Esta tarde na qualidade de Presidente da Direcção da FNABA e membro do Board da EBAN, participei em Moscovo na “12th Early Stage Investors Winter University and 4th National Business Angels Association Congress”, tendo apresentado uma exposição dedicada ao tema “The non-financial motivations to convert CEOs into Angel Impact Investors”.
As EBAN’s board member it is my pleasure to contribute to the reflection on Impact Investment focusing on non-financial motivations to convert a CEO into a BA.
In times of economic and environmental crisis, CEOs must think ahead to solve the problems that their own companies face (random customer behaviour, reduced profit margins, increased taxes, etc…) but also the huge sustainability problems of the planet. Will we fit on the planet?
As a matter of fact, soon the world population will get to nine billion and if we don´t invest in sustainable solutions, the forecast indicates the need for three planets. New opportunities arise from several business areas as for example: food security, biomedicines or energy technology.
Thirteen years ago, I created the first Portuguese BAN, and helped the establishment of another twelve, I personally became a BA with several investments, I assumed responsibility as EBAN and WBAA’s board member and therefore I had the opportunity to share experiences with dozens of other BAs and be aware of the motivations to become a BA which go far beyond profit.(…)
Deixo aqui a minha intervenção (ficheiro .pdf – 0,14MB) assim como a apresentação “The non-financial motivations to convert CEOs into Angel Impact Investors” (ficheiro .pdf – 2MB).