Danny is the Managing Director of EMEA & Global Programs at SVG Ventures | THRIVE, a leading investor in agri-food tech. He lead’s THRIVE’s award winning accelerator programs in Silicon Valley and Calgary while working closely with major corporates and SVG Venture’s portfolio in EMEA. Now based in Dublin, Ireland, he previously spent time in London and New York working in management consulting and corporate innovation before founding two startups of his own. Danny sits on the Advisory Board of the International School of Agri- Management (ISAM) in Spain where he also teaches Entrepreneurship. He has a particular interest in emerging markets where he sees the potential of Agri-Food Tech to transform the lives of at-risk communities. He holds a Masters Degree in Marketing Practice from the Michael Smurfit Graduate Business School (UCD) and a Bachelors of Business Studies from DCU.