Category: Canada

Participants from 25 countries as of today!

by Christian COCHARD, posted in Asia, Austria, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Haiti, Hong Kong, Ibero America, India, International, Italy, Kenya, Mexico, Start-ups, Tunisia, USA

We are very pleased to announce that we have received confirmation by participants from 25 countries as of today!

77 participants are registered.

We have arranged for more room for the Dining cocktail at the French Senate.

Do not miss the opportunity to attend this first edition of the International Start-Ups Meeting.

Our advice: REGISTER NOW, especially for the Saturday and Sunday sessions!

Registration will be closed as soon as the target number of participants is reached.

With kind regards,

The OC team.

Mr Jean du Lac, joining our international speakers team

by Christian COCHARD, posted in business angels, business development, Canada, France, Great Britain, India, INSEAD Alumni, International, Start-ups

We are very pleased and honored to announce that Mr Jean du Lac is joining the international speakers team for ISUM 2011 in Paris.

Mr du Lac is the founder and CEO of DULAC & Co. With its partners in Europe, India and Canada, DULAC & Co has completed several investment deals in European companies by foreign investors and venture capital firms, and advised foreign groups in their divestiture strategy and implementation in France.

An experienced executive, after 10 years in a large multinational organization (Ford), Mr du Lac has moved to medium size companies general management to be turnaround or/and developed and then, contributed to establish the European affiliates of US software companies.

He  introduced eRoom Technologies in France, and, after eRoom acquisition by Documentum, managed development of this activity within EMEA.

Prior to that, he was part of the team that introduced Impresse, a marketing software, in Europe as GM France and Europe Business Development Director.

Until this time, his career was developped in the industry (Ford Motor Cie, SCOA — international trading –, Exapaq — transportation –, CPI — printing– ) in sales and general management positions.

Mr du Lac is an MBA graduate of INSEAD; he was the President of the INSEAD Alumni association in France from 2001 to 2006. He is also today the Vice-President of Cercle des Administrateurs INSEAD – Wharton.