Given the current situation with the COVID-19 virus, EBAN invites you to take advantage of online webinars on different angel investing and entrepreneurship topics, which our members and community can enjoy from the safety of their homes. How to Manage a Crisis: Best Practices from Angel Investors For business angels and startups, it's crucial to know how to weather crises like the one the world is facing today. During this one-hour online fireside chat, EBAN President Peter Cowley and EBAN Vice President Emeritus Riku Asikainen  will share their recommendations and best practices on how startups can deal with issues like decreasing sales and difficulties raising investment. 24 March at 1:00 - 2:00 PM CET   Speaker: Peter Cowley EBAN President Peter Cowley studied Engineering and Computer Science at Cambridge University, lives near Cambridge and has owned and run small businesses in technology and construction. Peter was UKBAA business angel of the year 2014/15 and is one of top Global Corporate Venturers. He is a Fellow in Entrepreneurship at the Cambridge Judge Business School. He has been an active angel investor for many years and is a board member of the Cambridge Angels and the Investment Director of the Marshall of Cambridge, Martlet Corporate Angel division. He has personally invested in over 50 startups (in the SaaS, biotech, sensing, IoT, cleantech, fintech, edtech, medtech and security sectors), has led many investment rounds and is a non-executive director or observer of seven technology start-ups. Peter has been voluntary chair, treasurer and trustee of numerous charities for over fifteen years and he has built several domestic houses and refurbished many others, including the Cambridge Advice Centre. Peter is a freeman of the City of London and is on the advisory board of a Social Enterprise in criminal justice.   Speaker: Riku Asikainen Being one of the first e-commerce entrepreneurs in Europe, Riku’s entrepreneurial career started already in 1988. Having sold his first company in Finland and second in France, he became one of the first professional angel investors in Finland. In the meantime, Riku has actively participated in building the startup ecosystem of the region through angel networks and Startup Sauna Accelerator. With 30 years and almost 50 companies of experience, Riku is the go-to guy to help your beautiful company to grow.

  The following 26th and 27th of March, EVPA will organize in Brussels in collaboration with Rotterdam School of Management, a new edition of the course Social Impact through Employee Engagement. It will support you to design and implement your employee engagement activities with the purpose to generate social impact. This course is especially relevant for corporate social investors: corporate foundations, corporate social impact funds, corporate social businesses, corporate social accelerators, shareholder foundations.

Given the current situation with the COVID-19 virus, EBAN invites you to take advantage of online webinars on different angel investing and entrepreneurship topics, which our members and community can enjoy from the safety of their homes. Co-Investing with the EIF: Programs and Instruments for Business Angels and Business Angel Led Funds The webinar will cover the main features of the various co-investment instruments the European Investment Fund has put together for business angel investors across Europe. Tune in to learn about programs like the European Angels Fund (EAF), the InnovFin Equity, the Social Impact Accelerator and more! 26 March at 12:00 - 1:00 PM CET   SPEAKER: Oscar Farres Oscar Farres is Head of VC – Digital Economy at the European Investment Fund (EIF) in Luxembourg, a European institution that provides risk finance to benefit small and medium-sized enterprises (SME) across Europe. At EIF, Oscar and his team have led the expansion of the BA co-investment program and have invested in VC funds across Europe with a focus on the ICT sector. Oscar is a seasoned speaker in VC industry events and contributor to publications in the field of venture capital. Prior to joining the EIF, Oscar developed his professional career at two Spanish VC funds, Caixa Capital Risc and Debaeque Venture Capital, where he invested in internet and software start-ups. Before becoming a VC investor, Oscar co-founded Kineto Project, a technology start-up in the fitness space, and Witur, an on-line marketplace for local travel experiences      Oscar holds an Electronics Engineering degree from the Universitat Ramon Llull and an MBA degree from IESE Business School with an exchange at MIT.

Join the GP Bullhound Global Tech Market Update webinar on Thursday 26 March at 2:00PM GMT, as they look at the various impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on the global tech market. They will explore how M&A and fundraising are affected, how software is faring, key learnings and prospects from Asia, what areas to invest in, and what we can expect looking ahead. GP Bullhound Managing Partner and Co-founder Hugh Campbell will host sector experts such as San Francisco-based Partner Jonathan Cantwell (Software), Hong Kong-based Executive Director Elsa Hu (Asia insights), and Stockholm-based Vice President Johan Roslund (Public markets).  

  The Entrepreneur Experience is a unique opportunity for 24 Emerging Entrepreneurs to gain unparalleled access and advice from 24 Successful Business leaders over 24 hours. The 10th Entrepreneur Experience(TM) will take place in Ballymaloe, Co. Cork, Ireland on the 27th and 28th March 2020. Over the past 9 years 250 Emerging Entrepreneurs have participated with 78 going on to raise over €60million in investment. It is an event “By Entrepreneurs for Entrepreneurs” which focuses on providing advice and guidance based on personal experiences.This 24-hour experience includes one-to-one sessions & mentoring, deep dive analysis, constructive group sessions, pitching sessions and inspiring plenary sessions.  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) Over 90 Seasoned Entrepreneurs have participated; including Mary McKenna, Tour America; Johnny Walker, Jinga; Colette Twomey, Clonakilty Foods; Jim Barry Barry Group, Patrick Hickey, Rothco, Larry Bass, ShinAwil; Ross… and many more. Applications are open until February 3rd.

If you're looking for sun, promising startups and networking with other investors, we recommend you to join this year's EU-Startups Summit on May 28-29 in Barcelona. The event will gather over 1,500 of Europe's best startup founders, VCs and business angels, has an exciting program on 2 stages, a great networking app, an exciting pitch competition, and an after-party. Special offer for EBAN members, contact info@eban.org for more information.

We are working hard to offer you more and more online webinars on angel investing and entrepreneurship, in a series we're calling "Living Room Talks" - as all of us are staying connected from our living rooms. Check out the recordings of our previous Living Room Talks on the EBAN Vimeo Channel Building Resilience in Startup Founders The current global crisis adds complex layers to the “usual” pressures that startups face. For business angels, coaching and building resilience will be crucial for the success of existing investments in the next 12-18 months. During this one-hour session, EBAN Board Member and 1MillionStartups Founder Selma Prodanovic will discuss strategies angel investors can use to release at least part of that pressure, as well as to make better portfolio decisions. 30 March at 2:00 - 3:00 PM CEST   SPEAKER:  Selma Prodanovic  Selma Prodanovic is an internationally awarded entrepreneur, angel investor, and philanthropist. She is passionate about empowering people and creating the future. Named Startup-Grande-Dame by the media, she is famous for her ability to identify, create, and connect business potential. Selma is founder & CEO of 1MillionStartups, the global platform providing exposure and support to entrepreneurs dedicated to solving today’s grand challenges and the UN SDGs. She is co-founder and Vice-President of Austrian Angel Investors Association, Board Member of European Business Angel Network (EBAN), and member of Global Business Angel Network (GBAN).

We are working hard to offer you more and more online webinars on angel investing and entrepreneurship, in a series we're calling "Living Room Talks" - as all of us are staying connected from our living rooms.   Investing in and Building Deep Tech Businesses EBAN Board Member and Monte Carlo Capital Founder Ian Sosso will present how he invests in deep tech businesses, before introducing how, in the US, he has teamed up with a venture builder to source intellectual property from universities and build deep tech businesses. 2 April at 2:00 PM CEST   SPEAKER:  Ian Sosso Ian Sosso, winner of EBAN’s "best European early stage award" in 2019, is the founder of Monte Carlo Capital (MCC), a group of business angels, UHNWI and family offices investing in Europe and the US in early stage deep tech and highly disruptive businesses. MCC combines the best features of business angels and venture capital: a global group of sophisticated investors and family offices capable of taking businesses from seed all the way to exit, providing financing and helping management scale their businesses up internationally. MCC typically starts investing as pre-seed/seed, taking an entire financing round, and leads follow-ons too. Ian is also a managing partner of the Start Up Nursery fund, a fund dedicated to financing the creation of deep tech US university spin offs.

We are working hard to offer you more and more online webinars on angel investing and entrepreneurship, in a series we're calling "Living Room Talks" - as all of us are staying connected from our living rooms. Check out the recordings of our previous Living Room Talks on the EBAN Vimeo Channel Cross Border Deals - the Why and the How DanBAN - Danish Business Angels - invest around €25 million annually and have for years been investing outside the country. In fact, 20% of their combined portfolio of 500 companies are international. During this one-hour session, DanBAN Chairman and EBAN Board Member Jesper Jarlbaek will share tips and best practices on cross-border investing and how to approach it. 7 April at 3:00 PM CEST   SPEAKER:  Jesper Jarlbæk Jesper Jarlbæk is an angel investor and professional board member of a number of growth businesses. Jesper is currently Vice-Chairman of DVCA (Danish Venture Capital Association) and Chairman of BA Copenhagen, Denmark’s largest and most successful Business Angel Network. He is also a member of VL7. In 2009, Jesper was awarded the “Business Angel of the Year” title by DVCA. Jesper Jarlbæk is currently a member of the Board of Directors of Bang & Olufsen A/S, an NASDAQ OMX listed company. Jesper has previously served on the board of 3 other NASDAQ OMX listed companies in Denmark and one US listed company. He is the Chairman of CataCap, a Danish PE fund, as well as a member of the Board of Polaris Invest III fund, the second largest Danish PE fund.

We are working hard to offer you more and more online webinars on angel investing and entrepreneurship, in a series we're calling "Living Room Talks" - as all of us are staying connected from our living rooms. Check out the recordings of our previous Living Room Talks on the EBAN Vimeo Channel Investing in Space and Space Tech The current global crisis reminds us that space technologies (connectivity, Earth observation, …) are vital. Three space veterans and business angels, Candace Johnson, Anthony Clarke and Fabrice Testa will explain why investing in space is paramount, and will discuss the particularities of space tech investments. 8 April at 03:00 PM CEST     Speaker: Fabrice Testa Co-Chairman Luxembourg Space Tech Angels and chairman of EBAN Space Fabrice Testa is a serial entrepreneur and an innovator who successfully founded, co-founded or participated in the launch of multiple tech startups which created hundreds of jobs and generated multi-millions revenues. As an angel investor, he is the Chairman of EBAN Space Executive Committee and the Co-Chairman of the Luxembourg Space Tech Angels association. Fabrice Testa is also a mentor in several national and European startup support programmes. He holds a M.S. in Aerospace Engineering from University of Liege and a MBA from Solvay Business School. He also completed a number of post-graduate degrees at MIT in Strategy & Innovation and Machine Learning, and at UC Berkeley Haas School of Business in Venture Capital.       Speaker: Anthony Clarke  Anthony is professionally a Chartered Accountant and Chartered Legal Secretary having qualified whilst with the City of London based Deloitte Haskins & Sells. His early career post qualification was as a CFO and CEO of a number of U.K. based SMEs before becoming a serial angel investor nearly 25 years ago. During this period he founded the UK’s first Government backed Angel Co investment Fund in 2002 namely London Seed Capital where he was also its CEO. He also founded London Business Angels twenty years ago and sold this business and its associated Angel VC arm to City of London based Newable Group in 2017. He remains as an Investment Committee member of Newable’s private investment arm. Anthony joined the Board of EBAN in 2004 and served as its President from 2004/2009. He is currently President Emeritus of EBAN. He also co founded UKBAA in 2003 and was its Chair from 2004/2012. Anthony is a co founder and Managing Partner of early stage City of London based VC firm Seraphim Capital which was established in 2006. It manages circa 125m EUR which includes the world’s first Series A Space Fund notably Seraphim Space Fund which was launched in 2016. Anthony cofounded EBAN Space in 2016 and was its President until 2019. He is also a Board Member of the UK’s Space Research and Innovation Network ( SPRINT)           Speaker: Candace Johnson  Candace Johnson is a serial space entrepreneur and investor who founded or co-founded the following enterprises, SES ASTRA and SES Global, Loral Teleport Europe, Europe Online.  Today she is Vice Chair of NorthStar Earth and Space and Chair of the Corporate Advisory Board of Seraphim Space Capital, the world's largest fund dedicated to space-tech.  EBAN Space was originated during her presidency of EBAN and today she is a proud EBAN President Emeritus together with Anthony Clarke.  Candace is also a Member of the Board and Co-Founder of OWNSAT - Oceania Women's Network Satellite, which is one of the first and largest investors in Kacific, http://www.kacific.com where she has also been a Member of the Board. Ms. Johnson was also one of the original team of Iridium and brought them into the GSM-MoU at the time.  She is also credited for her work in helping bring about the creation of ILS - a private launch joint venture between Krunichev and Lockheed Martin in 1995 to market the Proton Launch Vehicle.  Amongst other awards and decorations, Ms. Johnson has received Lifetime Achievement Awards from the Women in Aerospace Europe and also the World Telecommunications Awards.  She has been decorated by the government of Luxembourg as a Commander of the Order of Merit for her role in growing SES to become the world's largest satellite operator at the time and also received the Officer of the Order of the Oak Leaf Crown from the Government of Luxembourg for her role in helping create SES ASTRA.  She has also been decorated by the Government of Germany with the Officer of the Order of Merit for her work in promoting private telecommunications throughout Europe and the world.  She has an Honorary Doctor degree from the Hong Kong Polytechnic University,  Masters degrees from Stanford University and the Sorbonne and her BA degree from Vassar.