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| East Meets West - Building The Future Beyond Borders
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| With Jungsang Kim (Founder, IONQ), Melissa Mash (CEO, Dagne Dover), Yumi Park (President, KIC San Francisco), Isaac Kim (Partner, Lightspeed), Eric Kim (Partner, Goodwater Capital), John Kim (CEO, Paraform), Jay Yu (Partner, Foley Hoag LLP), Jason Kwon (CSO, OpenAI), James Shin (President, HYBE Film & Television), Janet Yang (Former President, Academy of Motion Picture Arts), Kevin Woo (Actor, Kpop Demon Hunters), Daniel Suh (General Partner, Gold House Ventures). |
| Fox Theatre, 2215 Broadway, Redwood City |
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Jan 12 (Mon) , 2026 @ 09:00 AM
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A global VC-led conference uniting East & West to share insights, spark collaboration, & build the future beyond borders.
Agenda
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM | Registration & Networking
10:00 AM - 6:00 PM | Sessions (Lunch Provided)
️ 6:00 PM - 10:00 PM | Dinner, Drinks & Networking
East Meets West - Building the Future Beyond Borders
VCs, Founders, & Innovators Shaping the Next Global Wave
The East Meets West Summit is a cross-border startup & venture conference connecting leading investors, founders, & innovators from Asia & the U.S.
Co-hosted by top venture capital firms -
Goodwater Capital, Altos Ventures, SBVA, Storm Ventures, Gold House, Fortitude Ventures, Sazze Partners, & One Way Ventures -
the event features keynote speeches, fireside chats, & panel sessions, each hosted by our co-hosts, exploring cross-border innovation, investment trends, & the future of entrepreneurship.
What to Expect
Inspiring fireside chats & thought-provoking panels hosted by top VCs
Insightful discussions on global startup & investment trends
Networking opportunities with founders, investors, & operators
Dinner, drinks, & meaningful connections that last
View Event Attendee List
You can access it using the email address you used to purchase your ticket.
Please allow about 10 minutes after purchase for the attendee list to update.
The agenda below is subject to change.
Morning 10:00 - 12:00
IONQ - Jungsang Kim - co-founder - Presentation
Dagne Dover - Melissa Shin Mash - CEO / Founder
KIC - Yumi Park - President of KIC San Francisco - Presentation
AI Rollups: Rebuilding Market Leaders in the Age of Automation
Isaac Kim, Partner, Lightspeed
Presentation
Goodwater - Eric Kim - Goodwater Capital Partner - Presentation
State of the Industry
Recruiting - John Kim, CEO, Paraform
Lawyer - Jay Yu, Partner, Foley Hoag, LLP
Moderator:
Morning 1:30 - 6:00
Creativity x AI: The Next Act in Entertainment
Jason Kwon, CSO, OpenAI
James Shin, President, HYBE Film & Television
Janet Yang, Former President, Academy of Motion Picture Arts; Founder, Creators Coalition on AI; Founder, First Light StoryHouse (CJ ENM)
Moderator: Kevin Woo, Actor, Kpop Demon Hunters; Singer, UKISS
Daniel Suh, General Partner, Gold House Ventures
Scaling a Global Giant
Cal Henderson, Co-Founder / CTO, Slack
Moderator: Eugene Malobrodsky, One Way Ventures
Obvious Ventures
Vishal Vasishth, Co-founder
Moderator: Dr. Dong-Seon Chang, Founder of Future Explorer Society & CEO of Curious Brain Lab
Global Investment Markets - LPs Perspectives - Panel
Vincent Lee, CALPers
Kelli Fontaine, Partner, Cendana
Dongsu Kim, LGTV
Moderator: David Zhou
Texas Municipal Retirement System - Yup Kim - CIO - Fireside chat
Gusto
Edward Kim, Co-founder
Moderator: Tae Yoon, Partner, Altos Ventures
Helm AI - Vlad Voroninski, CEO - Fireside chat
Moderator: Rhie
Bringing your Authentic Self in Venture
Cheryl Cheng, Managing Partner, M12
Christine Tsai, CEO & Founding Partner, 500 Global
JP Lee, CEO, SBVA
Minjoo Kim, Partner, Storm Ventures
Seven Stars VC - Steven Lee, Founder to chat about ‘high velocity seed deals in AI, & what Tier 1 firms look for' - Fireside chat
Moderator: Sung Cho, Fortitude Partner
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