2018 ACA Summit in Boston
The event agenda is listed below and includes all speaker and session materials provided to ACA. We will include more materials as they are made available.
Meeting Information
Event Resources:
- Detailed Agenda for Full Event
- Program Guide
- Summit Attendee List
- Innovation Showcase Company List
- Photos via PhotoSesh – Special thanks to the PhotoSesh App for sending their top photographers to cover our event! This app is the easiest and fastest way to book one of the thousands of photographers across the U.S.
Wednesday, April 18:
- International Exchange Workshop
- TAA at International Exchange – Elaine Bolle
- International Exchange Brazil Ecosystem – Maria Rita Spina Bueno
- International Exchange BAE Objectives and Activities – Luigi Amati
- International Exchange FF – NACO Partnership – Yuri Navarro
- International Exchange Wa4EResearch – JennyTooth
- Pacific Alliance – JamieRiggs.pdf
- SGA Startups Greater Asia – Christina Hsiang
- Opening Plenary
- ACA Annual Member Meeting
- Chair’s Report – Linda Smith
- Nomination Chair – Parker MacDonell
Thursday, April 19:
- Data Algorithms & Insights: Introducing the New Playbook for Startup Investing – Swati Chaturvedi, Propel(x)
- Keynote by Terry Jones – Download via http://www.tbjones.com/downloads/
- Valuing Startups – A New and Nuanced Approach – Hambleton Lord and Christopher Mirabile
- Leveraging Technology to Run Mature Angel Groups – Jodi Collier and Ben Pidgeon
- How Women are Changing the Angel Field – Pansare, Collins, Kemper, and Tooth
- What (Probably?) Works in Early-Stage Investing – John Lilly
- Cyber, EdTech & Iot: Three Hot Sectors for Angel Investors
- Edtech Opportunities – Jean Hammond
- Future Data Systems – Sandy Pentland
- Developing Culture to Drive Investor Engagement – Gale Bowman and Laura McCoolidge Classen
- Irish Angels – Gale Bowman
- Nebraska Angels /Mid America Angels – Laura McCoolidge Classen
- The Art of the Deal: Best Practices in Leading an Angel Round – Ron Weissman
- Executing Effective Exit Strategies – Frank Apesche and Robert Gervis
- Impact Investing Mapping Project – Alicia Robb
- Can Your Questions and Actions Impact Your Returns? – Dana Kanze and Rania Anderson
Friday, April 20:
- Innovation Showcase Winners Announcements and Presentations
- ACA Strategic Plan – Tony Shipley
- Tax Reform Impact on Angels – Harry Tuul and Jeff Sellner
- Data to Dollars- ACA Angel Funders Report
- 10 Things Learned from 10 Years of Impact Investing – Sky Lance
- How Changes in Healthcare Delivery and Regulations Impact Investing in Life Science Companies – Allan May
- How to Spot a High Performing Team – Chris Wadden