(Oslo, Nov. 11, 2009)
Rick Salmon has been appointed as President of the Selection Jury for 2009 European Venture Contest Finals which will be held on December 14th and 15th, 2009 in Barcelona. The Jury will consist of 45 distinguished members representing the Venture Capital community in Europe. Over 700 startup companies have competed in the contest this year and the top 25 have been chosen to go to the finals in Barcelona.
Jury members will select a winner in each of the 5 categories of cleantech, life sciences, new media, software and electronics. From these top 5 companies, 1 overall winner will be selected and awarded a cash prize of EU 90,000. The companies will be evaluated on the basis of 7 factors (including business development, investment potential, team and presentation, etc.).
Rick Salmon competed in the 2008 European Venture Contest as CEO of company RPR Technologies AS (Norway) and was selected as winner of the Cleantech category. This year, he has been asked to be the President of the Jury in order to represent and promote the entrepreneur viewpoint and to acknowledge his work with empowering European entrepreneurs.
For more information about the Eurecan European Venture Contest, see: www.e-unlimited.com