Danny O'Brien serves as Managing Director of EMEA & Global Programs at SVG Ventures | THRIVE, where he leads European investing and runs accelerator programs across three continents (Silicon Valley, Calgary, Melbourne), giving him a global perspective on agrifood deal flow. He combines founder experience from creating two startups, including a venture capital platform that led him into AgTech in 2018, with a parallel career in entrepreneurial education as an Advisory Board member and Entrepreneurship teacher at the International School of Agri-Management in Spain. Danny O'Brien serves as Managing Director of EMEA & Global Programs at SVG Ventures | THRIVE, where he leads European investing and runs accelerator programs across three continents (Silicon Valley, Calgary, Melbourne), giving him a global perspective on agrifood deal flow. He combines founder experience from creating two startups, including a venture capital platform that led him into AgTech in 2018, with a parallel career in entrepreneurial education as an Advisory Board member and Entrepreneurship teacher at the International School of Agri-Management in Spain.