Spring 2011 Schedule & Agenda

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Thank you to all who attended our Spring 2011 Venture Fair & Forum: Values with Velocity!

 

DOWNLOAD FULL AGENDA PDF HERE

MONDAY, MAY 2^ND – PRE-EVENT FUNCTIONS

IC Members Only and Special Meetings By Invitation

Once again, we will hold our IC Members Only meetings the evening before our regular conference programming begins. A number of affiliate groups co-located their organization meetings with us in DC in the fall 2010 with much advantageous synergy. If you are interested in this opportunity or would like to find out more about which groups will be here, please contact us for more information.

Schedule:

Special Meetings – By Invitation  

3:00 pm  |  Registration Opens

5:00 pm  |  Investors' Circle Members Meeting

7:00 pm  | Investors’ Circle Members Evening Reception

TUESDAY, MAY 3^RD – VENTURE FAIR

Support Great Companies with Social and/or Environmental Solutions

7:15 am   |  Morning Meditation

8:00 am   |  Breakfast - Registration Opens

9:00 am   |  Trends in Impact Investing: An Eye for Success

• Opening Remarks and Entrepreneur Spotlight, Suzanne Biegel, CEO, Investors' Circle
• Trends and Insights from some of our top Venture Funds: Patient Capital Collaborative, SJF Ventures, Murex Investments, and Renewal2
• Global Impact Investing Rating System (GIIRS)- Tools for Impact, Beth Richardson, B Corporation

10:00 am |  Venture Fair: Morning Presentations - Company Previews

• Sustainable Consumer Products
• Energy & Environmental Solutions
• Education

1:00 pm   |  Lunch with Entrepreneurs

2:00 pm   |  Venture Fair: Afternoon Presentations - Company Previews

• Health, Biotech & Wellness
• U.S. Community Development
• Global Economic Development

4:00 pm   |  Venture Showcase

5:00 pm   |  Investors’ Circle Debrief - Investors Only

7:00 pm   |  Evening Reception - Open to all investors and presenting entrepreneurs. Special Address: Public and Private Partnerships.  Organic Wine, Beer and Abundant Hors D'Oeuvres. Live Jazz Trio.

9:00 pm   |  After Party with Friends at 111 Minna  - with Green Drinks and our own Gianna Goulding spinning (in from the UK)

 

WEDNESDAY, MAY 4^TH – INVESTOR FORUM

Build Your Investing Capacity and Community

7:15 am   |  Morning Meditation

8:00 am   |  Breakfast & Due Diligence Planning

9:00 am   |  Due Diligence Meetings

10:15 am |  Trends in Impact Investing: A Changing Global Landscape

• Featuring: Andrew Zolli, Lisa Gansky, James Parr, Rae Richman, and Jackie VanderBrug

12:15 pm |  Lunch: Regional Tables

1:00 pm   |  Investor Center, Networking Lounge 

2:00 pm   |  Innovative Financing Vehicles

• Featuring: Tim Freundlich, Esther Park, Jim Kenefick, and Joe Anzalone

2:00 pm   |  Go Deep: Fish, Finance & Systems Change (Part I)

• Featuring: Cheryl Dahle, Joy Anderson, Dune Lankard, and Larry Band (invited)

2:00 pm   |  Do you know how to Mesh?

• Featuring: Lisa Gansky and IC Deals

3:15 pm   |  Go Deep: Fish, Finance & Systems Change (Part II)

• Featuring: Jerry Knecht, Neel Inamdar, Richard Boot, Anju Ahuja

3:15 pm   |  Valuation & Deal Structuring

• Featuring: Tom Balderston, Christie George, Scott Smith, Nikhil Dandavati

3:15 pm   |  Layering Capital Workshop: Evergreen Cooperative (Cleveland)

• Featuring: Ted Howard, Steve Fahrer

5:00 pm   |  Closing

24 Hour Networking Lounge

Investor Member Center - New

Contact us for more information.