Draft agenda; All speakers TBC
8:00 AM – 9:00 AM | Registration & Networking Breakfast
- Check-in & Badge Collection
- Breakfast & Networking with Investors, Founders, and AI Leaders
Opening Remark:
9:00 am-9:15am AI 2030: Trustworthy, Safe and Sustainable AI for All
🎤 Speakers:
- Xiaochen Zhang, Chief Responsible AI Officer, AI 2030
Session 1: Keynote Fireside Chat (30 min)
9:00 AM – 9:45 AM | The Future of AI Investing: Navigating the Next Trillion-Dollar Opportunity
🎤 Speakers:
- Shahin Farshchi, General Partner, Lux Capital
- Steve Goldberg, Partner, DYDX Capital
Session 2: AI Unicorn Showcase (45 min)
9:45 AM – 10:30 AM | Scaling AI Responsibly: Insights from Unicorn Founders & Leading Investors
🎤 Speakers:
- Navrina Singh, Founder & CEO, Credo AI
- Wendy (Koh) Gonzalez, CEO, Sama
- Ryan Chou, Managing Director, JetBlue Ventures
10:30 AM – 10:45 AM | Networking Break & Investor Connections
Session 3: Staying Competitive in the AI Era (45 min)
10:45 AM – 11:30 AM | Adapting to AI Disruption: Winning Strategies for Companies & Investors
🎤 Speakers:
- Garnet S. Heraman, Co-Founder & Managing Partner, Aperture® Venture Capital
- Arvind Jain, CEO, Glean
- Brian Cho, Partner, Patron
Session 4: AI Startup Pitch Session (30 min)
11:30 AM – 12:00 PM | Early-Stage AI Innovations
· Moderator: Keith Koo, VP, US Capital
🎤 Judges:
- Lawrence Lo, Principal, iSeed Ventures
- Roger Luo, Founder & Managing Partner, Embedding VC
- David Mandel, Managing Partner, Emerging Ventures Capital
- Suraj Kumar, Managing Partner, DoubleRock
- Cathryn Chen, Founder & GP, Radiate Ventures
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM | Lunch
- Roundtable discussions on AI for FinTech, Climate, Deep Tech & Web3
Session 5: The AI-Enabled Industrial Revolution (45 min)
1:00 PM – 1:45 PM | Automation & AI at Work: Building and Investing in the Next Industrial Revolution
🎤 Speakers:
- Paulina Szyzdek, Investment Principal, Bosch Ventures
- Dong-Su Kim, CEO, LG Technology Ventures
- Shashank Dixit, Founder, ERP.AI
- Amber Atherton, Partner, Patron
Session 6: The AI-Enabled Future of Finance (45 min)
1:45 PM – 2:30 PM | FinTech & AI: Investing in the Intelligent Financial Ecosystem
🎤 Speaker:
- Vibhor Rastogi, Global Head of AI Investments, Citi Ventures
- Carey Ransom, Managing Director, BankTech Ventures
- Logan Allin, Managing Partner & Founder, Fin Capital
- Ilan Gleiser, AWS
Session 7: The Future of Decentralized Intelligence (45 min)
2:30 PM – 3:15 PM | AI + Web3 – The Next Frontier for Investors
🎤 Speakers:
- Barbara Bickham, Founder & Managing Partner, Trailyn VC
- Ray Wu, Managing Partner, Alumni Ventures AI Fund
3:15 PM – 3:30 PM | Networking Break & Investor Introductions
Session 8: AI Startup Pitch Session (30 min)
3:30 PM – 4:00 PM | The Next Generation of AI Innovators
Moderator: Rohan Hall
🎤 Judges:
- Lawrence Lo, Principal, iSeed Ventures
- Roger Luo, Founder & Managing Partner, Embedding VC
- David Mandel, Managing Partner, Emerging Ventures Capital
- Suraj Kumar, Managing Partner, DoubleRock
- Cathryn Chen, Founder & GP, Radiate Ventures
Session 9: Closing Keynote (45 min)
4:00 PM – 4:45 PM | The Future of AI Investments & Responsible Innovation
🎤 Host:
- Andy Tang, Partner, Draper Associates
AI 2030 Closing Remarks (15 min)
4:45 PM – 5:00 PM | Final Thoughts & The Road Ahead
🎤 Speaker:
- AI 2030 Leadership Team
