NextGen Crowdfunding Conference - The New Era

Join NextGen Crowdfunding for our inaugural conference on game-changing ways in which companies can raise up to $50 million from their customers and fans, and everyday investors can fund the startups and emerging businesses they believe in.

Top industry leaders will discuss new forms of crowdfunding, along with the potential benefits for, and impacts on, entry-level investors, startups, venture capitalists, Silicon Valley, and Los Angeles.

The conference will be co-sponsored by the Crowdfunding Professional Association (CfPA), the leading association for the crowdfunding industry. The event will be held on November 19th, 2015 at the Loews Santa Monica Beach Hotel in the heart of Silicon Beach.

Program Highlights include:

• Keynote presentations from futurist Rob Tercek, author, TEDx speaker
• Is Equity Crowdfunding Appropriate for Startups?
• The Current and Future Directions of Equity Crowdfunding
• Will Crowdfunding Be a Seismic Event for California?
• How Crowdfunding Benefits All Investors and Sparks a New Economy
• NextGen Spark - Showcasing the Best in Equity Crowdfunding
• Equity Crowdfunding Marketing Bootcamp
• Crowdfunding Pitch Competition!

Space is limited - buy your tickets to this grounbreaking conference TODAY!

Parking will be validated.

AGENDA (subject to modification)

MORNING

8:30 a.m. to 9:00 a.m Registration

9:00 a.m. SHARP Conference Begins

KEYNOTE SPEECH - Democratized Financing: The Engine of Innovation

• Robert Tercek, Digital Media Pioneer & Author of Vaporized

PANEL 1 The Current & Future Direction of Equity Crowdfunding

• Richard Swart, Chief Strategy Officer | NextGen
• Sam Guzik, President & Chairman | CfPA
  • Moderated by: Geogia Quinn, CEO & Cofounder | iDisclose

GUEST SPEAKER Title III and Title IV By the Numbers

• Ryan Feit, CEO and Cofounder | SeedInvest

GUEST SPEAKER Democratization of the Capital Revolution Has Just Started

• Howard Marks, Cofounder and Executive Chairman | StartEngine

FIRESIDE CHAT Amanda Hat, Senior Director of Innovation | Indiegogo

With questions from Georgia Quinn, CEO | iDisclose

11:45 a.m. – 12:45 p.m. LUNCH

AFTERNOON

1:00 p.m. Afternoon Kick-off

PANEL 2 What Does Equity Crowdfunding Mean to Investors?

• Richard Swart, Chief Strategy Officer | NextGen
• Sam Guzik, President & Chairman | CfPA
• Howard Marks, Cofounder and Executive Chairman | StartEngine
• Patrick van den Bossche, CEO & President VDB Associates, LLC

HOST KEYNOTE NextGen Crowdfunding Directions: A New Era

Aubrey Chernick, Founder and Entrepreneur

PANEL 3 Crowdfunding Forum

• Paul Kessler, Principal & Founder | Bristol Capital Advisors, LLC
• Ruth Hedges, CEO & Founder |Crowdfunding roadmap, Inc.
• Amilcar Chavarria, CEO |FundPaas
• Amanda Hat, Senior Director of Growth Innovation | Indiegogo
  • Moderated By: Darren Marble, CEO | CrowdfundX

PANEL 4 Crowdfunding Marketing

• Brad Wyman, Consultant | Fanbacked
• Christian Shelton, Campaign Manager | CrowdfundX
• Joe Sill, Director | Whitelist
• Melinda Moore, Cofounder & CEO | Tuesdaynights.org
  • Moderated By: Darren Marble, CEO | CrowdfundX

PITCH SESSION Startups Showcase!

Stacy Jolna, CMO | GoChip Inc.

Walid Romaya, Cofounder & CEO | Realstir

Chris Sweis Founder & CEO |Mentor

4:00 p.m. RECEPTION