Angel Capital Association (ACA) Summit - Boston 2018 | Angel Capital Association | 18 April 2018 | The Westin Copley Place , 10 Huntington Avenue Boston, Massachusetts 02116

The 2018 ACA Summit will offer the Boston version of the highly successful 2017 Summit. Among the many highlights:
• Keynotes by world-leading angels, VCs, and exited entrepreneurs discuss their exits and insights
• The companies and innovations coming out of Boston’s unique incubators – and even tour some
• What’s new in angel investing – and what remains as best practices
• Roundtables led by the audience (no talking heads!)
• Innovation Showcase, with 24 amazing companies to meet from ACA members and our community
• New speakers representing the greatest diversity of investors – gender, race, location, age, geography
• Many tracks with sessions that fit different needs, from newest angels to those with 100s of investments
• Fun networking events that let you meet new colleagues and old friends

The theme of the 2018 ACA Summit is "Charting a Course in a Changing Market" and it includes concurrent tracks on impact investing, macro value drivers (Artificial Intelligence, blockchain, and cyber security), changing face of angels, nuts and bolts of investing, positive ways for investors to address unconscious bias and more. Keynoters include highly successful entrepreneur Terry Jones, futurist Jeff Mortimer, and leading angel Joanne Wilson, among others.

2018 Speakers

KEYNOTE AND PLENARY SPEAKERS:

Rania Anderson
Mid-America Angels

Terry Jones
Founder, Travelocity & Kayak

Dana Kanze
Columbia University

Jeff Mortimer
Investment Strategy

Joanne Wilson
Gotham Gal Ventures

CONCURRENT SESSION SPEAKERS:

Lakshmi Balachandra
Babson College

Eric Berman
Element 8

Bob Bridge
Southwest Angel Network

Neil Chheda
Romulus Capital

Barbara Clarke
Astia Angels

Jodie Collier
Launchpad Venture Group

Janis Collins
The Refinery

Trish Costello
Portfolia

Lisa Crump
Sofia Angel Investment Fund

Ty Danco
Private Investor

Marcia Dawood
Golden Seeds/Next Wave

Richard Dulude
Underscore VC

Matt Dunbar
Venture South

Juliana Garaiziar
Houston Angel Network

Meredith Haviland
Foley Hoag

James Jordan
Pittsburgh Life Sciences Greenhouse

Sarah Kearney
PRIME Coalition

Alexandra LaForge
Investors' Circle

Luni Libes
Fledge, the Conscious Company

John Lilly
Lateral Capital Management

Hambleton Lord
Launchpad Venture Group

Allan May
Life Science Angels

Norman Meisner
Launchpad Venture Group

David Miller
Clean Energy Venture Group

Christopher Mirabile
Launchpad Venture Group

Anu Pansare
Houston Angel Network

Sandy Pentland
MIT Media Lab

Ben Pidgeon
Vision Tech Angels

Jason Pontin
Flagship Engineering

Liesel Pritzker-Simmons
Blue Heaven Initiative

Carolyn Rodz
Circular Board

Nancy Rosenzwieg
Big Path Capital

Rudina Seseri
Glasswing

Greg Stone
Launchpad Venture Group

Kiki Tidwell
Element 8

Kwame Ulmer
Tech Coast Angels

Chris Wadden
Pasadena Angels

Xiaochen Zhang
FinTech4Good

2018 Sponsors

PREMIER SUMMIT SPONSOR
• Propel(X)

Annual Partners and Supporters
• Foley Hoag, LLP
• Gust Launch
• NSF's
• Seraph Group
• AngelMD
• Mainstar Trust
• P2Binvestor

SPONSOR AND SHOWCASES UNDERWRITER:
• VentureWell

SUPPORTER:
• Seraf