Join us for our next Living Room Talk on AI in Health! Al in Health 12th May at 12 PM CEST Artificial Intelligence is increasingly making inroads in healthcare applications, although the field is still in its initial applications. During this one-hour Living Room Talk, find out from AI expert Angelo Dalli how AI can assist doctors and medical practitioners in various ways, from better diagnoses, to drug discovery and constant intelligent pro-active monitoring. Learn about the vision for the future of AI in healthcare and the personalized approach that it can enable, leading to a better quality of life, and better, healthier outcomes for all of us. The webinar will also feature a case study on SOM Biotech, a company that repurposes drugs using AI.   Angelo Dalli Bio  Angelo Dalli is an AI expert and serial tech entrepreneur, combining deep technical ability with commercial acumen. Angelo founded 9 startups, was involved in 4 IPOs, invested in numerous Technology, Entertainment and Fintech companies, and secured investments from EU funds, Angel Investors and VCs. Angelo is an EBAN member, WBAF senator and BAM president, and was twice named as Malta’s Top Entrepreneur of the Year in 2014 and 2019. Holding a Ph.D. in Computer Science, Angelo authored over 23 papers about Artificial Intelligence, Language Processing and Search Engines. Angelo won a bronze medal at the 1995 International Olympiad in Informatics.     Raúl Insa Dr. Raúl Insa has more than 20 years’ experience in multinational pharmaceutical companies, such as Parke-Davis (Pfizer), UCB Pharma, Uriach Group (Palau Pharma) and ISDIN (Esteve), working on drug development from drug identification to commercialization. He received his Medical training and his PhD in Clinical Neurology at the University of Alicante, Spain; an MBA from ESADE Business School in Barcelona and an Executive Education Program from IESE, Barcelona. He has also attended a couple of biotech leadership programs from Harvard Business School, Boston. More than 45 publications and papers, 7 chapters in books, 87 congress communications and 12 pharmaceutical patents.  

ACA 2020 – The Summit of Angel Investing is an all-new virtual conference featuring real-time intelligence about how the pandemic is affecting startup ecosystems around the world. You’ll explore innovative ways to predict what’s coming and evaluate opportunities in the post-COVID world, and you’ll catch up on the latest practices for increasing deal flow and maximizing returns. Expert speakers from around the world will present timely and timeless insights, partnered with dynamic networking opportunities using innovative technology. You’ll enjoy the flexibility of an engaging platform and the convenience of staying in your own home – the best of both worlds. Location: 12 hours+ spread over 3 days of interactive sessions with virtual networking - comforts of home, no TSA, no bad hotel beds Join us for this 3-day virtual angel event, featuring expert-led sessions and discussion groups focused on topics that matter: increasing returns, identifying new opportunities, improving due diligence, and leveraging royalty-based deals brainstorm about how you can immediately apply what you’ve learned to your own portfolio strategies and management plans interactive networking events each day to help you meet some of the world’s most successful angels  

The European Cyber Security Organisation (ECSO) and the EIT Digital Accelerator organize the 7th edition of the Cyber Investor Days, scheduled on 13-14 May 2020 in Brussels, Belgium! They support the growth of European Cybersecurity startups and SMEs by providing them access-to-market and access-to-finance opportunities. Pre-selected Startups and SMEs will have a chance to engage in strategic B2B meetings with the leading corporates and investors from Europe and beyond. Hence: Interested startups & SMEs are invited to submit their applications for the pre-selection process by Monday, 23 March (midnight CET). UPDATE #1: Given the current circumstances surrounding COVID-19, the event will be held exclusively online. 

  On the 13thof May, from 15.00-16.30 (CEST), EVPA, in partnership with EBN, will be hosting a free webinar to dive into the key insights of the “Enablers of impact” report, building on the main recommendations included in it. Thanks to the participation of two experienced impact funds, we will explore their strategies and how they collaborate with incubators/accelerators to find new investment opportunities. The webinar will be highly interactive, including live polls and an extensive Q&A session.

How to take advantage of crowdfunding to boost your business Do you want an effective strategic and communication plan for your business? A crowdfunding campaign carried out successfully has several benefits, not only can your project get funded but you can also reach a wide audience of potential customers. In this webinar we will dive into the details to understand how important it is to have and execute a perfect strategic and communication plan, plus some tips&tricks for your crowdfunding campaign. 14 April at 11:00 AM CEST   SPEAKER:  Matteo Masserdotti Entrepreneur and hard working individual with a passion for IoT, sharing economy, crowd economy, fintech. He co-founded Two Hundred in 2013 which was launched in 2016 after a final regulation for crowdfunding was set up in Italy. He has always followed the evolution of traditional markets through the application of innovative methods with interest. Nowadays, he is also involved in several projects and associations related to innovation in financial markets.

The European Innovation Council (EIC) Business Acceleration Services is pleased to invite all eligible startups to participate in their monthly EIC ePitching with Investors. This edition will focus on mobility and transport-related innovations and will take place on 14 May 2020, 12 pm CET, mark your calendars!  A limited number of EIC-backed up SMEs will have the chance to show their innovative solutions in all matters related to mobility and transport via an online tool to a jury of investors –consisting out of representatives from Earlybird, Munich Venture Partners, Robert Bosch Venture Capital GmbH, Siemens Venture Capital and WBX Ventures.  

  EBAN is pleased to announce that we are launching a new e-pitching collaboration with EBN (European Business and Innovation Centre Network), titled "Mondays for Innovation". This initiative will serve to bring together EBAN's network of investors with EBN's network of startups in order to showcase innovative solutions to the current COVID-19 crisis. Join us for two different Mondays for Innovation sessions planned on May 4th and May 18th at 3:00 PM CEST to hear 5-minute pitches from companies working on concrete and innovative ways to tackle the spread of the virus! Each session will cover 2 different sectors: Session 2: Home Working and Digital Solutions May 18th at 3:00 PM CEST Sectors covered: Clever Teleworking (i.e. tools, applications or programmes developed to support professionals work from home). People/Population (i.e. population tracking apps, disease spread monitoring, self-diagnose mobile solutions, etc.

Living with a business angel: what a relationship between investors and entrepreneurs looks like What is it like working with business angels? In this webinar you will hear about what the relationship between investors and entrepreneurs looks like and how to manage it. Moreover you will learn what investors expect from entrepreneurs during this relationship and what an investor provides (coaching, mentorship,…) at the same time. 19th May at 12 PM CEST   Fabrice Testa   Fabrice Testa is a serial entrepreneur and a space geek who successfully founded, co-founded or participated in the launch of multiple tech startups which created hundreds of jobs and generated multi-millions revenues. During his journey, he pitched a lot raising millions from angels, VCs and lenders. Fabrice is also an angel investor, chairman of EBAN Space Executive Committee and Co-Chairman of the Luxembourg Space Tech Angels association. He sees a lot of pitches giving him a very special insight on how to excel in that matter. He holds a M.S. in Aerospace Engineering from University of Liege as well as several post-graduate degrees in Strategy & Innovation and Machine Learning from MIT and Venture Capital from Berkeley.     Lorenzo Scatena  Lorenzo Scatena is the Secretary General of the E. Amaldi Foundation, Director General of Research Consortium Hypatia and Managing Director of a Strategic Management Firm. He has over 10 years’ experience as investor, mentor and board member, having a background in finance for innovation, technology transfer and IP management in both private and public sector organisations. Lorenzo previously served as a lawyer and financial analyst and his expertise in the legal field spans from corporate finance to business contracts and administrative law.  

How technology transfer and intellectual property rights can foster your company Trademarks and patents are the perfect tools to boost technology transfer, an underestimated methodology capable of fostering your business in unexpected ways. In this webinar we will show why technology transfer and intellectual property rights (IPRs) are important for your company and what kind of impact you can expect. Moreover, we will show how technology transfer is born and grows, and what tools you need to support it such as trademarks and patents. 20th May at 2 PM CEST   Lucia Bonventre  Lucia is a Lawyer and a Research Fellow at the Italian Space Agency - Innovation & Technology Transfer Unit. Her professional career started soon after she obtained a 5-year Master’s Degree in Law at LUISS Guido Carli University in Rome (2008-2013). For many years she has been working in different law firms and she specialized in matters related to International Law, Intellectual Property Law, Civil Law and Administrative Law. She has been attending many courses and postgraduate masters such as the Specialization Course in European Funding and Projects at Roma TRE University (2020), the Technology and International Policies Specialization Course at IAI - Institute for International Affairs (2019), the Executive Master in Open Innovation and Intellectual Property at LUISS Business School of Rome & SAA School of Management of Turin (2018-19), the Postgraduate Master in Space Institutions and Policies at SIOI - United Nation Association of Italy (2018), the Postgraduate Specialization School for Legal Professions at La Sapienza University (2013-15).     Tanya Scalia Aerospace Engineering MSc and PhD in Space Technologies. She joined FiatAvio in 2002 (AVIO from 2003), worldwide leader in the aerospace industry, as Project Engineer in the Space Propulsion Design Unit, where she mainly worked on Ariane 5 and Vega solid rocket motors performances. In 2005, she joined D'Appolonia (Rina Consulting from 2016), an engineering consultancy company, as Project Manager, and worked in Aerospace&Defence industrial projects. In particular, she was deeply involved in the European Space Agency Technology Transfer Programme, as technology broker. She has been working, since 2005, in the coordination and management of research projects funded within the European Framework Programmes and also had the opportunity of evaluating H2020 proposals for REA (Research Executive Agency). She has recently joined ASI in the Innovation & Technology Transfer Unit.  

  LatImpacto and EVPA are co-hosting a free webinar to discuss about venture philanthropy and social impact investment in Europe and Latin America. This webinar follows the launch of the Spanish and Portuguese translations by LatImpacto of EVPA’s report “A Practical Guide to Venture Philanthropy and Social Impact Investment”. During this webinar, two European and two Latin American investors for impact will showcase how to achieve social impact by applying the venture philanthropy approach in practice. Participants will have the opportunity to engage in the conversation and ask questions to the speakers. The webinar will take place on 20th May at 10.00-11.30 (EST) / 16.00-17.30 (CEST, Brussels time).