| 02.00pm | Welcome |
| 02.05pm | The Angel Landscape |
| Speaker: | Professor Michael Vitale, Director, Commercialisation, Monash Asia-Pacific Centre for Science and Wealth Creation |
| What is angel money? What types of angels are there? Where do angels get their money and what are they spending it on? Michael Vitale will provide attendees with a useful overview of the angel environment here in Australia and provide comparisons with overseas markets, especially the USA. | |
| 02.40pm | Understanding the Funding Menu |
| Moderator: | Scott Wilkie, Vice President, Arasor International |
| Speakers: | John Murray, General Partner, Technology Venture Partners; Rob Antulov, Co-Founder & CEO, 3eep Pty Ltd; Philip Alexander, CEO, OrderPoint Australia |
| The panel will weigh up the advantages and disadvantages of the funding options available to high growth technology businesses - family and friends, venture capital, angels, corporate and strategic investors, grants. What sort of investment suits when? | |
| 03.30pm | Afternoon Tea |
| 03.50pm | Bring me an Angel |
| Moderator: | Nick McNaughton, CEO, Blue Cove Ventures |
| Speakers: | Juliet Potter, Director, Autochic.com.au; Ian Webster, IRM; Ron McCulloch, Chairman, VioCorp |
| How to find and attract an Angel? This panel will discuss how to meet angels and gain an initial meeting. Understand why and how angels in the technology, media and communications sector initially invest. | |
| 04.40pm | Having an Angel |
| Moderator: | Mark Jones, Founder, Filtered Media |
| Speakers: | Roger Allen, General Partner, Allen & Buckeridge; David Skellern, CEO, National ICT Australia (NICTA); Mike Cannon-Brookes, CEO & Co-Founder, Atlassian Software Systems |
| Having secured angel funding, what happens next? What role is an angel likely to take? This panel will discuss "smart" money, collaboration, the role taken by angels as mentors, board members and when gaining additional funding. | |
| 05.30pm | Drinks & Networking |
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Please note the Program is subject to change.
To download the printable version, click here. |
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