GGN 1st Annual Conference: 'Going International - Building a High Growth Company with Smart Investment'

BY: ALIX DE BRESSY

The GGN 1st annual conference addressed the issues of financing global companies, highlighting the challenges faced by entrepreneur; experiences will be shared by both investors and global entrepreneurs.

'Going International - Building a High Growth Company with Smart Investment'

Espaces Antipolis - Sophia Antipolis - France

Target Audience:

• Growth Company entrepreneurs
• Business Angels, early stage VCs
• Intermediaries, service providers and advisors

This conference addressed the issues of financing global companies, highlighting the challenges faced by entrepreneur; experiences were shared by both investors and global entrepreneurs.

The participating companies had the opportunity to show their products and services in a large exhibition hall, with potential investors and partners ready to meet them.

The objective of the conference was to inform companies on how to build a high growth company with smart investments:

• Optimising returns for entrepreneurs and investors through internationalisation and global reach.
• Listen to case studies and experiences from proven entrepreneurs and current private equity investors and business angels.
• Many key questions and dilemmas will be shared in panel discussions by key experts and practitioners interspersed with open forums inviting audience participation.

The day finished with a pitching session 'Dragon's Den' with a difference -growth company entrepreneurs pitching to an international investor panel with the audience voting.

The results of the Dragon's Den were:

Best Presentation: MySites    

Most Investible: 1: Radisens  Diagnostics , 2: VoiceSage

Most International: Fertility Focus       

Price from the public: SimplySim

Please find all presentations here for download: