EBAN, in collaboration with Seedstars and ABAN, invites you to our Business Angels Workshop, taking place on the 3rd of April in Lausanne, Switzerland, together with the Seedstars Investors Forum on the 4th of April, and the Seedstars Summit on the 5th of April. Join us in Lausanne to learn how to invest as a Business Angel in emerging market based startups! This hands on workshop will feature case studies from angel investors that have invested in Latin America, India and Africa with lessons learned and the best practices on how to expand your portfolio to include also startups from these regions of the world. Consider that emerging markets now represent over 84% of the world population and knowing that the majority of the extra 1.8 billion consumers that will be part of the "consuming class" in 2025 will be living in these markets how can you, as a Business Angel, benefit from the investment opportunities in emerging markets? For discounted tickets for EBAN members, contact: info@eban.org The Business Angels Workshop will feature Khaled Ismail, a Cairo based angel investor with a portfolio of startups based throughout the entire African continent; Kim Neel Wyon, a Danish angel investor based between Copenhagen and Malmo, presenting his experience investing in India; and Martin Johnson, angel investor based in Sophia Antipolis, France, presenting his experience with Carcool in Chile. The Business Angels Workshop take place at the Beaulieu Congress Centre, while the Seedstar Events will take place at the Swiss Tech Convention Centre, on the EPFL university campus.

The Young Entrepreneurship Startup School (YESS) Project is hosting their Mobilizing the Startup Ecosystem of Epirus event in Mpizani, Greece on the 3rd of April. YESS aims to create the first Cross Border incubator for innovative start-ups in the fields of tourism, design, bluegrowth,  and e-health within the Regions of Apulia, Achaia, Ionian Islands and Epirus. Mobilizing the Startup Ecosystem will feature key panelist discussing the future of the startups in each sector and presentations from international speakers. Join YESS and explore the entrepreneurial opportunities in the south of Italy and Greece.  

Business Angels of Slovenia are inviting startups to join for a one day on the 4th of April for the Call for Startups event in Ljubljana to pitch to investors. Business Angels of Slovenia are especially interested in startups with minimal viable product (MVP), which are ready to be introduced to the market.  

  CorkBIC invites you to The Entrepreneur Experience event on the 5-6th of April in Cork, Ireland. The Entrepreneur Experience is a unique opportunity for 24 Emerging Entrepreneurs to gain unparalleled access and advice from 24 of Ireland's most successful Business leaders over 24 hours. This event is a unique opportunity for three distinct groups of Entrepreneurs: Early Stage Startups - Entrepreneurs with a new idea, business plan and/or Strategy Road Map but not yet ready for investment Entrepreneurs with an investor ready proposition Entrepreneurs with an established business that is seeking to scale (Ideally a company of 10 employees and €1m+ turnover per year with the potential to grow rapidly in the coming years)   For more information and to apply, follow the link below:  

SICTIC is hosting an Investor Day on April 9th in Lugano, Switzerland. The matchmaking event will enable tech startups to pitch and find experienced investors and supporters. Investor Registration The 63rd SICTIC Investors Day is intended primarily for angel investors (also novices). Family offices, fund managers and venture capitalists that want to invest in Swiss Startups are also welcome to attend.

Join MedCity and Newable Private Investing (NPI) in London, at their Entrepreneur Pitching Event on Thursday 11th April 2019, as part of the Angels in MedCity initiative. This event offers business angels an opportunity to meet and invest in healthcare and life sciences start-ups. You will hear from a cohort of high-growth companies in 10 minute pitches and investors will then have the opportunity for 5 minutes of Q&A after each pitch. The company presentations will be followed by drinks and canapés, allowing you to mingle with the entrepreneurs, like-minded investors and the MedCity and Newable Private Investing team. The company selection is a competitive process and applications have been assessed by a panel of life sciences investment experts. A brochure with information on each pitching company will be available at the event.     Please note: This is an event targeted at an audience of investors. The event organisers reserve the right to reject requests to attend from people not directly invited by the organisers.

Are you a Corporate Social Investor (CSI)? Do you want to explore opportunities to scale your impact by engaging corporate employees in your activities? Do you want to know what opportunities you have to get involved? EVPA and Rotterdam School of Management have created the Social Impact through Employee Engagement training, a brand new course to support your design and implement your employee engagement activities to generate social impact. As a CSI, engaging employees is an excellent opportunity to provide valuable financial and non-financial support to social purpose organisations (SPOs) and scale social impact. The course takes place in Rotterdam, The Netherlands, on 11 and 12 April 2019.   If you are interested in: Developing and implementing employee engagement programmes Understanding how you can match employee engagement activities with the SPO’s fundamental needs Assessing what you can offer and explore what action strategies you can take to maximise your social impact Learning about how you can redirect the discussion and attention towards impact-driven engagement activities Meeting experts who will share their real life experience Connecting with peers with similar challenges and opportunities ...then Social Impact through Employee Engagement Training is the course for you! Register Below:   Registration ends on the 5th of April

EBAN is pleased to announce that it will be organizing, together with its partners EBN, APII and CONECT, the second Innovators Academy within the framework of THE NEXT SOCIETY project. The occasion will mark the first time the second promotion of entrepreneurs of THE NEXT SOCIETY project will come together. When? 23th  and 24th  April 2019 Where? Tunis, Tunisia | B@Labs, 70-72 Avenue Habib Bourguiba, Tunis What is it? The Innovators Academy is a two-day workshop and training event where selected entrepreneurs from the MENA region will have the opportunity to work on their business plan and investment pitch and to improve their IP strategy with investors and investment experts. This will also be a great networking opportunity to meet and connect with the other entrepreneurs and the expert mentors. Click here for the programme of the event Click here for the bios of all coaches giving workshops or taking part in the speed coaching sessions Our Expert Coaches include: Jean-Louis Brelet - President Emeritus | Sophia Business Angels Raffaele Buompane - Senior Adviser and Project Manager | EBN Marcel Dridje - President | Sophia Business Angels Nathalie Dumas - Founder and CEO | Flyingrhino.fr Audra Shallal - Board Member | Nordic Female Business Angel Network

The 2019 Angel Capital Association Summit on the 24-26 of April in Chicago, there will be gold standard content and top networking opportunities for the 700+ people who are there. Among the many highlights: Keynotes by world-leading angels, VCs, and excited entrepreneurs discuss their exits and insights What’s new in angel investing – and what remains as best practices Roundtables led by the audience (no talking heads!) Innovation Showcase, with 24 amazing companies to meet from ACA members and our community New speakers representing the greatest diversity of investors – gender, race, location, age, geography Many tracks with sessions that fit different needs, from newest angels to those with 100s of investments Fun networking events that let you meet new colleagues and old friends Deeper dive Pre-Summit programs on April 23 and 24   The official venue and guest hotel for the 2019 ACA Summit is the Sheraton Grand Chicago where ACA has arranged for a discount block of guest rooms for $199, including internet.  Book your room before the rates go up on Monday, April 1.   For discounted tickets for EBAN members, contact: info@eban.org