1. Reverse Pitch by Investors and Investor Panel – Are the NEW funds Funding in Wilmington?

Jason Gillikin – Podcast Leader – Moderator

Jenn Summe – Primordial

Juan Carlos Pacheco – IDEA Fund Partners

Robbie Hardy – Xelle Ventures

2. Riverside Chat with NC INNOVATION and UNC Wilmington Research

Emil Runge – Launch Chapel Hill – Moderator

Carson Jackson and Dr. Ying Wang – First recipient of NC INNOVATION Investment

3. How the FinTech experience is spreading its wings at the coast

Stephen Vafier – Moderator

Evan Travis – Live Oak Venture Banking

Youri Nelson – Lumos Data

Tobi Walter – Cofounders Capital

4. LUNCH Keynote

John Hill – VP of Story at WHOP (MVP Software) and past Chief Evangelist at TechStars and LinkedIn

5. Is there LIFE in the Life Sciences industry at Coast?

Spencer Waspi – JP Morgan Life Sciences- Moderator

Rob Cooley -Nuream

Morris Nguyen – Predicate HPG

Ed Field – Cape Fear BioCapital

6. The impact of AI on Legacy Industries on the US Economy

Tom Snyder – RIoT – Moderator

Tom Fisher – 4 Doors Down Advisory Services

Tom Rump – TradeVerifyd

Robin Cowie – SkillMaker

William Mansfield – SUZY

7. Keynote Investor Panel – The Evolution of VC in 2025

Rob Burns – Mattr – Moderator

Robbie Hardy – Xelle Ventures

David Jones – Bull City Venture Partners 

Hilary Schultz – Persephoni Bio

8. Local Pitches -Narrator – Kevin Nicusanti – SBTDC