AI 2030 Silicon Valley AI Investing Summit

AI 2030 Silicon Valley AI Investing Summit
Investing in Responsible AI & Emerging Technologies
📍 Location: Synopsys Pathline Park- 800 N Mary, Sunnyvale
📅 Date: May 1, 2025
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