Wednesday // March 3, 2021
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Opening Video and Welcome 9:45AM
-10:00AMWelcome by Kevin Burgoyne, President & CEO, Florida Venture Forum and Opening remarks by Travis Milks, Managing Partner, Topmark Partners
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Fireside chat with Eric Silagy
sponsored by Gunster 10:00AM
-11:00AMOpening by sponsor Milton Vescovacci, Shareholder, Gunster. Intro by Pamela Rauch, Vice President of External Affairs and Economic Development, FPL. Fireside chat with Eric Silagy President & CEO, Florida Power & Light and Frank DiBello, President & CEO, Space Florida.
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Fireside chat with Dan Rua 11:10AM
-11:25AMFireside chat with Dan Rua, CEO, Admiral & Jonathan Cole, Founder, Florida Venture Forum
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Fireside chat with Shellye Archambeau 11:30AM
-12:15PMFireside chat with author, speaker and businesswoman, Shellye Archambeau and Crystal Stiles, Sr. Director of Economic Development, Florida Power & Light. Into by Cecilia O’Reilly, Vice President, Bernstein Private Wealth Management.
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Corporate Venture, Development,
& Innovation Panel
sponsored by Berger Singerman 12:20PM
-1:10PMInto by Aisha Ali, Vice President, Bernstein Private Wealth Management.
Moderator: Daniel H. Aronson, Partner, Berger Singerman
Ramsey Huntley, Sustainable Finance Strategist, Wells Fargo
Raggeria N. Goddard, Innovation Manager, General Motors
Christian Pratt, M&A Manager, UPS Ventures
Ivan Rapin-Smith, Managing Director Watsco Ventures
Brian Zargham, Sr. Director of Corporate Development, Mayo Clinic -
Featured Break Message
sponsored by IDA Ireland 1:10PM
-1:12PM -
Live Company Q & A Sessions
announced by sponsor, Cherry Bekaert 1:15PM
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Fireside chat with Amanda Tress 1:45PM
-2:15PMFireside chat with Amanda Tress, Founder & CEO of the FASTer Way to Fat Loss, & Steve Castino, Shareholder, Vestal & Wiler
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Women in Capital Panel
sponsored by CIBC Bank 2:15PM
-3:10PMModerator: Kimberly Bruce, Managing Director, West & North FL, CIBC Bank USA
Wendy Coya, Partner & CFO, Vocap Investment Partners
Jackie DiMonte, Partner, Chicago Ventures
Jennifer Dunham, Partner, Arsenal
Theresa Sexton, Partner, Claritas Capital -
Venture Capital: State of the Industry Panel
sponsored by Topmark Partners 3:10PM
-4:10PMIntro by Kathleen Swan, Partner, Locke Lord LLP
Regional & industry sector overview by Kyle Stanford, Analyst, PitchBook
Moderator: John Igoe, Partner, Locke Lord LLP
Sean Barkman, Principal, Ballast Point Ventures
Jennifer Dunham, Partner, Arsenal
Travis Milks, Managing Partner, Topmark Partners
Dave Sack, Principal, Radian Capital
Drew Weatherford, Partner, Weatherford Capital -
Cross-Border Investment Panel
Sponsored by Nelson Mullins 4:10PM
-5:05PMIntro by Kelly Dunn Waters, Partner, Nelson Mullins
Moderator: Jackson Hwu, Partner, Nelson Mullins
Felipe Capella, Cofounder & President, Loadsmart Inc.
Jeff Crusey, Investment Manager, Seraphim Capital
Paul Dugsin, General Partner, Raiven Capital
Marcelo Ferreira, Manager Chromo Invest
Marcelo Fujimoto, CEO and Founder, Mandae
Alex Sonsini, Co- founder, VTEX
Thursday // March 4, 2021
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Opening and Welcome 10:00AM
-10:05AMOpening by Kevin Burgoyne, President & CEO, Florida Venture Forum
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Fireside chat with Beata D. Kirr 10:00AM
-11:00AMFireside chat with Beata D. Kirr, Co-head of Investment Strategies / National Managing Director of Bernstein Private Wealth Management & Patrick Bonanno, Vice President of Bernstein Private Wealth Management
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Founders Focus:
Investing in Underserved Founders Panel 11:00AM
-11:55AMModerator: Carolyn Mathis, Partner, Harbor View
Brian Brakeen, General Partner Lightship Capital
Natalie Buford Young, CEO Springboard Enterprises
Andy Cloyd, Vice President, Revolution’s Rise of the Rest Seed Fund
Dave Chitester, Founder, SeedFunders
Leslie Frecon, Founder & Managing Partner, LFE Capital -
Fireside chat with Carol Craig 11:30AM
- 12:00PMFireside chat with Carol Craig, Founder of Craig Technologies & Tony Gannon, Vice President, Research & Innovation, Space Florida
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Fireside chat with Alexis Ohanian Noon
-1:00PMFireside chat with Alexis Ohanian, Venture Capitalist, Founder of Seven Seven Six & Co-Founder of Reddit & Andrew Parker, Founder & CEO, Papa. Into by Kevin Burgoyne, President & CEO, Florida Venture Forum
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Live Company Q & A Sessions
announced by sponsor, Cherry Bekaert 1:05PM
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Fireside Chat with Rony Abovitz 2:00PM
-3:00PMFireside Chat with Rony Abovitz, Technology Founder, Pioneer, Inventor, Visionary Leader and Strategic Advisor and Kevin Burgoyne, President & CEO, Florida Venture Forum
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Fireside chat with Felecia Hatcher 3:00PM
-3:50PMFireside chat with Felecia Hatcher, innovative powerhouse, personal transformation speaker, entrepreneur and author & Raul Moas, Miami Program Director, Knight Foundation
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Advances in Healthcare Technology
in a Post-COVID World Panel
sponsored by Locke Lord LLP 3:00PM
-4:00PMModerator: Michael Wilson, Partner Locke Lord LLP
Angie Zavoral Conley, CEO, Abilitech Medical
Patrick Dunnigan, Principal, River Cities Capital Funds
Dr. Barry Katzen, Chief Medical Innovation Officer, Baptist Hospital
Larry Leisure, Founder & Managing Partner, Chicago Pacific Founders
Brennda Reis, Founder & CEO, Medley DME -
Disruptive Tech Trends –
"What's Hot & What's Not" Panel 4:00PM
-5:00PMModerator: Paul Condra, Lead Emerging Technology Analyst, PitchBook
Kathy Chiu, Managing Partner, Deepwork Capital
Frank X. Dalton, Partner, Fulcrum Equity Partners
Brian Model, Managing Partner, Topmark Partners
Mark Volchek, Founding Partner, Las Olas Venture Capital
Tom Wallace, Managing Partner, Florida Funders -
The Cannabis Industry
is Bigger Than You Think Panel
sponsored by GrayRobinson 4:00PM
-5:15PMModerator: Tom McThenia, Gainesville Managing Shareholder, GrayRobinson
Richard M. Blau, Shareholder, GrayRobinson
Sean Doyle, Principal, Salveo Capital
Greg Mesack, Senior Government Affairs Consultant, GrayRobinson
Morgan Paxhia, Managing Partner, Poseidon Partners
Rob Radke, President, Method Testing Labs