This is the summary agenda for the main part of the 2011 ACA Summit. As noted earlier, there are several events connected to the Summit that will be held on Monday, April 4th and Wednesday, April 6th. The connected events require separate registration, and we encourage you to review the information on each of these opportunities as they become available.


CLICK HERE FOR THE DETAILED AGENDA, WITH SPEAKERS


The 2011 ACA Summit is really a SERIES of different, but related events, including:

MONDAY, APRIL 4

Pre-Summit Education and Showcase

Technology and Investing Showcase (8:00 - 3:30)
Angel Investing Overview Seminar (8:00 - 4:15)
Early Exits Workshop (8:00 - 12:00)
Valuation of Early-Stage Companies Workshop (12:30 - 4:15)
International Exchange Seminar (9:00 - 5:00)

ACA Annual Members Meeting (4:30 - 5:30)

Opening Reception (5:30 - 7:30)

TUESDAY, APRIL 5

ACA "Main" Summit (7:30 - 7:30)

Reception for Award Winners (5:30 - 7:30)

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 6

ACA "Main" Summit (8:00 - 1:00)

VC65 - Special Session at MIT with NVCA (2:00 - 6:30)

MAIN SUMMIT AGENDA:

MONDAY, APRIL 4
4:30 - 5:30 pm
ACA Annual Members Meeting
Annual business meeting and public policy update is open to members and affiliates of the association.
5:30 - 7:30 pm
Opening Reception
7:00 pm & after
Affinity Dinners
ACA will provide a list of local venues for dinner. Dinner costs and arrangements are on your own.
TUESDAY, APRIL 5
7:00 - 8:00 am
Continental Breakfast Available
8:00 - 8:15 am
Welcome and Opening Remarks
8:15 - 9:00 am
Keynote: Driving Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Desh Deshpande, Chairman, Sycamore Networks Inc and MIT Deshpande Center for Technological Innovation
9:00 - 10:00 am
Experienced Angels - Looking Back at the Future
10:00 - 10:30 am
Networking Break
10:30 - 11:30 am
Angel-Backed CEOs and Their Exits
11:30 - 12:15 pm
Public Policy for Every Angel and Entrepreneur - Sean Greene, SBA
12:15 - 1:45 pm
Luncheon and Keynote
Taking Angel Funds to the Next Level: Institutional LPs Share Their Perspectives
1:45 - 2:30 pm
Hans Severiens and Silvertip Awards
Portfolio companies of ACA members have the opportunity to be seen by corporations for strategic partnerships, exits and other beneficial relationships through an awards competition. More information on the competition is coming soon.
2:30 - 2:45 pm
Break
2:45 - 3:45 pm
The Future of Sector Investing (please select one)
Future of Clean Technology Investing
Future of Life Science Investing
Future of Mobile Investing
Future of Social Network Investing
Future of Cloud Investing
Future of Robotics Investing
3:45 - 4:15 pm
Networking Break
4:15 - 5:45 pm
Ten Hot Topic Roundtables (please select one)
Summit registrants will suggest and then vote on roundtable topics in March.
5:45 - 7:30 pm
Reception in Honor of Award Winners
7:00 pm & after
Affinity Dinners
ACA will provide a list of local venues for dinner. Dinner costs and arrangements are on your own.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 6
7:00 - 8:00 am
Breakfast Available
8:00 - 9:00 am
Sourcing and Financing Great Deals (select one breakout session)
Recent Evolutions in Term Sheets
Top Ten Syndication Do's and Don'ts
Women Angels and Entrepreneurs
How the Board Can Make (or Break) a Company's Exit
Not Equity. Not Debt. Revenue Structured Investments.
9:00 - 9:15 am
Networking Break
9:15 - 9:45 am
Keynote: Startup America Partnership (Scott Case, CEO)
9:45 - 10:30 am
New Data and Trends in Angel Investing
10:30 - 11:30 am
VCs and Angels: Optimizing Exits
11:30 am - 1:00 pm
Luncheon and Closing Keynote: The Next 20 Years of the Internet
Vint Cerf, one of the founders of the Internet and Chief Internet Evangelist for Google, looks at some of the future trends that angel investors and entrepreneurs need to look out for in 2011 and beyond.