2019 UCD VentureLaunch Accelerator Programme Showcase and Awards Evening

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.