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THE AGENDA:

DAY ONE: CROWDFUNDING - Tuesday, March 13^th

·         1pm – Registration, pre-networking, Demos

·         130pm - Opening Remarks and Introduction:

·         Employing Crowdfunding to Enhance Capital Formation and Create Jobs

·         Rep. Patrick McHenry to discuss his bill, HR 2930 also known as the “Crowdfunding bill”

·         “How you can make a difference and be heard” by Jason Best, Co-Founder and partner of Startup Exemption

·         3 to 330pm – Coffee Break: Snacks and Networking Under the Buttonwood Tree

·         The Capital Markets of Tomorrow - Meet The Pioneers of Crowdfunding

·         330 to 415pm Panel: “Legalize it” – The transforming regulatory landscape to introduce a new asset class

·   Panelists include: 

1.       Jason Best, Co-Founder of Startup Exemption

2.       Jouko Ahvenainen, Co-founder of Grow VC

3.       Richard Salute, Capital Markets and SEC Practice Director with J.H. Cohn

4.       Mitchell Littman, Esq., founding partner of Littman Krooks LLP

5.      Allen Sussman, Partner at Reed Smith

·         415pm to 445pm Panel: The relationship between Angels and crowdfunding

·   Panelists include: 

1.       Julia Dilts, Co-Founder and CEO of Maverick Angels

2.       Charles Sidman, Managing Partner of ECS Capital Partners and Angels

3.       Wil Schroter, Serial Entrepreneur & CEO of Virtucon Ventures

4.       Candace Klein, Founder and CEO of Bad Girl Ventures and SoMoLend

5.       Connie Koch, President of the Southern California Region of Keiretsu Forum

·         445pm to 525pm Panel: Establishing the Infrastructure to enhance crowdfunding:

·   Panelists include: 

1.       Gene Massey, CEO of MediaShares

2.       William Davis, President of Gate Impact

3.       Alon Hillel-Tuch, Co-Founder of RocketHub

4.       Steven A. Cinelli, Founder, CEO, PRIMARQ Inc.

5.       Charlie Tribbett, Co-Founder of Bolstr

6.      Ryan Caldbeck, Founder & CEO of CircleUp

·         525 to 545pm – Coffee Break: Snacks and Networking Under the Buttonwood Tree

·         545pm to 7pm – Presentations:

·         545pm: Case Study: One start-up’s experience utilizing Crowdfunding

·         605pm: “Models and approach to building the new sustainable finance sector” by Jouko Ahvenainen, Co-founder of Grow VC

·         625pm: “Transforming an Idea into a Business” by Julia Dilts, Co-founder and CEO of Maverick Angels

·         645pm – Closing Remarks, Meet our Sponsors

·         7pm – Cocktail Party, Extensive Networking

DAY TWO: The private company marketplace (PCM) - wednesday, March 14^th

·         1pm – Registration, pre-networking, Demos

·         130pm – The Evolution of The Capital Markets

·         “Utilizing Hindsight to Rebuild the Capital Markets Infrastructure” by Dara Albright, Founder of NowStreet Journal and Co-Founder of The SoHo Loft Capital Creation Event Series

·          “How regulatory changes have undermined the market of small cap stocks and IPOs and what is being done to improve our capital markets system” by David Weild, Chairman and CEO of Capital Markets Advisory Partners and former Vice Chairman and executive committee member of The NASDAQ Stock Market

·         245pm to 315pm - Coffee Break: Snacks and Networking Under the Buttonwood Tree

·         The Capital Markets of Tomorrow - Meet The Pioneers of The Private Company Marketplace (PCM)

·         315pm - “Conventional Wall Street enters the Private Markets” by Boaz Rahav, Partner of Greencrest Capital

·         335pm - Panel: The Evolution of The Capital Markets and Rise of The Private Company Marketplace

·   Panelists include: 

1.       Vince Molinari, CEO of Gate Technologies

2.       Mitchell Littman, Esq., founding partner of Littman Krooks LLP

3.       Boaz Rahav, General Partner of Greencrest Capital

4.       Howard Leonhardt, serial entrepreneur and Chairman of The California Stock Exchange

5.       Bo Brustkern, Founder of Arcstone Partners

·         415pm - “ Development of the Infrastructure of the PCM” by Vince Molinari, CEO of Gate Technologies

·         435pm - Panel: Successfully transacting in the new paradigm - Moderated by Christopher Grey, COO/CFO/Co-Founder of Caplinked

·   Panelists include: 

1.       Jason Jones, Portfolio Manager of HighStep Capital

2.       Phil Reicherz, Founder & Managing Partner at Magnolia Ventures LLC

3.       Joseph Omansky, Operating Partner at Trusted Insight Inc. & CEO of SkyRank System

4.       Allen Sussman, Partner at Reed Smith

5.       Michael Moe, Co-Founder of GSV Asset Management and GSV Advisors

·         515pm to 545pm - Coffee Break: Snacks and Networking Under the Buttonwood Tree

·         545pm - Social Media and The Private Markets: The Symbiotic Relationship:

·         545pm – “Finding the Next Facebook” by Michael Moe, CFA, Chief Investment Officer of GSV Asset Management (NASDAQ: GSVC)

·         605pm – “The Up and Comers” by Jason Jones, Portfolio Manager of HighStep Capital

·         625pm – “Liquidity Alternatives For Illiquid Assets” by Karla D’Alleva Valas, Managing Director, Complex Asset Group at Fidelity Investments

·         645pm – Closing Remarks, Meet our Sponsors

·         7pm – Cocktail Party, Extensive Networking