First Call. Topics: Organizer: Iran Nanotechnology Initiative Council (INIC)

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2 First Call Topics: Venture Capital Business Valuation of Early Stage Company Joint Meeting: Startups & Investment Funds Industrial Adoption of Nanotechnology Start-up Company: How to grow bigger? NanoMarketing Branding: How can make it? Organizer: Iran Nanotechnology Initiative Council (INIC)

3 History INIC, since 2012, has planned to set up a series of international follow-up events focusing on commercialization and economic issues of Nanotechnologies to be held annually in Tehran along with Iran Nano Festival. The first international Nano Forum (INF 2012) took place on October 6-7 th in parallel with Iran 5th international Nano Festival and focused on «Industry and Marketing» with the aim of promotion of nanotechnology commercialization. Following the successful event of INF 2012, now the «International Forum on Nanotechnology Economy (IFNE 2013)» is arranged for 2-3 Oct The Forum will address various aspects of Nanotechnology business, commercialization, funding, managements, etc. During the two days of this event which will run along with Iran 6 th International Nanotechnology Festival (5 th -9 th Oct 2013) leading nanotechnology experts, scientists, researchers, entrepreneurs and VC investors from various countries present their views on the challenges facing nanotechnology business and economy. Participants would have the possibility to share their latest achievements and experiences on nanotechnology related issues. Apart from invited talks to be delivered by well- known international experts, the event will run as open discussion panels for more integration between attendants. Topics are selected based on the needs and challenges which countries are facing in the field of nanotechnology economy.

4 IFNE 2013 Objectives: To increase awareness of the experts, start ups, SME s related to the issues such as commercialization, investment, risk management, technology penetration and marketing in different fields of nanotechnology Exchange and share of experiences among domestic and international technology owners, investors, experts and entrepreneurs in different fields of nanotechnology Important Schedules Events Deadlines Forum Registration Call for posters to open Forum Duration Exhibition Registration Call for posters to close Exhibition Duration 31 st of Aug st of JUly nd 3 rd of Oct st of Aug th Aug th -9 th of Oct.2013

5 Forum Topics Venture Capital Business Supply of venture capital finance resources Decision-making process for choosing projects Exit strategy Protfolio management Introducing novel models of VC The role of VC in nanobusiness cycle National and international current position of VC How to shift private investment to VC? The role of government in financing VC Industry The role of business angles in nanotechnology commercialization chain Valuation of Early Stage Company Procedures and rules of early stage companies; the challenges ahead Valuation differences between nanotech companies and the other ones Reasons for companies valuation; to buy and sell or to protect stakeholders interests Joint Meeting: Startups & Investment Funds Introducing of some feasible nanotech projects Economic value of nanotech projects Risk of investment in nanobusiness Review of solutions to engage investment funds with nano projects Review of the services that can be provided by investment funds to nano companies Industrial Adoption of Nanotechnology Review of challenges and obstacles (awareness, standards and public acceptance) Challenges and solutions for sustainable collaboration between small and large nanotech companies Challenges and solutions for encouraging industries to invest in nanotechnology

6 Start-up Company: How to grow bigger? Taking lessons from successful companies Steps to success in Nanomarkets How to increase success rate of nano start-up companies? What is the key success factor of nano start-up companies: to concentrate on global markets or focus on domestic markets? Transition from a small company to a big one NanoMarketing Overview of domestic and foreign markets of nano products Solutions to increase sale of nano products Differences between nano markets and the other ones How to encourage our costumers to buy nano products? What is the role of government to develop nano markets? Overview of success and failure stories of nano markets through investigating the reasons Branding: How can make it? Branding: a name, product or service? Is it required to create nanoproducts Co-branding? The importance of co-branding in sale of nanoproducts Big companies: a brand or Co-brands

7 Call for Posters The organizers of IFNE 2013 invite all interested participants to consider presenting a poster at International Forum on Nanotechnology Economy and business on the following topics: Venture Capital Business The role of VCs in nanobusiness cycle Current status of VCs in Iran and abroad The role of governments in financing VC business The role of business angels in technology commercialization chain Risk of investment in nanobusiness Valuation of Early Stage Company Nanotech early stage company valuation models and procedures; Best practices Case studies Industrial Adoption of Nanotechnology Challenges and solutions Business focus Supply chain Technology transfer Intellectual property concerns Government incentives NanoMarketing The role of government to develop Nanomarkets; Potential sectors Potential areas Standardization Branding The impact of branding/co-branding on nanobusiness; Benefits and challenges Poster submissions are acceptable in both Persian and English language. The submission must include the 500-wordabstract, plus the final poster. All of the posters are subject to review by referees. Kindly refer to poster submission instruction at

8 Forum Registration How to apply Fill in the online registration form by logging onto Note: The deadline for registration is the 31 st of Aug Registration fee Participants Early Birds before 20 th of August 2012 After 20 th of Aug.2012 Non-Iranian Participants General attendee* Iranian Participants General attendee* Rial Rial * Note 1: Full-time university students will have a discount of %50 off the registration fee indicated above. A valid student ID from recognized university must be presented. Note 2: %50 workshop fee discount will be considered for IFNE 2013 registered participants. Cancellation : In case of registration cancellation, 10% deduction will be applied.

9 Sponsorship Opportunities International Forum on Nanotechnology Economy (IFNE2013) offers a Unique opportunity to businesses, banks and other financial institutions to promote their products and services in a highly professional and focused environment. Please find more details on our website at Sponsorship Platinum Gold Silver Bronze Non-Iranian Firms/ Institution (inc. Tax) 20K 15K 10K 10K Iranian Firms/ Institution (inc. Tax) Rial Rial Rial Rial

10 About INIC Iran Nanotechnology Initiative Council INIC was officially established in 2003, having as its main objective the development and promotion of nanotechnology in Iran. The «Future Strategy» Plan as a ten year nano initiative program was proved by the government in July This plan aimed to position Iran among the top 15 countries in the field of nanotechnology. It consists of 27 action plans in the following categories: promotion & cultivation, S&T infrastructures, International collaborations, human resource development, technology development, commercialization, Industry &Market and policy & evaluation. According to the assessment made in 2012 approximately 3.56% of the total nanotechnology papers in the world have been published by Iranian researchers, which show a growth of about 20% from the year Iran still holds the first place in the production of nano sciences in the region while has been ranked 8th in the world by 1st of July The number of economic entities active in nanotechnology reached 364 by May 2013, which includes 234 production entities, 25 equipment manufacturing firms, 34 commercial offices, 33 service providers, and 38 technology development services broker companies. According to the statistics provided by the active companies, the number of nano products manufactured at the industrial level is 152, out of which 37 products are nanotechnology equipment. Iran s Latest Status in Nanotechnology Items Researchers / Scientists Universities Running Ph.D. Programs Universities Running M.Sc. Programs Universities and Research Institutes Involved No. of Post Graduate Projects (last Update 06/30/2013) Ph.D. Projects M.Sc. Projects Books Published ISI Publications ( ) International Patents Nanotech Labs Start-up Companies SME s / Large Scale Companies Total No

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