The Euro Tech Showcase is a matchmaking event connecting 50 of the most promising European private technology companies with the leading American technology players. (www.EuroTechShowcase.com). It will be held in Redwood City, California, November 18th to November 19th 2008. The event is organized by Avise Partners in association with Dow Jones. Sponsors of the event include: the State of California, Microsoft, Invest in Western France, Avenir Finance, GrowthPoint Technology Partners and Business Wire.
Among others, top executives from Microsoft, Cisco, Intel, Qualcomm, AT&T, Google, Adobe, HP as well as top tier venture capitalists from Silicon Valley will be at the event.
"We observe a steady appetite from American technology titans for European ventures. Despite California´s leadership in high–tech, Europe still generates unique innovations. The Euro Tech Showcase is there to connect them," says Jean–Bernard Guerrée, Managing Director at Avise Partners. The Euro Tech Showcase focuses on generating concrete deals by connecting the selected promising European companies with the right American partners, clients or investors. One–on–one meetings are arranged in advance by the conference organizer according to each company´s US strategy.
Applying companies can come from all over Europe and across the different technology sectors (Telecom & Wireless, Security, Internet & Services, Enterprise Applications, Computing/ Networking/ Hardware, and Entertainment and Media). The selection committee includes senior executives from leading American technology companies and venture capitalists. The selection is based on the potential of the company in the US market. The last call for applications starts today and ends September 23. For consideration to present, please apply by visiting: www.eurotechshowcase.com/apply
