Panel Discussion: Interactive Q&A and Debate with Speakers
This panel discussion is fully interactive, designed primarily for audience questions and open dialogue with the speakers of the second topic block. Take advantage of this opportunity to address your specific investment dilemmas and discover how to align financial expectations with real, measurable impact in practice.

How to Prepare for the Discussion with Jaroslav Trojan
To help you ask deep, impactful questions, here is a concise overview of Jaroslav’s key areas of expertise:

Venture Capital (VC) & Startup Expertise
- As co-founder of N1 Ventures with over 15 years in the market and more than 60 startup investments across the CEE region, he possesses a deep understanding of which innovations and companies have the potential to reshape markets today.
Working with Family Offices
- He actively educates family offices on venture capital investing, understands the unique needs of private investors, and helps structure investment strategies that make sense both financially and value-wise.
Evaluating Potential & Mentorship
- Through mentoring founders and his active involvement in the CVCA, he has firsthand insight into building companies, evaluating startup goals, and assessing how effectively they deliver on promised impact.

Key Questions You Can Ask Him:

In practice, how do you balance the demand for high financial returns (typical of venture capital) with the drive for real societal impact? Can they truly go hand in hand?
How should family businesses and family offices approach VC investing when their primary goal is supporting meaningful innovation?
What early-stage metrics reveal whether a startup’s declared "impact" is genuine and measurable rather than mere impact-washing or greenwashing?