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Rise Alumni Open Forum Session | September Edition

Amsterdam | September 19th, 2024
14:00 - 21:00

Do you ever have a burning challenge you need to solve for your business and think, “what would my Rise peers say about this?” or “if only I could ask the next Rise breakout group what to do”?

Then, join this unique opportunity to discuss your burning challenges in a typical Rise session format with your peers and (re)connect with founders from previous batches.

This session is part of our Autumn Community Gathering, a day of multiple concurrently running sessions (meaning you can only choose one) - wrapped up with an AMA with Backbase founder and CEO Jouk Pleiter, followed by dinner and drinks with the wider community.

The Open Forum Format

This will be a session where you can bring any challenge you have to get input on from peers.

This is an open forum format for founders only, which means your challenge does not have to fall under any general topic. It can be in the fields of Talent, Product, Operations, Capital, Go2Market, Internationalisation, or Leadership/Personal Development. 

This is a safe space to get peer input on these challenges. For that reason, we will not involve niche expertise in specific fields, but rather we invite later-stage scaleup founders, such as those from the Shine programme, to contribute to the conversation as well. 

How can you best prepare for the session?

  • Submit a well thought through challenge you want to present to your peers.  

  • Think about what context your peers would need to understand your challenge better. 

  • Remember you are there to get input from other founders, not necessarily industry experts or advisors. i.e this will not be a place to dive into what to do with your legacy code. 

  • Focus on big important business decisions in the field of Talent, Product, Operations, Capital, Go2Market, Internationalisation, or Leadership/Personal Development that you think your peers can think along with you. 

  • Be prepared to pitch your challenge in 1 minute or less. (We are strict with this!)

This session is ideal for...

  • Founders and/or CEO’s who completed the Rise programme.

  • We have room for 1 person per company to attend this session.

  • If you as a founder cannot attend, please feel free to nominate a C-Suite executive to take your place by emailing us at scale@techleap.nl.

Agenda

  • 14.00-14.30 Walk-In & Networking

  • 14.30-15.00 Kick-off & Icebreaker

  • 15.00-17.00 Breakout Groups for Peer Discussions

  • 17.00-18.00 AMA with Backbase founder and CEO Jouk Pleiter [with wider Techleap for Scaleups community]

  • 18.00-21:00 Community Dinner & Drinks [with wider Techleap for Scaleups community]

Key Information:

When?

Thursday 19 September | 14.00 -21.00

Where?

House of Watt, James Wattstraat 73, 1097 DL Amsterdam

Getting there

By train/tram/metro: House of Watt is located near Amstel Station. From there, it's about a seven-minute walk.

By car: There is ample opportunity for paid parking on the street.

Parking Garages: There are several ParkBee garages near House of Watt where you can park with Parkmobile. Check here for the nearest garages and their availability.

Note: use code DTP33Z for discount on parking at the ParkBee locations near House of Watt. [We advise you to reserve a parking spot in advance].

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