40th Anniversary Investors Choice

555 S Main St,Salt Lake City UT 84111

24 February, 2023

Description

VentureCapital.Org launched the Investors Choice Conference in 1983. This year marks the organization’s 40 year anniversary, and we expect to host hundreds of investors, entrepreneurs, mentors, experts, and other capital sources from around the United States to celebrate our legacy. At the heart of Investors Choice is a pitch event where over 20 entrepreneurs who have graduated our exclusive mentoring program will begin to raise capital and pitch to our investors and capital providers, on our stage. Our panel discussions ignite engagement from the investors audience as we cover topics that mid-level financial service providers are curious to learn about, and are also helpful knowledge for entrepreneurs and mentors to understand as well. All presentations lend toward lessons, trends, and predictions, and evoke conversations on how capital will drive our economy and innovation over the next year. The conference provides unique perspectives on raising capital, and activates unexpected relationships across our community. Investors Choice takes place over February 23 and 24, 2023. February 23 is the Brad Bertoch Ski Day hosted at Solitude Mountain Resort. Yes, there’s a ski race with medals, so be ready! That night is our opening reception and award ceremony. February 24 marks Investors Choice, the all-day presentation and pitch event with networking breaks. Investors Choice alumni companies have gone on to raise over $1.2 billion in angel and venture capital and over $10 billion in exits M&A or through IPO since 2009. During our 40 year history, 80% of our Alumni have either been acquired or are still in business. This is a great conference to find deal-flow as well as to make new connections and hope you will join us. Brad Bertoch Ski Day at Solitude & Opening Reception Schedule of Events 2/23/2023: 8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. Registration Solitude Ski Resort 10:00 a.m. - 12:00p.m. Ski Race 12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. Lunch / Networking 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Free Skiing 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. Opening Reception, ski awards, and conference remarks Investors Choice Conference Schedule of Events 2/24/2023: Agenda: 8:00am Registration Morning Keynote: Gail Miller, Miller Family Foundation. Lunch Keynote: Trish Costello, Portfolia Afternoon Keynote: Baie Netzer, Bank of America Closing Keynote: R Ray Wang, Constellation Research Panel Discussion: Family Office Venture Investing, Equity and Debt Moderator: Marcia Nelson, Managing Director President of Family Office Division, Freedom Capital and Chairman of the Board, VentureCapital.org Panelists: David Nielson - Kensingon Stern, Katherine Hill Ritchie, FO Board member and advisor and VC investor Panel Discussion: Anatomy of Venture Capital Moderator: Paul Ahlstrom - IsoTalent Panelists: Davis Warnock - Mercato, Nick Singleton - AIM Ventura, Angela Smith - Origin Ventures, and Serene Papenfuss - Kickstart Panel Discussion: Grant, Credits, and Foundation Capital Moderator: Chris Badger - NOWCFO Panelists: Dan Hemmert - Hemmco, LLC, Linda Cabrales - The Utah Innovation Center Panel Discussion: Non-Dilutive Capital Sources Moderator: Bill Kirth - Rectify Partners, Panelists: Kevin Kearned - Sage Capital