Venture atlanta 2022
Schedule
See what’s on the docket to make the most of your VA experience.
October
Mon
17
October
TUE
18
October
WED
19
October
Thur
20
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5:00pm | TECHSTARS DEMO DAY Location: The Eastern Register here. | ||
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10:00 - 4:00pm Sponsored By:  | VENTURE CRAWL Investors ONLY (limited space). Explore Atlanta (ATDC, Atlanta Tech Village, RICE, & Ponce City Market). Contact Allyson Eman at [email protected] for details and to register. | ||
6:30 - 9:00pm Sponsored By:     | Alumni Dinner Invite Only Epicurean Hotel - Rooftop | ||
| Time | Session | Speaker(s) | Company |
|---|---|---|---|
9:00 - 10:30am Sponsored By:  | BREAKFAST, PANEL, AND Q&A Panel: "Scaling During a Downturn" Location: Rich Theatre | Sanjiv Kalevar Rachel Spasser Cathy Gao Moderated by: Sean Henry | OpenView Accel-KKR Sapphire Ventures Stord |
10:00 - 11:00am | NETWORKING AND GENERAL REGISTRATION Location: Main Atrium of The Woodruff Arts Center | ||
11:00 - 12:45pm Session 1 Sponsored By:  | OPENING REMARKS Location: Atlanta Symphony Hall | ||
Panel: "The Talent Wars: How to Attract, Grow and Retain the World’s Best Employees” | Peter Clarke Melissa Taunton Nicole North Moderated by: Gabby Sirner - Cohen | Accel NEA Lightspeed Venture Partners Chief People Officer, Full Story | |
COMPANY PITCHES LMS/HR | Angie Sandritter Joshua Jones Emily Best Kristy McCann Rich Cannon Prem Bhatia Sarah Rodehorst Jared Brown | Rippleworx QuantHub Seed & Spark GoCoach Rali Solutions Cooleaf Onwards HR Netsoft (Hubstaff) | |
Fireside Chat: Creating Opportunities Through a New High Impact Fund for Minority-Owned Businesses | Marty Flanagan Colin Meadows | Invesco o15 Capital Partners | |
12:45 - 2:00pm Sponsored By:     | LUNCH AND NETWORKING Location: Carr and Center Rooms | ||
2:00 - 3:30pm Session 2 Sponsored By: | COMPANY PITCHES Supply Chain | Brooke Markevicius Julius Bryant Michael Malakhov Ajesh Kapoor Ken Sills Bill Catania Andrew Ashur | Allobee Jax Carpool Logistics SemiCab Preteckt OneRail Lucid Drone Technologies |
Fireside Chat: "Leading Through Difficult Financial Environments" | Jeff Immelt Moderated by: Vanessa Larco | Former Chairman and CEO, GE NEA | |
COMPANY PITCHES FinTech /Security | Zachary Eikenberry Jack Markwalter Scott Orlinsky Joseph Akintolayo Miraj Patel Jacob Shoihet Chris Maurice | Hook Security VIVA Finance Everyware Deposits, Inc Harness Technologies Marco Yellow Card | |
3:30 - 5:00pm Session 3 Sponsored By:   | STARTUP SHOWCASE Investors and showcase companies only Location: Carr and Center Rooms | ||
4:00 - 4:30pm Session 3A Sponsored By:  | The State of Black and Latinx VC's Location: Location: Atlanta Symphony Hall | Mandy Bynum McLaughlin Rami Reyes Moderated by: Tosh Ernest | BLCK VC NextEquity Partners SVB |
4:30 - 6:30pm Session 4 Sponsored By:  | THE COCKTAIL PARTY The best networking of the two-day event is back and better than ever! Location: Atlanta Symphony Hall | ||
5:15 - 6:30pm Session 5 Sponsored By:  | STARTUP BATTLE ATLANTA Open to all Venture Atlanta attendees. Someone will win $100K. Location: Atlanta Symphony Hall | ||
6:30 - 9:00pm Session 6 Sponsored By:     | INVESTOR DINNER High Museum of Art (invitation only - attending investors and CEOs of all selected VA companies) | ||
| Time | Session | Speaker(s) | Company |
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8:30 - 9:30am Sponsored By:  | BREAKFAST AND PANEL Panel: "Anatomy of Healthcare Disruption – Venture Style" Location: Rich Theatre | Bird Blitch Nammy Vedire Jaimie Clark Moderated by: Hank Capps, M.D. | Waystar Engage Catalyst by Wellstar Catalyst by Wellstar |
10:00 - 11:45am Session 7 Sponsored By: | DAY 2 WELCOME BACK | ||
COMPANY PITCHES Media/PropTech/Other | Shep Ogden Tim Moore Sherrod Davis Hassan Riggs Taj Adhav Lydia Winkler David Thomas | Offbeat Media Vu Technologies EcoMap Smart Alto Leasecake RentCheck Evident | |
Fireside Chat: "State of the Economy and What Comes Next? What To Expect? A Look Ahead to 2023" | Dennis Lockhart Moderated by: Katie Roof | Former President & CEO, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta Bloomberg | |
COMPANY PITCHES Healthcare IT | Angela Fusaro Shawn Smith Chrissa McFarlane Jeff Maze Aaron Petty Blake Powers Araz Feyzi | Physician 360 1 True Health Patientory Quinsite Mitivate Medigi Kayhan Space | |
Panel: "The Next Trillion Dollar Tech Disruption That Might Just Save the Planet: Climate Tech" | Bill Nussey Sophie Purdom Moderated by: Jonathan Shieber | Engage and Tech Square Ventures Planeteer Capital Footprint Coalition | |
11:45 - 12:30pm | LUNCH Spread throughout Woodruff Arts Center | ||
12:30 - 1:30pm Session 8 Sponsored By:  | Closing Remarks and a $1K Check Presented to the Winner of Our SCAD T-Shirt Contest | ||
COMPANY PITCHES | Patrick Murphy Laurent Gil Ken Ahrens Greg Dickinson Rick Hall Ryan Kinskey | Togal.AI CAST AI Speedscale Omedym Coginiti Corp Motionworks (f/k/a Intermx) | |
Sponsored By:  | Hall of Fame Panel - "The Power of Leveraging Your Brand" | Marcus Allen Jerome Bettis Julius Winfield Erving ("Dr. J") Moderated By: Phyllis Newhouse | Largely Regarded as One of the Greatest Goal Line & Short-Yard Runners in NFL History Super Bowl Champion & Pro Football Hall of Fame Running Back Largely Regarded as the Dominant Professional Basketball Player of His Era ShoulderUp Technology Acquisition Corp. and Xtreme Solutions, Inc. |
1:30 - 3:00pm Session 9 Sponsored By: | Closing 15 Year Anniversary Happy Hour! Entertainment, Food, Autographs and Pictures with our closing keynote guests! Don’t miss the closing party! Location: Atrium and Outside Courtyard | ||
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