BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:icalendar-ruby CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260404T161514Z UID:4Vcuxg DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190214 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190215 CLASS:PUBLIC CREATED:20181031T153620 DESCRIPTION: - Have you ever thought about business angel investing but don ’t know where to start? \n- Are you interested in learning how you can s upport &\; invest in some of Ireland’s most exciting start-ups? \n- J oin us at Ireland’s only angel investment-focused all-island conference \n\n The HBAN All-island Business Angels Conference is designed to bring together new and existing business angels from across the island of Irela nd to learn\, network and collaborate. The theme of this years' conference is Angel investing is a Team Sport that needs with everyone on the pitch … \n\n The event is Ireland’s only angel investment-focused all-island conference and is targeted at new angels who are looking for structured a nd quality deal flow. The event will also be of interest to those looking to invest and create de-risked portfolios with likeminded investors throug h syndicates. This year we have a stellar line-up of speakers at the conf erence and have some great workshops planned. \n\n [youtube:JB0ktBPlWHc] \ n\n Speakers include \n\n \n Marianne Hudson\, a serial investor and exec utive director of Angel Capital Association\, which is the world’s leadi ng professional association for angel investors with more than 14\,000 bus iness angel members and 260 investor syndicates\, is one of the keynote sp eakers. Drawing on her own experience as an investor and former director o f entrepreneurship at the Kauffman Foundation\, she will talk about the im portance of diversity for investors using data that shows diverse investme nt processes yield better returns. She will also discuss the latest trends in angel investing in the US market and ideas to help the Irish industry and HBAN meet its goals over the next three to five years. \n Jimmy Mart in\, co-founder and CEO of AMCS\, the Irish company that provides software and technology for the waste\, recycling and resource industries\, will d iscuss return on investments for business angels and how new secondary mar kets are emerging that can facilitate this. \n Former BT Young Scientist of the Year and Forbes ‘30 under 30’ listee\, Shane Curran\, the 18-y ear-old tech entrepreneur who founded QCrypt\, a software platform to help companies manage how they process people's data securely\, will participa te in a panel discussion on how investors can engage younger entrepreneurs and how start-ups can engage younger investors. \n More speaker informa tion will be released here on the conference website \n \n\n There will b e representatives from all 15 angel groups at the conference including 10 syndicates and 5 regional networks in operation across the island. \n\n An gel investing forms an important part of the start-up ecosystem in Ireland . Since HBAN was established in 2007\, HBAN angels have invested over €9 0 million in start-ups on the island. These investments have leveraged a f urther €150 million from other public and private funds\, bringing the t otal invested to €240 million. \n\n The conference is open to non-HBAN m embers who want to see how the HBAN network works\, connect with HBAN ange ls and listen to pitches from high-potential start-ups. Tickets for the co nference are priced at €50 and are available now. HBAN members can atten d for free. Visit the conference website for more information about the ev ent. Please note this is an investor only event \n\n Join the conversation #HBAN2019 @HaloIreland \n\n What can I expect? \n\n [youtube:SK-Olt8Vxzc] \n\n A joint initiative of Enterprise Ireland\, InterTradeIreland and Inv est Northern Ireland\, HBAN’s service includes identifying high-potentia l start-ups and going through a process of vetting\, preparing and confirm ing these companies as investor-ready. These start-ups then go on to prese nt to potential investors at different HBAN-organised investor forums and syndicate meetings.\n \n LAST-MODIFIED:20220923T111724 LOCATION:Powerscourt Hotel\, Co. Wicklow ORGANIZER:mailto:siobhan@hban.org SUMMARY:2019 HBAN All-Island Conference URL;VALUE=URI:https://ti.to/hban/2019 URL;VALUE=URI:https://ti.to/hban/2019 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR