Venturewave extends its gratitude to all who made the Global Advisory Council 2025 and the Impact Ireland Convention possible in Dublin. The programme united leaders from government, finance, technology and the arts to advance a global standard for impact. We appreciate every partner, speaker, and colleague whose collaboration helped shape this year’s success.
Institutional partners
- Bank of America Corporation
- Our limited partners across Europe, Asia, the Gulf, and the United States
Limited partners and institutional attendees
Venturewave Capital welcomed many of our limited partners and institutional partners to the GAC and Impact Ireland 2025 programme. Their participation reinforces the strength of the global investor base supporting Venturewave’s impact mandate. Regions represented: Ireland, United Kingdom, European Union, United States, United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Singapore. Anchor and strategic partners included representatives from leading global financial institutions and family offices.
Government and public agencies
• Department of the Taoiseach
• Department of Foreign Affairs
• Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
• Enterprise Ireland
• IDA Ireland
Leaders and officials
• An Taoiseach Micheál Martin TD
• Colm Hayes, Director General, Global Ireland and Economic Division
• Neale Richmond TD, Minister of State for International Development and Diaspora
• John Callinan, Secretary General, Department of the Taoiseach
• Joe Hackett, Secretary General, Department of Foreign Affairs
• Stephen Loftus, Department of the Taoiseach
• Jack O’Donnell, Special Adviser to the Tánaiste Simon Harris
• Robert O’Driscoll, Counsellor, Global Ireland and Economic Division
• Seán Davis, Regional Director of the Americas, Enterprise Ireland
• Marina Donohoe, Head of Research and Innovation, Enterprise Ireland
• Mary Buckley, Deputy Chief Executive Officer, IDA Ireland
Speakers at the Impact Ireland Convention
• Paul Donofrio, Vice Chair, Bank of America
• Enda Kenny, Chair, Venturewave Capital; former Taoiseach of Ireland
• Adam Clayton, U2
• Patrick Collison, Co-founder, Stripe
• The Edge, U2; Chair, Endeavour Ireland
• Karen Fang, Global Head of Infrastructure and Sustainable Finance, Bank of America
• Anne Finucane, Senior Adviser, TPG Rise Climate Fund; Chair, Rubicon Carbon
• Eileen Murray, Investor and Director; former Co-Chief Executive Officer, Bridgewater Associates
• Ron O’Hanley, Chair and Chief Executive Officer, State Street
• Kieran McLoughlin, Co-founder and Managing Partner, Venturewave Capital
• Alan Foy, Chairman and Founder, Venturewave Capital
• Martina Fitzgerald, Chief Executive Officer, Scale Ireland
• Lesley O’Connor, Founder and Executive Chair, Trifecta Energy CLG
• Professor Jack Gilbert, University of California
• Dr Tayeb Kamali, Chair, Abu Dhabi School of Management
• Mark Little, Journalist and Entrepreneur
• Dearbhail McDonald, Journalist, Author and Broadcaster
• Paul Price, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Havengreen Investment Management
• Dr Patricia Scanlon, Founder, SoapBox Labs; Chair, AI Advisory Council of Ireland
• Jude Webber, Ireland Correspondent, Financial Times
• Ahmed Younis, Secretary General and Chief Executive Officer, Arab Irish Chamber of Commerce
• Kevin Holliday, Chief Executive Officer EMEA, Venturebeam
• H.E. Mohammed Alshamsi, Ambassador of the United Arab Emirates to Ireland
• Jim Barry, Chief Executive Officer, Green Re; former Chief Investment Officer, BlackRock
• Martyn Briggs, Director and Global Thematic Investment Strategist, Bank of America
Speakers at the Gala Dinner
• An Taoiseach Micheál Martin TD
• John Collison, Co-founder, Stripe
• Patrick Collison, Co-founder, Stripe
• Alan Foy, Chairman and Founder, Venturewave
• Enda Kenny, Chair, Venturewave Capital; former Taoiseach of Ireland
• Kieran McLoughlin, Co-founder and Managing Partner, Venturewave Capital
Venturewave Capital Portfolio companies and founders
With thanks to the founders and teams from
• DropChef,
as well as the broader Venturewave ecosystem.
LP meeting and portfolio presentations
• Alan Foy, Chairman and Founder, Venturewave
• Kieran McLoughlin, Co-founder and Managing Partner, Venturewave Capital
• Brian Martin, Managing Partner, Venturewave Capital
• Neil Gogan, Chief Operating Officer, Venturewave Capital
• Brendan Gaffney, Director and Co-founder, Venturewave
• Roman Grogan, Chief Operating Officer, DropChef
• Kevin Holliday, Chief Executive Officer EMEA, Venturebeam
• Monika Karu, Chief Operating Officer, Venturebeam
• Oisín Kim, Chief Information Officer, Medihive
• Gareth Lambe, Chief Executive Officer, Medihive
• Linda Liu, Chief of Staff and Vice President, Venturewave Capital
• Mohaned Gawish, Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer, iSchool
• Bernard Brogan, Co-founder and Chief Operating Officer, PepTalk
• Mary Beth Porter, Venture Partner, Venturewave Capital
• Mano Ryan, Venture Partner, Venturewave Capital
• Youssef Youssef, Co-founder and Chief Operating Officer, AiRev
Venturewave team and extended production
Everyone with an audience-facing role is listed above. We also acknowledge the many colleagues and partners who contributed behind the scenes.
• Eamon Al-Sikafi, President MENA, Venturewave Capital
• Marta Banasik, Executive Assistant, Venturewave; Head of Experiences, Rochtaine
• Matthew Barnes, Venturewave Capital
• Luca Caralvi, Venture Partner, Venturewave Capital
• Alex Cronnelly, Venturewave Capital
• Conor Grady, Venturewave Capital
• Diana Kam, Chief Executive Officer, Singapore Markets and APAC, Venturebeam
• Susie Keeling, Executive Assistant, Venturewave Capital
• David Marshall, Chief Information Officer, Venturewave
• Sofia Meade, Venturewave Capital
• Jess Thomas, Venturewave Capital
• Liam Wegimont, Venture Partner, Venturewave Capital
Events and AV partners
• Liz Long, CSL Events
• Emma McHugh, CSL Events
• Sinéad McHugh, CSL Events
• Caroline Colgan, CSL Events
• Paul Caverly, AV Partners
Photography
Venues
• Royal Irish Academy of Music
• Department of Foreign Affairs – Iveagh House
