ETA Agenda
Conference Agenda
Friday, October 16, 2026
Time
Description
7:00 – 8:15 a.m.
Registration and Breakfast
8:15 – 8:35 a.m.
Welcome Remarks
8:35 – 9:25 a.m.
Panel 1
Lead Gen & Getting Started
- Dan Altom, Sunbelt Business Brokers
- Ian Reynolds, Thesis Capital
- Alex Hinch, Rejigg
- Chris Czarnowski, DealBuff
- Moderator: Chris Allen, Still North
9:25 – 9:35 a.m.
Networking Break
9:35 – 10:40 a.m.
Discussion
Same Playbook, Different Outcomes
- Dominic Dupre, Tule Creek Capital
- Edgar Galindo, Ledge
- Reid Pennebaker, UltraClean
10:40 – 11:00 a.m.
Networking Break
11:00 – 11:50 a.m.
Panel 2
Reading the Deal, Not the Pitch
- Chris Barrett, Midwest CPA
- Greg Phillips, Phillips Kaiser
- Shelley Naglieri, Fifth Third Bank
- Matthias Smith, Pioneer Capital
- Moderator: Gary Cooper, Cooper CPA
Workshop
Valuation Workshop
- Adam Markley, Prox Capital
- Jared Johnson, First Internet Bank
11:50 a.m. – 1:10 p.m.
Networking Lunch
1:10 – 1:55 p.m.
Keynote Address
- Robert Graham, SIG Partners
1:55 – 2:45 p.m.
Panel 3
Investor Perspectives
- Adam Markley, Prox Capital
- Jacob Hall, Kando Capital
- Rocky Robbins, Texas Essential Investments/Owl Alumni Capital
- Garrison Jones, Wailes Capital
- Moderator: Jared Johnson, First Internet Bank
2:45 – 3:10 p.m.
Networking Break
3:10 – 4:00 p.m.
Panel 4
So You Bought a Business. Now What?
- Cooper Etheridge, ATI Actuators
- Josh Petrawski, Anchor Rubber Group
- Dev Motiram, Dragon Fly Ventures
- Lori Harrington, Anterra Technology
- Moderator: Matthias Smith, Pioneer Capital
4:00 – 4:10 p.m.
Closing Reflections
4:10 – 6:00 p.m.
Evening Mixer
(Agenda is tentative and subject to change)
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