
AI 2030 Silicon Valley AI Investing Summit- April 28, 2025

The AI 2030 Silicon Valley AI Investing Summit is a premier gathering of investors, industry leaders, and AI innovators dedicated to shaping the future of AI-driven investments and responsible innovations. This exclusive event will spotlight emerging trends in Responsible AI, breakthrough AI technologies, high-growth startups, and strategic investment opportunities across key sectors, including FinTech, Web3, enterprise AI, and industrial automation.
Agenda
AI 2030 Silicon Valley AI Investing Summit
Investing in Responsible AI & Emerging Technologies
📍 Location: Silicon Valley, CA
📅 Date: April 28, 2025
Draft agenda; All speakers TBC
8:00 AM – 9:00 AM | Registration & Networking Breakfast
- Check-in & Badge Collection
- Breakfast & Networking with Investors, Founders, and AI Leaders
Opening Remark:
9:00 am-9:15am AI 2030: Trustworthy, Safe and Sustainable AI for All
🎤 Speakers:
- Xiaochen Zhang, Chief Responsible AI Officer, AI 2030
Session 1: Keynote Fireside Chat (30 min)
9:00 AM – 9:45 AM | The Future of AI Investing: Navigating the Next Trillion-Dollar Opportunity
🎤 Speakers:
- Shahin Farshchi, General Partner, Lux Capital
- Steve Goldberg, Partner, DYDX Capital
Session 2: AI Unicorn Showcase (45 min)
9:45 AM – 10:30 AM | Scaling AI Responsibly: Insights from Unicorn Founders & Leading Investors
🎤 Speakers:
- Navrina Singh, Founder & CEO, Credo AI
- Wendy (Koh) Gonzalez, CEO, Sama
10:30 AM – 10:45 AM | Networking Break & Investor Connections
Session 3: Staying Competitive in the AI Era (45 min)
10:45 AM – 11:30 AM | Adapting to AI Disruption: Winning Strategies for Companies & Investors
🎤 Speakers:
- Garnet S. Heraman, Co-Founder & Managing Partner, Aperture® Venture Capital
- Arvind Jain, CEO, Glean
Session 4: AI Startup Pitch Session (30 min)
11:30 AM – 12:00 PM | Early-Stage AI Innovations
· Moderator: Keith Koo, VP, US Capital
🎤 Judges:
- Lawrence Lo, Principal, iSeed Ventures
- Roger Luo, Founder & Managing Partner, Embedding VC
- David Mandel, Managing Partner, Emerging Ventures Capital
- Suraj Kumar, Managing Partner, DoubleRock
- Cathryn Chen, Founder & GP, Radiate Ventures
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM | VIP Lunch & Investor Roundtables
- Roundtable discussions on AI for FinTech, Climate, Deep Tech & Web3
Session 5: The AI-Enabled Industrial Revolution (45 min)
1:00 PM – 1:45 PM | Automation & AI at Work: Building and Investing in the Next Industrial Revolution
🎤 Speakers:
- Paulina Szyzdek, Investment Principal, Bosch Ventures
- Dong-Su Kim, CEO, LG Technology Ventures
- Shashank Dixit, Founder, ERP.AI
Session 6: The AI-Enabled Future of Finance (45 min)
1:45 PM – 2:30 PM | FinTech & AI: Investing in the Intelligent Financial Ecosystem
🎤 Speaker:
- Vibhor Rastogi, Global Head of AI Investments, Citi Ventures
- Carey Ransom, Managing Director, BankTech Ventures
- Logan Allin, Managing Partner & Founder, Fin Capital
- Session 7: The Future of Decentralized Intelligence (45 min)
2:30 PM – 3:15 PM | AI + Web3 – The Next Frontier for Investors
🎤 Speakers:
- Barbara Bickham, Founder & Managing Partner, Trailyn VC
- Ray Wu, Managing Partner, Alumni Ventures AI Fund
3:15 PM – 3:30 PM | Networking Break & Investor Introductions
Session 8: AI Startup Pitch Session (30 min)
3:30 PM – 4:00 PM | The Next Generation of AI Innovators
Moderator: Rohan Hall
🎤 Judges:
- Lawrence Lo, Principal, iSeed Ventures
- Roger Luo, Founder & Managing Partner, Embedding VC
- David Mandel, Managing Partner, Emerging Ventures Capital
- Suraj Kumar, Managing Partner, DoubleRock
- Cathryn Chen, Founder & GP, Radiate Ventures
Session 9: Closing Keynote (45 min)
4:00 PM – 4:45 PM | The Future of AI Investments & Responsible Innovation
🎤 Host:
- Andy Tang, Partner, Draper Associates
- AI 2030 Closing Remarks (15 min)
4:45 PM – 5:00 PM | Final Thoughts & The Road Ahead
🎤 Speaker:
AI 2030 Leadership Team
Past Speakers
AGUS SUDJIANTO
ALDERMAN GILBERT VILLEGAS
Chairman of the Committee on Economic, Capital, and Technology Development, City of Chicago
AMY GUTERMAN
Senior Director of Innovation, Philanthropy Salesforce Accelerator
ANDREW CZUPEK
Senior Vice President | Digital Assets and Financial Markets, North America, Northern Trust
ARJUN RAVI KANNAN
Director, Data Science Research at Discover Financial Services
Arry Yu
Head of Strategy, Global Blockchain Business Council
ASAD HUSSAIN
BETSY ZIEGLER
CATHY R COBEY
Global Responsible AI Co-Lead, Ernst & Young LLP
CHAD THOMPSON
Chief People Officer, LanzaTech
CHIRAG DHULL
Head of Product and Technical Marketing, Chainlink Labs
CHRIS TYRRELL
Chief Risk and Compliance Officer, Corporate Counsel, Ondo Finance
DAMU WINSTON
Global Head, Web3 Innovation, Amazon
DENISE TURLEY
Vice President of Corporate Systems at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce
DINIS GUARDA
Founder and CEO ztudium ASAD HUSSAIN Senior Director, EY-Parthenon AARY YU Head of Strategy, Global Blockchain Business Council
DIYA WYNN
Donald High
Chief Data Scientist, Internal Revenue Service
ETHAN BUENO DE MESQUITA
Dean and Sydney Stein Professor, University of Chicago
GABRIELLA KUSZ
JACOB HAMPLE
Head of U.S. Government Affairs, Filecoin Foundation
JESSICA YEATS
Principal Data Scientist, NVIDIA
JIMMY YANG
Chief Risk Analytics and Infrastructure Officer, CIBC
KATHERINE KIRKPATRICK
Chief Legal Officer, Cboe Digital
KATHLEEN WRYNN
Executive Director, Global Technology Strategy, J.P. Morgan
KEITH SONDERLING
Commissioner, United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)
KEVIN TUPPER
Principal Solution Architect AI Evangelist, Microsoft
KIRK FREUND CHARTIER
Chief Strategy Officer, Enova International
KRISTI DULA
Deputy Director, Illinois Department of Commerce & Economic Opportunity, State of Illinois
KYLE HAUPTMAN
MARGARET RILEY
Senior Vice President, Federal Reserve Financial Services
MEGHNA SINHA
Vice President AI Center, Verizon
MIGUEL DIAZ
Head of the Toronto Innovation Hub Centre, Bank of International Settlements
NATE SAVONA
NICHOLAS SCHMIDT
Chief Technology and Innovation Officer of SolasAI
NOELLE RUSSELL
Chief AI Officer, AI Leadership Institute
SALAH GOSS
Senior Vice President, Mastercard
SANJAY PATEL
Principal Technical Manager, IBM
SEYHUN HEPDOGAN
Director of Analytics Fifth Third Bank
SHANTHI GUDAVALLI
Senior Executive Director, JP Morgan Chase
SUNAYNA TUTEJA
Chief Innovation Officer for the Federal Reserve System
SURAJ RAJDEV
Head of Data, Measurement, & Analytics – Home & Consumer Services, Google
VARUN NAKRA
Vice President, Deutsche Bank
Event Organizer
Co-Host

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