Business Angels of Slovenia are inviting startups to join for a one day on the 4th of April for the Call for Startups event in Ljubljana to pitch to investors. Business Angels of Slovenia are especially interested in startups with minimal viable product (MVP), which are ready to be introduced to the market.  

  CorkBIC invites you to The Entrepreneur Experience event on the 5-6th of April in Cork, Ireland. The Entrepreneur Experience is a unique opportunity for 24 Emerging Entrepreneurs to gain unparalleled access and advice from 24 of Ireland's most successful Business leaders over 24 hours. 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)   For more information and to apply, follow the link below:  

SICTIC is hosting an Investor Day on April 9th in Lugano, Switzerland. The matchmaking event will enable tech startups to pitch and find experienced investors and supporters. Investor Registration The 63rd SICTIC Investors Day is intended primarily for angel investors (also novices). Family offices, fund managers and venture capitalists that want to invest in Swiss Startups are also welcome to attend.

Join MedCity and Newable Private Investing (NPI) in London, at their Entrepreneur Pitching Event on Thursday 11th April 2019, as part of the Angels in MedCity initiative. This event offers business angels an opportunity to meet and invest in healthcare and life sciences start-ups. You will hear from a cohort of high-growth companies in 10 minute pitches and investors will then have the opportunity for 5 minutes of Q&A after each pitch. The company presentations will be followed by drinks and canapés, allowing you to mingle with the entrepreneurs, like-minded investors and the MedCity and Newable Private Investing team. The company selection is a competitive process and applications have been assessed by a panel of life sciences investment experts. A brochure with information on each pitching company will be available at the event.     Please note: This is an event targeted at an audience of investors. The event organisers reserve the right to reject requests to attend from people not directly invited by the organisers.

Are you a Corporate Social Investor (CSI)? Do you want to explore opportunities to scale your impact by engaging corporate employees in your activities? Do you want to know what opportunities you have to get involved? EVPA and Rotterdam School of Management have created the Social Impact through Employee Engagement training, a brand new course to support your design and implement your employee engagement activities to generate social impact. As a CSI, engaging employees is an excellent opportunity to provide valuable financial and non-financial support to social purpose organisations (SPOs) and scale social impact. The course takes place in Rotterdam, The Netherlands, on 11 and 12 April 2019.   If you are interested in: Developing and implementing employee engagement programmes Understanding how you can match employee engagement activities with the SPO’s fundamental needs Assessing what you can offer and explore what action strategies you can take to maximise your social impact Learning about how you can redirect the discussion and attention towards impact-driven engagement activities Meeting experts who will share their real life experience Connecting with peers with similar challenges and opportunities ...then Social Impact through Employee Engagement Training is the course for you! Register Below:   Registration ends on the 5th of April

EBAN is pleased to announce that it will be organizing, together with its partners EBN, APII and CONECT, the second Innovators Academy within the framework of THE NEXT SOCIETY project. The occasion will mark the first time the second promotion of entrepreneurs of THE NEXT SOCIETY project will come together. When? 23th  and 24th  April 2019 Where? Tunis, Tunisia | B@Labs, 70-72 Avenue Habib Bourguiba, Tunis What is it? The Innovators Academy is a two-day workshop and training event where selected entrepreneurs from the MENA region will have the opportunity to work on their business plan and investment pitch and to improve their IP strategy with investors and investment experts. This will also be a great networking opportunity to meet and connect with the other entrepreneurs and the expert mentors. Click here for the programme of the event Click here for the bios of all coaches giving workshops or taking part in the speed coaching sessions Our Expert Coaches include: Jean-Louis Brelet - President Emeritus | Sophia Business Angels Raffaele Buompane - Senior Adviser and Project Manager | EBN Marcel Dridje - President | Sophia Business Angels Nathalie Dumas - Founder and CEO | Flyingrhino.fr Audra Shallal - Board Member | Nordic Female Business Angel Network

The 2019 Angel Capital Association Summit on the 24-26 of April in Chicago, there will be gold standard content and top networking opportunities for the 700+ people who are there. Among the many highlights: Keynotes by world-leading angels, VCs, and excited entrepreneurs discuss their exits and insights What’s new in angel investing – and what remains as best practices Roundtables led by the audience (no talking heads!) Innovation Showcase, with 24 amazing companies to meet from ACA members and our community New speakers representing the greatest diversity of investors – gender, race, location, age, geography Many tracks with sessions that fit different needs, from newest angels to those with 100s of investments Fun networking events that let you meet new colleagues and old friends Deeper dive Pre-Summit programs on April 23 and 24   The official venue and guest hotel for the 2019 ACA Summit is the Sheraton Grand Chicago where ACA has arranged for a discount block of guest rooms for $199, including internet.  Book your room before the rates go up on Monday, April 1.   For discounted tickets for EBAN members, contact: info@eban.org

The EU-Startups Summit on May 2nd-3rd in Barcelona is the annual flagship event of EU-Startups.com; showcasing a selection of Europe’s hottest startups. Attendees will have the opportunity to learn from some of the most successful European entrepreneurs of modern times. At this year’s edition of the EU-Startups Summit, attendees will experience an exciting pitch competition with 15 of Europe’s hottest seed- and pre-seed-stage startups. The event will also host fireside chats with some of the most successful European entrepreneurs of our time. Over 1,200 attendees are expected at this year’s EU-Startups Summit. Most of them are entrepreneurs, but there will also be startup enthusiasts, corporates, angel investors, VCs as well as media people. A great opportunity for networking! Register Below:   For discounted tickets for EBAN members, contact: info@eban.org  

BGTA would like to sincerely invite you to “Gateway to China: the Future of Innovation in Artificial Intelligence”, happening in 3rd May in Cambridge. The event will bring together AI experts from both Europe and China, and explore the Artificial Intelligence ecosystems of both the UK and China. The programme will also shine a light on the collaboration challenges and potentials, acceleration programmes and investment opportunities for European AI companies looking to scale up in China. Among the speakers, there will be Chinese AI experts and senior officials from the Shanghai Municipal Government joining. With the central government's support, Shanghai endeavors to build an international AI ecosystem that enables a deeper understanding between companies from the East and the West, and encourage further collaborations that will bring mutual benefit for both sides. Join BGTA at the Clare College, University of Cambridge, as you will hear from experienced professionals across the startup and corporate landscape, sharing their own experiences of each AI ecosystem and the possibilities that could come from partnerships and a growing bridge between the two in the years to come.   AGENDA: 13:00 - 13:30: Registration 13:30 - 13:35: Welcome & introduction to the event by Prof. Alan Barrell, Director of Studies, Cambridge Innovation Academy 13:35 - 13:40: Opening Remarks by Mr. Lu Sen, Deputy Director Shanghai Development Research Center of Economy and Informatization 13:40 - 14:10: Speed Briefing - key questions and challenges: the AI tech scene at a glance in Shanghai and China & Intro to AI World INnovation Challenge (AIWIN) 14:10 - 15:10: Panel discussion: Fueling Collaboration in Artificial Intelligence between the UK and China. 15:10 - 16:00: AI Company Presentations 16:00 - 16:05: Closing Remarks 16:05 - 17:00: Drinks and Networking