Venture Investing Done Right
Friday, November 2, 2018
Hilton Orrington Hotel, Evanston, IL
Summit Partners:
ABOUT THE KIRENAGA EDGE SUMMIT
Over 115 participants were treated to industry thought leaders who shared personal experiences and strategic insight into what it takes to find, invest, and allocate capital to early-stage growth companies. Focused on venture investing, each session at the Kirenaga EDGE Summit can be viewed in the Agenda section below.
SPEAKERS

James E. Thompson
Associate Vice President for Innovation and Executive
Director, Commercialization Department
Notre Dame
Agenda
Friday, November 2
12:00 pm | Registration & Buffet Lunch |
1:00 pm | Introduction & Welcome Russ Miron, Chief Strategy Officer of FNY Capital Management |
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1:15 pm | PRESENTATION: Why Venture Capital Matters Matt Barnard, Founder & CEO of Plenty Q&A Leader: David Scalzo, Founder & Managing Partner of Kirenaga Partners |
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1:45 pm | PRESENTATION: Global Macro Trends in Investing Mark Yusko, Founder & CEO of Morgan Creek Capital Management |
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2:30 pm | Break |
2:45 pm | PANEL: Venture Investing for Endowments & Family Offices Moderator: Terry Berland, Managing Partner of Kirenaga Partners Keith Bank, Founder & CEO of KB Partners Will McLean, Vice President & Chief Investment Officer of Northwestern University Angelo Robles, Founder & CEO of The Family Office Association |
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3:30 pm | PANEL: The Role of the University in the Entrepreneurial Ecosystem Moderator: Terry Berland, Managing Partner of Kirenaga Partners Alicia Loffler, Associate Provost for Innovation and New Ventures at Northwestern University James Thompson, Associate Vice President for Innovation at Notre Dame Thad Seymour, Vice President for Partnerships & Chief Innovation Officer at UCF |
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4:15 pm | Break |
4:30 pm | FIRESIDE: Lessons from a Lifetime of Entrepreneurship & Investing Interviewer: David Scalzo, Founder & Managing Partner of Kirenaga Partners Jay Jordan, Founder & CEO of The Jordan Company Larry Levy, Founder & CEO of Levy Restaurant Group |
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5:15 pm | CLOSING REMARKS David Scalzo, Founder & Managing Partner of Kirenaga Partners Terry Berland, Managing Partner of Kirenaga Partners |
5:30 pm | Cocktails |
7:30 pm | BY INVITATION: Dinner at Peter Miller’s Steakhouse |
Saturday, November 3
8:30 am | KIRENAGA LP ONLY BREAKFAST Hosts: David Scalzo / Terry Berland |
3:30 pm | GAME DAY Tailgate Northwestern Wildcats vs Notre Dame Fighting Irish Football game, Ryan Field |
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VENUE
Hilton Orrington Hotel, 1710 Orrington Ave., Evanston IL 60201
A Luxury Hotel near Northwestern University