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Due to the COVID-19 outbreak, the Connecting The Coasts To The Heartland conference has been postponed until October 20th
You're invited to
CONNECTING the coasts
To the heartland
Frankenmuth, Michigan
Photo by Aaron Burden on Unsplash
WHAT
A day of panels, presentations, and mentoring designed to cross pollinate
Silicon Valley’s expertise and the entrepreneurial energy of the heartland.
Our Keynote Speaker will be renowned angel investor Cyan Banister, Venture Partner at Long Journey Ventures and Fund Advisor of Comeback Capital. Cyan will be telling her exceptional origin story---going from being a homeless teen to one of the most influential venture capitalists in the world.
Our guest for the Fireside Chat will be Jon Oberheide, CTO of Duo Security.
Based in Michigan, Jon has led one of the Midwest's most successful tech ventures, exiting to Cisco in 2018 for >$2B.
WHEN
8:00 am - 6:00 pm
October 20th 2020
WHERE
SCHEDULE
SCHEDULE
8:00 am
Breakfast
Sponsored by:
8:30 am
Welcome
Introduced by:
Scott Shane
Comeback Capital
Educational Sponsor:
David Hall
Rise of the Rest
Lan Xuezhao
8:45 am
Models for Silicon Valley Investment in the Heartland
Roy Bahat
Mikal Khoso
Sponsored by:
Sponsored by:
9:30 am
Break
Ginger Rothrock
HG Ventures
Erin Spring
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
9:45 am
Corporate Venture Capital
in the Heartland
Eric Steager
Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield
Madison Hamman
Blue Sky Capital
Sponsored by:
All the investors and founders
10:30 am
Speed Mentoring
Sponsored by:
12:00 pm
Lunch
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12:30 pm
Keynote
Cyan Banister
Sponsored by:
1:15 pm
Damola Ogundipe
How We Raised Money
in the Heartland
Jon Treble
Scott Colosimo
Sponsored by:
2:00 pm
Break
Sponsored by:
Ilya Bodner
2:15 pm
Talent Acquisition
Outside the Bay Area
Tim Schigel
Andy Lonsberry
Sponsored by:
3:00 pm
Sponsored by:
Break
Jon Oberheide
3:15 pm
Fireside Chat:
How We Built a Unicorn in Michigan
Sponsored by:
4:00 pm
Sponsored by:
Break
Phil Nadel
Morris Wheeler
Nitin Pachisia
Dave Lambert
4:15 pm
Alternative Approaches to Funding Early Rounds
Sponsored by:
5:00 pm
Closing Reception
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WHERE TO STAY
Hilton Garden Inn Akron, $119 per night, with the "YBI" group code
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GOLD SPONSORS
SILVER SPONSORS
BRONZE SPONSORS
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