SCHEDULE

AGENDA

11:30AM – Registration/Networking
12:00PM – Lunch/Welcome/Opening Remarks/Intro to Market Survey Report
12:05PM – Middle Market M&A Update by Chin Yu, Advisory Partner in Charge at Calvetti Ferguson

12:25PM – Intro of Keynote Speaker
12:30PM – Keynote Speaker: Chad Eckes, CEO of Respire HomeCare Services

1:15PM – Break
1:25PM – Panel Introduction
1:30PM – Panel 1: Private Equity Panel – “Using Their Crystal Balls – View of the Market Today and Tomorrow” featuring Theresa Sexton, Partner at Claritas Capital, and Tom Thill, former CEO of Amerivet

2:15PM – Break
2:25PM – Panel Introduction
2:30PM – Panel 2: Company Panel – “Lessons Learned – Middle Market Companies Sharing their Capital Raising Experiences” featuring Steven Aguiar, Managing Director at Fifth Third Securities, and Hal Katz, Partner at Husch Blackwell

3:15PM – Break
3:25PM – Panel Introduction
3:30PM – Panel 3: “Challenges in the Healthcare Industry” featuring Kim Rodriguez, CEO of BrainCheck, Brian Smith, Managing Director of S3 Ventures, and John Joyoprayitno, President, CEO, & Co-Founder of Alafair Biosciences

4:15PM – Closing Remarks
4:30PM – Networking Happy Hour & Door Prize Giveaway