Agenda

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Pre-Conference Day

Tuesday, March 24

2:00 – 6:00 pm

  • Regency Foyer

2:00 - 4:30 pm

  • Select portfolio companies will be selected to participate in the 2025 Disrupt showcase taking place the day prior to the start of the GCVI Summit. 5 minutes will be provided to start-ups that are considered pre-seed or A round funded.

4:30 - 5:30 pm

    • The AI Olympics – Jumping Over Hurdles For Big Win

    • ClimateTech & Capital Intensity - How can climate tech start-ups get funding and scale up quickly?

    • Making Headway In Healthcare  

    • La Vida LatAm – The Approach Of Corporates In Latin America

    • Maneuvering In Mobility - Supporting Start-Ups and Intersecting Across Industries 

    • The Semicon Play – The State of Semiconductors In 2026

    • Dual Defense – Innovation’s Double-Edged Sword

5:00 – 6:30 pm  

  • Regency Foyer

6:30 – 9:00 pm   

  • The Monterey Bay Aquarium

Conference Day 1

Wednesday, March 25

7:30 – 8:15 am

  • Regency Foyer

8:15 – 8:25 am

  • Techno-Optimism & Corporate Consciousness: Understanding The Value Corporates Bring To Scale Innovation

    Jim Mawson, Founder, GCV

8:25 – 8:45 am

  • The Pursuit Of Happiness: The Use Of CVC As A Discovery Machine   

    Michelle Gonzalez, Corporate Vice President & Global Head of M12, Microsoft

    Nicolas Sauvage, President of TDK Ventures, TDK

8:45 – 9:10 am  

  • Through The Looking Glass…

    Designing Impactful Innovation Through a Systematic Lens

    Clarifying Purpose & Framing The Approach

    Peggy Johnson, CEO, Agility Robotics/Member of the Board at Blackrock and Fox

    Nicolas Sauvage, President, TDK Ventures

9:35 – 9:55 am   

  • Limitless Potential: Understanding AI’s Next Big Shift 

    Jonathan Ross, CEO, Groq

9:55 – 10:15 am   

  • The New Science Of Venture Capital: How VC Has Been Redefined To Support Start-Ups  

10:15 - 10:45 am

  • The Voice Of Reason: Lip-Bu Tan’s Insights On Intel Corporation And The Innovation Journey

    Lip-Bu Tan, CEO,  Intel Corporation

10:45 - 11:10 am

11:10 - 11:30 am

  • Strategic Posture: Using CVC To Harness Innovation

    Andrew Ferguson, Vice President, Databricks Ventures, Databricks

11:30 - 11:50 am

  • Cashing In On CVC: The Approach Of Coinbase To Advance Crypto and Web3

    Hoolie Tejwani, Global Head, Coinbase Ventures

11:50 - 12:10 pm

  • Takin’ Care Of Business: How Workday Ventures Invests In Tomorrow’s Workflow Innovation

    Barbry McGann, SVP and Managing Director, Workday Ventures

12:10 - 12:30 pm

12:30 – 1:30 pm

Luncheon Reception Hosted By Fenwick

1:30 – 2:00 pm

  • A Tale Of Two Spinouts: Understanding How To Become Independent From The Mothership

    Steve Abbott, Founding Partner, Sapphire Ventures

    Jason Sydow (invited), Partner, Next47

    Moderator: Tom Whiteaker, Co-Founder and Partner, IBM Ventures


2:00 – 2:20 pm

  • Just Do It! - The Race To Innovate At Nike

    Tal Ziv (invited), Vice President, Head of Corporate Development & Growth Initiatives, Nike


2:20 – 2:40 pm

2:40 - 3:00 pm

Afternoon Networking Break

3:00 - 4:20 pm

Concurrent Tracks

Track A

The New Nexus: Realizing How Innovation & Intelligence Will Be Intersected 

Main Stage- Regency Ballroom

  • Swimming Upstream: How Poolside Is Scaling & The Stroking Corporate Partnerships

    Paul St. John, Chief Revenue Officer, Poolside

    Rita Waite, Partner, In-Q-Tel

  • Smart Supplying: Driving Supply Chain Resilience With New Agentic AI Tools 

  • Physical AI: Responding To Complexity & Opportunity In An AI-Powered, Hyperconnected World 

  • Portfolio Pursuits: Managing The Portfolio To Provide Strategic Value

    Tassbieh Hassan, Portfolio Development, Salesforce Ventures

    Tamara Steffans, Managing Director, TR Ventures

Track B

Workshop Programming

Monterey Ballroom - Pebble & Beach Sections

  • CVC Model Development & Corporate Venture Building

    Session 1:

    Big Bets, Big Rewards > Making The Case For CVC

    • The Big Benefits Of CVC = Why Do It

    • Here & How = Options For Creation

    • Against All Odds = Messaging The The Process & Purpose

    Session 2

    TBC

4:20 – 5:30 pm

  • Pon De Replay: Innovation & CVC Engagement Sessions  

    • The Life Of A Showgirl: AI Front & Center (AI Roundtable)

    • The Breaker Box: Energy Innovation & Scaling Start-Ups (Energy Roundtable)

    • Family Feud: Advocating For CVC When Your Parent Wants To Pause

    • Field Of Dreams: CVB & Tactical Approaches (CVB)

5:30 – 7:00 pm

Cocktail Reception

Conference Day 2

Thursday, March 26

7:00 – 9:00 am

  • Regency Foyer

8:15 – 10:15 am

  • Session A:

    House Of Commons: Private Executive Leadership Gathering

    (Executive NDA Session)

    Session B:

    CVC Operational Performance & Reporting

    • Operations and Portfolio Management Community of Practice Roundtable (Hour 1)

    • Platform/Portfolio Development Community of Practice Roundtable (Hour 2)

8:30 – 8:45 am

  • The World Of CVC Report & The Path Forward For CVC

    Maija Palmer, Editor, GCV

8:45 – 9:10 am

  • Game Of Thrones: Building Future Start-Up Kings & Queens

9:10 – 9:30 am

  • Ground Zero Investing: Why Silicon Valley Continues To Be The Bedrock For Deal Flow 

    Steve Westly, Founder, The Westly Group

9:30 – 9:50 am

  • The Laws Of AI Attraction: AI Investing For Change > Infrastructure, Autonomy, and Energy

    Bilal Zuberi (invited), Founder & Managing Partner, Red Glass Ventures

9:50 – 10:10 am

  • Jagged Little Pill: Finding Prescription For Liquidity Pressures & Establishing IPO Readiness

9:40 – 10:00 am

  • IPO Readiness & The Liquidity Landscape 

10:00 – 10:40 pm

Coffee Break

Track A

Main Stage – Dealing With Disruption: How Business Is Handling The Impact

  • Paranoid Android:The Threat & Opportunity Of AI Vulnerability Discovery

    Jason Clinton, CISO, Anthropic

  • AI Posture Management: How Oracle Is Tackling The New World Of Global AI Infrastructure

    Chris Gandolfo, Executive Vice President, North America Global AI Infrastructure, Oracle

  • Optimizing Operations: Finding Solution To Supply Chain Bottlenecks

Track B

CVB Track – Architectural Activity > The Blueprint For Corporate Venture Building (CVB)

    • The CVB Startup = How To Get Follow-On CVC Backing

    • Finding Talent To Run CVB Startups = Internal Or External?

    • The CVB Blueprint: Best Practices and Running a Professional CVB

11:50 – 1:00 pm

Luncheon Reception Hosted by Orrick

1:00 – 1:20 pm

  • Moving Goalposts: Scoring Points With Tomorrow’s Start-Ups

    Chris Schlosser (invited), Senior Vice President of Emerging Ventures, Major League Soccer (MLS)

1:20 – 1:40 pm

1:40 – 2:00 pm

2:00 – 2:20 pm

2:20 – 2:40 pm

2:40 – 3:00 pm

3:00 – 4:30 pm

Closing GCVI Summit Happy Hour Social