Venture Capital Conference 2024

Date: Tuesday 5^th March
Time: 9.00am to 3.00pm
Location: Titanic Belfast

Please note: This event is now fully booked and registrations are now closed

The theme of this year’s conference is ‘Accessing Venture Funding in 2024’ and this theme will feature throughout the programme of keynote addresses, panel discussions and breakout sessions. There will also be a number of scheduled breaks and networking opportunities providing an environment for collaborative innovation. The conference will also highlight the current sources of equity funding and help you navigate the fundamentals of raising venture capital.

08.15am

Registration & Networking

Registration will be on the ground floor Atrium in Titanic Belfast until 9.30am, then onwards on the 5^th floor.

Hot Beverage stations and Water coolers will be available throughout the day on both floors.

Participants are encouraged to bring reusable drinks bottles for own personal use.

	Main Stage Titanic Suite 5^th Floor
09.40am	Welcome - Margaret Hearty, Chief Executive, InterTradeIreland Opening Address – Conor Murphy, Minister for the Economy
09.50am	Overview of the Day - Susan HayesCulleton
10.00am	Deirdre O’Neill, Co-Founder, Hertility Health
10.30am	Direct to Consumer Founders Panel Discussion: Sinead Crowther, Soothing Solutions Suzanne Moloney, Hidramed Solutions Aine Kilkenny, Riley
11.00am	Seed to Series A discussion with: Andrew O’Neill, ACT Venture Capital Barry Brennan, Elkstone Faye Walsh Drouillard, WakeUp Capital David McCurley, Whiterock Capital Partners
11.30am	DeepTech Founders Panel Discussion with: Brian Murphy, Cumulus Neuroscience Jason Lynch, Equal1 Orlaith Ryan, Shorla Pharma

	Showcase Stage The Bridge 6^th Floor
10.00am	Techstart Ventures Showcase Introduction from Techstart Ventures 3 minute lightning talks Fiona Jelly, ComplyFirst Mike Shanks, Budibase Ryan Donnelly, Enzai Sophie McDonald, WorkStream Start-Up Stories: Founding Team Experiences Brian Moloney, StormHarvester Victoria Millar, TeamFeePay Alan Carson, Cloudsmith Andrew Trimble, Kairos
11.00am	Clarendon Fund Managers Showcase Welcome from Clarendon Fund Managers Portfolio Showcase Joanne Cole, Founder & CEO, Broker IQ Mark Shields, Co-Founder & CEO, MPS Data (Taka) Chris McCabe, CTO, Neurovalens Darragh McArt, Founder & CEO, Sonrai Analytics Phil Morrow, Founder & CEO, Retinize Journey to Series A/B investment Panel Discussion with: Steve Berry, Angoka Alan Foreman, B-Secur Hugh Cormican, Cirdan Eric Hampel, TribeTech

Showcase Stage

The Bridge 6^th Floor

10.00am

Techstart Ventures Showcase

Introduction from Techstart Ventures

3 minute lightning talks

Fiona Jelly, ComplyFirst
Mike Shanks, Budibase
Ryan Donnelly, Enzai
Sophie McDonald, WorkStream

Start-Up Stories: Founding Team Experiences

Brian Moloney, StormHarvester
Victoria Millar, TeamFeePay
Alan Carson, Cloudsmith
Andrew Trimble, Kairos

11.00am

Clarendon Fund Managers Showcase

Welcome from Clarendon Fund Managers

Portfolio Showcase

Joanne Cole, Founder & CEO, Broker IQ
Mark Shields, Co-Founder & CEO, MPS Data (Taka)
Chris McCabe, CTO, Neurovalens
Darragh McArt, Founder & CEO, Sonrai Analytics
Phil Morrow, Founder & CEO, Retinize

Journey to Series A/B investment Panel Discussion with:

Steve Berry, Angoka
Alan Foreman, B-Secur
Hugh Cormican, Cirdan
Eric Hampel, TribeTech

12:00pm

Lunch will be available on the 5^th Floor networking areas

	Main Stage Titanic Suite 5^th Floor
1.00pm	Founder & Investor Nexus In Conversation with: John Cassidy, Kindred Capital Declan Kelly, Eolas Medical
1.30pm	Seed Funders - Hosted by Ormeau Baths Panel Discussion with: Andrew Sheffield, Playfair Capital DC Calahane, Sure Valley Ventures Beth Glenfield, Ada Ventures Gary Davidson, Ormeau Baths (Moderator)
2.00pm	Keynote: Laura Haldane, Co-Founder & VP Sales & Marketing, SciLeads
2.45pm	Wrap Up – Susan HayesCulleton
3.00pm	Close

	Showcase Stage The Bridge 6^th Floor
1.00pm	HBAN Northern Ireland Angel Investment Opportunity Showcase Darren Lester, Saltroad Roderick Beer, Managing Director, UK Business Angels Association (UKBAA) Louise Doyle, Needi Claire Halliday, HBAN (Moderator) Jack Williams, CapRelease
2.00pm	Deep Tech Showcase Ayokunmi Ajetunmobi, Pioneer Group (Moderator) Conor O'Sullivan, Atlantic Bridge Ventures Jennifer McMahon, Seroba Life Sciences David Bowles, The Yield Lab
2.30pm	Shifting the Paradigm: Women Angels Shaping the Future of Investment Denise McQuaid, Awaken Angels Clare Ryan, Founder, ITUS Secure Technologies Sarah Irwin, Angel Investor

Showcase Stage

The Bridge 6^th Floor

1.00pm

HBAN Northern Ireland
Angel Investment Opportunity Showcase

Darren Lester, Saltroad
Roderick Beer, Managing Director, UK Business Angels Association (UKBAA)
Louise Doyle, Needi
Claire Halliday, HBAN (Moderator)
Jack Williams, CapRelease

2.00pm

Deep Tech Showcase

Ayokunmi Ajetunmobi, Pioneer Group (Moderator)
Conor O'Sullivan, Atlantic Bridge Ventures
Jennifer McMahon, Seroba Life Sciences
David Bowles, The Yield Lab

2.30pm

Shifting the Paradigm: Women Angels Shaping the Future of Investment

Denise McQuaid, Awaken Angels
Clare Ryan, Founder, ITUS Secure Technologies
Sarah Irwin, Angel Investor

Venture Capital Conference 2024 - Event programme

Please note: This event is now fully booked and registrations are now closed