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2022 Capital Conference
November 16 - 17, 2022
Hosted by KPMG
Join us in Philadelphia – a city with a 350-year legacy of innovation, inclusion, and entrepreneurship – on November 16th & 17th for the most prominent capital conference in the Mid-Atlantic region – the 2022 PACT Capital Conference.
This annual conference unites the investor and entrepreneurial communities in the Mid-Atlantic region for panel sessions, keynote speakers, and networking. 45+ healthcare and technology companies at all stages of development (including growth-stage) will present to a national base of investors throughout the day for a chance to enter The Lion’s Den and pitch to successful CEOs and investors prepared to make live investment offers.
Save the date and stay tuned for more information!
NAVIGATION
WHY SHOULD I ATTEND THE CAPITAL CONFERENCE?
Networking
You will have many opportunities to meet, greet and develop new relationships. There are scheduled networking break sessions, one-on-one business meetings, an exclusive investor dinner and cocktail reception leading up to the closing Gala Reception.
Business Development
With influential business leaders, legends, movers and shakers in the emerging growth community, the opportunities to build and expand your business networks are as inevitable as they prove invaluable.
Company Presentations
View emerging business models in technology, healthcare, and early stage industry specific tracks. See the latest technologies and cutting-edge innovations as companies and CEOs tell their stories.
Steering Committee
Jeffrey Bodle
Partner
Morgan Lewis
Committee Co-Chair, Technology Recruiting/Selection
Patrick Boyle
Partner
EisnerAmper, LLP
Technology Recruiting/Selection
Ryan Breen
Managing Director, Audit
KPMG LLP
Co-Chair, Conference Host
Dave Burkavage
Strategic Growth Markets Leader
EY
Co-Chair, Healthcare Recruiting/Selection
Sarah Carter
Senior Manager, Branding & Communications
PACT
Liaison, Marketing/PR
Andy Cherry
Partner
KPMG LLP
Co-Chair, Conference Host
Richard Cohen
Partner
Duane Morris LLP
Co-Chair, Entrepreneur
Neil Cooper
Executive Partner
RCCB Law
Content – Specialized
Dana DiDonato
Manager, Field Marketing
KPMG LLP
Committee Chair, Marketing/PR
Emily Foote
Osage Partners
Industry Track Co-Vice Chair, Technology
Heidi Franklin
Director, Programs & Partnerships
PACT
Liaison
Rick Genzer
Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Southeastern PA
Oversight Data/Companies
Technology – Recruiting/Selection
Ira Gubernick
Member
Cozen O’Connor
General Content
Michael Harrington
Partner
Fox Rothschild LLP
Oversight Chair, Technology – Recruiting/Selection
Jennifer Hartt
Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Southeastern PA
Industry Track Co-Vice Chair, Healthcare
Cheryl Jarvis-Johnson
Director
PACT
Conference Director
Sponsorship, Content, Internal
Frederick Jones
Chief Business Officer
BioAdvance
Industry Track Vice Chair, Healthcare
Doug Kingston
Morgan Lewis
Committee Co-Chair, Technology Content – Recruiting/Selection
Matthew Klinger
Managing Director
Columbia Private Equity Partners
Co-Chair – Outreach – Investor
Marc Lederman
General Partner
NewSpring Capital
Chair, Lions Den
Paul Marvel
Office Managing Partner
RSM US LLP
General Content
Brian McCable
Senior Director, Technology Banking
Bridge Bank
Co-Chair, Outreach – Investor
Dean Miller
President and CEO
PACT
Chair, Sponsorship and General Content
David Nelson
Member
Cozen O’Connor
Committee Co-Chair, Healthcare – Recruiting/Selection
Tom Olenzak
Managing Director, Corporate Development & Strategic Investments
Independence Blue Cross
Chair, Healthcare – Content, Recruiting/Selection
Doc Phargi
Director
SRI Capital
Industry Track Co-Vice Chair, Technology
John Royer
Managing Partner
RCCB Law
Content – Specialized
Bryan Snellman
Senior Manager
EY
Co-Chair, Healthcare – Recruiting/Selection
Planning Committee
Jason Acevedo
Klehr Harrison
Technology – Recruiting/Selection
Rupali Amin
KPMG LLP
Outreach – Entrepreneur
Reginald Amoa
KPMG LLP
Liaison, Outreach – Entrepreneur
Jackie Arnold
RSM US LLP
Marketing/PR
Jason Bannon
Director, Marketing
Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Southeastern PA
Marketing/PR
Roger Baumfield
Partner
RCCB Law
Liaison, Sponsorship, Outreach – Investor
Joe Biancaniello
Commercial Banking, (Technology & Disruptive Commerce)
JP Morgan
Technology – Recruiting/Selection
Glen Bressner
Co-Founder & Managing Partner
Activate Venture Partners
Technology – Recruiting/Selection
Stephen Brittin
Juno Search Partners
Technology – Recruiting/Selection
Vincent Bruno
Senior Manager, Audit
KPMG LLP
Technology – Content & Recruiting/Selection
Jason Caplain
Bull City Venture Partners
Outreach – Investor
C. Cawley
Senior Audit Manager
KPMG LLP
Healthcare – Recruiting/Selection
Prathik Chandrasekaran
Commercial Banking (Life Science)
JP Morgan
Outreach – Entrepreneur
Raffaele Cicala
Troutman Pepper
Outreach – Entrepreneur
Jennifer Cohen
Director of Mentor Connect
PACT
Liaison, Logistics
Charisse Dean
KPMG LLP
Doug DiSesa
Technology Vertical
JP Morgan
Outreach – Investor
Brian Dolan
Troutman Pepper
Marketing/PR
Paul Dougherty
Partner
EisnerAmper, LLP
Sean Dowling
Partner
Osage Ventures
Technology – Recruiting/Selection
Vincent Drozd
KPMG LLP
Liaison, Technology – Recruiting/Selection
Christopher Duffin
Senior Associate, Business Tax Services
KPMG LLP
Liaison, Technology – Recruiting/Selection
Tom Dwyer
Attorney at Law
Troutman Pepper
Technology & Healthcare – Recruiting/Selection
Holly Fink
Duane Morris LLP
Marketing/PR
Holly Flanagan
Managing Director
Gabriel Investments
Early Stage – Recruiting/Selection
Boris Furer
KPMG LLP
Liaison, Technology – Recruiting/Selection
David Gitlin
Partner
RCCB Law
Healthcare – Content & Recruiting/Selection
Brendan Golden
Senior Manager
EisnerAmper, LLP
Early Stage – Recruiting/Selection
Steven Golub
KPMG LLP
Liaison, Technology – Recruiting/Selection
Rebecca Guzman
Duane Morris LLP
Outreach – Entrepreneur
Andy Hamilton
Partner
Morgan Lewis
Technology – Recruiting/Selection
Bob Hartt
Commercial Banking, (Technology & Disruptive Commerce)
JP Morgan
Technology – Recruiting/Selection
Sarah Herrmann
Juno Search Partners
Technology – Recruiting/Selection
Liz Hodgson
Fox Rothschild
Healthcare – Recruiting/Selection
Michael Horwitz
KPMG LLP
Liaison, Sponsorship
Kacy Jennings
Associate
Fox Rothschild
Technology – Recruiting/Selection
Carolita Joseph
KPMG LLP
Liaison, Company Preparation
David Kalman
Managing Director
KPMG LLP
Liaison, Technology – Content
Terry Kerwin
Associate
Fox Rothschild LLP
Technology – Recruiting/Selection
Tom Koncsics
Partner
KPMG LLP
Liaison, Healthcare – Content, Company Preparation
Chet Kumar
NewSpring Capital
Healthcare – Recruiting/Selection
Abe Kwon
Troutman Pepper
Healthcare – Recruiting/Selection
Kristen Lewis
Director, Marketing
EisnerAmper, LLP
Marketing/PR
Daniel Liva
KPMG LLP
Liaison, Technology – Recruiting/Selection
Kim MacAlister
Marketing Director
Troutman Pepper
Marketing/PR
Chris Miller
Partner
Troutman Pepper
Healthcare – Recruiting/Selection
Christopher Munyan
KPMG LLP
Liaison, Outreach – Investor, Company Preparation
John Pennett
Partner
EisnerAmper, LLP
Healthcare – Recruiting/Selection
Steven Pham
KPMG LLP
Liaison, Healthcare – Recruiting/Selection
Morgan Piscitelli
EisnerAmper, LLP
Marketing/PR
Sushma Rajagopalan
Rittenhouse Ventures
Early Stage – Recruiting/Selection
Kapila Ratnam
General Partner
NewSpring Capital
Healthcare – Recruiting/Selection
Joel Ruffini
Duane Morris LLP
Outreach – Entrepreneur
Anthony Salter
Managing Director
KPMG LLP
Liaison, Sponsorship
Kimberly Shultz
Managing Director, Audit
KPMG LLP
Liaison, Sponsorship
Caroline Shumway
Senior Manager, Audit
KPMG LLP
Liaison, Outreach – Investor
Liz Sigety
Partner
Fox Rothschild LLP
Technology – Recruiting/Selection
Eli Silverman
EisnerAmper, LLP
Technology – Recruiting/Selection
Caitlin Skrdla
KPMG LLP
Liaison, Company Preparation
Jeffrey Snellenburg
President
PA Angel Network
Early Stage – Recruiting/Selection
Dianne Strunk
VP, Business Development
PACT
Sponsorship
Rob Tobia
Audit
KPMG LLP
Liaison, Technology – Recruiting/Selection
Kim Tuski
Director, Membership
PACT
Liaison, Internal Logistics
Heshan Wanigasekera
Private Banking (Technology Vertical)
JP Morgan
Marketing/PR
Ellen Weber
Robin Hood Ventures
Early Stage – Recruiting/Selection
Alan Wink
Partner
EisnerAmper, LLP
Outreach – Investor
Ethan Zook
Troutman Pepper
Outreach – Investor
Sponsors
Conference Host
Gala Sponsors
Titanium Sponsors
Industry Track Vice-Chair Sponsors
Healthcare
Technology
Platinum Sponsors
Specialty Sponsors
GOLD PLUS SPONSORS
Community Partners
Marketing assistence provided by:
Featured Company Application
Out of over 150 submissions, around 45-50 Entrepreneurial Companies are chosen to pitch their innovations live in front of investors, professional advisors and key decision makers at the Capital Conference. During pitching hours, featured companies receive direct feedback with hopes to take home funding, gain experience and make lasting business connections. Then, select companies are chosen to enter the Lion’s Den for a shot at on-site commitments from highly successful entrepreneurs turned investors. Over the past 7 years companies have raised $7m in the aggregate of funding.
Qualifications
- Top emerging companies from the Technology, Healthcare, and Growth Stage (which includes technology and healthcare) sectors
- 12-14 companies per industry to present in the months to come
- All stages of development
Note:
We accept company slide decks (no more than 15 slides) and an optional 5-minute explainer video for the selection committee to review.
To be considered for a presentation slot, companies should include FULL CONTACT INFORMATION.
Slide Deck Components
The culmination of the slides should cover the following topics:
- Cover slide:
- Name of company
- Tagline (if applicable)
- Contact information
- Capital:
- Amount raised to date
- If multiple rounds, show history along with types (e.g. institution, friends / family)
- Open round:
- If there is a round of funding open, please describe
- Amount, type
- 411:
- Location
- Headcount
- Company vision or mission
- Problem statement, pain point(s)
- Solution:
- How is the company solving the pain point
- Product description
- Traction:
- Status of the company
- Customers
- Time in market
- Differentiation:
- What is the competition
- How is the company different
- Team
- Market entry:
- How is the product marketed
- What segments are being addressed
- What other segments exist
- Sales:
- How is the product sold
- What is the sales cycle
- Who are decision makers
- Pipeline
- Revenue model:
- Pricing
- What kinds of “contracts” are there (for B2B)
- Model for revenue
- Projections: what are the financial projections
- Years: 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 (where applicable)
- Include: Rev, COGS, GM, Earnings
- Numbers in 000,000’s
- Funding Request
Slide deck submissions must be submitted to Cheryl Jarvis-Johnson, Conference Director, by June 30, 2022.
