Exclusive Events and
Experiences for the C-Suite
Ascent is a network of c-suite and executive leaders who come together to share insights, build relationships, discover new technologies, and supercharge their companies and careers through events and experiences curated exclusively for executive leaders.
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Events

Our Flagship Event – Ascent Annual
The Ascent Annual Conference is a fully immersive 2-day virtual SaaS conference. Entering our 5th year, we will be convening 1,500+ invite-only SaaS executives to enjoy peer-to-peer networking and content sessions led by some of the leading thought leaders in the SaaS space who will share their subject matter expertise through 50+ keynote presentations and interactive panels.

About Ascent
Since 2018, Ascent has convened over 12,000 SaaS executives at our Ascent Annual Conference, quickly becoming one of the most anticipated and highly regarded SaaS conferences in the US. With a speaking faculty that includes senior thought leaders from some of the leading brands in the SaaS space, Ascent attendees have come to rely on the Ascent Annual Conference to gain critical insights into the latest trends, research and developments within the sector. The interactive nature of the event provides attendees with limitless opportunities to network amongst industry peers and investors, as well as key accounts and prospects, creating an engaging environment for all attendees to collaborate and share ideas.

Spotlight Series
In addition to the Ascent Annual Conference, we will be convening subsets of our attendees throughout the year as part of the Ascent SaaS Spotlight Event Series. These Spotlight Events will focus on a specifific functional area, and allow us to curate an agenda featuring content and speakers that are highly relevant to the audience. Individual 2021 Spotlight Events will convene ~150 decision makers from business functions such as: Cybersecurity, Finance, Human Capital, Marketing, and Revenue Leadership. All events will be invite-only, and restricted to professionals who meet the attendee profile requirements of Director+, $20M+ ARR. Additionally, Ascent’s Spotlight on Startups event will convene ~150 founders and C-level executives of seed round and Series A startups, as well as 100 investors. This event will also be invite-only with the content and agenda aligned to address the unique challenges faced by startups.
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Drive thought leadership through a Keynote Address, Panel or Fireside Chat.LEAD GENERATION
Drive pipeline through engagement with key decision makers and access to the full attendee contact list.Past Speakers

Sarah Bird



Lu Zhang



Neal Sales-Griffin



Esther Dyson



Chris Savage



David Siegel



Christi Olson



Rand Fishkin



Michael Tannenbaum



Elizabeth Yin



Darrin Marshall



James Chan



John Barrows



Greg Segall



Massimo Arrigoni



Paul Paget



Nick Mehta



Prashanth Chandrasekar



Krish Subramanian



Tom Keiser



Daniel Chait



Olga Afanasyeva



Andy Yang



Jager McConnell



You Mon Tsang



Dennis Fois



Jennifer Mercer



Oded Zehavi



Waseem Daher



Henry Schuck



Daniel McGaw



Sameer Gulati



Thejo Kote



Marcus Wagner



Steffen Schebesta



Elizabeth Soloman



Marty Meyer



Dan Fletcher



Aneal Vallurupalli



Michael Ellis



Fuad Ahmad



Roxi Wen



Bob Mahan



Jason Loomis



Lena Smart



Saj Naseem



Rob Hornbuckle



Todd McGuire



Sandi Kochar



Robert Zimmermann



Frank Boulben



Naomi Rozenfeld



Diane Albano



Adrian Ludwig



Tyler Lessard



Doug Inamine



Anna Fisher



Johann Wrede



Patrick Smith



Rowan Tonkin



Amanda Malko



Randi Barshack



Shane Murphy-Reuter



Genefa Murphy



Nick Panayi



Jeff Reekers



Udi Ledergor



Matt Epstein



Latané Conant



Deirdre Bigley



Carl Tsukahara



Jascha Kaykas-Wolff



Jeff Titterton



Harris Beber



Joanna Lord



Randy Frisch



Harry Glaser



Alina Vandenberghe



James Slezak



Alon Alroy



Brendan Kamm



Taylor Smith



Kris Rudeegraap



Henry Blodget



Kathryn Minshew



Luis von Ahn



Vasco Pedro



Dan Carroll



Paul Liberman



Alex Bean



Trei Brundrett



Omar Nawaz



Jamie Anderson



Kevin Tate



Chloe Stewart



Kevin Knieriem



Allison Metcalfe



Jayme Smithers



Adam Tesan



Christos Kalantzis



Nick Rockwell



Alex Solomon



Grad Conn



Ash Finnegan



Christina Bechhold Russ



Alyson Shontell



Marc Paust



Ben Murray



Nathan Latka



Nate Smith



Patrick Campbell



Alex Lieberman



Jason Field



Kenneth Lin



Isaac Oates



Howard Lerman



Jan Arendtsz



Mary Shea



Saba Karim



Conor Nolen



Kim Walsh



Matt Vickers



Alex Song



Arthur Jun



Matt Hulett



Katie Bullard



Jamie Finn



Tolga Kurtoğlu



Larry Cashdollar



Geoff Sindel



Samantha Schwartz



Kamaron Leach



Jade Scipioni



Akiko Fujita



Reggie Bradford



Jeff Ford



Marcus Fowler



Peter Boyce



Sean Sheppard



Jackey Wang



Kamran Ansari



Jackson Jeyanayagam



Brody Ehrlich



George DiGuido



Mark Kilens



Sarah McConnell



Kate Athmer



Rachel Krug



Ali Haeri



Allyson Tom



Rod Lacey



Lisa Kant



Edna Conway



Sarah Bird



Lu Zhang



Neal Sales-Griffin



Esther Dyson



Chris Savage



David Siegel



Christi Olson



Rand Fishkin



Michael Tannenbaum



Elizabeth Yin



John Barrows



Greg Segall
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Massimo Arrigoni



Nick Mehta



Prashanth Chandrasekar



Krish Subramanian



Daniel Chait



Olga Afanasyeva



Andy Yang



Jager McConnell



Dennis Fois



Jennifer Mercer



Waseem Daher



Henry Schuck



Sameer Gulati



Thejo Kote



Marcus Wagner



Steffen Schebesta



Elizabeth Soloman



Marty Meyer



Dan Fletcher



Aneal Vallurupalli



Michael Ellis



Fuad Ahmad



Roxi Wen



Bob Mahan



Jason Loomis



Lena Smart



Saj Naseem



Rob Hornbuckle



Sandi Kochar



Naomi Rozenfeld



Diane Albano



Adrian Ludwig



Tyler Lessard



Doug Inamine



Anna Fisher



Johann Wrede



Patrick Smith



Rowan Tonkin



Amanda Malko



Randi Barshack



Shane Murphy-Reuter



Genefa Murphy



Nick Panayi



Jeff Reekers



Udi Ledergor



Matt Epstein



Latané Conant



Deirdre Bigley



Carl Tsukahara



Jascha Kaykas-Wolff



Jeff Titterton



Harris Beber



Joanna Lord



Harry Glaser



Alina Vandenberghe



James Slezak



Alon Alroy



Taylor Smith



Kris Rudeegraap



Henry Blodget



Luis von Ahn



Vasco Pedro



Dan Carroll



Paul Liberman



Alex Bean



Trei Brundrett



Omar Nawaz



Jamie Anderson



Kevin Tate



Chloe Stewart



Allison Metcalfe



Jayme Smithers



Adam Tesan



Christos Kalantzis



Nick Rockwell



Alex Solomon



Grad Conn



Ash Finnegan



Christina Bechhold Russ



Alyson Shontell



Marc Paust



Ben Murray



Nathan Latka



Nate Smith



Patrick Campbell



Alex Lieberman



Jason Field



Kenneth Lin



Isaac Oates



Howard Lerman



Jan Arendtsz



Mary Shea



Saba Karim



Conor Nolen



Kim Walsh



Alex Song



Matt Hulett



Katie Bullard



Jamie Finn



Geoff Sindel


