2004-04-28 - American Entrepreneurs in Britain: Matt Cooper \\\'88 of Octopus Asset Management and Julie Meyer of Ariadne Capital Kick-off event! What does it mean to be an entrepreneur in Britain? What does it take to get a company off the ground? Matt Cooper ’88, formerly Principal Managing Director of Capital One Bank Europe, is now a non-executive chairman and director for several UK companies. He will be speaking about his own involvement with entrepreneurship. As a non-executive director of recruitment firm Carbon,www.carbonsearch.com, Matt will also be introducing the founder of Carbon, Paul Steggal, who will speak on his own first-hand experiences. Also joining us will be American Julie Meyer, founder of the global First Tuesday entrepreneurs network. Julie is now the founder and CEO of European venture capital firm Ariadne Capital, www.ariadnecapital.com, and has fourteen years combined venture capital investing, startup operating and consulting experience. Join us for what promises to be an exciting evening! We are delighted that the London office of Covington & Burling will be hosting and sponsoring this inaugural event.