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WHY EXPLORERS FESTIVAL?

• We believe in bringing together corporations, institutions and individuals with remarkable ideas that want to be change agents.

• We want to influence others with the future of work.

• We aim to leverage ideas, technologies, design and businesses to help create a better future.

• We must invest in local communities that support innovation, the power of ideas, and entrepreneurs that are willing to fight for them.

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INTRODUCTION 5

WELCOME TO THE EXPLORERS FESTIVAL 7

MEET BETA-I 8

THE TEAM OF CURATORS 9

THE EXPLORERS FESTIVAL 10

AGENDA 11

THE EXPLORERS BOOTCAMP 15

THE EXPLORERS TOOLBOX 17

THE EXPLORERS CONFERENCE 26

THE LAUNCH OF THE EXPEDITION: 30

EXPLORERS BASECAMP

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

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The Explorers Festival is an event about entrepreneurship, innovation, open minds, idea generation and networking. Brought to you from the producers of TEDxEdges, Sillicon Valley comes to Lisbon and Sandbox Global Summit, the Explorers Festival 2013 will be the largest entrepreneurship event in Portugal.

In this one-week festival, future and up-and-coming entrepreneurs will be equipped with the knowledge, tools and inspiration they need to succeed.

More and more people are becoming entrepreneurs. With a growing unemployment rate not only in the Western world, we are witnessing one of the biggest booms of startups every single year.

But how do entrepreneurs acquire the tools, attitude and perseverance they need to survive in this aggressive and competitive economy?

The Explorers Festival is designed to be a hands-on-let’s-get-dirty experience so entrepreneurs have the critical skills to thrive.

The Explorers Festival is composed of 3 key events:

Explorers BootcampA 3-day bootcamp organized by the Portuguese Navy Marine Corps where only the toughest survive.

Explorers ToolboxNeed tools? We got them. For 2 days, attend workshops and demos from the top startup providers in the world.

Explorers ConferenceIt is a one-day conference bringing mentors, professionals and entrepreneurs from all over the world who will share their insights with startup communities. Get inspired, expand your network and exchange ideas!

What is the Explorers Festival?

The concept behind Explorers Festival

INTRODUCTION

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Beyond the edge of the world there’s a space where emptiness and substance neatly overlap, where past and future form a continuous, endless loop. And, hovering about, there are signs no one has ever read, chords no one has ever heard.

Haruki Murakami, Kafka on the Shore

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Dear Participant,

Welcome to Explorers Festival, one of the biggest startups events in Europe! We are looking forward to meeting you at Central Station, in Lisbon. Central Station is the headquarters of Beta-i, a Portuguese non-profit organization that accelerates startups and fosters innovation in established companies to help them have a global impact.

The event is organized by Beta-i with full support of several universities in Lisbon and prestigious institutions, such as the Câmara Municipal de Lisboa, Caixa Geral de Depósitos and the Luso-American Foundation, as well as international conference partners.

The Explorers Festival is divided into 3 key events:

• Explorers Bootcamp (Nov. 1st – 3rd), a three-day bootcamp organized by the Portuguese Navy Marine Corps, where only the toughest entrepreneurs survive;• Explorers Toolbox (Nov. 6th and 7th), for 2 days attend workshop and demos from the top startup providers in the world; and• Explorers Conference (Nov. 8th), one day conference that brings mentors, professionals and entrepreneurs from all over the world to share their insights with our startup community.

The Explorers Festival team has been working for several months on this world class entrepreneurship event with full dedication and passion, in order to achieve the goals we set for ourselves – greatness.

We hope you enjoy the Explorers Festival as much as we had the pleasure of organizing it for you!

Sincerely,

André Marquet Pedro Rocha Vieira

WELCOME TO THE EXPLORERS FESTIVAL!

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Pedro Rocha Vieira

President of the Board

MSc. in Business

Tiago PintoCFOBSc

in Industrial Eng.

André MarquetProject

Coordinator MSc.

in Telecom Eng.

Sofia PessanhaProject

Coordinator BSc. Business

Ricardo MarvãoProject

CoordinatorMSc.

in Aerospace Eng.

Beta-i: innovating entrepreneurship in PortugalOver the last three years, Beta-i has introduced a series of innovative entrepreneurial programs in Portugal, bringing the best of what the global startup community has to offer. Key events such as Silicon Valley comes to Lisbon, TEDxEdges, Startup Weekend, Beta-start, Beta-talk, Sandbox Global Summit and Lisbon Challenge, have connected Portuguese entrepreneurs with international investors, mentors and startup providers – boosting the local economy by being the launching pad for dozens of startups. Beta-i is now proudly producing the Explorers Festival.

MEET BETA-I

INSPIRATION

IDEATION

INCUBATION

ACCELERATION

PRE-ACCELERATION

INOVATION

EVENTS

PROGRAMS

SERVICES

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Cynthia Hellen is a Peruvian-American entrepreneur, writer, producer, director,

and speaker on social entrepreneurship and technology in emerging markets. She

has moderated panels and run workshops in the USA, Mexico and, of course,

Peru. In 2012, she became the recipient of a Bloomberg Businessweek Award

for empowering women in a remarkable way, and she was named Social

Innovation Rockstar by We Love Bold. Her work has been profiled by

Bloomberg Businessweek, EcoSalon and Pipeline Women, and she’s been

fortunate to receive a 2012 Big Ideas Festival Scholarship.

“I am really excited with the Explorers Festival and look forward to meeting you in Lisbon!”

CYNTHIA HELLEN

José is a Portuguese industrial designer and, for the last 20 years, he

has been dedicated to products; their place in the culture and the

interaction with people throughout time. He is co-founder of Beta-i, a

non-profit organization dedicated to entrepreneurship, based in

Lisbon. For Explorers Festival, José Manuel dos Santos identifies

designers who made a difference through their ventures in society.

“Join me at this adventurous journey and let's make things happen!” JOSÉ MANUEL

DOS SANTOS

André Marquet is a board member at Beta-i, a Lisbon based non profit

that accelerates startups and fosters innovation in established

companies to help them have a global impact. He was the leader of

several projects, including TEDxEdges - the first TEDx in Portugal - and

Sandbox Global Summit 2012 in Lisbon. Currently, he is one of the

curators of Explorers Festival, coordinator for Startup Weekend

Portugal and kick-starter of LisbonChallenge.

“I hope you enjoy Explorers Festival and board with us in the

development of the concept behind this event.”

ANDRÉ MARQUET

TEAM OF CURATORS

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EXPLORERS BOOTCAMP Only the toughest survive!The Explorers Bootcamp is a tough’n’up, intensive training weekend for Explorers: startup founders and CEOs, among others, who want to enhance their leadership skills.

Set in Lisbon, it will be coordinated by the Portuguese Navy Marine Corps, where Explorers will acquire leadership skills. The goal? To force startup founders and potential founders to really test their limits prior to startup incorporation.

EXPLORERS CONFERENCE Get inspired and network away!The Explorers Conference is a new kind of conference, where it’s all about the participants.

This conference will explore a range of topics from science startups, female entrepreneurship and personal marketing, leveraged by a great group of international speakers.

THE EXPLORERS FESTIVAL

EXPLORERS TOOLBOX All the tools founders need!The Explorers Toolbox will give startups access to a new world of startup applications and benefits so entrepreneurs have all the tools they need to succeed.

The Explorers Toolbox will gather the most important startup toolmakers with workshops and demos on the latest tool trends. Keynote speakers include professionals from SAGE, Paymill, Amazon, SurveyMonkey, Windows Azure, Konica Minolta, Google and many others.

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AGENDA

06:50 Wake up, Soldiers!

07:00 Water Session

07:50 Gear Delivery

08:00 Breakfast

10:30 Coffee Break

09:30 Military working dog demo

10:00 Debrief: Night Leadership Proof

10:30 Evaluation

11:00 Squad Photo

11:10 Visit to the Marine’s Museum

12:00 Port Wine and Closing

13:00 Meeting Point: Bus

NOV 3rdNOV 1st

16:00 Welcome & Registration at Central Station

16:15 Briefing session

16:45 Leadership Successful Cases

Commander Bastian de Freitas (Portuguese Navy Marine Corps)José Miguel Seruya(Portuguese Catholic University)Francisco Fonseca(ANJE/ANUBISNETWORK)Manuel Rosa da Silva(PT)

17:45 Leadership Marine Course by Portuguese Navy Marine Corps

18:00 Networking Break Giftbag Distribution

18:30 Go Home!

NOV 2nd

06:45 Meeting Point - Bus From Central Station to the Marine’s Base

07:45 Instructor’s Presentation

08:00 Brief and Gear Delivery

09:00 Let’s Get Practical: the Leadership Task

10:30 Coffee Break

11:00 Let’s Get Practical: the Leadership Task

13:00 Lunch

14:30 Orientation Session

15:30 Leadership Proof Brief

19:00 Dinner

21:00 Night Leadership Proof

23:00 Snack Meal and Rest at the Marine’s School

NOTE REGARDING THE AGENDA

The program might suffer last minute changes. Please check our website www.explorersfestival.com for the latest update.

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AGENDA

1.00pm Registration & Snacks

2.00pm Introduction to Explorers Toolbox day #1

2.30pm Product Management for Software as a ServiceRachele Cordier - SAGE

The Adventure of Finding Meaningful WorkNina Buschle - Somewhere

Using WordPress to Create Sites that Customers LoveNuno Morgadinho - WidgiLabs3.00pm

4.00pm

5.00pm

5.30pm

6.00pm

6.30pm

7.00pm

8.00pm

Google Adwords - Say you’re HereInêz Cruz da Silva - Google

Design Strategy for StartupsRoman Gebhard - LUNARMatthis Hamann - LUNAR

The Future of the Cloud is DistributedAli Jelveh - Protonet

3.30pm

Geeks in LxVasco Pedro - Unbabel

Explorers Party Music by GarraDJ set by Fruit Session

EXPLORERS AUDITORIUM

VASCO DA GAMAROOM

MAGELLAN ROOM

COLUMBUSROOM

NOV 6th

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10 Secrets VCs Won’t Tell You Walter Palma - CGD

Prototyping: The Path of CreationRoman Gebhard - LUNAR

The Impact on the Global Startup ScenePaul Dowling - Dreamstake

Coffee Break

X-Ray of Portuguese StartupsRodrigo Bernardo - Informa D&B

Crossroads of Humans and Bits in Covilhã ValleyCarrilho da Graça - Carrilho da Graça Arquitectos

Mobile Payments - What’s the Future?Sebastião de Lancastre - Easypay

Interactive 3D MarketingCarlos Rebelo - 3Decide

AGENDA

9:00am Apps, the Cloud and YouLuis Calado - MicrosoftNuno Silva - Microsoft

5Es Innovation FrameworkLuis Eduardo Dejo - Telefonica Digital

Konica Minolta Marketplace

9:30am

11:00am

5:30pm

6:30pm

7:00pm

CGD Workshop Products for a Mobile LifeDaniel Mota Veiga - Genneo

NoSQL Databases and ScalaLeo Lara - UniplacesJamie Jorge - Qamine

10:00am

Explorers Toolbox Wrap-up

Entrepreneurs Break

NOV 7th

11:30am

12:30pm

1.00pm

2:00pm

2:30pm

3:30pm

4:00pm

5:00pm

From the Military to Mobile AppsEran Ben Sushan - Bizzabo

Lisbon Challenge Investor’s Day

Coffee Break

The Real Power of NetworkingBjoern Lasse Herrmann - Compass


Go to Market Strategies for StartupsJörg Sutara - Paymill

Lunch

Get Rich with Your ExitGerald Heydenreich - Omnismundi


How To Go From 12 Employees to a 1 Billion Dollar ValuationDave Goldberg - SurveyMonkeyCynthia Hellen - Curator

Coffee Break and Music

Luis Eduardo DejoLuis Eduardo Dejo - Telefonica Digital


To Be Announced

Closing SessionsLuiz Pessoa - Reper European Commission Portugal

7:15pm

Why Successful Startup use Professional CopyJayme Kopke - Hamlet

Solving Problems with Design: A Web OdysseyJoão Ferreira - Group buddiesLuís Ferreira - Group buddies

Cultural Aspects of Design ThinkingLawrence Abrahamson - IDEO

Ideas(R) Playing With SensesAmérico Mateus - IADE

Google’s Business Intelligence ToolsCarlos Paulo - Google

Introduction to RoboticsAndré Almeida -ArticaGuilherme Martins - Artica


VASCO DA GAMAROOM

MAGELLAN ROOM

COLUMBUSROOM

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Innovation Roadmap & Partnership Opportunities with a TelcoAlexandre Santos - PTAna Dias - PT

6:50pm

7:00am Registration & Breakfast

8:30am Introduction to Explorers Toolbox day #2 Pedro Gonçalves - Secretary of State

AGENDA

NOV 8th

7.30am

9:30am

10:30am

11:00am

7:30pm

8:00pm

9:30pm

Registration & Breakfast

Welcome and Introduction to the Explorers Conference DayAndré Marquet - Curator / Cynthia Hellen - Curator / José Manuel dos Santos - Curator

Presentation: Konica Minolta: a 100 year old Startup!Olaf Lorenz - Konica Minolta

Panel: Brazil Startup Ecosystem Frederico Lacerda - 21212 / Luísa Ribeiro - Papaya Ventures Moderator: André Marquet - Curator

Coffee Break

Panel: Space & Science Startups Jean-François Clervoy - Astronaut ESA / Leslie Dewan - Transatomic Power / Laura André-Boyett - Luftansa trainingModerator: Ricardo Marvão - Beta-i

Panel: Women Rule: Empowering EntrepreneursLeticia Jauregui - Crea / Inês Santos Silva - Startup Pirates / Maxine Bédat - ZadyModerator: Cynthia Hellen - Curator

Lunch

Panel: Hardware Startups Linda Franco - Machina / Hahna Alexander - Sole Power / Daniel Mota Veiga - GenneoModerator: José Manuel dos Santos - Curator

Panel: Building Grass Root Startup CommunitiesPaul McDonnell - Websummit / Mark Leaver - Parameter / Bjoern Lasse Herrmann - CompassModerator: André Marquet - Curator

Coffee Break

Panel: Personal Marketing Garrett McNamara - Big Wave Surfer / Axelle Tessandier - AXL Agency / André Leonardo - André Leonardo TourModerator: Nuno Machado Lopes - Tudo Mudou

Panel: Building a Startup NationRafael Duton - 21212 / Eran Ben-Shushan - Bizzabo / Guiseppe Folonari - H-Farm Moderator: Pedro Rocha Vieira - Beta-i

Closing RemarksPedro Rocha Vieira - Beta-i / André Marquet - Curator / Ricardo Marvão - Beta-i / Cynthia Hellen - Curator

Bus Shuttle Service (Premium Pass/Invitation Only)

Cocktail Dinatoire & Chill Out (Premium Pass/Invitation Only)

Award Ceremony (Premium Pass/Invitation Only)

8:30am

12:00pm

1:00pm

2:00pm

3:00pm

4:00pm

5:00pm

6:00pm

7:00pm


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9:00am

The Portuguese Marine Navy Corps (Portuguese: Fuzileiros) have their direct origin in the oldest permanent military unit of Portugal, the Terço of the Navy of the Crown of Portugal, created in 1618. However, since 1585, specialized troops existed to provide artillery and riflemen in Portuguese warships. The Terço of the Navy was soon considered an elite unit, also being responsible for the security of the King of Portugal. Nowadays, they are a special unit of Portuguese Navy, specialized in amphibious warfare, coastal reconnaissance, unconventional warfare, guerrilla warfare, raids, maritime interdiction and boarding operations.

THE PORTUGUESE NAVY MARINE CORPS

The Explorers Bootcamp is a leadership and motivational skills training led by the Portuguese Navy Marine Corps essential for

entrepreneurial and corporate success.

COMMANDER BASTIAN DE FREITASPORTUGUESE NAVY MARINE CORPS

Commander Bastian de Freitas initiated as a cadet in the navy school around 1994 and finished his education on Marine Military Science in 1999. His first steps into his career were made at Unidade de Meios de Desembarque (UMD). He was a Commander for two years at CF21 and in 2007 he was transfered to the Portuguese Navy Marine Corps (Estado-Maior do Comando do Corpo de Fuzileiros) as chief of the subsection Operational Planning Process. He was part of many peacekeeping missions at the United Nations in Timor-Leste and, more recently, in Afghanistan, under the supervision of NATO. He received many awards and decorations.

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MANUEL ROSA DA SILVAPT

Manuel Rosa da Silva began his career at PT, in 2000, as CFO of PTM.Com, a multimedia unit of the Pay-TV division (PT Multimedia). During the last 10 years, he held key management roles in the main domestic business units of PT. He serves as Member of the Board of Directors of the domestic business company (PT Portugal), and he also served as a Member of the Board of Directors of the pay-TV division (PT Multimedia) from 2006 until the company’s spin-off in 2007. He was Group Director of Corporate Finance from 2002 to 2003 and Director of Investor Relations from 2001 to 2002. Prior to joining PT, he served, in London, as Vice-President of Merrill Lynch, Associate Director of M&A at Morgan Grenfell, Associate in SG Warburg, and Consultant at KPMG Consulting.

FRANCISCO FONSECAANJE/ANUBISNETWORKS

Francisco Fonseca is the CEO of AnubisNetworks and Board Member at the National Association of Young Business People (ANJE). He graduated with a degree in Management and Computer Science at the University of Minho. He has extensive experience in the high tech industry, services and the consulting fields. Francisco often provides talks about entrepreneurship at universities. He firmly believes that entrepreneurs are a relevant part of the answer for finding solution in the existing economic scenario.

JOSÉ MIGUEL SERUYACATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF PORTUGAL

José Seruya is a professor at the Catholic University of Portugal, running subjects related to Leadership, Institutional Communication and Personal Development. He has been administrator at Unicer, Manager at Fricasa and Galp and Director of IPAM. He has relevant experience in businesses and startups, as well as in the setting up of commercial operations in Spain. He has also worked as a commercial manager in a multinational oil company. He has a PhD in Management from Université Jean Moulin and a degree in Sociology from ISCTE.

RICARDO DINIZPORTUGAL OCEAN RACE @RICARDODINIZPT

Ricardo Diniz, originally from a fishing village in Portugal, has traveled the world fast and furious as an offshore sailor and young entrepreneur. Brussels nominated him European Ambassador for the Oceans. Shortly after he was a finalist in Portugal’s Most Motivating Person Award. CNN, BBC, National Geographic and pretty much every single major media entity in Portugal have generously covered Ricardo’s projects since 1996. Co-Founder and President of the Portugal Ocean Race, Ricardo will share his thrilling experience with us.

THE EXPLORERS BOOTCAMP

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The Explorers Toolbox is series of talks and workshops with some of the most successful startup toolmakers and mentors in the world, who will share ideas, experiences and knowledge. Attendees will get premium

access to services and free subscriptions to increase customer value and reduce cost-per-use.

THE EXPLORERS TOOLBOX

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WALTER PALMA - CGD Walter is currently Investment Director at Caixa Capital, the venture capital and private equity arm of Caixa Geral de Depósitos (CGD), Portugal’s largest financial group. Walter has 25 years of professional experience, both in Portugal and abroad. He began his career with KMPG Canada in Toronto, having transferred to the Lisbon (Portugal) office in 1991, where he specialized in financial services sector and corporate finance. He later moved to Banco Finantia, a small Portuguese investment bank, where he exercised roles of Head of Research and Corporate Finance Director.

2:30 pm: 10 Secrets VC’s won’t tell you

ROMAN GEBHARD - LUNAR @rogebhardRoman is currently at Lunar as Managing Partner in, Germany, since 2007. He works in industrial design and design strategy. With a degree from the Art Centre College of Design, Roman considers himself an entrepreneur. His first design job was at Modus Design as a Junior Industrial Designer. He co-founded dialog05 – five industrial designers, based in Munich, working on a conceptual project – born in 2005 and still active nowadays. One year later, he became a design manager and industrial designer at designaffairs/Siemens.

3:00 pm: Prototyping, the path of creation

CGD Explorers Auditorium - Nov. 6th - Talks


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PAUL DOWLING - DREAMSTAKE @PaulmdowlingPaul is the founder of Dreamstake, Europe’s largest online support platform for tech startups. He has worked in the tech sector for 30 years, including 10 years at Cap Gemini. He has always been at the cutting edge of technological innovation, having been involved with LCDs, enterprise software and now sits at the centre of the London TechCity startup scene.Dreamstake attracts the latest startups across Europe and helps them connect with the resources they need: Knowledge, People and Investment. As part of his involvement in Dreamstake, he promotes the interests of startups at events and through some significant partnerships.

3:30 pm: The impact on the global startup sceneThe evolution of the accelerator model from university incubators through to Y-combinator and beyond. Paul will tell us how the latest models have the potential to disrupt the market and create a vibrant world-wide startup movement

5:00 pm: X-Ray of Portuguese startupsThe latest figures of the Portuguese business environment will be the focus of this presentation. You will get the opportunity to do an X-ray of the Portuguese Startup scene.

RODRIGO BERNARDO - INFORMA D&BHaving worked his entire professional career in commercial and sales, Rodrigo joined Informa D&B 7 years ago to manage client portfolios. Since early this year, he has worked as Business Development Manager, looking for new businesses, partners and helping Informa D&B reach audiences, such as students, young entrepreneurs and startups. He aims to make newcomers aware of the importance of finding, reaching, knowing and evaluating providers, competitors and market size since early stages.

CARRILHO DA GRAÇA - CARRILHO DA GRAÇA ARQUITECTOSJoão Luís Carrilho da Graça is an architect graduated from Escola Superior de Belas Artes de Lisboa, in 1977. His work has been recognized with several awards, including medal from L’Academie d’Architecture Française, in 2012; the title of “Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres” by the French Republic, in 2010; “Prémio Pessoa”, in 2008; the “Order of Merit” by the Portuguese Republic, in 1999; and the “AICA Award” by the International Association of Art Critics, in 1992. Carrilho da Graça was distinguished with the “AIT award 2012 – transportation” for the Pedestrian Bridge over the Carpinteira Stream and with the “Frate-Sole” International Prize of Sacred Architecture for the Santo Antonio’s Church in Portalegre, in 2012.

5:30 pm: Crossroads of humans and bits in Covilhã ValleyPT has been dedicated to the biggest tech projects in Europe, the DataCenter, which was developed at Covilhã, Portugal. Find out how this process went through.

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CARLOS REBELO - 3DECIDECarlos Rebelo has an extremely diverse professional path with focus on software engineering and management. He encourages experiences and knowledge sharing, as he believes people are a central point of his professional life. In 2007, he started a new professional phase, that has allowed him to dedicate a large amount of his time to entrepreneurship and the creation of the SocialDigital. Later, he integrated the founding team of 3Decide, that gathers some ‘heavy weight names’ of graphic computing in Portugal. Carlos Rebelo is launching his innovative products to the market, based on Urban 3D, augmented reality and interactive panoramas. Creativity is one of his key ingredients.

6:30 pm: Interactive 3D marketingRelationship between large corporations and startups and how both business models can be integrated is the focus of this presentation. Carlos will also present a "3Dfied" case study.

SEBASTIÃO DE LANCASTRE - EASYPAY Sebastião got involved for the first time with electronic payments at Unicre, where he was member of the VISA Europe board that settled the e-commerce standards. At Unicre, he also developed the first CRM and several marketing and business development campaigns. In 2000, he founded two companies that he is still managing today – Easypay (payment systems) and What’s On (digital marketing agency). His background in Systems Engineering combined with a long experience in marketing allows him to leverage his skills and develop new and innovative solutions for businesses and organizations. In 2010, Sebastião was responsible for the big data project known as Pordata (Portuguese Data Based from Fundação Francisco Manuel dos Santos) and also “Eu-Acredito”, a movement that gathered 11,000 youngsters to get a glimpse of Pope Benedict XVI during his visit to Portugal.

6:00 pm: Mobile payments: what’s the future?Smartphones came to revolutionize the way we carry our personal information and lately they became a place where we store more vital info like ID cards, insurance details and even the use of banking. But what about payments, will it work the same way?

VASCO PEDRO - UNBABEL Vasco Pedro has a Ph.D in Language Technologies from Carnegie Mellon. He is passionate about creating extraordinary products with the help of talented individuals at Unbabel. For him, it’s important to have a thorough understanding of the work, potential problems that may arise and their scalable solutions. He is the co-founder and CEO of Bueda, as well as the co-founder of Dezine. Vasco was a mentor at The Founder Institute, a Research Assistant Professor in Instituto Superior Técnico, and an Invited Researcher and Research Assistant at the Carnegie Mellon University. As a mentor of Beta-i, he helps startups navigate the early stages of development, team building, technology challenges and Minimum Viable Products (MVPs).

7:00 pm: Geeks in LxGeeks meet for demos and beers!


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SAGE VASCO DA GAMA - Nov. 6th - Workshops2:30 pm: Product management for Software-as-a-Service Product Management for Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) is a series of techniques that you can learn in order to make more effective planning and develop better software products. Rachelle will tell us about Sage One SaaS.

RACHELE CORDIER - SAGEWith 20 years in the software industry, Rachele has been through the entire cycle of product management, from conception to release. Her professional experience leaves no doubt – she worked for big corporations, such as SAP, Business Objects and People Soft. Her passion has always been focused in the entire product lifecycle and her aim remains to seek the best approach in product management and delivery. Her workshop at Explorers Toolbox is promising – she will help anyone who has an interest in making their product a success.

5:00 pm: Google AdWords - say to your potential clients that you are hereWhat can Google do for your business? How big is the online footprint? How does Google AdWords work? These are some of the questions that are going to be answered at this workshop.

INÊS CRUZ DA SILVA - GOOGLEInês has been an Account Manager at Google for two and a half years, after having finished The Lisbon MBA in partnership with MIT. Her previous experience was at Vodafone as Product Manager. Today, her main focus is Digital Marketing and helping entrepreneurs get abroad through digital tools. Inês currently leads the startup project at Google Portugal and her goal at Explorers Festival is to share with you how can Google help you leverage your business.

2.30 pm: The adventure of finding meaningful work The workshop by Nina Buschle of Somewhere will focus on work aspirations and inspiration so individuals can start their journey on finding a meaningful job.

NINA BUSCHLE - SOMEWHERENina Buschle is the Partnerships Director at Somewhere in Berlin. She’s currently running an offline format of Somewhere, namely ‘conversational workshops’ that bring together experts in specific work fields to exchange insights and inspirations. Previously she’s been working within HR Consultancy and managing projects within Design Thinking at the Hasso-Plattner Institute.

FIDELIDADE MAGELLAN - Nov. 6th - Workshops


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5:00 pm: Design strategy for startups Product design needs to be efficient and effective in order to combine art and tech. A relevant workshop will be in place for you to find the right solutions through a number of case studies.

ROMAN GEBHARD AND MATTHIS HAMANN - LUNARRoman is currently at Lunar as Managing Partner in Munich, Germany, since 2007. He works in industrial design and design strategy. Matthis is working at Lunar Europe as Managing Partner and has been there over 6 years now. With a background in design, Matthis has worked at designaffaires GmbH as Director Strategy and Consulting and Design Manager. In his early career, he has worked for Siemens as Account Manager for Mobile/BenQ. On his workshop at the Explorers Toolbox, he will share with us his design management experience.

KONICA MINOLTA COLUMBUS - Nov. 6th - Workshops

2:30 pm: Using WordPress to create sites that customers loveThis free and open source tool is well known by the tech community, but to get a full use of its performances, that’s a whole different story. This workshop will give you the insights that most peopledon't know about.

NUNO MORGADINHO – WIDGILABS @morgadinNuno is a tech-savvy entrepreneur currently living in Lisbon. He is the founder and partner of WidgiLabs, a specialist WordPress web development agency and the only Portuguese company listed in the “Code Poets” directory of WordPress professionals. He works with clients worldwide rethinking their online presence in order to capture the attention of users in this era of crowded consumer markets. He is also a WordCamp Lisboa co-organizer and catalyst for the WordPress Portuguese community at large. To be Zen, since his projects and clients take most of his time, he likes to practice Kung fu.

ALI JELVEH – PROTONETAli Jelveh is the co-founder and Chief Revolutionary Officer of Protonet. The German-Iranian software engineer previously was amongst the first developers at XING and studied physics. He’s on a mission to transform the Internet from centralization in the cloud to a state of distributed infrastructure and independent users. When he isn’t working on Protonet, he spends his time thinking, planning and simulating.

5:00 pm: The future of the cloud is distributedAli will talk about the current state of the cloud and how it will change in the future - he will explain what (R)evolutionary steps are ahead and how this affects the strategy of millions of businesses and homes.

9:00 am: From the military to mobile apps How did Eran go from the Israeli Defense Forces to creating a leading conference mobile app? Get to know about apps from someone who truly knows how to create a successful and useful app.

ERAN BEN-SHUSHAN – BIZZABO @eranbenBizzabo, which Eran co-founded in 2011, helps event goers meet, mingle and connect with others, while providing event organizers with a simple self-service platform to mobilize and socialize their events like never before. Under Eran’s leadership and in just a little over a year, Bizzabo raised a 1.5 million dollars seed round, socialized hundreds of high-profile events, and won several respectful awards (most promising Israeli startup for 2012, among others). Before founding Bizzabo, Eran was the CEO of Rosh-Pina Media Convention, one of Israel’s most prominent yearly events. He was also a project leader and system engineer at Elbit Systems.


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CGD Explorers Auditorium - Nov. 7th - Talks

11:00 am: The real power of networking Networking is a common concept now used in our modern days, but how can you be sure that you are really using, to the fullest, the potential of networking? The experienced Bjoern Herrmann will tell us all about it.

BJOERN LASSE HERRMAN – COMPASS @bjoernlasseBjoern was born in Germany and has become a recognized entrepreneur and expert on data products, data driven decision-making, education, innovation, entrepreneurship and organizational development. He founded and led 5 for and nonprofit ventures in Germany, Bangladesh & the US. In his free time, he is a speaker at various conferences (e.g Strata & Hadoop World, Pioneers Festival, International Startup Festival) and universities (e.g. Stanford, Oxford, Cambridge, SU).

12:30 pm: Go-to-market strategies for startups Which markets to start with? Only local? Or should you go international straight away? Which target groups or verticals to start with? This talk by Jörg Sutara will help you find the answers that you are looking for.

JÖRG SUTARA – PAYMILL @joergpaymillJörg is co-founder and CMO of Paymill, a company founded in June 2012, in Munich, Germany. Paymill is an innovative online payment service provider for Europe. Prior to Paymill, Jörg was an Associate with Booz & Company covering strategy, marketing and operations projects in Europe and South-East Asia. Jörg holds a diploma from Kaufmann of Leipzig Graduate School of Management (HHL). He is an ambitious and passionate person with international experience. For him, culture and KPIs are essential to a successful business.


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2:00 pm: Get rich with your exit

Most startup founders struggle to find direction and exit strategies. Gerald will give us his personal story on how he sold his company BuyVIP at reduced prices in a time-limited campaign to Amazon.

GERALD HEYDENREICH – OMNISMUNDIGerald has been an entrepreneur since 1998 when he founded, at the age of 25, the first European provider for B2B reverse online auction and sourcing events. The US Portum became one of Europe’s leading providers for Internet-based sourcing and supplier management solutions. The company was sold in 2006 to CapGemini / IBX. In 2006, he co-founded with Gustavo Garcia Brusilovsky BuyVIP, a European leading private sales club offering luxury brands at reduced prices in time-limited campaigns. When the company was sold in 2010 to Amazon, it had more than 8 million members, 350 employees and revenues in excess of 150 million dollars. In 2011, he founded Pippa&Jean, a social selling community with the vision to support 100.000 women to start their own business and, since 2007, Gerald also has been an active investor in multiple companies via OmnisMundi, an incubator, which he created jointly with Alain Falys.

3:30 pm: Fireside chat with Dave: How to go from 12 employees to a 1 billion dollar valuation

DAVE GOLDBERG – SURVEYMONKEY @davegoldbergDave joined SurveyMonkey in April 2009. He has been a successful entrepreneur, venture capitalist and technology and music industry executive. He has run and successfully grown several online consumer businesses. Dave founded LAUNCH Media in 1994, which delivered music and music-related content online and he led the company through its acquisition by Yahoo! in 2001. Following the sale, Dave served as Vice President and General Manager of Yahoo! Music, where he led the company’s global music into the Internet’s most-visited music destination. In 2006, Dave was named one of Billboard Magazine’s top power players in digital music.

5:00 pm: Talk by Luis Eduardo DejoLuis will bring us closer to a user perspective instead of an industrial perspective.

LUIS EDUARDO DEJO – TELEFONICA DIGITAL Luis has become a hybrid professional between business and design. With a background in Business Administration (PUC Peru) and a 10+ year career in marketing at different FMCG companies in Latin America, he attained a master’s degree in Design Methods at IIT Institute of Design and achieved a different perspective of business, users and… life. After some projects in social innovation, design research and strategy in the US and India, he joined the Global UX Team at Telefonica Digital in Madrid as a design researcher and strategist. Currently, he is helping the team with the WHYs and the HOWs, while bridging business with design (and vice versa). Luis is curious about people and passionate about food, traveling and sharing stories.

@luiseduardodejo


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SAGE VASCO DA GAMA - Nov. 7th - Workshops

LUIS CALADO - MICROSOFT Luis Calado is a technical evangelist at Microsoft Portugal where he’s responsible for cloud evangelism. He has a degree in Computer Science and he has worked in the IT industry for 17 years. He is also a passionate developer, photographer and cook.NUNO SILVA - MICROSOFT Nuno Silva is a technical evangelist at Microsoft Portugal, focused on Windows 8 and Windows Phone application development. He’s been at Microsoft for 12 years in several roles related to client and partner support and creates solutions with Microsoft technology and development platforms. As a technical evangelist, he works with professional developers, students and startups all year, showing the value of MS technology and helps people and businesses fulfill their goals.

9:00 am: Apps, the cloud and youIn this workshop, you will have the opportunity to be hands-on. Together we will explore the possibilities of Microsoft's cloud solution Windows Azure - ranging from mobile to web.

12:30 pm: Why successful startups use professional copy Jayme Kopke will show what is behind the ideas and messages that carry the power to seduce investors, clients or consumers. He will also discuss the method to produce them, and why it shouldn't be homemade.

JAYME KOPKE – HAMLET @jkopkeJayme Kopke is General Manager and Creative Director at Hamlet, a B2B marketing communication agency based in Lisbon. Before founding Hamlet in 2007, Jayme worked as copywriter and creative director for advertising and direct marketing agencies such as Foote, Cone and Belding, Leo Burnett, Strat and Wunderman. In these roles, he worked with major consumer brands (Super Bock beer, Sogrape wines, Kellogg’s, Nestlé Longa Vida, Unilever, Fiat…) as well as with corporate brands (Galp, Ford, Oni, Microsoft, among others).


5:00 pm: Introduction to roboticsParticipants will be introduced to the workshop of physical computing, electronics and programming. Life will be given to a small robot called "Farrusco," making it pursue light sources, void obstacles and assume different humor states with colored LEDs.

ANDRÉ ALMEIDA - ARTICAAndré Almeida has an extensive professional background in interaction design and software development. After seven years of working and learning at YLabs, the tech company YDreams’ research laboratory, André specialized in augmented reality, computer vision and graphical computing. Since the early stages of his life and work, he has been interested in the arts, particularly theater and performance. During his period working for “O Olho” theatre Company, he collaborated with some of the most renowned artists in Portugal, creating several scenic and lighting components, and developed an even deeper interest in the various steps in the creative process, from artistic conception to the final result.GUILHERME MARTINS - ARTICAGuilherme Martins has been a visual artist specialized in the creation of visual contents for stage performances. Since 2007, his visual environments have been used in dance, opera, theater and performances and he has collaborated with renowned directors like Rui Horta, Tiago Guedes and Anatoly Praudin. In the past, Guilherme has also worked as a visual designer for several internationally renowned agencies, such as Ogilvy Interactive and YDreams. In his tireless search for new forms of artistic expression, Guilherme became interested in robotics and what he would eventually call “Creative Robotics.”

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2:00 pm: Solving problems with design: a web odysseyWhy design can help you become better at what you do. Understand what can be done on the web, where it is going and where you can get in.

JOÃO FERREIRA - GROUP BUDDIES As a web designer at Group Buddies, João Ferreira has a post-graduate diploma on Web Design from ESAD. He developed his passion for software and web production by being directly involved in projects like CoachMe, inSpace Jobs, Cohive and Roundabet.LUÍS FERREIRA - GROUP BUDDIES @zamithLuís is the founder and developer at Group Buddies, where he tries to improve one website at a time. He literally loves the tech world, especially applicational design, but he also works on user experience problems or system administration.


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9:00 am: 5Es innovation framework Luis Eduardo will give you a workshop about the analysis and synthesis method. Get also an overview of the several design processes. Get to know more about the 5Es framework that Luis will develop with you.

LUIS EDUARDO DEJO – TELEFONICA DIGITAL Luis has become a hybrid professional between business and design. With a background in Business Administration (PUC Peru) and a 10+ year career in marketing at different FMCG companies in Latin America, he attained a master’s degree in Design Methods at IIT Institute of Design and achieved a different perspective of business, users and… life. For more details, see page 23.

@luiseduardodejo

FIDELIDADE MAGELLAN - Nov. 7th - Workshops

11:00 am: Products for a mobile life Daniel is going to walk you through creating products for a mobile life. His startup, Genneo (which provides equipment for converting walking into battery charge for mobile electronics) will be a good experience to share.

DANIEL MOTA VEIGA – GENNEODaniel Mota Veiga is an industrial designer and entrepreneur with a degree in Industrial Design from Universidade Lusíada de Lisboa and a master degree in Interaction Design from Instituto Europeo di Design, in Torino, Italy. Currently, Daniel works with the San Diego Design studio Intersection leveraging design as one of the core foundations for innovation and commercial success. He is also a co-founder of Genneo, designing breakthrough products for portable energy harvesting.

2:00 pm: Cultural aspects of design thinkingIn this workshop, Lawrence Abrahamson, IDEO's expert on Cultural aspects of Design, will show you how building better products based on your market culture can be very useful for your startup growth.

LAWRENSE ABRAHAMSON – IDEO @lawabrLawrence Abrahamson is a licensed architect and designer who brings to IDEO 15 years of professional experience working on interdisciplinary teams in international contexts. A staunch advocate for the end user, Lawrence is passionate about using environments as a mode of strategic planning and service design. Before joining IDEO, Lawrence founded Smartsmart, a design and experience-consulting firm in Singapore and was a Visiting Researcher in the Digital Creative Center at Nanyang Technological University.


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5:00 pm: Innovation roadmap & partnership opportunitiesThe workshop aims to share the main areas in which PT is investing and discusses how they promote a closer relationship with startups and SMEs

ALEXANDRE SANTOS - PTAlexandre Santos is the Head of Special Projects at PT. He coordinates several strategic initiatives, namely development of startup programs that promote a closer relationship between PT, the startup and venture capital ecosystem. He is also a board member of PT – Information Systems, the IT subsidiary of PT. He has also experience in planning & control and corporate finance.ANA DIAS - PTAna Dias is the Head of Innovation Management and Business Development at PT. She works with market segments in the technology sector to develop and implement PT’s innovation roadmap. She is also responsible for the development of new business opportunities, coordination of R&D efforts and the involvement of employees in the innovation processes. Ana joined PT in 2003 and, since then, she had several responsibilities from business process definition to human resources development and leadership.

KONICA MINOLTA COLUMBUS - Nov. 7th - Workshops11:00 am: NoSQL databases and ScalaLeo Lara and Jaime Jorge workshop will explain everything on NoSQL and how databases and Scala language can be used on startups in order to make them more scalable and reliable.

LEO LARA – UNIPLACES @leolaraLeo is the Executive Geek and the co-founder of Uniplaces – an online portal company for student accommodations. He transforms great ideas into robust and scalable products. He has 16 years of experience building stuff, which enables him to work effectively with engineers, designers and marketing to build amazing products. He has won several awards, among them the Creative Business World Cup Audience Award 2012, and was the winner of the Portugal Creative Business contest and Startup Chile 2012. Leo’s engineering philosophy is “always try to tackle problems using the right tools,” even though that may require making an effort to learn new skills. Meet Leo at Explorers Toolbox and learn about how to use it on their startups in order to make them more scalable and reliable.JAIME JORGE – QAMINE @jaimefjorgeJaime is a software engineer with experience in business development by launching his own business. Qamine is the focus of his passion, heart and enthusiasm everyday. He built it during his master degree with no budget but a lot of ambition. He was selected for Seedcamp and made his dream came true. Qamine finds bugs without bugging you, making the development and delivery of software projects more efficient. He has a master degree in code metrics and code analysis, and his interests include software engineering, startups and lean (software) development and he is a Scala lover and aficionado.

2:00 pm: Ideas(R) playing with sensesCreativity - knowledgeable approach to innovation trough the eyes, body and experience of a design team. We will mix the why’s and do’s of transforming ideas into new business, focusing on 3 layers: brainware, bodyware and artware.

AMÉRICO MATEUS – IADE @profamericoAmérico is a researcher at UNIDCOM (IADE) and an author and coordinator of IDEAS(R)EVOLUTION - a creative way of thinking innovation, methodology and design thinking. As a professor, he teaches lessons from creativity and design to innovation in several international universities, including FH Volarberg, Austria, Haaga-Velia business School, Finland, and RMIT University in Melbourne, Australia. He founded Alldreams, a company that focused in brand strategy and had the role of Creative Director. He also had a strong connection with NovoDesign/Brandia – a creation and brand management agency.


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5:00 pm: Google’s business intelligence tools: A guide to help you understand your customersConsumer Barometer, YouTube trends, Keyword Tool, Traffic Estimator, Google Global Market Finder, Google Analytics – those are several essential tools useful to improve your business.

CARLOS PAULO – GOOGLECarlos Paulo started his career at Google in 2004, about the same time Google ceased to be a startup – at least formally. At the time, he became part of the initial Online Sales and Operations team that dealt with the Portuguese and Brazilian markets. In August 2007, he was part of the deployment team in charge of setting up the Portuguese Operation in Lisbon. Since that time, he touched various projects in different sectors. At this time, Carlos was in charge of the teams that dealt with the retail, tech, travel and media&entertainment sectors. Prior to Google, he worked in sales with large business clients in BES and Arval and launched a couple of startup projects in media and entertainment areas.

THE EXPLORERS CONFERENCE

The Explorers Conference has some of the most inspirational speakers in science, sports and entrepreneurship. Attendees will learn about startups

community in Brazil and Europe, best practices in product management, how to build, manage and sell a startup.

Panel: Brazilian startup ecosystemNov. 8th– 9.30am

The growing economics of Brazil is, of course, influencing the startup ecosystem. How is this affecting startups and their success?

Presentation: Bridging Countries and Empowering EntrepreneurshipFREDERICO LACERDA – 21212 @frelacerdaAs a co-founder of 21212, Frederico has built up one of the most interesting accelerator concepts that links Brazilian startups with the US and vice-versa. What could be learned from the experience of bridging different countries and empowering entrepreneurship?

Presentation: Accelerators TropicalismLUISA RIBEIRO – PAPAYA VENTRURES @PapayaVenturesPapaya Ventures has changed the accelerator panorama in Rio de Janeiro and in Brazil. Luisa will give you all the insights.

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Talk: Konica Minolta: A 100 year old startupNov. 8th - 9.00am

How do you keep the startup spirit of constant innovation when you're a 100 year old company? Konica Minolta manufactures business and industrial imaging products, including lenses and LCD film, X-Ray image processing systems, 3-D digitizers, and others. This talk will give us an insight of how Konica Minolta can partner with your startup.

OLAF LORENZ - KONICA MINOLTAAs a General Manager, Olaf Lorenz is responsible for the entire International Marketing Division of Konica Minolta Business Solutions Europe GmbH. At the same time, he is also a member of the European management board, responsible for the entire product lifecycle, from product planning to European launch, through to the end of the product’s life.


Panel: Space & science startupsNov. 8th– 11am

This is the gateway to space. Let’s put the development of space capability issues on the table. How does it deliver benefits to the citizens of the world?

Presentation: To be an astronautJEAN FRANÇOIS CLERVOY – ESA @astro_JFrancoisSeveral factors are in play in being an astronaut, such as having a taste of adventure, accepting the risk, working out complex tasks, living like you were in a camping trip. Jean-François Clervoy will share his own experience of three thrilling space flights and give an outlook about the future, private access to space.

Presentation: Save The World With Nuclear PowerLESLIE DEWAN – TRANSATOMIC POWER @lesliedcdThe world needs to fight global warming. There are many barriers, however, to broader adoption of nuclear power - including negative public perception. Leslie will be talking about what changes might be coming in the future of nuclear power generation, a wide range of new designs are making nuclear power safer, cheaper, and with orders of magnitude, less waste. New people, with new technology, are figuring out how to use nuclear engineering to save the world.

Presentation: Training AstronautsLAURA ANDRÉ-BOYET – LUFTHANSA Fast reasoning is critical in space operations where decisions have to be made in fractions of second to solve unexpected problems. Laura will share some of the secrets she uses to train astronauts to think faster and adjust quicker.

Panel: Women rule: Empowering entrepreneursNov. 8th– 12am

Women are increasingly creating tech and web startups, and this is probably the most important untapped economic mechanism of wealth generation.

Presentation: Empowering Women EntrepreneursLETICIA JÁUREGUI – CREA @ljaureguiCREA founder Leticia Jauregui trains and advises low-income women and micro entrepreneurs in rural and marginalized communities to strengthen and grow their businesses.

Presentation: 6 Weeks at Singularity UniversityINÊS SANTOS SILVA – STARTUP PIRATES @isss111Inês is the Sandbox Network ambassador for Portugal. As an alumna from the Singularity University Graduate Studies Program 2013, she will share the secrets that have driven her to be one of the most relevant young community shapers in Europe.

Presentation: Fashion Startups and its ChallengesMAXIME BÉDAT – ZADY @maxinebedatCombining the tech passion and the fashion love, Maxime will tell us all about her projects, with a special focus into Zady - an alternative to today's fast-fashion.

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Panel: Hardware startupsNov. 8th– 2pm

Wireless connectivity of various types can now be taken for granted. It's getting more straightforward to get things manufactured. Arduous, 3D printing, laser cutters, and more accessible CNC milling are making hardware easier to prototype as customers increasingly buy online.

Presentation: Wearable Tech for EveryoneLINDA FRANCO – MACHINA @LindaFrancoThe story behind Machina: the startup that is creating a jacket with embedded intelligence and sensors that is paving the road for a new generation of "intelligent" clothes which will allow you to monitor your health, lifestyle and even be creative!

Presentation: Creative Minds Caring for a Better World HAHNA ALEXANDER – SOLE POWERHahna's startup is bringing the ultimate mobile and renewable power supply to the market. Their first product is a power generating shoe insert that charges small portable electronics like cell phones on-the-go. Not just hardware, but a complex design challenge.

Presentation: Portable EnergyDANIEL MOTA VEIGA - GENNEOCreating ultimate solutions for our everyday life is Genneo’s top concern. The company that Daniel co-founded is engaged in designing a new generation of breakthrough products for portable energy harvesting.

Panel: Building grassroot startup communitiesNov. 8th– 3pm

Startup communities are popping up everywhere, from Silicon Valley to Santiago and even in countries such as Iceland. This type of entrepreneurial ecosystems are driving innovation and small business energy, building communities of entrepreneurs who can feed off of each other’s talent, creativity and support.

Presentation: Digital Creativity is the Competitive EdgeMARK LEAVER – PARAMETER @mark_leaverMark concentrates his forces on the development of projects combining creative media and digital technologies. In his talk, he will focus on the strategic connections towards international markets.

Presentation: Data-Driven Startup EcosytemsBJOERN LASSE HERRMANN – COMPASS @bjoernlasseBjoern Herrmann is an expert on data driven decision-making and data services. He's the founder of Compass, a company with the mission of transforming the world of business from gut to data driven. In this talk, he will share the insights of what builds up a relevant startup ecosystem.

Presentation: To be AnnouncedPAUL MCDONNELL - WEB SUMMITPaul is the Startup Director at Web Summit, Europe’s largest tech conference and the largest startup gathering in the world. His team speaks to over 8,000 startups every year, curating a group of 900 companies, which are exhibited at Web Summit. 31


Panel: Personal marketingNov. 8th - 5.00pm

A talk about the boundaries between personal marketing and personal branding in entrepreneurs life.

Presentation: Beyond the WavesGARRETT MCNAMARA – BIG WAVE SURFER @GMACHawaiiChallenging the waves makes McNamara a marketing brand by himself. What are the strategies behind it and how can the personal life be affected by its marketing?

Presentation: Generation Y - The Digital ShiftAXELLE TESSANDIER – AXL AGENCY @axelletessAxelle will tell us about the mindset driven by the new generation. This generation Y - that usually defines itself against its predecessors - is at the center of the psychological revolution.

Presentation: A World of ExplorersANDRÉ LEONARDO – ANDRÉ LEONARDO TOUR @andre_tourAndré is a young entrepreneur and the promoter of an entrepreneurship RTW tour where he is going to travel alone in search of inspiring entrepreneurs and their stories! He will talk about this project and share a few stories.

Panel: Building a startup nationNov. 8th– 6.00pm

Everyone's trying to replicate the Silicon Valley startup ecosystem but each region should find its own model. As Brazil and Italy are launching ambitious programs, Israel is considered the startup-nation. What can we learn from each other?

Presentation: Accelerating Interactive ProductsRAFAEL DUTON – 21212 @rdutonRafael will talk about his amazing experience co-founding 21212 - a Brazilian digital accelerator. His expertise in digital marketing entrepreneurship and innovation will guide us through the talk.

Presentation: Leadership Lessons from the MilitaryERAN BEN-SHUSHANN – BIZZABO @eranbenEran started his career as a major officer of the IDF Air Force where he learned important life lessons that he took to his entrepreneurial activities. As the CEO of one of the leading mobile platforms for event goers, he will share his learnings and insights.

Presentation: Unveiling Entrepreneurship FolkloreGIUSEPPE FOLONARI – H-FARM @GFoloGuiseppe will share the Italian perspective on entrepreneurship and his experience at H-Farm. He will also talk about the developed accelerator model in the Italian and Southern-Europe, and how it was adapted.

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This July, Lisbon was the stage of the first sneak peek of the Explorers Festival, unveiling the concept, speakers and agenda of this disruptive, entrepreneurship event – which will be one of the biggest startup events in Europe in 2013, and definitely the largest in Portugal.The Explorers Basecamp included an interactive discussion - “Beyond Exabytes” - with some of the best minds working on Big Data, including experts from Google US, SAP Ventures, Carnegie Mellon and Crowd Process who discussed the next trends in the tech world. Plus, attendees learned first-hand that the living sports legend, Garrett McNamara –a true Explorer, who challenges perceived human limits - will be one of the main speakers of the Explorers Festival 2013.

THE LAUNCH OF THE EXPEDITION: EXPLORERS BASECAMP

André MarquetBeta-i

Pedro Rocha VieiraBeta-i

Speakers:

Vasco PedroDezine

Sebastian RiedelUnivesity College of London

Chris DyerCarnegie Mellon

Slav PetrovGoogle US

Pedro FonsecaCrowd Process

THE INVESTORS DAYOn November 7th, startups and investors will connect one-on-one at one of the largest Investor Days in Europe in 2013. Specifically designed for the winners of Lisbon Challenge – a 4-month trans-Atlantic acceleration program running from August to November – the Lisbon Challenge Investors Day gathers some of the best startups in the world (representing 16 countries, including businesses from the USA, UK, Chile and India) with investors who will fly explicitly across the seven seas to invest in upcoming startups with the most potential to succeed in a challenging international economy.

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SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS SAMPLE

FACEBOOKThe world’s best minds in the startup, tech and innovation world get together this November. Check out the @ExplorersFestival, a one-week entrepreneurship event happening on Nov 1 - 8 in Portugal www.explorersfestival.com

Are you ready to explore your limits? That’s how @GarrettMcNamara started. @ExplorersFestival, Nov 1-8 #entrepreneurship www.explorersfestival.com

Meet @GarrettMcNamara, @Google, @SAP Ventures, @CarnegieMellon and many others at @ExplorersFestival on Nov 1-8. From startups to startups, one of the largest entrepreneurship events in Europe this year www.explorersfestival.com

@GarrettMcNamara, @Google, @SAP Ventures, @CarnegieMellon e muitos outros @ExplorersFestival de 1-8 novembro. De startups para startups, um dos maiores eventos de empreendedorismo na Europa em www.explorersfestival.com

TWITTERWhat does @GMACHawaii, @Google, @SAPVentures and @CarnegieMellon have in common? Check out www.explorersfestival.com #ExplorersFest

The best minds in the #tech, #startup & #innovation world get together this Nov. Check out #ExplorersFest www.explorersfestival.com

Are you ready to #explore your limits? www.explorersfestival.com #startups #tech #ExplorersFest #beyondtheedge

Estás preparado para #explorar os teus limites? www.explorersfestival.com #startups #tech #ExplorersFest #beyondtheedge

Are you ready to go #beyondtheedge? That’s how @GMACHawaii started. www.explorersfestival.com Nov 1-8 #ExplorersFest

LINKEDINGarrett McNamara inspires a whole generation of entrepreneurs. Check out how at www.explorersfestival.com

Startups get on & dirty at Explorers Festival – a hands-on entrepreneurship event with none of the non-sense of traditional conferences. Get the tools you need www.explorersfestival.com

Some of the best minds in the startup, tech & innovation world get together this November at Explorers Festival. Includes Google, SAP Ventures, Carnegie Mellon and more. Garrett McNamara will also be there www.explorersfestival.com

Algumas das maiores mentes do mundo de startups, tech e inovação juntos no Explorers Festival: Google, SAP Ventures, Carnegie Mellon e muitos mais. Garrett McNamara serviu de inspiração no www.explorersfestival.com

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