101 Market St
San Francisco,CA 94105
USA
Bay Area Capital Connections Conference Five (BACC V)
May 10, 2012
Use discount code for $10 off registration: BACCVspcl1
$55 through May 3; $75 through May 7; $100 at the door on May 10
Includes breakfast, lunch, coffee, networking mixer
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Bringing Entrepreneurs and the Investment Community Together to Grow Companies and Strengthen the Double Bottom Line
Date: May 10, 2012
Time: 8:30 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Location: Federal Reserve Bank of S.F. ,101 Market Street, S.F., CA 94105
Cost: $55, early registration to 5/7, $75 to 5/9, $100 5/10 at the door
Public Access: BART, MUNI accessible
Includes breakfast, lunch, refreshments at casual mixer
The Program:
Join us for a day of learning, inspiration, opportunity and networking. Get the real story from investors and successful entrepreneurs as they share their paths to success in panel and discussion talks. Watch opportunity in action at a pitch session and learn first-hand what investors really want to know. All companies are welcome and we encourage companies with diverse leadership that are building strong financial results and generating social and economic benefits to attend.
Check out the websites of the Companies selected to Pitch to Investors:
- aSociete.com, CEO, Vanessa Gabriel. CEO
- GroupBookers.com, Edwin Salgado and Nancy Chen-Salgado FounderMyKeyno, LLC, Product iVest, backpack reinvented by Sanderson Broudy, CEO www.youtube.com/watch?v=LuwqsXHa05k
- MindblownLabs.com, Jason Young
- 360DocFinder.com, Rebecca Bahr, San Francisco
- SkillvilleGames.com, Taylor Louie, Fremont, CA
Comments from the 2011 conference:
The Pitches were EXTREMELY illustrative.
You are hitting the nail on the head. Keep up the good work.
MAY 10, 2012
8:30 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
San Francisco Federal Reserve Bank, 101 Market Street, San Francisco, CA 94105
BART and MUNI accessible
PG&E: Joan Kerr, Director Supplier Diversity.
9::30 – 10:15 a.m.
Morning moderated discussion: Growing a Product Company – Learn how to work with investors to build a transformative company.
Julie Corbett, CEO, Ecologic Brands; Seth Miller, Partner, DBL Investors; and moderated by Lyz Ferguson, Managing Director, Drexel Oceania LLC.
Corbett is the mastermind behind Ecologic’s innovative green packaging – a testament to her insatiable curiosity and ability to “think outside the bottle.” She approaches challenges with fierce optimism and tenacity and isn’t afraid to turn the packaging industry upside down.
10:15 – 10:30 a.m.
Break
The conference connecting entrepreneurs and investors
Join us for a day of learning, inspiration, opportunity and networking. Get the real story from investors and successful entrepreneurs as they share their paths to success in panel and discussion talks. Watch opportunity in action at a pitch session and learn first-hand what investors really want to know. All companies are welcome and we encourage companies with diverse leadership that are building strong financial results and generating social and economic benefits to attend.
Early registration discount
Register now at http://bit.ly/AB76rD and apply Discount Code: BACCVspcl1 for $10 off
$55 through May 3; $75 through May 7; $100 at the door on May 10
Includes breakfast, lunch, coffee, networking mixer
Check out the websites of the companies selected to Pitch to Investors:
- aSociete.com, CEO, Vanessa Gabriel. CEO
- GroupBookers.com, Edwin Salgado and Nancy Chen-Salgado Founder
- MyKeyno, LLC, Product iVest, backpack reinvented by Sanderson Broudy, CEO www.youtube.com/watch?v=LuwqsXHa05k
- MindblownLabs.com, Jason Young
- 360DocFinder.com, Rebecca Bahr, San Francisco
- SkillvilleGames.com, Taylor Louie, Fremont, CA
Comments from the 2011 conference:
The Pitches were EXTREMELY illustrative.
You are hitting the nail on the head. Keep up the good work.
CONFERENCE PROGRAM
8:30 – 9:00 a.m.
Attendee check-in
9:00 – 9:30 a.m.
Welcome
Alliance Board Member
Welcome
Lena Robinson, Regional Manager, Community Development, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco.
Sponsor comments
PG&E: Joan Kerr, Director Supplier Diversity.
9::30 – 10:15 a.m.
Morning moderated discussion: Growing a Product Company – Learn how to work with investors to build a transformative company.
Julie Corbett, CEO, Ecologic Brands; Seth Miller, Partner, DBL Investors; and moderated by Lyz Ferguson, Managing Director, Drexel Oceania LLC.
Corbett is the mastermind behind Ecologic’s innovative green packaging – a testament to her insatiable curiosity and ability to “think outside the bottle.” She approaches challenges with fierce optimism and tenacity and isn’t afraid to turn the packaging industry upside down.
10:15 – 10:30 a.m.
Break
BREAKOUT SESSIONS
10:30 – 11:45 a.m.
Financial Track:
Trends Changing the Investment Landscape: Innovative Accelerators and Crowd Funding – Learn how to maneuver for success in the new financial landscape.
Monisha Perkash, CEO & Founder, LUMOback, a seed-funded company that recently emerged from Eric Schmidt’s Innovation Endeavors venture creation program called Runway.
Cory Ford, Director of the Public Media Accelerator is leading the effort to change media for good. Recently he was Director of the Runway Program and mentored Perkash.
Contributing Moderator: Jennifer Kassan, CEO of Cutting Edge Capital, on witnessing the JOBS Act signing, its opportunities and risks.
Management Track:
Branding Your Startup – Increase sales through marketing strategy and branding. Hear from professionals, and a CEO with a distinctive brand how to develop a product and a brand
William Gaulitier, CEO of e-storm for over a decade.
Susan Griffin Black, Founder and CEO of EO® a family-owned and operated Certified Organic Manufacturer of personal care products.
Contributing Moderator: Francesca Schuler, CMO at BEVMo and Founder of Bay Area Marketers, an organization that shares marketing expertise with startup CEOs.
12:00 noon – 1:30 p.m.
Lunch and Keynote Speaker – Speaking on Strategies for Developing Human Capital
Lynda Ward Pierce, SVP of Human Resources & Administration, BrightSource Energy Inc.
BREAKOUT SESSIONS
1:30 – 2:45 p.m.
Financial Track:
Meet the Pitch Event Investors – Know how investors evaluate your business and you as a CEO
Geoff Roach, Fellow, The Halo Fund, Angel Forum.
Patrick Sagisi, Associate, DBL Investors.
Shirley Gee, Investor, Keiretsu Forum and others.
Management Track:
Successful Impact Investing – Learn how investors and entrepreneurs generate financial results and double/triple bottom-line outcomes. Hear from experts in investing for more than money and innovator in entrepreneur development.
Lisa Hagerman, Director of Programs, DBL Investors.
Eduardo Rallo, Managing Partner, Pacific Community Ventures.
Contributing Moderator: Shea di Donna, Co-Founder & Director of Entrepreneurship, Silicon Valley International, an education consultancy at the cutting edge of entrepreneurship and innovation
2:45 – 3:00 p.m.
Break
3:15 – 5:00 p.m.
Pitch Session, Investor judges evaluate entrepreneurs’ presentations.
5:00 – 6:00 p.m.
Networking Mixer
