OPERA Organic Electronics
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Venture Forum
19 May 2009 - Novotel Brussels Centre Tour Noire, Rue de la Vierge Noire 32, 1000 Brussels, Belgium.
Downloadable Documents (PDF)
Venture Forum Programme - uploads/OPERA Organic Electronics Venture Forum 19 May 2009 V9_4.pdf
Presentation Guidelines - uploads/Presentation guidelines V3.pdf
Registration Form - uploads/Registration form V1.pdf
NEW Venture Forum Presentation Schedule as of 11 May 2009 uploads/OPERA Venture Forum Presentation Schedule 19 May 2009 V2_1.pdf
NOTE: New venue in Brussels – Novotel Brussels Centre Tour Noire, Rue de la Vierge Noire 32, Brussels.
Programme (updated on 22 April 2009)
Note: Extended deadlines
Keynote speakers
Dr. David Fyfe, Chief Executive, Cambridge Display Technology Ltd.
Dr. Johannes Canisius, R&D Director, Merck Chemicals Ltd.
Investors
BASF Venture Capital GmbH -Capital-E Partners NV - Capricorn Venture Partners NV - GIMV NV - Inventure Oy - Intel Capital - Prime Technology Ventures - Sofinnova Partners
Participating companies
Braggone Oy, Finland - Canatu Inc., Finland - DisaTech, France - Enfucell Ltd., Finland -
Heliatek GmbH, Germany - Intrinsiq Materials Ltd., UK - isiQiri GmbH, Germany - Nano ePrint Ltd., UK
NeoDec B.V., Netherlands - Nicanti Oy, Finland - Novaled AG, Germany - NTERA Inc., Ireland
Polymertronics Ltd., UK (to be confirmed) - Vision Dynamics/Innophysics B.V., Netherlands
Organic Electronics Have Arrived!
Organic and large area electronics (OLAE) is an emerging industry, covering a wide range of applications from energy-efficient lighting to smart packaging and wearable computers, with an estimated annual
market value of USD 9 billion by 2012 (Intertechpira 2007)1. and USD 30 billion by 2015 (IDTechEx 2008)2. The future of OLAE is being created today. Get involved!
(1. Intertechpira (2007). The Future of World Plastic Electronics Market to 2012. Intertechpira Ltd. (www.intertechpira.com).
2. IDTechEx (2008). (www.idtechex.com).
Event objective
The OPERA Organic Electronics Venture Forum is organised by a EU-sponsored project OPERA (http://opera-project.eu). OPERA aims to develop the competitiveness of Europe in the field of organic and large area electronics. A particular objective of the project is to boost entrepreneurship and
to facilitate interactions between European investors and new start-ups and SMEs.
The OPERA Venture Forum will bring together ventures seeking new capital and venture capital firms seeking investment opportunities. Especially new start-ups are encouraged to participate. However, the
participating companies can be at any stage of their development path and can represent any part of the OLAE value chain - from materials to commercial applications.
The date and the venue
The OPERA Venture Forum takes place on 19 May 2009 at Novotel Brussels Centre Tour Noire, address: Rue de la Vierge Noire 32, 1000 Brussels, Belgium. The hotel is located in the lively Place Ste Catherine
area, 800 meters from the Grand Place. Please note that there are three Novotel hotels in the town: make sure that you are heading to Centre Tour Noire. If you arrive by car, note that there is a parking hall on the opposite side of the hotel entrance.
Please contact Mrs. Victoria Plompen-Philip for further instructions (contact details below).
Event format
The programme begins with two keynote speeches on the prospects for new innovation in OLAE. (See above for details) After the introduction we proceed to company presentations. We have reserved 10 min for each presentation and 5 min for subsequent questions and discussion. There will be a one hour lunch break, and the presentations will continue in the afternoon (see the programme ��).
The rest of the day after the presentations is reserved for pre-scheduled and ad-hoc meetings. If you want to book a meeting room for that purpose, please contact the event co-ordinators in advance (contact details below).
Important deadlines
April 30: Submission of presentation summaries (presenting companies)
May 6: Selection and disclosure of presenting companies (organisers)
May 8: Registration for the event (presenting companies and investors)
Instructions for presenting companies
The presentation guidelines are available on our website (see below) or in the downloadable pdf at the beginning of this brief.
Please note that presenting companies are expected to submit a short summary of their presentation to the event coordinators by April 30. The presentation guidelines provide further instructions.
Registration, fees and payment
To register, please download the registration form from our website (see below) or from the downloadable pdf at the top and send the completed form to the event co-ordinators by May 8, preferably as an email attachment.
Presenting companies and OPERA project partners can attend free of charge.
For investors and other delegates the participation fee is EUR 295 per person.
Please pay by bank transfer by May 8, 2009.
Bank account details:
Beneficiary: Plastic Electronics Foundation
Account (IBAN): NL41RABO0118939165
Bank (SWIFT): RABONL2U
NOTE: Since OPERA is a EU-funded project, receiving funding from the Seventh Framework Programme, only companies with a registered office in at least one of the EU member countries are eligible to
register as a presenting company.
Programme
09:00-10:00 Breakfast
10:00-10:45 Opening, keynote speeches
10:45-12:30 Presentations, part 1
12:30-13:30 Lunch
13:30-15:30 Presentations, part 2
15:30-17:30 Meeting rooms available
The presentation schedule is published late.
Number of participants
The expected number of ventures presenting is 12-16, and the expected number of investors attending is 10-15.
Sponsoring
If you want to sponsor the event, please contact the event chair, Mr. Ed van den Kieboom.
Event chair
Mr. Ed van den Kieboom
President, Plastic Electronics Foundation
Eindhoven, The Netherlands
Tel. +31.6.2507 2805
E-mail: ed.vandenkieboom@plasticelectronics.org
Event co-ordinators
Mr. Jari Kettunen
VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland
Espoo, Finland
Tel. +358.20.722 6784
E-mail: jari.kettunen@vtt.fi
Mrs. Victoria Plompen-Philip
Plastic Electronics Foundation
Tel. +31.40.851 7530
Fax: +31.40.851 7539
E-mail: victoria.plompen@plastic-electronics.org
OPERA Venture Forum website: http://operaproject.eu/index.php?id=13&lang=EN
Hotel website (the venue) http://www.novotel.com/gb/hotel-2122-novotelbrussels-centre-tour-noire/index.shtml