Agenda:

Saturday, May 20, 2000
12:00 PM - 6:00 PM	Early Registration
Sunday, May 21, 2000
8:00 PM - 8:00 PM	Welcome Reception Pool area and Bar Marina, at Hotel Arts
9:00 AM - 9:00 PM	Early Registration * A chance to experience some of the cultural aspects of Barcelona via museums, shopping, sea kayaking or a hike. More information to come on this!
10:00 PM - 10:00 PM	Twilight Conservatory of Hotel Arts
Monday, May 22, 2000
7:30 AM - 7:30 PM	Registration Registration Area
8:00 AM - 8:00 AM	Welcome Breakfast Cafe Veranda Demos Open Gran Salo Gaudi Foyer
9:00 AM - 9:45 AM	Internet Metrics Briefing I: The European Internet Economy Becomes a World Force Gran Salo Gaudi 3 & 4 The rapid adoption of the Internet and Web technologies in Europe over the last two years has pushed the region to a front stage of e-business. An analysis of the nature of the European Internet Economy, the people that are driving it forward, the impact on traditional businesses, and the new trends, based on an exclusive study and followed by a discussion. Speaker: John Gantz, Chief Research Officer and Senior Vice President, IDC (USA) Moderated by: Bruno Giussani, European Editor, The Industry Standard
10:00 AM - 10:10 AM	Opening Remarks Gran Salo Gaudi 3 & 4 Speaker: John Battelle, Chairman/President/CEO, Standard Media Inc. (USA)
	The Global Web From its beginnings as a mostly American phenomenon, the Internet has swiftly become global. The companies busy defining the most promising technologies and models for the Web's future are equally international. How will the web -- and the businesses that depend upon it -- evolve to meet the challenges of globality? How are governments responding?
10:10 AM - 10:40 AM	Opening Keynote: The Internet Changes Everything. True or False? Gran Salo Gaudi 3 & 4 Some say the Internet changes everything. Sure, some of the characteristics of the “Old Economy” do become unimportant, but others remain equally significant or even turn out to be essential. Between “Old” and “New” the Real Economy is taking its revenge. An entrepreneur involved in three major players -- Intuit, Amazon, and eBay – tries to separate reality from hype. Speaker: Scott Cook, Chairman, Intuit (USA) Moderated by: John Battelle, Chairman/President/CEO, Standard Media International (USA)
10:40 AM - 11:30 AM	New Face of Leadership The Global E-Business Face-Off Gran Salo Gaudi 3 & 4 Going international is one of the toughest challenges facing dot-coms. US e-market leaders have leveraged their momentum into impressive market valuations. But tomorrow's market leaders will have to demonstrate global smarts and a deeper understanding of the international consumer. As the U.S. finds itself overtaken by Europe and Japan in the wireless race, and with China an Latin America being the fastest-growing Internet markets, can America keep ahead in the new Internet game? Who will define tomorrow’s rules of the game? What style of leadership is developing in other parts of the world? Can big e-commerce players extend their influence globally? Or, will the indigenous dot-coms fence them out of the market? What's the blueprint for global e-success? Speakers: Jack Ma Founder, Chairman, CEO, Alibaba.com (People's Republic of China) Juan Carlos Garcia, President, DeCompras Division, El Sitio (Argentina) Khaldoon Tabaza, Founder and Director, Arabia Online (Jordan) Ola Ahlvarsson, Ola Ahlvarsson, Founder, Boxman and CEO, Result Venture Knowledge (Sweden) Mark Bernstein, President, Springstreet (USA) Moderated by: Bernhard Warner, Editor, The Industry Standard
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM	Networking Break/Demos
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM	Panel Showcase: Cool European Startups Gran Salo Gaudi Patrick Boos, Founder and Co-CEO, Webmiles (Germany) Charles Beigbeder, Chief Executive Officer, Self Trade (France) Fredrik Landahl, Co-Founder and CEO, Red Message (Sweden) Ernesto Schmitt, CEO, Peoplesound (UK) Josh Hannah, Founder/Co-President, Flutter.com (UK) Moderated by: John Browning, Co-Founder and Vice-President, First Tuesday (UK) Hosted by: First Tuesday
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM	Global Outlook I: One Internet, Two Systems: Taking China Digital Gran Salo Gaudi 3 & 4 The takeover of Hong Kong Telecom last February by a ten-month old cyberfirm heralded the arrival of the Internet age in China. What is the status of the Internet in China (and in Asia)? How is the censorship issue seen from the inside? The country's accession to the WTO will have major impacts on international tradeand will enhance China's role as a major global trading nation. What will it mean exactly for big and small e-businesses? Speakers: James Ding, CEO, AsiaInfo Holdings (People's Republic of China) Jack Ma, Founder, Chairman, CEO, Alibaba.com (People's Republic of China) Andrew Miller, President, Americas, chinadotcom (Hong Kong/UK) Moderated by: Bruno Giussani, European Editor, The Industry Standard
	Siesta Zone
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM	Luncheon & Networking Cafe Veranda, Gran Salo Gaudi Foyer
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM	Afternoon Interactive Sessions: Session I: Everything Can Be Made Easy Gran Salo Gaudi 1 Discount airline Easyjet flyes European routes and sells over half of its seats online. It is now extending the concept into a whole family of "Easy" Web-based companies: a cybercafe chain, a car rental, and soon an online bank. A discussion on the frontier of Net-based innovation and leadership in Europe. Host: Stelios Haji-Ioannou, Chairman, easyGroup (UK) Moderated by: Polly Sprenger, Senior Editor, The Industry Standard
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM	Session II: The Global Messaging Economy Gran Salo Gaudi 2 Despite thousands of other candidates, e-mail remains the killer app of the Internet. In fact, the technology has taken it way beyond the humble send and receive features of email. It is becoming a powerful business tool. How has the e-mailbox be turned into a personal operating system? How can e-mail and messaging be utilized and monetized for brand, traffic, and revenue generation? Host: Isabel Maxwell, President, Commtouch (Israel/USA) Moderated By: Eric J. Savitz , Executive Editor, The Industry Standard
4:00 PM - 4:20 PM	Keynote Interview: Is There a "Third Way" for the Internet in Europe? Gran Salo Gaudi 3 & 4 The European Union has launched a very ambitious agenda aimed at making the continent a favorable environment for the internet economy while maintaining that society is more than just the market. What is Europe's strategy to boost consumer confidence, nurture entreprenurship and curb aversion to risk, retool the workforce, deregulate, and ready the Old World for the New Economy? What concrete steps will be taken and how will they impact on businesses? Speaker: Erkki Liikanen, Member of the European Commission
4:20 PM - 5:00 PM	Panel Discussion The Policy Divide: Regulation, Privacy, Taxation and Trade Gran Salo Gaudi 3 & 4 Speakers: Erkki Liikanen, Member of the European Commission Lawrence Lessig, Jack N. and Lillian R. Berkman Professor of Entrepreneurial Studies, Harvard Law School Risto Siilasmaa, CEO, F-Secure Corp. (FIN) Moderated by: Jonathan Weber, Editor-in-Chief, The Industry Standard
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM	Knowledge Leadership Workshop (Sponsored session) Gran Salo Gaudi 1 What's Real, What's Not: Building Shareholder Value in a Climate of Volatility and Scepticism A workshop on how to make Internet value "real", how to move towards multi-platform models, and how to avoid the Next Bursting Bubble. Speakers: Victor Basta, Managing Director, Broadview (UK) Russ Cummings, Director, Technology Group, 3i (UK) Carl Parker, Partner, Schroder Ventures (UK)
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM	Knowledge Leadership Workshop (Sponsored session) Gran Salo Gaudi 2 The War for Talent: Identifying, Attracting, and Retaining the Best Ones In the global Internet race, talent is the key to staying competitive. What are the challenges in identifying, recruiting and retaining talent across Europe? Which strategies are successful companies using, and what attracts successful individuals? A workshop on the best practices in Europe and Spencer Stuart's new diagnostic tool, "e-Quotient". Speakers: Jim Citrin, Partner and Managing Director for the Global Internet Practice, Spencer Stuart Aliza Blachman O'Keeffe, Director, Europe Internet Practice, Spencer Stuart
6:00 PM - 6:30 PM	Keynote Interview Globalizing the Web: Overcoming the European Structural Barriers Gran Salo Gaudi 3 & 4 Structural barriers such as fragmented financial markets and localized product markets have disadvantaged leading European companies versus their US counterparts. What lessons learned from the US can help industry leaders become marketplace gorillas worldwide? What should governments do to allow companies to be more competitive? How should European capital markets operate to become truly global forces? Speaker: Paul Deninger, Chairman/CEO, Broadview (USA) Moderated by: John Heilemann, Author, "The Valley" (forthcoming) (USA)
6:30 PM - 6:45 PM	Closing Keynote The Global Startup Gran Salo Gaudi 3 & 4 What does it mean to start a company in a day and age where markets are so fluid and global? How do you expand when you are still fragile? Do you partner? How do you adapt your model? Speaker: Bill Gurley, General Partner, Benchmark Capital (USA) Moderated by: Bruno Giussani, European Editor, The Industry Standard
8:00 PM - 9:00 PM	Reception Palace Nacional Welcoming Address: Joan Clos, Mayor of Barcelona
9:00 PM - 11:00 PM	Dinner & Evening Event Palace Nacional
11:00 PM - 1:00 AM	Twilight Torres de Avila
Tuesday, May 23, 2000
8:00 AM - 10:00 AM	Registration Registration Area Breakfast/Demos Cafe Veranda & Gran Salo Gaudi Foyer
9:00 AM - 9:45 AM	Internet Metrics Briefing II Going to Europe Gran Salo Gaudi 3 & 4 What are the key success factors in entering the European Internet market? What are the best practices? Sponsored by The Industry Standard, consultancy Roland Berger & Partners has conducted an exclusive survey of established and start-up companies in the US and in Europe, focusing on five key issues: business strategy, marketing strategy, technology, management, operations. The results will be presented and discussed in this session. Speaker: Eric Kintz, Head of U.S. E-Commerce Practice, Roland Berger & Partners Moderated by: Eric J. Savitz, Executive Editor, The Industry Standard
9:45 AM - 10:00 AM	Opening Remarks
10:00 AM - 10:40 AM	Strategy Panel The Economics of Content Gran Salo Gaudi 3 & 4 It is said that content is king. If so, why is creating original content online not paying off? Which are the sustainable models in the content space? Should you aggregate, license, syndicate, give out for free? Will content and commerce merge? What's next for content, when fat pipes and the wireless Internet will become commonplace? Speakers: Nick Denton, CEO, Moreover.com (USA/UK) Alan Ellman, Founder and President, Screamingmedia (USA) Moderated by: Bruno Giussani, European Editor, The Industry Standard
	the New Platforms: Broadband & Wireless The broadband revolution is on its way finally but competing technologies make it difficult to discern where the real opportunities lie. Meanwhile, mobile devices are changing the very idea of location and availability. How will both trends impact companies and business strategies? Which new business opportunities are created? What are the early usage patterns?
10:40 AM - 11:20 AM	Broadband: Better, richer, faster, and always on: Gran Salo Gaudi 3 & 4 With broadband, the importance of content will overtake the importance of distribution. But can the promise of broadband be realized? What will be the winning business models? How will broadband impact daily lives at home and at work? And once all that bandwidth becomes available, what will it be used for? The US Perspective Speaker: George Bell, President and CEO, Excite @ Home (USA Moderated by: John Heilemann, Author, "The Valley" (forthcoming) (USA)
11:20 AM - 12:00 PM	Networking Break/Demos Gran Salo Gaudi Foyer
12:00 PM - 12:50 PM	Wireless I: Mobile Commerce: Life (and Business) On The Move Gran Salo Gaudi 3 & 4 According to forecasters, more people will be accessing Internet services using a mobile device in three years time than those using a PC. The advent of new mobile technologies will accelerate the move towards mobility. What will be the shape of the mobile information society? What devices and platforms are emerging? How will having the Internet in our pockets change work and daily life? What new business opportunities does the combination of mobility and the Internet create? How realiable are these new systems and appliances? Speaker: Kent Elliott, Senior VP and General Manager, Nokia Internet Communications (FIN/USA) Followed by a panel with the speaker and: Mark Vanlerberghe, CEO, Quios (USA) Andreas Müller, Co-Founder and Chief Strategy Officer, 12snap (Germany) Javier Rodríguez Soler, CFO, MyAlert (Spain) Moderated by: Bruno Giussani, European Editor, The Industry Standard
12:50 PM - 1:30 PM	Across The Pond Best of Both Worlds Gran Salo Gaudi 3 & 4 The most prominent US investment and Internet companies are crossing the Atlantic to tap into Europe¹s entrepreneur community. What do these firms truly bring to European entrepreneurs? How do their services differ from their European counterparts? Can they bridge the cultural gap between Silicon Valley and the various European entrepreneur hubs? Four French-born netpreneurs and VCs, all working in London for US companies, discuss whether -- and how -- it is possible to bring together the best of the old and the new world. Speakers: Katia Verresen, Managing Director Europe, garage.com (USA) Pierre Morin, Partner, Global Retail Partners (UK) Jean-Bernard Tellio, Managing Director, Carlyle Internet Partners Europe (UK) Patrice Schneider, General Manager, Europe, Netscape (UK) Moderated by: Polly Sprenger, Senior Editor, The Industry Standard
1:30 PM - 2:00 PM	Keynote Interview: Brand-Building in the Internet Age Gran Salo Gaudi 3 & 4 Companies are recognizing that branding is central to the development and success of their business. But does the new environment need a different approach to branding? Does it require companies and their agencies to behave any differently? Speaker: Eric Salama, CEO, wpp.com (UK) Moderated by: Jonathan Weber, Editor-in-Chief, The Industry Standard
	Siesta Zone
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM	Luncheon & Networking Cafe Veranda & Gran Salo Gaudi Foyer
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM	Afternoon Interactive Sessions Session I: b2b.com: The True Value of Business-to-Business B2B exchanges and marketplaces are trying to alter value chains across all industries. New marketmakers compete with webifying incumbents. But the B2B business models are still unclear. Is selling second-hand goods or procuring components online a fundamental shift in how things work? What are the key forces likely to transform the landscape? How mature is the business? How do B2B businesses develop internationally? Speaker: Hans Bukow, President and CEO, eWork (USA) and others Moderated By: Vince Bielski, , Senior Editor, The Industry Standard
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM	Afternoon Interactive Sessions Gran Salo Gaudi 2 Sessions II: The Art of The Deal: Managing Alliances and Partnerships in Internet Time The ability to establish and manage multiple alliances and partnerships at warp speed is becoming a key success factor in reaching and maintaining market leadership. How to identify best in class partners? How to bring competitors into an alliance? Speaker: Jean-Michel Durocher, CEO, Webraska (F) Moderated By: Eric J. Savitz, Executive Editor, The Industry Standard
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM	Wireless II: The World Wireless Web: Lessons From Finland Gran Salo Gaudi 3 & 4 Thanks to the common GSM standard, Europe has built a significant lead in mobile telephony. Are European companies going to dictate the future shape of the wireless web? What are the potential "kliller apps"? Where are the opportunities for service providers? What can the experience of the most advanced country -- Finland -- teach us? How to manage and develop wireless projects? Can existing services and information systems be bridged into the mobile framework? Is mobility creating new security risks for businesses? Speakers: Petri Karjalainen, Vice-President, Sonera Zed (Finland) Vesa Kemppainen, Director, ioBox (Finland) Risto Siilasmaa, CEO, F-Secure Corp. (Finland) Moderated by: Bruno Giussani, European Editor, The Industry Standard
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM	Knowledge Leadership Workshop (Sponsored session) Gran Salo Gaudi 1 The E-Business Revolution: How to Design the 21st Century Company Over the next few years the single greatest change in global economic and business conditions ever is foreseen: the realignment from traditional corporate structure to meta-capitalized, Internet-leveraged styles of brand-owning, customer-focused companies. . A discussion of its meaning for today's players, led by the author of the book "Wisdom of the CEO". Speaker: Grady Means,Global Leader, Strategy Consulting Practice, PricewaterhouseCoopers (USA)
5:00 PM - 5:30 PM	Afternoon Interactive Sessions Gran Salo Gaudi 2 Sessions III: The Next Infospace: The Talking Internet Combining the power of the Web with the convenience of the telephone, the Internet is getting vocal. The newest way to navigate it is through voice browsers, accessing interactive voice portals, and getting answers by voice. And down the road, expect a flurry of portable voice-activated special-purpose devices. Will voice portals get to the audiences the Web couldn't reach? Speaker: Jean-Paul Schmetz, Chairman, Talkingweb (Germany) Moderated by: Polly Sprenger, Senior Editor, The Industry Standard
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM	Global Outlook II: Does a Pan-European Strategy Have to Be a Pain in the Neck? Gran Salo Gaudi 3 & 4 Europe is the next growth market for Internet and e-business companies. Operating in it as a single regional market means a constant struggle with diversity and profound national characteristics – everything from different currencies, tax regimes and trade regulations to shopping patterns, languages and technical environments. How to build a strong brand and a consistent ebusiness across European borders? How fast should you expand? Which functions should be local? Will aggressive growth define the winners? Six entrepreneurs share their experiences and best practices. Speaker: Jim Rose, CEO, QXL.com (UK) Introduced by: Bruno Giussani, European Editor, The Industry Standard Followed by a panel with the speaker and: Fabiola Arredondo, Managing Director Europe, Yahoo (UK) Martha Lane Fox, Founder, Lastminute.com (UK) John Palmer, Founder, Letsbuyit (Sweden) Javier Pérez-Tenessa, CEO, eDreams (Spain) Rob Hersov, CEO, Sportal (UK) Moderated by: Jamie Mitchell, CEO, E-Start (UK)
8:00 PM - 9:00 PM	Reception Casa Battlo
9:00 PM - 9:00 PM	Dinner & Evening Event Casa Battlo
11:00 PM - 1:00 AM	Twilight Casa Battlo
Wednesday, May 24, 2000
7:30 AM - 8:15 AM	Leaders Seaside Stroll An increasing part of our personal and working life is spent on the move. While moving -- walking -- on the beach, participate in a "hosted" discussion about on-the-go services, ubiquitous computing, intelligent devices, and their impact on our lives. Host: Thomas Hoegh, Managing Director, Arts Alliance (UK)
8:00 AM - 8:00 AM	Late Registration Registration Area Demos Gran Salo Gaudi Foyer
9:15 AM - 9:20 AM	Opening Remarks
9:20 AM - 10:00 AM	Global Outlook III: Latin America: Las Nuevas Fronteras of The Internet Gran Salo Gaudi 3 & 4 From online stock trading to online government procurement systems, Latin America is frantically embracing the Internet – despite numerous barriers. With US venture money pouring in, and incumbents awakening, the market is getting more competitive by the day. Is a shakeout of ISPs and portals next? Who will dominate the regional market? Speaker: Fernando J. Espuelas, Chairman and CEO, StarMedia Network (Uruguay/USA) Moderated By: Daniel Helft Latin American Editor, The Industry Standard
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM	Global Outlook IV: Latin America: How Do You Spell B2B En Espanol? Gran Salo Gaudi 3 & 4 Business-to-Business revenues are estimated to drive Latin America's internet growth, as companies benefit from cost savings, market access and efficiencies, and the integration of world economies. An overview of the current B2B landscape in the region: drivers and barriers to success. What is the winning strategy in Latin America: B2C, B2B, communities, verticals, breadth or depth? Speaker: Oscar Coën, CEO, President and Director, Yupi.com Moderated by: Miguel Helft, Senior Writer, The Industry Standard
	The Money Game As much as it is about people and technology, the Internet is also about money. Investors have been moving money into Internet companies at a stupendous pace, giving them dream valuations. Venture capital funds are ballooning. What is the role for venture capital in creating the global Internet Economy? How have US venture capitalists evolved? When will the qualities of Internet companies be reflected in their share price?
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM	Money I: Venture Capital In Europe Gran Salo Gaudi 3 & 4 Money is no longer a scarce resource for tech companies. VC funds in the US are getting bigger and bigger. After having remained stable for a decade, venture capital investments in Europe are ballooning, too. But Europeans are risk averse, failure-averse, start-up unfriendly …or are they? From building a company to taking it public, which is the smartest way to finance growth? How does US-style venture capitalism differ from the European? Do different standards apply in judging investment opportunities? Is a Yahoo or Cisco-like global giants possible altogether in Europe, or can the continent only nurture smaller players? Are business models in Europe mere copycats of their US counterparts? Panelists: Christopher Spray, Senior Principal, Atlas Venture (UK) Alex Nigg, Senior Partner, Europ@Web (France/USA) Thomas Hoegh, Managing Director, Arts Alliance (UK) Eric Archambeau, General Partner, Benchmark Capital (UK) Neil Rimer, General Partner, Index Ventures (Switzerland) Moderated by: Julie Meyer, Founder, First Tuesday (UK)
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM	Networking Break/Demos Gran Salo Gaudi Foyer
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM	Money II: The New Capital Markets: Where Do You Want To Float Today? Gran Salo Gaudi 3 & 4 Because its fragmented stock market doesn't create enough liquidity and visibility for European companies to compete globally, Europe is trying to create a "Superbourse" or to rebuild its exchange in the image of the U.S.-based NASDAQ. Which, in return, prepares its own European venture and is well positioned to become the central stock exchange for high-growth Europe. Will European entrepreneurs prefer to list with the original as opposed to their home-grown rivals? Which are the advantages and disadvantages? What are the factors that matter in stock evaluation today? Speaker: Antoinette Hunziker-Ebneter, CEO, Swiss Stock Exchange (Switzerland) Followed by a panel with the speaker and: Jim Rose, CEO, QXL.com (UK) Chris Grew, Partner, Brobeck Hale and Dorr (UK) Moderated by: Polly Sprenger, Senior Editor, The Industry Standard
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM	Closing Keynote Bridging the Digital Divide Gran Salo Gaudi 3 & 4 Speaker: Martin Varsavsky, CEO, Ya.com (Spain) Followed by a panel with the speaker and: Isabel Maxwell, President, Commtouch (Israel/USA) Yossi Vardi, Founder, ICQ (Israel) Ola Ahlvarsson, CEO, Result Venture Knowledge (Sweden) Moderated by: Jonathan Weber, Editor-in-Chief, The Industry Standard
2:00 PM - 2:15 PM	Conference Adjourns Gran Salo Gaudi 3 & 4 Speaker John Battelle, Chairman/President/CEO, Standard Media, Inc.
2:15 PM - 2:15 PM	Farewell Lunch Cafe Veranda