Summit Agenda
The main Summit agenda is below. Please don't forget that several pre-Summit programs are offered separately.
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Conference Themes: Latest Tips on Mitigating Risk and Growing Returns | |||||||||
| Pros and Cons of "Going it Alone" Versus Syndicating with VCs | |||||||||
| Wednesday, May 5th | |||||||||
| 8:00 - 4:15 | Pre-Summit Programming - more information available separately | ||||||||
| 4:30 - 5:30 | ACA Annual Members Meeting | ||||||||
| ACA members and affiliates are invited to join ACA's leadership to learn about ACA's status, vote on a slate for board membership, and provide feedback on program options. Special focus areas include public policy, collaboration, and member services. | |||||||||
| 5:30 - 7:30 | Opening Reception and Speed Dating: Meet New Colleagues | ||||||||
| Join your colleagues for great conversation. Heavy hors d'oeuvres and beverages will be served. Interested attendees may sign up for quick "speed dating" to meet other angels. Otherwise, the only program is informal networking. | |||||||||
| After 7:30 | Affinity Dinners (at local restaurants) | ||||||||
| Jump right into hands-on learning and networking by signing up for a dinner with other angels who share your particular interests. Food costs are on own. | |||||||||
| Thursday, May 6th | |||||||||
| 7:30 - 8:00 | Registration and Continental Breakfast available | ||||||||
| 8:00 - 8:45 | Keynote: Basil Peters - It's the Angels' Time (for Good Exits) | ||||||||
| Back by popular demand, Basil Peters provides his latest thoughts and experience on getting to a quick positive exit, noting that current trends for entrepreneurs and technology are for exits - you can build companies and sell them in two years. Peters says that often the best angel exits come without VCs. | |||||||||
| 8:45 - 9:45 | To Syndicate Not to Syndicate - Angels and VCs Discuss Benefits and Issues in Working Together | ||||||||
| Some ACA members have had good experiences co-investing with VCs. Leading VCs and angels talk about their returns and what they learned. | |||||||||
| 9:45 - 10:00 | Networking Break | ||||||||
| 10:00 - 10:45 | Breaking News on Angel Trends and Update on Available Angel Resources | ||||||||
| Marianne Hudson and Silicon Valley Bank's Laurie Lumenti Garty cover the latest trends and ACA member surveys. As a bonus, we'll conduct some live surveys using automatic response devices. | |||||||||
| 10:45 - 11:00 | Networking Break - move to breakout rooms for next session | ||||||||
| 11:00 - Noon | UnConference/Affinity Roundtables-10 different roundtable choices, based on votes | ||||||||
| Ideas so far: Angelsoft users group, angels add value to rounds/success stories, deals gone wrong, pros and cons of following-on investing, women angels, sidecar funds, when are bridge rounds a good idea, international angels, setting entrepreneur expectations, due diligence, investor-board alignment, pros and cons of angel group structures, public policy, portfolio management/issues) - Final selected topics could carry over into Thursday affinity dinners. | |||||||||
| Noon - 2:00 | Luncheon | ||||||||
| Keynote: Peter Diamandis - The XPrize: Seeding New Industries with Angel Investments | |||||||||
| Hans Severiens Award for Leading Angel Industry, Luis Villalobos Award for Entrepreneur Innovation | |||||||||
| 2:00 - 2:15 | Networking Break | ||||||||
| 2:15 - 3:00 | Two Concurrent Sessions(select one) | ||||||||
| Hot Investment Opportunities for Angels - Entrepreneur Presentations | |||||||||
| ACA's Collaboration Committee will hold a selection process for entrepreneurs with ACA member lead investors. Accredited investors with an interest in syndication are welcome to attend. | |||||||||
| Deal Structuring Techniques and Terms to Optimize Exit Opportunities | |||||||||
| We take a look at alternate ideas such as revenue participation notes, revenue certificates, put-call mechanisms, dividend structures, and convertible notes. | |||||||||
| 3:00 - 3:45 | Three Concurrent Sessions (select one) | ||||||||
| Latest Trends in Clean Tech Investing | |||||||||
| Latest Trends in Life Sciences Investing | |||||||||
| Latest Trends in Web 2.0 Investing | |||||||||
| 3:45 - 4:00 | Networking Break | ||||||||
| 4:00 - 5:00 | Investing With the Big Dogs | ||||||||
| Ron Conway and other top names in angel investing, dare we say "rock stars," talk about their strategies, with room for lots of Q&A. | |||||||||
| 5:00 - 7:00 | Reception in Honor of Award Winner(s) | ||||||||
| After 7:00 | Additional Affinity Dinners, Dinners with Sponsors | ||||||||
| Pick another special interest area for dinner tonight to maximize your networking experience. | |||||||||
| Friday, May 7th | |||||||||
| 7:30 - 9:00 | Continental Breakfast available | ||||||||
| 8:00 - 1 :00 | Interested in Learning More About Presenting Companies? | ||||||||
| Meet privately with CEOs and deal leads during the day | |||||||||
| 8:00 - 9:00 | Three Concurrent Sessions(select one) | ||||||||
| How to Optimize Value in Secondary Markets For Angel-Held Equities | |||||||||
| Due Diligence: Latest Tips and Tricks | |||||||||
| New Education Programs Help Angels Save Money and Grow Returns | |||||||||
| 9:00 - 9:45 | Novel Syndication: Working with Today's Accelerators and Incubators | ||||||||
| 9:45 - 10:00 | Networking Break | ||||||||
| 10:00 - 11:00 | Angels From the Entrepreneur's Perspective | ||||||||
| Entrepreneurs who have been in the portfolios of ACA members talk about their experiences with angel groups, VCs, and their recommendations for improvement - particularly for syndication. | |||||||||
| 11:00 - 11:15 | Networking Break | ||||||||
| 11:15 - 1:00 | Luncheon (VC program first, with box lunches available for all) | ||||||||
| Leading VCs and Angel Experts Predict Investing in 2010 and Beyond | |||||||||
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