Agenda

Welcome to Essential Mediatech 2008

Introduction to the Kemp Little Library House 2008 Mediatech 100

Doug Richard, Chairman, Library House

Calum Murray, Partner, Kemp Little LLP

Morning Chairman

Michael Nutley Editor-in-chief, New Media Age

Morning keynote speech

Neil Hutson, Senior Director – Microsoft Platform Evangelism, Microsoft Corp

Mediatech 100 Company Presentations 1

Showcase Companies

Brandwatch - Media metrics services. Watches blogs for brand research purposes.
Polar Rose - Facial recognition software for photographs on social networks
Shiny Media - Publishes a wide range of blogs
Slingshot Productions - Purely digital film production and distribution company, catering especcially for independent film makers in the UK.
True Knowledge - Advanced knowledge-based search engine technology.

Panel One: Web Startups in Europe

World-class web companies are being created across Europe, but startups in each country face different challenges - from raising capital to succeeding locally to going global. This panel contrasts the entrepreneurial environments of leading European web ‘scenes’, including Germany, France and the Nordic region.

Expert Panelists

Bindi Karia - VC/Emerging Business, Microsoft UK
Nadim Saad - Managing Partner, Result UK
Stefan Menden - Associate, Straub Ventures Ltd
William Tunstall-Pedoe - CEO , True Knowledge
Nikolaj Nyholm - CEO , Polar Rose
Marc Samwer - Co-founder and Managing Director, European Founders Fund

Networking Break

Mediatech 100 Company Presentations 2

Showcase Companies

Football Superstars - Cybersports operates Football Superstars, a football based virtual world. Massively multiplayer and free.
King.com - Online website for casual gaming, with small stakes wagered on the outcomes.
Playfish - Playfish is a social games company developing and publishing video games on social networks like Facebook, combining elements of casual games, social networks, MMOGs and virtual worlds.
ShortFuze - Produces software for movie-production based on games technology.
Sulake - Main product is Habbo Hotel, a browser-based virtual world . Aimed at teens.

Panel Two: All About Games

The video games industry is having an explosive year. The Nintendo DS and Wii have put to rest the notion that games consoles are the sole provenance of the young and male. ‘Casual’ games have become big business and ‘social gaming’ is next on the horizon. Guitar Hero and Rock Band point to a new model for the music industry. Hollywood is beginning to see blockbuster games as box office competition, while critics are for the first time reviewing games as art -- The New York Times hailed Grand Theft Auto IV as, ‘a violent, intelligent, profane, endearing, obnoxious, sly, richly textured and thoroughly compelling work of cultural satire disguised as fun’. Where are the next opportunities in this dynamic industry?

Expert Panelists

Ed Bartlett - VP Publisher Relations Europe and Co-Founder, IGA Worldwide, Inc.
Sebastien de Halleux - Chief Operating Officer and Co-Founder, Playfish
Andy Moseby - Partner, Kemp Little LLP
Timo Soininen - Chief Executive Officer, Sulake
Matt Rothman - Managing Partner, Hemisphere Capital
David Bailey - Founder and CEO, Short Fuze

Networking Lunch

Afternoon keynote speech

Omar Hamoui, Founder & CEO, AdMob

Mediatech 100 Company Presentations 3

Showcase Companies

Adconion - Online advertising network with optimisation and ad-exchange.
Flirtomatic - Realtime, high capacity multimedia messaging platform for PC and mobile phone.
Metaboli - Online distribution platform for OC games. Players can buy one level at a time on a subscription model.
Where Are You Now? - Where Are You Now? (WAYN) is a travel based social network

Panel Three: Survive the Carnage - From Crisis to Opportunity

It is clear to all that recent economic events have made running business as usual an altogether more challenging affair. Executives from firms large and small have been reviewing what were originally robust financial foundations and sound business models and worrying what decisions need to be made to ensure their organisation will survive the crisis. This panel will explore prudent and rational options for not only surviving, but coming out on top:

 ·         How much can costs be cut and how deep you cut?

·         What lessons should be learned and applied from previous slumps?

·         What strategies should be put in place to build a great company at times like these?

Expert Panelists

Jeppe Zink - Investment Manager, Amadeus Capital Partners Limited
Hugo Burge - Vice Chairman and Head of International , Cheapflights
Nic Brisbourne - Partner, DFJ Esprit
Errol Damelin - Founder & CEO, Wonga.com
Charles Cohen - CEO , Probability plc
Brian O'Reilly - Senior Economist and Head of UK Research, UBS Wealth Management

Networking Break

Company Presentations 4

Showcase Companies

NXVision - NXVision has developed secure placeshifting technology allowing viewers to watch live or recorded TV shows on any internet enabled device, laptop, desktop, mobile phone or games console, via broadband, WiFi or 3G.
Parkopedia - Parkopedia provides information to individuals about where they can park, how much it will cost, and whether there are spaces available, online or via their mobile phones.
Pingar - Pingar has developed a search platform capable of understanding the context of a natural language search query, rather than matching using keywords. It identifies documents which are relevant to this query, scrapes the relevant content and dynamically creates a new single document containing the answer.
Slicethepie - Slicethepie enables artists to raise the money to record and release an album directly from their fans, with Slicethepie getting a small royalty on future album sales. Fans can become involved in all levels of the music industry including scouting, breaking, and investing in and influencing real artists.
Wavye - Wavye has developed a device to keep families and friends in touch with each other, though the sending of SMS and MMS messages, handwritten notes and photos taken with an in-built camera.

Panel Four : The Future of Mediatech M&A

Trade sales are by far the most common form of exit for Mediatech companies in both Europe and the US. Old Media companies like News Corp and Web giants like Microsoft, Google, Yahoo! and AOL have all been prolific acquirers of Mediatech ventures.

 ·         The M&A market has clearly slowed due to recent events, how long will it be before it picks back up again?

·         What missing pieces in their businesses are incumbents looking to fill through acquisitions?

·         What can companies do to shore up their exit strategy?

·         Is it not a good time to pick up a bargain?

Expert Panelists

Doug Richard - Chairman, Library House
Barry Maloney - General Partner, Balderton Capital
Jay Patel - Executive Director, SPARK Ventures
Ben Holmes - Partner, Index Ventures
Jonathan Wolf - Director, Corporate Development, Europe, Yahoo
Lucy Vernall - Partner, Kemp Little LLP

Wrap-up from Chairman

Networking Drinks Reception

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