Wednesday, 12 December 2007

4:00 - 7:00 pm
Registration

7:00 - 9:00 pm
Opening Reception, Vltava Room, Four Seasons Hotel

Thursday, 13 December 2007

7:00 - 8:00 am
Breakfast

8:00 - 9:20 am
Small Company Success Strategies
A discussion of the start up climate, and current challenges facing small, venture backed companies, featuring leading VCs and CEOS.

Featuring: Prof. Ulrich Abshagen, founding Managing Partner, Heidelberg Innovation; Berthold Hackl, CEO, invendo medical; Lars Eric Utterman, Chairman, IonGate, Antoine Papiernik, Managing Partner, Sofinnova Partners. Moderator: David Cassak, Windhover.

9:20 - 9:40 am
Refreshment Break

9:40 - 10:40 am
Interview with Chris Boehmer, Biotronik
Christoph Boehmer, Managing Director of BIOTRONIK AG, presents the growth strategy of the company, followed by an on-stage interview with David Cassak. Biotronik, one of the top five suppliers in CRM and vascular intervention, has emerged very strongly from strategic overstretch at the end of the 90’s. Christoph gives us the inside story how to grow a large privately held device company.

10:40 -11:00 am
Break

11:00 - 12:20 pm
Building Companies that Sell: Challenges & Successes
Listen to stories told by CEOs about the moves that led to some of the biggest M&A deals in the last two years.

Featuring: Frank Litvack, CEO, Conor MedSystem, Kevin Sidow, CEO, St. Francis Medical, and Dr Rolf Kaese, CEO Berlin Heart, ex-CEO Impella,. Moderator: Casey McGlynn, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati.

12:20 - 2:00 pm
Luncheon

2:00 - 3:30 pm
Israel and Europe: A Tale of Two Industries
Israel and Europe: A Tale of Two Industries Israeli and European CEOs talk about the cross cultural management issues and the possibility of translating the Israeli model to Europe.

Featuring: Erik Baas, Director, Medtronic; Oliver Bielenstein, Executive Board Member, aap Implantate AG and Ori Hadomi, Chief Executive Officer, Mazor Surgical Technologies.

3:30 - 3:50 pm
Refreshment Break

3:50 - 5:00 pm
Keynote Speaker - The New World of Medical Devices
Dr. Mohammad Naraghi, Executive Vice President, OPG Groep N.V., former head of business development, Siemens Medical Solutions, and former CEO, Diagnostics Product Corporation (DPC).

Medical technology is changing, shaped by new developments in therapeutics, diagnostics and information technology. In this session, Dr. Naraghi, offers perspective on what the future holds for medical technology.

7:00 - 10:30 pm
Summit Awards Dinner in Prague at Restaurant Mlýnec at the foot of the Charles Bridge

Friday, 14 December 2007

7:30 - 8:30 am
Breakfast

8:30 - 9:30 am
Entrepreneur's Spotlight:
An interview with the winner of our first Bohemian Company of the Year Award

9:30 - 11:00 am
Developing Effective Managers
In this session, we will look at the skills and capabilities that underlie successful companies, including: how to find great managers, developing compensation structures that work, and coping with an evolving management structure.
Panelists include Korn Ferry.

11:00 - 11:30 am
Refreshment Break

11:30 - 1:00 pm
Exit Forum
A look, with leading investment bankers at the current M&A and IPO climate in Europe.

Panelists include Cowen and Deutsche Bank. Moderator: Tracy Lefteroff, PricewaterhouseCoopers.

1:00 - 2:30 pm
Luncheon