2019 ACA Summit in Chicago
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.
Event Resources:
Wednesday, April 24:
- Orientation for New Summit Attendees – Marcia Dawood and Elaine Bolle, ACA Membership and Marketing Committee Co-Chairs
- 2018 Angel Funders Report – New Stats and Insights on ACA Member Investments – Marianne Hudson, Angel Capital Network and Raymond Luk, Hockeystick
- Annual Member Meeting
- Linda Smith, ACA Chair
- Tony Shiplet, ACA Vice Chair
- Matt Dunbar, ACA Governance Committee Chair
Thursday, April 25:
- Key Trends in Smart Cities Technologies – Hardik Bhatt, Amazon Web Services (and Hyde Park Angels)
- Industry Analysts Tell All – Cyber Security – C. Kerry Nemovicher, Crytica Securities
- Measuring Impact and Returns – Bob Bridge, Southwest Angel Network and Kristina Montague, The JumpFund/ Next Wave Impact
- Learning from Data – Exits in Our Portfolios and the Common Themes We Saw
- Jim Huston, Portland Seed Fund
- Dave Harris, Rockies Venture Club
- John Harbison, Tech Coast Angels
- Rick Timmins, Central Texas Angel Network
- How Changing Our Group’s Reputation and Processes Oncreased Deal Flow and Reputation – Steve Flaim, Tech Coast Angels
- Macro Perspectives on Diversifying Your Portfolio in Other Countries
- Richard Harrison, University of Edinburgh Business School
- Luigi Amati, Business Angels Europe
- Gert van Veldhuisen, BiD Network
- Industry Analysts Tell All – Enterprise Blockchain – Mark Mueller-Eberstein, Alliance of Angels
- Don’t Be Afraid of Cross-Border Deals – How Angels are REALLY Doing It
- Randy Thompson, Valhalla Private Capital
- Jesper Jarlbaek, Danish Business Angel Network/ EBAN
- Tina Kotrych, Consulate General of Canada
- Silvia Mah, Hera Angels/ Next Wave Impact
- My Biggest Investor Mistakes – So Far – John Lilly, Literal Capital
Friday, April 26:
- Much Bigger than Opportunity Zones – 5 Reasons Why Direct Investment in Commercial Real Estate Has Hit a New Inflection Point – Brent Hieggelke, Crowdstreet
- Investing in Africa – Closing the Gap, Non-Negotiable Sustainability, and Maturing Motives – Mark Rostal, USAID Nguriza Nshore, DAI Global and Mark Mutaahi, BiD Network Uganda/ Rwanda
- The Kauffman Foundation’s Plans for Growing Access to Capital – Ross Baird
- Industry Analysts Tell All – Artificial Intelligence – Ronald Weissman, Band of Angels
- The Invested Investor
- Peter Cowley. EBAN and Cambridge Angels
- Alan Cowley, Invested Investor
- What’s Happening in Israel, India, China, and Europe?
- Angela Jackson, Portland Seed Fund
- Janne Jormalainen, Finnish Business Angel Network
- Vivek Soni, TiE Angels Boston
- John Y. Lo, Seraph Group
- Tracking Portfolio Metrics Between Different Industry Sectors – Christopher Mirable, Launchpad Venture Group
- Industry Analysts Tell All – Internet of Things – Rick Schwerdtfeger, National Science Foundation
- Effectively Commercializing Technologies from Universities and More
- Theresa Sedlack, HCDC/ Queen City Angels
- Daniel Farris, K & L Gates
- John Hanak, Purdue Ventures
- Bruce Sommer, eCoast Angels and University of Illinois
- Strategies for Valuation and Diversification – Gerry Hays, IU Kelley School of Business and Slane Capital
Innovation Showcase Company Executive Summaries