FUND Conference 2018 - Chicago | Venture Connects | 25 October 2018 | Venue SIX10, 610 S Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60605, USA

FUND Conference is the nation’s connector of entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, angel investors, and industry experts with a focus on curated deal flow, captivating content and same day connections.

2018 Speakers:

Betsy Ziegler
CEO, 1871

Tom Sosnoff
Founder and co-CEO, tastytrade

Troy Henikoff
Managing Director, MATH Venture Partners

Vic Pascucci
Managing Partner, Lightbank

Jonathan Pritchard
Founder, Chicago Business Consultant

Stephanie Koenig
Chief of Staff, Moderne Ventures

Sonia Nagar
Vice President, Pritzker Group Venture Capital

Jeffrey Carter
General Partner, West Loop Ventures

Kristi Ross
Co-CEO & President, TastyTrade

Gabriela Rodil
CEO, Gabriela Rodil & Co.

Mike Gamson
SVP, Global Solutions, LinkedIn

Boyd Falconer
Senior Advisor, Boyd Falconer & Associates

Jody Michael
CEO & Founder, Jody Michael Associates

Peter Wilkins
Managing Director, HPA

Scott Resnik
Entrepreneur in Residence, StartingBlock

Paul Martino
Co-Founder and General Partner, Bullpen Capital

Sarah Chamberlain
President & CEO, Main Street Advocacy

Manuel Amezcua
President & CEO, MassMutual Great Lake

Anna Fridman
Co-Founder, Spring Labs

Mary Clare Bonaccorsi
Office Managing Partner, Chicago, Polsinelli

Lawrence Johnson
EVP & Head of Fintech Engagement, Morningstar

Monika Black
Chief Strategy Officer, DyMynd Angels

Brenda Irwin
Managing Partner, Relentless Venture Fund

Carolyn Leonard
Co-Founder & CEO, DyMynd

Pradip Madan
Managing Partner, Great North Labs

Abigail Ingram
Director, Women in Entrepreneurship Institute, DePaul University

Sara Martinez
Founder, River of Wellnes

Alexa Adler
Reporter, Medill News Service

Daniela Bolzmann
Founder, Mindfull Goods

Jackie Reiner
Central Region Private Equity Venture Capital Practice Lead, Oracle NetSuite

Ericka Perkins
Assistant State Director, Illinois SBDC

Joshua Gordon-blake
General Manager, Pangea Money Transfer

Kiley Peters
Owner & CEO, Brainchild Studios

Ross Thomson
Vice President & Division Head, Signature Bank

Matt Matros
Founder, Protein Bar & Limitless Coffee

Cayla Weisberg
Partner, InvestHER Ventures

Tricia Meyer
Founder & Managing Attorney, Meyer Law

Florance Hardy
CEO, truCrowd Illinois Inc.

Nicole Vasquez
Co-Founder, Foward Fund

Robert Kerr
Deputy Director for Entrepreneurship, Innovation & Technology, Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity

Teddy Griffin
Director of Customer Success, Narrative Science

Nicole Yeary
Founder & CEO, Ms. Tech

Colleen Wilson
Vice President of Product, Blueleaf Wealth, Inc.

Holly Weckler
API Program Manager, Envestnet|Yodlee

Mary Kathryn Curry
Labor & Employment Attorney, Polsinelli

2017 Speakers

Howard Tullman
Chief Executive Officer, 1871

Scott Wilson
Founder, Mnml

Kristi Ross
Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Dough

Sonny Garg
Energy Solutions Lead, Uptake

Marianne Hudson
Executive Director, Angel Capital Association

Todd Connor
Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Bunker Labs

Israel Idonije
Owner, Blessed

Cayla Chambers
Co-Founder & Partner, Investher Ventures

Chris Ruder
Founder, Spikeball

Desiree Vargas Wrigley
Founder, Pearachute

Kurt Summers
Treasuer, City of Chicago

Jason Fried
Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Basecamp

Manuel Amezcua
President & Chief Executive Officer, Massmutual Great Lakes

Al Goldstein
Chief Executive Officer, Avant

Michael Evans
Co-Founder, Grubhub

Amanda Lannert
Chief Executive Officer, Jellyvision

Effrey Hayzlett
Chairman, Primetime Television & Cbs Podcast Host, C-suite Network

Corey Mays
Angel Investor, a-maysing Enterprises Llc

Joshua Baer
Founder & Executive Director, Capital Factory

Kelsey August
Board Member, Central Texas Angel Network

Hugh Forrest
Chief Programming Officer, Sxsw

Greg Lee
President & Chief Executive Officer, the Livestrong Foundation

Swati Chaturvedi
Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Propelx

Jay Samit
Independent Vice Chairman, Deloitte

Paul O'brien
Chief Executive Officer, Mediatech Ventures

Sara Brand
Founding General Partner, True Wealth Ventures

Joe Anthony
Security Business Development, Ibm

Jacqueline Camacho
Chief Executive Officer, Jjr Marketing, Inc.

Chuck Pettid
Partner, Republic

Tricia Montgomery
Founder & Chief Executive Officer, K9 Fit Club

Chris Shonk
Managing Partner, Atx Seed Ventures

Jean Anne Booth
Chief Executive Officer, Unaliwear

Jonathan Pritchard
Founder, Like a Mind Reader

Bob Metcalfe
Professor of Innovation, The University of Texas at Austin

Vik Sasi
Senior Associate, Amfam Ventures

Hubert Zajicek
Chief Executive Officer, Health Wildcatters

Matthew Mccall
Chief Executive Officer, Crowdvest

Michael Beardsley
Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Internet Securities

Michael Girdley
Managing Director, Geekdom Fund

Corey Jackson
Founder, Qwerkz, Inc.

Richard Seline
Executive Director & Senior Advisor, Accelerateh2O

Eva Yazhari
Chief Executive Officer, Beyond Capital Fund

Scott Craig
Partner, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

Florence Hardy
Chief Executive Officer, Trucrowd Illinois

Michael Smerklo
Co-Founder & Managing Director, Next Coast Ventures

Marcia Dawood
General Partner, Mindshift Capital

Ty Findley
Senior Associate, Pritzker Group Venture Capital

Arielle Rogg
Healthcare Innovation Lead, Texas Medical Center Innovation Institute

Jon Bassett
Managing Partner, Nextgen Venture Partners

Lisa Canning
Chief Executive Officer/Founder, Sana Sells

Robert Suffoletta
Partner, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

Katherine Stokes
Director, West Texas Energy Consortium

Nancy Shemwell
Chief Executive Officer, Entegra Technologies, Inc.

Kim Folsom
Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Founders First Capital Partners

Cayse Llorens
Senior Associate, Invest Detroit Ventures

Charlie Plauche
Partner, S3 Ventures

Darcy Howe
Managing Director, Kcrise Fund

Cat Dizon
Partner & Chief Operating Officer, Active Capital

Oksana Malysheva
Chief Executive Officer, Sputnikatx

Grace Rodriguez
Co-Founder & CXO, Station Houston

Denise Hamilton
Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Watchherwork

Colin Pope
Editor, Austin Business Journal

Shelly Bell
Chief Executive Officer & Founder, Black Girl Ventures

Rachel Arnold
Senior Vice President, Vista Equity Partners

Jim Brown
Founder & General Partner, Arena Growth Partners

2018 Sponsors and Partners:

• ORACLE
• NETSUITE
• MassMutual
• POLSINELLI
• VISTRA
• AMERICAS SBDC
• Signature Bank
• Edelman