Some participants:
Robert Simon – Managing Partner, BDC IT Venture Fund
Senia Rapisarda – Principal, HarbourVest Partners
Sanjay Singhal – Venture Partner, 500 Startups
Neha Khera – Venture Partner, 500 Startups Canada
Stephane Rainville – CTO, Lune Rouge Innovation
Michelle McBane – Partner, LifeWise Ventures
David Rozin – National Director, Segment Strategy, RBC
Lauren Robinson – Global Operations Director, HIGHLINE.vc
Jerel Davis – Managing Director, Versant Ventures
David Bookbinder – Managing Partner, Tandem Expansion
Chris Arsenault – Managing Partner, iNovia Capital
Charles Morand – Associate Director, Strategic Investments, BDC Capital
Allen Manser – Principal, Mantech Activities
Robert McNeil – Managing Director, Sanderling Ventures
Robert Simon – Managing Partner, BDC IT Venture Fund
Alain Denis – Senior Vice President, Fonds de solidarité FTQ
Claude Vachet – Managing Director, Cycle Capital
Todd Tessier – Principal & CFO, Vanedge Capital Partners
Matthew Leibowitz – Partner, Plaza Ventures
Stephen Osmond – Vice President Finance, Real Ventures
Eric Lemieux – Associé principal, M2S Capital
Jeremy Gilman – Principal, McRock Capital
Mike Satterfield – Partner, Yaletown Partners Inc.
Andrew Black – Founder & CEO, BrandProject
Karen Kastner – Vice President, Office of the President & Government, Business Development Bank of Canada
Patrick Keefe – Partner, Build Ventures
Jay Ferst – Managing Partner, Ferst Capital Partners
Dominique Ferst – Managing Partner, Ferst Capital Partners
Nicolas Gravel – Director, BDC Capital
Fraser Hall – Partner, Vancouver Founder Fund
Jay Rhind – Associate, Vancouver Founder Fund
Hugo Belisle – Analyst, BDC Capital
Joel McInnis – Fund Investments, BDC Capital
Matt Golden – Managing Partner, Golden Venture Partners
Dominique Bélanger – Managing Director, BDC Capital
Alex Fried – Senior Analyst, BDC Capital
Alison Nankivell – Vice President, Funds and Co-Investments, BDC
Phil Anzarut – Partner, Co-Investments, BDC
Charles Cazabon – Managing Partner, Co-Investments, BDC
Victor Scutaru – Director, Fund of Funds, BDC Capital
Tim April – Managing Director, BDC
Maria Pacella – Managing Director, Shoreline
Rob Taylor – Managing Director, Shoreline
Alex Baker – Partner, Relay Ventures
Manica Gautam – Partner, Campfire Capital
Agenda
| Time | Session Title | Speaker(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 10:00 AM | Welcome! | |
| 10:15 AM | An LP Perspective on Venture Capital as an Asset Class | Panel of different kinds of institutional LPs sharing their views on investment allocations and how VC fits into the investment spectrum. |
| 11:15 AM | Q&A | Ask questions to the panel of speakers who did the previous talk! |
| 12:15 to 2:00 PM | LUNCH | Thanks to TWG! |
| 2:00 PM | Working with Placement Agents | How can VC funds work with placement agents? Experienced San Francisco-based agent Denning & Company share their views. |
| 3:10 PM | Fundraising War Stories | Experienced GP shares their fundraising stories, good and bad, after 11 successful fundraises. |
| 4:15 PM | Closing Remarks! | |
| 4:30 PM | Special Chain Reaction Panel: The startup life cycle | In this unique one-on-one interview format, we'll hear from a successful founder, an angel, an accelerator, and an LP—all interviewing one another to answer the big questions: What's it like, what have you learned, how can we all work together/collaborate, and what would you change? |
| 5:00 PM | STARTUPFEST KICK OFF PARTY |