Background
There are many large funds on the market which closed during stronger economic times and have not yet been fully invested. Fund managers are more cautious than they were in the past due to lessons learned from the high number of failed investments in the past three years. At the same time, attractive early stage companies are not being founded at the same pace they were when these funds were closed. These factors have resulted in relatively low fund performance and a large amount of stagnant capital. This panel will address various approaches to making investments in the current economic climate, and the results of these approaches on the venture capital industry and the European market in general.

Panelists

Name Company Title George Coehlo Kaj-Erik Relander Martin Gibson Michele Giddens Anne Glover Benchmark Capital Accel Partners Atlas Ventures Bridge Ventures Amadeus Venture Capital Partner General Partner Partner – Communications Sector Executive Director Co-Founder & Chief Executive

Moderator

Name Company Title Keith Arundale Global Technology Industry Group, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP European Venture Capital and Business Development Leader