VC University LIVE at UNC Agenda

June 14-16, 2021

Get practical training on venture finance for entrepreneurs, investors, attorneys, and anyone else interested in emerging company finance.

Day 1 - June 14, 2021

  • 1:00 PM ET — Welcome Remarks by Venture Forward/NVCA, UC Berkeley and UNC Eship
  • 1:05 PM ET — Welcome Icebreaker
  • 1:15 PM ET — Welcome Fireside Chat & Q&A with Rodney Sampson (OHUB) and Vickie Gibbs (Kenan Institute of Private Enterprise)
  • 1:50 PM ET — Deal Lab: Venture Capital Terms & Processes with Adam Sterling (Berkeley Center for Law and Business)
  • 2:40 PM ET — Break
  • 2:50 PM ET — Deal Lab: Term Sheets & Cap Table Modeling (Pt. 1) with Randall Clark (Gunderson Dettmer)
  • 3:40 PM ET — Deal Lab: Term Sheets & Cap Table Modeling (Pt. 2) with Randall Clark (Gunderson Dettmer)
  • 4:25 PM ET — Break
  • 4:30 PM ET — Case Study Sessions
    • Track I: Healthcare with Dr. Shanté Williams (Black Pearl Global Investments) and Ahmad Al Hidiq (Kayan Health)
    • Track II: Tech Software with Jon Hayes (RewardStock) and Tim McLoughlin (Cofounders Capital)
  • 5:25 PM ET — Closeout End of Day

Day 2 - June 15, 2021

  • 1:00 PM ET — Welcome Remarks by Venture Forward/NVCA, UC Berkeley and UNC Eship
  • 1:05 PM ET — Panel Discussion on Current Trends of Venture Capital with Art Pappas (Pappas Capital), Clara Sieg (Revolution), Brooke Daniels (Salesforce) and David Jones (Bull City Venture Partners)
  • 1:50 PM ET — Q&A about Current Trends Panel
  • 2:05 PM ET — Break
  • 2:15 PM ET — Panel Discussion on How to Approach More Inclusive Investment Practices with Brittany Davis (Backstage Capital), Maryam Haque (Venture Forward), Katherine Manuel (The Boom Advisory, IDEA Fund Partners), Kate Mitchell (Scale Venture Partners), and Donald Thompson (Walk West and The Diversity Movement)
  • 3:00 PM ET — Q&A about Inclusive Investment Practices
  • 3:25 PM ET — Panel Discussion on Value + Capital in Emerging Ecosystems with Bill Spruill (Global Data Consortium), Sophia Lopez (Kaleido) and Eric Boduch (Pendo)
  • 4:10 PM ET — Q&A about Value + Capital in Emerging Ecosystems
  • 4:25 PM ET — Valuations Workshop with Brandon McCarty (CureMint) and Dez McDaniel (CliniSpan)
  • 5:25 PM ET — Closing Remarks
  • 5:30 PM ET — VC University LIVE Virtual Networking*

*Optional

Day 3 - June 16, 2021

  • 1:00 PM ET — Welcome Remarks by Venture Forward/NVCA, UC Berkeley, UNC Eship, and Senator Thom Tillis
  • 1:15 PM ET — Presentation on Trends in Entrepreneurship Report with Greg Brown (Kenan Institute of Private Enterprise, UNC-Chapel Hill)
  • 1:45 PM ET — Presentation on NC Alt Investment Trends with Benji Jones (Innovate Capital Law), Shawn Munday (Institute for Private Capital at UNC Kenan-Flagler), Mel Williams (TrueBridge Capital Partners) and Chris Stoecker (Silicon Valley Bank)
  • 2:30 PM ET — Q&A about NC Alt Investment Trends
  • 2:45 PM ET — Break
  • 3:00 PM ET — Ending Keynote & Fireside Chat with Bobby Franklin (NVCA) and Steve Case (Revolution)
  • 3:30 PM ET — Q&A with Bobby Franklin (NVCA), Steve Case (Revolution) and Lucinda Shen (Fortune)
  • 3:45 PM ET — Closing Remarks
  • Program Closes (Certificates provided after participants complete post-program survey)