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Venture Capital Conference 2025 - Event programme

  • Date: Wednesday 5th March
  • Time: 9.00am to 3.20pm
  • Location: Croke Park, Dublin

This year’s conference will focus on the ‘Investment landscape in 2025’ and the day will feature a programme of keynote addresses, panel discussions and breakout sessions. There will 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.

Venture Capital Conference 2025 Programme

08.00am

Registration & Networking – Level 5 Hogan Suite

Registration and hot beverage refreshments will be available all day. Water coolers also available so please bring refillable drinks bottles for own personal use.

MAIN STAGE - Hogan Suite (L5)

VC FIRM SHOWCASE STAGE - Hogan Mezz 2 (L4)

INSIGHT STAGE - Hogan Mezz 1 (L4)

Founding and launching Global Startup champions from EuropeFive active Venture Capital investors on the island - hear about their team, their thesis and their portfolioKey insights for founders planning an early-stage equity raise
09.00am
Welcome
Susan HayesCulleton
09.05am
Opening Remarks
Margaret Hearty, Chief Executive, InterTradeIreland
09.10am

VIP Address

09.20am
In Conversation with
Marina Gorey

Becoming a Founder, Scale Operator and Angel Investor

09.50am

Move to Sessions

MAIN STAGE - Hogan Suite (L5)

VC FIRM SHOWCASE STAGE - Hogan Mezz 2 (L4)

INSIGHT STAGE - Hogan Mezz 1 (L4)

Founding and launching Global Startup champions from Europe
Five active Venture Capital investors on the island - hear about their team, their thesis and their portfolio
Key insights for founders planning an early-stage equity raise
10.00am
Panel - Raising significant angel funding round in UK and Ireland

  • Denise McQuaid, Awaken Angels
  • Andrea Sinclair, Angel Investor
  • Naomi McGregor, Movetru
  • Niamh Sterling, HBAN
Atlantic Bridge

  • Conor O’Sullivan, Atlantic Bridge Ventures
  • Sean Mitchell, Ubotica
  • Jason Lynch, Equal1
  • Ríona Ní Ghriallais, ProVerum Medical
Panel - Understand more about the IVCA framework for ESG reporting guidelines for venture backed start ups

  • Laura Heuston, Sustainability Works
  • Martin Breson, Invest Europe
  • Kathleen O’Regan, Enterprise Ireland
  • Andrew Duigan, Seroba
10.45am
Moats, Models & Money: The AI Investor's New Playbook


Guest Speaker - DC Cahalane, Sure Valley Ventures

Seroba

  • Sophie Hughes & Jennifer McMahon, Seroba
  • Donal O’Shea, Co-Founder & CEO Deciphex
  • Brendan Boland, CO-Founder & Chair Loci
  • Sayan Bhatt, J.P. Morgan

How startups from the island of Ireland can potentially access investment capital from SEIS / EIS investors in the UK

  • Michael McDowell, Seedlegals
  • Stephen Doherty, Haatch
  • Shana Chu, Tailr
11.30am

Founders Creating Startup teams with high momentum from inception

  • Andrea Wade, Delta Partners (Moderator)
  • Jack Cantillon, Founders
  • Jane Dillon, Founders
  • Aisling Browne, Glitch

ACT Venture Capital

  • John Flynn, ACT
  • Debbie Rennick, ACT
  • Mairead Roche, ACT
  • Paul Byrnes, Mavarick
  • Daniel Izquierdo, Micron Agritech
  • Brian O’Rourke, Cityswifter

DeepTech Funding Pathways Three deep-tech founders discuss their journey in raising both equity and grant capital

  • Emmanuele Angione, Lira.ltd
  • Elaine Spain, Novus Diagnostics
  • Vincent Forde, Gasgon Medical
  • Elle Sander, Life Let Medical
  • Manjari Chandran Ramesh, Amadeus Capital
12.20pm
Trends and opportunities in European Venture Capital
Bjorn Tremmerie, European Investment Fund
Clarendon Fund Managers

  • Claudine Owens, Clarendon Fund Managers
  • Stuart Gaffikin, Clarendon Fund Managers
  • Louise Doyle, Needi
  • Gavin Shields, Stora
  • Liam McStravick, Teamfeepay
What founders should understand about Term Sheets at Seed and Series A stage

Barry Brennan, Elkstone Partners

1:00pm – 2.00pm
NETWORKING LUNCH
Lunch is served on Levels 4 & 5 until 2.00pm

MAIN STAGE - Hogan Suite (L5)

VC FIRM SHOWCASE STAGE - Hogan Mezz 2 (L4)

INSIGHT STAGE - Hogan Mezz 1 (L4)

1:30pm – 2.00pm
Fintech Investments, a Different Cup of Tea with FINE

  • Georgie Friederichs, Crowd Funding Hub
  • Robert McConnell, Pinnacle
2.00pm
Opportunities for Irish Startups to raise capital from Pan-European Seed VCs

  • Isabelle O’Keeffe (Moderator)
  • Will Bennett, Seedcamp
  • Dylan Scully, Front line
  • Akash Bajwa, Earlybird Venture Capital
  • Emilie Abrams, The Yield Lab
MiddleGame VenturesOptimising tax incentives schemes for investors and founders when raising equity in an Irish startup

Maura Ginty, Gintax

2.45pm

The story of AMCS - Building a world class tech business from Limerick In Conversation with

Jimmy Martin, AMCS Group
3.15pm
Closing Remarks

Susan HayesCulleton, Conference Chair

Venture Capital Conference 2025

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