Schedule

InvestMidwest  |  April 17-18, 2024 | Kansas City, Missouri

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11:00 am

Registration Opens

Stop by registration for your name tag and details for the event.

11:00 am

1 : 1 Meetings

Schedule meetings with other attendees in the conference app.

11:30 am

Lunch

Grab a boxed lunch and get ready for the afternoon ahead.

12:00 pm

Opening Speaker: AI Everywhere

Join this session for insights on how AI is changing the way government, business, and society work.

12:45 pm

Kansas City Regional Innovation Ecosystem Spotlights

Hear from movers and shakers in the Kansas City innovation ecosystem.

1:15 pm

Limited Partner and General Partner Networking for Emerging Fund Managers (invitation only)

We will showcase successful investment into Midwest-based VC funds. After a networking lunch a private panel of limited partners (LPs) and general partners (GPs) will share their personal experience of investing in and raising VC funds in the Midwest. Following the panel discussion, participants will have an opportunity for structured networking with each other. The goal of the event is twofold: 1) to connect emerging (funds I-III) fund managers in the Midwest with LPs and 2) to increase awareness among high-net-worth individuals, family offices, and institutions about the opportunity to add high risk/high reward venture assets to their alternatives investment strategy.

1:15 pm

Fail Forward

An innovation ecosystem building session facilitated by Filament. Stories, strategies, tactics, and tools to help you de-stigmatize failure in your organization, embrace hard lessons learned, and use the prospect of future failure as a pain-free planning tool for your next five years. In this hands-on, collaborative session, you'll work with your peers to think differently about failure and leverage the experiences of others to build a better future. (Limited space, reserve your spot on the event app.)

1:20 pm

1 : 1 Meetings

Schedule meetings with other attendees in the conference app.

3:00 pm

Networking Break

Enjoy a networking break and snack.

4:15 pm

InvestMidwest Organized Investor : Company Meetings

Prescheduled meetings for presenting companies to meet with investors.

5:00 pm

Welcome Reception

Get to know the attendees at this year's conference at the conference welcome reception.

7:30 pm

Investor Dinner (invite only)

An opportunity for investors to meet each other.

7:30 pm

Presenting Company Dinner (invite only)

An opportunity for presenting companies to share their successes and struggles with each other.

7:15 am

Networking Breakfast

Start your day off with breakfast.

8:00 am

Kansas City Regional Innovation Ecosystem Spotlights

Hear from movers and shakers in the Kansas City innovation ecosystem.

8:30 am

Company Pitch Session

Breakout into three tracks running concurrently with pitches and investor feedback. Tracks are AgTech, MedTech, and DigitalTech. Select the track or group of companies that interest you or move between the rooms during the session.

9:50 am

Morning Networking Break

Enjoy this break.

10:00 am

Company Pitch Session

Breakout into three tracks running concurrently with pitches and investor feedback. Tracks are AgTech, MedTech, and DigitalTech. Select the track or group of companies that interest you or move between the rooms during the session.

11:10 am

Networking Break

Enjoy a break.

11:30 am

Company Pitch Session

Breakout into three tracks running concurrently with pitches and investor feedback. Tracks are AgTech, MedTech, and Digital Health. Select the track or group of companies that interest you or move between the rooms during the session.

12:30 pm

Lunch & Kansas City Regional Innovation Ecosystem Spotlights

Hear from movers and shakers in the Kansas City innovation ecosystem while enjoying your lunch.

1:30 pm

Company Pitch Session

Breakout into three tracks running concurrently with pitches and investor feedback. Tracks are AgTech, MedTech, and Digital Health. Select the track or group of companies that interest you or move between the rooms during the session.

3:00 pm

1:1 Meetings

Schedule meetings with other attendees in the conference app.

Quick Facts

15 presenting companies had IPOs, and 76 of them merged or were acquired.

15 IPOs