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With Aaron Jacobson (Partner, NEA), Ethan Kurzweil (Bessemer VC), Steve Krausz (US Venture Partners), Evangelos Simoudis (Synapse Partners), Gamiel Gran (Mayfield Fund), Steve Bernardez (Avanta Ventures), Lance Matthews (DTCP), Jay Onda (Marubeni).

	Perkins Coie, 3150 Porter Drive, Palo Alto
	Sep 21 (Thu) , 2023 @ 01:00 PM
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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 & other senior investors from Lam Cap, Marubeni, Synapse etc.

View footage from the 25t July inaugural event. https://youtu.be/OeSog1ZFPRQ

We are now adding a VC perspective to this CVC Gen AI event & 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 & Kaustav Chaudhuri, will co-host this portion.

1.30 ---1.50 pm: First 30 entrepreneurs will be able to give a 1 min elevator pitch & will be given priority for asking questions.

1.50 --2.10 pm: Training Masterclass on How to prep for Govt Grants for your AI Startup by Chuck Eason, who has been providing counseling & 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, & Phase IICC STTR awardee.

2.10 -2.30 pm: How Founders can attract CVC's & VC's investing in AI - Presentation by Andrew Maywah, Director of Investing, TDK Ventures.

2.30 -6.30 pm: 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 & 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 Allstate CVC & 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: VC Panel consisting of:

Aaron Jacobson, NEA

Ethan Kurzweil, Bessemer

Steve Krausz, USVP

Evangelos Simoudis, Synapse Partners

Gamiel Gran, Mayfield

4.20 --- 5 pm: CVC Panel consisting of

Steve Bernardez, Avanta

Lance Matthews, DTCP

Jay Onda, Marubeni

Andrew Maywah, TDK Ventures.

5.00--5.30 pm: Portfolio Startup Showcase.

5.30 -5.50 pm: Closing Keynote by Vijay Reddy, Partner Mayfield-AI Start

5.30-6.30 pm: Networking.

After event Happy Hour: TBD.

Tarik Galijasevic : Head of Allstate Strategic Ventures

https://www.linkedin.com/in/tarik-galijasevic-1563201/

Jake Flomenberg : Partner at Wing Venture Capital

https://www.linkedin.com/in/jacobflomenberg/

Gerard Cunningham : Co-Chair Climate Tech & AI, Mckinsey&Co

https://www.linkedin.com/in/gerardcunningham

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 & more at: https://youtu.be/2dfh9It91Sc

Any questions? Email: startups@pitchglobal.com