Bend Venture Conference 2022 | Bend Venture Conference | 20 October 2022 | Tower Theatre, 835 NW Wall St, Bend, OR 97703, USA
Venue
Tower Theatre
Tower Theatre, 835 NW Wall St, Bend, OR 97703, USA
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| Event Date |
Thu Oct 20 MDT - Fri Oct 21 MDT (about 2 years ago)
In your timezone (EST): Thu Oct 20 2:00am - Fri Oct 21 2:00am |
| Location |
Tower Theatre
835 NW Wall St, Bend, OR 97703, USA |
| Region | Americas |
Details
As the largest angel conference in the West, creating a high level of entrepreneurial activity and energy. Throughout the two-day conference, attendees hear innovative company pitches, breakaway for multiple networking opportunities at nearby restaurants and hear from impressive speakers on a multitude of topics.
Having BVC in the heart of Bend is also a tradition. After seventeen years, attendees and participants are eager each year to see how the conference will be bigger and better than the previous years.
At BVC, there are three competition categories – Growth Stage, Impact and Early Stage, with three to five finalists (companies) selected in each category. Applicant companies for all categories can be located anywhere in the United States.
Speakers
2022 Speakers
Lily Trager
Managing Director of Investing with Impact| Morgan Stanley Wealth Management
Mel Strong
Founding Partner| NEXT VENTURES VC firm
Mitch Ginsberg
Co-founder and CEO | CommLoan
Jordan Dawley
CPA & Manager, Jones & Roth CPAs & Business Advisors
Ann McQuesten
Partner, Perkins Coie
Deepthi Madhava
Investor-in-Residence, Oregon Venture Fund
Jenn Lynch
Fund Manager, Bend Venture Conference Growth & Impact Funds
PANELIST:
Tom Schnell
Business Finance Officer, Business Oregon
CO - PRESENTER:
Christian Carlson
Associate, Perkins Coie
MODERATORS:
Ryan Brown
Vice President and Business Banking Relationship Manager, U.S Bank
Angela Jackson
Managing Director | Portland Seed Fund
Sponsors & Partners
2022 Sponsors
TITLE SPONSORS:
• US Bank
• Jones & Roth
• Perkins Coie
PRESENTING SPONSOR:
• City of Bend
DINE AROUND LUNCH SPONSOR:
• Paynewest
IMPACT SPONSOR:
• Vertue Lab
VIDEO SPONSORS:
• The NW Collective
• Oregon Community Foundation
RECEPTION SPONSORS:
• Columbia Bank
• Tetherow
FUND SPONSORS:
• Vectorpoint
• Oregon Venture Fund
• Portland Seedfund
• Business Oregon
SUPPORTING SPONSORS:
• Invent OR
• University of Oregon
• The Oxford Hotel
• Brookswood
• The BFM Fund
• Express
BRAND AND IT SPONSORS:
• Rover
• Velox Systems
EARLY STAGE AUDIENCE VOTE SPONSOR:
• Washington Trust Bank
SNACKS AND SPIRITS SPONSORS:
• 10Barrel Brewing
• Oregon Spirit Distillers
• Red Plate Foods