{"id":8975,"date":"2023-01-11T14:47:53","date_gmt":"2023-01-11T14:47:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev-espa.summerize.io\/business-angels-from-around-the-world-in-athens-for-the-eban-congress-2023\/"},"modified":"2023-08-22T09:52:26","modified_gmt":"2023-08-22T09:52:26","slug":"business-angels-from-around-the-world-in-athens-for-the-eban-congress-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/espa.io\/en\/business-angels-from-around-the-world-in-athens-for-the-eban-congress-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Business Angels from around the world in Athens for the EBAN Congress 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/espa.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/business-angels-apo-olo-ton-kosmo-stin-athina-gia-to-eban-congress-2023-1024x683.jpeg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n<p>The 2023 <strong> EBAN Congress 2023, <\/strong>the <strong>most important annual event for <a href=\"https:\/\/espa.io\/en\/business_type\/new-business\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">start-ups<\/a> seeking investment capital<\/strong>, will be hosted in Athens. The conference will take place on <strong>24-26 April 2023<\/strong>. <strong>More than 500 investors from all over the world<\/strong> are expected to come to Greece to <strong>meet with Greek startup companies<\/strong>. At the same time, they will <strong>get to know the Greek startup ecosystem<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n<p><strong>The event was claimed and undertaken<\/strong> by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.enterprisegreece.gov.gr\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\"><strong>Hellenic Investment and Foreign Trade Company<\/strong><\/a> (<strong>Enterprise Greece)<\/strong> and the <strong>Hellenic Network of Business Angels <a href=\"https:\/\/www.heban.gr\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">(HeBAN)<\/a><\/strong>. The conference will be held in collaboration with the <strong>European Business Angels Network<\/strong> <strong>(<a href=\"https:\/\/www.eban.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">EBAN<\/a>).<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p>The announcement of this important distinction for our country was made on Wednesday, May 19, 2022, during the Annual Conference of EBAN 2022, in Cork, Ireland, by the Director of EBAN, <strong>Jacopo Losso<\/strong>, in the presence of the CEO of Enterprise Greece, <strong>Georgios Filiopoulos<\/strong> and the co-founder of the Hellenic Business Angels Network (HeBAN), <strong>Panagiotis Ketikidis<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n<p><strong>Important personalities from Europe and the rest of the world<\/strong> have already expressed their interest in participating.<\/p>\n\n<p>It is reminded that on 23 and 24 June 2022, the <strong>Hellenic International Business Angels Summit (HIBAS-2022)<\/strong>.The organizers are the Hellenic Investment and Foreign Trade Company <strong>(Enterprise Greece)<\/strong>, the Hellenic Business Angels Network <strong>(HeBAN)<\/strong> and the European Business Angels Network <strong>(EBAN)<\/strong>. During the conference, <strong>50 investors from all over the world<\/strong> will have a one-on-one meeting with Greek startups. More information can be found here: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/ibasummit.org\/register\/&amp;source=gmail-imap&amp;ust=1653655220000000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3b1qSrCw1JgV4NSYszwEiN\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\n  <strong>https:\/\/ibasummit.org\/register\/<\/strong>\n<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-jacopo-losso-&#x3B4;&#x3B9;&#x3B5;&#x3C5;&#x3B8;&#x3C5;&#x3BD;&#x3C4;&#x3AE;&#x3C2;-&#x3C4;&#x3BF;&#x3C5;-eban-&#x3B3;&#x3B9;&#x3B1;-&#x3C4;&#x3BF;-business-angels\"><strong>Jacopo Losso, Director of EBAN<\/strong> <strong>for Business Angels<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n<p>&#8220;<strong>The members of EBAN (European Business Angels Network) expressed their satisfaction<\/strong> for hosting their first conference in Athens in 2023. Our wish is at our annual conference to celebrate and share the amazing progress that Greece has achieved in innovation, entrepreneurship and investment. EBAN, Enterprise Greece and HEBAN will <strong>jointly contribute<\/strong> <strong>to bridging the Greek startup ecosystem with investors &#8211; Business Angels<\/strong> from all over the world.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-&#x3B3;&#x3B5;&#x3CE;&#x3C1;&#x3B3;&#x3B9;&#x3BF;&#x3C2;-&#x3C6;&#x3B9;&#x3BB;&#x3B9;&#x3CC;&#x3C0;&#x3BF;&#x3C5;&#x3BB;&#x3BF;&#x3C2;-&#x3B4;&#x3B9;&#x3B5;&#x3C5;&#x3B8;&#x3CD;&#x3BD;&#x3C9;&#x3BD;-&#x3C3;&#x3CD;&#x3BC;&#x3B2;&#x3BF;&#x3C5;&#x3BB;&#x3BF;&#x3C2;-&#x3C4;&#x3B7;&#x3C2;-enterprise-greece\"><strong>George Filiopoulos, CEO of Enterprise Greece<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n<p>\u00abThe <strong>Explosive growth of the Greek start-up ecosystem<\/strong> in the last decade, <strong>has turned everyone&#8217;s attention to the potential and prospects that Greece presents in the field of technology<\/strong>. The <strong>Funding to Greek start-ups more than tripled in 2021.<\/strong> The first Greek unicorn company &#8211; Vivawallet &#8211; entered into an agreement with JP Morgan at the beginning of the year. This is expected to happen with other companies in the near future. At the same time, leading multinationals &#8211; such as Microsoft, Amazon, NTT Data &#8211; are investing in Greece. They thus further strengthen its position <strong>by turning it into a technology and innovation hub in Southeastern Europe.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-&#x3C0;&#x3B1;&#x3BD;&#x3B1;&#x3B3;&#x3B9;&#x3CE;&#x3C4;&#x3B7;&#x3C2;-&#x3BA;&#x3B5;&#x3C4;&#x3B9;&#x3BA;&#x3AF;&#x3B4;&#x3B7;&#x3C2;-&#x3BC;&#x3AD;&#x3BB;&#x3BF;&#x3C2;-&#x3C4;&#x3BF;&#x3C5;-&#x3B4;&#x3B9;&#x3BF;&#x3B9;&#x3BA;&#x3B7;&#x3C4;&#x3B9;&#x3BA;&#x3BF;&#x3CD;-&#x3C3;&#x3C5;&#x3BC;&#x3B2;&#x3BF;&#x3C5;&#x3BB;&#x3AF;&#x3BF;&#x3C5;-&#x3C4;&#x3BF;&#x3C5;-eban-&#x3BA;&#x3B1;&#x3B9;-&#x3C3;&#x3C5;&#x3BD;&#x3B9;&#x3B4;&#x3C1;&#x3C5;&#x3C4;&#x3AE;&#x3C2;-&#x3C4;&#x3BF;&#x3C5;-heban\"><strong>Panagiotis Ketikidis, member of the board of EBAN and co-founder of HeBAN<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n<p>&#8220;As the Hellenic Business Angels Network, we are proud to contribute to the award in Athens of <strong>the largest and most prestigious international business angel event in Europe.<\/strong> HeBAN has been an active member of EBAN for many years. <strong>Now is the best time for the international Business Angels community to turn its attention to the rapidly growing Greek startup ecosystem.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/calendly.com\/randevou-espa-news\/15min?month=2022-03\"><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 2023 EBAN Congress 2023, the most important annual event for start-ups seeking investment capital, will be hosted in Athens. 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