WSF Paris Programme | June 2018

Getting to Know

5 June 2018

  • 6.00pm – 7.30pm
    Business Speed Dating
  • 8.00pm – 9.30pm
    Networking Cocktail

Day One

6 June 2018
IDEA HACKS

  • 8.00am – 9.00am
    Registration & Morning Drinks
  • 9.00am – 9.15am
    WSF Opening Musical Piece
  • 9.15am – 9.30am
    Introduction to WSF by Freda Miriklis, President, WSF
  • 9.30am – 10.15am
    IdeaPad: Will the Sun Shine Tomorrow?
    LaunchPad: French Government and the Startup Project
  • 10.45am – 11.30am
    IdeaPad: What Can EU Do For Your Business?
    LaunchPad: World Bank’s Innovative Startup Fund Project
  • 11.30am – 11.45am
    Coffee Break & WSF Soundscapes
  • 11.45am – 12.15pm
    IdeaPad: The Future of Financing and Fintech Options
    LaunchPad: ASEAN, SEARP and its impact on SMEs and Startups
  • 12.15pm – 1.00pm
    IdeaPad: Angels and Unicorns
    LaunchPad: The Family and the European Funnel
  • 1.00pm – 2.30pm
    Lunch Break
  • 2.30pm – 3.15pm
    IdeaPad: Corporations Doing Business with Startups
    LaunchPad: IFRC’s One Billion Coalition Campaign
  • 3.15pm – 4.00pm
    IdeaPad: Understanding Equity Investments and Should You Take It
    LaunchPad: Company Offering
  • 4.00pm – 4.45pm
    IdeaPad: What are Today’s Blue Ocean Sectors?
    LaunchPad: Company Offering
  • 4.45pm – 5.00pm
    Coffee Break & WSF Soundscapes
  • 5.00pm – 5.45pm
    IdeaPad: Creating a Support System for your Business

Day Two

7 June 2018
PEER-TO-PEER

  • 10.00am – 10.30am
    WSF Music Jam
  • 10.30am – 11.30am
    Collaboratorium: Startup War Stories
  • 11.30am – 12.30pm
    Collaboratorium: What Do Corporations Need?
  • 12.30pm – 2.00pm
    Lunch Break
  • 2.00pm – 3.00pm
    Collaboratorium: Founders and Coders
  • 3.00pm – 4.00pm
    Collaboratorium: The Scaling Challenge
  • 4.00pm – 4.15pm
    Coffee break & WSF Soundscapes
  • 4.15pm – 5.15pm
    Collaboratorium: Managing Conflict between Partners
  • 5.15pm – 6.15pm
    Preparatory break
  • 6.15pm – 7.15pm
    Booze and Juice – Final Party

Day Three

8 June 2018
NETWORKING AND PARTY

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    This day is dedicated to selected meetings between startups and interested investors and corporations.