Jyväskylä Business Rally, EBAN Investor Day 2019. Photographer Hanna-Kaisa Hämäläinen Are you running a scale-up company in the field of digital health and well-being? Do you want to grow your business to new markets? Are you interested in international angel funding to boost your business? International Venture Academy is an investor program for companies looking for international growth and investments. During the program, companies will engage with European angel investors in group as well as personal sparring sessions to sharpen their own growth plan, products or services and network in international markets. This year, the theme of the program is Smart Health – how to utilize the opportunities offered by data and AI in providing innovative health and well-being solutions. At the event, you will meet the program Lead Angel, member of EBAN Board Marcel Dridje, as well as other angels running the program. You will also hear the experiences of CEO Kari Aho (Secapp), who participated in last year’s program.

Angel investors are high net worth individuals who invest their own money into seed stage startup companies, providing much-needed capital to bring new companies to market.  Join us for a dynamic panel discussion with leading experts to explore the basics of angel investing, including three reasons to consider angel investing as part of your well-balanced portfolio: opportunity to make a difference, chance to make money, and it is fun! Spend 60 minutes with ACA and you will walk away with a solid understanding of this exciting, game-changing investment class.

Digital Transformation should be seen as essential to keep industrial companies competitive, promote new business models, and drive new value chains. However, if not well managed, this may be an expensive and risky process. Therefore, it is necessary to guarantee that companies, mainly SMEs, have the tools to implement this digital evolution effectively, strongly focused on the return of investment. Thus, this webinar will explore the tools and methodologies that should be used to drive, in the best way, the digital evolution towards industry 4.0. Finally, successful use cases of 4.0 emergent technologies adoption with business impact in textile and aerospace industries will be presented.   Speakers Ph.D António Henrique Almeida, Senior research (Tec4Industry, Centre for Enterprise Systems Engineering)

EVPA’s most successful course continues in 2021. Join EVPA together with Social Value International to learn more about measuring and managing impact according to the Social Value Intl standards and the EVPA 5-step framework. The 94,4% satisfaction rate of this online course speaks for itself as do the speakers Adam Richards (Social Value International), Karen Wilson (GV Partners, OECD), and Astrid Laake Paaske & Henriette Skretteberg (FERD Social Entrepreneurs), and Lara Vida (Creas).

EVPA’s most successful course continues in 2021. Join EVPA together with Social Value International to learn more about measuring and managing impact according to the Social Value Intl standards and the EVPA 5-step framework. The 94,4% satisfaction rate of this online course speaks for itself as do the speakers Adam Richards (Social Value International), Karen Wilson (GV Partners, OECD), and Astrid Laake Paaske & Henriette Skretteberg (FERD Social Entrepreneurs), and Lara Vida (Creas).

EBAN has partnered with Nasscom, Global Business Inroads (GBI) and Invest Europe to showcase the best Indian startups to our audience of European early stage investors through the Europe VC Connect Program. Through this partnership, EBAN aims to give it's community first-hand access to the Indian market by offering a series of pitching sessions showcasing promising Indian startups: a unique opportunity to discover the country's startup ecosystem and curate favorable deals! Detailed Agenda of the event:  10:30am-10:35am CET/3:00pm-3:05pm IST Welcome and context setting, NASSCOM, Mr Gagan Sabharwal 10:35am-10:40am CET/3:05pm-3:10pm IST Remarks by Head of Department for International Cooperation, Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, Dr Ajai Garg, 10:40am-10:50am CET/3:10pm-3:20pm IST Remarks by Director of Secretariat, EBAN, Mr. Jacopo Losso Startup pitches: 10 minutes pitch by Startup and 5 minutes Q&A 10:50am-11:06am CET/3:20pm-3:36pm IST Sector: Agritech RMSI Cropalytics 11:06am-11:54am CET/3:36pm-4:24pm IST Sector: Enterprise Solutions FORMCEPT Technologies Quintype Simplify360 11:54am-12:10pm CET/4:24pm-4:40pm IST Sector: IOT Hardware Fabheads 12:10pm-12:26pm CET/4:40pm-4:56pm IST Sector: Mobility Statiq 12:26pm-12:42pm CET/4:56pm-5:12pm IST Sector: Retailtech ParallelDots 12:42pm-12:45pm CET/5:12pm-5:15pm IST Concluding, Director, Global Business Inroads, Ms Leena Pishe Thomas   Learn more about the startups pitching here!

Enterprise Europe Network India, in collaboration with EBAN and NASSCOM, are planning the 2nd edition of the EU VC Connect series to connect European Investors to innovative start-ups from India on 25th February 2021. Investors from Europe will have the opportunity to be associated with the promising and the world’s third-largest startup ecosystem by actively taking part in these pitch session. They will be hosting a series of these virtual pitching sessions starting February 2021 on the last Thursday of every month, where VCs/Investors / Angels / CVCs will get to hear pitches from some the most exciting startups coming out of the Indian eco-system. If you are a VC and you would like us to curate startups to match your specific investment criteria - please fill in a short survey to provide us with your sectoral preference and investment size using the following link. The 1st edition of the EU VC connect series took place on the 27th of November, where 7 Indian startups from the Cybersecurity/Enterprise Solutions/ Fintech /Healthtech and Mobility domains pitched to 30+ investors from Europe. You can access the pitches of the 7 Indian startups here.

During the webinar, AEI Tèxtils will make a short overview of the project and will moderate a debate among professors from the Technical University of Catalonia (UPC) in Terrassa – the only institution in Spain that offers bachelor degrees in Textile Engineering, Aeronautic Engineering and Industrial Engineering. Professors from the three departments will make a short overview of the different technologies in industry 4.0, textile use for aerospace application and major trends in aerospace and aeronautics in terms of materials and innovation. The session will also include a Q&A session to facilitate interactions and standup questions. Speakers Prof. Rita Planas (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya) Prof. Monica Ardanuy (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya) Prof. Miquel Sureda (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya)

Join HBAN during their "Raising Investment on a Global Scale" Webinar on Feb. 25th to hear John Mullins, Amarenco, chat to Michael O'Connor about his journey raising capital and investment on the Global Stage. Hear from Entrepreneurs, Angel Investors and VC's on raising investment and the various sources of Investment both in Ireland and abroad.

About this Event: Who is it for? Novice and experienced Business Angels interested in supporting early-stage companies working on issues related to Climate Action Agenda Introduction Fireside chat with Robert Hokin from Greenbackers Climate Action Portfolio Programme overview Q&A Please note that the session might be recorded. About GoBeyond GoBeyond is your early-stage investing expert. We created an ecosystem that offers access to the most exciting asset class; curating connections between highly experienced individuals ready to invest, and people at the forefront of innovation with the talent, drive and determination to succeed.