VanFUNDING 2016: Full Schedule

VanFUNDING 2016 IS BACK FOR ITS 2ND YEAR!
Accelerate access to capital and emerging fintech markets
Join leading crowdfunding, fintech and alternative finance industry experts,
investors and innovators for a full day of education, pitching and networking opportunities!

For more information please visit: vanfundingconf.ca

1:15pm PDT

Live Pitching 1 - Session Lead: Launch Academy

Session Lead: Launch Academy

3 Finalists to VanFUNDING 2016 Pitching showcase - PRE-REVENUE

My Green Space
Reach Social
CopyPants

Moderators

Session Lead: Hussein Hallak

Live Pitching 1: Session Lead, Launch Academy

Serial Entrepreneur, Advisor, and Speaker on Inspiring Leadership, Unleashing Entrepreneurship, and Breakthrough Performance. General Manager of Launch Academy; Vancouver's leading tech startup hub, Executive Director of TiE Vancouver; TiE is the world’s largest entrepreneurial... Read More →

Pitching

Copypants

Copypants automates protection and monetization of images online for content creators.

My Green Space

My Green Space is like a master gardener in your pocket.

Reach Social

An adaptable collaborative platform built for students, by students.

Tuesday October 18, 2016 1:15pm - 2:00pm PDT
Lounge 319 Main St, Vancouver, BC V6A 2S9

Pitching Lounge

2:00pm PDT

Live Pitching 2 - Session Lead: Wavefront

SESSION LEAD: Wavefront

3 select finalists from VanFUNDING 2016 pitching showcase: POST-REVENUE

Pitching companie:

Chatter High
Pitch Planet
Keela

Moderators

Judge: Bill McGraw

Executive in Residence, Wavefront

Bill has spent his career working primarily in the technology sector specializing in wireless and mobile startups. He has worked for both large and small firms, started several businesses and executed plans for sales, marketing, product and service offering development, client... Read More →

Session Lead: Murray McKercher

Live Pitching 2: Session Lead, Wavefront

Murray McKercher is a Connector, Entrepreneur / Intrapreneur with deep experience in the digital telecommunications ecosystem. Murray is an active advisor and investor in innovative start-ups, connecting entrepreneurs with the resources and networks required to progress their ventures. With... Read More →

Pitching

ChatterHigh Communications

ChatterHigh

Gamified Interface Connecting Students With Post-Secondary & Career Options

HitchPlanet

HitchPlanet aims to democratize travel between cities by using technology to help people share rides in cars, creating a more social, affordable and sustainable intercity transport system for all... Read More →

Keela

Keela provides simple tools that help small and medium nonprofits increase funding and decrease administrative costs. Our platform helps organizations manage donations, projects, campaigns and contacts.

Tuesday October 18, 2016 2:00pm - 2:45pm PDT
Lounge 319 Main St, Vancouver, BC V6A 2S9

Pitching Lounge

3:00pm PDT

Live Pitching 3 - Session Lead: CrowdfundSuite

Session Lead: TBD

3 select finalists from VanFUNDING 2016 pitching showcase: POST-REVENUE

Glance
Starling Minds
My Mode

Pitching

Glance Pay

Mobile Payments at a Glance.

Mode Management

Mode is an innovative technology for fashion scouts, and enables talent to be booked for real work by some of the most elite agencies in the industry. #modemakesithappen

Starling

Starling Mind’s potent SaaS mental health program prevents/reduces employee anxiety and depression while driving up job productivity.

Tuesday October 18, 2016 3:00pm - 3:45pm PDT
Lounge 319 Main St, Vancouver, BC V6A 2S9

Pitching Lounge

3:45pm PDT

Panel: Myths Dispelled: Equity Crowdfinance for Success

Panel discussion of industry experts and practitioners:

Is crowdfinance right for my venture? Pros/cons and considerations
Myths dispelled
Startup Funding portals vs Exempt market dealers
Key steps (eg., costs, valuation, prep, funding targets)
Legal and accounting considerations (eg., dealing with large number of shareholders, taxes)
Listing and Distribution

Moderators

Bret Conkin

Crowdfund Suite - Founder & CEO, VF2018 Pitching Lead

Bret is Chief Evangelist of Crowdfund Suite, a Consultancy for Alternative Finance Services. Crowdfundsuite helps platforms, funders, broker/dealers, real estate developers, service providers and entrepreneurs profit from the Crowd Economy via strategy, platform development, partnerships... Read More →

Speakers

Geoff Dittrich

Business Lawyer, Segev LLP

Geoff Dittrich is a business lawyer in Vancouver, British Columbia (BC) who works predominantly with growth-stage technology companies. His practice focuses on mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance and corporate commercial matters. He has acted for entrepreneurs, start-ups... Read More →

Ryan Johnson

Associate, OurCrowd

Ryan is a startup geek and joined OurCrowd in 2015 to help bring its unique investing model to investors in the US and around the world. As an Investment Manager, Ryan works to source both investors and deal flow for OurCrowd’s platform as he eva ng elizes the “crowd building... Read More →

David Sawyer

President, ConsiderFunding

Born in Nova Scotia and raised in British Columbia, David resides in Victoria, BC. From coast, to coast, to coast, David brings a background of experience and over 30 years in the financial services industry to the Global Equity Crowdfunding phenomenon. As an entrepreneur and... Read More →

Tuesday October 18, 2016 3:45pm - 4:30pm PDT
Lounge 319 Main St, Vancouver, BC V6A 2S9

Pitching Lounge