1、Access to Finance27 November 14:00 14:30Brussels/Bruxelles The Egg Main AuditoriumKeynote speakerlvaro Hernando Hernando Seconded National Expert,Project Officer at EC-DG CONNECT A.4-EU AI OfficeProject officer at the European Commission for the European DigitalInnovation Hubs in Croatia,Italy and S
2、lovakia.Previously,as head ofdigital entrepreneurship,he coordinated the drafting of the startup law andthe design of the Next-Tech fund for scaleups of the ICO.He has also beeninvolved in several European projects on aviation safety(SafeClouds andData4Safety).In the private sector,for Airbus,he wor
3、ked as a processdevelopment engineer for advanced composite materials.The EDIH Network:EDIHs+SoEsAccess to Finance(A2F)Setting the scene:the global contextThe global context:Geopolitical tensionsThe global context:PermacrisisCOVID-19Value chainsRussia-Ukraine warEnergy pricesInflationInterest ratesA
4、ccess to financeThe global context:megatrends Population ageingMigrationArtificial IntelligenceUS-ChinaVotingIsrael-PalestineDisinformationSkills shortageThe global context:Valeriepieris circle(Main)Sources of FinanceSources of Finance:on your ownPersonal savingsBootstrappingSources of Finance:the c
5、losestFamily,Friends&Fools(FFF,3Fs)Sources of FinanceMicrocreditMicrofinanceSources of FinanceTraditional bankingBonds issuingSources of Finance:CrowdfundingDebt-basedPeer-to-peer lending or CrowdlendingDonation-basedEquity-basedReward-basedSources of FinanceBusiness Angels(BA)Angel FundsSources of
6、FinanceFunding,grants,subsidiesMezzanine loansSources of FinanceVenture Capital(VC)Corporate Venture Capital(CVC)Sources of FinancePrivate Equity(PE)Family Offices(FO)Enterprise Europe Network(EEN)National Promotional Banks Nrodn Rozvojov BankaDanmarks NationalbankKreditanstalt fr WiederaufbauEesti