2025 Agenda

The 2025 Summit celebrates the innovation and growth of the early-stage ecosystem through the power of angel investing! Just as you would your next investment, we invite you to study the emerging agenda, check-in on our frequent additions to the available sessions, and plan your next crucial conversation with colleagues in the room. 

Agenda is still under development and subject to change. 

$$ Ann & Bill Payne Angel University - Angel Exits Course12:30 PM - 2:30 PM
$$ Ann & Bill Payne Angel University - Angel Returns and Portfolio Strategy12:30 PM - 2:30 PM
Welcome to the 2025 ACA Summit 3:00 PM - 3:15 PM
The Denominator Effect: Weathering the Storm, Seizing the Moment3:15 PM - 3:30 PM
The Future of Startup Ecosystem Development3:30 PM - 4:15 PM
Keynote - Find your next Unicorn by learning from the best VCs4:15 PM - 5:00 PM
Innovation Funders Showcase5:00 PM - 5:45 PM
All Attendee Ecosystem Reception5:45 PM - 7:15 PM
ACA Connection Breakfasts - Midwest8:00 AM - 8:45 AM
ACA Connection Breakfasts - Northeast8:00 AM - 8:45 AM
ACA Connection Breakfasts - Southeast 8:00 AM - 8:45 AM
ACA Connection Breakfasts - Texas8:00 AM - 8:45 AM
Welcome Back!9:00 AM - 9:15 AM
Keynote: Top Ten Investor Secrets Everyone Needs to Know9:15 AM - 10:00 AM
ACA Annual Members Meeting - 20 Years of Growth & Investor Support10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Innovation Funders Showcase10:30 AM - 11:15 AM
Networking Break11:15 AM - 11:45 AM
Networking Lunch11:45 AM - 12:15 PM
Keynote: Empowering Employees, Strengthening Business: Creating a Leave Landscape Our Children Deserve12:15 PM - 12:45 PM
Celebrate! The ACA Luis Villalobos & Hans Severiens Awards12:45 PM - 1:45 PM
Networking Break1:45 PM - 2:15 PM
ACA Public Policy Priorities for the 119th Congress2:15 PM - 3:15 PM
Angel Investing in the Age of AI2:15 PM - 3:15 PM
Investor Organizations - Smart Practices for Group Management (The Unconference)2:15 PM - 3:15 PM
Real Stories From Angels Who Have Been There --Good, Bad and Ugly2:15 PM - 3:15 PM
Starting with Exits2:15 PM - 3:15 PM
Building Sustainable Investor Networks3:30 PM - 4:15 PM
How Government Incentives can Support Innovation and De-Risk Investments3:30 PM - 4:15 PM
Just the Terms: ACA Model Convertible Note3:30 PM - 4:15 PM
Raise Your Horizon – Maximize the Opportunities for Your Portfolio Companies to Become Unicorns3:30 PM - 4:15 PM
What kind of Angel do I want to be?3:30 PM - 4:15 PM
Expanding Access to Capital: Angel Investing in Overlooked Innovators4:30 PM - 5:15 PM
Helping Angels Successfully Support HardTech & DeepTech Startups, from Innovation to Exit - Powered by Siemens4:30 PM - 5:15 PM
Leading Angels: Jumpstarting Investor Member Engagement 4:30 PM - 5:15 PM
The Greatest Debate (Part IV): Securities Structures for Winning Portfolios4:30 PM - 5:15 PM
The Right Tools for Start-up Investment—Beyond SAFES and Convertible Notes4:30 PM - 5:15 PM
Venture Bucks Reception (All Full Event Attendees)5:15 PM - 6:45 PM
Women's Reception Presented by Foley Hoag6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
$$ A Taste of Colorado 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM
ACA Connection Breakfasts - Alumni Angel Groups8:00 AM - 8:45 AM
ACA Connection Breakfasts - Cleantech / Impact8:00 AM - 8:45 AM
ACA Connection Breakfasts - Growing Women's Capital8:00 AM - 8:45 AM
ACA Connection Breakfasts - Life Sciences8:00 AM - 8:45 AM
Welcome Back! 9:00 AM - 9:15 AM
Keynote Panel - Angel Investing Past, Present and Future9:15 AM - 10:00 AM
Keynote - Fireside Chat with the SEC's Office of the Advocate for Small Business Capital Formation 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Accelerators & Angels - Working Together in Community10:45 AM - 11:30 AM
Leveraging AI for Real-Time Valuations10:45 AM - 11:30 AM
Vibrant Investor Networks: Moving Beyond SPVs and Funds10:45 AM - 11:30 AM
What’s Hot and What’s Not -- Data Driven and Actionable Insights with Sneak Peak of 2025 Angel Funders Report10:45 AM - 11:30 AM
Investing in the Clean Technology Frontier: Where Angels Can Make the Biggest Returns and Impact11:45 AM - 12:30 PM
The Future of Work: The Legal Challenges Investors and Startups Can’t Ignore - Powered by Omnus11:45 AM - 12:30 PM
The Paradigm Shift in Early Stage Investing in the Post-Pandemic Apocalypse11:45 AM - 12:30 PM
Networking Lunch: Angel Investing Past, Present & Future Digging Deeper12:30 PM - 1:30 PM

TRACKS:

  • Investment Strategies 
  • Thriving Investor Networks / Funds in Changing Times 
  • New Investor Programs - General Education
  • Investment Themes Moving Forward 
  • Evolving Ecosystem 

The 2025 Summit Agenda is still under development and subject to change.