KINETIC-CON Agenda 2022
Conference Theme: Funding Matters (#FundingMatters)
Date and Time: Friday, April 8, 2022, 8:50 a.m. – 5:15 p.m. EDT
Location: Virtual (Hopin Virtual Event Platform via Desktop or Mobile App)
Audience: 1,000+ Entrepreneurs and Funders
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Time: 8:50 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. EDT
Welcome
Kevin D. Johnson – Founder, KINETIC
Morgan Franklin – Marketing, KINETIC
Lucy Scott – Operations, KINETIC
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Time: 9:00 a.m. – 9:55 a.m. EDT
Fireside Chat
Asset Management for Entrepreneurs
Megan McClellan – Global Head of Private Credit, JPMorgan Chase & Co.
Moderator: Nick Harris – Strategy, KINETIC
Student Facilitator: Lucy Scott – Operations, KINETIC
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Time: 10:00 a.m. – 10:55 a.m. EDT
Sources of Capital to Fund Your Startup (Other than Venture Capital)
Natalie Madeira Cofield – Assistant Administrator, Office of Women’s Business Ownership (OWBO) U. S. Small Business Administration
Robert Hines – Vice President, South Region Division-Area Manager Chase for Business
Caitlin Szikszai Republic – Senior Investment Associate, Republic
Moderator: Allegra Stennett – MIT Sloan School of Management Student
Student Facilitator: Lucy Scott – Operations, KINETIC
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Time: 11:00 a.m. – 11:55 a.m. EDT
Venture Capitalists Give Insider Advice to Help You Get Funded
Daniel Acheampong – Co-Founder and General Partner, Visible Hands
Dr. Paul Campbell – Managing Partner, Brown Venture Group
Pilar Johnson – Co-Founder and Managing Partner, Debut Capital
Morgan Mahlock – Director Product Strategy, Voltron Data
Moderator: Andrew Mairena – Group Product Manager, Machine Learning Workflows and Limited Partner, MIT Lab Fund
Student Facilitator: Lucy Scott – Operations, KINETIC
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Time: 12:00 p.m. – 12:55 p.m. EDT
Fireside Chat
The Future of Capital Access
Philip Gaskin – Vice President of Entrepreneurship, Kauffman Foundation
Moderator: Ariel Powell – Strategy Consultant, KINETIC
Student Facilitator: Lucy Scott – Operations, KINETIC
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Time: 1:00 p.m. – 1:55 p.m. EDT
How I Funded My Startup
Sofiat Abdulrazaaq – CEO and Co-Founder, Goodfynd
Dexter Caffey – Founder and CEO, Smart Eye Technology
Khalid David – Founder and CEO, TracFlo
Rahkeem Morris – Founder of Hour Work
Moderator: Megan Krishnamurthy, Co-Founder of Something Brazen
Student Facilitator: Lucy Scott – Operations, KINETIC
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Time: 2:00 p.m. – 2:55 p.m. EDT
Strategies and Resources to Help Startups Get Funded
Diane Henry – Senior Venture Capital Investor and Impact Strategist, MassMutual
Vanessa Kuhlor – Vice President of Startup Banking, Silicon Valley Bank
Jane Scott – Head of Global Customer Engagement and Growth, Oracle for Startups
Moderator: Darryl Lindie – Founder, New Majority Capital
Student Facilitator: Lucy Scott – Operations, KINETIC
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Time: 3:00 p.m. – 3:55 p.m. EDT
Bonus Fireside Chat
Reimagining Capitalism for Entrepreneurs and Their Communities
David Hall – Managing Partner, Revolution’s Rise of the Rest Seed Fund
Moderator: Jenny Larios Berlin – Entrepreneur in Residence, Martin Trust Center for MIT Entrepreneurship
Student Facilitator: Lucy Scott – Operations, KINETIC
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Time: 4:00 p.m. – 4:10 p.m. EDT
Closing Remarks
Kevin D. Johnson – Founder, KINETIC
Morgan Franklin – Marketing, KINETIC
Lucy Scott – Operations, KINETIC
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Workshop Time: 4:15 p.m. – 5:15 p.m. EDT
Ask Me Anything with Angels and Venture Capitalists
Kyle Blank – Investor, Phoenix Investment Club
Moderator: Antonio Barnes – Founder and CEO, Fridgio, Inc.