Date: July 18th & 19th
Time: Friday, 1:00 PM –  Saturday, 3:00 PM
Location: University of San Diego: 5998 Alcalá Park, Mother Rosalie Hill Hall San Diego, CA 92110

The INAUGURAL Women INVESTING in Women SAN DIEGO SUMMIT WILL FEATURE KEYNOTE SPEAKERS AND PROGRAMS FOR ENTREPRENEURS & INVESTORS.

Our Summit will bring together EXPERTS from our various local community partners and from across the world to share both best practices and lessons learned.

Day 1 – Friday, July 18th, 2014

1:30 – 2:30 –  Welcome Keynote: Lori Steele, founder of Everyone Counts

2:30 – 3:30 – “Building a Platform for Success – the Story, the Team and the Steam”: Melanie Gordon, Tap Hunter; Mindy Fletcher, CruxPartners ; Jeanine Jacobson, FounderInstitute, Eve Benton

3:30 – 4:30 – “Industries & Geographies – Readiness, Growth, Funding, Business Development & Partnerships”: Barbara Bry, Blackbird Ventures; Trish Costello, Portfolia;  Lisa Freedman, CONNECT;  Yanina Adler

4:30 – 5:30 – Afternoon Keynote: Audrey Jacobs, OurCrowd

5:30 – 6:30 – Networking Happy Hour

7:00 – 9:00 – VIP event (off-site)

Day 2 – Saturday, July 19th, 2014

8:30 – 9:00 – Check-in, Coffee, Networking

9:00 – 10:00 –  Morning Keynote: Jayla Siciliano, BonAffair; Michelle Weinstein, FitzeeFoods

10:00 – 11:00 – Breakout Session

Entrepreneurs – Working Through Your Numbers – ROI, Risk, Exit

(6-8 mentors will be working with small groups – to be announced)

Investors – Finding the “Right” Deal For You – Understanding The Numbers, ROI, Risk, Exit

Grace Chui-Miller, Correlation Ventures, Allison Long Pettine, CRP Ventures, Renie Leakakos,  Leakakos Law

11:00 – 12:00 – Pitch Like A Rock Star: Each entrepreneur will be allowed a 10 minute pitch, followed by 10 minute feedback/critique

12:00 – 12:30 – Final Thoughts & Next Steps

12:30 – 1:30 – Closing Luncheon on The Patio