September 19

Pre Event Seminar: 

8:00 am                   Fundamentals of Angel Investing (Separate fee for this session) 

8:30 am                   Class begins

Noon                        Class ends

Main Event:

1:30 pm                 Registration

2:00 pm                 Welcome 
                                    DSM entrepreneurial scene 
                                    Fund plan for companies pitching
 
2:20 pm                Pitches from the Best of the Midwest companies
 
4:45 pm                Adjourn meeting
 
5:00 pm                Buses to Iowa Taproom
 
 
5:15 pm               Reception 
 
6:30 pm               Dinner
 
7:30 pm               Welcome: Tej Dhawan / Katie Byers 
 
8:00 pm               Entertainment presented by HomeDitty, a local startup
 
9:00 pm               Buses to hotel available until 10:00pm
  
 
September 20
 
8:30 am                Breakfast
 
9:00 am                Kickoff announcements
 
9:10 am                Keynote speaker - Paul Singh
 
10:00 am              Break
 
10:30 am              Breakout sessions
                                      Session A – Alternate Startup Funding
                                      Session B – Identifying High Potential Teams 
11:30 am              Break
 
12:00 pm              Lunch - How we build it:  The Insurance Startup Ecosystem in Des Moines
            
1:30 pm                Pitches from the Best of the Midwest companies 

 2:40 pm              Break

 3:00pm              Pitches resume
            
 4:00 pm               Closing remarks
            
 4:00 pm               Reception hosted by FIN Capital *

6:00 pm                Reception ends

* This event is by invitation only, 50 tickets have been reserved for ACA attendees  on a first come, first served basis