Our Funding & Pitching Event is called, 'Darwinian Business: Survival of the Fittest (Entrepreneur)' and looks at what it is that makes a business a financial success.

We teamed up with Julie Meyer and her new ACE Fund, the female business Angels of Addidi, the angel investors from Angels Den, and other investors and industry experts for a Pitching session for Pitching entrepreneurs. Also, successful female business founders will deliver a keynote and there will be great networking.

Date: Wednesday 7th October 2009

Time: 5pm – 11pm

Location: London CBC, Sun Microsystems Ltd, Regis House, 45 King William Street, London, EC4R 9AN

Cost: £37.50 – Attendance to the event

£30.00 – Attendance to members of The NextWomen LinkedIn group

£75.00 - Pitch-preneur place. Includes attendance to the event

AGENDA:

1. Imbibe: Only Camels can Survive the Desert without Water

NETWORKING: An hour of informal networking with internet industry professionals

2. Mutations: The Dynamic Nature of a Start-up (Before and After Funding)

KEY-NOTE SPEAKERS: Two female leaders, Karin Loeffen of Libersy and serial entrepreneur Sarah Mcvittie will come together to consider: 'The Newborn - Life Before Funding' and 'The Teenage Years - Life After Funding'

3. Natural Selection: Those Best Equipped will Succeed

BUSINESS PANEL:

A panel of investors and industry professionals will interact in an open discussion on business dilemmas raised by attendees:

• Julie Meyer, Founder and CEO of Ariadne Capital and ACE Fund,
• Bindi Karia, VC/Emerging Business Lead – UK at Microsoft (Microsoft Bizspark),
• Anna Sofat, Founder of Addidi Business Angels
• Inmaculada Martinez, Investment and Innovation Executive Advisor at Stradbroke
• Miriam Lahage, Founder and CEO of Koodos
• Gregory Kris, investor, entrepreneur and CEO
• Angels Den investors

4. Pitch-preneurs

PITCHING to INVESTOR PANEL: Back by popular demand, the event will see founders practise their pitches to the panel followed by a 'dragons den' style Q&A session and many prizes for the winning pitch.  To take part in the pitching session please contact simone[at]thenextwomen.com

• Julie Meyer, Founder and CEO of Ariadne Capital and ACE Fund,
• Bindi Karia, VC/Emerging Business Lead – UK at Microsoft (Microsoft Bizspark),
• Anna Sofat, Founder of Addidi Business Angels
• Inmaculada Martinez, Investment and Innovation Executive Advisor at Stradbroke
• Miriam Lahage, Founder and CEO of Koodos
• Gregory Kris, investor, entrepreneur and CEO
• Angels Den investors
• Female Angel Investors of Addidi Business Angels

5. It's all in the Genes - The Meeting of Two Great Minds

NETWORKING - wine and canapes

The event - which aims to connect women & men from across the internet industry, be them leaders, founders or investors, with those that can inspire - could springboard your business to financial success through one on one time with industry investors.

The NextWomen is kindly supported by Sun Microsystems and Women Inspired by Wine