AGENDA OCT 2019
All programs take place in a single general session room.
Some categories like AI, EDTECH, and BIG DATA will be addressed in different sessions.
STARTUP OR CORPORATE PRESENTERS IN ALPHA ORDER:
STARTUPS PRESENTING A PITCH WITH NUMBER OF MINUTES:
3 Ridge Organics (12)
Aulisa (6)
Autokitch, LLC (4)
AwakeVC (5)Body Volume Index (BVI) (12)
Captured Nouns LLC (4)Edudata.io (2)
Elias Robot (2)
eMath Studio (2)
ELYSIOT (table)Finnish EdTech (17)
Hyperkey (table)
Insynctive, Inc. (8)
Knowbella Tech (10)
LullaMe (6)Optimization & Engineering, LLC (4)
Reactored (2)
Sales2job Academy Inc. dba Virtanza (6)Savvy Printer (table)
Simul (table)
Suavei, Inc. (6)TinyApp (2)
TrustLayer (4)
Undugu (4)3DBear (2)
8:30-9:30 am REGISTRATION AND COFFEE NETWORKING
9:30 - 10:30 am CONSUMER APPS, PRODUCTS AND SERVICES:
ADVERTISING, HOME APPLIANCES, FAMILY, BABY, HOME, FOOD, AUTO, CONSUMER GOODS, EDTECH, SOCIAL IMPACT, ENTERTAINMENT/MEDIA, MUSIC, AUDIO, FASHION/APPAREL, FILM, HOSPITALITY, LIFESTYLE, FASHION/APPAREL, REAL ESTATE, TOURISM/TRAVEL, TRANSPORTATION, WELLNESS
Presenters:
AwakeVC (5)
Lullame (4)Loopie (4)Glammdry Blowout Bar (4)- Moderator: Dr Hermann Schindler, Scalator Ventures
101 Islands LLC, Sunmeet Jolly, Founder and Investor - AwakeVC, Amit Rathore, Founding Partner
- Fundpire, Gena Vazquez, Investor
- DNA Partners, Joe Jasin, Partner
- Ofilm Group Co., Ltd,Tristan Joo VP, N. America Market Development
- BNM Ventures LLC , Thomas Sparico, Managing Partner
- Midea , Carly Xiao, U.S. Investment Lead
- Paradox Global, KEN LE, Founder/CEO
- Angel, Kristin Shannon
- Select Venture Partners, Lilian Ting, Principal
- Michael Gurevich, Angel
- KION Invest, Vanessa Fischer, Venture Scout
- Chris D. Nguyen, Angel Investor ( Ex Sequoia Manager)
10:40 - 11:40 am ENTERPRISE AND BUSINESS SERVICES, APPS, DEVICES:
SOFTWARE, AI, SAAS, CLOUD NETWORKS, CYBER SECURITY, BIG DATA , B to B SERVICES, HEALTHTECH, ADVERTISING, ANALYTICS, HR, MARKETPLACE, AUTOMOTIVE, eCOMMERCE, DATA CENTERS
PRESENTERS:Sponsor: GSV Labs (5)
Insynctive (8)iSell Electronics (6)
- Moderator: Michael Gurevich, Angel
- Silicon Valley Data Capital, Curtis Feeny, Managing Director
- Expon Capital, Rodrigo Sepulveda Schulz, Founder and Investor
- Keiretsu Forum , Marco Salvadori, Member Investor
- Presidio Ventures Inc., Yumi Yoshizawa, Principal
- StatZero, Sergio Marrero, General Partner
- Starters Hub, Cigdem Toraman, Managing Director
- Venture University Fund, Visya Ramen, VC
- RRT Partners, Robert Tillman
- Angel, Alan Schwartz
- Angel, Benjamin Dai
- TIE Angels, Kumar Sripadam, DIrector
- Fosun International, Eddie Chiang, Sr Investment Director
- Einstein Ventures, Hidir Mag, General Partner
- Steel Wolf Ventures, Mark Stoner, Sr Vice President
- Samsung Next, Gary Coover, GM of Silicon Valley
11:50-12:15 FIRESIDE CHAT KEYNOTE
Vivek Saraswat, Enterprise VC, Mayfield Fund interviewed by Murray Newlands
12:20 - 1:20 pm HEALTH TECH AND BIOTECH:
LIFE SCIENCES, BIOTECH, DIAGNOSIS, THERAPY, AG TECH, HEALTH, FOOD TECH, CANNABIS, MEDICAL DEVICES, PHARMA, MEDICAL DELIVERY AND SERVICES, HEALTH MANAGEMENT, AI, BIG DATA, ENERGY, MANUFACTURING, SUPPLY CHAIN
PRESENTERS:
3 Ridge Organics (12)
Body Volume Index (BVI) (12)
Endiatx (12)
Plasmotica (6)ZtoMed, Inc. (4)
- Moderator: Irina Berkon, Golden Seeds Managing Director
- Cure Ventures, Janice Hou, Managing Partner
- Healthcare Angels, Mary Jo Potter, CEO
- CRCM Ventures, Anh Le, Partner
- Kyto Technology, John Racioppi, LP
- Photon Fund Venture Capital, Zhenlin Li, Partner
- Scalator Ventures, Dr. Hermann Schindler, Partner
- VU Venture Partners, Aakash Jain, Principal
- Westlake Ventures, Jasmine Zhang, Venture Partner
- Tribeca Companies, Jeremy Koff, Vice President
- Delos Capital, Jeani Delagardelle, Venture Partner and angel
- Ofilm Group Co., Ltd.,Tristan Joo VP, N. America Market Development
- Paulson Investment, Roy Liang, Vice President
- Samsung Next, Fernanda Baker, Ecosystem Engagement
- Magnet Ventures, Georgia Lu, Partner
- Berkeley Angel Network, Mike Henry, Member
1:20-2:15 pm LUNCH SERVED IN DEMO SHOWCASE
2:15- 3:00 pm FINTECH, FINANCIAL SERVICES, ONLINE COMMERCE, BLOCKCHAIN:
BANKING, BLOCKCHAIN, CRYPTO, eCOMMERCE, FOODTECH, FINTECH, FINANCIAL SERVICES, HEDGE FUNDS, INSURANCE, PAYMENT AND BILLING, AI for FINANCE, ICOs, STOs
PRESENTERS:
TrustLayer (4)Yangyoo (4)
- Moderator: Lilian Ting, Select VC
- Amex Ventures, Ashish Mahashabde , Senior Manager
- Golden Seeds Angel Fund, Irina Berkon, Managing Director
- BBVA , Rohan Handa, New Ventures
- Galaxy Capital Partners, Dave Misra, Managing Partner
- G2 H2 Capital, Dean Patrick, General Partner
- Genesis Block VC, Karthik Iyer, Venture partner
- Nippon Life Insurance Company, Sho Miyashiro, Deputy head of innovation
- Paulson Investment, Roy Liang, Vice President
- Proteum Capital, Amanjyot Johar, Principal
- Ultra Fund, Ann Shin, Partner
- Wharton Alumni Angels Peter Morris VC Investor
- Trust Capital, Shashwat Nanda, Exec Director
- WI Harper, Wilson Wu, Vice President
- Sanjay Goel, angel
- The Fabric, Ashu Pande , Head Product and Market
3:10 - 4:20 pm AI, ED TECH, HARDWARE AND INTERNET OF THINGS:
AI, ROBOTICS, HARDWARE, SENSORS, MOBILE, TELECOM, INTERNET OF THINGS, CONSUMER ELECTRONICS, CONSUMER HOME DEVICES, TRANSPORTATION, AUTOMOTIVE, MANUFACTURING, SEMI CONDUCTORS, ED TECHPresenters:
Autokitch, LLC (4)
Optimization & Engineering, LLC (4)Airselfie (4)
3DBear (2)
Elias Robot (2)
eMath Studio (2)
Edudata.io (2)
TinyApp (2)
Reactored (2)
- Moderator: Ann Shin, Ultra Fund, Partner
- Caterpillar Ventures Caterpillar, Michael Young, General Manager
- TekStart, Howard Pakosh, Investor
- Resonado, Brian Youngil Cho, CEO
- SymphonyAI, Uren Dhanani, VC (EIR)
- Angel, Wenli Yu, Archimedes Controls
- Denso International America, Inc., Donna Taylor, Corporate Ventures Investment Manager
- Haier Silicon Valley Innovation Center (under GE Appliances), Yaping Cheng, Innovation Manager
- Mahindra Ventures , Amit Sridharan, Director of US Ventures
- May Kha Ventures Co, Jerry J. Chan, Founder
- Photon Fund, James Lee, Investment director
- Presidio Ventures, Inc., Tim Kazurayama, Senior Director
- Soft Bank, Kazuki Kaneuchi, Manager
- J-Angels, Gil Frostig, Investor
- Ofilm Group Co., Ltd.,Tristan Joo VP, N. America Market Development
- Samsung Catalyst Fund, Will Fund, Investment Manager
- Samsung Fund, Radhika Malik
- SoftTech Crossover Ventures, Scott Russell, Partner
- UL Ventures, Chris Park, Principal
4:25-4:45 pm HOW MY PHILANTHROPY TRANSFORMED MY BUSINESS LEADERSHIP
Haseeb Qureshi, General Partner, Dragon Fly Capital Partners
Megan Klimen, Founder and COO, 3Scan.
Moderator: Danielle Gram, Managing Director, Founders Pledge
4:45-5:45 pm DEMO SHOWCASE NETWORKING and RECEPTION
5:30-6:30 pm INVESTOR VIP SUSHI RECEPTION
FEATURING: CLIF FAMILY WINERY TASTING OF PREMIUM WINES WITH WINEMAKER
Open to speakers, investors, startups pitching, and VIP ticket holders6:30-9:00 pm AFTER PARTY
- Moderator: Dr Hermann Schindler, Scalator Ventures
All main panel sessions take place in general session room.
We also offer intimate concurrent workshops with seating for 25 hosted by partners and sponsors.
Some categories like AI and BIG DATA will be addressed in different sessions.STARTUP OR CORPORATE PRESENTERS IN ALPHA ORDER:
AdamAlarm, LLC (4)
Autokitch, LLC (4)
AwakeVC (5)
Captured Nouns LLC (4)
ELYSIOT (table)
Insynctive, Inc. (8)
Knowbella Tech (6)
LullaMe (6)
Sales2job Academy Inc. DBA Virtanza (6)
Simul (table)
Suavei, Inc. (6)
TrustLayer (4)
Undugu (4)9:00-9:30 REGISTRATION AND COFFEE NETWORKING
9:30 - 10:30 CONSUMER APPS, PRODUCTS AND SERVICES:
ADVERTISING, HOME APPLIANCES, FAMILY, BABY, HOME, AUTO, CONSUMER GOODS, ED TECH, SOCIAL IMPACT, ENTERTAINMENT/MEDIA, FASHION/APPAREL, FILM, HOSPITALITY, LIFESTYLE, FASHION/APPAREL, REAL ESTATE, TOURISM/TRAVEL, TRANSPORTATION, WELLNESS
Presenters:
AwakeVC (5)
- 101 Islands LLC, Sunmeet Jolly, Founder and Investor
- AwakeVC, Amit Rathore, Founding Partner
- Brand Capital, Kiran Shah, Associate
- Fundpire, Gena Vazquez, Investor
- DNA Partners, Joe Jasin, Partner
- Ofilm Group Co., Ltd,Tristan Joo VP, N. America Market Development
- TAL Education Group, Lance Huang, Investment Manager
- BNM Ventures LLC , Thomas Sparico, Managing Partner
- Midea , Carly Xiao, U.S. Investment Lead
- Paradox Global, KEN LE , Founder/CEO
- Self Angel, Girish Jadhav, Investor
10:40 - 11:40 ENTERPRISE AND BUSINESS SERVICES:
SOFTWARE, SAAS, CLOUD NETWORKS, CYBER SECURITY, BIG DATA , B to B SERVICES, HEALTHTECH, ADVERTISING, ANALYTICS, HR
PRESENTERS:
Insyntive (8)
- VM Ware, Prasod Gosavi, Investments
- Silicon Valley Data Capital, Curtis Feeny, Managing Director
- Allegis Cyber, Spencer Tall, Managing Director
- Charging Dragon Capital, Jon Wu, Partner
- Crescento Ventures, Govind Rajan, Partner
- Expon Capital, Rogrigo Sepulveda Schulz, Founder and Investor
- ForgePoint Capital, Andrew McClure, Vice President
- Keiretsu Forum , Marco Salvadori, Member Investor
- Select Venture Partners, Lilian Ting, Principal
- Presidio Ventures Inc., Yumi Yoshizawa, Principal
- StatZero, Sergio Marrero, General Partner
- Starters Hub, Cigdem Toraman, Managing Director
11:50-12:15 FIRESIDE CHAT KEYNOTE
Vivek Saraswat, Enterprise VC, Mayfield Fund interviewed by Murray Newlands
12:20 - 1:15 HEALTH TECH AND BIOTECH:
LIFE SCIENCES, BIOTECH, DIAGNOSIS, THERAPY, AG TECH, HEALTH, FOOD TECH, CANNABIS, MEDICAL DEVICES, PHARMA, MEDICAL DELIVERY AND SERVICES, HEALTH MANAGEMENT, AI, BIG DATA, ENERGY, MANUFACTURING, SUPPLY CHAIN
PRESENTERS:
3 Ridge Organics (10)
- Cure Ventures, Janice Hou, Managing Partner
- Healthcare Angels, Mary Jhttp://www.truslayer.ioo Potter, CEO
- CRCMVentures, Anh Le, Partner
- HEDA Ventures, Lin Xie, Managing Partner
- Kyto Technology, John Racioppi, LP
- Photon Fund Venture Capital, Zhenlin Li, Partner
- Scalator Ventures, Dr. Hermann Schindler, Partner
- VU Venture Partners, Aakash Jain, Principal
- Westlake Ventures, Jasmine Zhang, Venture Partner
- Tribeca Companies, Jeremy Koff, Vice President
- Delos Capital, Jeani Delagardelle, Venture Partner and angel
1:15-2:15 LUNCH SERVED IN DEMO SHOWCASE
2:15- 3:15 FINTECH, FINANCIAL SERVICES and BLOCKCHAIN:
BANKING, BLOCKCHAIN, CRYPTO, eCOMMERCE, FINTECH, FINANCIAL SERVICES, HEDGE FUNDS, INSURANCE, PAYMENT AND BILLING, AI for FINANCE, ICOs, STOs
PRESENTERS:
TrustLayer (4)- Amex Ventures, Ashish Mahashabde , Senior Manager
- Elysium VC , Younger Yang, VC
- Golden Seeds Angel Fund, Irina Berkon, Managing Director
- BBVA , Rohan Handa, New Ventures
- Einstein Ventures, Hidir Mag, General Partner
- Galaxy Capital Partners, Dave Misra, Managing Partner
- G2 H2 Capital, Dean Patrick, General Partner
- Genesis Block VC, Karthik Iyer, Venture partner
- Nippon Life Insurance Company, Sho Miyashiro, Deputy head of innovation
- Paulson Investment, Roy Liang, Vice President
- Proteum Capital, Amanjyot Johar, Principal
- Ultra Fund, Ann Shin, Partner
- Wharton Alumni Angels Peter Morris VC Investor
- Trust Capital, Shashwat Nanda, Exec Director
- WI Harper, Wilson Wu, Vice President
- Sanjay Goel, angel
- The Fabric, Ashu Pande , Head Product and Market
Concurrent Workshop
Inclusion and Diversity:
Hear experts discuss how to promote more diversity and inclusion for startups, investors and tech companies3:20 - 4:20 ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI), HARDWARE AND INTERNET OF THINGS:
AI, ROBOTICS, HARDWARE, SENSORS, MOBILE, TELECOM, INTERNET OF THINGS, CONSUMER ELECTRONICS, TRANSPORTATION, AUTOMOTIVE, MANUFACTURING, SEMI CONDUCTORSPresenters:
Suavei, Inc. (6)
AdamAlarm, LLC (4)- Caterpillar Ventures Caterpillar, Michael Young, General Manager
- Samsung, Radhika Malik, Investment Manager
- Howard Pakosh, TekStart, Investor
- Brian Youngil Cho, CEO, Resonado
- SymphonyAI, Uren Dhanani, VC (EIR)
- Angel, Wenli Yu, Archimedes Controls
- BootUP Ventures, Mukul Agrawal, Founder
- Denso International America, Inc., Donna Taylor, Corporate Ventures Investment Manager
- Haier Silicon Valley Innovation Center (under GE Appliances), Yaping Cheng, Innovation Manager
- Kanematsu Ventures Inc., Masa Nishikawa, President
- Mahindra Ventures , Amit Sridharan, Director of US Ventures
- May Kha Ventures Co, Jerry J. Chan, Founder
- Mighty Capital, Erwin Hosono, Partner
- Omega Venture Partners, Chris Gaertner, Principal
- Photon Fund, James Lee, Investment director
- Presidio Ventures, Inc., Tim Kazurayama, Senior Director
- ZMT Capital Management LLC, Managing Partner, Xiaohan Zhu
- Soft Bank, Kazuki Kaneuchi, Manager
- J-Angels, Gil Frostig, Investor
- Michael Henry, Berkeley Angels Network
Concurrent Workshop
Design Thinking:
Hear from certified design thinking expert on how to use design thinking for startups and investors.
4:20-5:30 DEMO SHOWCASE NETWORKING and RECEPTION
5:30-6:30 INVESTOR VIP SUSHI RECEPTION
FEATURING: CLIF FAMILY WINERY TASTING OF PREMIUM WINES WITH WINEMAKER
Open to speakers, investors, startups pitching, and VIP ticket holders6:30-9:00 AFTER PARTY
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ALL INVESTORS REGISTERED:
- 101 Islands LLC, Sunmeet Jolly, Founder and Investor
- Addup Capital, LLC , Ling Wu, Co-Founder and Partner
- Allegis Cyber, Spencer Tall, Managing Director
- Allegis Cyber, Yutaro Kawaoka, Associate
- Amex Ventures , Ashish Mahashabde , Senior Manager
- Angel Launch, Zahava Stroud, Founder and Event Producer
- Angel, Wenli Yu, Archimedes Controls
- Awake VC, Keith Newman, Associate Partner
- AwakeVC, Amit Rathore, Founding Partner
- BBVA , Rohan Handa, New Ventures
- BNM Ventures LLC , Thomas Sparico, Managing Partner
- BootUP Ventures, Mukul Agrawal, Founder
- Brand Capital , Kiran Shah, Associate
- Caterpillar Ventures Caterpillar, Michael Young, General Manager
- Denso International America, Inc., Donna Taylor, Corporate Ventures Investment Manager
- Charging Dragon Capital, Jon Wu, Partner
- CRCMVentures, Anh Le, Partner
- Crescento Ventures, Govind Rajan, Partner
- CryptoOracle.io , James Haft ,Co-Founder
- Cure Ventures, Janice Hou, Managing Partner
Delos Capital, Jeani Delagardelle, Venture Partner
- DNA Partners, Joe Jasin, Partner
- Einstein Ventures, Hidir Mag, General Partner
- Elysium VC ,Younger Yang, VC
- Expon Capital, Rogrigo Sepulveda Schulz, Founder and Investor
- ForgePoint Capital, Andrew McClure, Vice President
- Fosun International , Eddy Chiang, Senior Investment Director
- Fundpire, Gena Vazquez, Investor
- Galaxy Capital Partners, Dave Misra, Managing Partner
- G2 H2 Capital , Dean Patrick, General Partner
- Genesis Block VC , Karthik Iyer, Venture partner
- Golden Seeds Angel Fund, Irina Berkon, Managing Director (women owned business)
- Haier Silicon Valley Innovation Center (under GE Appliances), Yaping Cheng, Innovation Manager
- Healthcare Angels, Mary Jo Potter, CEO
- HEDA Ventures, Lin Xie, Managing Partner
- J-Angels, Gil Frostig, Investor | Advisor | Tech Exec | Board Member
- Kanematsu Ventures Inc., Masa Nishikawa, President
- Keiretsu Forum , Marco Salvadori, Member Investor
- Kyto Technology, John Racioppi, LP
- Mahindra Ventures , Amit Sridharan, Director of US Ventures
- May Kha Ventures Co, Jerry J. Chan, Founder
- Midea , Carly Xiao, U.S. Investment Lead
- Mighty Capital, Erwin Hosono, Partner
- Nippon Life Insurance Company, Sho Miyashiro , Deputy head of innovation
- Nippon Life Insurance Company, Yutaro Kawaoka, Deputy head of innovation
- Ofilm Group Co., Ltd. ,Tristan Joo VP, N. America Market Development
- Omega Venture Partners, Chris Gaertner, Principal
- Paradox Global, KEN LE , Founder/CEO
- Paulson Investment, Roy Liang, Vice President
- Photon Fund, James Lee, Investment director
- Photon Fund Venture Capital, Zhenlin Li, Partner
- Presidio Ventures Inc., Yumi Yoshizawa, Principal
- Presidio Ventures, Inc. , Tim Kazurayama , Senior Director
- Proteum Capital, Amanjyot Johar, Principal
- Samsung, Radhika Malik, Investment Manager
- Sand Hill Angels , John Hall, Investor
- Scalator Ventures, Dr. Hermann Schindler, Partner
- Select Venture Partners , Lilian Ting, Principal
- Self Angel, Girish Jadhav, Investor
- Silicon Valley Data Capital, Curtis Feeny, Managing Director
- StatZero, Sergio Marrero, General Partner
- Soft Bank, Kazuki Kaneuchi, Manager
- SymphonyAI, Uren Dhanani, VC (EIR)
- TAL Education Group, Lance Huang, Investment Manager
- TekStart LLC , Howard Pakosh, Managing Partner
- The Fabric, Ashu Pande , Head Product and Market
- TIS Ventures Shin Takano, Sr Vice President
- Trust Capital, Shashwat Nanda, Exec Director
- Tribeca Companies, Jeremy Koff, Vice President
- Prasod Gosavi, VM Ware, Investments
- VU Venture Partners, Aakash Jain, Principal
- Westlake Ventures, Jasmine Zhang, Venture Partner
- Wharton Alumni Angels Peter Morris VC Investor
- WI Harper, Wilson Wu, Vice President
- Ultra Fund, Ann Shin, Partner
- Unusual Ventures, Associate, Jordan Segall
- ZMT Capital Management LLC, Managing Partner, Xiaohan Zhu
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We have two rooms each with seating for 100 for concurrent sessions with full AV. All sessions consist of a panel or talk, followed by startups pitching. Startups pitch for total of 4 minutes (3 pitch, 1 q/a) or 6 (4 pitch and 2 q/a) to panel of investors and audience members. There is a Demo Showcase area for more networking with lunch and happy hour.
All of the sessions on tech topics will address Tech and Investing Trends for Apps, Devices, Services and Platforms.
Demo Showcase Area opens at noon. Set up after 9am.
STARTUPS PITCHING:
Six Minutes:
Four Minutes:
- Female Founders Faster Forward (4)
- Jointer (4)
- Blockcluster (4)
- Class A Tutoring (4)
- Loannect (4)
Three Minutes:
- Snappy Wire (3)
- AdPal (3)
- ECFX (3)
- WollenDance (3)
9:00-10:00 REGISTRATION AND COFFEE NETWORKING
DEMO SHOWCASE OPEN noon to 6pm10:00 - 11:00 CONSUMER APPS, PRODUCTS AND SERVICES:
ENTERTAINMENT, DIGITAL LIFESTYLE, TRAVEL, TRANSPORTATION, AUTOMOTIVE, REAL ESTATE, CANNABIS, HEALTH TECH, ADVERTISING, WELLNESS, ED TECH, eCOMMERCE
ROOM 505/506- A3Ventures, Alexander Sylvester, Principal
101 Islands LLC , Sunmeet Jolly, Founder
Michael Mojaver, Angel Investor
Gena Vazquez, Angel Investor
Venture University, Helene Servillon, Investor
Moderator: Hanover Intl., Michael Gibstine
PITCHING:
Class A Tutoring (4)
AdPal (3)
Snappy Wire (3)
10:00 - 11:00 ENTERPRISE AND BUSINESS APPS and SERVICES:
SOFTWARE, SAAS, CLOUD, SECURITY AND BIG DATA , B to B SERVICES, HEALTHTECH
ROOM 608/609- Big Data Venture Capital, Curtis Feeny, Partner
- Forgepoint Capital, Andrew McClure, Principal
- Venture University, Dr. Wayne Lim, Investor
- Wenli Yu, Angel Investor
- Moderator: Decipher Capital, Harshitha Kilari, General Partner
PITCHING:
- Intiva Health (6)
- Tapjets (6)
- ECFX (3)
- Female Founders Faster Forward (4)
11:15 - 12:15 STRATEGIES TO ATTRACT FUNDING IN SILICON VALLEY, CHINA and EUROPEROOM 505/506- Keiretsu Forum, Marco Salvadori, Angel Investor
- Elysium, Younger Yang, VC
- Vostoc Capital, Sergey Vostrikov , Partner
- CR Capital, Karen Guo, Investor
- Moderator Ultra Fund, Dr. Ann Shin, Partner
11:15- 12:15 BLOCKCHAIN, FINTECH, FINANCIAL SERVICES< HEDGE FUNDS AND CRYPTOROOM 608/609- Chainfund, Elvina Kamalova, Partner
- Outpost Capital, Cherie Liu, Vice President
- Awake VC , Amit Rathore, Founding Partner
- Decipher Capital, Harshitha Kilari, General Partner
- Galaxy Capital Partners, Dave Misra, Partner
- Moderator: Jim Maricondo, Blockchain Consultant
PITCHING:
- Jointer (4)
- Blockcluster (4)
- Loannect (4)
1:30 - 2:45 AI, ROBOTICS, SENSORS, MOBILE, INTERNET OF THINGS, CONSUMER ELECTRONICS, TRANSPORTATION, HEALTH TECH
ROOM 608/609
- Mahindra Partners, Amit Sridharan, Director, US Venture Investments & Partnerships
- Strive Capital // Grishin Robotics, Nuno Goncalves Pedro, Managing Partner // Venture Partner
- 101 Islands LLC , Sunmeet Jolly, Founder
- A3Ventures, Alexander Sylvester, Principal
- Vision Passage Vic Kapur, Angel Investor, Founder and Managing Member
- Alen Malaki, Cisco, Senior Strategic Portfolio Manager and Plug and Play
- Moderator: Joel Camacho, Decipher Capital, General Partner
PITCHING: - NineSigma North America (6)
- Tivic Health Systems (6)
- Sagisu (6)
1:30 - 2:45 ASK THE INVESTORS ANYTHING and 1 MINUTE PITCH FEEDBACK
ROOM 505/506
Ask any questions to our panel of investors about how to raise funding, valuations, attracting funding, deal terms, due diligence, customer acquisition, sales strategy, tech trends, forming management team, marketing, forming partnerships. You can also do a 1 minute pitch (randomly selected from audience) and get feedback from investors.- Ultra Fund, Dr. Ann Shin, Partner
- Alen Malaki, Cisco, Senior Strategic Portfolio Manager and Plug and Play
- A3Ventures, Alexander Sylvester, Principal
- Vision Passage Vic Kapur, Angel Investor, Founder and Managing Member
- Inspiration Ventures, Christian Elebiary, Venture capital Fund
3:00-5:30 DEMO SHOWCASE NETWORKING and VIP RECEPTION
All startups presenting meet with investors in the Demo Showcase.
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AGENDA AND SPEAKERS
8:30 - 9:30 am Registration
We have two state of the art classrooms with seating for 100. All startups pitch for total of 4 minutes (3 pitch, 1 q/a) or 6 (4 pitch and 2 q/a) to panel of investors and audience members. There are two sessions taking place concurrently. All sessions focus on Tech and Investing Trends with a panel or talk, followed by startups pitching. There is a Demo Showcase area for networking.
9:00-9:30 Registration and coffee
9:30 - 10:30 am Session 1
CONSUMER APPS, DEVICES AND PLATFORMS9:30 - 10:30 am Session 2
ENTERPRISE APPS, DEVICES AND PLATFORMS10:30 am - 11:30 pm Session 3 Panel
HOW TO DO DEALS WITH SILICON VALLEY10:30 am - 11:30 pm Session 4 Panel
STRATEGIES TO ATTRACT FUNDING FOR STARTUPS FROM VC & ANGELS11:30 am - 12:00 pm Session 5 Talk
ATTRACTING FUNDING FOR STARTUPS FROM VC & ANGELS11:30 am - 12:00 pm Session 6 Talk
PREPARING HARDWARE PRODUCTS FOR MARKET
12:00 pm - 12:45 pm Session 7 Panel
HEALTH TECH APPS AND DEVICES: HEALTH AND WELLNESS, MEDICAL DEVICES, FITNESS , FOOD
12:45 - 1:45 pm Networking Lunch in Demo Showcase2:00 - 3:00 pm Session 8
AI, ROBOTICS AND MACHINE LEARNING2:00 - 3:00 pm Session 9
ENTERTAINMENT AND DIGITAL MEDIA:
GAMES, TV, VIDEO STREAMING, ADVERTISING, SPORTS, MUSIC3:00 - 4:00 pm Session 9
SENSORS AND HARDWARE TRENDS, CONSUMER ELECTRONICS, INTERNET OF THINGS3:00 - 4:00 pm Session 10
DIGITAL LIFESTYLE: FOOD TECH, LEISURE, TRAVEL, SOCIAL NETWORKS
4:00-5:00 DEMO SHOWCASE NETWORKINGAll startups presenting ( morning or afternoon) will meet with investors only in the Demo Showcase.
5:30-7:30 VIP Networking Dinner at Focus Studio 181 2nd Street
Open to all speakers, investors, presenting startups and VIP Tickets
AGENDA AND SPEAKERS
9:00-9:30 Registration
All startups pitch for total of 6 minutes (4 minutes pitch and 2 minutes q/a) to panel of investors and audience members9:30-10:45 Session 1
TECH & INVESTING TRENDS FOR CONSUMER, ENTERPRISE APPS, DEVICES AND PLATFORMS INCLUDING BLOCKCHAIN AND CRYPTO- Moderator: Ultrafund, Ann Shin, Founder
- SONY Corporate Alliances and Investments, Europe, Tony Seeff
- Bay Angels, Managing Partner, Jordan Wahbeh
- Mahindra Partners, Director, US Venture Investments & Partnerships, Amit Sridharan
- 7 Gate Ventures, General Partner, Alireza Rahnema
- TheFabric, Astush Pande, Head Product and Market
- AMSYS Blockchain, CEO, Aman Quadri
- Bloccelerate VC, General Partner, Kate Mitselmakher
- Chainfund Capital, Partner, Elvina Kamalova
- CryptoOracle, James Haft, Co-Founder
- Galaxy Capital Partners, Managing Partner, Dave Misra
- Expon Capital, Rodrigo Salvador Schulz, Partner
(6 minutes total : 4 for pitch, 2 for q/a)11:00-12:15 Session 2
STRATEGIES TO ATTRACT FUNDING FOR STARTUPS FROM VC & ANGELS FOR DOING DEALS WITH SILICON VALLEYPanel followed by startups pitching
- Moderator: Jordan Wahbeh, Managing Director, Bay Angels
- Bund Capital, Partner, Howie Fan
- FM Ventures, Managing Director, Adam Grill
- Fundpire, Angel Investor, Gena Vazquez
- Ricci Global, Nick Ricci, Founder
- Andelan Ventures, Partner, Jeff Allen
- Mahindra Partners, Director, US Venture Investments & Partnerships, Amit Sridharan
- SVSO, Investor, Alan Clayton
- Vostoc Fund, Partner, Sergey Vostrikov
- Ultrafund, Partner, Ann Shin
STARTUPS PITCHING- Fanverse (15 minutes)
12:15-12:45 All startups presenting ( morning or afternoon) will meet with investors only in the Demo Showcase.
12:00 - 4:00 DEMO SHOWCASE OPEN
12:45-1:30 Networking Lunch
At least one investor seated at each table with startups.1:30-3:30 Session 3
RAISING FUNDING FROM GLOBAL INVESTORS: NEW YORK, SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, CHINA, EUROPE, OTHER REGIONS- Moderator: Inventus Law, Angel, Anil Advani
- Nordic Eye, Managing Partner, Richard Sussma
- BlueWater Angels Network, Executive Director, Ken Kousky
- Flightpath Capital, Managing Partner, Jamie Cohen
- Angelus Funding, Stephan Reckie, Founding Partner
- Cap Stack West, CEO, Ken Hubbard
- RedBridge Capital, Cervantes Lee, CEO
- TekStart LLC, Managing Partner, Howard Pakosh
- Scalator Ventures, Herman Schindler, Founder
- Angelus Funding, Jerome Wong, Managing Member
- Angel Investor, Aji Pila (judge oly)
- Elmcore, CEO, Felix Danciu
3:30-4:30 INVESTOR DEMO SHOWCASE
All startups presenting ( morning or afternoon) will meet with investors only in the Demo Showcase. Also open to attendees.
4:30-5:00 AwardsEuropean American Pitch Award with United AirlinesAGENDA AND SPEAKERS
8:30-9:30 Registration
All startups pitch for total of 6 minutes (4 minutes pitch and 2 minutes q/a) to panel of investors and audience members
9:30-10:45 Session 1
TECH & INVESTING TRENDS FOR CONSUMER &, ENTERPRISE APPS, DEVICES AND PLATFORMS INCLUDING BLOCKCHAIN AND CRYPTO- SONY Corporate Alliances and Investments, Europe, Tony Seeff
- Bay Angels, Managing Partner, Jordan Wahbeh
- Mahindra Partners, Director, US Venture Investments & Partnerships, Amit Sridharan
- 7 Gate Ventures, General Partner, Alireza Rahnema
- TheFabric, Astush Pande, Head Product and Market
- AMSYS Blockchain, CEO, Aman Quadri
- Bloccelerate VC, General Partner, Kate Mitselmakher
- Chainfund Capital, Partner, Elvina Kamalova
- CryptoOracle, James Haft, Co-Founder
- Galaxy Capital Partners, Managing Partner, Dave Misra
- Moderator: Ultrafund, Ann Shin, Founder
STRATEGIES TO ATTRACT FUNDING FOR STARTUPS FROM VC and ANGELS and DOING DEALS WITH SILICON VALLEYPanel followed by startups pitching
- Bund Capital, Partner, Howie Fan
- FM Ventures, Managing Director, Adam Grill
- Fundpire, Angel Investor, Gena Vazquez
- Ricci Global, Nick Ricci, Founder
- Alta Global, Partner, Brian Cummings
- Andelan Ventures, Partner, Jeff Allen
- Moderator: Read Write Labs, Kyle Elicott
11:00-12:15 Session 4
DOING DEALS WITH SILICON VALLEY INVESTORS
Panel followed by startups pitching- Mahindra Partners, Director, US Venture Investments & Partnerships, Amit Sridharan
- SVSO, Investor, Alan Clayton
- Rhapsody Ventures, Director, Vincent Lui
- Vostoc Fund, Partner, Sergey Vostrikov
- Espeed Capital, Managing Director, Alan Xing
- Ultrafund, Partner, Ann Shin
- Moderator: Jordan Wahbeh, Managing Director, Bay Angels
12:15 - 12:45 INVESTOR DEMO SHOWCASE
All startups presenting ( morning or afternoon) will meet with investors only in the Demo Showcase.
12:00 - 6:00 DEMO SHOWCASE OPEN
12:45-1:30 Networking Lunch
At least one investor seated at each table with startups.1:30-3:30 Session 5
RAISING FUNDING FROM GLOBAL INVESTORS: NEW YORK, SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, CHINA, EUROPE, OTHER REGIONS- Nordic Eye, Managing Partner, Richard Sussma
- Ken Kousky, Executive Director, BlueWater Angels Network
- Flightpath Capital, Managing Partner, Jamie Cohen
- Angelus Funding, Stephan Reckie, Founding Partner
- Private Capital Network, CEO, Ken Hubbard
- RedBridge Capital, Cervantes Lee, CEO
- Moderator: TheFabric, Astush Pande, Head Product and Market
1:30-3:30 Session 6
GLOBAL TECH & INVESTING TRENDS FOR SOFTWARE AND HARDWARE- TekStart LLC, Managing Partner, Howard Pakosh
- Scalator Ventures, Herman Schindler, Founder
- Angelus Funding, Jerome Wong, Managing Member
- Angel Investor, Aji Pila (judge oly)
- Elmcore, CEO, Felix Danciu
- ams AG, Angel Investor / Sr. Director & GM, Tristan Joo
- Moderator: Aventus Law, Angel, Anil Advanti
3:30-4:00 INVESTOR DEMO SHOWCASE
All startups presenting ( morning or afternoon) will meet with investors only in the Demo Showcase.
4:00-5:00 ReceptionEuropean American Pitch Award with United Airlines8:30-9:30 Registration
9:30-10:45 TECH PITCH
Tech Trends and Investing Opportunities
Followed by Startups Pitching9:50-10:30 Diversity Keynote: From Universal to Personal: The business of inclusion and why it matters
by Nidhi Singh, Global Diversity & Inclusion Lead, India, Middle East, Africa, CEE, France, Microsoft
10:30-11:00 How can diversity drive our future success?
by Rita Veres, Market Lead, SingularityU Budapest Chapter Ambassador, Aon Hewitt
11:00-11:20 Coffee break
OPEN to learn from best practices - Track1
11:20-11:35 Fireside chat: at the workplace as an LGBTQ person
11:35-12:05 The Power of Allies
by Chris Moody, Lead Business Analyst, Commodity Risk, Regulatory and Finance – Integrated Supply Trading,
Pride Network co-chair, United Kingdom, BP
12:05-12:20 Fireside chat: at the workplace as a Roma person
12:20-13:00 Are we there yet? - Roma inclusion at workplaces
panel discussion with Viktoria Gerner, Project Coordinator for Integrom, The Boston Consulting Group, and
Sándor Lakatos, CEO, Novapapír
13:00-14:30 Lunch
GET INSPIRED: LEADERSHIP & HR
14:30-15:00 How Accenture builds its gender balanced team and a women-inclusive workplace
by Alena Sochorová, Managing Director and Diversity Sponsor, Accenture CMT Consulting Lead in Central Europe (Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary and Romania), Accenture
15:00-15:30 Diversity tactics that work - Actionable ways to improve diversity in your organisation
by Holly Fawcett, Curriculum Development Director, SocialTalent
15:30-16:30 Designing a diverse team and becoming an inclusive leader
panel discussion with Edina Heal, Country Director, Google,
Jane Ellis, Citi Shared Service Centre Budapest Head, Enterprise Supply Chain EMEA Head, Citi Shared Services EMEA Head, Citi
Judit Zolnay, CEO, General Manager, Metlife Hungary, and
Peter Arvai, co-founder, CEO, Prezi, Gabriella Vidus, Chief Executive Officer, RTL Hungary
16:30-16:50 Coffee break
MONDAY JANUARY 7 AGENDA 9am to 6pm
The sessions take place concurrently in two rooms.The VIP Lounge is open all day VIP ticket holders, speakers and sponsors for networking and meetings including Investor Roundtable for private meetings.
8:30-9:30 am Registration Opens
Exhibit Hall opens 12:15 to 4:00pm9:30 am - 10:45 pm TECH
Tech Trends and Investing Opportunities
Followed by Startups Pitching9:30am - 10:45 am BLOCKCHAIN, ICO AND FINTECH
Blockchain, Cryptocurrencies,d ICO Trends and Fintech Investing Opportunities
Followed by Startups Pitching10:45 - 11:00 INVESTOR ROUNDTABLE MEETINGS
All startups who just presented go to adjcaent room for seating at tables. Investors only are allowed in room for 1 on 1 short meetings.11:00 am - 12:15 pm TECH
Tech Trends and Investing Opportunities
Followed by Startups Pitching11:00am - 12:15pm BLOCKCHAIN, ICO AND FINTECH
Blockchain, Cryptocurrencies,d ICO Trends and Fintech Investing Opportunities
Followed by Startups Pitching12:15 - 12:30 INVESTOR ROUNDTABLE MEETINGS
All startups who just presented go to adjcaent room for seating at tables. Investors only are allowed in room for 1 on 1 short meetings.12:30-1:00 pm Expo Hall Lunch
12:15-1:00 Demo Showcase Open
1:00-1:45 Networking Lunch
At least one investor will be seated at each table, but likely more.1:45-3:00 pm Startups Pitch
Tech Trends and Investing Opportunities
Followed by Startups Pitching
3:00-4:00 pm Expo Hall Reception
Networking Mixer and Demo Showcase Open to all attendees
European American Pitch Awards: $50,000 of prizes for the top 3 winners.
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Call +1 (310) 6216850.AGENDA AND SPEAKERS
9:00-9:30 Expo Hall
The sessions take place concurrently in three rooms, main session and two breakout rooms. There is a 10 minute break to walk between sessions.
9:30-10:00 Main
Why ICOs Matter to the Decentralized Economy
VIP Lounge
The VIP Lounge is open the entire day to all VIP ticket holders, speakers and sponsors for networking and meetings. Use the meeting app to arrange meetings at numbered tables.
10:10-10:40 Main
Making Money: Successful Crypto Investing Strategies
10:10-10:40 Room 1
10:10-10:40 Room 2
Taking the Crypto Economy to Its Full Potential
Capital markets--Central bank--Smart contracts--Private jurisdiction--Decentralization at the subsystems level
10:50-11:20 Main
Legal Framework to Structure ICOs in Compliance with State and Federal Law
10:50-11:20 Room 1
Blockchain Use Cases: Manufacturing, Energy, Smart Cities, Automotive, Transportation and Industrial
10:50-11:20 Room 2
Crypto Investing and Women
11:30-12:40 ICO Pitch
How ICOS will Disrupt Traditional Venture Capital and Raising Funding for Startups.
Followed by ICO and Startup Pitching with investor comments
11:30-12:40 Room 1
Small group discussion led by facilitator on critical issues
11:30-12:40 Room 1
Small group discussion led by facilitators on critical issues
12:40-1:45 Main
Lunch and Demo Showcase
12:40-1:45 Main
Lunch and Demo Showcase
12:40-1:45 Main
Lunch and Demo Showcase
1:50-2:20 Main
FinTech Trends: Technology Disruption of the Equity
Markets such as Market Trends, M & A Transactions and Private Placement Financing1:50-2:20 Room 2
Successful ICO and Blockchain Startup Stories-Learn how ICOS Have Raised Funds and Attracted Customers
1:50-2:20 Room 1
ICO Marketing and Promotional Strategies to Attract Investors
2:30-3:00 Main
Investors Perspective: Opportunities and Challenges for ICOS and traditional funding markets
2:30-3:00 Room 1
Legal Framework to Structure ICOs in Compliance with State and Federal Law
2:30-3:00 Room 2
Market Strategies for Blockchain and Cryptocurrency Investing
3:10-3:40 Main
Raising Funding for Startups: Should You Raise from ICOS or VC Funding?
Understand key issues and strategies to make a decision.
3:10-3:40 Room 1
Developers Workshop: Tools and Strategies for Using Blockchain
3:10-3:40 Room 2
Future of Regulated Exchanges and Trading for ICOS
3:50-4:20 Main
Blockchain Impact on Fintech: Financial services, Insurance, Hedge Funds, Banking
3:50-4:20 Room 1
Cross Border Opportunities for ICOS and Blockchain: Asia and Europe
3:50-4:20 Room 2
Blockchain and ICOS for Healthcare and Medical Uses
4:30-5:00 Main
The Promise & Perils of ICOs, Bitcoin & Ethereum for Investors and Startups
4:30-5:00 Room 1
Investor Roundtable for 1 on 1 Meetings. Only ICO Pitch or sponsors hold 3 meetings for 10 minutes each with investors.
4:30-5:00 Room 2
Investor Roundtable for 1 on 1 Meetings. Only ICO Pitch or sponsors hold 3 meetings for 10 minutes each with investors.
5:00-6:30 Expo Hall
Networking Mixer and Demo Showcase
7:00-10:00 Offsite
VIP Dinner and Party
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