LIONS-DEN Portland Annual Event Agenda
At Manna House church 14311 SE Mill Plain Boulevard, Vancouver, WA 98684 – 8 minutes northeast of PDX Airport
Thursday, June 15, 2023
6:00 pm – 9:00 pm PST Welcoming Investor Dinner (Invitation Only: for Pitch Finalists, Speakers, Sponsors, and Registered as Investors)
Friday, June 16, 2023 (Main Event)
7:30 am – 8:30 am PST Check-In / Networking
8:30 am – 8:45 am Kickoff: MC: Deborah Naone of WayFM. Remote by Daniel Holmlund.
Why Market Place? Why the Northwest? Why now?
Derrill & Michal Corbin, Lead Pastor of Mannahouse, Fitness Studio owner, and Disciple Makers
8:45 am – 9:45 am Guest Speakers – Part I
I. Biblical Entrepreneurship Essentials
Patrice Tsague CEO Nehemiah Entrepreneur Community
II. Sustainable Innovation, Value, and Delight
Tim Abels, Serial Entrepreneur, Founder ACAID, Co-Founder LIONS-DEN
9:45 am – 9:55 am Break
9:45 am – 10:45 am Guest Speakers – Part II
III. What Global Ethics and Redemption I want to See in Companies
James Lockett, Founder of International Christian Chamber of Commerce and Lockett International LLC
IV. How can Companies be Ready for Deep Dives?
Rich Mason, Founder Alpha Kingdom Capital
11:15 am – 11:55 am Networking Luncheon
12:00 am – 12:45 pm Keynote
Out of the ashes of SVB, Signature Bank and First Republic; the Rise of Faith Driven Investing
Mary Naber, BAM Pioneer, Founder Sage Stone Wealth, former Senior VP Merrill Lynch
12:45 pm Introduce Pitch Judges
1:00 pm – 4:00 pm Annual Pitch Competition
US Animation, Kicky, Techless, Monica Motivates, Quantum Interface, Hovr Studios, Parcel Path, VarIntel, Krew Social, Gage Work