2019 UCD VentureLaunch Accelerator Programme Showcase and Awards Evening

At our 2019 UCD VentureLaunch Accelerator Programme Showcase and Awards event attendees will have the opportunity to have a ‘first look’ at the latest seven early-stage ventures emerging from University College Dublin.

Date: Wednesday, 27 November 2019

Venue: Moore Auditorium, UCD O’Brien Centre for Science, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4

Registration and refreshments: From 5:30 pm

New Venture Showcase: From 5:30 pm to 6 pm attendees will have an opportunity to meet with and talk to the promoters of this year’s participating ventures

New Venture Pitches and Awards Ceremony: Commences at 6 pm sharp

Profiles of the participating ventures are available via: www.ucd.ie/innovation/news-and-events/latest-news/7-startups-participate-2019-ucd-venturelaunch/

Guest Speaker: Professor Mark Ferguson, Chair, European Innovation Council Advisory Board

Professor Ferguson is also Director General of Science Foundation Ireland and Chief Scientific Advisor to the Government of Ireland

Judging Panel: The judging panel for the event includes;

• Dr Helen McBreen, Atlantic Bridge (Chair)

• John O’Sullivan, ACT Venture Capital

• Caroline Gaynor, Lightstone Ventures

• Audrey Boyd, AIB

• Tomás Jones, Elkstone

• Dr Sharon O'Kane, LivaNova and a NovaUCD Entrepreneur in Residence

End Time: 8:00 pm, followed by a networking reception

UCD Maps: http://ucdestates.ie/information/ucd-maps/

Entrance to the UCD O'Brien Centre for Science is via location number '23' on the UCD Belfield Campus Map

Note: Limited car parking is available on the UCD campus and car parks are indicated on the map available via the link above

Getting to UCD: Information on getting to UCD by public transport is available via: http://ucdestates.ie/commuting/

Event hashtag: #VentureLaunch19

Twitter: @NovaUCD

* Please note that photography/video will be taken at this event for media and marketing purposes and will be distributed online, via UCD websites, on social media and/or on media related channels.