7:00PM – 9:30PM

PACT Fest Opening Reception

Reading Terminal Market, Main Entrance: 51 N. 12th St., Philadelphia, PA 

Open to all conference attendees, kick off Cap Con with great food, great company, and the conversations that carry into the next day.  

10:20 AM – 11:00 AM

Ballroom – A

Navigating the AI Future: Where Will Value Be Created and Destroyed?

Envision potential future AI scenarios and their implication over the next 3-5 years. 
 
It’s a whole new world. AI is reshaping not only what companies build, but what a company can look like. This interactive session will challenge attendees to explore three possible AI Future Scenarios covering shifts in technology, economics, regulation, and societal response to AI as well as the implications for future enterprises from established companies transforming with AI to AI-natives companies disrupting existing markets with a fraction of the employees.

Through scenario discussions and audience polling, investors, founders, and corporate leaders will consider where durable value will exist, what will remain uniquely human, and how these shifts should change the way we invest and innovate. 

11:15 AM – 11:55 AM

Ballroom – A

Beyond the Pilot: Building AI That Actually Delivers 

As organizations gain a clearer understanding of AI’s potential, the focus is shifting toward how these technologies can be thoughtfully adopted and applied to create measurable business value. This session will explore what it takes to move AI, agents, and agentic systems from experimentation into production, where organizations are seeing real ROI, and how leaders can distinguish transformative applications from expensive experimentation.

1:30 PM – 2:10 PM

Ballroom – A

Startup × Investor × Corporate: Reinventing the Innovation Model 

The traditional playbook for corporate innovation is changing. As AI accelerates ideation, experimentation, lowers barriers to entry, and shortens the time between idea and market, startups, investors, and enterprises are rethinking how they build, buy, partner, and invest. Through real-world examples, this panel will explore how each player can work together to bring innovation to market faster—and what successful partnerships look like in the AI era. 

2:30 PM – 3:00 PM

Ballroom – A

Building Advantage in the AI Era with Philip Moyer: Where Will the Next Generation of Value Be Created?

As AI becomes embedded across industries, access to powerful models alone won’t create a lasting competitive advantage. The next wave of opportunity will come from what companies build around them—the proprietary data, industry context, tools, workflows, and feedback loops that turn AI capabilities into differentiated products and measurable value.

In this fireside conversation, Philip Moyer of McGraw Hill will explore where value is being created across the emerging AI stack and what that means for startups, investors, and established companies. Drawing from his experience across the technology industry and now leading within a legacy organization undergoing its own transformation, Moyer will discuss how companies can identify opportunities for differentiation, build stronger data and context with every interaction, and create advantages that become more valuable over time.

The conversation will also examine what young companies should be building today, how established organizations can modernize their operating models, and where the next generation of enduring AI businesses may emerge as the technology continues to evolve.

3:05 PM – 3:45 PM

Ballroom – A

Reverse Pitch Live: Corporate Innovation Challenges 

The tables turn as corporate leaders take the stage to pitch their biggest business and technology challenges to the room. Instead of hearing what startups want to sell, founders and investors will hear directly from enterprises about the problems they are actively trying to solve, where they are looking for innovation, and what they need from potential partners. 

The session creates a live marketplace for collaboration: giving startups insight into real enterprise demand; investors visibility into emerging opportunities; and corporations access to new ideas and potential solutions. 

4:00 PM – 5:15 PM

Ballroom – B

Lion’s Den

The conference culminates in the Lion’s Den — our version of Shark Tank — where real dollars are invested and real deals are made in front of the room. Watch innovation meet opportunity as the most impressive start-ups from the day take the stage to pitch their businesses before a panel of investors. 

Each company will share how much capital it is seeking and the equity it is offering in return, while investors ask tough questions, evaluate the opportunity, and determine whether to make an investment. More than a competition, Lion’s Den offers an unfiltered look at what it takes to secure investment. Expect bold ideas, candid feedback, and an exciting glimpse into the future of healthcare, technology, and innovation.

5:15 PM – 6:30 PM

Prefunction Space

Closing Reception

Conclude the 2026 Mid-Atlantic Capital Conference by connecting with innovators and visionaries over light bites and drinks.