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presents SUMMIT Marbella 2018 Welcome! We are thrilled to welcome you to Marbella for the 8th edition of the GP Bullhound Summit. It is a pleasure to host the inspirational founders and pioneering leaders who are fuelling the growing pace of innovation and transformation of our society. The Summit provides our guests with an Beyond these insightful discussions, we invite exclusive forum for sharing experiences you to enjoy Marbella’s hospitality and great and ideas. This year, we will tackle head-on cuisine, as well as tennis, padel, golf and beach the technologies redefining the global activities – from Kitesurfing in Tarifa to fishing in economy. From neuroscientists considering the Mediterranean’s crystal-clear waters. the complexities of the brain and machine True to our mission to support and advise the learning to founders at the forefront of leading entrepreneurs and CEO’s, we have our AIand Blockchain , we will get under the full senior team in attendance available to you skin of the most complex, challenging and for anything ranging from industry advice to compellinginnovations. match-making and logistics. Entrepreneurs sit at the heart of transformation, Finally, a huge thanks to our partners for and through working with these pioneers, it their unwavering support: Barclays, KKR, has become clear to us that the ambition Nasdaq, Gómez-Acebo&Pombo and Heads! and talent required to build technology titans International – you have been essential to has never been so strong. Manish Madhvani making this not-for-profit event possible. will share more on our thesis that Europe is set to create its first $50bn tech company and Enjoy! stand shoulder-to-shoulder with Asian and Americantitans. Cecilia, Per, Manish and the In the private setting that defines the Summit, GP Bullhound team we will hear from founders and leaders at every stage of an ambitious growth trajectory – from the four competitors for the prestigious Summit Superstar Award to listed success stories, sharingtheir experience and cover every stepof thejourney. 1 OUR MISSION To advise the most passionate technology entrepreneurs PROFILES A – A Attendee profiles Adam Kostyal Alec Dafferner Director Partner Nasdaq GP Bullhound Stockholm, Sweden San Francisco, USA Company bio: Nasdaq is the leading Company bio: GP Bullhound is an technology and information services independent investment bank serving provider to the capital markets. our clients in the technology sector Personal bio: Adam is Senior Vice worldwide. President and Head of Listings and Personal bio: Alec is head of GP Corporate Services for EMEA. Bullhound’s San Francisco office. With over 20 years of technology investment banking experience, Alec has executed over 90 transactions for emerging growth companies around the world. Secret talent: Alec used to play American Football in University. 4 PROFILES A – A Alessandro Casartelli Alex Capurro Director CEO & Founder GP Bullhound Easy Payment Gateway London, UK Gibraltar Company bio: GP Bullhound is an Company bio: Online one stop solution independent investment bank serving payment gateway. our clients in the technology sector Personal bio: Alex is passionate about worldwide. technology and payments! Personal bio: Alessandro is focusing on Secret talent: Ability to turn any the digital media, internet and software business request into a technical sectors. Prior to joining GP Bullhound, solution on the spot. Alessandro was at Bank of America Merrill Lynch, working on a number of M&A and financing transactions in the consumer, retail and technology sectors. Secret talent: With someone directing him, Alessandro can ski blindfolded. Alex Connock Alexander Artopé Managing Director CEO & Co-founder Missile Digital Marketing Smava Manchester, UK Berlin, Germany Company bio: Missile digital is optimising Company bio: Germany’s leading video for e-commerce. marketplace lender connects private Personal bio: Alex is a digital video borrowers with a broad selection entrepreneur and academic. of banks and private investors on its marketplace. Secret talent: Photography. Personal bio: Alexander is an Entrepreneur with management experience in marketing, sales and finance (especially acquiring investors in venture capital). 5 PROFILES A – A Alexis Scorer Alon Kuperman Executive Director Director GP Bullhound GP Bullhound London, UK London, UK Company bio: GP Bullhound is an Company bio: GP Bullhound is an independent investment bank serving independent investment bank serving our clients in the technology sector our clients in the technology sector worldwide. worldwide. Personal bio: Alexis has a broad Personal bio: Alon has over 11 years experience across the technology of experience in tech investments and industry and has led successful M&A advisory. Prior to GP Bullhound, Alon and fundraising transactions in sectors worked at Atomico, a London based including software, technology services, Venture Capital firm, and prior to that at internet and digital media. Silver Lake Partners, a global technology Secret talent: Alexis is an expert in buyout fund. card tricks. Secret talent: Alon is really good in Stencil Graffitti. Álvaro Mateo Sixto Ann Grevelius Partner Co-founder Gómez, Acebo & Pombo Optise Madrid, Spain Stockholm, Sweden Company bio: Gómez-Acebo & Pombo Company bio: At Optise they make is an international law firm that has sure that everyone can get good provided legal advisory services in all long-term savings. areas of company law since 1971. Personal bio: Ann is a several time Personal bio: Álvaro is an M&A lawyer, award-winning fund manager with specialized in PE and VC international almost 20 years of experience within transactions. In Madrid he represents Asset Management. She was previously both foreign and local clients mostly with CIO and Global Head of Investment a tech com. Strategy at SEB. Secret talent: Álvaro hopes he has one but is not sure what it is yet… 6 PROFILES A – B Antonio Rami Arbia Smiti Co-founder CEO & Founder Kantox Carnet De Mode Barcelona, Spain Paris, France Company bio: Kantox is a multinational Company bio: Carnet De Mode is fintech company building FX the 1st international marketplace for management solutions for businesses. emerging designers in Fashion and Personal bio: One of Antonio´s passions Lifestyle (managing more than 1500 is helping businesses to simplify day-to- exclusive emerging brands for more day challenges like FX risk management than 60 countries). so that they can focus on what they are Personal bio: Arbia is a Serial Tech good at. The other two are Barça and Entrepreneur, she founded Carnet de good cuisine. Mode in 2011 and sold it end of 2017 to a Secret talent: Focusing on what french industrial group. Now launching a really matters. new startup in Fintech and Blockchain. Secret talent: Determination and learning quickly from failures and mistakes. Arnd Benninghoff Ben Davies CEO CEO & Founder MTGx VYPR Munich, Germany Manchester, UK Company bio: MTGx is a digital Company bio: VYPR is a data science entertainment company focused on the platform that helps consumer goods interactive entertainment universe with companies transform how they develop esports, digital video and online gaming & launch innovation. businesses. Personal bio: Ben is the Founder & CEO Personal bio: Arnd´s job is to keep the in the midst of a massive learning curve entrepreneurs happy, to serve as their on how to scale an enterprise software Sherpa while they build a leading digital business. Husband, father of twins, skier entertainment business. & mountain biker (when not working). Secret talent: Any kind of sports from Secret talent: Perseverance. And Kitesurfing, Triathlon, Tennis to Horse picking great mentors... back riding and Fencing, nothing 100% perfect, but can do any sport with 70% perfection. 7 To think outside the boundaries, we operate inside the tech sector You know what’s best for your business, such as a bank that understands your sector inside out. As a Barclays client, we can offer your business a dedicated, sector-specific Relationship Director with in-depth knowledge of your market. Contact Sean Duffy, Head of Technology, Media and Telecoms, on 07775 548 118* or [email protected], or visit barclayscorporate.com Barclays Bank PLC is registered in England (Company No. 1026167) with its registered office at 1 Churchill Place, London E14 5HP. Barclays Bank PLC is authorised by the Prudential Regulation Authority, and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (Financial Services Register No. 122702) and the Prudential Regulation Authority. Barclays is a trading name and trade mark of Barclays PLC and its subsidiaries. Item-Ref: BM413486. April 2018. *Please note: this is a mobile phone number and calls will be charged in accordance with your mobile tariff. PROFILES B – B Ben Pedersen Ben Prade Technology Investor Director KKR GP Bullhound London, UK London, UK Company bio: KKR is a leading global Company bio: GP Bullhound is an investment firm that manages multiple independent investment bank serving alternative asset classes, including our clients in the technology sector private equity, energy, infrastructure, worldwide. real estate, credit and, through its Personal bio: Ben has 20 years of strategic partners, hedge funds. investment banking experience, most Personal bio: Ben is a Technology recently as CEO of a London based Investor at KKR and current portfolio broker/dealer. He now leads GP company responsibilities include: Ivalua, Bullhound’s fund raising efforts for the Darktrace, GetYourGuide