6:00pm - 9:00pm Welcome Session and Dinner, hosted by Google
Location: WeWork
10:00am - 10:30am Doors Open
10:30am - 11:00am Welcome, Intros and Icebreaker
11:00am - 12:15pm Lightning Talks Round 1 + Breakouts
Platform as a Product/Service (And How to Prioritize and Build a Product Roadmap): Nick Kim, Crosscut Ventures
Walking the Walk: Why Platform Leads Should Put their Firms Through the Programs They Want their Founders to Engage In: Daisy Onubogu, Backed VC
Building a Platform Team & How We Think About Investing In Resources from Idea to Contractors to Full-Time Employees: Dale Chang, Scale VP
Thinking Big: Building Platform Beyond Your Fund: Marianne Bulger, Prospect
12:15pm - 12:30pm Break, Get Back to Seats
12:30pm - 1:00pm Panel: VC Event Strategies
Lauren Young, USV
Mike MacCombie, ffVC
Moderated by: Keji Mustapha, Connect Ventures
1:00pm - 1:45pm Lunch
1:45pm - 3:00pm Lightning Talks Round 2 + Breakouts
Building Your Firm's Content & Brand Strategy: Natalie Sportelli, Lerer Hippeau
Building Parental Leave Policies: Carolina Kung, Frontline
NYC and Chicago Blend and Beyond: Maria Palma, RRE; Lindsay Knight, Chicago Ventures
How to Build a Pre Series A Team: Beth Scheer, Homebrew
3:00pm - 3:30pm Device Break
3:30pm - 4:00pm Panel: Measuring ROI + Tools
Dan Kozikowski, FirstMark
Allie Felix, Embarc
Kevin Liu, Techstars
Moderated by: Carta
4:00pm - 4:30pm WeWork Presentation
4:30pm - 5:00pm Speed Networking
5:00pm - 5:15pm Break, Get Back to Seats
5:15pm - 6:15pm Panel + Breakout: Platform Career Progression
Maria Palma, RRE
Daniel Goldstein, Innovation Endeavors
Kim Pham, Oxtale
Moderated by: Cory Bolotsky, True Search
6:15pm - 6:30pm Closing Remarks
6:30pm - 7:30pm Happy Hour