Perfect your pitch, unlock grants and access seasoned executives to accelerate your company's next growth phase. Fast, focused and in control.
Moderated by Kingsley Aikins, with three panellists who have built, scaled and exited Irish businesses.
Moderator
More than two decades with The Ireland Funds, where over $250M was raised for Ireland. Has trained 10,000+ people across 22 countries on the relationships that grow companies and careers. Steering the conversation on how Irish scale-ups get funding ready and grow smart.
Panellist
Founded a global design and project management firm in 1994; delivered 10,000+ projects across retail, fashion and automotive. Speaks on international expansion, the leadership structure for scale, and managing growth, risk and momentum.
Panellist
30+ years across software and telecoms. Took Openet to a $120M global business and an Amdocs exit. Former O2 Ireland CFO and Amdocs Division President. Brings the board perspective on investor readiness, governance and the founder mistakes that quietly kill rounds.
Panellist
Leads the largest not-for-profit representing Irish tech startups; member of the Irish Government's Digital Advisory Group. Previously an RTÉ political correspondent. Speaks on the Irish ecosystem, policy evolution, scaling challenges and state supports.
Live insight and Q&A
Candid stories and live Q&A with Gerry Walsh, Niall Norton, Martina Fitzgerald and moderator Kingsley Aikins.
Funding you may already qualify for
Discover the grants, supports and funding pathways available through Enterprise Ireland, the LEOs, and other state-backed programmes.
Senior expertise without the overhead
Bring in experienced CFOs, COOs, CMOs and CTOs on a fractional basis to accelerate growth without permanent hires.
Founders who understand the journey
Connect with ambitious founders and leaders facing similar growth challenges. Real conversations. Real connections.
Know what investors want
Learn what investors, lenders and funders look for in a credible growth story before you enter the room.
Warm introductions before we start. Get a coffee, meet a few of the peers in the room.
Tony Dignam opens with what investors actually look for, before you pitch.
A walk through the state supports your business may already qualify for.
Kingsley Aikins moderates Gerry Walsh, Niall Norton and Martina Fitzgerald on the moves that mattered. Candid stories and Q&A.
Short, scheduled chats with our team and panellists. Bring your specific challenge.
Light refreshments, last conversations, and back to your day by 13:00.
Three focused hours on Thursday 11 June. We'll confirm by email and follow up the day before.
Notifications sent to info@agileexecutives.ie. We never share your details.
The previous edition ran on 29 January. Fiona Nagle moderated a panel of founders, investors and operators on what it actually takes to be funding-ready, and why proof, control and credibility matter more than polish.
Three principles set the tone for the morning and surfaced repeatedly across every session. The panel pushed back against the idea that a slick pitch deck is the bottleneck. The bottleneck is whether the underlying numbers, customer signal and management discipline stand up to scrutiny in the second meeting.
Paul Coyle reframed sales as "98% science and 2% art," and gave founders a three-question test for any opportunity: what is the customer's actual problem, how big is it, and is there a budget to solve it? Outbound activity and direct customer conversations are non-negotiable.
Helen Cahill (Financefair) made the case that revenue growth on its own won't impress investors. Predictable recurring revenue, healthy margins, cash flow visibility and a credible burn-rate plan are what reduce perceived risk, and a strong management team de-risks the rest.
Dermot Berkery (Delta Partners) gave the investor's-eye view. Treat investors as trusted advisors, not just chequebooks. Runway is assessed over shorter timeframes than founders think. Credibility and how you communicate weigh heavily on the outcome.
And Seán McLoughlin (ResHub) closed on resilience: build the systems that take you out of the bottleneck, invest in operational depth post-funding, and ask for help on your weaknesses early.
Two quarterly events. Every quarter we run both the Pitch to Scale Investor Showcase and the Get Funding Ready and Scale Smart edition, same room, different lens.
See the full series →Reserve your seat. We'll confirm by email and follow up the day before.