Events

Date: 7 FEB 2012

DLA Piper European Technology Leaders Summit

Where:

The Landmark Hotel
222 Marylebone Road

London NW1 6JQ

United Kingdom

The DLA Piper European Technology Leaders Summit will bring together business leaders in the European technology industry with counterparts responsible for shaping the regulatory and financial landscape, to discuss the key issues affecting growth of a world class technology industry in Europe.

The event will be held on Tuesday 7th February 2012 at the Landmark Hotel in London. It follows the successful Global Technology Leaders Summits, convened by DLA Piper in Silicon Valley in 2008 and 2010.

Keynote speakers

Lord Green, Minister of State for Trade and Investment
Ambassador Richard Boucher, Deputy Secretary-General of the OECD
Francesco Caio, CEO of Avio
Dörte Höppner, Secretary-General of the European Private Equity and Venture Capital Association
Secretary Cohen, Former US Secretary of Defense and Chairman of the Cohen Group

The speakers will join other business and political leaders in providing insight into the opportunities and challenges facing today's European and global technology industries.

Through keynote addresses, plenary and breakout panels the summit will explore areas and issues presenting particular growth potential for the European technology market, including:

Social media and e-commerce
Green and renewable technology
Venture financing
Innovation and talent
Cloud computing
Europe's relationship with the US and emerging markets

Agenda
09:30 - 10:00 Registration
10:00 - 11:00 Welcome and morning keynote
11.00 - 11.30 Blackberry check
11:30 - 12:20 Concurrent sessions
12:20 - 12:40 Networking break
12:40 - 14:00 Lunch and presentation of Tech Index Survey
14:15 - 15:15 Concurrent sessions
15:15 - 16:15 Plenary panel
16:15 - 16:45 Networking break
16:45 - 17:45 Plenary panel
17:45 - 19:15 Cocktail reception

To register for this event, please email .

For more information, visit the European Technology Leaders Summit microsite.

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