COUCH CONFERENCE

Renewing economic growth in 2020

IN COLLABORATION WITH THE FT

EVENT PROGRAM

• Global Startup Ecosystem Ranking Launch with Startup Genome

  11:40 — 12:20

  • 
    JF Gauthier

    CEO & Founder, Startup Genome

  • 
    Martina Larkin

    Member of the Executive Committee, World Economic Forum

  • 
    Jonathan Ortmans

    President, Global Enterpreneurship Network

  • 
    Rajesh Agrawal

    Deputy Mayor for Business, London City Hall

  • 
    Eui-Seung Kim

    Deputy Mayor for Economy, Seoul Metropolitan Government

  • 
    Cheryll Watson

    Co-Chair, Startup Genome Advisory Board

• Transnational collaboration across ecosystems for mutual benefit

  12:00 — 12:30

  • 
    Yi Ming Ng

    Managing Partner, OpenNodes

  • 
    Veronica Tan

    Director, Next Generation Platforms, IMDA Singapore

  • 
    Marloes Pomp

    Program Officer, Dutch Blockchain Coalition

  • 
    Peter Verkoulen

    Coalitie Manager, Dutch Blockchain Coalition

• World-leading ecosystems driving the recovery

  12:20 — 12:50

  • 
    Edwin Chow

    Assistant CEO, Enterprise Singapore

  • 
    Lindsay Greene

    Chief Strategy Officer, New York City Economic Development Corporation

  • 
    Hagay Levin

    Chief Strategy Officer, Israel Innovation Authority

  • 
    JF Gauthier

    CEO & Founder, Startup Genome

• How can the tech ecosystem contribute to the resilience of a city or region?

  12:50 — 13:20

  • 
    Piero Pelizzaro

    Chief Resilience Officer, City of Milan

  • 
    Lisa Witter

    Co-Founder and Executive Chair, Apolitical

• Talent attraction challenges and opportunities in 2020

  12:50 — 13:15

  • 
    Pieter Paul van Oerle

    Founder, nlmtd

  • 
    Patricia Russ

    Senior Manager, Ecosystem Strategy, Startup Genome

  • 
    Charlotte Stevenson

    Global Talent Officer - Europe, Australian Department of Home Affairs

  • 
    Howard Wang

    Assistant General Manager, Shanghai Caohejing Innovation Center

• Australasia Driving Recovery - Insights from SG Network

  12:50 — 13:15

  • 
    Dr. Kate Cornick

    CEO, LaunchVic

  • 
    Leanne Kemp

    Queensland Chief Entrepreneur and Founder & CEO, Everledger

  • 
    Stephan Kuester

    Head of Ecosystem Strategy, Startup Genome

  • 
    Vic Crone

    CEO, Callaghan Innovation

• Asia Driving Recovery - Insights from SG Network

  13:00 — 13:30

  • 
    Deepak Bagla

    Managing Director & CEO, Invest India

  • 
    Surina Shukri

    CEO, Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC)

  • 
    Marc Penzel

    Founder and President, Startup Genome

  • 
    Wensheng Wu

    General Manager, Greatwall Strategy Consultants

• The rise of women in business: stepping up in crisis

  13:15 — 13:45

  • 
    Semra Celebi

    Lead Female Entrepreneurship, StartupAmsterdam

  • 
    Yeni Joseph

    Project Manager Female Entrepreneurship, StartupAmsterdam

  • 
    Emilie Sobels

    Co-founder | Founder, RISE | Hashtag Workmode

• Gov-startup collaboration in NL: Successes and Obstacles

  13:15 — 13:45

  • 
    Pieter Paul van Oerle

    Founder, nlmtd

  • 
    Minouche Cramer

    Program Manager of Innovation & Innovative Procurement, City of Amsterdam

  • 
    Arinda van der Meer

    Program Manager Startup in Residence InterGov program, City of The Hague

  • 
    Fianne Smith

    Project Manager SiR, Ministry of Interior and Kingdom Affairs

• Fireside Chat with the Prime Minister of Serbia

  13:30 — 13:50

  • 
    Ana Brnabic

    Prime Minister of Government of the Republic, Serbia

  • 
    Stephan Kuester

    Head of Ecosystem Strategy, Startup Genome

• The urgency of green entrepreneurship to save the planet

  13:45 — 14:15

  • 
    JF Gauthier

    CEO & Founder, Startup Genome

  • 
    Frans Nauta

    Founder, ClimateLaunchpad

  • 
    Pratap Raju

    Founding Partner, Climate Collective

  • 
    Charlotte Breen

    Head of Green Economy & Innovation Forum, C40 Cities

• Sub-Sahara Driving Recovery - Insights from SG Network

  13:45 — 14:15

  • 
    Shikoh Gitau

    CEO, Qhala

  • 
    Joshin Raghubar

    Founder, iKineo Ventures

  • 
    Jean Phil Nsengimana

    Former Minister, Ministry of Information and Communications Technology, Rwanda

  • 
    Adenike Adeyemi

    CEO, Fate Foundation

• Realigning Europe's economy to a more sustainable and digital path

  13:50 — 14:20

  • 
    Margrethe Vestager

    Executive Vice-President, European Commission

  • 
    Javier Espinosa

    EU Correspondent, Financial Times

• Supporting a fruitful startup ecosystem against disruption

  14:00 — 14:30

  • 
    Sean Kane

    Founder and CEO, F6S

  • 
    Marie Latour

    Director, Zabala Innovation Consulting Belgium

  • 
    Carmen Ianosi

    Innovation Policy Officer, European Commission

  • 
    Alex Irwin-Hunt

    Global Investment Reporter, fDi Magazine

• Building an impact ecosystem with Innofest and Impact Hub

  14:00 — 14:30

  • 
    Chris Glerum

    New Business Lead, Innofest

  • 
    Friso Visser

    Innovation Lead, Innofest

  • 
    Romee Erens

    Innovation Sourcing Specialist, Impact Hub

• Fireside Chat: Lacina Kone, Director and CEO, Smart Africa

  14:15 — 14:30

  • 
    Lacina Kone

    Director and CEO, Smart Africa

  • 
    Jean Phil Nsengimana

    Former Minister, Ministry of Information and Communications Technology, Rwanda

• Keystone Teams Accelerate Ecosystems by Supporting Everyone

  14:15 — 14:15

  • 
    Ruben Nieuwenhuis

    Chair International Advisory Board, Amsterdam Economic Board

  • 
    Patrick Gagné

    CEO, OSMO

  • 
    Nataly Veremeeva

    Director, TechUkraine

  • 
    Miska Hakala

    Director Business Platform Development, Helsinki Business Hub

• What is the role of innovation in the post-pandemic European economic recovery?

  14:20 — 14:50

  • 
    Emma Navarro

    Vice President, European Investment Bank

  • 
    Javier Espinosa

    EU Correspondent, Financial Times

• Multiplying innovation policy impact with Startup Genome

  14:30 — 15:00

  • 
    Arnobio Morelix

    Chief Innovation Officer, Startup Genome

• What ecosystem builders can learn from tech events in 2020

  14:30 — 15:00

  • 
    Ben Costantini

    Founder & CEO, Startup Sesame

• How do we ensure governments scale up their tech savviness, post-Corona?

  14:30 — 15:00

  • 
    Kiann Stenkjær Hein

    Managing Director, GovStart Denemarken

  • 
    Miguel Gamino

    Executive Vice President, Global Cities – Enterprise Partnerships, Mastercard

  • 
    Jan Middendorp

    Member, House of Representatives of the Netherlands

  • 
    Rogier Klimbie

    Ambassador, GovTechNL

• Fireside Chat: Rowan Barnett, Head of Google.org EMEA & APAC

  14:45 — 15:00

  • 
    Rowan Barnett

    Head EMEA & APAC, Google.org

  • 
    Marc Penzel

    Founder and President, Startup Genome

• Ecosystems rescue strategy review: How to support innovators in a time of crisis?

  14:50 — 15:30

  • 
    Gerard Grech

    Chief Executive, Tech Nation

  • 
    Kat Borlongan

    Director, La French Tech

  • 
    Nils Beers

    CEO, Techleap

  • 
    Katja Berkhout

    General Manager, Fliteboard

• Producing scaleups with global connectedness & market reach

  15:00 — 15:30

  • 
    Susan Amat

    Executive Director, GEN Accelerates

  • 
    Ravi Narayan

    CEO, T-Hub

  • 
    Patricia Russ

    Senior Manager, Ecosystem Strategy, Startup Genome

  • 
    Constantijn Van Oranje-Nassau

    Special Envoy, Techleap.nl

• Global Efforts to Accelerate Underserved Startup Communities

  15:00 — 15:30

  • 
    Janet Longmore

    Founder & CEO, Digital Opportunity Trust (DOT)

  • 
    Irene Arias Hofman

    CEO, IDB LAB

  • 
    Samia Melhem

    Global Lead, Digital Capabilities, The World Bank

  • 
    Stephan Kuester

    Head of Ecosystem Strategy, Startup Genome

• The emerging ecosystem in Latin America: The success cases of Colombia and Chile

  15:30 — 16:00

  • 
    Juan Andrés Vasquez

    Executive Director, Ruta N Medellín

  • 
    Sofia Del Sante

    Head of Innovation, ProChile

  • 
    David Fernandez

    Chief Growth Officer, StartUp Chile

  • 
    Luis Felipe Barrientos

    VP Innovation, iNNpulsa Colombia

• Funding policy to save scaleups and startups

  15:30 — 16:00

  • 
    Prof. Eugene Kandel

    CEO, Start-Up Nation Central

  • 
    William Sonneborn

    Senior Director, International Finance Corporation

• EUvsVirus: Building a resilient recovery ecosystem

  15:30 — 16:00

  • 
    Isidro Laso Ballesteros

    Senior Official, European Commission: Startups and Scaleups Task Force and European Innovation Council

  • 
    Markus Waghubinger

    CEO, finothek

  • 
    Yrja Oftedahl

    Host, Power Ladies

  • 
    Dr. Werner Vogels

    CTO, Amazon.com

• Interview Mona Keijzer by Patrick de Laive: Working on ecosystem recovery

  15:35 — 15:45

  • 
    Patrick de Laive

    Founder & CPO, TNW

  • 
    Mona Keijzer

    State Secretary Economic Affairs and Climate Policy, Dutch Ministry

• The future of tech-government collaboration: building resilient government services

  15:50 — 16:20

  • 
    Thomas Walle

    CEO & Co-Founder, Unacast

  • 
    Annette Kroeber-Riel

    Head of Government Affairs and Public Policy for Europe, Google

  • 
    Javier Espinosa

    EU Correspondent, Financial Times

• South America Driving Recovery - Insights from SG Network

  16:00 — 16:25

  • 
    Arnobio Morelix

    Chief Innovation Officer, Startup Genome

  • 
    Rocío Fonseca

    CIO, Corfo

  • 
    Mariano Mayer

    Founder, Marea Venture Partners

  • 
    Felipe Matos

    Board Member, Dínamo and ABStartups

• Advocating for Forward-Looking Innovation and Tech Policy

  16:30 — 17:00

  • 
    Dan Correa

    Research Affiliate, Stanford University

  • 
    Julie Sinnamon

    CEO, Enterprise Ireland

  • 
    Evan Engstrom

    Executive Director, Engine Advocacy

  • 
    David Hanf

    Co-Founder and Board Member, German Startup Association

• Startup Nations: A new business plan for the economy

  16:30 — 17:00

  • 
    Jason Wiens

    Policy Director in Entrepreneurship, Kauffman Foundation

  • 
    Jonathan Ortmans

    President, Global Enterpreneurship Network

• Connecting cities towards a global community

  16:30 — 17:00

  • 
    Derek Andersen

    CEO, Bevy/Startup Grind

  • 
    Lais De Oliveira

    Community Consulting Partner, Startup Genome

  • 
    Octavi de la Varga

    Secretary General, Metropolis

  • 
    Roni Zehavi

    CEO, CyberSpark and Global EPIC

• Tech cities in a post-Covid future

  16:30 — 17:00

  • 
    Eric van der Kleij

    Co-founder, EdenBase

  • 
    Tomasz Szymczak

    CEO, Inkubator STARTER

  • 
    Brecht Lootens

    Liaison Officer Digital Transformation, City of Ghent

  • 
    Jacopo Dettoni

    Acting Editor, fDi Magazine

• Multiplying innovation policy impact with Startup Genome

  16:30 — 17:00

  • 
    Arnobio Morelix

    Chief Innovation Officer, Startup Genome

• North America Driving the Recovery - Insights from SG Network

  16:30 — 17:00

  • 
    JF Gauthier

    CEO & Founder, Startup Genome

  • 
    Mark Thomas

    President, Pittsburgh Regional Alliance

  • 
    Harvin Moore

    President, Houston Exponential

  • 
    Mark Schaan

    Associate Assistant Deputy, Minister for Strategy and Innovation Policy, Department of Innovation, Science and Economic Development (ISED)

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