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Navigating the Tech Investment Landscape: A Conversation with Alok Sama & Max Levchin
Business & Market Insights
Join us for an insightful evening at Asia Society as Alok Sama, former President & CFO of Softbank Group International & author of the bestselling literary memoir The Money Trap: Lost Illusions Inside the Tech Bubble, engages in a compelling conversation with renowned fintech entrepreneur Max Levchin, co-founder of PayPal & founder-CEO of Affirm. They will share invaluable lessons from their extensive careers in tech & finance, delving into the current landscape of tech investment, exploring the impact of the present administration's tech vision, & the U.S.-China tech rivalry. With Masayoshi Son leading President Trump's AI infrastructure investment project - Project Stargate - Mr. Sama has special insight into what to expect from the enigmatic "Masa," much of his experience also documented in his book The Money Trap. What is it that investors & innovators are not seeing? Or choosing not to see?
Don't miss this opportunity to gain wisdom from some of the industry's giants in a thought-provoking discussion. The Money Trap will be available for sale during the event with a book signing to follow.
Speakers
Alok Sama
Alok Sama currently serves as a Senior Advisor to Warburg Pincus & Chairs the Advisory Board for Valhalla Ventures. While at SoftBank he led the $34 billion acquisition of Arm Holdings, the $59 billion merger of T-Mobile & Sprint & multiple growth investments across technology verticals. He has over 30 years of investment banking, capital market & investment experience in New York, London & Hong Kong. Prior to Softbank, he was a senior Managing Director at Morgan Stanley, where he led the firm's communications practice in Europe & the TMT practice in the Asia-Pacific region. He holds an MBA from The Wharton School & an MFA in Creative Writing from New York University. He is a member of the CNBC Global CFO Council, & a former Chairman of the London Chapter of the Young President's Organization
Max Levchin
Max Levchin is the founder & CEO of Affirm, & the co-founder & Chairman of Glow, a data-driven fertility company. Max was one of the original co-founders of PayPal where he served as the Chief Technology Officer. Max also founded Slide, which was acquired by Google in 2010, & helped create Yelp, where he served as Chairman from 2005 until July 2015. Max was born in Kyiv (Ukraine) & holds a B.S. in Computer Science from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He is a serial entrepreneur, computer scientist, philanthropist & active investor in more than 100 startups.
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