CVC & VC Gen AI Funding Mini-Summit @Perkins Coie, Palo Alto. (Online)

Above is a picture of Perkins Coie, Palo Alto the venue of this event.

Generative AI was accelerated due to Microsoft's investment of $10 B in Open AI. https://www.forbes.com/sites/qai/2023/01/27/microsoft-confirms-its-10-billion-investment-into-chatgpt-changing-how-microsoft-competes-with-google-apple-and-other-tech-giants.
So essentially, at its core, Gen AI is about Corporate/CVC’s fueling the next tsunami of tech disruption.

As an entrepreneur, if you don't take inputs from CVC's right from the get go, you may have to re-build/replicate all your hard work; however, there is no platform in Silicon Valley or beyond where you can obtain CVC perspectives of Gen AI. Hence, Pitch Global’s CVC-in-Residence, Deborah Magid, who recently retired after 20 years at IBM Ventures, launched the world’s first “Generative AI: A CVC Funding perspective” event keynoted by Global Co-Chair of Mckinsey and other senior investors from Lam Cap, Marubeni, Synapse etc.

On 25th July. View footage https://youtu.be/OeSog1ZFPRQ
We are now adding a VC perspective to this CVC Gen AI event and launching it in person on 21st Sept.

Agenda:
1 –1.30 pm: Registration & Networking.
1.30 pm: Opening Remarks.
1.30 – 2.30 pm: Pre-event “How to prep for CVC & VC funding for your AI Startup” event. The Founding EIR’s of Pitch Global, Axel Tillmann and Kaustav Chaudhuri, will co-host this portion.
1.30 ---2.00 pm: First 30 entrepreneurs will be able to give a 1 min elevator pitch and will be given priority for asking questions.
2 --2.20 pm: Training Masterclass on How to prep for Govt Grants for your AI Startup by Chuck Eason, who has been providing counseling and training on SBIR/STTR funding since 1995 on behalf of various State of Ca Funding & Mentoring Agencies. His company, OPTEMA Development Corporation, is a past National Science Foundation (NSF) Phase I, Phase II, and Phase IICC STTR awardee.
2 ---2.40 pm: Training Masterclass. TBD.
CVC& VC Gen AI Funding mini-Summit will be hosted by EIR& CVC-in-Residence of Pitch Global, Deborah Magid, who recently retired after 20+ years in IBM Ventures as a global evangelist and speaker in over 50 countries.
2.40 –3 pm: Q&A Style Keynote: “How Generative AI will disrupt your Industry: a CVC perspective” by Tarik Galijasevik, Head of All state CVC and ranked one of the leading CVC’s in the world multiple times.
3 pm –3.20 pm: Q&A Style Keynote: “How Generative AI will disrupt your Industry: a VC perspective” by Jake Flomenberg, Wing VC (formerly at Accel Partners)
3.20 –3.40 pm: Q&A Style Keynote: “How Generative AI will disrupt your Industry: a Corporate perspective” by Gerard Cunningham, Co-Chair Climate Tech & AI, Mckinsey&Co.
3.40 –4.20 pm: CVC Panel. Lance Matthews, DTCP (Deutsche Telekom) + 2-3 more CVC’s from cos like Marubeni.
4.20 --- 5 pm: VC Panel: Steve Krausz, USVP; Aaron Jacobson, NEA; Evangelos Simoudis, Synapse
5--5.30 pm: Portfolio Startup Showcase.
5.30—6.30 pm: Networking.

After event Happy Hour: TBD.
As a long- term affiliate of the California Governor's Office of Economic Development Agencies such as Norcal SBDC, TFG, SJSU Innovation, etc., Pitch Global has been building the Silicon Valley CVC Network on their behalf. The State of CA has published one of our funding success stories on one of their Agency sites www.norcalsbdc.org/client-stories/telemetrak. You can see the caliber of our CVC events in this footage from our previous CVC Summit with the CA Gov's Office, IBM, Samsung, SK,TDK, Lam Cap, 3M, Schlumberger and more at: https://youtu.be/2dfh9It91Sc
Any questions? Email: **startups@pitchglobal.com**

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