PACT Capital Conference 2017 | PACT | 1 November 2017 | Sheraton Downtown Hotel, 201 N 17th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103, USA

A day and a half event that unites the private equity, venture capital, and entrepreneurial communities in the Mid-Atlantic region. For over 20 years, this conference has stimulated billions of dollars in venture funding and entrepreneurial success.

The PACT Capital Conference (formally known as the IMPACT Capital Conference) has a long tradition of uniting key players from the private equity, venture capital, and entrepreneurial communities. As the oldest, most established venture conference in the Northeast, this event draws more than 1,000 participants and has been the catalyst for billions of dollars in venture funding and entrepreneurial success.

2017 Speakers:

Polina Marinova
Associate Editor at Fortune and Author of Term Sheet

Dean Miller
President & CEO, PACT

Dan Goldsmith
Senior Executive, Software, Consulting, Life Sciences, Veeva

Laura Huang
Assistant Professor of Management and Entrepreneurship, Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania

Andrew Yang
Founder, Venture for AmericaAnita Elberse, Award Winning Teacher and Scholar, Chair, Executive Educational Program

Panelists:

Joseph DePaulo
CEO & Co-Founder, College Ave Student Loans

Scott A. Snyder
Chief Technology and Innovation Officer, Safeguard Scientifics, Inc.

Shea Wallon
SVP & Managing Director, Financial Venture Fund, Hearst Business Media

Rajesh Aggarwal MBBS MA PhD FRCS FACS
Senior Vice President, Strategic Business Development, Division of Minimally Invasive, Metabolic, and Bariatric Surgery, Department of Surgery, Thomas Jefferson University and Jefferson Health

Greg Barnowsky
Chief Architect, Enterprise Architecture, Independence Blue Cross

Jon Kipp
Vice President, Benefits Innovation and Product, Comcast, NBCUniversal and Comcast-Spectator

Brian P. McVeig
CPA, CMA, CLP, MBA, Vice President Worldwide Business Development Transactions and Investment Management, GlaxoSmithKline

2017 Sponsors:

GALA:
• Pepper Hamilton LLP
• Grant Thornton

TITANIUM:
• KPMG
• Morgan Lewis

INDUSTRY TRACK:
• Robin Hood Ventures
• Safeguard
• New Spring Capital

PLATINUM:
• Blank Rome
• Cozen O'Connor
• Duane Morris
• Fox Rothschild LLP
• Independence

SPECIALTY:
• Brian
• Bridge Bank
• CBIZ
• EisnerAmper
• Mccarter&English
• Penn Center for Innovation
• RSM

GOLD:
• Actua
• Ametek
• Pfizer Inc
• SAP

SILVER:
• AC Lordi
• CRW Graphics
• Deloitte
• DLA Piper
• Franklin Square Capital Partners
• Heidrick & Struggles
• Osage Partners
• Pine Hill Group
• Silicon Valley Bank
• Temple University
• Wells Fargo

BRONZE:
• 1315 Capital
• AON Risk
• Barid
• Baker Hostetler
• Baker Tilly
• BioAdvance
• Bernstein Private Wealth Management
• BioAdvance
• BNY Mellon Wealth Management
• Chase Bank
• City of Philadelphia
• Colloquia Partners
• Cresa
• Element Partners
• Evolve IP
• Fidato Partners
• First Round Capital
• Gabriel Investments
• GMS Surgent CPA’s & Advisors
• Greenberg Traurig
• G-Squared Partners LLC
• Hercules Technology Growth Capital
• Hogan Lovells
• Houlihan Lokey
• Howard Fischer & Associates
• Thomas Jefferson University
• Johnson Kendall & Johnson
• Jones Lang LaSalle
• Klehr Harrison Harvey Branzburg
• LLR Partners
• M&T Bank
• Marcum LLP
• Marsh USA
• Murray Devine
• Newmark Grubb Knight Frank
• Nouveau Capital
• NSM Insurance Group
• ORS Partners
• PernaFrederick Commercial Real Estate
• PNC Bank
• Quaker Partners
• Saul Ewing LLP
• Sharp Financial Group
• SolomonEdwards
• Spruce Law Group, LLC
• Square 1 Bank
• SRI Capital
• Stout Risius Ross, Inc
• Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young, LLP
• Susquehanna Growth Equity
• University City Science Center
• White and Williams
• WithumSmith+Brown