{"id":8705,"date":"2024-09-18T09:10:17","date_gmt":"2024-09-18T09:10:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/developer.wordpress-developer.us\/ventureforum\/?page_id=8705"},"modified":"2025-03-22T07:06:14","modified_gmt":"2025-03-22T07:06:14","slug":"agenda","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ventureforum.net\/spring2025\/agenda\/","title":{"rendered":"Agenda &#038; Winners&#x1f4a5;"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"8705\" class=\"elementor elementor-8705\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div data-dce-background-overlay-color=\"#C4822B4D\" data-dce-background-image-url=\"https:\/\/ventureforum.net\/spring2025\/spring2025\/summer2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/partner-page-img.jpg\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e1b4dbb e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e1b4dbb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d415d09 e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d415d09\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b7053d0 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b7053d0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span>Discover <\/span>Engaging Content<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5983d87 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5983d87\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70cb46f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"70cb46f\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2085721 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-initial search-live elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"2085721\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" class=\"live-search-box\" placeholder=\"Search Agenda..\" \/>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-dce-background-color=\"#FFFFFF\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4661122 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4661122\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-02b850c e-n-tabs-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-n-tabs\" data-id=\"02b850c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;tabs_justify_horizontal&quot;:&quot;start&quot;,&quot;horizontal_scroll&quot;:&quot;disable&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"nested-tabs.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-tabs\" data-widget-number=\"2852108\" aria-label=\"Tabs. 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class=\\&quot;size-full wp-image-10603 aligncenter\\&quot; src=\\&quot;https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/spring2025\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/11\\\/Peter-Levy.webp\\&quot; alt=\\&quot;\\&quot; width=\\&quot;90\\&quot; height=\\&quot;90\\&quot; srcset=\\&quot;https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/11\\\/Peter-Levy.webp 300w, https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/11\\\/Peter-Levy-150x150.webp 150w, https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/11\\\/Peter-Levy-100x100.webp 100w\\&quot; sizes=\\&quot;(max-width: 90px) 100vw, 90px\\&quot; \\\/&gt;&lt;\\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p style=\\&quot;text-align: center; font-size: 12px;\\&quot;&gt;Entrepreneur and leader with extensive experience in technology and healthcare sectors. Founded and led Carjojo Corp and IntelliChoice, Inc., which became the global leader in consumer automobile information, culminating in a successful sale. Co-founded Vyou, Inc. and Veechi Corp\\\/getTalent, driving multiple successful financing rounds. Developed marketing expertise at Apple and through various entrepreneurial ventures. Negotiation skills honed as a contracting officer in the U.S. Air Force and refined in subsequent roles. Proven visionary and motivator with exceptional communication abilities across diverse audiences, from entry-level staff to senior executives. Skilled at conveying complex ideas simply and engagingly. Experienced in SaaS, internet services, software, medical devices, and information as a product. 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class=\"dce-fix-background-loop elementor-element elementor-element-25f4fae vText_color hoveranim-yes elementor-widget elementor-widget-dce-acf-repeater-v2\" data-id=\"25f4fae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;dce_acf_repeater_format&quot;:&quot;slider_carousel&quot;,&quot;slidesPerView&quot;:3,&quot;slidesPerView_mobile&quot;:1,&quot;useAutoplay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;autoplay&quot;:5000,&quot;autoplayStopOnHover&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;effects&quot;:&quot;slide&quot;,&quot;speed_slider&quot;:300,&quot;spaceBetween&quot;:0,&quot;centerInsufficientSlides&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;useNavigation&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;autoplayDisableOnInteraction&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"dce-acf-repeater-v2.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"dce-acf-repeater\"><div class=\"dce-acf-repeater-slider_carousel swiper swiper-container-horizontal\" counter-id=\"8\"><div class=\"swiper-wrapper\"><div class=\"dce-acf-repeater-item swiper-slide\">\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"section\" data-elementor-id=\"7008\" class=\"elementor elementor-7008 dce-elementor-rendering-id-4\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b5dc824 contributor_name e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b5dc824\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71d984c elementor-widget elementor-widget-dyncontel-acf\" data-id=\"71d984c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;acf_field_list&quot;:&quot;contributors_name&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:300,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_enable_tooltip&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;acf_type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_content&quot;:&quot;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img loading=\\&quot;lazy\\&quot; class=\\&quot;aligncenter wp-image-5884\\&quot; src=\\&quot;https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/spring2025\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/06\\\/Qaizar-Hassonjee.png\\&quot; alt=\\&quot;\\&quot; width=\\&quot;90\\&quot; height=\\&quot;90\\&quot; srcset=\\&quot;https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/06\\\/Qaizar-Hassonjee.png 200w, https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/06\\\/Qaizar-Hassonjee-150x150.png 150w, https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/06\\\/Qaizar-Hassonjee-100x100.png 100w\\&quot; sizes=\\&quot;(max-width: 90px) 100vw, 90px\\&quot; \\\/&gt;&lt;\\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p style=\\&quot;text-align: center; font-size: 12px;\\&quot;&gt;Qaizar Hassonjee is a seasoned entrepreneur and angel investor, recognized for his leadership in the smart textiles sector. As the Founder and Managing Partner of an angel investment group, he has guided multiple start-ups to successful exits. Qaizar co-founded Textronics, a pioneering smart textiles company acquired by adidas, where he served as VP\\\/Director for over 20 years, leading innovations like the heart rate monitoring sports bra and adidas MiCoach. He holds an MBA from the University of Delaware and a Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from CCNY\\\/CUNY.&lt;\\\/p&gt;\\n&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_arrow&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_follow_cursor&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width_laptop&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_tooltip_touch&quot;:&quot;true&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_zindex&quot;:&quot;9999&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"dyncontel-acf.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"dynamic-content-for-elementor-acf \">Qaizar Hassonjee<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a71f2a2 align-dce-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-dyncontel-acf\" data-id=\"a71f2a2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;acf_field_list&quot;:&quot;contributors_panels&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:300,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_enable_tooltip&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;acf_type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_content&quot;:&quot;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img loading=\\&quot;lazy\\&quot; class=\\&quot;aligncenter wp-image-5884\\&quot; src=\\&quot;https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/spring2025\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/06\\\/Qaizar-Hassonjee.png\\&quot; alt=\\&quot;\\&quot; width=\\&quot;90\\&quot; height=\\&quot;90\\&quot; srcset=\\&quot;https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/06\\\/Qaizar-Hassonjee.png 200w, https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/06\\\/Qaizar-Hassonjee-150x150.png 150w, https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/06\\\/Qaizar-Hassonjee-100x100.png 100w\\&quot; sizes=\\&quot;(max-width: 90px) 100vw, 90px\\&quot; \\\/&gt;&lt;\\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p style=\\&quot;text-align: center; font-size: 12px;\\&quot;&gt;Qaizar Hassonjee is a seasoned entrepreneur and angel investor, recognized for his leadership in the smart textiles sector. As the Founder and Managing Partner of an angel investment group, he has guided multiple start-ups to successful exits. Qaizar co-founded Textronics, a pioneering smart textiles company acquired by adidas, where he served as VP\\\/Director for over 20 years, leading innovations like the heart rate monitoring sports bra and adidas MiCoach. He holds an MBA from the University of Delaware and a Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from CCNY\\\/CUNY.&lt;\\\/p&gt;\\n&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_arrow&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_follow_cursor&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width_laptop&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_tooltip_touch&quot;:&quot;true&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_zindex&quot;:&quot;9999&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"dyncontel-acf.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"dynamic-content-for-elementor-acf \">(Speaker)<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c1fe29 elementor-widget elementor-widget-dyncontel-acf\" data-id=\"3c1fe29\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;acf_field_list&quot;:&quot;contributors_organization&quot;,&quot;acf_type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"dyncontel-acf.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"dynamic-content-for-elementor-acf \">Angel Star Ventures<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-734da2e elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-laptop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-dyncontel-acf\" data-id=\"734da2e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;acf_field_list&quot;:&quot;contributors_panels&quot;,&quot;acf_type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"dyncontel-acf.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"dynamic-content-for-elementor-acf \">(Speaker)<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><div class=\"dce-acf-repeater-item swiper-slide\">\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"section\" data-elementor-id=\"7008\" class=\"elementor elementor-7008 dce-elementor-rendering-id-5\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b5dc824 contributor_name e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b5dc824\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71d984c elementor-widget elementor-widget-dyncontel-acf\" data-id=\"71d984c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;acf_field_list&quot;:&quot;contributors_name&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:300,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_enable_tooltip&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;acf_type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_content&quot;:&quot;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img loading=\\&quot;lazy\\&quot; class=\\&quot;aligncenter wp-image-12499\\&quot; src=\\&quot;https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/spring2025\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/09\\\/hus_tigli-245x300.jpg\\&quot; alt=\\&quot;\\&quot; width=\\&quot;90\\&quot; height=\\&quot;110\\&quot; srcset=\\&quot;https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/09\\\/hus_tigli-245x300.jpg 245w, https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/09\\\/hus_tigli.jpg 286w\\&quot; sizes=\\&quot;(max-width: 90px) 100vw, 90px\\&quot; \\\/&gt;&lt;\\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p class=\\&quot;alignnone size-medium wp-image-10634\\&quot; style=\\&quot;text-align: center; font-size: 12px;\\&quot;&gt;Hus has been an angel investor for the last 6 years. He is currently an Investment Lead at NuFund Venture Group in San Diego, with over 350 members. He is also Chairman, Tech Screening Committee at K2X Technology &amp; Life Sciences.Previously, Hus has been a serial entrepreneur, leading start-ups from early product development to commercialization and growth, achieving two exits. His fields of technical and product expertise include photonics, semiconductors, data networking, AI and biosensors.Before becoming an entrepreneur, Hus was at a publicly-traded company for 17 years, where he last ran a $900 million global business.He holds BS and MS degrees in chemical engineering from Columbia University and an MBA from Harvard.&lt;\\\/p&gt;\\n&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_arrow&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_follow_cursor&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width_laptop&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_tooltip_touch&quot;:&quot;true&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_zindex&quot;:&quot;9999&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"dyncontel-acf.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"dynamic-content-for-elementor-acf \">Hus Tigli<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a71f2a2 align-dce-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-dyncontel-acf\" data-id=\"a71f2a2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;acf_field_list&quot;:&quot;contributors_panels&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:300,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_enable_tooltip&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;acf_type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_content&quot;:&quot;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img loading=\\&quot;lazy\\&quot; class=\\&quot;aligncenter wp-image-12499\\&quot; src=\\&quot;https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/spring2025\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/09\\\/hus_tigli-245x300.jpg\\&quot; alt=\\&quot;\\&quot; width=\\&quot;90\\&quot; height=\\&quot;110\\&quot; srcset=\\&quot;https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/09\\\/hus_tigli-245x300.jpg 245w, https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/09\\\/hus_tigli.jpg 286w\\&quot; sizes=\\&quot;(max-width: 90px) 100vw, 90px\\&quot; \\\/&gt;&lt;\\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p class=\\&quot;alignnone size-medium wp-image-10634\\&quot; style=\\&quot;text-align: center; font-size: 12px;\\&quot;&gt;Hus has been an angel investor for the last 6 years. He is currently an Investment Lead at NuFund Venture Group in San Diego, with over 350 members. He is also Chairman, Tech Screening Committee at K2X Technology &amp; Life Sciences.Previously, Hus has been a serial entrepreneur, leading start-ups from early product development to commercialization and growth, achieving two exits. His fields of technical and product expertise include photonics, semiconductors, data networking, AI and biosensors.Before becoming an entrepreneur, Hus was at a publicly-traded company for 17 years, where he last ran a $900 million global business.He holds BS and MS degrees in chemical engineering from Columbia University and an MBA from Harvard.&lt;\\\/p&gt;\\n&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_arrow&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_follow_cursor&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width_laptop&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_tooltip_touch&quot;:&quot;true&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_zindex&quot;:&quot;9999&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"dyncontel-acf.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"dynamic-content-for-elementor-acf \">(Speaker)<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c1fe29 elementor-widget elementor-widget-dyncontel-acf\" data-id=\"3c1fe29\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;acf_field_list&quot;:&quot;contributors_organization&quot;,&quot;acf_type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"dyncontel-acf.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"dynamic-content-for-elementor-acf \">NuFund Venture<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-734da2e elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-laptop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-dyncontel-acf\" data-id=\"734da2e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;acf_field_list&quot;:&quot;contributors_panels&quot;,&quot;acf_type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"dyncontel-acf.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"dynamic-content-for-elementor-acf \">(Speaker)<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><div class=\"dce-acf-repeater-item swiper-slide\">\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"section\" data-elementor-id=\"7008\" class=\"elementor elementor-7008 dce-elementor-rendering-id-6\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b5dc824 contributor_name e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b5dc824\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71d984c elementor-widget elementor-widget-dyncontel-acf\" data-id=\"71d984c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;acf_field_list&quot;:&quot;contributors_name&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:300,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_enable_tooltip&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;acf_type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_content&quot;:&quot;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img loading=\\&quot;lazy\\&quot; class=\\&quot;aligncenter wp-image-12501\\&quot; src=\\&quot;https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/spring2025\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/09\\\/Daniela-300x300.jpg\\&quot; alt=\\&quot;\\&quot; width=\\&quot;90\\&quot; height=\\&quot;90\\&quot; srcset=\\&quot;https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/09\\\/Daniela-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/09\\\/Daniela-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/09\\\/Daniela-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/09\\\/Daniela.jpg 500w\\&quot; sizes=\\&quot;(max-width: 90px) 100vw, 90px\\&quot; \\\/&gt;&lt;\\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p class=\\&quot;alignnone size-medium wp-image-10634\\&quot; style=\\&quot;text-align: center; font-size: 12px;\\&quot;&gt;Daniela Tixi is a dynamic global connector, intrapreneur, and angel investor, specializing in scaling businesses. As Vice President of Entrepreneur Relations at Keiretsu Forum, she has sourced and curated over 3,000 ventures, facilitating more than $40M in funding. With 27 years of experience across private and public sectors, she has advised numerous founders and CEOs on growth strategies and HR aspects. Daniela is a former President of the M&amp;A Canada Club and has collaborated with institutions like Ivey University. Featured in the Financial Post, she is passionate about mentoring and empowering entrepreneurs on their journeys.&lt;\\\/p&gt;\\n&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_arrow&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_follow_cursor&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width_laptop&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_tooltip_touch&quot;:&quot;true&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_zindex&quot;:&quot;9999&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"dyncontel-acf.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"dynamic-content-for-elementor-acf \">Daniela Tixi<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a71f2a2 align-dce-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-dyncontel-acf\" data-id=\"a71f2a2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;acf_field_list&quot;:&quot;contributors_panels&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:300,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_enable_tooltip&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;acf_type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_content&quot;:&quot;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img loading=\\&quot;lazy\\&quot; class=\\&quot;aligncenter wp-image-12501\\&quot; src=\\&quot;https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/spring2025\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/09\\\/Daniela-300x300.jpg\\&quot; alt=\\&quot;\\&quot; width=\\&quot;90\\&quot; height=\\&quot;90\\&quot; srcset=\\&quot;https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/09\\\/Daniela-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/09\\\/Daniela-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/09\\\/Daniela-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/09\\\/Daniela.jpg 500w\\&quot; sizes=\\&quot;(max-width: 90px) 100vw, 90px\\&quot; \\\/&gt;&lt;\\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p class=\\&quot;alignnone size-medium wp-image-10634\\&quot; style=\\&quot;text-align: center; font-size: 12px;\\&quot;&gt;Daniela Tixi is a dynamic global connector, intrapreneur, and angel investor, specializing in scaling businesses. As Vice President of Entrepreneur Relations at Keiretsu Forum, she has sourced and curated over 3,000 ventures, facilitating more than $40M in funding. With 27 years of experience across private and public sectors, she has advised numerous founders and CEOs on growth strategies and HR aspects. Daniela is a former President of the M&amp;A Canada Club and has collaborated with institutions like Ivey University. Featured in the Financial Post, she is passionate about mentoring and empowering entrepreneurs on their journeys.&lt;\\\/p&gt;\\n&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_arrow&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_follow_cursor&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width_laptop&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_tooltip_touch&quot;:&quot;true&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_zindex&quot;:&quot;9999&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"dyncontel-acf.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"dynamic-content-for-elementor-acf \">(Speaker)<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c1fe29 elementor-widget elementor-widget-dyncontel-acf\" data-id=\"3c1fe29\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;acf_field_list&quot;:&quot;contributors_organization&quot;,&quot;acf_type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"dyncontel-acf.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"dynamic-content-for-elementor-acf \">Keiretsu Forum<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-734da2e elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-laptop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-dyncontel-acf\" data-id=\"734da2e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;acf_field_list&quot;:&quot;contributors_panels&quot;,&quot;acf_type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"dyncontel-acf.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"dynamic-content-for-elementor-acf \">(Speaker)<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><div class=\"dce-acf-repeater-item swiper-slide\">\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"section\" data-elementor-id=\"7008\" class=\"elementor elementor-7008 dce-elementor-rendering-id-7\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b5dc824 contributor_name e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b5dc824\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71d984c elementor-widget elementor-widget-dyncontel-acf\" data-id=\"71d984c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;acf_field_list&quot;:&quot;contributors_name&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:300,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_enable_tooltip&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;acf_type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_content&quot;:&quot;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img loading=\\&quot;lazy\\&quot; class=\\&quot;aligncenter wp-image-12339\\&quot; src=\\&quot;https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/spring2025\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/02\\\/Johnathan-Wallace.jpeg\\&quot; alt=\\&quot;\\&quot; width=\\&quot;90\\&quot; height=\\&quot;90\\&quot; srcset=\\&quot;https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/02\\\/Johnathan-Wallace.jpeg 225w, https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/02\\\/Johnathan-Wallace-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/02\\\/Johnathan-Wallace-100x100.jpeg 100w\\&quot; sizes=\\&quot;(max-width: 90px) 100vw, 90px\\&quot; \\\/&gt;&lt;\\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p class=\\&quot;alignnone size-medium wp-image-10634\\&quot; style=\\&quot;text-align: center; font-size: 12px;\\&quot;&gt;Jonathan Wallace is the investment director at Expert DOJO. He has made investments in over 300 companies in more than 40 countries. Investments have been at the preseed and seed stage ranging from $50k to $1M. Jonathan has been investing and analyzing companies for more than 10 years with Expert DOJO and is one of the most active investors in the USA.&lt;\\\/p&gt;\\n&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_arrow&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_follow_cursor&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width_laptop&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_tooltip_touch&quot;:&quot;true&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_zindex&quot;:&quot;9999&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"dyncontel-acf.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"dynamic-content-for-elementor-acf \">Jonathan Wallace<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a71f2a2 align-dce-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-dyncontel-acf\" data-id=\"a71f2a2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;acf_field_list&quot;:&quot;contributors_panels&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:300,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_enable_tooltip&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;acf_type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_content&quot;:&quot;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img loading=\\&quot;lazy\\&quot; class=\\&quot;aligncenter wp-image-12339\\&quot; src=\\&quot;https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/spring2025\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/02\\\/Johnathan-Wallace.jpeg\\&quot; alt=\\&quot;\\&quot; width=\\&quot;90\\&quot; height=\\&quot;90\\&quot; srcset=\\&quot;https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/02\\\/Johnathan-Wallace.jpeg 225w, https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/02\\\/Johnathan-Wallace-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/02\\\/Johnathan-Wallace-100x100.jpeg 100w\\&quot; sizes=\\&quot;(max-width: 90px) 100vw, 90px\\&quot; \\\/&gt;&lt;\\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p class=\\&quot;alignnone size-medium wp-image-10634\\&quot; style=\\&quot;text-align: center; font-size: 12px;\\&quot;&gt;Jonathan Wallace is the investment director at Expert DOJO. He has made investments in over 300 companies in more than 40 countries. Investments have been at the preseed and seed stage ranging from $50k to $1M. Jonathan has been investing and analyzing companies for more than 10 years with Expert DOJO and is one of the most active investors in the USA.&lt;\\\/p&gt;\\n&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_arrow&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_follow_cursor&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width_laptop&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_tooltip_touch&quot;:&quot;true&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_zindex&quot;:&quot;9999&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"dyncontel-acf.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"dynamic-content-for-elementor-acf \">(Speaker)<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c1fe29 elementor-widget elementor-widget-dyncontel-acf\" data-id=\"3c1fe29\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;acf_field_list&quot;:&quot;contributors_organization&quot;,&quot;acf_type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"dyncontel-acf.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"dynamic-content-for-elementor-acf \">Expert Dojo<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-734da2e elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-laptop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-dyncontel-acf\" data-id=\"734da2e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;acf_field_list&quot;:&quot;contributors_panels&quot;,&quot;acf_type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"dyncontel-acf.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"dynamic-content-for-elementor-acf \">(Speaker)<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><div class=\"dce-acf-repeater-item swiper-slide\">\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"section\" data-elementor-id=\"7008\" class=\"elementor elementor-7008 dce-elementor-rendering-id-8\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b5dc824 contributor_name e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b5dc824\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71d984c elementor-widget elementor-widget-dyncontel-acf\" data-id=\"71d984c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;acf_field_list&quot;:&quot;contributors_name&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:300,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_enable_tooltip&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;acf_type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_content&quot;:&quot;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img loading=\\&quot;lazy\\&quot; class=\\&quot;aligncenter wp-image-6439\\&quot; src=\\&quot;https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/spring2025\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/06\\\/Aly-Madhavji-1.png\\&quot; alt=\\&quot;\\&quot; width=\\&quot;90\\&quot; height=\\&quot;90\\&quot; srcset=\\&quot;https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/06\\\/Aly-Madhavji-1.png 200w, https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/06\\\/Aly-Madhavji-1-150x150.png 150w, https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/06\\\/Aly-Madhavji-1-100x100.png 100w\\&quot; sizes=\\&quot;(max-width: 90px) 100vw, 90px\\&quot; \\\/&gt;&lt;\\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p class=\\&quot;alignnone size-medium wp-image-10634\\&quot; style=\\&quot;text-align: center; font-size: 12px;\\&quot;&gt;Aly Madhavji is the Managing Partner at Blockchain Founders Fund, where he invests in top startups. A Knight on the show CryptoKnights, he has consulted for organizations like INSEAD and the UN on tech solutions for poverty. An international award-winning author of three books, Aly has been recognized as a \\u201cBlockchain 100\\u201d Global Leader and served as a Senior Blockchain Fellow at INSEAD. He is a Chartered Accountant and Chartered Investment Manager, holding degrees from Tsinghua University and INSEAD. Aly also mentors with Orbit Startups and serves on various advisory boards.&lt;\\\/p&gt;\\n&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_arrow&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_follow_cursor&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width_laptop&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_tooltip_touch&quot;:&quot;true&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_zindex&quot;:&quot;9999&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"dyncontel-acf.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"dynamic-content-for-elementor-acf \">Aly Madhavji<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a71f2a2 align-dce-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-dyncontel-acf\" data-id=\"a71f2a2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;acf_field_list&quot;:&quot;contributors_panels&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:300,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_enable_tooltip&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;acf_type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_content&quot;:&quot;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img loading=\\&quot;lazy\\&quot; class=\\&quot;aligncenter wp-image-6439\\&quot; src=\\&quot;https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/spring2025\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/06\\\/Aly-Madhavji-1.png\\&quot; alt=\\&quot;\\&quot; width=\\&quot;90\\&quot; height=\\&quot;90\\&quot; srcset=\\&quot;https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/06\\\/Aly-Madhavji-1.png 200w, https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/06\\\/Aly-Madhavji-1-150x150.png 150w, https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/06\\\/Aly-Madhavji-1-100x100.png 100w\\&quot; sizes=\\&quot;(max-width: 90px) 100vw, 90px\\&quot; \\\/&gt;&lt;\\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p class=\\&quot;alignnone size-medium wp-image-10634\\&quot; style=\\&quot;text-align: center; font-size: 12px;\\&quot;&gt;Aly Madhavji is the Managing Partner at Blockchain Founders Fund, where he invests in top startups. A Knight on the show CryptoKnights, he has consulted for organizations like INSEAD and the UN on tech solutions for poverty. An international award-winning author of three books, Aly has been recognized as a \\u201cBlockchain 100\\u201d Global Leader and served as a Senior Blockchain Fellow at INSEAD. He is a Chartered Accountant and Chartered Investment Manager, holding degrees from Tsinghua University and INSEAD. Aly also mentors with Orbit Startups and serves on various advisory boards.&lt;\\\/p&gt;\\n&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_arrow&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_follow_cursor&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width_laptop&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_tooltip_touch&quot;:&quot;true&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_zindex&quot;:&quot;9999&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"dyncontel-acf.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"dynamic-content-for-elementor-acf \">(Speaker)<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c1fe29 elementor-widget elementor-widget-dyncontel-acf\" data-id=\"3c1fe29\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;acf_field_list&quot;:&quot;contributors_organization&quot;,&quot;acf_type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"dyncontel-acf.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"dynamic-content-for-elementor-acf \">Blockchain Founders Fund<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-734da2e elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-laptop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-dyncontel-acf\" data-id=\"734da2e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;acf_field_list&quot;:&quot;contributors_panels&quot;,&quot;acf_type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"dyncontel-acf.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"dynamic-content-for-elementor-acf \">(Speaker)<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><div class=\"dce-acf-repeater-item swiper-slide\">\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"section\" data-elementor-id=\"7008\" class=\"elementor elementor-7008 dce-elementor-rendering-id-9\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b5dc824 contributor_name e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b5dc824\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71d984c elementor-widget elementor-widget-dyncontel-acf\" data-id=\"71d984c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;acf_field_list&quot;:&quot;contributors_name&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:300,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_enable_tooltip&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;acf_type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_content&quot;:&quot;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img loading=\\&quot;lazy\\&quot; class=\\&quot;aligncenter wp-image-12578\\&quot; src=\\&quot;https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/spring2025\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/09\\\/Timothy-S-300x300.jpg\\&quot; alt=\\&quot;\\&quot; width=\\&quot;90\\&quot; height=\\&quot;90\\&quot; srcset=\\&quot;https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/09\\\/Timothy-S-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/09\\\/Timothy-S-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/09\\\/Timothy-S-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/09\\\/Timothy-S.jpg 400w\\&quot; sizes=\\&quot;(max-width: 90px) 100vw, 90px\\&quot; \\\/&gt;&lt;\\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p class=\\&quot;alignnone size-medium wp-image-10634\\&quot; style=\\&quot;text-align: center; font-size: 12px;\\&quot;&gt;Timothy Sung is a Senior Analyst at Esplanade Ventures, specializing in venture capital investment strategies. Previously, he honed his analytical skills in the Private Equity team at BCI in British Columbia, focusing on due diligence and transaction execution. His diverse background includes internships at Novacap in Montreal and DBS in Hong Kong. Timothy holds a Bachelor of Commerce with Honours in Investment Management from McGill University, equipping him with a solid foundation in financial analysis and investment decision-making.&lt;\\\/p&gt;\\n&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_arrow&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_follow_cursor&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width_laptop&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_tooltip_touch&quot;:&quot;true&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_zindex&quot;:&quot;9999&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"dyncontel-acf.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"dynamic-content-for-elementor-acf \">Timothy Sung<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a71f2a2 align-dce-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-dyncontel-acf\" data-id=\"a71f2a2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;acf_field_list&quot;:&quot;contributors_panels&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:300,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_enable_tooltip&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;acf_type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_content&quot;:&quot;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img loading=\\&quot;lazy\\&quot; class=\\&quot;aligncenter wp-image-12578\\&quot; src=\\&quot;https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/spring2025\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/09\\\/Timothy-S-300x300.jpg\\&quot; alt=\\&quot;\\&quot; width=\\&quot;90\\&quot; height=\\&quot;90\\&quot; srcset=\\&quot;https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/09\\\/Timothy-S-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/09\\\/Timothy-S-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/09\\\/Timothy-S-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/09\\\/Timothy-S.jpg 400w\\&quot; sizes=\\&quot;(max-width: 90px) 100vw, 90px\\&quot; \\\/&gt;&lt;\\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p class=\\&quot;alignnone size-medium wp-image-10634\\&quot; style=\\&quot;text-align: center; font-size: 12px;\\&quot;&gt;Timothy Sung is a Senior Analyst at Esplanade Ventures, specializing in venture capital investment strategies. Previously, he honed his analytical skills in the Private Equity team at BCI in British Columbia, focusing on due diligence and transaction execution. His diverse background includes internships at Novacap in Montreal and DBS in Hong Kong. Timothy holds a Bachelor of Commerce with Honours in Investment Management from McGill University, equipping him with a solid foundation in financial analysis and investment decision-making.&lt;\\\/p&gt;\\n&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_arrow&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_follow_cursor&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width_laptop&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_tooltip_touch&quot;:&quot;true&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_zindex&quot;:&quot;9999&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"dyncontel-acf.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"dynamic-content-for-elementor-acf \">(Speaker)<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c1fe29 elementor-widget elementor-widget-dyncontel-acf\" data-id=\"3c1fe29\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;acf_field_list&quot;:&quot;contributors_organization&quot;,&quot;acf_type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"dyncontel-acf.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"dynamic-content-for-elementor-acf \">Esplanade Ventures<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-734da2e elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-laptop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-dyncontel-acf\" data-id=\"734da2e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;acf_field_list&quot;:&quot;contributors_panels&quot;,&quot;acf_type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"dyncontel-acf.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"dynamic-content-for-elementor-acf \">(Speaker)<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><div class=\"dce-acf-repeater-item swiper-slide\">\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"section\" data-elementor-id=\"7008\" class=\"elementor elementor-7008 dce-elementor-rendering-id-10\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b5dc824 contributor_name e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b5dc824\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71d984c elementor-widget elementor-widget-dyncontel-acf\" data-id=\"71d984c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;acf_field_list&quot;:&quot;contributors_name&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:300,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_enable_tooltip&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;acf_type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_content&quot;:&quot;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img loading=\\&quot;lazy\\&quot; class=\\&quot;aligncenter wp-image-10516\\&quot; src=\\&quot;https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/spring2025\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/07\\\/Sriram-Sastrigal-220x300.jpeg\\&quot; alt=\\&quot;\\&quot; width=\\&quot;66\\&quot; height=\\&quot;90\\&quot; srcset=\\&quot;https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/07\\\/Sriram-Sastrigal-220x300.jpeg 220w, https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/07\\\/Sriram-Sastrigal-750x1024.jpeg 750w, https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/07\\\/Sriram-Sastrigal-768x1048.jpeg 768w, https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/07\\\/Sriram-Sastrigal-1125x1536.jpeg 1125w, https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/07\\\/Sriram-Sastrigal-600x819.jpeg 600w, https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/07\\\/Sriram-Sastrigal.jpeg 1172w\\&quot; sizes=\\&quot;(max-width: 66px) 100vw, 66px\\&quot; \\\/&gt;&lt;\\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p class=\\&quot;alignnone size-medium wp-image-10634\\&quot; style=\\&quot;text-align: center; font-size: 12px;\\&quot;&gt;Sriram Sastrigal is an accomplished leader in logistics, supply chain, and innovation, currently serving as Director at Magnivia Ventures, where he oversees venture capital and strategic investments in deep tech. With expertise spanning the EU, APAC, US, and India, Sriram guides startups in fundraising and growth strategies. He also partners with Tompkins Ventures, focusing on entrepreneurial growth and technology integration. A former leader at Alcon, Pfizer, and Cambrex, he holds a B.Tech from VJTI and a Master\\u2019s in Logistics from Cranfield. An active angel investor, he is dedicated to fostering innovation and collaboration in the startup ecosystem.&lt;\\\/p&gt;\\n&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_arrow&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_follow_cursor&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width_laptop&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_tooltip_touch&quot;:&quot;true&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_zindex&quot;:&quot;9999&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"dyncontel-acf.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"dynamic-content-for-elementor-acf \">Sriram Sastrigal<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a71f2a2 align-dce-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-dyncontel-acf\" data-id=\"a71f2a2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;acf_field_list&quot;:&quot;contributors_panels&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:300,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_enable_tooltip&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;acf_type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_content&quot;:&quot;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img loading=\\&quot;lazy\\&quot; class=\\&quot;aligncenter wp-image-10516\\&quot; src=\\&quot;https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/spring2025\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/07\\\/Sriram-Sastrigal-220x300.jpeg\\&quot; alt=\\&quot;\\&quot; width=\\&quot;66\\&quot; height=\\&quot;90\\&quot; srcset=\\&quot;https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/07\\\/Sriram-Sastrigal-220x300.jpeg 220w, https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/07\\\/Sriram-Sastrigal-750x1024.jpeg 750w, https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/07\\\/Sriram-Sastrigal-768x1048.jpeg 768w, https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/07\\\/Sriram-Sastrigal-1125x1536.jpeg 1125w, https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/07\\\/Sriram-Sastrigal-600x819.jpeg 600w, https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/07\\\/Sriram-Sastrigal.jpeg 1172w\\&quot; sizes=\\&quot;(max-width: 66px) 100vw, 66px\\&quot; \\\/&gt;&lt;\\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p class=\\&quot;alignnone size-medium wp-image-10634\\&quot; style=\\&quot;text-align: center; font-size: 12px;\\&quot;&gt;Sriram Sastrigal is an accomplished leader in logistics, supply chain, and innovation, currently serving as Director at Magnivia Ventures, where he oversees venture capital and strategic investments in deep tech. With expertise spanning the EU, APAC, US, and India, Sriram guides startups in fundraising and growth strategies. He also partners with Tompkins Ventures, focusing on entrepreneurial growth and technology integration. A former leader at Alcon, Pfizer, and Cambrex, he holds a B.Tech from VJTI and a Master\\u2019s in Logistics from Cranfield. An active angel investor, he is dedicated to fostering innovation and collaboration in the startup ecosystem.&lt;\\\/p&gt;\\n&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_arrow&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_follow_cursor&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width_laptop&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_tooltip_touch&quot;:&quot;true&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_zindex&quot;:&quot;9999&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"dyncontel-acf.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"dynamic-content-for-elementor-acf \">(Moderator)<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c1fe29 elementor-widget elementor-widget-dyncontel-acf\" data-id=\"3c1fe29\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;acf_field_list&quot;:&quot;contributors_organization&quot;,&quot;acf_type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"dyncontel-acf.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"dynamic-content-for-elementor-acf \">Magnivia Ventures<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-734da2e elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-laptop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-dyncontel-acf\" data-id=\"734da2e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;acf_field_list&quot;:&quot;contributors_panels&quot;,&quot;acf_type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"dyncontel-acf.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"dynamic-content-for-elementor-acf \">(Moderator)<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><div class=\"dce-acf-repeater-item swiper-slide\">\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"section\" data-elementor-id=\"7008\" class=\"elementor elementor-7008 dce-elementor-rendering-id-11\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b5dc824 contributor_name e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b5dc824\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71d984c elementor-widget elementor-widget-dyncontel-acf\" data-id=\"71d984c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;acf_field_list&quot;:&quot;contributors_name&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:300,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_enable_tooltip&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;acf_type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_content&quot;:&quot;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img loading=\\&quot;lazy\\&quot; class=\\&quot;aligncenter wp-image-6983\\&quot; src=\\&quot;https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/spring2025\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/06\\\/Brandon-Thomas.png\\&quot; alt=\\&quot;\\&quot; width=\\&quot;90\\&quot; height=\\&quot;90\\&quot; srcset=\\&quot;https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/06\\\/Brandon-Thomas.png 200w, https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/06\\\/Brandon-Thomas-150x150.png 150w, https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/06\\\/Brandon-Thomas-100x100.png 100w\\&quot; sizes=\\&quot;(max-width: 90px) 100vw, 90px\\&quot; \\\/&gt;&lt;\\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p class=\\&quot;alignnone size-medium wp-image-10634\\&quot; style=\\&quot;text-align: center; font-size: 12px;\\&quot;&gt;Brandon Thomas is a seasoned executive and equity partner with expertise in production and investment. He has served as an Executive Producer at Critical Role and Board Member at Desert Angels since 2019. An equity partner in several companies, including Reglagene, Whiskey Del Bac, and Immunis, he brings valuable insights and a diverse background. Thomas previously owned a Planet Fitness franchise for seven years and holds a Bachelor&#8217;s degree in Industrial and Organizational Psychology from SUNY Geneseo. His multidisciplinary approach drives innovation and strategic growth in his ventures.&lt;\\\/p&gt;\\n&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_arrow&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_follow_cursor&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width_laptop&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_tooltip_touch&quot;:&quot;true&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_zindex&quot;:&quot;9999&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"dyncontel-acf.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"dynamic-content-for-elementor-acf \">Brandon Thomas<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a71f2a2 align-dce-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-dyncontel-acf\" data-id=\"a71f2a2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;acf_field_list&quot;:&quot;contributors_panels&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:300,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_enable_tooltip&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;acf_type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_content&quot;:&quot;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img loading=\\&quot;lazy\\&quot; class=\\&quot;aligncenter wp-image-6983\\&quot; src=\\&quot;https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/spring2025\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/06\\\/Brandon-Thomas.png\\&quot; alt=\\&quot;\\&quot; width=\\&quot;90\\&quot; height=\\&quot;90\\&quot; srcset=\\&quot;https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/06\\\/Brandon-Thomas.png 200w, https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/06\\\/Brandon-Thomas-150x150.png 150w, https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/06\\\/Brandon-Thomas-100x100.png 100w\\&quot; sizes=\\&quot;(max-width: 90px) 100vw, 90px\\&quot; \\\/&gt;&lt;\\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p class=\\&quot;alignnone size-medium wp-image-10634\\&quot; style=\\&quot;text-align: center; font-size: 12px;\\&quot;&gt;Brandon Thomas is a seasoned executive and equity partner with expertise in production and investment. He has served as an Executive Producer at Critical Role and Board Member at Desert Angels since 2019. An equity partner in several companies, including Reglagene, Whiskey Del Bac, and Immunis, he brings valuable insights and a diverse background. Thomas previously owned a Planet Fitness franchise for seven years and holds a Bachelor&#8217;s degree in Industrial and Organizational Psychology from SUNY Geneseo. 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Most recently, Katie helped build Salesforce Launchpad, a program designed to connect Salesforce\\u2019s best tools and expertise with the startup ecosystem.&lt;br \\\/&gt;\\nNow back in the VC world, Katie brings a founder-first mindset and a passion for supporting bold ideas and cutting-edge technologies.&lt;\\\/p&gt;\\n&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_arrow&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_follow_cursor&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width_laptop&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_tooltip_touch&quot;:&quot;true&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_zindex&quot;:&quot;9999&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"dyncontel-acf.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"dynamic-content-for-elementor-acf \">Katie Weiss<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a71f2a2 align-dce-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-dyncontel-acf\" data-id=\"a71f2a2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;acf_field_list&quot;:&quot;contributors_panels&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:300,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_enable_tooltip&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;acf_type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_content&quot;:&quot;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img loading=\\&quot;lazy\\&quot; class=\\&quot;aligncenter wp-image-12131\\&quot; src=\\&quot;https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/spring2025\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/11\\\/Katie-W-300x300.jpeg\\&quot; alt=\\&quot;\\&quot; width=\\&quot;90\\&quot; height=\\&quot;90\\&quot; srcset=\\&quot;https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/11\\\/Katie-W-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/11\\\/Katie-W-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/11\\\/Katie-W-100x100.jpeg 100w, https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/11\\\/Katie-W.jpeg 400w\\&quot; sizes=\\&quot;(max-width: 90px) 100vw, 90px\\&quot; \\\/&gt;&lt;\\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p style=\\&quot;text-align: center; font-size: 12px;\\&quot;&gt;Katie Weiss is a Principal at ff Venture Capital, where she focuses on sourcing and supporting innovative startups in AI, Robotics, Drones, and SaaS, particularly in the manufacturing and energy sectors.&lt;br \\\/&gt;\\nKatie began her career in venture capital, spending seven years at ff Venture Capital and R\\\/GA Ventures, where she worked closely with early-stage founders to help them scale. She then spent another seven years in business development roles at Salesforce, TriNet, and SingleSprout, gaining a deep understanding of how startups to enterprises grow from the inside out. Most recently, Katie helped build Salesforce Launchpad, a program designed to connect Salesforce\\u2019s best tools and expertise with the startup ecosystem.&lt;br \\\/&gt;\\nNow back in the VC world, Katie brings a founder-first mindset and a passion for supporting bold ideas and cutting-edge technologies.&lt;\\\/p&gt;\\n&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_arrow&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_follow_cursor&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width_laptop&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_tooltip_touch&quot;:&quot;true&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_zindex&quot;:&quot;9999&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"dyncontel-acf.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"dynamic-content-for-elementor-acf \">(Speaker)<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c1fe29 elementor-widget elementor-widget-dyncontel-acf\" data-id=\"3c1fe29\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;acf_field_list&quot;:&quot;contributors_organization&quot;,&quot;acf_type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"dyncontel-acf.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"dynamic-content-for-elementor-acf \">ff Venture Capital<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-734da2e elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-laptop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-dyncontel-acf\" data-id=\"734da2e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;acf_field_list&quot;:&quot;contributors_panels&quot;,&quot;acf_type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"dyncontel-acf.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"dynamic-content-for-elementor-acf \">(Speaker)<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><div class=\"dce-acf-repeater-item swiper-slide\">\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"section\" data-elementor-id=\"7008\" class=\"elementor elementor-7008 dce-elementor-rendering-id-14\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b5dc824 contributor_name e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b5dc824\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71d984c elementor-widget elementor-widget-dyncontel-acf\" data-id=\"71d984c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;acf_field_list&quot;:&quot;contributors_name&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:300,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_enable_tooltip&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;acf_type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_content&quot;:&quot;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img loading=\\&quot;lazy\\&quot; class=\\&quot;aligncenter wp-image-12459\\&quot; src=\\&quot;https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/spring2025\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/09\\\/Screenshot-2025-03-06-190016-300x234.png\\&quot; alt=\\&quot;\\&quot; width=\\&quot;99\\&quot; height=\\&quot;77\\&quot; srcset=\\&quot;https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/09\\\/Screenshot-2025-03-06-190016-300x234.png 300w, https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/09\\\/Screenshot-2025-03-06-190016-768x599.png 768w, https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/09\\\/Screenshot-2025-03-06-190016-600x468.png 600w, https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/09\\\/Screenshot-2025-03-06-190016.png 1024w\\&quot; sizes=\\&quot;(max-width: 99px) 100vw, 99px\\&quot; \\\/&gt;&lt;\\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p style=\\&quot;text-align: center; font-size: 12px;\\&quot;&gt;Noah Wang is the Partner at Embedding VC. He has been the Co-Founder of a Silicon Valley-based tech firm developing a business-friendly public blockchain and the world&#8217;s first blockchain-based cloud communication network. He worked for Starr Companies, ICBC and PwC. Noah Wang received an MBA degree from Yale University. He is a CFA Charter holder, a CPA and a member of Mensa International.&lt;\\\/p&gt;\\n&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_arrow&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_follow_cursor&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width_laptop&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_tooltip_touch&quot;:&quot;true&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_zindex&quot;:&quot;9999&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"dyncontel-acf.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"dynamic-content-for-elementor-acf \">Noah Wang<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a71f2a2 align-dce-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-dyncontel-acf\" data-id=\"a71f2a2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;acf_field_list&quot;:&quot;contributors_panels&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:300,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_enable_tooltip&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;acf_type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_content&quot;:&quot;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img loading=\\&quot;lazy\\&quot; class=\\&quot;aligncenter wp-image-12459\\&quot; src=\\&quot;https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/spring2025\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/09\\\/Screenshot-2025-03-06-190016-300x234.png\\&quot; alt=\\&quot;\\&quot; width=\\&quot;99\\&quot; height=\\&quot;77\\&quot; srcset=\\&quot;https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/09\\\/Screenshot-2025-03-06-190016-300x234.png 300w, https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/09\\\/Screenshot-2025-03-06-190016-768x599.png 768w, https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/09\\\/Screenshot-2025-03-06-190016-600x468.png 600w, https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/09\\\/Screenshot-2025-03-06-190016.png 1024w\\&quot; sizes=\\&quot;(max-width: 99px) 100vw, 99px\\&quot; \\\/&gt;&lt;\\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p style=\\&quot;text-align: center; font-size: 12px;\\&quot;&gt;Noah Wang is the Partner at Embedding VC. He has been the Co-Founder of a Silicon Valley-based tech firm developing a business-friendly public blockchain and the world&#8217;s first blockchain-based cloud communication network. He worked for Starr Companies, ICBC and PwC. Noah Wang received an MBA degree from Yale University. He is a CFA Charter holder, a CPA and a member of Mensa International.&lt;\\\/p&gt;\\n&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_arrow&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_follow_cursor&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width_laptop&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_tooltip_touch&quot;:&quot;true&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_zindex&quot;:&quot;9999&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"dyncontel-acf.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"dynamic-content-for-elementor-acf \">(Speaker)<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c1fe29 elementor-widget elementor-widget-dyncontel-acf\" data-id=\"3c1fe29\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;acf_field_list&quot;:&quot;contributors_organization&quot;,&quot;acf_type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"dyncontel-acf.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"dynamic-content-for-elementor-acf \">Embedding VC<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-734da2e elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-laptop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-dyncontel-acf\" data-id=\"734da2e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;acf_field_list&quot;:&quot;contributors_panels&quot;,&quot;acf_type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"dyncontel-acf.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"dynamic-content-for-elementor-acf \">(Speaker)<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><div class=\"dce-acf-repeater-item swiper-slide\">\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"section\" data-elementor-id=\"7008\" class=\"elementor elementor-7008 dce-elementor-rendering-id-15\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b5dc824 contributor_name e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b5dc824\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71d984c elementor-widget elementor-widget-dyncontel-acf\" data-id=\"71d984c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;acf_field_list&quot;:&quot;contributors_name&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:300,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_enable_tooltip&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;acf_type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_content&quot;:&quot;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img loading=\\&quot;lazy\\&quot; class=\\&quot;aligncenter wp-image-12236\\&quot; src=\\&quot;https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/spring2025\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/06\\\/Brett-L.webp\\&quot; alt=\\&quot;\\&quot; width=\\&quot;90\\&quot; height=\\&quot;90\\&quot; srcset=\\&quot;https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/06\\\/Brett-L.webp 150w, https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/06\\\/Brett-L-100x100.webp 100w\\&quot; sizes=\\&quot;(max-width: 90px) 100vw, 90px\\&quot; \\\/&gt;&lt;\\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p style=\\&quot;text-align: center; font-size: 12px;\\&quot;&gt;A successful three-time Silicon Valley entrepreneur, this pioneer in the Metaverse and decentralization has raised over $220M for personal ventures and advised top web3 startups. Author of the Amazon Best Seller Enterprise Blockchain Has Arrived, they predicted the convergence of web3 with AI\\\/ML. With extensive experience in enterprise blockchain applications across fintech, supply chain, logistics, and healthcare, they have led US operations for high-tech firms generating significant revenue. As host of The Future of Business web3 videocast and strategic advisor to leading startups, they are a trusted expert in web3, AI\\\/ML, and technology. A keynote speaker at premier institutions and conferences, they have advised top Fortune 500 companies and led initiatives to enhance tech access through the AstroSapiens community. They hold a BS in Astrophysics from Caltech and an MS in Physics from the University of Washington.&lt;\\\/p&gt;\\n&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_arrow&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_follow_cursor&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width_laptop&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_tooltip_touch&quot;:&quot;true&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_zindex&quot;:&quot;9999&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"dyncontel-acf.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"dynamic-content-for-elementor-acf \">Brett Liu<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a71f2a2 align-dce-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-dyncontel-acf\" data-id=\"a71f2a2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;acf_field_list&quot;:&quot;contributors_panels&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:300,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_enable_tooltip&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;acf_type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_content&quot;:&quot;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img loading=\\&quot;lazy\\&quot; class=\\&quot;aligncenter wp-image-12236\\&quot; src=\\&quot;https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/spring2025\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/06\\\/Brett-L.webp\\&quot; alt=\\&quot;\\&quot; width=\\&quot;90\\&quot; height=\\&quot;90\\&quot; srcset=\\&quot;https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/06\\\/Brett-L.webp 150w, https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/06\\\/Brett-L-100x100.webp 100w\\&quot; sizes=\\&quot;(max-width: 90px) 100vw, 90px\\&quot; \\\/&gt;&lt;\\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p style=\\&quot;text-align: center; font-size: 12px;\\&quot;&gt;A successful three-time Silicon Valley entrepreneur, this pioneer in the Metaverse and decentralization has raised over $220M for personal ventures and advised top web3 startups. Author of the Amazon Best Seller Enterprise Blockchain Has Arrived, they predicted the convergence of web3 with AI\\\/ML. With extensive experience in enterprise blockchain applications across fintech, supply chain, logistics, and healthcare, they have led US operations for high-tech firms generating significant revenue. As host of The Future of Business web3 videocast and strategic advisor to leading startups, they are a trusted expert in web3, AI\\\/ML, and technology. A keynote speaker at premier institutions and conferences, they have advised top Fortune 500 companies and led initiatives to enhance tech access through the AstroSapiens community. 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class=\"dce-acf-repeater-item swiper-slide\">\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"section\" data-elementor-id=\"7008\" class=\"elementor elementor-7008 dce-elementor-rendering-id-17\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b5dc824 contributor_name e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b5dc824\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71d984c elementor-widget elementor-widget-dyncontel-acf\" data-id=\"71d984c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;acf_field_list&quot;:&quot;contributors_name&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:300,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_enable_tooltip&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;acf_type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_content&quot;:&quot;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img loading=\\&quot;lazy\\&quot; class=\\&quot;size-full wp-image-10608 aligncenter\\&quot; src=\\&quot;https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/spring2025\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/09\\\/Tom-Vogelsong-150x150-1.jpg\\&quot; alt=\\&quot;\\&quot; width=\\&quot;90\\&quot; height=\\&quot;90\\&quot; srcset=\\&quot;https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/09\\\/Tom-Vogelsong-150x150-1.jpg 150w, https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/09\\\/Tom-Vogelsong-150x150-1-100x100.jpg 100w\\&quot; sizes=\\&quot;(max-width: 90px) 100vw, 90px\\&quot; \\\/&gt;&lt;\\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p style=\\&quot;text-align: center; font-size: 12px;\\&quot;&gt;Tom is an angel investor in MedTech and a Startup Scout for K2X Technology and Life Science (www.k2x.capital). He is also a Senior Consultant for BioPharma Connections (www.biopharmaconnections.com) which helps biotech and medtech startups connect with strategics and institutional investors for partnering, investing, as well as connecting with regulatory experts, product design and manufacturing partners, clinical trials, etc. Tom has a background in technology, entrepreneurship, medical devices, and biochemistry. Tom invests in MedTech directly as an angel investor and as part of K2X. Tom is an advisor to US Angels, Silicon Valley Advantage, CamDo Technology, BioPharma Connections, and Lehigh University\\u2019s new College of Health. Tom\\u00a0evaluates startups for the MedTech Innovator competitions, Pepperdine Most Fundable Companies, Edge AI and Vision Alliance, Life Science Intelligence (LSI), and RESI. He has published several papers on angel investing, participated in panel sessions, and been interviewed by RESI, 3DHeals, and other organizations.&lt;\\\/p&gt;\\n&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_arrow&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_follow_cursor&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width_laptop&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_tooltip_touch&quot;:&quot;true&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_zindex&quot;:&quot;9999&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"dyncontel-acf.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"dynamic-content-for-elementor-acf \">Tom\tVogelsong<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a71f2a2 align-dce-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-dyncontel-acf\" data-id=\"a71f2a2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;acf_field_list&quot;:&quot;contributors_panels&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:300,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_enable_tooltip&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;acf_type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_content&quot;:&quot;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img loading=\\&quot;lazy\\&quot; class=\\&quot;size-full wp-image-10608 aligncenter\\&quot; src=\\&quot;https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/spring2025\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/09\\\/Tom-Vogelsong-150x150-1.jpg\\&quot; alt=\\&quot;\\&quot; width=\\&quot;90\\&quot; height=\\&quot;90\\&quot; srcset=\\&quot;https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/09\\\/Tom-Vogelsong-150x150-1.jpg 150w, https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/09\\\/Tom-Vogelsong-150x150-1-100x100.jpg 100w\\&quot; sizes=\\&quot;(max-width: 90px) 100vw, 90px\\&quot; \\\/&gt;&lt;\\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p style=\\&quot;text-align: center; font-size: 12px;\\&quot;&gt;Tom is an angel investor in MedTech and a Startup Scout for K2X Technology and Life Science (www.k2x.capital). He is also a Senior Consultant for BioPharma Connections (www.biopharmaconnections.com) which helps biotech and medtech startups connect with strategics and institutional investors for partnering, investing, as well as connecting with regulatory experts, product design and manufacturing partners, clinical trials, etc. Tom has a background in technology, entrepreneurship, medical devices, and biochemistry. Tom invests in MedTech directly as an angel investor and as part of K2X. Tom is an advisor to US Angels, Silicon Valley Advantage, CamDo Technology, BioPharma Connections, and Lehigh University\\u2019s new College of Health. Tom\\u00a0evaluates startups for the MedTech Innovator competitions, Pepperdine Most Fundable Companies, Edge AI and Vision Alliance, Life Science Intelligence (LSI), and RESI. He has published several papers on angel investing, participated in panel sessions, and been interviewed by RESI, 3DHeals, and other organizations.&lt;\\\/p&gt;\\n&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_arrow&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_follow_cursor&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width_laptop&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_tooltip_touch&quot;:&quot;true&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_zindex&quot;:&quot;9999&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"dyncontel-acf.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"dynamic-content-for-elementor-acf \">(Speaker)<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c1fe29 elementor-widget elementor-widget-dyncontel-acf\" data-id=\"3c1fe29\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;acf_field_list&quot;:&quot;contributors_organization&quot;,&quot;acf_type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"dyncontel-acf.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"dynamic-content-for-elementor-acf \">K2X Technology and Life Science<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-734da2e elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-laptop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-dyncontel-acf\" data-id=\"734da2e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;acf_field_list&quot;:&quot;contributors_panels&quot;,&quot;acf_type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"dyncontel-acf.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"dynamic-content-for-elementor-acf \">(Speaker)<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><div class=\"dce-acf-repeater-item swiper-slide\">\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"section\" data-elementor-id=\"7008\" class=\"elementor elementor-7008 dce-elementor-rendering-id-18\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b5dc824 contributor_name e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b5dc824\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71d984c elementor-widget elementor-widget-dyncontel-acf\" data-id=\"71d984c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;acf_field_list&quot;:&quot;contributors_name&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:300,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_enable_tooltip&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;acf_type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_content&quot;:&quot;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img loading=\\&quot;lazy\\&quot; class=\\&quot;size-full wp-image-10611 aligncenter\\&quot; src=\\&quot;https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/spring2025\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/09\\\/Dan-Conley-2-150x150-1.png\\&quot; alt=\\&quot;\\&quot; width=\\&quot;90\\&quot; height=\\&quot;90\\&quot; srcset=\\&quot;https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/09\\\/Dan-Conley-2-150x150-1.png 150w, https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/09\\\/Dan-Conley-2-150x150-1-100x100.png 100w\\&quot; sizes=\\&quot;(max-width: 90px) 100vw, 90px\\&quot; \\\/&gt;&lt;\\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p style=\\&quot;text-align: center; font-size: 12px;\\&quot;&gt;Dan invests in MedTech, Discovery BioTools &amp; BioPharma startups after Deep Due Diligence. Four recent investments involved K4-NW DD Teams \\u2022 CrisprQC improves gene editing \\u2022 AiM Halo improves Hole-in-Head Surgeries \\u2022 SinapticaTx treats Alzheimer&#8217;s Patients &#8211; no drugs! \\u2022 Transradial&#8217;s SAPH device closes puncture wounds from catheter needles.&lt;br \\\/&gt;\\nFor over 33-yrs Dan has coordinated the non-profit Entrepreneurs University programs EntreUniv.org.&lt;br \\\/&gt;\\nEach month, Angels Coaches &amp; Experts convene CEO FORUMS to help Entrepreneurs gain Best Practices, feedback, insights, marketplace intel, connections to resources, incl sources of capital, all with no strings attached.&lt;br \\\/&gt;\\nDanConley@EntreUniv.org&lt;br \\\/&gt;\\nDanConley@NJAngels.net&lt;\\\/p&gt;\\n&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_arrow&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_follow_cursor&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width_laptop&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_tooltip_touch&quot;:&quot;true&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_zindex&quot;:&quot;9999&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"dyncontel-acf.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"dynamic-content-for-elementor-acf \">Dan\tConley<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a71f2a2 align-dce-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-dyncontel-acf\" data-id=\"a71f2a2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;acf_field_list&quot;:&quot;contributors_panels&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:300,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_enable_tooltip&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;acf_type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_content&quot;:&quot;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img loading=\\&quot;lazy\\&quot; class=\\&quot;size-full wp-image-10611 aligncenter\\&quot; src=\\&quot;https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/spring2025\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/09\\\/Dan-Conley-2-150x150-1.png\\&quot; alt=\\&quot;\\&quot; width=\\&quot;90\\&quot; height=\\&quot;90\\&quot; srcset=\\&quot;https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/09\\\/Dan-Conley-2-150x150-1.png 150w, https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/09\\\/Dan-Conley-2-150x150-1-100x100.png 100w\\&quot; sizes=\\&quot;(max-width: 90px) 100vw, 90px\\&quot; \\\/&gt;&lt;\\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p style=\\&quot;text-align: center; font-size: 12px;\\&quot;&gt;Dan invests in MedTech, Discovery BioTools &amp; BioPharma startups after Deep Due Diligence. Four recent investments involved K4-NW DD Teams \\u2022 CrisprQC improves gene editing \\u2022 AiM Halo improves Hole-in-Head Surgeries \\u2022 SinapticaTx treats Alzheimer&#8217;s Patients &#8211; no drugs! \\u2022 Transradial&#8217;s SAPH device closes puncture wounds from catheter needles.&lt;br \\\/&gt;\\nFor over 33-yrs Dan has coordinated the non-profit Entrepreneurs University programs EntreUniv.org.&lt;br \\\/&gt;\\nEach month, Angels Coaches &amp; Experts convene CEO FORUMS to help Entrepreneurs gain Best Practices, feedback, insights, marketplace intel, connections to resources, incl sources of capital, all with no strings attached.&lt;br \\\/&gt;\\nDanConley@EntreUniv.org&lt;br \\\/&gt;\\nDanConley@NJAngels.net&lt;\\\/p&gt;\\n&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_arrow&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_follow_cursor&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width_laptop&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_tooltip_touch&quot;:&quot;true&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_zindex&quot;:&quot;9999&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"dyncontel-acf.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"dynamic-content-for-elementor-acf \">(Speaker)<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c1fe29 elementor-widget elementor-widget-dyncontel-acf\" data-id=\"3c1fe29\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;acf_field_list&quot;:&quot;contributors_organization&quot;,&quot;acf_type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"dyncontel-acf.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"dynamic-content-for-elementor-acf \">NJ Angels<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-734da2e elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-laptop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-dyncontel-acf\" data-id=\"734da2e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;acf_field_list&quot;:&quot;contributors_panels&quot;,&quot;acf_type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"dyncontel-acf.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"dynamic-content-for-elementor-acf \">(Speaker)<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><div class=\"dce-acf-repeater-item swiper-slide\">\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"section\" data-elementor-id=\"7008\" class=\"elementor elementor-7008 dce-elementor-rendering-id-19\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b5dc824 contributor_name e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b5dc824\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71d984c elementor-widget elementor-widget-dyncontel-acf\" data-id=\"71d984c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;acf_field_list&quot;:&quot;contributors_name&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:300,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_enable_tooltip&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;acf_type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_content&quot;:&quot;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img loading=\\&quot;lazy\\&quot; class=\\&quot;aligncenter wp-image-11993\\&quot; src=\\&quot;https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/spring2025\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/11\\\/Dr-Collin-Larkin-240x300.jpg\\&quot; alt=\\&quot;\\&quot; width=\\&quot;90\\&quot; height=\\&quot;113\\&quot; srcset=\\&quot;https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/11\\\/Dr-Collin-Larkin-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/11\\\/Dr-Collin-Larkin.jpg 500w\\&quot; sizes=\\&quot;(max-width: 90px) 100vw, 90px\\&quot; \\\/&gt;&lt;\\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p style=\\&quot;text-align: center; font-size: 12px;\\&quot;&gt;Dr. Collin Larkin is an Associate at Sandbox Healthcare, specializing in innovative solutions for the healthcare sector. Before joining Sandbox, he served as a Senior Associate at Boston Consulting Group, concentrating on commercial strategy for medical devices and biopharmaceuticals, as well as digital health services. Collin earned his BS in Chemical Engineering from the University of Rochester, an MSc in Radiation Biology from the University of Oxford, and an MD from Northwestern University&#8217;s Feinberg School of Medicine. His diverse expertise bridges engineering, science, and medicine to drive impactful healthcare advancements.&lt;\\\/p&gt;\\n&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_arrow&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_follow_cursor&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width_laptop&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_tooltip_touch&quot;:&quot;true&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_zindex&quot;:&quot;9999&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"dyncontel-acf.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"dynamic-content-for-elementor-acf \">Collin Larkin<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a71f2a2 align-dce-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-dyncontel-acf\" data-id=\"a71f2a2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;acf_field_list&quot;:&quot;contributors_panels&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:300,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_enable_tooltip&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;acf_type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_content&quot;:&quot;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img loading=\\&quot;lazy\\&quot; class=\\&quot;aligncenter wp-image-11993\\&quot; src=\\&quot;https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/spring2025\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/11\\\/Dr-Collin-Larkin-240x300.jpg\\&quot; alt=\\&quot;\\&quot; width=\\&quot;90\\&quot; height=\\&quot;113\\&quot; srcset=\\&quot;https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/11\\\/Dr-Collin-Larkin-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/11\\\/Dr-Collin-Larkin.jpg 500w\\&quot; sizes=\\&quot;(max-width: 90px) 100vw, 90px\\&quot; \\\/&gt;&lt;\\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p style=\\&quot;text-align: center; font-size: 12px;\\&quot;&gt;Dr. Collin Larkin is an Associate at Sandbox Healthcare, specializing in innovative solutions for the healthcare sector. Before joining Sandbox, he served as a Senior Associate at Boston Consulting Group, concentrating on commercial strategy for medical devices and biopharmaceuticals, as well as digital health services. Collin earned his BS in Chemical Engineering from the University of Rochester, an MSc in Radiation Biology from the University of Oxford, and an MD from Northwestern University&#8217;s Feinberg School of Medicine. His diverse expertise bridges engineering, science, and medicine to drive impactful healthcare advancements.&lt;\\\/p&gt;\\n&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_arrow&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_follow_cursor&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width_laptop&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_tooltip_touch&quot;:&quot;true&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_zindex&quot;:&quot;9999&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"dyncontel-acf.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"dynamic-content-for-elementor-acf \">(Speaker)<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c1fe29 elementor-widget elementor-widget-dyncontel-acf\" data-id=\"3c1fe29\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;acf_field_list&quot;:&quot;contributors_organization&quot;,&quot;acf_type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"dyncontel-acf.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"dynamic-content-for-elementor-acf \">The Blue Venture Fund<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-734da2e elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-laptop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-dyncontel-acf\" data-id=\"734da2e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;acf_field_list&quot;:&quot;contributors_panels&quot;,&quot;acf_type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"dyncontel-acf.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"dynamic-content-for-elementor-acf \">(Speaker)<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><div class=\"dce-acf-repeater-item swiper-slide\">\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"section\" data-elementor-id=\"7008\" class=\"elementor elementor-7008 dce-elementor-rendering-id-20\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b5dc824 contributor_name e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b5dc824\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71d984c elementor-widget elementor-widget-dyncontel-acf\" data-id=\"71d984c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;acf_field_list&quot;:&quot;contributors_name&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:300,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_enable_tooltip&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;acf_type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_content&quot;:&quot;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img loading=\\&quot;lazy\\&quot; class=\\&quot;aligncenter wp-image-12226\\&quot; src=\\&quot;https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/spring2025\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/06\\\/Richard-Waines-300x300.jpeg\\&quot; alt=\\&quot;\\&quot; width=\\&quot;90\\&quot; height=\\&quot;90\\&quot; srcset=\\&quot;https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/06\\\/Richard-Waines-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/06\\\/Richard-Waines-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/06\\\/Richard-Waines-100x100.jpeg 100w, https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/06\\\/Richard-Waines.jpeg 400w\\&quot; sizes=\\&quot;(max-width: 90px) 100vw, 90px\\&quot; \\\/&gt;&lt;\\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p style=\\&quot;text-align: center; font-size: 12px;\\&quot;&gt;Richard invests in early stage companies at the bleeding edge of the life sciences, primarily in platform therapeutics. Prior to joining DCVC, Richard was a consultant at Fika Bio, where he advised private and public biotech companies on business development and financing. Richard began his career as an investment banking analyst in biotech coverage at Credit Suisse.&lt;\\\/p&gt;\\n&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_arrow&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_follow_cursor&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width_laptop&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_tooltip_touch&quot;:&quot;true&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_zindex&quot;:&quot;9999&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"dyncontel-acf.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"dynamic-content-for-elementor-acf \">Richard Waines<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a71f2a2 align-dce-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-dyncontel-acf\" data-id=\"a71f2a2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;acf_field_list&quot;:&quot;contributors_panels&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:300,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_enable_tooltip&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;acf_type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_content&quot;:&quot;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img loading=\\&quot;lazy\\&quot; class=\\&quot;aligncenter wp-image-12226\\&quot; src=\\&quot;https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/spring2025\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/06\\\/Richard-Waines-300x300.jpeg\\&quot; alt=\\&quot;\\&quot; width=\\&quot;90\\&quot; height=\\&quot;90\\&quot; srcset=\\&quot;https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/06\\\/Richard-Waines-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/06\\\/Richard-Waines-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/06\\\/Richard-Waines-100x100.jpeg 100w, https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/06\\\/Richard-Waines.jpeg 400w\\&quot; sizes=\\&quot;(max-width: 90px) 100vw, 90px\\&quot; \\\/&gt;&lt;\\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p style=\\&quot;text-align: center; font-size: 12px;\\&quot;&gt;Richard invests in early stage companies at the bleeding edge of the life sciences, primarily in platform therapeutics. Prior to joining DCVC, Richard was a consultant at Fika Bio, where he advised private and public biotech companies on business development and financing. Richard began his career as an investment banking analyst in biotech coverage at Credit Suisse.&lt;\\\/p&gt;\\n&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_arrow&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_follow_cursor&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width_laptop&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_tooltip_touch&quot;:&quot;true&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_zindex&quot;:&quot;9999&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"dyncontel-acf.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"dynamic-content-for-elementor-acf \">(Moderator)<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c1fe29 elementor-widget elementor-widget-dyncontel-acf\" data-id=\"3c1fe29\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;acf_field_list&quot;:&quot;contributors_organization&quot;,&quot;acf_type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"dyncontel-acf.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"dynamic-content-for-elementor-acf \">DCVC Bio<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-734da2e elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-laptop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-dyncontel-acf\" data-id=\"734da2e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;acf_field_list&quot;:&quot;contributors_panels&quot;,&quot;acf_type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"dyncontel-acf.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"dynamic-content-for-elementor-acf \">(Moderator)<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><div class=\"dce-acf-repeater-item swiper-slide\">\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"section\" data-elementor-id=\"7008\" class=\"elementor elementor-7008 dce-elementor-rendering-id-21\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b5dc824 contributor_name e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b5dc824\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71d984c elementor-widget elementor-widget-dyncontel-acf\" data-id=\"71d984c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;acf_field_list&quot;:&quot;contributors_name&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:300,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_enable_tooltip&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;acf_type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_content&quot;:&quot;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img loading=\\&quot;lazy\\&quot; class=\\&quot;size-full wp-image-10646 aligncenter\\&quot; src=\\&quot;https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/spring2025\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/06\\\/Richard-Ayllon-150x150-1.webp\\&quot; alt=\\&quot;\\&quot; width=\\&quot;90\\&quot; height=\\&quot;90\\&quot; srcset=\\&quot;https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/06\\\/Richard-Ayllon-150x150-1.webp 150w, https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/06\\\/Richard-Ayllon-150x150-1-100x100.webp 100w\\&quot; sizes=\\&quot;(max-width: 90px) 100vw, 90px\\&quot; \\\/&gt;&lt;\\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p style=\\&quot;text-align: center; font-size: 12px;\\&quot;&gt;Richard Ayllon is an entrepreneurial strategic marketing professional with extensive experience in package goods and healthcare marketing from Tier 1 companies. With a strong track record in global product launches and Silicon Valley start-ups, he has successfully led the development and management of branded medical devices and therapies. As Co-Founder and Sr. Advisor at K2X Technology and Life Science Inc., Richard helps early-stage companies through a rigorous investment protocol, leveraging a network of over 100 advisors. K2X is poised to list on NASDAQ, having built a robust portfolio of 85 innovative companies across multiple countries.&lt;\\\/p&gt;\\n&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_arrow&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_follow_cursor&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width_laptop&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_tooltip_touch&quot;:&quot;true&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_zindex&quot;:&quot;9999&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"dyncontel-acf.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"dynamic-content-for-elementor-acf \">Richard Ayllon<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a71f2a2 align-dce-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-dyncontel-acf\" data-id=\"a71f2a2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;acf_field_list&quot;:&quot;contributors_panels&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:300,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_enable_tooltip&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;acf_type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_content&quot;:&quot;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img loading=\\&quot;lazy\\&quot; class=\\&quot;size-full wp-image-10646 aligncenter\\&quot; src=\\&quot;https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/spring2025\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/06\\\/Richard-Ayllon-150x150-1.webp\\&quot; alt=\\&quot;\\&quot; width=\\&quot;90\\&quot; height=\\&quot;90\\&quot; srcset=\\&quot;https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/06\\\/Richard-Ayllon-150x150-1.webp 150w, https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/06\\\/Richard-Ayllon-150x150-1-100x100.webp 100w\\&quot; sizes=\\&quot;(max-width: 90px) 100vw, 90px\\&quot; \\\/&gt;&lt;\\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p style=\\&quot;text-align: center; font-size: 12px;\\&quot;&gt;Richard Ayllon is an entrepreneurial strategic marketing professional with extensive experience in package goods and healthcare marketing from Tier 1 companies. With a strong track record in global product launches and Silicon Valley start-ups, he has successfully led the development and management of branded medical devices and therapies. As Co-Founder and Sr. Advisor at K2X Technology and Life Science Inc., Richard helps early-stage companies through a rigorous investment protocol, leveraging a network of over 100 advisors. 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Having sold a company to McGraw Hill, she became active in Angel investing by joining Keiretsu Forum, where she has been a member for 20 years. She has invested in a variety of entities but is now focused on the healthcare sector. Mary Jo is now Managing Partner of Healthcare Angels, Partner at Pegasus Tech Ventures, a GP in Keiretsu Capital, where she has been on the investment committee for 5 years, an LP in Purple Arch Ventures (Northwestern University\\u2019s venture fund), an LP in Portfolia, an advisor and investor at KYTO. She is also a member of Band of Angels and Skydeck. Mary Jo is on several boards, and she has helped 6 companies to IPO or acquisitions.&lt;\\\/p&gt;\\n&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_arrow&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_follow_cursor&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width_laptop&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_tooltip_touch&quot;:&quot;true&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_zindex&quot;:&quot;9999&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"dyncontel-acf.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"dynamic-content-for-elementor-acf \">Mary Jo Potter<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a71f2a2 align-dce-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-dyncontel-acf\" data-id=\"a71f2a2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;acf_field_list&quot;:&quot;contributors_panels&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:300,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_enable_tooltip&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;acf_type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_content&quot;:&quot;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img loading=\\&quot;lazy\\&quot; class=\\&quot;aligncenter wp-image-11997\\&quot; src=\\&quot;https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/spring2025\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/11\\\/Mary-Jo-Potter-300x300.jpeg\\&quot; alt=\\&quot;\\&quot; width=\\&quot;90\\&quot; height=\\&quot;90\\&quot; srcset=\\&quot;https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/11\\\/Mary-Jo-Potter-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/11\\\/Mary-Jo-Potter-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/11\\\/Mary-Jo-Potter-100x100.jpeg 100w, https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/11\\\/Mary-Jo-Potter.jpeg 306w\\&quot; sizes=\\&quot;(max-width: 90px) 100vw, 90px\\&quot; \\\/&gt;&lt;\\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p style=\\&quot;text-align: center; font-size: 12px;\\&quot;&gt;Mary Jo Potter has been an active entrepreneur and investor for 30 years. Having sold a company to McGraw Hill, she became active in Angel investing by joining Keiretsu Forum, where she has been a member for 20 years. She has invested in a variety of entities but is now focused on the healthcare sector. Mary Jo is now Managing Partner of Healthcare Angels, Partner at Pegasus Tech Ventures, a GP in Keiretsu Capital, where she has been on the investment committee for 5 years, an LP in Purple Arch Ventures (Northwestern University\\u2019s venture fund), an LP in Portfolia, an advisor and investor at KYTO. She is also a member of Band of Angels and Skydeck. 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loading=\\&quot;lazy\\&quot; class=\\&quot;aligncenter wp-image-12095\\&quot; src=\\&quot;https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/spring2025\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/11\\\/Wade-b.jpeg\\&quot; alt=\\&quot;\\&quot; width=\\&quot;90\\&quot; height=\\&quot;90\\&quot; srcset=\\&quot;https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/11\\\/Wade-b.jpeg 225w, https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/11\\\/Wade-b-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/11\\\/Wade-b-100x100.jpeg 100w\\&quot; sizes=\\&quot;(max-width: 90px) 100vw, 90px\\&quot; \\\/&gt;&lt;\\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p style=\\&quot;text-align: center; font-size: 12px;\\&quot;&gt;Wade Bitaraf is the founder of the Energy &amp; Sustainability practice at Plug and Play, the world&#8217;s largest corporate innovation center and a key player in early-stage investment. He collaborates with entrepreneurs, corporate leaders, and investors focusing on the energy industry&#8217;s value chain. With a background in solar and business development, Wade has published scientific articles and led initiatives in startups. He holds master\\u2019s degrees in Chemical Engineering and Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering, driven by his passion for the intersection of technology and business.&lt;\\\/p&gt;\\n&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_arrow&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_follow_cursor&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width_laptop&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_tooltip_touch&quot;:&quot;true&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_zindex&quot;:&quot;9999&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"dyncontel-acf.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"dynamic-content-for-elementor-acf \">Wade Bitaraf<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a71f2a2 align-dce-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-dyncontel-acf\" data-id=\"a71f2a2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;acf_field_list&quot;:&quot;contributors_panels&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:300,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_enable_tooltip&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;acf_type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_content&quot;:&quot;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img loading=\\&quot;lazy\\&quot; class=\\&quot;aligncenter wp-image-12095\\&quot; src=\\&quot;https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/spring2025\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/11\\\/Wade-b.jpeg\\&quot; alt=\\&quot;\\&quot; width=\\&quot;90\\&quot; height=\\&quot;90\\&quot; srcset=\\&quot;https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/11\\\/Wade-b.jpeg 225w, https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/11\\\/Wade-b-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/11\\\/Wade-b-100x100.jpeg 100w\\&quot; sizes=\\&quot;(max-width: 90px) 100vw, 90px\\&quot; \\\/&gt;&lt;\\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p style=\\&quot;text-align: center; font-size: 12px;\\&quot;&gt;Wade Bitaraf is the founder of the Energy &amp; Sustainability practice at Plug and Play, the world&#8217;s largest corporate innovation center and a key player in early-stage investment. He collaborates with entrepreneurs, corporate leaders, and investors focusing on the energy industry&#8217;s value chain. With a background in solar and business development, Wade has published scientific articles and led initiatives in startups. He holds master\\u2019s degrees in Chemical Engineering and Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering, driven by his passion for the intersection of technology and business.&lt;\\\/p&gt;\\n&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_arrow&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_follow_cursor&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width_laptop&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_tooltip_touch&quot;:&quot;true&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_zindex&quot;:&quot;9999&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"dyncontel-acf.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"dynamic-content-for-elementor-acf \">(Speaker)<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c1fe29 elementor-widget elementor-widget-dyncontel-acf\" data-id=\"3c1fe29\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;acf_field_list&quot;:&quot;contributors_organization&quot;,&quot;acf_type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"dyncontel-acf.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"dynamic-content-for-elementor-acf \">Plug and Play<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-734da2e elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-laptop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-dyncontel-acf\" data-id=\"734da2e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;acf_field_list&quot;:&quot;contributors_panels&quot;,&quot;acf_type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"dyncontel-acf.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"dynamic-content-for-elementor-acf \">(Speaker)<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><div class=\"dce-acf-repeater-item swiper-slide\">\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"section\" data-elementor-id=\"7008\" class=\"elementor elementor-7008 dce-elementor-rendering-id-24\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b5dc824 contributor_name e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b5dc824\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71d984c elementor-widget elementor-widget-dyncontel-acf\" data-id=\"71d984c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;acf_field_list&quot;:&quot;contributors_name&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:300,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_enable_tooltip&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;acf_type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_content&quot;:&quot;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img loading=\\&quot;lazy\\&quot; class=\\&quot;aligncenter wp-image-12454\\&quot; src=\\&quot;https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/spring2025\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/03\\\/Screenshot-2025-03-06-133131-300x245.png\\&quot; alt=\\&quot;\\&quot; width=\\&quot;90\\&quot; height=\\&quot;73\\&quot; srcset=\\&quot;https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/03\\\/Screenshot-2025-03-06-133131-300x245.png 300w, https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/03\\\/Screenshot-2025-03-06-133131-600x489.png 600w, https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/03\\\/Screenshot-2025-03-06-133131.png 640w\\&quot; sizes=\\&quot;(max-width: 90px) 100vw, 90px\\&quot; \\\/&gt;&lt;\\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p style=\\&quot;text-align: center; font-size: 12px;\\&quot;&gt;Anastasia Simon is an entrepreneurial professional with over 7 years in the startup ecosystem, excelling in marketing, business development, and venture capital. Currently at Founder Gym, she is dedicated to supporting underrepresented founders and fostering sustainable communities. Previously, she managed programming for a pioneering virtual incubator at a boutique VC firm. With expertise in program development, community building, and mentorship, Anastasia is passionate about democratizing fundraising and creating equitable opportunities in entrepreneurship. She thrives in dynamic environments, leveraging her strong communication skills to forge impactful relationships across diverse organizations.&lt;\\\/p&gt;\\n&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_arrow&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_follow_cursor&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width_laptop&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_tooltip_touch&quot;:&quot;true&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_zindex&quot;:&quot;9999&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"dyncontel-acf.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"dynamic-content-for-elementor-acf \">Anastasia\tSimon<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a71f2a2 align-dce-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-dyncontel-acf\" data-id=\"a71f2a2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;acf_field_list&quot;:&quot;contributors_panels&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:300,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_enable_tooltip&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;acf_type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_content&quot;:&quot;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img loading=\\&quot;lazy\\&quot; class=\\&quot;aligncenter wp-image-12454\\&quot; src=\\&quot;https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/spring2025\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/03\\\/Screenshot-2025-03-06-133131-300x245.png\\&quot; alt=\\&quot;\\&quot; width=\\&quot;90\\&quot; height=\\&quot;73\\&quot; srcset=\\&quot;https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/03\\\/Screenshot-2025-03-06-133131-300x245.png 300w, https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/03\\\/Screenshot-2025-03-06-133131-600x489.png 600w, https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/03\\\/Screenshot-2025-03-06-133131.png 640w\\&quot; sizes=\\&quot;(max-width: 90px) 100vw, 90px\\&quot; \\\/&gt;&lt;\\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p style=\\&quot;text-align: center; font-size: 12px;\\&quot;&gt;Anastasia Simon is an entrepreneurial professional with over 7 years in the startup ecosystem, excelling in marketing, business development, and venture capital. Currently at Founder Gym, she is dedicated to supporting underrepresented founders and fostering sustainable communities. Previously, she managed programming for a pioneering virtual incubator at a boutique VC firm. With expertise in program development, community building, and mentorship, Anastasia is passionate about democratizing fundraising and creating equitable opportunities in entrepreneurship. She thrives in dynamic environments, leveraging her strong communication skills to forge impactful relationships across diverse organizations.&lt;\\\/p&gt;\\n&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_arrow&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_follow_cursor&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width_laptop&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_tooltip_touch&quot;:&quot;true&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_zindex&quot;:&quot;9999&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"dyncontel-acf.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"dynamic-content-for-elementor-acf \">(Speaker)<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c1fe29 elementor-widget elementor-widget-dyncontel-acf\" data-id=\"3c1fe29\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;acf_field_list&quot;:&quot;contributors_organization&quot;,&quot;acf_type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"dyncontel-acf.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"dynamic-content-for-elementor-acf \">Techstars<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-734da2e elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-laptop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-dyncontel-acf\" data-id=\"734da2e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;acf_field_list&quot;:&quot;contributors_panels&quot;,&quot;acf_type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"dyncontel-acf.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"dynamic-content-for-elementor-acf \">(Speaker)<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><div class=\"dce-acf-repeater-item swiper-slide\">\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"section\" data-elementor-id=\"7008\" class=\"elementor elementor-7008 dce-elementor-rendering-id-25\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b5dc824 contributor_name e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b5dc824\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71d984c elementor-widget elementor-widget-dyncontel-acf\" data-id=\"71d984c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;acf_field_list&quot;:&quot;contributors_name&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:300,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_enable_tooltip&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;acf_type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_content&quot;:&quot;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img loading=\\&quot;lazy\\&quot; class=\\&quot;aligncenter wp-image-10702\\&quot; src=\\&quot;https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/spring2025\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/11\\\/Damoder-300x300.webp\\&quot; alt=\\&quot;\\&quot; width=\\&quot;90\\&quot; height=\\&quot;90\\&quot; srcset=\\&quot;https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/11\\\/Damoder-300x300.webp 300w, https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/11\\\/Damoder-150x150.webp 150w, https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/11\\\/Damoder-100x100.webp 100w, https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/11\\\/Damoder.webp 400w\\&quot; sizes=\\&quot;(max-width: 90px) 100vw, 90px\\&quot; \\\/&gt;&lt;\\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p style=\\&quot;text-align: center; font-size: 12px;\\&quot;&gt;Damoder Reddy is an accomplished angel investor and Chairman of the Board at Chemical Angels, Inc., where he focuses on early-stage startups in chemical and materials innovation. He is a charter member of TiE SoCal and actively invests through Tech Coast Angels and the Chemical Angel Network, supporting ventures in Cleantech, Hardtech, and Medtech. With a passion for fostering innovation, Damoder brings invaluable expertise and strategic insight to the startup ecosystem, driving growth and development in emerging technologies.&lt;\\\/p&gt;\\n&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_arrow&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_follow_cursor&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width_laptop&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_tooltip_touch&quot;:&quot;true&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_zindex&quot;:&quot;9999&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"dyncontel-acf.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"dynamic-content-for-elementor-acf \">Damoder\tReddy<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a71f2a2 align-dce-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-dyncontel-acf\" data-id=\"a71f2a2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;acf_field_list&quot;:&quot;contributors_panels&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:300,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_enable_tooltip&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;acf_type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_content&quot;:&quot;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img loading=\\&quot;lazy\\&quot; class=\\&quot;aligncenter wp-image-10702\\&quot; src=\\&quot;https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/spring2025\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/11\\\/Damoder-300x300.webp\\&quot; alt=\\&quot;\\&quot; width=\\&quot;90\\&quot; height=\\&quot;90\\&quot; srcset=\\&quot;https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/11\\\/Damoder-300x300.webp 300w, https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/11\\\/Damoder-150x150.webp 150w, https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/11\\\/Damoder-100x100.webp 100w, https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/11\\\/Damoder.webp 400w\\&quot; sizes=\\&quot;(max-width: 90px) 100vw, 90px\\&quot; \\\/&gt;&lt;\\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p style=\\&quot;text-align: center; font-size: 12px;\\&quot;&gt;Damoder Reddy is an accomplished angel investor and Chairman of the Board at Chemical Angels, Inc., where he focuses on early-stage startups in chemical and materials innovation. He is a charter member of TiE SoCal and actively invests through Tech Coast Angels and the Chemical Angel Network, supporting ventures in Cleantech, Hardtech, and Medtech. With a passion for fostering innovation, Damoder brings invaluable expertise and strategic insight to the startup ecosystem, driving growth and development in emerging technologies.&lt;\\\/p&gt;\\n&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_arrow&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_follow_cursor&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width_laptop&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_tooltip_touch&quot;:&quot;true&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_zindex&quot;:&quot;9999&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"dyncontel-acf.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"dynamic-content-for-elementor-acf \">(Speaker)<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c1fe29 elementor-widget elementor-widget-dyncontel-acf\" data-id=\"3c1fe29\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;acf_field_list&quot;:&quot;contributors_organization&quot;,&quot;acf_type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"dyncontel-acf.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"dynamic-content-for-elementor-acf \">Chemical Angels<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-734da2e elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-laptop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-dyncontel-acf\" data-id=\"734da2e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;acf_field_list&quot;:&quot;contributors_panels&quot;,&quot;acf_type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"dyncontel-acf.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"dynamic-content-for-elementor-acf \">(Speaker)<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><div class=\"dce-acf-repeater-item swiper-slide\">\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"section\" data-elementor-id=\"7008\" class=\"elementor elementor-7008 dce-elementor-rendering-id-26\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b5dc824 contributor_name e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b5dc824\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71d984c elementor-widget elementor-widget-dyncontel-acf\" data-id=\"71d984c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;acf_field_list&quot;:&quot;contributors_name&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:300,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_enable_tooltip&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;acf_type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_content&quot;:&quot;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img class=\\&quot;alignnone wp-image-7103 aligncenter\\&quot; src=\\&quot;https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/spring2025\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/04\\\/John-Ricci.png\\&quot; alt=\\&quot;\\&quot; width=\\&quot;90\\&quot; height=\\&quot;90\\&quot; srcset=\\&quot;https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/04\\\/John-Ricci.png 200w, https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/04\\\/John-Ricci-150x150.png 150w, https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/04\\\/John-Ricci-100x100.png 100w\\&quot; sizes=\\&quot;(max-width: 90px) 100vw, 90px\\&quot; \\\/&gt;&lt;\\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p style=\\&quot;text-align: center; font-size: 12px;\\&quot;&gt;John is a founding Managing Director at US Angels, Director of Portfolio Management at K2X Technology and Life Science fund, member at Keiretsu Forum and HBS Alumni Angels, and a mentor at Alchemist and Plug and Play. Earlier in his career, John was co-founder at JMC Telecom, a prepaid telephone card company. He also worked at Trader Media, GE, and BCG. John holds an MBA from Harvard Business School where he was an Arthur Sachs Fellow, and a Master in Engineering from Mines ParisTech in France&lt;\\\/p&gt;\\n&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_arrow&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_follow_cursor&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width_laptop&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_tooltip_touch&quot;:&quot;true&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_zindex&quot;:&quot;9999&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"dyncontel-acf.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"dynamic-content-for-elementor-acf \">John Ricci<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a71f2a2 align-dce-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-dyncontel-acf\" data-id=\"a71f2a2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;acf_field_list&quot;:&quot;contributors_panels&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:300,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_enable_tooltip&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;acf_type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_content&quot;:&quot;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img class=\\&quot;alignnone wp-image-7103 aligncenter\\&quot; src=\\&quot;https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/spring2025\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/04\\\/John-Ricci.png\\&quot; alt=\\&quot;\\&quot; width=\\&quot;90\\&quot; height=\\&quot;90\\&quot; srcset=\\&quot;https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/04\\\/John-Ricci.png 200w, https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/04\\\/John-Ricci-150x150.png 150w, https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/04\\\/John-Ricci-100x100.png 100w\\&quot; sizes=\\&quot;(max-width: 90px) 100vw, 90px\\&quot; \\\/&gt;&lt;\\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p style=\\&quot;text-align: center; font-size: 12px;\\&quot;&gt;John is a founding Managing Director at US Angels, Director of Portfolio Management at K2X Technology and Life Science fund, member at Keiretsu Forum and HBS Alumni Angels, and a mentor at Alchemist and Plug and Play. Earlier in his career, John was co-founder at JMC Telecom, a prepaid telephone card company. He also worked at Trader Media, GE, and BCG. 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loading=\\&quot;lazy\\&quot; class=\\&quot;aligncenter wp-image-12451\\&quot; src=\\&quot;https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/spring2025\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/03\\\/Max-S-3.jpg\\&quot; alt=\\&quot;\\&quot; width=\\&quot;90\\&quot; height=\\&quot;90\\&quot; srcset=\\&quot;https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/03\\\/Max-S-3.jpg 225w, https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/03\\\/Max-S-3-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/03\\\/Max-S-3-100x100.jpg 100w\\&quot; sizes=\\&quot;(max-width: 90px) 100vw, 90px\\&quot; \\\/&gt;&lt;\\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p style=\\&quot;text-align: center; font-size: 12px;\\&quot;&gt;Max Shapiro is the founder of PeopleConnect, established in 2000 to assist early-stage tech companies in sourcing top talent. His expertise spans technology, biotech, cleantech, and more, through traditional searches and innovative programs like Employees Without Paychecks. An active angel investor and member of Keiretsu Forum since 2001, he co-founded Runway Innovation Hub and created PitchForce, a pitching platform connecting startups with investors. 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His expertise spans technology, biotech, cleantech, and more, through traditional searches and innovative programs like Employees Without Paychecks. An active angel investor and member of Keiretsu Forum since 2001, he co-founded Runway Innovation Hub and created PitchForce, a pitching platform connecting startups with investors. 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loading=\\&quot;lazy\\&quot; class=\\&quot;aligncenter wp-image-12120\\&quot; src=\\&quot;https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/spring2025\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/11\\\/Anish-300x300.jpeg\\&quot; alt=\\&quot;\\&quot; width=\\&quot;90\\&quot; height=\\&quot;90\\&quot; srcset=\\&quot;https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/11\\\/Anish-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/11\\\/Anish-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/11\\\/Anish-100x100.jpeg 100w, https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/11\\\/Anish.jpeg 400w\\&quot; sizes=\\&quot;(max-width: 90px) 100vw, 90px\\&quot; \\\/&gt;&lt;\\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p style=\\&quot;text-align: center; font-size: 12px;\\&quot;&gt;Anish is a Venture Partner at Swisscom Ventures, focusing on enterprise technologies in North America, and advises Fortune 500 CVCs as CEO of Vinaj Ventures, a boutique consulting firm.Previously, Anish led Citi Ventures&#8217; Global Accelerators &amp; Innovation Fund and played a key role in JP Morgan Chase&#8217;s innovation organization. His career includes senior and executive positions at startups like Egreetings, Geodesic, and Lexy, where he pioneered consumer-facing mobile services. He also spearheaded mobile innovation and partnerships at Orange in Silicon Valley and London.&lt;br \\\/&gt;\\nAnish holds a BS in Computer Science and French from Carnegie Mellon University..&lt;\\\/p&gt;\\n&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_arrow&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_follow_cursor&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width_laptop&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_tooltip_touch&quot;:&quot;true&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_zindex&quot;:&quot;9999&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"dyncontel-acf.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"dynamic-content-for-elementor-acf \">Anish Srivastava<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a71f2a2 align-dce-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-dyncontel-acf\" data-id=\"a71f2a2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;acf_field_list&quot;:&quot;contributors_panels&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:300,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_enable_tooltip&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;acf_type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_content&quot;:&quot;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img loading=\\&quot;lazy\\&quot; class=\\&quot;aligncenter wp-image-12120\\&quot; src=\\&quot;https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/spring2025\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/11\\\/Anish-300x300.jpeg\\&quot; alt=\\&quot;\\&quot; width=\\&quot;90\\&quot; height=\\&quot;90\\&quot; srcset=\\&quot;https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/11\\\/Anish-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/11\\\/Anish-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/11\\\/Anish-100x100.jpeg 100w, https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/11\\\/Anish.jpeg 400w\\&quot; sizes=\\&quot;(max-width: 90px) 100vw, 90px\\&quot; \\\/&gt;&lt;\\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p style=\\&quot;text-align: center; font-size: 12px;\\&quot;&gt;Anish is a Venture Partner at Swisscom Ventures, focusing on enterprise technologies in North America, and advises Fortune 500 CVCs as CEO of Vinaj Ventures, a boutique consulting firm.Previously, Anish led Citi Ventures&#8217; Global Accelerators &amp; Innovation Fund and played a key role in JP Morgan Chase&#8217;s innovation organization. His career includes senior and executive positions at startups like Egreetings, Geodesic, and Lexy, where he pioneered consumer-facing mobile services. He also spearheaded mobile innovation and partnerships at Orange in Silicon Valley and London.&lt;br \\\/&gt;\\nAnish holds a BS in Computer Science and French from Carnegie Mellon University..&lt;\\\/p&gt;\\n&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_arrow&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_follow_cursor&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width_laptop&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_tooltip_touch&quot;:&quot;true&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_zindex&quot;:&quot;9999&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"dyncontel-acf.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"dynamic-content-for-elementor-acf \">(Speaker)<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c1fe29 elementor-widget elementor-widget-dyncontel-acf\" data-id=\"3c1fe29\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;acf_field_list&quot;:&quot;contributors_organization&quot;,&quot;acf_type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"dyncontel-acf.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"dynamic-content-for-elementor-acf \">Swisscom Ventures<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-734da2e elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-laptop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-dyncontel-acf\" data-id=\"734da2e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;acf_field_list&quot;:&quot;contributors_panels&quot;,&quot;acf_type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"dyncontel-acf.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"dynamic-content-for-elementor-acf \">(Speaker)<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><div class=\"dce-acf-repeater-item swiper-slide\">\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"section\" data-elementor-id=\"7008\" class=\"elementor elementor-7008 dce-elementor-rendering-id-29\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b5dc824 contributor_name e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b5dc824\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71d984c elementor-widget elementor-widget-dyncontel-acf\" data-id=\"71d984c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;acf_field_list&quot;:&quot;contributors_name&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:300,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_enable_tooltip&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;acf_type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_content&quot;:&quot;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img loading=\\&quot;lazy\\&quot; class=\\&quot;aligncenter wp-image-12576\\&quot; src=\\&quot;https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/spring2025\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/03\\\/Caitlin-300x300.jpg\\&quot; alt=\\&quot;\\&quot; width=\\&quot;90\\&quot; height=\\&quot;90\\&quot; srcset=\\&quot;https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/03\\\/Caitlin-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/03\\\/Caitlin-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/03\\\/Caitlin-600x602.jpg 600w, https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/03\\\/Caitlin-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/03\\\/Caitlin.jpg 638w\\&quot; sizes=\\&quot;(max-width: 90px) 100vw, 90px\\&quot; \\\/&gt;&lt;\\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p style=\\&quot;text-align: center; font-size: 12px;\\&quot;&gt;Caitlin Dullanty is an Investment Team Senior Associate at IBM Ventures, specializing in data &amp; AI, security, quantum, and sustainability software. Based in the San Francisco Bay Area, she leverages her extensive experience from previous roles at Capital Group, Bank of America Merrill Lynch, and Villanova Equity Society to drive innovative investments. With a strong focus on emerging technologies, Caitlin is passionate about fostering advancements that shape the future.&lt;\\\/p&gt;\\n&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_arrow&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_follow_cursor&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width_laptop&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_tooltip_touch&quot;:&quot;true&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_zindex&quot;:&quot;9999&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"dyncontel-acf.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"dynamic-content-for-elementor-acf \">Caitlin Dullanty<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a71f2a2 align-dce-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-dyncontel-acf\" data-id=\"a71f2a2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;acf_field_list&quot;:&quot;contributors_panels&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:300,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_enable_tooltip&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;acf_type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_content&quot;:&quot;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img loading=\\&quot;lazy\\&quot; class=\\&quot;aligncenter wp-image-12576\\&quot; src=\\&quot;https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/spring2025\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/03\\\/Caitlin-300x300.jpg\\&quot; alt=\\&quot;\\&quot; width=\\&quot;90\\&quot; height=\\&quot;90\\&quot; srcset=\\&quot;https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/03\\\/Caitlin-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/03\\\/Caitlin-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/03\\\/Caitlin-600x602.jpg 600w, https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/03\\\/Caitlin-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/03\\\/Caitlin.jpg 638w\\&quot; sizes=\\&quot;(max-width: 90px) 100vw, 90px\\&quot; \\\/&gt;&lt;\\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p style=\\&quot;text-align: center; font-size: 12px;\\&quot;&gt;Caitlin Dullanty is an Investment Team Senior Associate at IBM Ventures, specializing in data &amp; AI, security, quantum, and sustainability software. Based in the San Francisco Bay Area, she leverages her extensive experience from previous roles at Capital Group, Bank of America Merrill Lynch, and Villanova Equity Society to drive innovative investments. With a strong focus on emerging technologies, Caitlin is passionate about fostering advancements that shape the future.&lt;\\\/p&gt;\\n&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_arrow&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_follow_cursor&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width_laptop&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_tooltip_touch&quot;:&quot;true&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_zindex&quot;:&quot;9999&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"dyncontel-acf.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"dynamic-content-for-elementor-acf \">(Speaker)<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c1fe29 elementor-widget elementor-widget-dyncontel-acf\" data-id=\"3c1fe29\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;acf_field_list&quot;:&quot;contributors_organization&quot;,&quot;acf_type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"dyncontel-acf.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"dynamic-content-for-elementor-acf \">IBM Ventures<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-734da2e elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-laptop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-dyncontel-acf\" data-id=\"734da2e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;acf_field_list&quot;:&quot;contributors_panels&quot;,&quot;acf_type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"dyncontel-acf.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"dynamic-content-for-elementor-acf \">(Speaker)<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><div class=\"dce-acf-repeater-item swiper-slide\">\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"section\" data-elementor-id=\"7008\" class=\"elementor elementor-7008 dce-elementor-rendering-id-30\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b5dc824 contributor_name e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b5dc824\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71d984c elementor-widget elementor-widget-dyncontel-acf\" data-id=\"71d984c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;acf_field_list&quot;:&quot;contributors_name&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:300,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_enable_tooltip&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;acf_type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_content&quot;:&quot;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img loading=\\&quot;lazy\\&quot; class=\\&quot;size-full wp-image-10651 aligncenter\\&quot; src=\\&quot;https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/spring2025\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/09\\\/Axel-Tillmann.webp\\&quot; alt=\\&quot;\\&quot; width=\\&quot;90\\&quot; height=\\&quot;90\\&quot; srcset=\\&quot;https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/09\\\/Axel-Tillmann.webp 225w, https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/09\\\/Axel-Tillmann-150x150.webp 150w, https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/09\\\/Axel-Tillmann-100x100.webp 100w\\&quot; sizes=\\&quot;(max-width: 90px) 100vw, 90px\\&quot; \\\/&gt;&lt;\\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p style=\\&quot;text-align: center; font-size: 12px;\\&quot;&gt;I am an accomplished Go-to-Market strategist with extensive experience across various verticals. As an approved GoBizCA Entrepreneur in Residence at Pitch Global, I actively support startups and established firms that have raised over $1 billion. Annually, I review over 300 pitches, demonstrating my commitment to fostering innovation.&lt;br \\\/&gt;\\nCompanies choose me for my expertise in driving growth and scaling operations toward sustainable profitability. I offer flexible engagement options, from consulting to fractional C-Suite roles, adapting to each client&#8217;s unique needs. Specializing in introducing foreign companies to the US market, I leverage my deep industry network to facilitate growth.&lt;br \\\/&gt;\\nMy areas of expertise include Go-to-Market strategy, business expansion, investor relations, and branding. With a strong background in VC, board leadership, and technology, I am dedicated to helping companies achieve remarkable success. Let\\u2019s connect to discuss accelerating your venture\\u2019s growth.&lt;\\\/p&gt;\\n&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_arrow&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_follow_cursor&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width_laptop&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_tooltip_touch&quot;:&quot;true&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_zindex&quot;:&quot;9999&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"dyncontel-acf.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"dynamic-content-for-elementor-acf \">Axel\tTillman<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a71f2a2 align-dce-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-dyncontel-acf\" data-id=\"a71f2a2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;acf_field_list&quot;:&quot;contributors_panels&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:300,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_enable_tooltip&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;acf_type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_content&quot;:&quot;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img loading=\\&quot;lazy\\&quot; class=\\&quot;size-full wp-image-10651 aligncenter\\&quot; src=\\&quot;https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/spring2025\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/09\\\/Axel-Tillmann.webp\\&quot; alt=\\&quot;\\&quot; width=\\&quot;90\\&quot; height=\\&quot;90\\&quot; srcset=\\&quot;https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/09\\\/Axel-Tillmann.webp 225w, https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/09\\\/Axel-Tillmann-150x150.webp 150w, https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/09\\\/Axel-Tillmann-100x100.webp 100w\\&quot; sizes=\\&quot;(max-width: 90px) 100vw, 90px\\&quot; \\\/&gt;&lt;\\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p style=\\&quot;text-align: center; font-size: 12px;\\&quot;&gt;I am an accomplished Go-to-Market strategist with extensive experience across various verticals. As an approved GoBizCA Entrepreneur in Residence at Pitch Global, I actively support startups and established firms that have raised over $1 billion. Annually, I review over 300 pitches, demonstrating my commitment to fostering innovation.&lt;br \\\/&gt;\\nCompanies choose me for my expertise in driving growth and scaling operations toward sustainable profitability. I offer flexible engagement options, from consulting to fractional C-Suite roles, adapting to each client&#8217;s unique needs. Specializing in introducing foreign companies to the US market, I leverage my deep industry network to facilitate growth.&lt;br \\\/&gt;\\nMy areas of expertise include Go-to-Market strategy, business expansion, investor relations, and branding. With a strong background in VC, board leadership, and technology, I am dedicated to helping companies achieve remarkable success. 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style=\"display:none\" >No Agenda found<\/div>\n\n\n<!-- end Loop Grid -->\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"e-n-tab-content-28521082\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-tab-title-28521082\" data-tab-index=\"2\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 2;\" class=\" elementor-element elementor-element-368e25d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"368e25d\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e9fe400 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e9fe400\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-007fb9b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"007fb9b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 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Founded and led Carjojo Corp and IntelliChoice, Inc., which became the global leader in consumer automobile information, culminating in a successful sale. Co-founded Vyou, Inc. and Veechi Corp\\\/getTalent, driving multiple successful financing rounds. Developed marketing expertise at Apple and through various entrepreneurial ventures. Negotiation skills honed as a contracting officer in the U.S. Air Force and refined in subsequent roles. Proven visionary and motivator with exceptional communication abilities across diverse audiences, from entry-level staff to senior executives. Skilled at conveying complex ideas simply and engagingly. Experienced in SaaS, internet services, software, medical devices, and information as a product. 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class=\\&quot;aligncenter wp-image-12128\\&quot; src=\\&quot;https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/spring2025\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/11\\\/David-Rose.jpeg\\&quot; alt=\\&quot;\\&quot; width=\\&quot;90\\&quot; height=\\&quot;90\\&quot; srcset=\\&quot;https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/11\\\/David-Rose.jpeg 300w, https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/11\\\/David-Rose-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/11\\\/David-Rose-100x100.jpeg 100w\\&quot; sizes=\\&quot;(max-width: 90px) 100vw, 90px\\&quot; \\\/&gt;&lt;\\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p style=\\&quot;font-size: 12px; text-align: center;\\&quot;&gt;David S. Rose is an Inc. 500 CEO, serial entrepreneur, angel investor, and best selling author who has founded or funded over 100 pioneering companies.  He has been described by Forbes as &#8220;New York&#8217;s Archangel&#8221;, by BusinessWeek as a &#8220;world conquering entrepreneur&#8221;, by Crain&#8217;s New York Business as &#8220;the father of angel investing in New York&#8221;, and by Red Herring magazine as &#8220;patriarch of Silicon Alley&#8221;. He is the New York Times best selling author of both Angel Investing: The Gust Guide to Making Money &#038; Having Fun Investing in Startups and The Startup Checklist: 25 Steps to a Scalable, High-Growth Business.&lt;\\\/p&gt;\\n&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_arrow&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_follow_cursor&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width_laptop&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_tooltip_touch&quot;:&quot;true&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_zindex&quot;:&quot;9999&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"dyncontel-acf.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"dynamic-content-for-elementor-acf \">David S. 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Rose is an Inc. 500 CEO, serial entrepreneur, angel investor, and best selling author who has founded or funded over 100 pioneering companies.  He has been described by Forbes as &#8220;New York&#8217;s Archangel&#8221;, by BusinessWeek as a &#8220;world conquering entrepreneur&#8221;, by Crain&#8217;s New York Business as &#8220;the father of angel investing in New York&#8221;, and by Red Herring magazine as &#8220;patriarch of Silicon Alley&#8221;. 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class=\\&quot;alignnone wp-image-7103 aligncenter\\&quot; src=\\&quot;https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/spring2025\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/04\\\/John-Ricci.png\\&quot; alt=\\&quot;\\&quot; width=\\&quot;90\\&quot; height=\\&quot;90\\&quot; srcset=\\&quot;https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/04\\\/John-Ricci.png 200w, https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/04\\\/John-Ricci-150x150.png 150w, https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/04\\\/John-Ricci-100x100.png 100w\\&quot; sizes=\\&quot;(max-width: 90px) 100vw, 90px\\&quot; \\\/&gt;&lt;\\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p style=\\&quot;text-align: center; font-size: 12px;\\&quot;&gt;John is a founding Managing Director at US Angels, Director of Portfolio Management at K2X Technology and Life Science fund, member at Keiretsu Forum and HBS Alumni Angels, and a mentor at Alchemist and Plug and 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class=\"dce-acf-repeater-item swiper-slide\">\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"section\" data-elementor-id=\"7008\" class=\"elementor elementor-7008 dce-elementor-rendering-id-35\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b5dc824 contributor_name e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b5dc824\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71d984c elementor-widget elementor-widget-dyncontel-acf\" data-id=\"71d984c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;acf_field_list&quot;:&quot;contributors_name&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:300,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_enable_tooltip&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;acf_type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_content&quot;:&quot;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img loading=\\&quot;lazy\\&quot; class=\\&quot;aligncenter wp-image-5884\\&quot; src=\\&quot;https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/spring2025\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/06\\\/Qaizar-Hassonjee.png\\&quot; alt=\\&quot;\\&quot; width=\\&quot;90\\&quot; height=\\&quot;90\\&quot; srcset=\\&quot;https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/06\\\/Qaizar-Hassonjee.png 200w, https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/06\\\/Qaizar-Hassonjee-150x150.png 150w, https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/06\\\/Qaizar-Hassonjee-100x100.png 100w\\&quot; sizes=\\&quot;(max-width: 90px) 100vw, 90px\\&quot; \\\/&gt;&lt;\\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p style=\\&quot;text-align: center; font-size: 12px;\\&quot;&gt;Qaizar Hassonjee is a seasoned entrepreneur and angel investor, recognized for his leadership in the smart textiles sector. As the Founder and Managing Partner of an angel investment group, he has guided multiple start-ups to successful exits. Qaizar co-founded Textronics, a pioneering smart textiles company acquired by adidas, where he served as VP\\\/Director for over 20 years, leading innovations like the heart rate monitoring sports bra and adidas MiCoach. He holds an MBA from the University of Delaware and a Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from CCNY\\\/CUNY.&lt;\\\/p&gt;\\n&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_arrow&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_follow_cursor&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width_laptop&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_tooltip_touch&quot;:&quot;true&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_zindex&quot;:&quot;9999&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"dyncontel-acf.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"dynamic-content-for-elementor-acf \">Qaizar Hassonjee<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a71f2a2 align-dce-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-dyncontel-acf\" data-id=\"a71f2a2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;acf_field_list&quot;:&quot;contributors_panels&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:300,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_enable_tooltip&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;acf_type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_content&quot;:&quot;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img loading=\\&quot;lazy\\&quot; class=\\&quot;aligncenter wp-image-5884\\&quot; src=\\&quot;https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/spring2025\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/06\\\/Qaizar-Hassonjee.png\\&quot; alt=\\&quot;\\&quot; width=\\&quot;90\\&quot; height=\\&quot;90\\&quot; srcset=\\&quot;https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/06\\\/Qaizar-Hassonjee.png 200w, https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/06\\\/Qaizar-Hassonjee-150x150.png 150w, https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/06\\\/Qaizar-Hassonjee-100x100.png 100w\\&quot; sizes=\\&quot;(max-width: 90px) 100vw, 90px\\&quot; \\\/&gt;&lt;\\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p style=\\&quot;text-align: center; font-size: 12px;\\&quot;&gt;Qaizar Hassonjee is a seasoned entrepreneur and angel investor, recognized for his leadership in the smart textiles sector. As the Founder and Managing Partner of an angel investment group, he has guided multiple start-ups to successful exits. Qaizar co-founded Textronics, a pioneering smart textiles company acquired by adidas, where he served as VP\\\/Director for over 20 years, leading innovations like the heart rate monitoring sports bra and adidas MiCoach. He holds an MBA from the University of Delaware and a Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from CCNY\\\/CUNY.&lt;\\\/p&gt;\\n&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_arrow&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_follow_cursor&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width_laptop&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_tooltip_touch&quot;:&quot;true&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_zindex&quot;:&quot;9999&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"dyncontel-acf.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"dynamic-content-for-elementor-acf \">(Speaker)<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c1fe29 elementor-widget elementor-widget-dyncontel-acf\" data-id=\"3c1fe29\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;acf_field_list&quot;:&quot;contributors_organization&quot;,&quot;acf_type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"dyncontel-acf.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"dynamic-content-for-elementor-acf \">Angel Star Ventures<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-734da2e elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-laptop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-dyncontel-acf\" data-id=\"734da2e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;acf_field_list&quot;:&quot;contributors_panels&quot;,&quot;acf_type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"dyncontel-acf.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"dynamic-content-for-elementor-acf \">(Speaker)<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><div class=\"dce-acf-repeater-item swiper-slide\">\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"section\" data-elementor-id=\"7008\" class=\"elementor elementor-7008 dce-elementor-rendering-id-36\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b5dc824 contributor_name e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b5dc824\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71d984c elementor-widget elementor-widget-dyncontel-acf\" data-id=\"71d984c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;acf_field_list&quot;:&quot;contributors_name&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:300,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_enable_tooltip&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;acf_type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_content&quot;:&quot;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img loading=\\&quot;lazy\\&quot; class=\\&quot;aligncenter wp-image-12499\\&quot; src=\\&quot;https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/spring2025\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/09\\\/hus_tigli-245x300.jpg\\&quot; alt=\\&quot;\\&quot; width=\\&quot;90\\&quot; height=\\&quot;110\\&quot; srcset=\\&quot;https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/09\\\/hus_tigli-245x300.jpg 245w, https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/09\\\/hus_tigli.jpg 286w\\&quot; sizes=\\&quot;(max-width: 90px) 100vw, 90px\\&quot; \\\/&gt;&lt;\\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p class=\\&quot;alignnone size-medium wp-image-10634\\&quot; style=\\&quot;text-align: center; font-size: 12px;\\&quot;&gt;Hus has been an angel investor for the last 6 years. He is currently an Investment Lead at NuFund Venture Group in San Diego, with over 350 members. He is also Chairman, Tech Screening Committee at K2X Technology &amp; Life Sciences.Previously, Hus has been a serial entrepreneur, leading start-ups from early product development to commercialization and growth, achieving two exits. His fields of technical and product expertise include photonics, semiconductors, data networking, AI and biosensors.Before becoming an entrepreneur, Hus was at a publicly-traded company for 17 years, where he last ran a $900 million global business.He holds BS and MS degrees in chemical engineering from Columbia University and an MBA from Harvard.&lt;\\\/p&gt;\\n&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_arrow&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_follow_cursor&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width_laptop&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_tooltip_touch&quot;:&quot;true&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_zindex&quot;:&quot;9999&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"dyncontel-acf.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"dynamic-content-for-elementor-acf \">Hus Tigli<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a71f2a2 align-dce-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-dyncontel-acf\" data-id=\"a71f2a2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;acf_field_list&quot;:&quot;contributors_panels&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:300,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_enable_tooltip&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;acf_type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_content&quot;:&quot;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img loading=\\&quot;lazy\\&quot; class=\\&quot;aligncenter wp-image-12499\\&quot; src=\\&quot;https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/spring2025\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/09\\\/hus_tigli-245x300.jpg\\&quot; alt=\\&quot;\\&quot; width=\\&quot;90\\&quot; height=\\&quot;110\\&quot; srcset=\\&quot;https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/09\\\/hus_tigli-245x300.jpg 245w, https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/09\\\/hus_tigli.jpg 286w\\&quot; sizes=\\&quot;(max-width: 90px) 100vw, 90px\\&quot; \\\/&gt;&lt;\\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p class=\\&quot;alignnone size-medium wp-image-10634\\&quot; style=\\&quot;text-align: center; font-size: 12px;\\&quot;&gt;Hus has been an angel investor for the last 6 years. He is currently an Investment Lead at NuFund Venture Group in San Diego, with over 350 members. He is also Chairman, Tech Screening Committee at K2X Technology &amp; Life Sciences.Previously, Hus has been a serial entrepreneur, leading start-ups from early product development to commercialization and growth, achieving two exits. His fields of technical and product expertise include photonics, semiconductors, data networking, AI and biosensors.Before becoming an entrepreneur, Hus was at a publicly-traded company for 17 years, where he last ran a $900 million global business.He holds BS and MS degrees in chemical engineering from Columbia University and an MBA from Harvard.&lt;\\\/p&gt;\\n&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_arrow&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_follow_cursor&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width_laptop&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_tooltip_touch&quot;:&quot;true&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_zindex&quot;:&quot;9999&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"dyncontel-acf.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"dynamic-content-for-elementor-acf \">(Speaker)<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c1fe29 elementor-widget elementor-widget-dyncontel-acf\" data-id=\"3c1fe29\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;acf_field_list&quot;:&quot;contributors_organization&quot;,&quot;acf_type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"dyncontel-acf.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"dynamic-content-for-elementor-acf \">NuFund Venture<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-734da2e elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-laptop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-dyncontel-acf\" data-id=\"734da2e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;acf_field_list&quot;:&quot;contributors_panels&quot;,&quot;acf_type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"dyncontel-acf.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"dynamic-content-for-elementor-acf \">(Speaker)<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><div class=\"dce-acf-repeater-item swiper-slide\">\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"section\" data-elementor-id=\"7008\" class=\"elementor elementor-7008 dce-elementor-rendering-id-37\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b5dc824 contributor_name e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b5dc824\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71d984c elementor-widget elementor-widget-dyncontel-acf\" data-id=\"71d984c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;acf_field_list&quot;:&quot;contributors_name&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:300,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_enable_tooltip&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;acf_type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_content&quot;:&quot;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img loading=\\&quot;lazy\\&quot; class=\\&quot;aligncenter wp-image-12501\\&quot; src=\\&quot;https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/spring2025\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/09\\\/Daniela-300x300.jpg\\&quot; alt=\\&quot;\\&quot; width=\\&quot;90\\&quot; height=\\&quot;90\\&quot; srcset=\\&quot;https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/09\\\/Daniela-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/09\\\/Daniela-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/09\\\/Daniela-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/09\\\/Daniela.jpg 500w\\&quot; sizes=\\&quot;(max-width: 90px) 100vw, 90px\\&quot; \\\/&gt;&lt;\\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p class=\\&quot;alignnone size-medium wp-image-10634\\&quot; style=\\&quot;text-align: center; font-size: 12px;\\&quot;&gt;Daniela Tixi is a dynamic global connector, intrapreneur, and angel investor, specializing in scaling businesses. As Vice President of Entrepreneur Relations at Keiretsu Forum, she has sourced and curated over 3,000 ventures, facilitating more than $40M in funding. With 27 years of experience across private and public sectors, she has advised numerous founders and CEOs on growth strategies and HR aspects. Daniela is a former President of the M&amp;A Canada Club and has collaborated with institutions like Ivey University. Featured in the Financial Post, she is passionate about mentoring and empowering entrepreneurs on their journeys.&lt;\\\/p&gt;\\n&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_arrow&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_follow_cursor&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width_laptop&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_tooltip_touch&quot;:&quot;true&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_zindex&quot;:&quot;9999&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"dyncontel-acf.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"dynamic-content-for-elementor-acf \">Daniela Tixi<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a71f2a2 align-dce-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-dyncontel-acf\" data-id=\"a71f2a2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;acf_field_list&quot;:&quot;contributors_panels&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:300,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_enable_tooltip&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;acf_type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_content&quot;:&quot;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img loading=\\&quot;lazy\\&quot; class=\\&quot;aligncenter wp-image-12501\\&quot; src=\\&quot;https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/spring2025\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/09\\\/Daniela-300x300.jpg\\&quot; alt=\\&quot;\\&quot; width=\\&quot;90\\&quot; height=\\&quot;90\\&quot; srcset=\\&quot;https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/09\\\/Daniela-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/09\\\/Daniela-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/09\\\/Daniela-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/09\\\/Daniela.jpg 500w\\&quot; sizes=\\&quot;(max-width: 90px) 100vw, 90px\\&quot; \\\/&gt;&lt;\\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p class=\\&quot;alignnone size-medium wp-image-10634\\&quot; style=\\&quot;text-align: center; font-size: 12px;\\&quot;&gt;Daniela Tixi is a dynamic global connector, intrapreneur, and angel investor, specializing in scaling businesses. As Vice President of Entrepreneur Relations at Keiretsu Forum, she has sourced and curated over 3,000 ventures, facilitating more than $40M in funding. With 27 years of experience across private and public sectors, she has advised numerous founders and CEOs on growth strategies and HR aspects. Daniela is a former President of the M&amp;A Canada Club and has collaborated with institutions like Ivey University. Featured in the Financial Post, she is passionate about mentoring and empowering entrepreneurs on their journeys.&lt;\\\/p&gt;\\n&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_arrow&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_follow_cursor&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width_laptop&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_tooltip_touch&quot;:&quot;true&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_zindex&quot;:&quot;9999&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"dyncontel-acf.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"dynamic-content-for-elementor-acf \">(Speaker)<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c1fe29 elementor-widget elementor-widget-dyncontel-acf\" data-id=\"3c1fe29\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;acf_field_list&quot;:&quot;contributors_organization&quot;,&quot;acf_type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"dyncontel-acf.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"dynamic-content-for-elementor-acf \">Keiretsu Forum<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-734da2e elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-laptop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-dyncontel-acf\" data-id=\"734da2e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;acf_field_list&quot;:&quot;contributors_panels&quot;,&quot;acf_type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"dyncontel-acf.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"dynamic-content-for-elementor-acf \">(Speaker)<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><div class=\"dce-acf-repeater-item swiper-slide\">\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"section\" data-elementor-id=\"7008\" class=\"elementor elementor-7008 dce-elementor-rendering-id-38\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b5dc824 contributor_name e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b5dc824\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71d984c elementor-widget elementor-widget-dyncontel-acf\" data-id=\"71d984c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;acf_field_list&quot;:&quot;contributors_name&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:300,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_enable_tooltip&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;acf_type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_content&quot;:&quot;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img loading=\\&quot;lazy\\&quot; class=\\&quot;aligncenter wp-image-12339\\&quot; src=\\&quot;https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/spring2025\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/02\\\/Johnathan-Wallace.jpeg\\&quot; alt=\\&quot;\\&quot; width=\\&quot;90\\&quot; height=\\&quot;90\\&quot; srcset=\\&quot;https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/02\\\/Johnathan-Wallace.jpeg 225w, https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/02\\\/Johnathan-Wallace-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/02\\\/Johnathan-Wallace-100x100.jpeg 100w\\&quot; sizes=\\&quot;(max-width: 90px) 100vw, 90px\\&quot; \\\/&gt;&lt;\\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p class=\\&quot;alignnone size-medium wp-image-10634\\&quot; style=\\&quot;text-align: center; font-size: 12px;\\&quot;&gt;Jonathan Wallace is the investment director at Expert DOJO. He has made investments in over 300 companies in more than 40 countries. Investments have been at the preseed and seed stage ranging from $50k to $1M. Jonathan has been investing and analyzing companies for more than 10 years with Expert DOJO and is one of the most active investors in the USA.&lt;\\\/p&gt;\\n&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_arrow&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_follow_cursor&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width_laptop&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_tooltip_touch&quot;:&quot;true&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_zindex&quot;:&quot;9999&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"dyncontel-acf.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"dynamic-content-for-elementor-acf \">Jonathan Wallace<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a71f2a2 align-dce-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-dyncontel-acf\" data-id=\"a71f2a2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;acf_field_list&quot;:&quot;contributors_panels&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:300,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_enable_tooltip&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;acf_type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_content&quot;:&quot;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img loading=\\&quot;lazy\\&quot; class=\\&quot;aligncenter wp-image-12339\\&quot; src=\\&quot;https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/spring2025\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/02\\\/Johnathan-Wallace.jpeg\\&quot; alt=\\&quot;\\&quot; width=\\&quot;90\\&quot; height=\\&quot;90\\&quot; srcset=\\&quot;https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/02\\\/Johnathan-Wallace.jpeg 225w, https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/02\\\/Johnathan-Wallace-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/02\\\/Johnathan-Wallace-100x100.jpeg 100w\\&quot; sizes=\\&quot;(max-width: 90px) 100vw, 90px\\&quot; \\\/&gt;&lt;\\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p class=\\&quot;alignnone size-medium wp-image-10634\\&quot; style=\\&quot;text-align: center; font-size: 12px;\\&quot;&gt;Jonathan Wallace is the investment director at Expert DOJO. He has made investments in over 300 companies in more than 40 countries. Investments have been at the preseed and seed stage ranging from $50k to $1M. Jonathan has been investing and analyzing companies for more than 10 years with Expert DOJO and is one of the most active investors in the USA.&lt;\\\/p&gt;\\n&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_arrow&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_follow_cursor&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width_laptop&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_tooltip_touch&quot;:&quot;true&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_zindex&quot;:&quot;9999&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"dyncontel-acf.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"dynamic-content-for-elementor-acf \">(Speaker)<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c1fe29 elementor-widget elementor-widget-dyncontel-acf\" data-id=\"3c1fe29\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;acf_field_list&quot;:&quot;contributors_organization&quot;,&quot;acf_type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"dyncontel-acf.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"dynamic-content-for-elementor-acf \">Expert Dojo<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-734da2e elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-laptop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-dyncontel-acf\" data-id=\"734da2e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;acf_field_list&quot;:&quot;contributors_panels&quot;,&quot;acf_type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"dyncontel-acf.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"dynamic-content-for-elementor-acf \">(Speaker)<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><div class=\"dce-acf-repeater-item swiper-slide\">\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"section\" data-elementor-id=\"7008\" class=\"elementor elementor-7008 dce-elementor-rendering-id-39\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b5dc824 contributor_name e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b5dc824\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71d984c elementor-widget elementor-widget-dyncontel-acf\" data-id=\"71d984c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;acf_field_list&quot;:&quot;contributors_name&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:300,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_enable_tooltip&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;acf_type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_content&quot;:&quot;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img loading=\\&quot;lazy\\&quot; class=\\&quot;aligncenter wp-image-6439\\&quot; src=\\&quot;https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/spring2025\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/06\\\/Aly-Madhavji-1.png\\&quot; alt=\\&quot;\\&quot; width=\\&quot;90\\&quot; height=\\&quot;90\\&quot; srcset=\\&quot;https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/06\\\/Aly-Madhavji-1.png 200w, https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/06\\\/Aly-Madhavji-1-150x150.png 150w, https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/06\\\/Aly-Madhavji-1-100x100.png 100w\\&quot; sizes=\\&quot;(max-width: 90px) 100vw, 90px\\&quot; \\\/&gt;&lt;\\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p class=\\&quot;alignnone size-medium wp-image-10634\\&quot; style=\\&quot;text-align: center; font-size: 12px;\\&quot;&gt;Aly Madhavji is the Managing Partner at Blockchain Founders Fund, where he invests in top startups. A Knight on the show CryptoKnights, he has consulted for organizations like INSEAD and the UN on tech solutions for poverty. An international award-winning author of three books, Aly has been recognized as a \\u201cBlockchain 100\\u201d Global Leader and served as a Senior Blockchain Fellow at INSEAD. He is a Chartered Accountant and Chartered Investment Manager, holding degrees from Tsinghua University and INSEAD. Aly also mentors with Orbit Startups and serves on various advisory boards.&lt;\\\/p&gt;\\n&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_arrow&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_follow_cursor&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width_laptop&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_tooltip_touch&quot;:&quot;true&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_zindex&quot;:&quot;9999&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"dyncontel-acf.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"dynamic-content-for-elementor-acf \">Aly Madhavji<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a71f2a2 align-dce-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-dyncontel-acf\" data-id=\"a71f2a2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;acf_field_list&quot;:&quot;contributors_panels&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:300,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_enable_tooltip&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;acf_type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_content&quot;:&quot;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img loading=\\&quot;lazy\\&quot; class=\\&quot;aligncenter wp-image-6439\\&quot; src=\\&quot;https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/spring2025\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/06\\\/Aly-Madhavji-1.png\\&quot; alt=\\&quot;\\&quot; width=\\&quot;90\\&quot; height=\\&quot;90\\&quot; srcset=\\&quot;https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/06\\\/Aly-Madhavji-1.png 200w, https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/06\\\/Aly-Madhavji-1-150x150.png 150w, https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/06\\\/Aly-Madhavji-1-100x100.png 100w\\&quot; sizes=\\&quot;(max-width: 90px) 100vw, 90px\\&quot; \\\/&gt;&lt;\\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p class=\\&quot;alignnone size-medium wp-image-10634\\&quot; style=\\&quot;text-align: center; font-size: 12px;\\&quot;&gt;Aly Madhavji is the Managing Partner at Blockchain Founders Fund, where he invests in top startups. A Knight on the show CryptoKnights, he has consulted for organizations like INSEAD and the UN on tech solutions for poverty. An international award-winning author of three books, Aly has been recognized as a \\u201cBlockchain 100\\u201d Global Leader and served as a Senior Blockchain Fellow at INSEAD. He is a Chartered Accountant and Chartered Investment Manager, holding degrees from Tsinghua University and INSEAD. Aly also mentors with Orbit Startups and serves on various advisory boards.&lt;\\\/p&gt;\\n&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_arrow&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_follow_cursor&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width_laptop&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_tooltip_touch&quot;:&quot;true&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_zindex&quot;:&quot;9999&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"dyncontel-acf.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"dynamic-content-for-elementor-acf \">(Speaker)<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c1fe29 elementor-widget elementor-widget-dyncontel-acf\" data-id=\"3c1fe29\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;acf_field_list&quot;:&quot;contributors_organization&quot;,&quot;acf_type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"dyncontel-acf.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"dynamic-content-for-elementor-acf \">Blockchain Founders Fund<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-734da2e elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-laptop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-dyncontel-acf\" data-id=\"734da2e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;acf_field_list&quot;:&quot;contributors_panels&quot;,&quot;acf_type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"dyncontel-acf.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"dynamic-content-for-elementor-acf \">(Speaker)<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><div class=\"dce-acf-repeater-item swiper-slide\">\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"section\" data-elementor-id=\"7008\" class=\"elementor elementor-7008 dce-elementor-rendering-id-40\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b5dc824 contributor_name e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b5dc824\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71d984c elementor-widget elementor-widget-dyncontel-acf\" data-id=\"71d984c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;acf_field_list&quot;:&quot;contributors_name&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:300,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_enable_tooltip&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;acf_type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_content&quot;:&quot;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img loading=\\&quot;lazy\\&quot; class=\\&quot;aligncenter wp-image-12578\\&quot; src=\\&quot;https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/spring2025\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/09\\\/Timothy-S-300x300.jpg\\&quot; alt=\\&quot;\\&quot; width=\\&quot;90\\&quot; height=\\&quot;90\\&quot; srcset=\\&quot;https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/09\\\/Timothy-S-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/09\\\/Timothy-S-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/09\\\/Timothy-S-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/09\\\/Timothy-S.jpg 400w\\&quot; sizes=\\&quot;(max-width: 90px) 100vw, 90px\\&quot; \\\/&gt;&lt;\\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p class=\\&quot;alignnone size-medium wp-image-10634\\&quot; style=\\&quot;text-align: center; font-size: 12px;\\&quot;&gt;Timothy Sung is a Senior Analyst at Esplanade Ventures, specializing in venture capital investment strategies. Previously, he honed his analytical skills in the Private Equity team at BCI in British Columbia, focusing on due diligence and transaction execution. His diverse background includes internships at Novacap in Montreal and DBS in Hong Kong. Timothy holds a Bachelor of Commerce with Honours in Investment Management from McGill University, equipping him with a solid foundation in financial analysis and investment decision-making.&lt;\\\/p&gt;\\n&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_arrow&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_follow_cursor&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width_laptop&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_tooltip_touch&quot;:&quot;true&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_zindex&quot;:&quot;9999&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"dyncontel-acf.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"dynamic-content-for-elementor-acf \">Timothy Sung<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a71f2a2 align-dce-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-dyncontel-acf\" data-id=\"a71f2a2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;acf_field_list&quot;:&quot;contributors_panels&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:300,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_enable_tooltip&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;acf_type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_content&quot;:&quot;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img loading=\\&quot;lazy\\&quot; class=\\&quot;aligncenter wp-image-12578\\&quot; src=\\&quot;https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/spring2025\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/09\\\/Timothy-S-300x300.jpg\\&quot; alt=\\&quot;\\&quot; width=\\&quot;90\\&quot; height=\\&quot;90\\&quot; srcset=\\&quot;https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/09\\\/Timothy-S-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/09\\\/Timothy-S-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/09\\\/Timothy-S-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/09\\\/Timothy-S.jpg 400w\\&quot; sizes=\\&quot;(max-width: 90px) 100vw, 90px\\&quot; \\\/&gt;&lt;\\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p class=\\&quot;alignnone size-medium wp-image-10634\\&quot; style=\\&quot;text-align: center; font-size: 12px;\\&quot;&gt;Timothy Sung is a Senior Analyst at Esplanade Ventures, specializing in venture capital investment strategies. Previously, he honed his analytical skills in the Private Equity team at BCI in British Columbia, focusing on due diligence and transaction execution. His diverse background includes internships at Novacap in Montreal and DBS in Hong Kong. Timothy holds a Bachelor of Commerce with Honours in Investment Management from McGill University, equipping him with a solid foundation in financial analysis and investment decision-making.&lt;\\\/p&gt;\\n&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_arrow&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_follow_cursor&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width_laptop&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_tooltip_touch&quot;:&quot;true&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_zindex&quot;:&quot;9999&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"dyncontel-acf.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"dynamic-content-for-elementor-acf \">(Speaker)<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c1fe29 elementor-widget elementor-widget-dyncontel-acf\" data-id=\"3c1fe29\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;acf_field_list&quot;:&quot;contributors_organization&quot;,&quot;acf_type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"dyncontel-acf.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"dynamic-content-for-elementor-acf \">Esplanade Ventures<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-734da2e elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-laptop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-dyncontel-acf\" data-id=\"734da2e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;acf_field_list&quot;:&quot;contributors_panels&quot;,&quot;acf_type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"dyncontel-acf.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"dynamic-content-for-elementor-acf \">(Speaker)<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><div class=\"dce-acf-repeater-item swiper-slide\">\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"section\" data-elementor-id=\"7008\" class=\"elementor elementor-7008 dce-elementor-rendering-id-41\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b5dc824 contributor_name e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b5dc824\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71d984c elementor-widget elementor-widget-dyncontel-acf\" data-id=\"71d984c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;acf_field_list&quot;:&quot;contributors_name&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:300,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_enable_tooltip&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;acf_type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_content&quot;:&quot;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img loading=\\&quot;lazy\\&quot; class=\\&quot;aligncenter wp-image-10516\\&quot; src=\\&quot;https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/spring2025\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/07\\\/Sriram-Sastrigal-220x300.jpeg\\&quot; alt=\\&quot;\\&quot; width=\\&quot;66\\&quot; height=\\&quot;90\\&quot; srcset=\\&quot;https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/07\\\/Sriram-Sastrigal-220x300.jpeg 220w, https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/07\\\/Sriram-Sastrigal-750x1024.jpeg 750w, https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/07\\\/Sriram-Sastrigal-768x1048.jpeg 768w, https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/07\\\/Sriram-Sastrigal-1125x1536.jpeg 1125w, https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/07\\\/Sriram-Sastrigal-600x819.jpeg 600w, https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/07\\\/Sriram-Sastrigal.jpeg 1172w\\&quot; sizes=\\&quot;(max-width: 66px) 100vw, 66px\\&quot; \\\/&gt;&lt;\\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p class=\\&quot;alignnone size-medium wp-image-10634\\&quot; style=\\&quot;text-align: center; font-size: 12px;\\&quot;&gt;Sriram Sastrigal is an accomplished leader in logistics, supply chain, and innovation, currently serving as Director at Magnivia Ventures, where he oversees venture capital and strategic investments in deep tech. With expertise spanning the EU, APAC, US, and India, Sriram guides startups in fundraising and growth strategies. He also partners with Tompkins Ventures, focusing on entrepreneurial growth and technology integration. A former leader at Alcon, Pfizer, and Cambrex, he holds a B.Tech from VJTI and a Master\\u2019s in Logistics from Cranfield. An active angel investor, he is dedicated to fostering innovation and collaboration in the startup ecosystem.&lt;\\\/p&gt;\\n&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_arrow&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_follow_cursor&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width_laptop&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_tooltip_touch&quot;:&quot;true&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_zindex&quot;:&quot;9999&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"dyncontel-acf.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"dynamic-content-for-elementor-acf \">Sriram Sastrigal<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a71f2a2 align-dce-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-dyncontel-acf\" data-id=\"a71f2a2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;acf_field_list&quot;:&quot;contributors_panels&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:300,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_enable_tooltip&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;acf_type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_content&quot;:&quot;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img loading=\\&quot;lazy\\&quot; class=\\&quot;aligncenter wp-image-10516\\&quot; src=\\&quot;https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/spring2025\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/07\\\/Sriram-Sastrigal-220x300.jpeg\\&quot; alt=\\&quot;\\&quot; width=\\&quot;66\\&quot; height=\\&quot;90\\&quot; srcset=\\&quot;https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/07\\\/Sriram-Sastrigal-220x300.jpeg 220w, https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/07\\\/Sriram-Sastrigal-750x1024.jpeg 750w, https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/07\\\/Sriram-Sastrigal-768x1048.jpeg 768w, https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/07\\\/Sriram-Sastrigal-1125x1536.jpeg 1125w, https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/07\\\/Sriram-Sastrigal-600x819.jpeg 600w, https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/07\\\/Sriram-Sastrigal.jpeg 1172w\\&quot; sizes=\\&quot;(max-width: 66px) 100vw, 66px\\&quot; \\\/&gt;&lt;\\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p class=\\&quot;alignnone size-medium wp-image-10634\\&quot; style=\\&quot;text-align: center; font-size: 12px;\\&quot;&gt;Sriram Sastrigal is an accomplished leader in logistics, supply chain, and innovation, currently serving as Director at Magnivia Ventures, where he oversees venture capital and strategic investments in deep tech. With expertise spanning the EU, APAC, US, and India, Sriram guides startups in fundraising and growth strategies. He also partners with Tompkins Ventures, focusing on entrepreneurial growth and technology integration. A former leader at Alcon, Pfizer, and Cambrex, he holds a B.Tech from VJTI and a Master\\u2019s in Logistics from Cranfield. An active angel investor, he is dedicated to fostering innovation and collaboration in the startup ecosystem.&lt;\\\/p&gt;\\n&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_arrow&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_follow_cursor&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width_laptop&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_tooltip_touch&quot;:&quot;true&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_zindex&quot;:&quot;9999&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"dyncontel-acf.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"dynamic-content-for-elementor-acf \">(Moderator)<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c1fe29 elementor-widget elementor-widget-dyncontel-acf\" data-id=\"3c1fe29\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;acf_field_list&quot;:&quot;contributors_organization&quot;,&quot;acf_type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"dyncontel-acf.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"dynamic-content-for-elementor-acf \">Magnivia Ventures<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-734da2e elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-laptop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-dyncontel-acf\" data-id=\"734da2e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;acf_field_list&quot;:&quot;contributors_panels&quot;,&quot;acf_type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"dyncontel-acf.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"dynamic-content-for-elementor-acf \">(Moderator)<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><div class=\"dce-acf-repeater-item swiper-slide\">\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"section\" data-elementor-id=\"7008\" class=\"elementor elementor-7008 dce-elementor-rendering-id-42\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b5dc824 contributor_name e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b5dc824\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71d984c elementor-widget elementor-widget-dyncontel-acf\" data-id=\"71d984c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;acf_field_list&quot;:&quot;contributors_name&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:300,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_enable_tooltip&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;acf_type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_content&quot;:&quot;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img loading=\\&quot;lazy\\&quot; class=\\&quot;aligncenter wp-image-6983\\&quot; src=\\&quot;https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/spring2025\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/06\\\/Brandon-Thomas.png\\&quot; alt=\\&quot;\\&quot; width=\\&quot;90\\&quot; height=\\&quot;90\\&quot; srcset=\\&quot;https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/06\\\/Brandon-Thomas.png 200w, https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/06\\\/Brandon-Thomas-150x150.png 150w, https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/06\\\/Brandon-Thomas-100x100.png 100w\\&quot; sizes=\\&quot;(max-width: 90px) 100vw, 90px\\&quot; \\\/&gt;&lt;\\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p class=\\&quot;alignnone size-medium wp-image-10634\\&quot; style=\\&quot;text-align: center; font-size: 12px;\\&quot;&gt;Brandon Thomas is a seasoned executive and equity partner with expertise in production and investment. He has served as an Executive Producer at Critical Role and Board Member at Desert Angels since 2019. An equity partner in several companies, including Reglagene, Whiskey Del Bac, and Immunis, he brings valuable insights and a diverse background. Thomas previously owned a Planet Fitness franchise for seven years and holds a Bachelor&#8217;s degree in Industrial and Organizational Psychology from SUNY Geneseo. His multidisciplinary approach drives innovation and strategic growth in his ventures.&lt;\\\/p&gt;\\n&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_arrow&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_follow_cursor&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width_laptop&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_tooltip_touch&quot;:&quot;true&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_zindex&quot;:&quot;9999&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"dyncontel-acf.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"dynamic-content-for-elementor-acf \">Brandon Thomas<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a71f2a2 align-dce-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-dyncontel-acf\" data-id=\"a71f2a2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;acf_field_list&quot;:&quot;contributors_panels&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:300,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_enable_tooltip&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;acf_type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_content&quot;:&quot;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img loading=\\&quot;lazy\\&quot; class=\\&quot;aligncenter wp-image-6983\\&quot; src=\\&quot;https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/spring2025\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/06\\\/Brandon-Thomas.png\\&quot; alt=\\&quot;\\&quot; width=\\&quot;90\\&quot; height=\\&quot;90\\&quot; srcset=\\&quot;https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/06\\\/Brandon-Thomas.png 200w, https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/06\\\/Brandon-Thomas-150x150.png 150w, https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/06\\\/Brandon-Thomas-100x100.png 100w\\&quot; sizes=\\&quot;(max-width: 90px) 100vw, 90px\\&quot; \\\/&gt;&lt;\\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p class=\\&quot;alignnone size-medium wp-image-10634\\&quot; style=\\&quot;text-align: center; font-size: 12px;\\&quot;&gt;Brandon Thomas is a seasoned executive and equity partner with expertise in production and investment. He has served as an Executive Producer at Critical Role and Board Member at Desert Angels since 2019. An equity partner in several companies, including Reglagene, Whiskey Del Bac, and Immunis, he brings valuable insights and a diverse background. Thomas previously owned a Planet Fitness franchise for seven years and holds a Bachelor&#8217;s degree in Industrial and Organizational Psychology from SUNY Geneseo. 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Most recently, Katie helped build Salesforce Launchpad, a program designed to connect Salesforce\\u2019s best tools and expertise with the startup ecosystem.&lt;br \\\/&gt;\\nNow back in the VC world, Katie brings a founder-first mindset and a passion for supporting bold ideas and cutting-edge technologies.&lt;\\\/p&gt;\\n&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_arrow&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_follow_cursor&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width_laptop&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_tooltip_touch&quot;:&quot;true&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_zindex&quot;:&quot;9999&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"dyncontel-acf.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"dynamic-content-for-elementor-acf \">Katie Weiss<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a71f2a2 align-dce-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-dyncontel-acf\" data-id=\"a71f2a2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;acf_field_list&quot;:&quot;contributors_panels&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:300,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_enable_tooltip&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;acf_type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_content&quot;:&quot;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img loading=\\&quot;lazy\\&quot; class=\\&quot;aligncenter wp-image-12131\\&quot; src=\\&quot;https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/spring2025\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/11\\\/Katie-W-300x300.jpeg\\&quot; alt=\\&quot;\\&quot; width=\\&quot;90\\&quot; height=\\&quot;90\\&quot; srcset=\\&quot;https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/11\\\/Katie-W-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/11\\\/Katie-W-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/11\\\/Katie-W-100x100.jpeg 100w, https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/11\\\/Katie-W.jpeg 400w\\&quot; sizes=\\&quot;(max-width: 90px) 100vw, 90px\\&quot; \\\/&gt;&lt;\\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p style=\\&quot;text-align: center; font-size: 12px;\\&quot;&gt;Katie Weiss is a Principal at ff Venture Capital, where she focuses on sourcing and supporting innovative startups in AI, Robotics, Drones, and SaaS, particularly in the manufacturing and energy sectors.&lt;br \\\/&gt;\\nKatie began her career in venture capital, spending seven years at ff Venture Capital and R\\\/GA Ventures, where she worked closely with early-stage founders to help them scale. She then spent another seven years in business development roles at Salesforce, TriNet, and SingleSprout, gaining a deep understanding of how startups to enterprises grow from the inside out. Most recently, Katie helped build Salesforce Launchpad, a program designed to connect Salesforce\\u2019s best tools and expertise with the startup ecosystem.&lt;br \\\/&gt;\\nNow back in the VC world, Katie brings a founder-first mindset and a passion for supporting bold ideas and cutting-edge technologies.&lt;\\\/p&gt;\\n&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_arrow&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_follow_cursor&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width_laptop&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_tooltip_touch&quot;:&quot;true&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_zindex&quot;:&quot;9999&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"dyncontel-acf.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"dynamic-content-for-elementor-acf \">(Speaker)<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c1fe29 elementor-widget elementor-widget-dyncontel-acf\" data-id=\"3c1fe29\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;acf_field_list&quot;:&quot;contributors_organization&quot;,&quot;acf_type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"dyncontel-acf.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"dynamic-content-for-elementor-acf \">ff Venture Capital<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-734da2e elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-laptop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-dyncontel-acf\" data-id=\"734da2e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;acf_field_list&quot;:&quot;contributors_panels&quot;,&quot;acf_type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"dyncontel-acf.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"dynamic-content-for-elementor-acf \">(Speaker)<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><div class=\"dce-acf-repeater-item swiper-slide\">\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"section\" data-elementor-id=\"7008\" class=\"elementor elementor-7008 dce-elementor-rendering-id-45\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b5dc824 contributor_name e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b5dc824\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71d984c elementor-widget elementor-widget-dyncontel-acf\" data-id=\"71d984c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;acf_field_list&quot;:&quot;contributors_name&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:300,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_enable_tooltip&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;acf_type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_content&quot;:&quot;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img loading=\\&quot;lazy\\&quot; class=\\&quot;aligncenter wp-image-12459\\&quot; src=\\&quot;https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/spring2025\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/09\\\/Screenshot-2025-03-06-190016-300x234.png\\&quot; alt=\\&quot;\\&quot; width=\\&quot;99\\&quot; height=\\&quot;77\\&quot; srcset=\\&quot;https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/09\\\/Screenshot-2025-03-06-190016-300x234.png 300w, https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/09\\\/Screenshot-2025-03-06-190016-768x599.png 768w, https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/09\\\/Screenshot-2025-03-06-190016-600x468.png 600w, https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/09\\\/Screenshot-2025-03-06-190016.png 1024w\\&quot; sizes=\\&quot;(max-width: 99px) 100vw, 99px\\&quot; \\\/&gt;&lt;\\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p style=\\&quot;text-align: center; font-size: 12px;\\&quot;&gt;Noah Wang is the Partner at Embedding VC. He has been the Co-Founder of a Silicon Valley-based tech firm developing a business-friendly public blockchain and the world&#8217;s first blockchain-based cloud communication network. He worked for Starr Companies, ICBC and PwC. Noah Wang received an MBA degree from Yale University. He is a CFA Charter holder, a CPA and a member of Mensa International.&lt;\\\/p&gt;\\n&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_arrow&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_follow_cursor&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width_laptop&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_tooltip_touch&quot;:&quot;true&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_zindex&quot;:&quot;9999&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"dyncontel-acf.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"dynamic-content-for-elementor-acf \">Noah Wang<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a71f2a2 align-dce-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-dyncontel-acf\" data-id=\"a71f2a2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;acf_field_list&quot;:&quot;contributors_panels&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:300,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_enable_tooltip&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;acf_type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_content&quot;:&quot;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img loading=\\&quot;lazy\\&quot; class=\\&quot;aligncenter wp-image-12459\\&quot; src=\\&quot;https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/spring2025\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/09\\\/Screenshot-2025-03-06-190016-300x234.png\\&quot; alt=\\&quot;\\&quot; width=\\&quot;99\\&quot; height=\\&quot;77\\&quot; srcset=\\&quot;https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/09\\\/Screenshot-2025-03-06-190016-300x234.png 300w, https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/09\\\/Screenshot-2025-03-06-190016-768x599.png 768w, https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/09\\\/Screenshot-2025-03-06-190016-600x468.png 600w, https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/09\\\/Screenshot-2025-03-06-190016.png 1024w\\&quot; sizes=\\&quot;(max-width: 99px) 100vw, 99px\\&quot; \\\/&gt;&lt;\\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p style=\\&quot;text-align: center; font-size: 12px;\\&quot;&gt;Noah Wang is the Partner at Embedding VC. He has been the Co-Founder of a Silicon Valley-based tech firm developing a business-friendly public blockchain and the world&#8217;s first blockchain-based cloud communication network. He worked for Starr Companies, ICBC and PwC. Noah Wang received an MBA degree from Yale University. He is a CFA Charter holder, a CPA and a member of Mensa International.&lt;\\\/p&gt;\\n&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_arrow&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_follow_cursor&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width_laptop&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_tooltip_touch&quot;:&quot;true&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_zindex&quot;:&quot;9999&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"dyncontel-acf.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"dynamic-content-for-elementor-acf \">(Speaker)<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c1fe29 elementor-widget elementor-widget-dyncontel-acf\" data-id=\"3c1fe29\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;acf_field_list&quot;:&quot;contributors_organization&quot;,&quot;acf_type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"dyncontel-acf.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"dynamic-content-for-elementor-acf \">Embedding VC<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-734da2e elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-laptop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-dyncontel-acf\" data-id=\"734da2e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;acf_field_list&quot;:&quot;contributors_panels&quot;,&quot;acf_type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"dyncontel-acf.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"dynamic-content-for-elementor-acf \">(Speaker)<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><div class=\"dce-acf-repeater-item swiper-slide\">\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"section\" data-elementor-id=\"7008\" class=\"elementor elementor-7008 dce-elementor-rendering-id-46\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b5dc824 contributor_name e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b5dc824\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71d984c elementor-widget elementor-widget-dyncontel-acf\" data-id=\"71d984c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;acf_field_list&quot;:&quot;contributors_name&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:300,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_enable_tooltip&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;acf_type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_content&quot;:&quot;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img loading=\\&quot;lazy\\&quot; class=\\&quot;aligncenter wp-image-12236\\&quot; src=\\&quot;https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/spring2025\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/06\\\/Brett-L.webp\\&quot; alt=\\&quot;\\&quot; width=\\&quot;90\\&quot; height=\\&quot;90\\&quot; srcset=\\&quot;https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/06\\\/Brett-L.webp 150w, https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/06\\\/Brett-L-100x100.webp 100w\\&quot; sizes=\\&quot;(max-width: 90px) 100vw, 90px\\&quot; \\\/&gt;&lt;\\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p style=\\&quot;text-align: center; font-size: 12px;\\&quot;&gt;A successful three-time Silicon Valley entrepreneur, this pioneer in the Metaverse and decentralization has raised over $220M for personal ventures and advised top web3 startups. Author of the Amazon Best Seller Enterprise Blockchain Has Arrived, they predicted the convergence of web3 with AI\\\/ML. With extensive experience in enterprise blockchain applications across fintech, supply chain, logistics, and healthcare, they have led US operations for high-tech firms generating significant revenue. As host of The Future of Business web3 videocast and strategic advisor to leading startups, they are a trusted expert in web3, AI\\\/ML, and technology. A keynote speaker at premier institutions and conferences, they have advised top Fortune 500 companies and led initiatives to enhance tech access through the AstroSapiens community. They hold a BS in Astrophysics from Caltech and an MS in Physics from the University of Washington.&lt;\\\/p&gt;\\n&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_arrow&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_follow_cursor&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width_laptop&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_tooltip_touch&quot;:&quot;true&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_zindex&quot;:&quot;9999&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"dyncontel-acf.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"dynamic-content-for-elementor-acf \">Brett Liu<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a71f2a2 align-dce-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-dyncontel-acf\" data-id=\"a71f2a2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;acf_field_list&quot;:&quot;contributors_panels&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:300,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_enable_tooltip&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;acf_type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_content&quot;:&quot;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img loading=\\&quot;lazy\\&quot; class=\\&quot;aligncenter wp-image-12236\\&quot; src=\\&quot;https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/spring2025\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/06\\\/Brett-L.webp\\&quot; alt=\\&quot;\\&quot; width=\\&quot;90\\&quot; height=\\&quot;90\\&quot; srcset=\\&quot;https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/06\\\/Brett-L.webp 150w, https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/06\\\/Brett-L-100x100.webp 100w\\&quot; sizes=\\&quot;(max-width: 90px) 100vw, 90px\\&quot; \\\/&gt;&lt;\\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p style=\\&quot;text-align: center; font-size: 12px;\\&quot;&gt;A successful three-time Silicon Valley entrepreneur, this pioneer in the Metaverse and decentralization has raised over $220M for personal ventures and advised top web3 startups. Author of the Amazon Best Seller Enterprise Blockchain Has Arrived, they predicted the convergence of web3 with AI\\\/ML. With extensive experience in enterprise blockchain applications across fintech, supply chain, logistics, and healthcare, they have led US operations for high-tech firms generating significant revenue. As host of The Future of Business web3 videocast and strategic advisor to leading startups, they are a trusted expert in web3, AI\\\/ML, and technology. A keynote speaker at premier institutions and conferences, they have advised top Fortune 500 companies and led initiatives to enhance tech access through the AstroSapiens community. 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class=\"dce-acf-repeater-item swiper-slide\">\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"section\" data-elementor-id=\"7008\" class=\"elementor elementor-7008 dce-elementor-rendering-id-48\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b5dc824 contributor_name e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b5dc824\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71d984c elementor-widget elementor-widget-dyncontel-acf\" data-id=\"71d984c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;acf_field_list&quot;:&quot;contributors_name&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:300,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_enable_tooltip&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;acf_type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_content&quot;:&quot;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img loading=\\&quot;lazy\\&quot; class=\\&quot;size-full wp-image-10608 aligncenter\\&quot; src=\\&quot;https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/spring2025\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/09\\\/Tom-Vogelsong-150x150-1.jpg\\&quot; alt=\\&quot;\\&quot; width=\\&quot;90\\&quot; height=\\&quot;90\\&quot; srcset=\\&quot;https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/09\\\/Tom-Vogelsong-150x150-1.jpg 150w, https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/09\\\/Tom-Vogelsong-150x150-1-100x100.jpg 100w\\&quot; sizes=\\&quot;(max-width: 90px) 100vw, 90px\\&quot; \\\/&gt;&lt;\\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p style=\\&quot;text-align: center; font-size: 12px;\\&quot;&gt;Tom is an angel investor in MedTech and a Startup Scout for K2X Technology and Life Science (www.k2x.capital). He is also a Senior Consultant for BioPharma Connections (www.biopharmaconnections.com) which helps biotech and medtech startups connect with strategics and institutional investors for partnering, investing, as well as connecting with regulatory experts, product design and manufacturing partners, clinical trials, etc. Tom has a background in technology, entrepreneurship, medical devices, and biochemistry. Tom invests in MedTech directly as an angel investor and as part of K2X. Tom is an advisor to US Angels, Silicon Valley Advantage, CamDo Technology, BioPharma Connections, and Lehigh University\\u2019s new College of Health. Tom\\u00a0evaluates startups for the MedTech Innovator competitions, Pepperdine Most Fundable Companies, Edge AI and Vision Alliance, Life Science Intelligence (LSI), and RESI. He has published several papers on angel investing, participated in panel sessions, and been interviewed by RESI, 3DHeals, and other organizations.&lt;\\\/p&gt;\\n&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_arrow&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_follow_cursor&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width_laptop&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_tooltip_touch&quot;:&quot;true&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_zindex&quot;:&quot;9999&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"dyncontel-acf.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"dynamic-content-for-elementor-acf \">Tom\tVogelsong<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a71f2a2 align-dce-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-dyncontel-acf\" data-id=\"a71f2a2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;acf_field_list&quot;:&quot;contributors_panels&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:300,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_enable_tooltip&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;acf_type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_content&quot;:&quot;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img loading=\\&quot;lazy\\&quot; class=\\&quot;size-full wp-image-10608 aligncenter\\&quot; src=\\&quot;https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/spring2025\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/09\\\/Tom-Vogelsong-150x150-1.jpg\\&quot; alt=\\&quot;\\&quot; width=\\&quot;90\\&quot; height=\\&quot;90\\&quot; srcset=\\&quot;https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/09\\\/Tom-Vogelsong-150x150-1.jpg 150w, https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/09\\\/Tom-Vogelsong-150x150-1-100x100.jpg 100w\\&quot; sizes=\\&quot;(max-width: 90px) 100vw, 90px\\&quot; \\\/&gt;&lt;\\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p style=\\&quot;text-align: center; font-size: 12px;\\&quot;&gt;Tom is an angel investor in MedTech and a Startup Scout for K2X Technology and Life Science (www.k2x.capital). He is also a Senior Consultant for BioPharma Connections (www.biopharmaconnections.com) which helps biotech and medtech startups connect with strategics and institutional investors for partnering, investing, as well as connecting with regulatory experts, product design and manufacturing partners, clinical trials, etc. Tom has a background in technology, entrepreneurship, medical devices, and biochemistry. Tom invests in MedTech directly as an angel investor and as part of K2X. Tom is an advisor to US Angels, Silicon Valley Advantage, CamDo Technology, BioPharma Connections, and Lehigh University\\u2019s new College of Health. Tom\\u00a0evaluates startups for the MedTech Innovator competitions, Pepperdine Most Fundable Companies, Edge AI and Vision Alliance, Life Science Intelligence (LSI), and RESI. He has published several papers on angel investing, participated in panel sessions, and been interviewed by RESI, 3DHeals, and other organizations.&lt;\\\/p&gt;\\n&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_arrow&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_follow_cursor&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width_laptop&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_tooltip_touch&quot;:&quot;true&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_zindex&quot;:&quot;9999&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"dyncontel-acf.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"dynamic-content-for-elementor-acf \">(Speaker)<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c1fe29 elementor-widget elementor-widget-dyncontel-acf\" data-id=\"3c1fe29\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;acf_field_list&quot;:&quot;contributors_organization&quot;,&quot;acf_type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"dyncontel-acf.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"dynamic-content-for-elementor-acf \">K2X Technology and Life Science<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-734da2e elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-laptop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-dyncontel-acf\" data-id=\"734da2e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;acf_field_list&quot;:&quot;contributors_panels&quot;,&quot;acf_type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"dyncontel-acf.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"dynamic-content-for-elementor-acf \">(Speaker)<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><div class=\"dce-acf-repeater-item swiper-slide\">\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"section\" data-elementor-id=\"7008\" class=\"elementor elementor-7008 dce-elementor-rendering-id-49\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b5dc824 contributor_name e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b5dc824\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71d984c elementor-widget elementor-widget-dyncontel-acf\" data-id=\"71d984c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;acf_field_list&quot;:&quot;contributors_name&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:300,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_enable_tooltip&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;acf_type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_content&quot;:&quot;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img loading=\\&quot;lazy\\&quot; class=\\&quot;size-full wp-image-10611 aligncenter\\&quot; src=\\&quot;https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/spring2025\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/09\\\/Dan-Conley-2-150x150-1.png\\&quot; alt=\\&quot;\\&quot; width=\\&quot;90\\&quot; height=\\&quot;90\\&quot; srcset=\\&quot;https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/09\\\/Dan-Conley-2-150x150-1.png 150w, https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/09\\\/Dan-Conley-2-150x150-1-100x100.png 100w\\&quot; sizes=\\&quot;(max-width: 90px) 100vw, 90px\\&quot; \\\/&gt;&lt;\\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p style=\\&quot;text-align: center; font-size: 12px;\\&quot;&gt;Dan invests in MedTech, Discovery BioTools &amp; BioPharma startups after Deep Due Diligence. Four recent investments involved K4-NW DD Teams \\u2022 CrisprQC improves gene editing \\u2022 AiM Halo improves Hole-in-Head Surgeries \\u2022 SinapticaTx treats Alzheimer&#8217;s Patients &#8211; no drugs! \\u2022 Transradial&#8217;s SAPH device closes puncture wounds from catheter needles.&lt;br \\\/&gt;\\nFor over 33-yrs Dan has coordinated the non-profit Entrepreneurs University programs EntreUniv.org.&lt;br \\\/&gt;\\nEach month, Angels Coaches &amp; Experts convene CEO FORUMS to help Entrepreneurs gain Best Practices, feedback, insights, marketplace intel, connections to resources, incl sources of capital, all with no strings attached.&lt;br \\\/&gt;\\nDanConley@EntreUniv.org&lt;br \\\/&gt;\\nDanConley@NJAngels.net&lt;\\\/p&gt;\\n&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_arrow&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_follow_cursor&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width_laptop&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_tooltip_touch&quot;:&quot;true&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_zindex&quot;:&quot;9999&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"dyncontel-acf.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"dynamic-content-for-elementor-acf \">Dan\tConley<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a71f2a2 align-dce-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-dyncontel-acf\" data-id=\"a71f2a2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;acf_field_list&quot;:&quot;contributors_panels&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:300,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_enable_tooltip&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;acf_type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_content&quot;:&quot;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img loading=\\&quot;lazy\\&quot; class=\\&quot;size-full wp-image-10611 aligncenter\\&quot; src=\\&quot;https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/spring2025\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/09\\\/Dan-Conley-2-150x150-1.png\\&quot; alt=\\&quot;\\&quot; width=\\&quot;90\\&quot; height=\\&quot;90\\&quot; srcset=\\&quot;https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/09\\\/Dan-Conley-2-150x150-1.png 150w, https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/09\\\/Dan-Conley-2-150x150-1-100x100.png 100w\\&quot; sizes=\\&quot;(max-width: 90px) 100vw, 90px\\&quot; \\\/&gt;&lt;\\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p style=\\&quot;text-align: center; font-size: 12px;\\&quot;&gt;Dan invests in MedTech, Discovery BioTools &amp; BioPharma startups after Deep Due Diligence. Four recent investments involved K4-NW DD Teams \\u2022 CrisprQC improves gene editing \\u2022 AiM Halo improves Hole-in-Head Surgeries \\u2022 SinapticaTx treats Alzheimer&#8217;s Patients &#8211; no drugs! \\u2022 Transradial&#8217;s SAPH device closes puncture wounds from catheter needles.&lt;br \\\/&gt;\\nFor over 33-yrs Dan has coordinated the non-profit Entrepreneurs University programs EntreUniv.org.&lt;br \\\/&gt;\\nEach month, Angels Coaches &amp; Experts convene CEO FORUMS to help Entrepreneurs gain Best Practices, feedback, insights, marketplace intel, connections to resources, incl sources of capital, all with no strings attached.&lt;br \\\/&gt;\\nDanConley@EntreUniv.org&lt;br \\\/&gt;\\nDanConley@NJAngels.net&lt;\\\/p&gt;\\n&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_arrow&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_follow_cursor&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width_laptop&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_tooltip_touch&quot;:&quot;true&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_zindex&quot;:&quot;9999&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"dyncontel-acf.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"dynamic-content-for-elementor-acf \">(Speaker)<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c1fe29 elementor-widget elementor-widget-dyncontel-acf\" data-id=\"3c1fe29\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;acf_field_list&quot;:&quot;contributors_organization&quot;,&quot;acf_type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"dyncontel-acf.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"dynamic-content-for-elementor-acf \">NJ Angels<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-734da2e elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-laptop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-dyncontel-acf\" data-id=\"734da2e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;acf_field_list&quot;:&quot;contributors_panels&quot;,&quot;acf_type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"dyncontel-acf.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"dynamic-content-for-elementor-acf \">(Speaker)<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><div class=\"dce-acf-repeater-item swiper-slide\">\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"section\" data-elementor-id=\"7008\" class=\"elementor elementor-7008 dce-elementor-rendering-id-50\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b5dc824 contributor_name e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b5dc824\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71d984c elementor-widget elementor-widget-dyncontel-acf\" data-id=\"71d984c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;acf_field_list&quot;:&quot;contributors_name&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:300,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_enable_tooltip&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;acf_type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_content&quot;:&quot;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img loading=\\&quot;lazy\\&quot; class=\\&quot;aligncenter wp-image-11993\\&quot; src=\\&quot;https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/spring2025\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/11\\\/Dr-Collin-Larkin-240x300.jpg\\&quot; alt=\\&quot;\\&quot; width=\\&quot;90\\&quot; height=\\&quot;113\\&quot; srcset=\\&quot;https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/11\\\/Dr-Collin-Larkin-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/11\\\/Dr-Collin-Larkin.jpg 500w\\&quot; sizes=\\&quot;(max-width: 90px) 100vw, 90px\\&quot; \\\/&gt;&lt;\\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p style=\\&quot;text-align: center; font-size: 12px;\\&quot;&gt;Dr. Collin Larkin is an Associate at Sandbox Healthcare, specializing in innovative solutions for the healthcare sector. Before joining Sandbox, he served as a Senior Associate at Boston Consulting Group, concentrating on commercial strategy for medical devices and biopharmaceuticals, as well as digital health services. Collin earned his BS in Chemical Engineering from the University of Rochester, an MSc in Radiation Biology from the University of Oxford, and an MD from Northwestern University&#8217;s Feinberg School of Medicine. His diverse expertise bridges engineering, science, and medicine to drive impactful healthcare advancements.&lt;\\\/p&gt;\\n&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_arrow&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_follow_cursor&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width_laptop&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_tooltip_touch&quot;:&quot;true&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_zindex&quot;:&quot;9999&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"dyncontel-acf.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"dynamic-content-for-elementor-acf \">Collin Larkin<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a71f2a2 align-dce-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-dyncontel-acf\" data-id=\"a71f2a2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;acf_field_list&quot;:&quot;contributors_panels&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:300,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_enable_tooltip&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;acf_type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_content&quot;:&quot;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img loading=\\&quot;lazy\\&quot; class=\\&quot;aligncenter wp-image-11993\\&quot; src=\\&quot;https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/spring2025\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/11\\\/Dr-Collin-Larkin-240x300.jpg\\&quot; alt=\\&quot;\\&quot; width=\\&quot;90\\&quot; height=\\&quot;113\\&quot; srcset=\\&quot;https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/11\\\/Dr-Collin-Larkin-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/11\\\/Dr-Collin-Larkin.jpg 500w\\&quot; sizes=\\&quot;(max-width: 90px) 100vw, 90px\\&quot; \\\/&gt;&lt;\\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p style=\\&quot;text-align: center; font-size: 12px;\\&quot;&gt;Dr. Collin Larkin is an Associate at Sandbox Healthcare, specializing in innovative solutions for the healthcare sector. Before joining Sandbox, he served as a Senior Associate at Boston Consulting Group, concentrating on commercial strategy for medical devices and biopharmaceuticals, as well as digital health services. Collin earned his BS in Chemical Engineering from the University of Rochester, an MSc in Radiation Biology from the University of Oxford, and an MD from Northwestern University&#8217;s Feinberg School of Medicine. His diverse expertise bridges engineering, science, and medicine to drive impactful healthcare advancements.&lt;\\\/p&gt;\\n&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_arrow&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_follow_cursor&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width_laptop&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_tooltip_touch&quot;:&quot;true&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_zindex&quot;:&quot;9999&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"dyncontel-acf.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"dynamic-content-for-elementor-acf \">(Speaker)<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c1fe29 elementor-widget elementor-widget-dyncontel-acf\" data-id=\"3c1fe29\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;acf_field_list&quot;:&quot;contributors_organization&quot;,&quot;acf_type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"dyncontel-acf.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"dynamic-content-for-elementor-acf \">The Blue Venture Fund<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-734da2e elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-laptop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-dyncontel-acf\" data-id=\"734da2e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;acf_field_list&quot;:&quot;contributors_panels&quot;,&quot;acf_type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"dyncontel-acf.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"dynamic-content-for-elementor-acf \">(Speaker)<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><div class=\"dce-acf-repeater-item swiper-slide\">\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"section\" data-elementor-id=\"7008\" class=\"elementor elementor-7008 dce-elementor-rendering-id-51\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b5dc824 contributor_name e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b5dc824\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71d984c elementor-widget elementor-widget-dyncontel-acf\" data-id=\"71d984c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;acf_field_list&quot;:&quot;contributors_name&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:300,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_enable_tooltip&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;acf_type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_content&quot;:&quot;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img loading=\\&quot;lazy\\&quot; class=\\&quot;aligncenter wp-image-12226\\&quot; src=\\&quot;https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/spring2025\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/06\\\/Richard-Waines-300x300.jpeg\\&quot; alt=\\&quot;\\&quot; width=\\&quot;90\\&quot; height=\\&quot;90\\&quot; srcset=\\&quot;https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/06\\\/Richard-Waines-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/06\\\/Richard-Waines-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/06\\\/Richard-Waines-100x100.jpeg 100w, https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/06\\\/Richard-Waines.jpeg 400w\\&quot; sizes=\\&quot;(max-width: 90px) 100vw, 90px\\&quot; \\\/&gt;&lt;\\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p style=\\&quot;text-align: center; font-size: 12px;\\&quot;&gt;Richard invests in early stage companies at the bleeding edge of the life sciences, primarily in platform therapeutics. Prior to joining DCVC, Richard was a consultant at Fika Bio, where he advised private and public biotech companies on business development and financing. Richard began his career as an investment banking analyst in biotech coverage at Credit Suisse.&lt;\\\/p&gt;\\n&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_arrow&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_follow_cursor&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width_laptop&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_tooltip_touch&quot;:&quot;true&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_zindex&quot;:&quot;9999&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"dyncontel-acf.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"dynamic-content-for-elementor-acf \">Richard Waines<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a71f2a2 align-dce-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-dyncontel-acf\" data-id=\"a71f2a2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;acf_field_list&quot;:&quot;contributors_panels&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:300,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_enable_tooltip&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;acf_type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_content&quot;:&quot;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img loading=\\&quot;lazy\\&quot; class=\\&quot;aligncenter wp-image-12226\\&quot; src=\\&quot;https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/spring2025\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/06\\\/Richard-Waines-300x300.jpeg\\&quot; alt=\\&quot;\\&quot; width=\\&quot;90\\&quot; height=\\&quot;90\\&quot; srcset=\\&quot;https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/06\\\/Richard-Waines-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/06\\\/Richard-Waines-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/06\\\/Richard-Waines-100x100.jpeg 100w, https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/06\\\/Richard-Waines.jpeg 400w\\&quot; sizes=\\&quot;(max-width: 90px) 100vw, 90px\\&quot; \\\/&gt;&lt;\\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p style=\\&quot;text-align: center; font-size: 12px;\\&quot;&gt;Richard invests in early stage companies at the bleeding edge of the life sciences, primarily in platform therapeutics. Prior to joining DCVC, Richard was a consultant at Fika Bio, where he advised private and public biotech companies on business development and financing. Richard began his career as an investment banking analyst in biotech coverage at Credit Suisse.&lt;\\\/p&gt;\\n&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_arrow&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_follow_cursor&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width_laptop&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_tooltip_touch&quot;:&quot;true&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_zindex&quot;:&quot;9999&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"dyncontel-acf.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"dynamic-content-for-elementor-acf \">(Moderator)<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c1fe29 elementor-widget elementor-widget-dyncontel-acf\" data-id=\"3c1fe29\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;acf_field_list&quot;:&quot;contributors_organization&quot;,&quot;acf_type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"dyncontel-acf.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"dynamic-content-for-elementor-acf \">DCVC Bio<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-734da2e elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-laptop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-dyncontel-acf\" data-id=\"734da2e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;acf_field_list&quot;:&quot;contributors_panels&quot;,&quot;acf_type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"dyncontel-acf.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"dynamic-content-for-elementor-acf \">(Moderator)<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><div class=\"dce-acf-repeater-item swiper-slide\">\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"section\" data-elementor-id=\"7008\" class=\"elementor elementor-7008 dce-elementor-rendering-id-52\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b5dc824 contributor_name e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b5dc824\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71d984c elementor-widget elementor-widget-dyncontel-acf\" data-id=\"71d984c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;acf_field_list&quot;:&quot;contributors_name&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:300,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_enable_tooltip&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;acf_type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_content&quot;:&quot;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img loading=\\&quot;lazy\\&quot; class=\\&quot;size-full wp-image-10646 aligncenter\\&quot; src=\\&quot;https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/spring2025\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/06\\\/Richard-Ayllon-150x150-1.webp\\&quot; alt=\\&quot;\\&quot; width=\\&quot;90\\&quot; height=\\&quot;90\\&quot; srcset=\\&quot;https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/06\\\/Richard-Ayllon-150x150-1.webp 150w, https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/06\\\/Richard-Ayllon-150x150-1-100x100.webp 100w\\&quot; sizes=\\&quot;(max-width: 90px) 100vw, 90px\\&quot; \\\/&gt;&lt;\\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p style=\\&quot;text-align: center; font-size: 12px;\\&quot;&gt;Richard Ayllon is an entrepreneurial strategic marketing professional with extensive experience in package goods and healthcare marketing from Tier 1 companies. With a strong track record in global product launches and Silicon Valley start-ups, he has successfully led the development and management of branded medical devices and therapies. As Co-Founder and Sr. Advisor at K2X Technology and Life Science Inc., Richard helps early-stage companies through a rigorous investment protocol, leveraging a network of over 100 advisors. K2X is poised to list on NASDAQ, having built a robust portfolio of 85 innovative companies across multiple countries.&lt;\\\/p&gt;\\n&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_arrow&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_follow_cursor&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width_laptop&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_tooltip_touch&quot;:&quot;true&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_zindex&quot;:&quot;9999&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"dyncontel-acf.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"dynamic-content-for-elementor-acf \">Richard Ayllon<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a71f2a2 align-dce-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-dyncontel-acf\" data-id=\"a71f2a2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;acf_field_list&quot;:&quot;contributors_panels&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:300,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_enable_tooltip&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;acf_type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_content&quot;:&quot;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img loading=\\&quot;lazy\\&quot; class=\\&quot;size-full wp-image-10646 aligncenter\\&quot; src=\\&quot;https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/spring2025\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/06\\\/Richard-Ayllon-150x150-1.webp\\&quot; alt=\\&quot;\\&quot; width=\\&quot;90\\&quot; height=\\&quot;90\\&quot; srcset=\\&quot;https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/06\\\/Richard-Ayllon-150x150-1.webp 150w, https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/06\\\/Richard-Ayllon-150x150-1-100x100.webp 100w\\&quot; sizes=\\&quot;(max-width: 90px) 100vw, 90px\\&quot; \\\/&gt;&lt;\\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p style=\\&quot;text-align: center; font-size: 12px;\\&quot;&gt;Richard Ayllon is an entrepreneurial strategic marketing professional with extensive experience in package goods and healthcare marketing from Tier 1 companies. With a strong track record in global product launches and Silicon Valley start-ups, he has successfully led the development and management of branded medical devices and therapies. As Co-Founder and Sr. Advisor at K2X Technology and Life Science Inc., Richard helps early-stage companies through a rigorous investment protocol, leveraging a network of over 100 advisors. 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Having sold a company to McGraw Hill, she became active in Angel investing by joining Keiretsu Forum, where she has been a member for 20 years. She has invested in a variety of entities but is now focused on the healthcare sector. Mary Jo is now Managing Partner of Healthcare Angels, Partner at Pegasus Tech Ventures, a GP in Keiretsu Capital, where she has been on the investment committee for 5 years, an LP in Purple Arch Ventures (Northwestern University\\u2019s venture fund), an LP in Portfolia, an advisor and investor at KYTO. She is also a member of Band of Angels and Skydeck. Mary Jo is on several boards, and she has helped 6 companies to IPO or acquisitions.&lt;\\\/p&gt;\\n&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_arrow&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_follow_cursor&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width_laptop&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_tooltip_touch&quot;:&quot;true&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_zindex&quot;:&quot;9999&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"dyncontel-acf.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"dynamic-content-for-elementor-acf \">Mary Jo Potter<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a71f2a2 align-dce-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-dyncontel-acf\" data-id=\"a71f2a2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;acf_field_list&quot;:&quot;contributors_panels&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:300,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_enable_tooltip&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;acf_type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_content&quot;:&quot;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img loading=\\&quot;lazy\\&quot; class=\\&quot;aligncenter wp-image-11997\\&quot; src=\\&quot;https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/spring2025\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/11\\\/Mary-Jo-Potter-300x300.jpeg\\&quot; alt=\\&quot;\\&quot; width=\\&quot;90\\&quot; height=\\&quot;90\\&quot; srcset=\\&quot;https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/11\\\/Mary-Jo-Potter-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/11\\\/Mary-Jo-Potter-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/11\\\/Mary-Jo-Potter-100x100.jpeg 100w, https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/11\\\/Mary-Jo-Potter.jpeg 306w\\&quot; sizes=\\&quot;(max-width: 90px) 100vw, 90px\\&quot; \\\/&gt;&lt;\\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p style=\\&quot;text-align: center; font-size: 12px;\\&quot;&gt;Mary Jo Potter has been an active entrepreneur and investor for 30 years. Having sold a company to McGraw Hill, she became active in Angel investing by joining Keiretsu Forum, where she has been a member for 20 years. She has invested in a variety of entities but is now focused on the healthcare sector. Mary Jo is now Managing Partner of Healthcare Angels, Partner at Pegasus Tech Ventures, a GP in Keiretsu Capital, where she has been on the investment committee for 5 years, an LP in Purple Arch Ventures (Northwestern University\\u2019s venture fund), an LP in Portfolia, an advisor and investor at KYTO. She is also a member of Band of Angels and Skydeck. 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loading=\\&quot;lazy\\&quot; class=\\&quot;aligncenter wp-image-12095\\&quot; src=\\&quot;https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/spring2025\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/11\\\/Wade-b.jpeg\\&quot; alt=\\&quot;\\&quot; width=\\&quot;90\\&quot; height=\\&quot;90\\&quot; srcset=\\&quot;https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/11\\\/Wade-b.jpeg 225w, https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/11\\\/Wade-b-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/11\\\/Wade-b-100x100.jpeg 100w\\&quot; sizes=\\&quot;(max-width: 90px) 100vw, 90px\\&quot; \\\/&gt;&lt;\\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p style=\\&quot;text-align: center; font-size: 12px;\\&quot;&gt;Wade Bitaraf is the founder of the Energy &amp; Sustainability practice at Plug and Play, the world&#8217;s largest corporate innovation center and a key player in early-stage investment. He collaborates with entrepreneurs, corporate leaders, and investors focusing on the energy industry&#8217;s value chain. With a background in solar and business development, Wade has published scientific articles and led initiatives in startups. He holds master\\u2019s degrees in Chemical Engineering and Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering, driven by his passion for the intersection of technology and business.&lt;\\\/p&gt;\\n&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_arrow&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_follow_cursor&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width_laptop&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_tooltip_touch&quot;:&quot;true&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_zindex&quot;:&quot;9999&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"dyncontel-acf.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"dynamic-content-for-elementor-acf \">Wade Bitaraf<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a71f2a2 align-dce-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-dyncontel-acf\" data-id=\"a71f2a2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;acf_field_list&quot;:&quot;contributors_panels&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:300,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_enable_tooltip&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;acf_type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_content&quot;:&quot;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img loading=\\&quot;lazy\\&quot; class=\\&quot;aligncenter wp-image-12095\\&quot; src=\\&quot;https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/spring2025\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/11\\\/Wade-b.jpeg\\&quot; alt=\\&quot;\\&quot; width=\\&quot;90\\&quot; height=\\&quot;90\\&quot; srcset=\\&quot;https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/11\\\/Wade-b.jpeg 225w, https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/11\\\/Wade-b-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/11\\\/Wade-b-100x100.jpeg 100w\\&quot; sizes=\\&quot;(max-width: 90px) 100vw, 90px\\&quot; \\\/&gt;&lt;\\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p style=\\&quot;text-align: center; font-size: 12px;\\&quot;&gt;Wade Bitaraf is the founder of the Energy &amp; Sustainability practice at Plug and Play, the world&#8217;s largest corporate innovation center and a key player in early-stage investment. He collaborates with entrepreneurs, corporate leaders, and investors focusing on the energy industry&#8217;s value chain. With a background in solar and business development, Wade has published scientific articles and led initiatives in startups. He holds master\\u2019s degrees in Chemical Engineering and Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering, driven by his passion for the intersection of technology and business.&lt;\\\/p&gt;\\n&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_arrow&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_follow_cursor&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width_laptop&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_tooltip_touch&quot;:&quot;true&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_zindex&quot;:&quot;9999&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"dyncontel-acf.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"dynamic-content-for-elementor-acf \">(Speaker)<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c1fe29 elementor-widget elementor-widget-dyncontel-acf\" data-id=\"3c1fe29\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;acf_field_list&quot;:&quot;contributors_organization&quot;,&quot;acf_type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"dyncontel-acf.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"dynamic-content-for-elementor-acf \">Plug and Play<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-734da2e elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-laptop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-dyncontel-acf\" data-id=\"734da2e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;acf_field_list&quot;:&quot;contributors_panels&quot;,&quot;acf_type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"dyncontel-acf.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"dynamic-content-for-elementor-acf \">(Speaker)<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><div class=\"dce-acf-repeater-item swiper-slide\">\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"section\" data-elementor-id=\"7008\" class=\"elementor elementor-7008 dce-elementor-rendering-id-55\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b5dc824 contributor_name e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b5dc824\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71d984c elementor-widget elementor-widget-dyncontel-acf\" data-id=\"71d984c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;acf_field_list&quot;:&quot;contributors_name&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:300,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_enable_tooltip&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;acf_type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_content&quot;:&quot;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img loading=\\&quot;lazy\\&quot; class=\\&quot;aligncenter wp-image-12454\\&quot; src=\\&quot;https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/spring2025\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/03\\\/Screenshot-2025-03-06-133131-300x245.png\\&quot; alt=\\&quot;\\&quot; width=\\&quot;90\\&quot; height=\\&quot;73\\&quot; srcset=\\&quot;https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/03\\\/Screenshot-2025-03-06-133131-300x245.png 300w, https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/03\\\/Screenshot-2025-03-06-133131-600x489.png 600w, https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/03\\\/Screenshot-2025-03-06-133131.png 640w\\&quot; sizes=\\&quot;(max-width: 90px) 100vw, 90px\\&quot; \\\/&gt;&lt;\\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p style=\\&quot;text-align: center; font-size: 12px;\\&quot;&gt;Anastasia Simon is an entrepreneurial professional with over 7 years in the startup ecosystem, excelling in marketing, business development, and venture capital. Currently at Founder Gym, she is dedicated to supporting underrepresented founders and fostering sustainable communities. Previously, she managed programming for a pioneering virtual incubator at a boutique VC firm. With expertise in program development, community building, and mentorship, Anastasia is passionate about democratizing fundraising and creating equitable opportunities in entrepreneurship. She thrives in dynamic environments, leveraging her strong communication skills to forge impactful relationships across diverse organizations.&lt;\\\/p&gt;\\n&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_arrow&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_follow_cursor&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width_laptop&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_tooltip_touch&quot;:&quot;true&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_zindex&quot;:&quot;9999&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"dyncontel-acf.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"dynamic-content-for-elementor-acf \">Anastasia\tSimon<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a71f2a2 align-dce-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-dyncontel-acf\" data-id=\"a71f2a2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;acf_field_list&quot;:&quot;contributors_panels&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:300,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_enable_tooltip&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;acf_type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_content&quot;:&quot;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img loading=\\&quot;lazy\\&quot; class=\\&quot;aligncenter wp-image-12454\\&quot; src=\\&quot;https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/spring2025\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/03\\\/Screenshot-2025-03-06-133131-300x245.png\\&quot; alt=\\&quot;\\&quot; width=\\&quot;90\\&quot; height=\\&quot;73\\&quot; srcset=\\&quot;https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/03\\\/Screenshot-2025-03-06-133131-300x245.png 300w, https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/03\\\/Screenshot-2025-03-06-133131-600x489.png 600w, https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/03\\\/Screenshot-2025-03-06-133131.png 640w\\&quot; sizes=\\&quot;(max-width: 90px) 100vw, 90px\\&quot; \\\/&gt;&lt;\\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p style=\\&quot;text-align: center; font-size: 12px;\\&quot;&gt;Anastasia Simon is an entrepreneurial professional with over 7 years in the startup ecosystem, excelling in marketing, business development, and venture capital. Currently at Founder Gym, she is dedicated to supporting underrepresented founders and fostering sustainable communities. Previously, she managed programming for a pioneering virtual incubator at a boutique VC firm. With expertise in program development, community building, and mentorship, Anastasia is passionate about democratizing fundraising and creating equitable opportunities in entrepreneurship. She thrives in dynamic environments, leveraging her strong communication skills to forge impactful relationships across diverse organizations.&lt;\\\/p&gt;\\n&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_arrow&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_follow_cursor&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width_laptop&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_tooltip_touch&quot;:&quot;true&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_zindex&quot;:&quot;9999&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"dyncontel-acf.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"dynamic-content-for-elementor-acf \">(Speaker)<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c1fe29 elementor-widget elementor-widget-dyncontel-acf\" data-id=\"3c1fe29\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;acf_field_list&quot;:&quot;contributors_organization&quot;,&quot;acf_type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"dyncontel-acf.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"dynamic-content-for-elementor-acf \">Techstars<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-734da2e elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-laptop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-dyncontel-acf\" data-id=\"734da2e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;acf_field_list&quot;:&quot;contributors_panels&quot;,&quot;acf_type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"dyncontel-acf.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"dynamic-content-for-elementor-acf \">(Speaker)<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><div class=\"dce-acf-repeater-item swiper-slide\">\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"section\" data-elementor-id=\"7008\" class=\"elementor elementor-7008 dce-elementor-rendering-id-56\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b5dc824 contributor_name e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b5dc824\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71d984c elementor-widget elementor-widget-dyncontel-acf\" data-id=\"71d984c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;acf_field_list&quot;:&quot;contributors_name&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:300,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_enable_tooltip&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;acf_type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_content&quot;:&quot;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img loading=\\&quot;lazy\\&quot; class=\\&quot;aligncenter wp-image-10702\\&quot; src=\\&quot;https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/spring2025\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/11\\\/Damoder-300x300.webp\\&quot; alt=\\&quot;\\&quot; width=\\&quot;90\\&quot; height=\\&quot;90\\&quot; srcset=\\&quot;https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/11\\\/Damoder-300x300.webp 300w, https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/11\\\/Damoder-150x150.webp 150w, https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/11\\\/Damoder-100x100.webp 100w, https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/11\\\/Damoder.webp 400w\\&quot; sizes=\\&quot;(max-width: 90px) 100vw, 90px\\&quot; \\\/&gt;&lt;\\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p style=\\&quot;text-align: center; font-size: 12px;\\&quot;&gt;Damoder Reddy is an accomplished angel investor and Chairman of the Board at Chemical Angels, Inc., where he focuses on early-stage startups in chemical and materials innovation. He is a charter member of TiE SoCal and actively invests through Tech Coast Angels and the Chemical Angel Network, supporting ventures in Cleantech, Hardtech, and Medtech. With a passion for fostering innovation, Damoder brings invaluable expertise and strategic insight to the startup ecosystem, driving growth and development in emerging technologies.&lt;\\\/p&gt;\\n&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_arrow&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_follow_cursor&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width_laptop&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_tooltip_touch&quot;:&quot;true&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_zindex&quot;:&quot;9999&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"dyncontel-acf.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"dynamic-content-for-elementor-acf \">Damoder\tReddy<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a71f2a2 align-dce-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-dyncontel-acf\" data-id=\"a71f2a2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;acf_field_list&quot;:&quot;contributors_panels&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:300,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_enable_tooltip&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;acf_type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_content&quot;:&quot;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img loading=\\&quot;lazy\\&quot; class=\\&quot;aligncenter wp-image-10702\\&quot; src=\\&quot;https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/spring2025\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/11\\\/Damoder-300x300.webp\\&quot; alt=\\&quot;\\&quot; width=\\&quot;90\\&quot; height=\\&quot;90\\&quot; srcset=\\&quot;https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/11\\\/Damoder-300x300.webp 300w, https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/11\\\/Damoder-150x150.webp 150w, https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/11\\\/Damoder-100x100.webp 100w, https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/11\\\/Damoder.webp 400w\\&quot; sizes=\\&quot;(max-width: 90px) 100vw, 90px\\&quot; \\\/&gt;&lt;\\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p style=\\&quot;text-align: center; font-size: 12px;\\&quot;&gt;Damoder Reddy is an accomplished angel investor and Chairman of the Board at Chemical Angels, Inc., where he focuses on early-stage startups in chemical and materials innovation. He is a charter member of TiE SoCal and actively invests through Tech Coast Angels and the Chemical Angel Network, supporting ventures in Cleantech, Hardtech, and Medtech. With a passion for fostering innovation, Damoder brings invaluable expertise and strategic insight to the startup ecosystem, driving growth and development in emerging technologies.&lt;\\\/p&gt;\\n&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_arrow&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_follow_cursor&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width_laptop&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_tooltip_touch&quot;:&quot;true&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_zindex&quot;:&quot;9999&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"dyncontel-acf.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"dynamic-content-for-elementor-acf \">(Speaker)<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c1fe29 elementor-widget elementor-widget-dyncontel-acf\" data-id=\"3c1fe29\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;acf_field_list&quot;:&quot;contributors_organization&quot;,&quot;acf_type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"dyncontel-acf.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"dynamic-content-for-elementor-acf \">Chemical Angels<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-734da2e elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-laptop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-dyncontel-acf\" data-id=\"734da2e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;acf_field_list&quot;:&quot;contributors_panels&quot;,&quot;acf_type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"dyncontel-acf.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"dynamic-content-for-elementor-acf \">(Speaker)<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><div class=\"dce-acf-repeater-item swiper-slide\">\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"section\" data-elementor-id=\"7008\" class=\"elementor elementor-7008 dce-elementor-rendering-id-57\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b5dc824 contributor_name e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b5dc824\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71d984c elementor-widget elementor-widget-dyncontel-acf\" data-id=\"71d984c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;acf_field_list&quot;:&quot;contributors_name&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:300,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_enable_tooltip&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;acf_type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_content&quot;:&quot;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img class=\\&quot;alignnone wp-image-7103 aligncenter\\&quot; src=\\&quot;https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/spring2025\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/04\\\/John-Ricci.png\\&quot; alt=\\&quot;\\&quot; width=\\&quot;90\\&quot; height=\\&quot;90\\&quot; srcset=\\&quot;https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/04\\\/John-Ricci.png 200w, https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/04\\\/John-Ricci-150x150.png 150w, https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/04\\\/John-Ricci-100x100.png 100w\\&quot; sizes=\\&quot;(max-width: 90px) 100vw, 90px\\&quot; \\\/&gt;&lt;\\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p style=\\&quot;text-align: center; font-size: 12px;\\&quot;&gt;John is a founding Managing Director at US Angels, Director of Portfolio Management at K2X Technology and Life Science fund, member at Keiretsu Forum and HBS Alumni Angels, and a mentor at Alchemist and Plug and Play. Earlier in his career, John was co-founder at JMC Telecom, a prepaid telephone card company. He also worked at Trader Media, GE, and BCG. John holds an MBA from Harvard Business School where he was an Arthur Sachs Fellow, and a Master in Engineering from Mines ParisTech in France&lt;\\\/p&gt;\\n&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_arrow&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_follow_cursor&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width_laptop&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_tooltip_touch&quot;:&quot;true&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_zindex&quot;:&quot;9999&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"dyncontel-acf.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"dynamic-content-for-elementor-acf \">John Ricci<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a71f2a2 align-dce-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-dyncontel-acf\" data-id=\"a71f2a2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;acf_field_list&quot;:&quot;contributors_panels&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:300,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_enable_tooltip&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;acf_type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_content&quot;:&quot;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img class=\\&quot;alignnone wp-image-7103 aligncenter\\&quot; src=\\&quot;https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/spring2025\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/04\\\/John-Ricci.png\\&quot; alt=\\&quot;\\&quot; width=\\&quot;90\\&quot; height=\\&quot;90\\&quot; srcset=\\&quot;https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/04\\\/John-Ricci.png 200w, https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/04\\\/John-Ricci-150x150.png 150w, https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/04\\\/John-Ricci-100x100.png 100w\\&quot; sizes=\\&quot;(max-width: 90px) 100vw, 90px\\&quot; \\\/&gt;&lt;\\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p style=\\&quot;text-align: center; font-size: 12px;\\&quot;&gt;John is a founding Managing Director at US Angels, Director of Portfolio Management at K2X Technology and Life Science fund, member at Keiretsu Forum and HBS Alumni Angels, and a mentor at Alchemist and Plug and Play. Earlier in his career, John was co-founder at JMC Telecom, a prepaid telephone card company. He also worked at Trader Media, GE, and BCG. 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class=\"dce-acf-repeater-item swiper-slide\">\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"section\" data-elementor-id=\"7008\" class=\"elementor elementor-7008 dce-elementor-rendering-id-58\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b5dc824 contributor_name e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b5dc824\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71d984c elementor-widget elementor-widget-dyncontel-acf\" data-id=\"71d984c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;acf_field_list&quot;:&quot;contributors_name&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:300,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_enable_tooltip&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;acf_type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_content&quot;:&quot;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img 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class=\"dce-acf-repeater-item swiper-slide\">\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"section\" data-elementor-id=\"7008\" class=\"elementor elementor-7008 dce-elementor-rendering-id-59\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b5dc824 contributor_name e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b5dc824\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71d984c elementor-widget elementor-widget-dyncontel-acf\" data-id=\"71d984c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;acf_field_list&quot;:&quot;contributors_name&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:300,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_enable_tooltip&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;acf_type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_content&quot;:&quot;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img 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His career includes senior and executive positions at startups like Egreetings, Geodesic, and Lexy, where he pioneered consumer-facing mobile services. He also spearheaded mobile innovation and partnerships at Orange in Silicon Valley and London.&lt;br \\\/&gt;\\nAnish holds a BS in Computer Science and French from Carnegie Mellon University..&lt;\\\/p&gt;\\n&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_arrow&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_follow_cursor&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width_laptop&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_tooltip_touch&quot;:&quot;true&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_zindex&quot;:&quot;9999&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"dyncontel-acf.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"dynamic-content-for-elementor-acf \">Anish Srivastava<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a71f2a2 align-dce-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-dyncontel-acf\" data-id=\"a71f2a2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;acf_field_list&quot;:&quot;contributors_panels&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:300,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_enable_tooltip&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;acf_type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_content&quot;:&quot;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img loading=\\&quot;lazy\\&quot; class=\\&quot;aligncenter wp-image-12120\\&quot; src=\\&quot;https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/spring2025\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/11\\\/Anish-300x300.jpeg\\&quot; alt=\\&quot;\\&quot; width=\\&quot;90\\&quot; height=\\&quot;90\\&quot; srcset=\\&quot;https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/11\\\/Anish-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/11\\\/Anish-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/11\\\/Anish-100x100.jpeg 100w, https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/11\\\/Anish.jpeg 400w\\&quot; sizes=\\&quot;(max-width: 90px) 100vw, 90px\\&quot; \\\/&gt;&lt;\\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p style=\\&quot;text-align: center; font-size: 12px;\\&quot;&gt;Anish is a Venture Partner at Swisscom Ventures, focusing on enterprise technologies in North America, and advises Fortune 500 CVCs as CEO of Vinaj Ventures, a boutique consulting firm.Previously, Anish led Citi Ventures&#8217; Global Accelerators &amp; Innovation Fund and played a key role in JP Morgan Chase&#8217;s innovation organization. His career includes senior and executive positions at startups like Egreetings, Geodesic, and Lexy, where he pioneered consumer-facing mobile services. 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Based in the San Francisco Bay Area, she leverages her extensive experience from previous roles at Capital Group, Bank of America Merrill Lynch, and Villanova Equity Society to drive innovative investments. With a strong focus on emerging technologies, Caitlin is passionate about fostering advancements that shape the future.&lt;\\\/p&gt;\\n&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_arrow&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_follow_cursor&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width_laptop&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_tooltip_touch&quot;:&quot;true&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_zindex&quot;:&quot;9999&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"dyncontel-acf.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"dynamic-content-for-elementor-acf \">Caitlin Dullanty<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a71f2a2 align-dce-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-dyncontel-acf\" data-id=\"a71f2a2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;acf_field_list&quot;:&quot;contributors_panels&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:300,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_enable_tooltip&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;acf_type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_content&quot;:&quot;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img loading=\\&quot;lazy\\&quot; class=\\&quot;aligncenter wp-image-12576\\&quot; src=\\&quot;https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/spring2025\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/03\\\/Caitlin-300x300.jpg\\&quot; alt=\\&quot;\\&quot; width=\\&quot;90\\&quot; height=\\&quot;90\\&quot; srcset=\\&quot;https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/03\\\/Caitlin-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/03\\\/Caitlin-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/03\\\/Caitlin-600x602.jpg 600w, https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/03\\\/Caitlin-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/03\\\/Caitlin.jpg 638w\\&quot; sizes=\\&quot;(max-width: 90px) 100vw, 90px\\&quot; \\\/&gt;&lt;\\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p style=\\&quot;text-align: center; font-size: 12px;\\&quot;&gt;Caitlin Dullanty is an Investment Team Senior Associate at IBM Ventures, specializing in data &amp; AI, security, quantum, and sustainability software. Based in the San Francisco Bay Area, she leverages her extensive experience from previous roles at Capital Group, Bank of America Merrill Lynch, and Villanova Equity Society to drive innovative investments. With a strong focus on emerging technologies, Caitlin is passionate about fostering advancements that shape the future.&lt;\\\/p&gt;\\n&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_arrow&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_follow_cursor&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width_laptop&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_tooltip_touch&quot;:&quot;true&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_zindex&quot;:&quot;9999&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"dyncontel-acf.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"dynamic-content-for-elementor-acf \">(Speaker)<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c1fe29 elementor-widget elementor-widget-dyncontel-acf\" data-id=\"3c1fe29\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;acf_field_list&quot;:&quot;contributors_organization&quot;,&quot;acf_type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"dyncontel-acf.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"dynamic-content-for-elementor-acf \">IBM Ventures<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-734da2e elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-laptop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-dyncontel-acf\" data-id=\"734da2e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;acf_field_list&quot;:&quot;contributors_panels&quot;,&quot;acf_type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"dyncontel-acf.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"dynamic-content-for-elementor-acf \">(Speaker)<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><div class=\"dce-acf-repeater-item swiper-slide\">\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"section\" data-elementor-id=\"7008\" class=\"elementor elementor-7008 dce-elementor-rendering-id-61\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b5dc824 contributor_name e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b5dc824\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71d984c elementor-widget elementor-widget-dyncontel-acf\" data-id=\"71d984c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;acf_field_list&quot;:&quot;contributors_name&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:300,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_enable_tooltip&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;acf_type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_content&quot;:&quot;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img loading=\\&quot;lazy\\&quot; class=\\&quot;size-full wp-image-10651 aligncenter\\&quot; src=\\&quot;https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/spring2025\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/09\\\/Axel-Tillmann.webp\\&quot; alt=\\&quot;\\&quot; width=\\&quot;90\\&quot; height=\\&quot;90\\&quot; srcset=\\&quot;https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/09\\\/Axel-Tillmann.webp 225w, https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/09\\\/Axel-Tillmann-150x150.webp 150w, https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/09\\\/Axel-Tillmann-100x100.webp 100w\\&quot; sizes=\\&quot;(max-width: 90px) 100vw, 90px\\&quot; \\\/&gt;&lt;\\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p style=\\&quot;text-align: center; font-size: 12px;\\&quot;&gt;I am an accomplished Go-to-Market strategist with extensive experience across various verticals. As an approved GoBizCA Entrepreneur in Residence at Pitch Global, I actively support startups and established firms that have raised over $1 billion. Annually, I review over 300 pitches, demonstrating my commitment to fostering innovation.&lt;br \\\/&gt;\\nCompanies choose me for my expertise in driving growth and scaling operations toward sustainable profitability. I offer flexible engagement options, from consulting to fractional C-Suite roles, adapting to each client&#8217;s unique needs. Specializing in introducing foreign companies to the US market, I leverage my deep industry network to facilitate growth.&lt;br \\\/&gt;\\nMy areas of expertise include Go-to-Market strategy, business expansion, investor relations, and branding. With a strong background in VC, board leadership, and technology, I am dedicated to helping companies achieve remarkable success. Let\\u2019s connect to discuss accelerating your venture\\u2019s growth.&lt;\\\/p&gt;\\n&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_arrow&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_follow_cursor&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width_laptop&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_tooltip_touch&quot;:&quot;true&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_zindex&quot;:&quot;9999&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"dyncontel-acf.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"dynamic-content-for-elementor-acf \">Axel\tTillman<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a71f2a2 align-dce-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-dyncontel-acf\" data-id=\"a71f2a2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;acf_field_list&quot;:&quot;contributors_panels&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_max_width&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:300,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;dce_enable_tooltip&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;acf_type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;,&quot;dce_tooltip_content&quot;:&quot;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img loading=\\&quot;lazy\\&quot; class=\\&quot;size-full wp-image-10651 aligncenter\\&quot; src=\\&quot;https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/spring2025\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/09\\\/Axel-Tillmann.webp\\&quot; alt=\\&quot;\\&quot; width=\\&quot;90\\&quot; height=\\&quot;90\\&quot; srcset=\\&quot;https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/09\\\/Axel-Tillmann.webp 225w, https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/09\\\/Axel-Tillmann-150x150.webp 150w, https:\\\/\\\/ventureforum.net\\\/spring2025\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/09\\\/Axel-Tillmann-100x100.webp 100w\\&quot; sizes=\\&quot;(max-width: 90px) 100vw, 90px\\&quot; \\\/&gt;&lt;\\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p style=\\&quot;text-align: center; font-size: 12px;\\&quot;&gt;I am an accomplished Go-to-Market strategist with extensive experience across various verticals. As an approved GoBizCA Entrepreneur in Residence at Pitch Global, I actively support startups and established firms that have raised over $1 billion. Annually, I review over 300 pitches, demonstrating my commitment to fostering innovation.&lt;br \\\/&gt;\\nCompanies choose me for my expertise in driving growth and scaling operations toward sustainable profitability. I offer flexible engagement options, from consulting to fractional C-Suite roles, adapting to each client&#8217;s unique needs. Specializing in introducing foreign companies to the US market, I leverage my deep industry network to facilitate growth.&lt;br \\\/&gt;\\nMy areas of expertise include Go-to-Market strategy, business expansion, investor relations, and branding. With a strong background in VC, board leadership, and technology, I am dedicated to helping companies achieve remarkable success. 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tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"e-n-tab-content-5896174783\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 3;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"e-n-tab-title-text\">\n\t\t\t\tSeed stage\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-tabs-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"e-n-tab-content-5896174781\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-tab-title-5896174781\" data-tab-index=\"1\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 1;\" class=\"e-active elementor-element elementor-element-5593d263 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5593d263\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3440c111 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3440c111\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-64abd910 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"64abd910\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c86df34 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c86df34\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d3860f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3d3860f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Second Prize<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ac7fdd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4ac7fdd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Auddy<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b1add04 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b1add04\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Platform for hosting and distributing podcasts<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-592d889 dce_masking-none elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"592d889\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/auddy.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2377\" height=\"507\" src=\"https:\/\/ventureforum.net\/spring2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Auddy_main_watermelon.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-12599\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ventureforum.net\/spring2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Auddy_main_watermelon.png 2377w, https:\/\/ventureforum.net\/spring2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Auddy_main_watermelon-300x64.png 300w, https:\/\/ventureforum.net\/spring2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Auddy_main_watermelon-1024x218.png 1024w, https:\/\/ventureforum.net\/spring2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Auddy_main_watermelon-768x164.png 768w, https:\/\/ventureforum.net\/spring2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Auddy_main_watermelon-1536x328.png 1536w, https:\/\/ventureforum.net\/spring2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Auddy_main_watermelon-2048x437.png 2048w, https:\/\/ventureforum.net\/spring2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Auddy_main_watermelon-600x128.png 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2377px) 100vw, 2377px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dd15062 e-con-full e-transform e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"dd15062\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;_transform_scale_effect&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_scale_effect_laptop&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_scale_effect_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_scale_effect_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e257c19 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e257c19\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">First Prize<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ef3e2bc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ef3e2bc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Virtual Gurus<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-722306d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"722306d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>US &amp; Canadian virtual assistants<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aea6cce dce_masking-none elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"aea6cce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/thevirtualgurus.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"224\" height=\"57\" src=\"https:\/\/ventureforum.net\/spring2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/virtual-gurus.svg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-12598\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8256b63 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8256b63\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36741ab elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"36741ab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Third Prize<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ffc31c9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ffc31c9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">FYR<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4708bb1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4708bb1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Live-fire culinary brand<br \/><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cbab20e dce_masking-none elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"cbab20e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/fyr.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"382\" height=\"132\" src=\"https:\/\/ventureforum.net\/spring2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/fyr-logo@2x.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-12600\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ventureforum.net\/spring2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/fyr-logo@2x.png 382w, https:\/\/ventureforum.net\/spring2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/fyr-logo@2x-300x104.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 382px) 100vw, 382px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"e-n-tab-content-5896174782\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-tab-title-5896174782\" data-tab-index=\"2\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 2;\" class=\" elementor-element elementor-element-6b210ff3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6b210ff3\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div data-dce-background-image-url=\"https:\/\/ventureforum.net\/spring2025\/spring2025\/summer2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/vccc.png\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-241d38cd e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"241d38cd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ee8c4b9 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2ee8c4b9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d21a582 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d21a582\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c8b74a5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c8b74a5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c64f03b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c64f03b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Second Prize<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a01f455 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a01f455\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">CardiaCare<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ee00f31 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ee00f31\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Wearable to reduce AF burden and symptoms<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-67769c5 dce_masking-none elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"67769c5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/my-cardiacare.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"319\" height=\"60\" src=\"https:\/\/ventureforum.net\/spring2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/cardiacare.svg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-12614\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44df4b9 e-con-full e-transform e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"44df4b9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;_transform_scale_effect&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_scale_effect_laptop&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_scale_effect_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_scale_effect_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-beb9013 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"beb9013\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">First Prize<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-29335fa elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"29335fa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Compact Medical<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b2ec57 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2b2ec57\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>World&#8217;s slimmest, fully-functional resuscitator<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dc2a4db dce_masking-none elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"dc2a4db\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.butterflybvm.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/ventureforum.net\/spring2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/compact_medical_logo.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-12613\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ventureforum.net\/spring2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/compact_medical_logo.jpeg 200w, https:\/\/ventureforum.net\/spring2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/compact_medical_logo-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/ventureforum.net\/spring2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/compact_medical_logo-100x100.jpeg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b8cb609 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b8cb609\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-be23e9b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"be23e9b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Third Prize(tied)<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0c3b4e1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0c3b4e1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 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