In a bipartisan 407-18 landslide, the House of Representatives has already passed the Entrepreneur Access to Capital Act, sponsored by Congressman McHenry. Debate has now moved on to the Senate, where, along with a competing Senate proposal, Senator Brown has introduced the Democratizing Access to Capital Act.  


All bills share many similarities, but take different approaches to investor protection.  The Crowdfunding forum will discuss how to best protect small investors, while unlocking capital for entrepreneurs to create jobs, democratize investment opportunities, and grow our economy.

 

 

10:00am - Opening Remarks by Wefunder

 

10:05-10:30 - Elected Official Discussion

Senator Brown and Congressman McHenry will open with 5 minute remarks, followed by a 15 minute Q&A moderated by Jeff Howe of Wired.

 

10:30-11:15 - Panel Discussion:  "How will crowdfunding impact high-growth startups and small business?"

 

  Moderator:   Jeff Howe, Contributing Editor of Wired

 

  Panelists:     Amy Cortese, author of Locavesting

 

                        Tim Rowe, founder of Cambridge Innovation Center

 

                        William Sahlman, Professor at Harvard Business School

 

 

11:15:  Audience Q&A