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Day 1 Program
REMINDER: ALL TIMES ARE MOUNTAIN DAYLIGHT (DENVER) TIME
| 8:30 – 9:15 AM | REGISTRATION AND COFFEE |
| 9:15 – 9:25 AM | WELCOME AND LOGISTICS |
| 9:25 AM – 10:25 AM | HOW TO NOT RUN OUT OF CASH Gary Hirshberg, Andy Whitman (Managing Partner, Loft Growth Partners) and Elliot Begoun (Founder and Brand Champion, TIG Brands) will provide a practical guide to how to project and manage your cash needs (and not run out of cash) |
| 10:25AM – NOON | CASE STUDIES: FINANCING YOUR BUSINESS – SESSION 1 Two companies will have the opportunity to present their real time case questions about determining their best financial strategy to a panel of experienced experts. Panelists : Andy Whitman, Elliot Begoun, Mike Burgmaier (Whipstitch Capital), Elly Truesdell, Jasper van Brakel (RSF Social Finance), Carolyn Simmons |
| NOON – 1:00 PM | BUFFET LUNCH AND TABLETOP SHOW |
| 1:00 – 2:00 PM | PANEL: PRACTICAL TIPS FOR RAISING CAPITAL IN TODAY’S (TIGHT) INVESTMENT CLIMATE Andy Whitman, Jasper Von Brakel (President and CEO, RSF Social Finance), Elly Truesdell (Founder and Managing Partner, New Fare Partners), and Elliot Begoun |
| 2:00 – 3:30 PM | CASE STUDIES: FINANCING YOUR BUSINESS – SESSION 2 Two more companies will have the opportunity to present their real time case questions about determining their best financial strategy to a panel of experienced experts |
| 3:30 – 3:50 PM | BREAK AND TABLETOP SHOW |
| 3:50 – 5:00 PM | PANEL: STRAIGHT TALK FROM BROKERS Learn the do’s and don’t of selling and tips for trade spending in this session. Panelists: Katy Okuyama (BQF, Inc.) Betsy Gillette (Synergy Sales Group), others TBD |
| 5:00 – 6:30 PM | EVENING RECEPTION AND TABLETOP SHOW |
| 6:30 – 8:30 PM | BUFFET DINNER AND EVENING PANEL: WHEN THINGS DID NOT WORK OUT (panel starts at 7:00 PM MDT) |