Day: September 5, 2007

ExPP Summit is fast approaching. Few statistics from Bruno Koch: 320 bookings with delegates from 28 countries. Just a few remaining tickets available Well if you have not got a ticket, I suggest you grab one of the last remaining tickets before the event gets sold out. Here is the agenda: MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 10th, 2007 08:30  Registration with coffee and tea 09:30 CHAIRMAN’S OPENING ADDRESS Market Trends Perspectives Bruno Koch, CEO, Billentis, Switzerland 10:00 eEUROPE E-Invoicing as a key element of future E-Government initiatives Current & future Initiatives supported by the European Community (SEPA, CEN, eBSN, …) What is delaying market penetration?…

I am happy to meet anyone who would like to discuss the services ebdex will be bringing to the UK market, and the wider EIPP (e-invoicing) and Supply Chain Finance space. I have a planned meeting with Abbey on this Friday (7th September 2007), but available for number of hours pre and post the meeting. Please get in touch if you wish to meet me. Contact me through “manoj [at] ranaweera [dot] name” or on 07769734491. A good location is IoD at Pall Mall, my office in London. I also plan to spend next Wednesday (12th September 2007) at IoD,…

Further to my previous post, this time, we reach out to the USA. Our keynote speaker is none other than my friend, Billa Bhandari from Akoura. I first came to know Billa through FounderContact (Am I becoming an Indian – My new friend Billa and his clever software). He is one of those characters who somehow squeezes time to help budding entrepreneurs whilst negotiating his own business challenges. He has been an inspiration to me, especially during those dark days of ebdex when everything started to go wrong. Billa inspired me with his own battle stories. Whilst we have not spoken much…

Apologies for the short notice, but the 4th NW StartUp 2.0 event is already upon us. For the 4th time, I have the support and trust of KPMG (thanks StevenL). Sun Microsystems has also joined to help me spread the word (thanks StewartT). This time, there is a payment of £25 for attendance. The site is ready to accept registrations now, having battled with two days solid with Drupal. At the end, I had to give up integrating paypal and setting up a proper registration system. I will sort this out by the next event. So, do register now to avoid disappointment later. You must register…