The 5th Annual Ascent Conference

A note from our CEO

Ascent was just an idea that started on the back of a napkin like many other startups. The mission at first was to make it easier for CEOs and top VC Investors to connect. That mission would quickly evolve into arming the CEO with all the connections to grow his (or her) company, and that task of course required that we build a community for the whole C-Suite to connect.

That first conference in 2018 was thrown on a meager bootstrapped budget and had an overwhelming 1500 attendees. In 2019, we doubled in size by including members of the whole C-suite. COVID canceled our in-person events in 2020 and 2021 but it couldn’t hold back the spirit of our audience who have been consuming our virtual events in record numbers. Our latest function specific events (Spotlight Series) are where you can share insights with true peers with the exact same title as you. This event style was born out of requests from our sponsors. Our story has taken some exciting turns and we are excited to help all ambitious executives grow their companies and develop the connections that help solve problems.

Our Flagship Event – Ascent Annual

The Ascent Annual Conference is where our audiences converge for a State of the Union in SaaS. This immersive 2-day SaaS conference will be convening 1,500+ invite-only CEO, CRO, CMO, and VPs at $20M or larger companies to enjoy 100 peer-to-peer roundtables, 1000 1-on-1 meetings, 30 hours of Industry Leading content, 1 Gala event, and infinite networking opportunities. 

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 focus on specific functional areas, 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.