“Where Capital Meets Innovation”
Thursday, July 13, 2023 11:30 am – 7:00 pm
11:30 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
1:35 First Round of pitches — Intro Judges — Jeff Ready – Scale Computing
2:05 Indiana: Open for Business! – Resources for Growth Secretary – Brad Chambers – Secretary of Commerce – State of Indiana
2:20 Second Round of Pitches – 5 pitches
2:50 “Road After Showcase” – Moderator – Christopher “Toph” Day – Elevate Ventures
2022 1st Place Winner – Karen Wuerster – Adipo Therapeutics
3:10 Third Round of Pitches — 5 pitches
3:30 “The Rest of the Story” Jeff Ready – Scale Computing & Don Aquilano – Allos Ventures
3:55 Fourth Round of Pitches — 6 pitches
4:30 “The Pivot”’ The Panel Discussion
Moderator – Ben Pidgeon – VisionTech Partners
Darye Henry, AfterSchool HQ – Mike Kelly, DeveloperTown – Kim Saxton, IU Kelley School of Business
4:50 Winner’s Announcement
5:00 VIP Reception
Patrick Henshaw, Render Capital – Kelley Rich, Notre Dame – Sherry Aaholm, Cummins