2013′s Financing Conference Schedule:
Time |
Event |
Moderator/Panelists |
| 8:30-9:00 am | Registration | |
| 9:00-9:30 am | Welcome | Jim Slama, FamilyFarmed.org Jennifer Worstell, Polsinelli Shughart PC and Chairperson, Good Food Financing Conference Advisory Board |
| 9:30-11:00 am | Opening Keynote |
Introductions by Jim Slama, FamilyFarmed.org Jenny Kassan, Cutting Edge Capital Benjamin Lee, CircleUp |
| 11:00 am-12:00 pm | Crowd Funding Success Stories |
Bob Borchardt, Harvest Moon Farms John Peterson, Angelic Organics Learning Center (invited) Seth Kravitz, Bow Truss Coffee Suzanne Keers, LocalFirst Chicago, moderator |
| 12:00-1:00 pm | Lunch |
|
| 1:00-1:45 pm | Afternoon Keynote | Paul Hardej, FarmedHere |
| 1:45-2:30 pm | Afternoon Plenary Session: Investing in Good Food | Erin Guyer, Whole Foods Market Local Producer Loan Program Terry Hinds, 1st Farm Credit Services John Hall, founder, Goose Island Chuck Templeton, Impact Engine, moderator |
| 2:30-3:30 pm | Afternoon Panel: Good Food Is a Good Investment | Calvin Holmes, Chicago Community Loan Fund (invited) David Miller, Iroquois Valley Farms Ted Levinson, RSF Social Finance (invited) Kim Hack, SLoFIG Andy Whitman, 2X Consumer Products Growth Partners, moderator (invited) |
| 3:30-4:45 pm | Financing Fair Presentations | Presentations from Financing Fair Finalists: To Be Announced February 2013 Andy Whitman, 2X Consumer Products Growth Partners, moderator (invited) |
| 4:45-6:00 pm | Financing Fair |
