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
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