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AngelSummit Americas brought together some 160 leaders for a two-day conference on the future of startup investing and ways to expand investment activity across the Americas.
Speakers and attendees traveled from across the US, Canada, Europe and Latin America. This diverse group included investors, entrepreneurs, corporate executives, government and community leaders.
We also launched 10X10K Cuba.
The launch of the 10X10K Cuba contest, the first international startup competition for Cuban entrepreneurs, was a success. The timely visit of President Obama and the Cabinet to Cuba the week prior generated significant media attention for Cuba and Cuban entrepreneurship. This in turn provoked interest in the summit and the startup competition.
The announcement received live coverage from CNN En Espanol, and other coverage by Univision, TechCrunch, and local and international Spanish-language media.
Event Speakers
Adriana Cisneros
Cisneros
Stonly Baptiste
Urban.us
Marc Nager
Techstars
Bedy Yang
500 Startups
Trey Bowles
Dallas Entreprenur Center
Juan Pablo Capello
JP Advisors
Constance Freedman
Moderne Ventures
Guibert Englebienne
Globant
Jaret Davis
Greenberg Traurig LLP
Hernan Fernandez
Angel Ventures Mexico
Annette Franqui
Forrestal Capital
John McIntire
Cuba Imprende
Alex Mittal
Funders Club
Josh Maher
Author, Startup Wealth
Chris Eben
The Working Group
Marcus Dantus
Startup Mexico
Diego Graglia
Univision
Susan Amat
Venture Hive
Nico Berardi
AGP
Sherwood Niess
Crowd Capital Venture Fund
Andres Moreno
Open English
Noah Redler
Notman House
Rob Wilder
Think Food Group
Matt Haggman
The Knight Foundation
Vicki Saunders
SheEO
Maria Rita S. Bueno
Anjos Do Brasil
Ken Kanara
Seed Invest
Ivan Rapin-Smith
Watsco
Pablo Salazar
NXTP Labs
Lori Anne Wardi
.CO
Pat Riley
Global Accelerator Network
Bill Wheelock
Houston Angel Network
Rob Delman
Golden Seeds
César Salazar
23 Design
Chris Pearson
IBM
Event Agenda
| Date | Time | Session | Topic | Speakers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14th | 12:30pm | Keynote | Billion Dollar Companies Can Come From Anywhere | Moderator: Matt Haggman, Knight Foundation Adriana Cisneros, Cisneros Guibert Englebienne, Globant |
| 14th | 2:00pm | Lean Angel Workshop | Role of Startup Investing in Your Portfolio | Facilitators: Leslie Jump & Kelli Theis, Startup Angels Annette Franqui, Forrestal Capital David McCombie III, McCombie Group |
| 14th | 2:00pm | Breakout | Growing Emerging Startup Communities | Moderator: Wifi Fernandez, FIU Pablo Salazar Rojo, NXTP Labs Matt Haggman, Knight Foundation Josh Maher, Flight.vc |
| 14th | 2:00pm | Breakout | HealthTech Investing | Moderator: Christian Seale, Startubootcamp Mike Tomas, Bioheart Gabriela Perez, NextGen Venture Partners |
| 14th | 3:00pm | Break | Networking Break | |
| 14th | 3:30pm | Lean Angel Worshop | Choosing Early Stage Startups | Facilitators: Leslie Jump & Kelli Theis, Startup Angels Nico Berardi, AGP Camilo Kejner, Angel Ventures Mexico Bill Wheelock, Houston Angel Network |
| 14th | 3:30pm | Breakout | Emerging Investing Platforms | Moderator: Mack Kolarich, Startup Angels Alex MIttal, FundersClub Ken Kanara, Seed Invest Rob Wilder, FoodTech Angels Sherwood Neiss, Crowd Capital Venture Fund |
| 14th | 3:30pm | Breakout | Smart Cities, Smart Investors | Moderator: Claudia Cruz, CNET Trey Bowles, DEC Stonly Baptiste, Urban.Us Susan Amat, Venture Hive |
| 14th | 5:00pm | Keynote | Both Sides of the Table: a View into Startup Cuba | Moderator: John McIntire, Cuba Emprende Foundation Ubaldo Don, Itopia Sergio Lazaro, Ingenius Eliecer Cabrera, ConoceCuba |
| 14th | 6:00pm | Reception | AngelSummit Reception |
| Date | Time | Session | Topic | Speakers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15th | 8:45am | Coffee | Coffee & Networking | |
| 15th | 9:30am | Keynote | Investing Beyond the Alley and the Valley | Bedy Yang, 500 Startups Constance Freedman, Moderne Ventures |
| 15th | 10:45am | Lean Angel Workshop | Getting the Deal Done | Facilitators: Leslie Jump & Mack Kolarich, Startup Angels Sofia Yague, Private Advising Group Robert Delman, Golden Seeds Jaret Davis, Greenberg Traurig LLP |
| 15th | 10:45am | Breakout | From Madrid to Miami to Medellin: Investing Across the Spanish Speaking World // Beyond Your Market | Moderator: Cesar Salazar, 23 Design Pedro Sorrentino, Funders Club Hernan Fernandez, Angel Ventures Mexico Andres Barreto, Pulso Social |
| 15th | 10:45am | Breakout | Startup Mexico Case Study | Moderator: Claudia Cruz, CNET Marcus Dantus, Startup Mexico |
| 15th | 11:45am | Break | Networking Break | |
| 15th | 12:15pm | Lean Angel Workshop | Beyond the Check: Mentoring & Networking | Facilitators: Leslie Jump & Kelli Theis, Startup Angels Vicky Saunder, ShEO Pat Riley, Global Accelerator Network Chris Eben, TWG Juan Lopez Salaberry, MindTheGap.co |
| 15th | 12:15pm | Breakout | Corporate Startup Engagement | Moderator: William Crowder, Comcast Ventures Ivan Rapin-Smith, Watsco Lori Anne Wardi, .CO Chris Pearson, IBM GEP Scarlett Seiber, BBVA |
| 15th | 12:15pm | Breakout | When Public Meets Private, How Government Can Help | Moderator: JP Cappello, Private Advising Group Luis Terrones, COFIDE (Peru) Yuri Navarro, NACO (Canada) |
| 15th | 1:15pm | Break | Networking Break | |
| 15th | 1:30pm | Lunch & Keynote | Investing In Emerging Startup Communities | Marc Nager, Techstars |
| 15th | 3:00pm | Closing | Thank You and Wrap-Up | Leslie Jump, Startup Angels Matt Haggman, Knight Foundation |
Who We Are
We’re investors, entrepreneurs, and community leaders with experience in over 50 countries and counting. We’re on a mission to eliminate the problem of ‘access to capital’ by unleashing the potential of millions of new startup investors around the world.
Our summits are highly curated to foster environments where participants discover best practices, forge new partnerships, and leave better prepared to grow their businesses, their portfolios, and their startup communities.
Why Miami
Miami lies at the intersection of South and North America. It sits at the nexus of numerous industries and draws creative talent as well as business leaders from around the globe. With a blossoming innovation community Miami is now ‘home base’ for emerging businesses across the Americas and a perfect backdrop for a conference on the ‘state-of-the-art’ in startup investing, and ways to accelerate investing both within and across borders.
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"What a week in Chattanooga. Great programming, a perfect venue, fantastic attendees – a week to remember for sure. Thank you for including me and thank you for all your hard efforts to connect capital to exciting new opportunities.”
Ben Rose, Goldman Sachs
“Wanted to congratulate you all on a great Summit! It was insightful, engaging, and full of great connections.
C’pher Gresham, Seedspot
AngelSummit Americas 2016 April 14 - 15
InterContinental Miami, 100 Chopin Plaza Miami FL 33131
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