy of Luxembourg will organise, in cooperation with the Ministry of Economy of Luxembourg, the Luxembourg Chamber of Commerce, Luxinnovation, Sabancı University Pre-Incubation Center SUCOOL and Etohum, on 12 February 2015, at SALT-Galata, in Istanbul.

The seminar promises to be a special occasion to learn about the opportunities that Luxembourg offers to entrepreneurs and investors, as well as the cooperation opportunities for the startup-investor ecosystems in both countries.

The seminar will start with presentations by distinguished speakers from relevant Luxembourg and Turkish organisations (i.e. Luxembourg-Technoport, Luxinnovation-ICT Cluster, Turkey Business Angels Association), then carry on with short presentations (pitch decks) by pre-selected startups who will present their projects to a jury composed of Luxembourg and Turkish experts, and conclude with a networking lunch.

Programme:

on 12 February 2015, at SALT-Galata, in Istanbul

9:00-9:30 | Registration at SALT-Galata & Light Networking Breakfast

Audience must be seated at latest by 9:35.

9:40-9:45 | Welcoming Speech by H.E. Etienne Schneider, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of the Economy of the Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg

9:45-10:00 | Luxembourg - Your eBusiness Location to the European Market by Mr. Romain Fouarge, Director Information and Communication Technologies, Ministry of the Economy

10:00-10:15 | Technoport - An Incubator Supporting Your Internationalisation Plans by Mr. Diego De Biasio, CEO, Technoport SA

10:15-10:30 | Luxinnovation – One Stop Shop for Innovative Business Development by Mr. Jean-Paul Hengen, Head of ICT Sector Development - ICT Cluster Manager at Luxinnovation GIE

10:30-10:45 | POST Capital – Key Partner for Start-ups and SMEs by Mr. Claude Strasser, CEO of POST Luxembourg

10:45-11:00 | Startup & Investor Bridge for Success: Luxembourg-Turkey Co-investments Path for Driving Change by Mr. Baybars Altuntaş, President of TBAA - Business Angels Association of Turkey & Vice-President of EBAN, European Business Angels Network

11:00-11:10 | Q&A

11:10-11:30 | Networking Coffee-Break

11:30-12:15 | Startup Presentations (3-4 minute-long presentations by 8 pre-selected startups)

12:15-12:30 | Presentations by Luxembourg startups
- Digicash’s success story
- Docler Holding: “Why Luxembourg?”

12:30-13:30 | Networking Lunch

13:30-13:35 | Presentation on ICT Spring Europe by Mr. Kamel Amroune, ICTSPRING co-founder & Marketing Entrepreneur

13:35-13:45 | Awards Ceremony