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Welcome to Essential Web 2007. Distinctive from most other web conferences, this one-day event will showcase and celebrate Europe’s web innovators, first and foremost.
The event’s agenda has been shaped to provide a picture of the status and temperature of the web scene in Europe and Israel.
The majority of the time at the event is given over to sessions featuring a mix of upcoming and hot web companies - some will be pre-funded, raw start-ups, others will be well-funded and well-known. They have been chosen to illustrate the range of web activity in Europe and Israel and to kick off comment, question and debate with some expert panelists and, via a backchannel, with the audience. Expert panelists are NOT being asked to present any pre-prepared materials. They are being asked to add to the picture of the web in Europe by bringing their insight and experience to bear in commenting on, and questioning, the presenting companies, and the issues they bring up.
In addition, during the networking breaks, plucky entrepreneurs will be introducing themselves and their ideas to you in hustings-style pitches.
The main areas of focus concern issues of mobility, personalisation, the war for our attention, mobility and location, and monetisation.
| 8:30 am |
Breakfast & registration |
|---|---|
| 9:00 am |
Welcome to Library House's Essential Web 2007Doug Richard will introduce the day and provide some evidence-based insight on the Web in Europe drawn from Library House VenturePedia |
| 9:15 am |
Making the web a more manageable experienceAs the web develops, the amount of accessible information is daunting. Two key challenges have emerged: how to make search more effective and relevant to each individual and situation, and how to retain control over one's personal identity. Showcase CompaniesMigoa - a vertical integrated search engine - real estate, cars & jobs Expert PanelistsGraham Sadd - CEO, PAOGA |
| 10:15 am |
Consumer attention: how to build, monetise and retain large user basesThis session looks at some companies whose success depends on gaining large user bases - quickly. How can that be done? How can one pick the winners from the also rans? Showcase CompaniesSpotify - free music downloads supported by targeted advertising Expert PanelistsMike Reid - Director of Venture Capital, 3i |
| 11:00 am |
Networking Break |
| 11:30 am |
Elevator-style pitches |
| 11:40 am |
Bringing people together in trust-based environments: the next wave of online communitiesUsage of the web may be increasing spectacularly, but trust is falling. Users' time and their value to advertisers have natural limits. The war for attention has truly begun.How should we look at online communities in this context? Showcase CompaniesJaiku - the European Twitter? Bringing people closer together by enabling them to share their presence Expert PanelistsChris Seth - UK Managing Director, Piczo Inc |
| 12:40 pm |
A Parkinson-style interview of some of the world's leading acquirors of web companiesCBS' acquisition of Last.fm is the latest acquisition of a young upcoming web company. Are the acquirors hungry for more? How is the market shaping up from their viewpoint? Expert PanelistsBenjamin Robertson - Head of European Software and IT Services, UBS |
| 1:10 pm |
Networking Lunch |
| 2:10 pm |
Elevator-style pitches |
| 2:20 pm |
Harnessing the power of the web for work: sharing and collaborating online and on the moveThe nature of work and its mobility can be deeply influenced by web-based tools. However, some would argue that Enterprise 2.0 is more a US phenomenon. This session looks at a few companies with that in mind Showcase CompaniesCebase - a web-based database to manage and share your data Expert PanelistsSam Sethi - Vecosys |
| 3:05 pm |
Let's stop asking why Europe doesn't build new global companies and focus on how it can!Shortage of ideas and brainpower has never been Europe's challenge in growing global technology companies from a seedcorn. This session looks for other reasons and initiatives to help address the issues which are perceived to be about inspiration, role models, people, etc. Zvi Schreiber - CEO, G.ho.st - An outsider's perspective on European entrepreneurism |
| 3:40 pm |
Networking Break |
| 4:05 pm |
Elevator-style pitches in foyer |
| 4:15 pm |
The web on the move: where is it heading?If Eric Schmidt is prepared to assert "mobile, mobile, mobile - it's probably the most wide open space out there right now", who are we to argue? This session explores a range of angles on the mobile web. Showcase companiesAlertme.com - linking your mobile to home residential security Expert PanelistsNic Brisbourne - Esprit Capital |
| 5:15 pm |
Wrap-up: so what to make of all we have heard today? |
| 5:45 pm - 9:30 pm |
Networking drinks reception |
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