The 12th European Crowdfunding Convention, on 15 & 16 November 2023 in Milan, will once again feature as a one-and-a-half-day conference for professional actors from the European crowdfunding sector. Our agenda includes panels, keynotes, and discussions relevant to all professionals focusing on ESCPR, cross-border investments and match-funding with government funds.
On this first day, 15 November 2023, starting at 15:00, we will focus on experience with vocational education about crowdfunding, key achievements with match funding and the Italian market, especially the legal view on ECSP adoption within the country. A casual social gathering for all participants follows the programme.
On 16 November, from 10:00 to 17:00, the discussion will be led by crowdfunding platforms from across Europe. This year’s CrowdCon will cover in detail opportunities and challenges under pan-European regulation, both from an operational and legal background and with a view to new business opportunities. But we will also discuss how donation and reward-based crowdfunding can increase their role in financing entrepreneurs and SMEs.
As for the past ten years, Europe’s only annual professional conference for the crowdfunding sector, CrowdCon, also remains this year as an exclusive event for EUROCROWD members (and those to become members), EU policymakers and other relevant professional stakeholders.
Agenda 15 November 2023
Venue: LCA Studio Legale, Via della Moscova 18
14.30 Registrations and Coffee
15.00 Welcome
- Oliver Gajda, Executive Director, EUROCROWD
- Umberto Piattelli, Partner, LCA Studio Legale
15.15 Keynote
Giancarlo Giudici, Professor of corporate finance, Politecnico di Milano
15.30 Panel: Best practices in matching crowdfunding and public resources
- Martina Lodi, KICK-ER Service Manager, ART-ER
- Rita Scottini, Director of the Finance and Business Tender Area, Trentino Sviluppo
- Carlo Allevi, CEO, WeAreStarting
- Francesca Passeri, Deputy Director, EUROCROWD (Moderator)
16.15 COFFEE BREAK
16.45 Fireside chat: IP protection, SMEs and investment
- Patrizio de Ferri, Trademark Attorney, Jacobacci & Partners
- EU Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) – online intervention
- Giovanni Zazzerini, Secretary General, INSME
- Francesca Passeri, Deputy Director, EUROCROWD (Moderator)
17.15 Keynote: Collaboration of national ecosystems in Europe
Giorgio Ciron, Director, Innovup
17.30 Closing
19.30 Social and Networking Aperitivo
Agenda 16 November 2023
Venue: Museo Poldi Pezzoli, Via Alessandro Manzoni 12
10.00 Arrivals & Coffee
11.00 Welcome
- Oliver Gajda, Executive Director, EUROCROWD
- Umberto Piattelli, Partner, LCA Studio Legale
11.15 Opening Keynote
- Brigitte Botlik, Senior Officer, Austrian Financial Market Authority (FMA)
11.30 Panel: Legal framework, threats and supporting activities
- Leonardo Droghini, Bank of Italy
- Irene Tagliamonte, Policy and Strategic Advisor, CONSOB.
- Adam Westlake, Legal Expert in Capital Markets Regulation, Czech National Bank
- Umberto Piattelli, Partner, LCA Studio Legale (Moderator)
12.15 Keynote: Legal and taxation issues
- Michael Huertas, Partner Financial Services, PwC Legal
12.30 LUNCH
14.00 Panel: Transition to ECSPR: platforms’ experiences
- Antonella Grassigli, CEO, Doorway
- Stig Van Peer, Operations & Team Manager, WinWinner
- Benoit Collas, International Business Development, Enerfip
- Charlotte Hill, Partner, Taylor Wessing (Moderator)
14.45 Fireside chat: Managing Languages under ECSPR
15.15 COFFEE BREAK
15.45 Panel: Cross-border activities and consolidation
- Marta Lozano, Managing Director Europe, Crowdcube
- Andreas Knopf, Legal Counsil, Invesdor
- Christof Bader, Head of Legal, Dagobertinvest
- Reid Feldman, Partner, Kramer Levin (Moderator)
16.30 Closing Keynote
- Laurent Tristan, European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA)
17.00 End