GEN Exchange: Building an Active and Sustainable Business Angel Network

You are invited to attend our upcoming event, GEN Exchange: Building an Active and Sustainable Business Angel Network. This event will be a continuation of the panel discussion led by members of the Global Business Angels Network Board (GBAN) during the 2022 Global Entrepreneurship Congress.

Join us to:  

• Learn about common challenges that early-stage investor groups face in various parts of the world and best practices used to overcome them; 

• Discover technologies and models used to scale and sustain your angel network; 

• Hear case studies about successful angel groups launched in Europe, Africa, Latin America, and the U.S. 

Event Details: 

• When: June 30, 2022 at 9:30 am ET
• Where: Zoom
• To view the meeting in your timezone, please register in advance.
• Registration is open to the public. Please feel free to personally invite your members and other investors you think may enjoy the topic. 

Speakers:

Tomi Davies, Co-Founder and President, African Business Angels Network 

Over the last decade Davies has looked after a growing portfolio of Africa-based tech-enabled early-stage businesses and is the founder of the Lagos Angel Network (LAN). He is also President of the African Business Angel Network (ABAN).

Linda Smith, President Emeritus, Angel Capital Association

Smith joins GBAN from her position as Chairman of the Board of the Angel Capital Association (ACA) which represents more than 14,000 accredited investors in the United States, Canada and Mexico. ACA is a founding member of GBAN, an inclusive community of early-stage investor networks seeking to increase angel investor capacity in burgeoning entrepreneurship ecosystems across roughly 50 countries on all six major continents.

Peter Cowley, President Emeritus of the European Business Angel Network (EBAN)

Cowley is a President Emeritus of the European Business Angel Network (EBAN), former chair of the Cambridge Business Angels and was UK Angel of the Year 2014. A Cambridge university technology graduate, Cowley has founded and run more than a dozen businesses in technology and property over the last 39 years. He has built up a portfolio of over 70 angel investments with 11 good exits (including more that is 107X and returned all invested cash) and 17 failures. 

Israel Pons, Founder, Angels Nest and Pitch at the Beach

Israel is the CEO and Co-Founding Partner of Angels Nest LATAM, Founded in 2015 Angels Nest is an Angel Investment Network operating in Mexico and LATAM. It has been named “One of the most active Angel networks in Latin America” by XCALA. Angels Nest has angels from Latin America, Canada, United States and the U.K. Co-investing in 18 portfolio projects and counting. He is also the Co-founder of Pitch at the Beach, a global business event that brings together startups and investors as well as some of the most recognized companies in strategic global growth. Takes place in the most beautiful beaches around the world. More than 38 cou

About GBAN 

The Global Business Angels Network (GBAN) is a global community of angel investor networks focused on increasing access to private capital to where it’s needed most, amplifying the angel “voice” on regulatory issues, facilitating cross-border investments and removing policy barriers. Learn more here.