Silicon Valley Entrepreneurs & Startups - SVE

An event that brings together the main actors in the entrepreneurship ecosystem. More than 200 activities such as panels, workshops, conferences, networking experiences to generate valuable connections, pitches of initiatives and startups, investment and corporate innovation forums; and more than 250 recognized speakers.
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#### Future Now, innovation fair

The innovation fair within the incMTY festival, with large companies and startups sharing their latest launches, innovations, new technologies and products. Be part of this exhibition space where you will have the opportunity to connect with companies looking for innovation and close deals with qualified leads.
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#### Corporate Innovation

We help organizations and corporations solve specific problems through a unique model of open innovation, based on challenges together with the entrepreneurship ecosystem. Some brands that have trusted us: Daikin México and HEINEKEN México, Santander, World Bank Group, Municipality of Monterrey.

F50 Global Capital Summit® 2024 hosted at the Austin San Antonio Region (ASA). This is an excellent opportunity for you to share your expertise and insights with the global investment community.
This convergence of culture and innovation presents a unique opportunity for you to address the global investment community and impart your insights on the evolving landscape of manufacturing and industrial real estate, with a particular focus on the burgeoning connections between manufacturing in Mexico and North American innovation.

ASA is also known as the Central Texas Innovation Belt, the Great Austin San Antonio Corridor, is an exploding region that combines the nation’s No.1 fastest-growing region Austin Metro and the No.8 fastest-growing metro San Antonio Metro. It includes 2022 nation’s fastest growing city #1 Georgetown, #2 Leander, #5 New Braunfels. With a population projected to approach 10 million before 2040, ASA boasts a dynamic ecosystem housing titans of innovation such as Teslas, Dell, IBM, Apple, Amazon, and many others.

Moreover, ASA's strategic nexus between Dallas and Monterrey, Mexico positions it as a pivotal hub for North America's manufacturing sector, driving innovation across diverse domains including HealthTech, Transportation, Space Tech, PropTech, and beyond.

The F50 Global Capital Summit® is a collaborative endeavor between F50 Global Capital and esteemed partners like YTexas, Long 100 Capital, Silicon Global, International Accelerator, Spring Up Capital, and Austin San Antonio Startups. This summit promises to host 30+ sessions comprising speaking engagements, panel discussions, and invitational roundtables led by industry luminaries, domain experts, investors, and successful entrepreneurs. A global investor delegation will converge to forge meaningful connections within the ASA ecosystem.
As one of the most coveted events for Private Equities, VCs, Angels, LPs, Family Offices, Corporate Ventures, and industry leaders, the summit facilitates synergy among the global investor community, fostering a new wave of innovation within the ASA region and beyond.
Our media matrix has over one million impressions across different media channels in 2022, and we expect to attract 120 VIPs and one million online video views from around the world. Our summit trailer on youtube, Linkedin, and Twitter.

The summit will take place online and Austin - San Antonio, and it will be an outstanding opportunity to connect ASA ecosystem with global capital. The event will also be truly global, with speakers, content, and breakout rooms for Mexico, Europe, India, Mid East, Singapore, and more. The event page provides more information: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/f50-global-capital-summit-2024-austin-san-antonio-tickets-499080151167?aff=oddtdtcreator

Ask A VC!
Jay Eum, Founding Managing Partner, GFT Ventures, Silicon Valley
Jay is a 21-year veteran venture capitalist with extensive investment experience at Samsung Ventures and TransLink Capital. He recently became Founding Managing Partner of GFT Ventures, which invests in category-leading early stage startups focused on frontier technology sectors including AI/ data science, automation/ robotics, fintech/ blockchain, digital healthcare and mobility. Jay started his venture capital career at the Silicon Valley office of Vertex Management, the Singapore-based VC arm of investment firm Temasek Holdings.
Jay received an MBA from Stanford University and M.S/B.S. in Chemistry from Seoul National University. Jay serves as Chairman and Board Director of the Asia America MultiTechnology Association (AAMA). Jay is also an active angel investor and advisor to several startups including Coupang (NYSE: CPNG), KiwiCo, Korbit (acq’d by Nexon), Korea Credit Data, Merit, Noom, SoFi (NASDAQ: SOFI) and Tapas (acq’d by Kakao)
Ask A VC!
Nan Zhou, Director, Qualcomm Ventures, Silicon Valley
Nan is an investor at Qualcomm Ventures focusing on AI application, IoT, and 5G connectivity in North America. Her core thesis includes AI in Retail, AI & automation in Manufacturing, IoT, and mobilities. Previously, Nan was head of U.S. investment at Baidu Capital and Baidu Changcheng Growth fund, responsible for establishing Baidu’s U.S. investment ecosystem. She built local VC and entrepreneur networks and sourced and completed investments including Cererbas, Kitt.ai, Velodyne, Falcon, Ripcord, MoreHealth, and Black Sesame.
An ex-Wall Street investment banker, she is familiar with both U.S. and the Asia Pacific (HK and China) capital markets, as well as M&A and IPO processes.
She is an MBA graduate of the Wharton School and received accounting and economics undergraduate degrees from the University of Maryland.
Spotlight: Asia Brands Going Global
Strategies and lessons learned from Asia-founded brands going global.
Alvin Wang Graylin, Global VP of Corporate Development, HTC, Seattle
Alvin leads global corporate development at smart mobile device maker HTC. A seasoned tech entrepreneur and executive, he also is a co-author of the soon-to-be-released book, Our Next Reality, How The AI -Powered Metaverse will Reshape the World.
Graylin has more than 30 years of business management experience in tech and business, including 20 years in Greater China and seven years as China president at HTC. Prior to HTC, he was a serial entrepreneur, having founded four venture-backed startups in the mobile and internet spaces, covering mobile search, NLP, AI, AR, big data, mobile social, adtech, and digital media. He also has held P&L roles at Intel, Trend Micro, and IBM.
Tech Founder Pitches
Xuejun Sheldon Xie, Co-founder & CEO, PhantaField, San Francisco
Wesley Zheng, Co-founder & CEO, POSH, San Francisco
Chris Wentz, Founder, Everykey, Cleveland
San Wong, CEO & Founder, R2C2
KS Cheng, Marketing Director, ReelSights AI
Judges for feedback: Stephen Forte, Fresco Capital; Jean-Marc Ly, Growth Investor & Serial Entrepreneur, Bob Sopko, Director, CWRU LaunchNet / Plus audience Q&A
AGENDA
5pm Registration & Networking
5:15 Welcome Remarks
5:30pm Ask A VC
Jay Eum, GFT Ventures
Nan Zhou, Qualcomm Ventures
6pm Spotlight
Alvin Wang Graylin, HTC
6:15pm Tech Founder Pitches
Xuejun Sheldon Xie, PhantaField, San Francisco
Wesley Zheng, POSH, San Francisco
Chris Wentz, Everykey, Cleveland
San Wong, R2C2, Hong Kong
KS Cheng, ReelSights AI, Hong Kong
6:35pm Reception
7pm Event Concludespadillaivonne@tec.mx
For ticket: https://www.silicondragonventures.com/news/silicon-dragon-ces-2024-where-asias-vcs-and-tech-founders-meet/