Entrepreneurial Challenges in High-growth Innovative Firms

HOW FUTURE MARKET LEADERS CAN DEVELOP THEIR GROWTH POTENTIAL? THE CHALLENGE OF EARLY-STAGE FINANCING
• What are the specific financing needs of innovative enterprises and what they need to do to attract investors?
• How to deal with the problem of early identification of firms with high growth potential?
• What is the role of public financing and what are the good practices in public programmes promoting the financing of innovative firms?
SPEAKERS
Mr. Ott Parna, CEO, Estonian Development Fund, Estonia
Mr. Mikko-Jussi Suonenlahti, Senior Adviser, Veraventure Ltd, Finland
Ms. Albina Nikkonen, CEO, Russian Private Equity and Venture Capital Association, Russian Federation
Mr. Vesa Vanhanen, Deputy Head of Unit, DG Enterprise and Industry European Commission, European Commission

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