Event category: Networking & Special Events

Events

November 18, 2021

04:00 PM - 05:00 PM EDT

Tradeshow Floor 2021-11-18 60 MINS

Happy Hour

Grab a beverage and take advantage of face-to-face connections! Mingle with the SaaS community on the tradeshow floor.

03:05 PM - 03:15 PM EDT

BetaKit Keynote Stage 2021-11-18 10 MINS

AWS PitchFest Final Throwdown

The 4th annual SAAS NORTH PitchFest presented by AWS is back for another epic year! This year we expect up to 100 companies to apply – but only 8 finalists will be selected by our judges to pitch live at SAAS NORTH!

At SAAS NORTH, four of the finalists will present to the official SAAS NORTH judging panel each day, in front of the SAAS NORTH audience. A winner from day one and two will be selected, culminating in an exciting grand-finale at the end of Day 2. The two winners will compete head-to-head in a dramatic winner-takes-all rapid  pitch-off!

The SAAS NORTH audience of leading SaaS investors and entrepreneurs will decide the grand prize winner by live people’s choice voting! 

Moderator

PATRICK WHITE

Managing Director

L-SPARK

02:45 PM - 03:00 PM EDT

Tradeshow Floor 2021-11-18 15 MINS

12:20 PM - 01:05 PM EDT

BetaKit Keynote Stage 2021-11-18 45 MINS

AWS PitchFest – Round 2

The 4th annual SAAS NORTH PitchFest presented by AWS is back for another epic year! This year we expect up to 100 companies to apply – but only 8 finalists will be selected by our judges to pitch live at SAAS NORTH!

At SAAS NORTH, four of the finalists will present to the official SAAS NORTH judging panel each day, in front of the SAAS NORTH audience. A winner from day one and two will be selected, culminating in an exciting grand-finale at the end of Day 2. The two winners will compete head-to-head in a dramatic winner-takes-all rapid  pitch-off!

The SAAS NORTH audience of leading SaaS investors and entrepreneurs will decide the grand prize winner by live people’s choice voting! 

Moderator

PATRICK WHITE

Managing Director

L-SPARK

KIMBERLY YOUNG

Partner, Strategic Investments & Women in Technology Venture Fund

BDC

MOHAN MARKANDAIER

Managing Partner

Good News Ventures

NEHA KHERA

Partner

2048 Ventures

11:45 AM - 12:20 PM EDT

Tradeshow Floor 2021-11-18 35 MINS

Food For Thought – Tackling the Top 5 Business Challenges for Senior Execs and Investors

De-risking & sustainable business models that maintain valuation– As valuations continue to soar for SaaS organizations and the bubble continues to grow, are companies and leaders looking to the future and building sustainable business models that can ensure they sustain their valuation over time? When you’re in the bubble you don’t expect it to burst but preparing for the inevitable could save your company. 

Optimized IT Ecosystems – Many organizations are struggling with the upheaval in their IT Ecosystems brought about by the acceleration of digital transformations due to remote work during the Pandemic.  Many have had to pivot on technology and process initiatives already underway when the Pandemic hit and are now retooling their IT Ecosystem to reflect the changing needs of their teams, customers, and partners in the new normal. How can leaders close gaps and reach an ideal state where people feel supported, processes are optimized, and technology systems are leveraged. Companies that optimize their IT ecosystem are better positioned to serve their clients and scale their organization.  

Scale & (re)Growth – COVID has accelerated growth in some sectors, while in others have caused leaders to re-strategize to get back onto a path of growth. One certainty is that organizations look at Cash and Strategy in a whole new way. There is a proven framework that offers a structured and team approach for successfully scaling your organization.  

M&A as a Growth Strategy – Using M&A to grow your business and take advantage of opportunities created during the pandemic. Using an M&A playbook to help guide discussions and create value, participants can dig into pragmatic discussions and leave with an M&A Playbook.

11:45 AM - 01:15 PM EDT

Tradeshow Floor 2021-11-18 90 MINS

10:00 AM - 10:20 AM EDT

Tradeshow Floor 2021-11-18 20 MINS

07:45 AM - 08:45 AM EDT

Room 213/215 2021-11-18 60 MINS

The Talent Magnet Breakfast

THE ANTIDOTE TO THE GREAT RESIGNATION 

According to the job search company Monster, as many as 95% of employees consider changing jobs, 92% even across industries. Even if the actual numbers will not reach such astronomical heights, the writing is on the wall. The employer-employee dynamic is fractured, and many companies are in breach of the Psychological Contract without even realizing it. This eye-opening presentation will help you understand how this dynamic impacts your organization and how it makes your employees vulnerable to poaching from competitors or quitting of their own volition. Michael will share with you a proven method you can start implementing immediately to minimize the exodus of hard-to-replace talent and lay a foundation of trust.  

MICHAEL PUCK

Managing Partner, Human Insight Group

UKG