Capital Connection™, one of the nation’s most respected industry conferences, is designed specifically for top performing companies and innovators with high growth potential. The conference brings together 800+ seasoned executives, founders and entrepreneurs representing every stage of company development. At Capital Connection, they all come together under one roof for the purpose of advancing their innovations or growing their business.

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Click Here to see the list of 26 Main Stage Presenting Companies & 28 TechBUZZ Companies

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  Steve Case
  Revolution
  America Online
  The Case Foundation
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  Kevin Ryan
  Gilt Groupe
   
   
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  Daniel Yates
  Opower

Kevin Ryan, trailblazing company builder, co-founder and CEO of Gilt Groupe will provide the Opening Keynote on May 23rd, offering insights into his groundbreaking achievements in online advertising, e-commerce, financial media and data management.

Steve Case joins Capital Connection’12 as its Closing Keynoter for its 25^th Anniversary conference.   From the early days at AOL as innovator and visionary, to the company builder of an iconic brand of the internet age, to his role today as an investor in innovation, an influencer of public policy, and a champion for tomorrow’s game-changing companies, Case has the passion of a forever entrepreneur and is living this out through each stage of his journey.

Dan Yates, CEO and Founder of Opower, will offer the TechBUZZ Keynote on May 23rd to an audience of early and seed stage firms, and the investors that support them. In 2011, Dan was named to Fortune’s “40 Under 40” list that recognizes 40 of the hottest rising stars in business under the age of 40. In the same year, he also received the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2011 Greater Washington Award and Opower was named a Technology Pioneer by The World Economic Forum. In 2009, 2010, and 2011, he was named a "Tech Titan" by the Washingtonian

Join us - and here's what you'll find:

• Unparalleled entrepreneurial and business networking across stage and industry, ranging from those building innovative and disruptive technologies to those leading established, high-performing enterprises.

• Sector-focused thought-leadership and specialized programming that helps companies, entrepreneurs and investors get the latest market intelligence and enables them to connect with key advisors and partners central to their success and accelerated growth.

• Critical resources needed to help innovate, build-out and expand today's revolutionary technology companies - including corporate customers and strategic partners in vertical markets who are potential acquirers or market influencers.

• The full spectrum of investment capital across all stages: angel, institutional VC, growth capital, private equity, family offices, debt and alternative capital, and corporate investors.

Capital Connection and TechBUZZ are presented by the Mid-Atlantic Venture Association (MAVA) and will be held on May 23-24 at the Omni Shoreham Hotel in Washington, D.C.

More than 800 attendees from across the United States attend each year to connect with their peers who share a common focus on building and investing in some of the country’s most promising companies. For 25 years, Capital Connection has attracted the most high-powered cross section of the nation’s technology-based, high-growth ecosystem.

A must-attend event for all entrepreneurs, seasoned company executives, Investors and advisors focused on fostering the growth of innovative technology-based enterprises, and for those who supply or purchase innovative technology products and services.  Please join us!