Where is the economy headed? What does today's capital environment mean for founders and business owners? And how should you be thinking about the eventual sale, transition, or next chapter of the company you're building? The 2026 Venture Asheville Innovation Summit brings founders, executives, investors, advisors, and business leaders together for an afternoon focused on the economic forces and inflection points shaping business right now. We're going beyond surface-level predictions. Expect candid conversations around the economy, M&A, private credit and capital markets, building toward an exit, innovative capital strategies, and what happens when a founder has to become an operator. Presented by Baird Private Wealth Management.