Embrace ambition on your own terms Irish companies should explore the many ways to raise capital and grow, rather than aiming to be bought out Post Reporter June 2, 2019 From left: Mark Flood, partner, Renatus Capital Partners; Conor Sheahan, chief executive, CKS Finance; Lotta Edling, editorial director, Bonnier News, Sweden; Orla O’Gorman, Head of Equity Listing Ireland, Euronext, Kingsley Aikins, Founder and chief executive, the Networking Institute; Claire Carroll, senior investment adviser, Growth Capital, Enterprise Ireland; Owen Travers, managing director, AIB Corporate Finance; Sarah Murphy, managing director of Business Post Events & iQuest; Joe Barrett, chief operations officer, Applegreen; and Lorcan Tiernan, partner, Dillon Eustace Pictures: Maura Hickey Previous Next Image 1 of 6 Growth Capital Summit; LtoR: Kingsley Aikins, Founder and CEO, The Networking Institute, Caroline Keeling, CEO and Managing Director, Keelings, Pat McCann, Chief Executive Officer, Dalata Hotel Group, Eavan Gannon, Head of Dublin Investor Relations, Powerscout and Enda O’Coineen, Chairman, Kilcullen Kapital Partners. Picture: Maura Hickey. Photo by Eoin O'Hara Image 2 of 6 Growth Capital Summit; Marcus Stuttard, Head of UK Primary Markets and Head of AIM, London Stock Exchange and Lotta Edling, Editorial Director, Bonnier News, Sweden. Picture: Maura Hickey. Photo by Eoin O'Hara Image 3 of 6 Growth Capital Summit; Orla O’Gorman, Head of Equity Listing Ireland, Euronext (Speaker). Picture: Maura Hickey. Photo by Eoin O'Hara Image 4 of 6 Growth Capital Summit; Sean Gallagher, Clyde Real Estate. Picture: Maura Hickey. Photo by Eoin O'Hara Image 5 of 6 Growth Capital Summit; LtoR: Maura McLaughlin, Aurther Cox, Orla O’Gorman, Head of Equity Listing Ireland, Euronext, Catherine Cusack, Eugene F. Collins, Eileen Grace, Eugene F. Collins and Nicola McGrath, Eugene F. Collins. Picture: Maura Hickey. Photo by Eoin O'Hara Image 6 of 6 Growth Capital Summit; LtoR: Derek Butler, CEO, GRID Finance Kingsley Aikins, Founder and CEO, The Networking Institute, Sandra Whelan, Chief Operations Officer, Immersive VR Education and Brendan O’Riordan, CEO, Zutec. Picture: Maura Hickey. Photo by Eoin O'Hara Commercial Reports Sectors LATEST NEWS16:47Flight risk: ten tips to get the best travel insurance this summer16:39Dublin Bus boss Billy Hann’s Diary: Keeping city moving while finding time for a laugh or two15:40Pitching for office: Limerick mayoral candidates tout credentials as campaign heats up15:33Tesla recalls almost 3,900 Cybertrucks to fix faulty pedals13:56Connected newsletter: Data centre dilemmas and exciting fintechs13:36Google policy head: Diverging tech regulation is locking SMEs out of industry