Venture Capital Conference 2026 - Event programme

Venture Capital Conference 2026 Programme

Thursday 5th March 2026 | 8.00am – 2.30pm | ICC Belfast

08.00am

Registration & Networking

Registration and hot beverage refreshments.

	MAIN STAGE	KNOWLEDGE STAGE	LIFE SCIENCES STAGE MC, Dr. Adam Hardy, Pioneer Group
09.00am	Welcome Susan HayesCulleton Award-winning author, speaker and co-founder of The Positive Economist.
09.05am	Opening Remarks Margaret Hearty Chief Executive, InterTradeIreland
09.10am	Dr Caoimhe Archibald MLA Minister for the Economy
09.20am	Victoria Millar Chief Revenue Officer, TeamFeePay
09.50am	Move to Sessions
10.00am	Karl Gilbert. Founder of Raylo & Allen Martin, Techstart Ventures	Preparing for Investment Denise McQuaid Awaken Angels	Spinouts to Watch in 2026 Session One
10.45am	Sean Mullaney Founder & CEO of Seapoint	AI Tools for Startups Ian Browne Ormeau Labs Kyle Davidson, Hypership	Angel Panel including Doug Quinn, DSW Ventures Emmi Nicholl, Cambridge Angels Frazer Lusty, Equity Gap Dr. Julie Gormely, QUBIS Donal Browne, Irrus Investments Denise McQuaid, Awaken Angels Filippo Dal Ben, Pioneer Group, Moderator
11.30am	Seed & Growth Panel including Faye Walsh Drouillard, Wakeup Capital Dr. Ayokunmi Ajetunmobi, Pioneer Group Conor O’Sullivan, Atlantic Bridge Barry Brennan, Elkstone Chris Trotter, Whiterock Stuart Gaffikin, Clarendon Fund Managers	The Agentic Investor Barry Downes, Sure Valley Ventures	Spinouts to Watch in 2026 Session Two
12.15pm	Jennie Haire CEO, Gigi Supplements Denise McQuaid Awaken Angels	Seed Enterprise Invest Scheme & Enterprise Investment Scheme Bronagh Duggan, Sapphire Capital Partners Peter Gilleece, Vikela Armour	Funds Panel including Caroline Gaynor, Lightstone Ventures Jennifer McMahon, Seroba Life Sciences Dr Jason McKeown, Neurovalens Dr Andrew Cameron, FeelTect Prof. Joann Rhodes, HIRANI Dominik Leisi, Atlantic Bridge Dr. Ayokunmi Ajetunmobi, Pioneer Group, Moderator
1:00pm-1.30pm	Fireside chat with Michael Black The Investment Ecosystem
1.30pm - 2.30pm	Networking Lunch

Please note the conference programme is subject to change.

Venture Capital Conference 2026

Taking place on Thursday 5th March 2026, the Venture Capital Conference is a must for entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, business angels, investors and anyone with an interest in venture capital.

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