Unscripted: The Opening Session at VC Immersions

​Kick off VC Immersions with a fast-paced, choose-your-own-adventure-style unconference. Seven lightning panels. One powerful closing conversation. Curated chaos designed to challenge assumptions and shift the venture conversation forward.

​Schedule

​11:30 – 11:45 a.m.

• ​The LP Dilemma: Is Venture’s Back-End Model Holding Innovation Back?
  Monique Woodard | Cake Ventures
  Amber Illig | The Council
  (Classroom 660)

• ​America’s Industrial Revival: Strategic Opportunity or Values Dilemma?
  Maggie Kenefake | Iron Prairie
  Doug Doan | Hivers and Strivers
  (Bar Area)

• ​Can You Still Build a Billion-Dollar Consumer Brand?
  Will Hawthrne | Sugar Capital
  David Matthews | RevTech Ventures
  (Main Stage)

​11:50 – 12:05 p.m.

• ​The Evolution of Seed: Platforms, Pre-Seed, and What Still Works
  Bret Calhoun | RedBud VC
  Adam Besvinick | Looking Glass Capital
  Kate Evinger | 46VC
  (Classroom 660)

• ​Where Venture Should Go: Industrial Stacks or SaaS with Sizzle?
  Julian Counhan | Schematic Ventures
  Michael Cardamone | Forum VC
  (Bar Area)

• ​The AI Investment Surge: Bubble or Sustainable Growth?
  Britt Danneman | Alpha Edison
  J.J. Kasper | Blue Collective
  (Main Stage)

​12:10 – 12:20 p.m. | Main Stage

• ​Redesigning Venture From the Ground Up: What Founders (and LPs) Want That VC Isn’t Giving
  Chars Hudson | Precursor Ventures
  Phil Libin | All Turtles and Airtime
  Tammy Sun | Carrot

​Mystery Panels – To Be Voted On

​Two panels are still open to your vote—and you get to decide what takes the final slots. Voters must be registered to vote.

​Why Attend

• ​Get early access to the people and ideas powering VC Immersions

• ​Connect with 40+ visiting investors from across the country

• ​Join high-trust, founder-first conversations—before the curated 1:1s begin

• ​Help set the tone for what’s next in venture