Valhalla CEO to give Keynote Speech at HIBAS-2022

Emmet McGonagle

Jun 20, 2022

Randy Stewart Thompson – chairman of Valhalla Private Capital, managing director of Old Kent Road Financial and co-owner of Peterborough United Football Club – has been announced as a keynote speaker at Hellenic International Business Angels Summit (HIBAS-2022).


Taking place on 23-24 June in Athens, Greece, the event will see investors come together in a bid to drive change with a focus on sustainability and innovation.


Randy’s keynote is set to address post-COVID trends in angel investing -  a topic discussed in several Valhalla Private Capital blog posts including ‘the performance of Canada’s startup ecosystem in 2021’, ‘Valhalla 2.0’ and ‘Valhalla CEO’s Top Startup Categories for 2022’.



Related keynotes include
EBAN president Janne Jormalainen as he discusses opportunities and challenges for business angels and investor communities; HeBAN - Hellenic Business Angels Network (Association) president Dimitris Tsingos on the Greek startup ecosystem and investor landscape; and Marcia Dawood, chair of the board at Angel Capital Association (ACA- USA) on “the sustainable transition” - impact investments and how angels can accelerate positive change.


While Peter Jungen, founding president of BAND and emeritus president of
EBAN, will address the topic of angel Investors as a part of the innovation and entrepreneurship framework; Simone Brummelhuis, fund director and partner of Borski Fund, will discuss the fundamental role business angels play in the innovation ecosystem.



Likewise, panels throughout the two-day event will address topics such as co-investing with governments, European impact investing for a better world, Greek global champions and implications for the country’s entrepreneurship ecosystem, the business angels' role from startup to exit, tips for mastering deal closing and syndication within BANs


The event is organised by
EBAN, Enterprise Greece and  HeBAN, and a full list of speakers is available via the HIBAS website.


Do you have a question about angel investing? Get in touch with Valhalla Private Capital via our
contact page.

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