Agenda

Tuesday, October 2

SAP America – HUDSON YARDS, 10 Hudson Yards, New York, NY 10013

4:30 - Registration

5:00 - Welcome and Orientation Session

  • Meredith Haviland, Foley Hoag
  • Marcia Dawood, Next Wave Ventures, Mindshift Capital and Angel Capital Association

5:30 - Kickoff Keynote – Betty Yee, California State Controller

6:30 - Networking Reception

8:30 - Dinners on your own

Wednesday, October 3

SUNY Global Center, 116 E. 55th Street between Park Avenue and Lexington, New York, NY 10022

8:00 - Networking Continental Breakfast

  • Seble Tareke-Williams, Pipeline Angels

9:00 - Fireside Chat - JJ Ramberg, MSNBC with Stephanie Mehta, Fast Company

9:45 - Fireside Chat - Caren Merrick, Caren Merrick & Co. with Geri Stengel, Ventureneer

11:00 - Entrepreneur Panel Highlighting Fashion, Fintech and Media

  • Moderator: Paolo Gaudiano, QSDI Initiative at City College of New York
  • Sarah LaFleur, MM.LaFleur
  • Valeria Morozovsky Girimonte, REDD Intelligence
  • Esosa Ighodaro, COSIGN, Black Women Talk Tech
  • Kathryn Minshew, The Muse

12:00 - Lunch with Keynote - Jenny Abramson, Rethink Impact

1:15 - Panel - Angels Raising Funds

  • Moderator: Ruth Simon, Wall Street Journal
  • Tracy Chadwell, 1843 Capital
  • Rachel Lam, Imagination Capital
  • Nathalie Molina Niño, BRAVA Investments
  • Nnamdi Okike, 645 Ventures

2:30 - Understanding and Engaging Unconscious Bias - Dana Kanze, Columbia University

4:00 - Wrap-up and Next Steps