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The Europas 2023 commences

PANEL 1: Venturing in Uncertainty: Navigating the Choppy Seas of Venture Fundraising – For the last decade, venture capital has been riding high, surging to even headier heights during the pandemic. By late 2022, the party was over. The first three quarters of 2023 has seen a 41% decline in global funding. As we move into 2024, amid challenging geopolitical pressures and a weakened economy, we’re checking in on the state of funding in the current and future market. How are VCs navigating the market, and more importantly, how should startups? We ask our panel for their analysis and advice. Questions from the audience will be welcomed.

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​Moderator: Mike Butcher

​Ekaterina Almasque, General Partner, OpenOcean VC

​Jenny Ruth Hrafnsdottir, Founding Partner, Crowberry Capital

​Pippa Lamb, Partner, Sweet Capital

​Rainer Märkle, General Partner, HV Capital

PANEL 2: The State of Ukrainian Startup Ecosystem – Eighteen months after the invasion of Ukraine, the country is still fighting for its freedom. We check in with two long-time investors in Ukrainian startups to understand how Ukrainian startups are faring, how its ecosystem that now spans the globe is thriving, and how it has adapted to innovating in wartime.

​Moderator: Mike Butcher

​Andrey Kolodyuk, Managing and Founding Partner, AVentures

​Viktoriya Tigipko, Founding and Managing Partner, TA Ventures

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Networking lunch: 3-course lunch is served

Panel 3: Meet the Press: A panel of some of tech’s most incisive journalists joins us to discuss the most significant tech stories of the year and delve into the ongoing impact. Should AI be regulated, and how? How should AI be covered by the media? What next for crypto? What happened to the metaverse? How is climate tech faring? Should we be worried that 7 tech stocks are responsible for all of the gains in stocks this year? What’s the place for defense startups in a world full of proxy wars? We ask our panel what they think are the year’s biggest stories, what they are watching, and will continue to do so in 2024. You’ll also hear how these reporters view startups and how to approach them.

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​Panelist: Ryan Heath, Global Technology Correspondent, Axios

​Panelists: Leo Schwartz, Reporter, Crypto, Regulation and Cybercrime Fortune

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Fireside Chat: The Future of Work is Remote - Or, Is it? Three years after Covid struck, the debate on remote work still rages. Is the future of work still remote? Why are some of tech's biggest companies insisting on a return to the office? How will AI upend remote working and what's the impact of remote working on skilled tech worker policies?

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​Moderator: Mike Butcher

​Interview: Tony Jamous, CEO of Oyster

Closing Remarks

Drinks & Networking

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