November 19-21, 2024

Silicon Valley November Summit 2024

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We had an amazing time welcoming guests back to the heart of Silicon Valley and we look forward to having you back with us in 2025 for another group of exciting startup presentations and trends.

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What did we experience at Summit?

3

Days

17+

Verticals

300+

Startups

75+

Speakers

200+

AI Startups

The magic of AI technologies unlocks endless possibilities

Stay ahead of the game, embrace innovation, and let them transform your business strategies in the best way.

Programs: Agtech, Animal Health, Brand & Retail, Crypto & Digital Assets, Deeptech, Energy, Enterprise Tech, Fintech, Food & Beverage, Health, Insurtech, Media & Ad, New Materials & Packaging, Mobility, Real Estate & Construction, Semiconductors, Supply Chain, Sustainability, Travel & Hospitality, Global Startup Showcase (Plug and Play GOAL), and East Asia Programs.

Day 1 Speakers

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Saeed Amidi

Founder & CEO 
Plug and Play

Welcome Remarks 
& Opening Keynote
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Mohamed Kanji

Chief Open Innovation & 
Operational Excellence Officer, R&I
 L'Oréal

Opening Keynote
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Pahal Patangia

Head of Developer Relations, Fintech
NVIDIA

Panel: AI Applications in Banking
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AJ Audino

Founding Lead - Enterprise Growth
Perplexity

Panel: AI Applications in Banking
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Sandhya Simhan

Principal Product Marketing Manager
Glean

Panel: AI Applications in Banking
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Colin Flaherty

AI Researcher
Augment Code

The Next Generation 
of AI for Code
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Chris Kelly

DevEx
Augment Code

Panel: The Next Generation 
of AI for Code
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Petr Vecera

CTO
Profiq

Panel: The Next Generation 
of AI for Code
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Stephen Lamm

Senior Director, Sustainability
Bloom Energy

Fireside Chat: Sustainability
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Robert Harary

Co-Founder, Partner
DECKO

How to Build a Winning 
Pitch Deck that Captivates Investors
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Valerie Gardner

Managing Partner
Nucleation Capital

Breakout Session: Nuclear Energy 
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Rick Degolia

Director
Peninsula Clean Energy

Breakout Session: Nuclear Energy
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Candice Yu

Director of Business Development
Kairos Power

Breakout Session: Nuclear Energy
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Mark Platshon

Managing Partner
Redwoods Climate Capital

Breakout Session: Nuclear Energy
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Erik Min

Senior Director
FTI Consulting

Panel: Crypto & 
Digital Assets
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Kayvan Ghaffari

General Counsel & 
Head of Business Affairs
Metaversal

Panel: Crypto & 
Digital Assets
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Sadie Raney

CEO & Co-Founder 
Strix Leviathan

Panel: Crypto & 
Digital Assets
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Wayman Leung

Senior Director, Strategic Solutions
C3 AI

Fireside Chat: Insurtech
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Eugenio Gonzalez

Partner
Plug and Play

Fireside Chat: Insurtech
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Cambria Bratcher

Innovation Manager
American National

Fireside Chat: Insurtech
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Christoph Schmidt

Head of Business 
Development & Innovation
Vienna Airport

Concept to Compass: 
Innovating in Travel
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Daniel Senyard

SVP, Commercial Platforms & Innovation
Flight Centre Travel Group

Concept to Compass: 
Innovating in Travel
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David Garcia Hernando 

CIO
Tui Musement

Concept to Compass: 
Innovating in Travel
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RJ Steenstra

President & CEO
Ports Toronto

Concept to Compass:
Innovating in Travel
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David Sokolic

Partner 
Toyota Ventures

Keynote: Mobility
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Jacques Benkoski

General Partner
U.S Venture Partners

Breakout Session: 
B2B Market Entry
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Chris Yeh

Founding Partner
 Blitzscaling Ventures

Keynote
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Shohei Yamada

Partner
SBI Investment

Enterprise & AI
Announcement
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Amit Patel

Principal 
Plug and Play

Trend Report: 
Enterprise & AI
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Jacob DeWitte

CEO
Okio

Breakout Session:
Data Centers
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Ray Schuder

Sr. Investment Director
Samsung Catalyst Fund

Breakout Session:
Data Centers
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Dr. Yvonne Lutsch

Investment Director
Lam Research Capital

Breakout Session: 
Data Centers
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Shad Serroune

CEO & Founder
GEIOS Q Technologies

Breakout Session:
Data Centers

Day 2 Speakers

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Sandra Watson

President & CEO
Arizona Commerce Authority

Fireside Chat: Semiconductors
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Don Fisher

County Manager
Osceola County Government

Fireside Chat: Semiconductors
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Rouzbeh Borhani

Head of Semiconductors
Plug and Play

Fireside Chat: Semiconductors
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Hee S. Jung
Head of Global Innovation Centre
SK Discovery

Fireside Chat: Emerging Environment & 
Sustainability Tech & Innovation
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Frederik Bohn

Senior Director, Supply Chain 
& Advanced Manufacturing 
Plug and Play

Supply Chain Welcome 
& Announcement
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Franziska Bossart

Head of Amazon 
Industrial Innovation Fund 
Amazon Industrial Innovation Fund 

Supply Chain: Announcement
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Takehiro Ishiguro

Sr. Innovation Manager
Mitsubishi Electric

Supply Chain: Announcement
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Takashi Kai

Strategy Manager
Mitsubishi Electric

Supply Chain: Announcement
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Anil Khanna

Director, Connected Product Solutions
Daimler Truck North America

Supply Chain: Announcement
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Tobias Waldeck

VP, Sales & Marketing
Daimler Truck Financial Services

Supply Chain: Announcement
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Anthony Lee

Partner
Heroic Voice Academy

Breakout Session: Synchronize 
your Voices of Leadership
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Irma Romero

Communication Trainer
Heroic Voice Academy

Breakout Session: Synchronize 
your Voices of Leadership
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Ruth Uribes

Fractional Integrator
Heroic Voice Academy

Breakout Session: Synchronize 
your Voices of Leadership
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Frank Niles

Principal
BSM Partners

Breakout: From Startup to Scale-Up: 
Strategies for Organizational Success
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Christine Palermo, MD, MBA

System Director Denials Management
CommonSpirit Health

Health Panel: Collaborating Across 
the Healthcare Ecosystem
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Mohammed Quadri, MD, MBA

VP Strategy, Academics, 
Research & Innovation
Hackensack Meridian Health

Health Panel: Collaborating Across 
the Healthcare Ecosystem
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Duane Mitchell, MD, PhD

Assoc. Dean, Clinical 
& Translational Sci.
University of Florida

Health Panel: Collaborating Across 
the Healthcare Ecosystem
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Sandeep Manchanda

Head, Insurance M&A Partnerships
EXL

New Approaches: 
Turning Data into IP
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Dror Katzav

Co-Founder & CEO
Atidot

New Approaches: 
Turning Data into IP
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Nikhil Patel

Head of Ideation for 
Emerging Tech & Deeptech
State Farm Ventures

New Approaches: 
Turning Data into IP
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Natasha Alexeeva

Founder & CEO
Friendly

New Approaches: 
Turning Data into IP
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Dr. Sirisha Kuchimanchi

Founder & CEO
Sahita Technologies

Keynote: New Materials & Packaging
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Linnea Whitney Skierski

Director of Policy Implementation, 
California State Lead
The Recycling Partnership

Fireside Chat: 
New Materials & Packaging
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Lila Fridley

Vice President & General Manager
C3 AI

Keynote: Energy
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Adrian Rami

Group VP of Products & Engineering
C3 AI

Keynote: Energy
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Masami Shibamoto

Senior Manager
Jera Ventures

Partner Announcement: Energy
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Rafael Moya

Innovation Manager
CPFL

Corporate Panel: Energy
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Francois Chadwick

Partner
KPMG

Corporate Panel: Energy
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Damion Walker

Managing Director, Technology Practice
Gallagher

Breakout Session: The Intersection of A.I., 
Regulation & Risk Management
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Beau Hengst

Director, Cyber West Practice
Gallagher

Breakout Session: The Intersection of A.I., 
Regulation & Risk Management
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Brandon Welch

Director, Cyber Services West
Beazley Security

Breakout Session: The Intersection of A.I., 
Regulation & Risk Management
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Aubrey Weaver

Partner, Constangy
Smith & Prophete, LLP

Breakout Session: The Intersection of A.I., 
Regulation & Risk Management
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Mark Kaplan

Co-Founder
Wholechain

Panel: FSMA Tracebility 
Best Practices, Part II
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Jeff Barry

Chief Innovation Officer
Dot Foods

Panel: FSMA Tracebility 
Best Practices, Part II
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Michelle Covey 

VP, Community Engagement
GS1

Panel: FSMA Tracebility 
Best Practices, Part II
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Safwan Shah

Founder & CEO
PayActiv

From Zero to Unicorn: 
Startup Journey of Global Expansion
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Alfonso de la Nuez
Co-Founder and ex-CEO 
UserZoom (Unicorn)

From Zero to Unicorn:
Startup Journey of Global Expansion
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Adam Grosser

Chairman & Managing Partner
UP Partners

Keynote: Mobility
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Yuji Doi
Innovation Manager 
Kajima

Kajima Innovation Day & 
Expected Outcomes
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Aki Manda
Venture Manager 
Kajima

Kajima Innovation Day & 
Expected Outcomes
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Juan Fernando Santos

SVP, Brand Experience & Innovation
Lake Nona

Keynote: Real Estate 
& Construction
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Georgios Grigoriadis

Senior Technologist, 
Design & Product Innovation
Butlr

Keynote: Real Estate 
& Construction
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Colleen Cutcliffe

CEO & Co-founder 
Pendulum

Keynote: Food & Beverage
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Dr. David Mills

Professor
UC Davis

Academic Panel: 
Food & Beverage
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Dr. Angela Marcobal

Director of Product
One Bio Inc.

Academic Panel: 
Food & Beverage
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Dr. Amine Zorgani 

Founder & CEO
SwipeBiome

Academic Panel: 
Food & Beverage

Day 3 Speakers

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Ben Lytle

Former CEO, Serial Entrepreneur 
& Author 
Anthem

Opening Keynote 
& Fireside Chat
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Mark Stiving

Founder & CEO
Impact Pricing

Convincing Portfolio 
Companies to Raise Prices
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Jorge Heraud

CEO
Heraud Consulting LLC

Panel: The State of Global Ag 
& Competitive Markets
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Marcio Santos

Managing Partner
Tridon Participaçoes Ltda.

Panel: The State of Global Ag
& Competitive Markets
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Matthew Hoffman

Plant Health Technology Lead, R&D
Driscoll's

Panel: The State of Global Ag
& Competitive Markets
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Sachi Desai

VP, AI Commercialization 
& Partnerships 
The Climate Corporation 

Panel: The State of Global Ag
& Competitive Markets
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Brandon F. Johnson

Chief Operating Officer
TerraZero Technologies

Keynote: The Future of Gamification 
& iGaming Technology to Bet On
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Manav Bhargava

Lawyer & Head of Gaming Practice
SEGEV LLP

Breakout: The Future of Gamification
 & iGaming Technology to Bet On
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Jennifer Schell

President & CEO
Finliti

Breakout: The Future of Gamification
 & iGaming Technology to Bet On
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Ankur Sharma

VP Head of Medical Affairs, 
Medical Devices & Digital, Radiology
Bayer

Private Session
AI in Pharma: From Data to Deployment
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Tracy Shapiro

Partner, Data, Privacy & Cybersecurity
Wilson, Sonsini, Goodrich & Rosati

Private Session
AI in Pharma: From Data to Deployment
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Dan Vahdat

Founder & CEO 
Huma

Fireside Chat & Demo: Health
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Julianne Roseman

Principal, Health 
Plug and Play

Fireside Chat & Demo: Health
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Candise Goodwin

Principal
Outlier Advisors

Animal Health: The Increasing Influence of 
the Consumer in the Pet Health Space
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Janie Yu

Partner
LFX Venture Partners

Keynote: Brand & Retail
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Nathan P. Diller

Chief Strategy Officer
Divergent

Aerospace & Defense Showcase
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Col. Robert Giovannetti

Director
Air Force CyberWorx

Aerospace & Defense Showcase
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Drew Busbee

COO
DTI

Aerospace & Defense Showcase
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Ian Schmertzler

Co-CEO & Founder
Dispel

Aerospace & Defense Showcase
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Russ Andersson

COO
RapidFort

Aerospace & Defense Showcase
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Maninder Saini

Head of Growth
Twelve Labs

Keynote: Media & Advertising
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Bob Friday

Chief AI Officer & CTO Enterprise
Juniper Networks

Keynote: Deeptech
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