Agenda 2019
*This is a draft agenda and is subject to changes*
9:00 – 10:00
Registration and Welcome
10:00 – 12:00
Parallel Sessions
Tech for Good Forum – Investor panel followed by company presentations
Room: River 1
Martijn Blom, Head of Investor Relations at Hivos Impact Investments; Janne Jormalainen, Chairman of Finnish Business Angels Network, EBAN Board Member; Jussi Nykänen, Managing Director at FIM Impact Investing Ltd; Selma Prodanovic, Founder & CEO of 1MillionStartups, EBAN Board Member; Charles Sidman, Managing partner of ECS Capital Partners
With pitches from Advance Digital Technologies; AGEify; Artys; Bluetentacles; Kinderpedia; Lendwise; Lightheat; Mism; ProLocalis and Vestigia
Deep Tech and Science Forum – Workshop followed by company presentations
Room: River 2
Peter Cowley, EBAN President; Laura Pontiggia, Policy Adviser at the European Research Council (ERC)
With pitches from Geocosmo; NaturalSalus; OroraTech;
Environment and Climate Forum – Workshop followed by company presentations
Room: River 3
Julian Swinkels, Business Developer for Climate KIC; Mira Conci, Project Manager Officer, Climate KIC
With pitches from Cirplus Gmbh; Gaia Membranes; Hydrogrid;
Health Forum – Investor panel followed by company presentations
Room: River 6
Christine Bjarkby, Senior Advisor at Lincs, EBAN Board Member; Joy Cürten, Business Creation Manager at EIT Health Accelerator; Daniel Eliasson, CEO & Founder of GNOSCO; Roger Franklin, Partner, Hadean Ventures; Maria Hala, Business Angel, EBAN Health Committee; Andreas Lindblom, CEO at Sciety; Iris Öhrn, Member of EBAN Health Committee and Investment committee BIAC- OECD/OCDE and EIC Accelerator Jury; Stephane Roecker, EBAN Health Committee; Ian Sosso, Angel of the Year 2018, Founder and Managing Partner of Monte Carlo Capital
With pitches from Aweria; Dermicus; iLoF; Kids Speech Labs; MediqAid; Pharmedistore; WhiteLab; Wundies4all; GlowDx
One on One Meetings Powered by EIPP
Lobby Area
11:45 – 13:00
Lunch
13:00 – 14:15
Keynote: Angels Investing for the Future
Main Stage

Selma Prodanovic
Founder & CEO of 1MillionStartups, EBAN Board Member
Keynote: Disruptive Technologies for a More Competitive Europe
Main Stage

Marco Landi
President at The Digital Box, Former COO and President of Apple Computer
Keynote: Research Getting to the Market
Main Stage

Jean-Pierre Bourguignon
President of the European Research Council
Keynote: InvestEU: Supporting Jobs, Growth and Innovation in Europe
Main Stage

Kerstin Jorna
Deputy Director General, European Commission DG Economic and Financial Affairs
With introductory remarks by Peter Jungen, EBAN President Emeritus
One to One Meetings Powered by EIPP
Lobby area
14:15 – 15:15
Parallel Sessions
Panel Discussion on Innovations Getting to the Market
Main Stage
Preceded by position paper presentation: “How to support innovations from research to market scale-up?” by Christophe Bodin, Angel Investor and CEO of CBO Consulting
David Assia, iAngels Executive Chairman; Luuk Borg, Senior Policy Officer at European Commission; Raffaella Bruzzone, Chair of the EEN Access to Finance Thematic Group; Peter Cowley, EBAN President; Jacopo Losso, EBAN Director of Secretariat; Ines Rocha, Director for Financial Products, SME Finance and Development Team at EBRD; Ian Sosso, Angel of the Year 2018, Founder and Managing Partner of Monte Carlo Capital;
With Innovation Showcase: pitches from World Data Lab, CFM Pharma and ICE Gateway
Entrepreneur Talks – Closed door meeting for THE NEXT SOCIETY project
Room: River 2
Cristina Vicini, Horizon 2020 Expert and Jury Member, European Innovation Council (EIC)
BAN Manager Talks – Education for your members
Room: River 3
Amel Gaily, Finnish Business Angels Network Managing Director; Reima Linnanvirta, Angel Investor, Vice Chairman of Finnish Business Angels Network
One to One Meetings Powered by EIPP
Lobby area
15:20 – 16:20
Parallel Sessions
Panel Discussion on Gender Balance
Main Stage
Preceded by position paper presentation: “A gender financing gap: fake news or evidence?” by Rudy Aernoudt, Senior Economist at the European Commission and Amparo De San Jose, Director of IESE BAN
Paloma Cabello, Angel Investor, President Of The Board Of Directors at HGBeyond Materials Science; Kerstin Jorna, Deputy Director General, European Commission DG Economic and Financial Affairs; Stephan Peters, Partner & Head of Sustainable Finance at TIIME; Vitaly Polekhin, President of the Russian National Business Angels Association
With Innovation Showcase: pitches from Ondosis and Makers Unite
Angel Talks – How to serve on a Startup Company Board
Room: River 1
Karen Grant, Chair of Professional Development Committee at NACO Canada
Investment in the Mediterranean (THE NEXT SOCIETY)
Room: River 2
Marcel Dridje, President of Sophia Business Angels, EBAN Board Member; Branko Drobnak, President of Business Angels of Slovenia; Tarek El Kady, Founder and Chairman of MED Angels; Panayiotis Ketikidis, Co-founder of the Hellenic Business Angels Network, EBAN Board Member; Corine Kiame, Investment Manager at Insure and Match Capital; Azza Yehia, Research and Data Director at ArabNet;
Angels and VCs Collaborating in Europe
Room: River 3
Julien-David Nitlech, Iris Capital, Partner
How to IPO on Nasdaq
Room: River 6
Maria Groschopp Dellwik, Strategy & Business Development NASDAQ Global Listings Services; Niclas Holmberg, Managing Director – Global Listing Services NASDAQ; Martin Malm, CEO of Transcendent Group
One to One Meetings Powered by EIPP
Lobby area
16:30 – 17:20
Parallel Sessions
Unlikely Allies? Co-investing Partnerships for Climate, Environmental and Social Issues – Fireside Chat
Main Stage
Martijn Blom, Head of Investor Relations at Hivos Impact Investments; Mira Conci, Project Manager Officer, Climate KIC; Bart Meijs, Director of Social Impact Fund Rotterdam
With Innovation Showcase: pitches from Sunkofa Energy and Mirnagreen
Angel Talks – Surviving the Valley of Death
Room: River 1
Ian Sosso, Angel of the Year 2018, Founder and Managing Partner of Monte Carlo Capital
Continued – Investment in the Mediterranean (THE NEXT SOCIETY)
Room: River 2
Marcel Dridje, President of Sophia Business Angels, EBAN Board Member; Branko Drobnak, President of Business Angels of Slovenia; Tarek El Kady, Founder and Chairman of MED Angels; Panayiotis Ketikidis, Co-founder of the Hellenic Business Angels Network, EBAN Board Member; Corine Kiame, Investment Manager at Insure and Match Capital; Azza Yehia, Research and Data Director at ArabNet
BAN Manager Talks
Room: River 3
Lisa Fassl, Managing Director of the Austrian Angel Investors Association
Continued – How to IPO on Nasdaq
Room: River 6
Maria Groschopp Dellwik, Strategy & Business Development NASDAQ Global Listings Services; Niclas Holmberg, Managing Director – Global Listing Services NASDAQ; Martin Malm, CEO of Transcendent Group
One to One Meetings Powered by EIPP
Lobby Area
17:20 – 17:30
Special Announcements
17:30 – 19:00
Networking Drinks
19:00 – 23:00
VIP Reception at Magritte Museum
Upon Invitation or for Specific Ticket Holders
8:30 – 9:30
Registration and Welcome Coffee
9:30 – 9:45
Parallel Sessions
Welcome Remarks
Brey Auditorium – Fourth Floor
Astrid Bartels, Deputy Head of Unit in the SME Directorate of the European Commission
EEN Closed door session
Room 5B (fifth floor)
Aleksander Lamot, Project Manager at the European Commission; Audra Shallal, Managing Director of BOSS Consulting, EBAN Board Member;
09:45 – 10:15
Parallel Sessions
The State of the Angel Industry in Europe
Brey Auditorium – Fourth Floor
The Angel Barometer: Luigi Amati, Chairman and CEO of META Group, Chairman of Business Angels Europe; Peter Cowley, EBAN President, Jacopo Losso, EBAN Director of Secretariat
Tax Incentives Compendium: Aleksandr Natanelov, Partner Tax & Legal at BOFIDI
Angel Deals and European Market Stats: Jacopo Losso, EBAN Director of Secretariat
EEN closed door session
Room 5B (fifth floor)
10:15 – 11:45
Parallel Sessions
Private and Public Investors Working Together
Brey Auditorium – Fourth Floor
Keynote: Pier Luigi Gilibert , Chief Executive of the European Investment Fund

Pier Luigi Gilibert
Chief Executive of the European Investment Fund
Followed by Panel Discussion
Brey Auditorium – Fourth Floor
Preceded by position paper presentation: “Purposeful venture capital investment for the new EU economy: Leveraging EU Instruments to solve venture capital challenges through public-private investor partnerships” by Panayiotis Ketikidis, Co-founder of the Hellenic Business Angels Network
Rudy Aernoudt, Senior Economist at the European Commission; Marc D’Hooge, Head of EIB Thematic Finance Advisory Unit; Oscar Farres, Head of Unit – Investments in Technology and Innovation at European Investment Fund; Karen Grant, Chair of Professional Development Committee at NACO Canada; Janne Jormalainen, Chairman of Finnish Business Angels Network, EBAN Board Member; Panayiotis Ketikidis, Co-founder of the Hellenic Business Angels Network, EBAN Board Member; Ivar Siimar, Co-founder and Partner at Trind Ventures, EstBAN President Emeritus
EEN closed door session
Room 5B (fifth floor)
11:45 – 13:00
Parallel Sessions
Panel Discussion on Scaling Up our Startups
Brey Auditorium – Fourth Floor
Preceded by position paper presentation: “Fashioning a More Effective Business Angel Sector through Ecosystem Integration” by Charles Sidman, Managing partner of ECS Capital Partners
Peter Braun, Angel Investor and EBAN Board Member; Angelo Dalli, Serial Entrepreneur and Angel Investor, General Partner at 111; Martin Giese, Managing Director of the XPRENEURS early stage incubator; Niclas Holmberg, Managing Director – Global Listing Services NASDAQ; Anna Krzyzanowska, Head Of Unit, Financing of Innovation, competitiveness and employment policies at the European Commission DG ECFIN; Jean-David Malo, Director, European Commission DG Research and Innovation; Mariano Silveyra, President for Europe and Global VP of Partnerships at Cabify
EEN closed door session
Room 5B (fifth floor)
13:00 – 14:30
Lunch
14:30 – 15:30
Panel Discussion on Bringing Down Investment Borders
Brey Auditorium – Fourth Floor
Abdul-Malik Al Jaber, MBAN President, Business Angel and Serial Entrepreneur; Marta Gocal, Counsel at PwC Legal; Jesper Jarlbaek, Angel Investor, DanBAN Chairman, EBAN Board Member; Robert Lugowski, CEO of Cobin Angels, EBAN Board Member; Gorka Apraiz Tormo, Policy Officer at Capital Markets Union in DG FISMA, European Commission; Ian Sosso, Angel of the Year 2018, Founder and Managing Partner of Monte Carlo Capital; David van Dijk, Cofounder and Managing Director of ABAN
15:30 – 16:00
Future of Business Angel Investing in Europe – Closing Remarks
Brey Auditorium – Fourth Floor
EBAN Board Members: Christine Bjarkby, Senior Advisor at Lincs; Peter Cowley, EBAN President; Marcel Dridje, President of Sophia Business Angels; Jesper Jarlbæk, Angel Investor, DanBAN Chairman; Janne Jormalainen, Chairman of Finnish Business Angels Network; Panayiotis Ketikidis, Co-founder of the Hellenic Business Angels Network; Ricardo Luz, Emeritus President of Invicta Angels; Priit Rohumaa, Angel Investor, EstBAN Board Member; Audra Shallal, Managing Director of BOSS Consulting; Ian Sosso, Angel of the Year 2018, Founder and Managing Partner of Monte Carlo Capital