Tampa’s Florida Venture Forum, Florida’s largest statewide support organization for investors and entrepreneurs, today announced its high quality panel and speaker lineup for the 2017 Florida Venture Capital Conference, February 2-3, 2017 at the Waldorf Astoria in Orlando. For additional information on panels and speakers, and to pre-register, visit: www.flventure.org.
Panel Discussions on Thursday, February 2, 2017
Successful Founders/CEOs of companies that have raised billions of dollars in venture funding include:
• John Igoe, Partner, Locke Lord (Moderator)
• Travis Bond, Founder & CEO, CareSync
• Albert Santalo, Founder, Former CEO, CareCloud
• Jonathan Taylor, Founder, Former CEO, Voxeo
• Tom Wallace, Founder, Former CEO, RedVector
• Rob Wight, Founder, Former CEO, Channel Intelligence
Experts in the emerging field of Drone Technology/Investment include:
• Andy McEnroe, Vice President; Raymond James Investment Banking; Security, Defense & Government Services (Moderator)
• Brian Gesuale, Aerospace Analyst, Raymond James & Associates (Opening Remarks)
• Dan Erdberg, President, Drone Aviation Corp
• Matthew Grosack, Associate, DLA Piper
• John Perry, Founder and CEO, Altavian
Experts in the cutting-edge field of Telehealth include:
• Robert Crutchfield, General Partner, Harbert Growth Partners (Moderator)
• Jack Jeong, Senior Vice President, Raymond James & Associates (Opening Remarks)
• Charles Bruce, MD, Cardiologist, Mayo Clinic
• Rob Flippo, CEO, MobileHelp
• P. William Ludwig, MD, President, NuView Health
• Randy Parker, Founder and Director, MDLive
• Nesrin Tift, Partner, Bass Berry & Sims
Panel Discussion, Fireside Chat and Luncheon Speaker on Friday, February 3, 2017
The annual ‘Venture Capital State of the Industry’ panel provides a look at state, regional and national trends in venture capital featuring:
• Steve Vazquez, Partner, Foley & Lardner, LLP (Moderator)
• Nizar Tarhuni, Senior Analyst, PitchBook Data (Opening Remarks)
• Sean Barkman, Principal, Ballast Point Ventures
• Frank X. Dalton, Partner, Fulcrum Equity Partners
• Jennifer Dunham, Partner, Arsenal Venture Partners
• Michael Matly, Managing Director, Montreux Equity Partners
• Travis J. Milks, Partner, Stonehenge Growth Equity Partners
Fireside Chat: A conversation with one of Florida’s most successful homegrown industry leaders will take place as Jason Rottenberg of Arsenal Venture Partners sits down with Steve Miller, Founder and CEO of Highwinds Network Group.
Luncheon Speaker: The concluding grand finale luncheon speaker features Jeff Saut, Chief Equity Research Strategist with Raymond James & Associates, who will share key market insights and observations.
About The Florida Venture Forum
The Florida Venture Forum is Florida’s largest statewide support organization for investors and entrepreneurs, helping emerging Florida companies connect with sources of capital from across the country. The organization provides programs statewide throughout the year in addition to hosting the Florida Venture Capital Conference, the Statewide Collegiate Business Plan Competition and the Early Stage Capital Conference. For more information, visit: www.flventure.org and follow the Forum on Twitter @flventure #FVCC2017.