“Where Capital Meets Innovation”
Thursday, July 13, 2023 11:30 am – 7:00 pm
11:15 Entrepreneur’s Expo, Registration & Lunch
1:00 Introductions Aaron Gillum – 50 South Capital – Venture Club of Indiana President
1:10 Keynote – “Exit Right: How to Sell your Start Up, ” Mark Achler – Math Venture Partners
1:45 First Round of pitches — Digital Tech – EMCEE Jeff Ready – Scale Computing – Judges Intro – Patrick Henshaw, Render Capital – Kelley Rich, Notre Dame – Sherry Aaholm, Cummins
2:20 Indiana: Open for Business! – Resources for Growth Brad Chambers – Secretary of Commerce – State of Indiana & David Watkins – IEDC
2:35 Second Round of Pitches – Digital Tech
3:10 “The Rest of the Story” Jeff Ready – Scale Computing & Don Aquilano – Allos Ventures
3:30 Third Round of Pitches — Life Science & Ag Tech
3:50 “Road After Showcase” – Moderator – Christopher “Toph” Day – Elevate Ventures
2022 1st Place Winner – Karen Wurster – Adipo Therapeutics
4:00 Fourth Round of Pitches — Life Science & Ag Tech
4:25 “The Pivot”’ The Panel Discussion
Moderator – Ben Pidgeon – VisionTech Partners & Kim Saxton, IU Kelley School of Business
Darye Henry, AfterSchool HQ – Mike Kelly, DeveloperTown
5:00 Pitch Competition Winners Announced
5:15 VIP Reception