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).