Speaker details

8th Annual IBA European Start-up Conference

24 Sep - 25 Sep 2025

Grande Real Villa Itália Hotel & Spa, Cascais, Portugal

Speaker information

Ricardo Luz

Biography

Vice-President of EBAN’s Board; Founder of Invicta Angel – Associação de Investidores early-stage do Norte (Portugal), 2007. Expert Partner of Civitta Portugal; Founder of Gestluz Consultores, Matching Ventures and Absolute H.; Executive Board Member of Instituição Financeira de Desenvolvimento (now BPF), 2015-17. Founder & Vice-President of FNABA, the Portuguese Federation of Business Angels Associations, 2007-15. Former Board member of several SME´s and private associations, and Consultant of Strategy, Business and Competitiveness. Former Professor of Higher Education of Courses of Management, Sales and Finance. Undergraduate Degree in Economics and Master degree in Design for Sustainability. Postgraduate Degrees in Political Journalism and National Defense Auditor.

Session

How startups can innovate and secure investments in a classified defence environment

Thursday 25 September (1215 - 1300)

Moderator

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