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Next Company Presentations Event

The next Henley Business Angels Company Presentations event, at which selected entrepreneurs will present their businesses for investment, is on 8 December 2022.

We plan to hold this event both face to face and online. The location will be at the following address:

National Grid Lecture Theatre,
Gereenlands Campus,
Henley-on-Thames,
RG9 3AU

The programme for the company presentations event is as follows:

4:00pm – Arrival and Registration
4:30pm – Welcome and Introduction by Jurek Sikorski, Henley Business Angels Director and founder
4:35pm – Progress and Announcements by Gareth Hawkins, Henley Business Angels Director
4:40pm – ‘Angel Investing in the UK – Latest Data’ Guest Speaker Talk by Henry Whorwood, Head of Research and Consultancy at Beauhurst
5:00pm – Break
5:05pm – Company Presentations chaired by Professor William Kilgallon, Managing Director of Cybex Ventures and Henley Business Angels member
6:45pm – Concluding Remarks by Gareth Hawkins, Henley Business Angels Director
6:50pm – Refreshments and Exhibition

If you are interested in becoming a member, please visit our Investor page.

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Posted at 11:16h in Events by Alex

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Posted at 15:44h in News by Alex

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Posted at 15:27h in News by Alex

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Posted at 11:47h in News by Alex

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Posted at 12:03h in News by Alex

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Posted at 15:12h in News by Alex

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Posted at 10:08h in News by Alex

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Posted at 15:31h in News by Alex

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