REGISTRATION: Access to Finance

INTRODUCTION | Access to Finance: Ambition to Scale

Thursday 24 June & Friday 25 June 2021

Whether starting up or scaling up, all businesses with an ambition to grow need access to funding.

Hosted by Susan Hayes Culleton, these two half-day conferences, delivered by Invest NI, British Business Bank and InterTradeIreland,  aim to provide inspiration for businesses looking to pursue growth whilst also addressing the practicalities of raising finance and participating in Accelerator Programmes.

With an overarching theme of ‘Ambition’, these virtual conferences are targeted towards businesses seeking to scale, and wish to find out more on how to obtain finance to achieve growth, through the experience of industry experts and local businesses.

CONFERENCE | Programme

DAY ONE |  Accelerating your Network

Thursday 24 June, 09:30-11:30

Day one will outline the importance of accelerator programmes and social capital when it comes to accessing finance to successfully scale a business. You will:

• • Hear from Piers Linney, a recognised champion of entrepreneurship across the UK and former Dragon’s Den ‘Dragon’
  • Learn from a panel of experts including Mary McKenna (Awaken Hub), Elaine Smyth (Catalyst) and Gary Davidson (Tech Nation) on how best to expand your network, and find the right accelerator for you and your business

DAY TWO | The Fundraising Journey

Friday 25 June, 09:30-12:15

Day two will delve deeper in the fundraising journey of a scaling business and acknowledge the vision required to attract global investment. You will:

• • Hear from serial entrepreneur, angel investor and high profile non-executive Director, Sherry Coutu CBE
  • Hear from panel members Kerry Baldwin (IQ Capital), Hussein Kanji (Hoxton Ventures), Neil McGowan (MML Capital) and Venture Capitalist, Paul Morris on why Northern Ireland companies are an attractive option to them

Over the course of the two days, Stuart Harvey, CEO of software company Datactics will share his accelerator experience, how equity investment transformed the company’s growth and what you can expect when going out to fundraise.

REGISTRATION | Delegate place

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