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<H2><STRONG>#BrightConf is Chicago's first full day conference focused on SaaS growth.</STRONG></H2>
<P>On October 14th, we're going to celebrate midwestern SaaS businesses and spend a full day exploring how to accelerate their growth. From how to build a team and culture that scales to the tactics employed by some of Chicago's fastest growing businesses, #BrightConf will be a deep exploration into what makes a successful SaaS company. We'll hear from a range of growth businesses and from the people behind the tools you use everyday as entrepreneurs, operators and investors.</P>
<H2>Agenda</H2>
<H3><SPAN>9:00-9:05am</SPAN></H3>
<P>Opening remarks by Jeff Judge, CEO Bright, and Howard Tullman, CEO 1871</P>
<H3><SPAN>9:05-9:45am</SPAN></H3>
<P><STRONG>Fireside Chat with Justyn Howard: </STRONG><SPAN>Claire Lew, CEO of KnowYourCompany, interviews Sprout Social CEO Justyn Howard on the company's 7-year journey from inception to 220+ employees and 17,000+ customers.</SPAN></P>
<H3><SPAN>9:45-10:30am</SPAN></H3>
<P><STRONG><SPAN>Capitalizing For Growth:</SPAN> </STRONG>Brian Luerssen of Techstars moderates a panel of top Chicago VCs on the current fundraising landscape for SaaS. Panelists include:</P>
<UL>
<LI>Brian Luerssen - Managing Director, Techstars</LI>
<LI>Samara Mejia - Senior Associate, MATH Venture Partners</LI>
<LI>Rick Zullo - Vice President, Lightbank</LI>
<LI>Guy Turner - Managing Director, Hyde Park Venture Partners</LI>
<LI>Ablorde Ashigbi - Senior Associate, Pritzker Group Venture Partners</LI>
</UL>
<H3><SPAN>10:30-11:15am</SPAN></H3>
<P><STRONG><SPAN>Building a Growth Company</SPAN>: </STRONG>Jeff Judge of Bright moderates a panel of CEO's on their secrets for building and growing some of the midwest's top SaaS companies. Panelists include:</P>
<UL>
<LI>Chris Brown - CEO, Kapow</LI>
<LI>Doug Breaker - CEO, Earth Class Mail</LI>
<LI>Joe Malcoun - CEO, Nutshell</LI>
</UL>
<H3><SPAN>11:15am-12:00pm</SPAN></H3>
<P><STRONG>Building a Growth Culture: </STRONG>Amanda Lannert, CEO of Jellyvision, shares her playbook for creating a company culture designed to scale.</P>
<H3><SPAN>12:00-1:00pm</SPAN></H3>
<P><STRONG>Lunch &amp; Networking: </STRONG>Dope Cuban sandwiches &amp; salad, great conversation</P>
<H3><SPAN>1:00-2:00pm</SPAN></H3>
<P><STRONG>Building a Growh Machine: </STRONG>Mike Rome, VP Growth at Eat Street, discusses how to organize &amp; optimize for growth.</P>
<H3><SPAN>2:00-2:45pm</SPAN></H3>
<P><STRONG>Building a Growth Function: </STRONG>Elan Mosbacher of Spothero moderates a conversation with a pair of SaaS marketing leaders who will share their journey in building growth teams &amp; functions from scratch. Panelists include:</P>
<UL>
<LI>Elan Mosbacher - VP Strategy &amp; Partnerships, SpotHero</LI>
<LI>Stella Garber - VP Marketing, Trello</LI>
<LI>Nate Turner - VP, Demand Generation, Sprout Social</LI>
</UL>
<H3><SPAN>2:45-3:00pm</SPAN></H3>
<P><STRONG>State Of Capital Markets in 2016: </STRONG>William Robinson, Vice President at Silicon Valley Bank, shares recent data he's compiled on today's capital markets and what they means for growing SaaS businesses.</P>
<H3><SPAN>3:00-3:45pm</SPAN></H3>
<P><STRONG><SPAN>Our Favorite Hacks - Tales From The Growth Trenches</SPAN>: </STRONG>Tim Grace of Bright moderates a panel of top SaaS marketers on their current favorite tactics &amp; tips for the folks out there making growth happen everyday. Panelists include:</P>
<UL>
<LI>Shane Smith - Director of Digital Marketing, Home Chef</LI>
<LI>Robbie Jack - CMO, Fitbot</LI>
<LI>Daniel Hirschberg - VP Growth, Roniin</LI>
</UL>
<H3><SPAN>3:45-4:30pm</SPAN></H3>
<P><STRONG><SPAN>Do You Really Have Product/Market Fit?:</SPAN> </STRONG>Brian Kelly of Third Rail Inc (formerly Nutshell &amp; Duo Security) offers perspective on how to properly measure churn and the consequences of doing it wrong in assessing Product/Market Fit.</P>
<H3><SPAN>4:30-5:00pm</SPAN></H3>
<P>Wrap-up and Networking</P>
<P><BR></P>
<H3>Full speaker list:</H3>
<UL>
<LI><SPAN>Amanda Lannert - CEO, Jellyvision</SPAN></LI>
<LI><SPAN>Justyn Howard - CEO, Sprout Social</SPAN></LI>
<LI><SPAN>Chris Brown - CEO, Kapow</SPAN></LI>
<LI><SPAN>Doug Breaker - CEO, Earth Class Mail</SPAN></LI>
<LI><SPAN>Stella Garber - VP Marketing, Trello</SPAN></LI>
<LI><SPAN>Mike Rome - VP Growth, Eat Street</SPAN></LI>
<LI><SPAN>Joe Malcoun - CEO, Nutshell</SPAN></LI>
<LI><SPAN>Claire Lew - CEO, Know Your Company</SPAN></LI>
<LI><SPAN>Brian Luerssen - Managing Director, Techstars</SPAN></LI>
<LI><SPAN>William Robinson - VP, SVB</SPAN></LI>
<LI><SPAN>Samara Mejia - Senior Associate, MATH Venture Partners</SPAN></LI>
<LI><SPAN>Rick Zullo - Vice President, Lightbank</SPAN></LI>
<LI><SPAN>Guy Turner - Managing Director, Hyde Park Venture Partners</SPAN></LI>
<LI><SPAN><SPAN>Ablorde Ashigbi - Senior Associate, Pritzker Group Venture Partners</SPAN></SPAN></LI>
<LI>Nate Turner, VP, Demand Generation at Sprout Social, Inc.</LI>
<LI>Elan Mosbacher, VP Strategy &amp; Partnerships, SpotHero</LI>
<LI><SPAN>Shane Smith - Director of Digital Marketing, Home Chef</SPAN></LI>
<LI><SPAN>Robbie Jack - CMO, Fitbot</SPAN></LI>
<LI><SPAN><SPAN>Daniel Hirschberg - VP Growth, Roniin</SPAN></SPAN></LI>
<LI><SPAN><SPAN>Brian Kelly - Founding Partner, Third Rail Inc</SPAN></SPAN></LI>
</UL>

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