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 AI Revolution and Impact on Investment Ecosystems3:15 PM - 4:00 PM
Keynote - Ilya A. Strebulaev - Decoding the Venture Mindset4:00 PM - 4:45 PM
Innovation Funders Showcase4:45 PM - 5:30 PM
A Taste of Investing - Ecosystem Reception5:30 PM - 7:00 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: Bill Reichert - Pegasus Tech Ventures9:15 AM - 10:00 AM
Angel Capital Association - 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 - 1:45 PM
Keynote: Jennifer Henderson - Tilt12:15 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
Insights and Lessons Learned2:15 PM - 3:15 PM
Investor Organizations - Smart Practices for Group Management (The Unconference)2:15 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
Learn about the new Angel Capital Association Form of 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 Diverse Teams and Overlooked Innovators4:30 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
Venture Bucks Reception (All Full Event Attendees)5:15 PM - 6:45 PM
$$ A Taste of Colorado 7:15 PM - 10:00 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
Keynote Panel - Angel Investing Past, Present and Future9:15 AM - 10:00 AM
Keynote - Fireside Chat with the Securities & Exchange Commission10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Accelerators & Angels - Working Together in Community10:45 AM - 11:30 AM
Are Clean Tech & BlueTech Still Hot Sectors for Angel Investors to Invest and Make Money? Absolutely!10:45 AM - 11:30 AM
Vibrant Investor Networks: Portfolio Management10:45 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
Angel Investing Past, Present & Future - Digging Deeper11:45 AM - 12:30 PM
Leveraging AI for Real-Time Valuations11:45 AM - 12:30 PM
Networking/ Grab & Go Lunch12:30 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.