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SVB Global Connect:

2021 Venture Capital Conference

Michael Lee

Founder, Culture Plus

I'm passionate about music and cooking. Also my dog is named after a superhero.

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The Summit takes place at The Equinox, a Luxury Collection Golf Resort & Spa, Vermont, established in 1769.

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Equinox Golf Resort & Spa

Beer & Cheese Chat

1:00 PM - 5:00 pm

Join us in the Falcon Bar before and after your activity to taste the region's craft brews and local cheeses. This will be a casual lounge for you to come and go as you please.

Michael Lee

Founder, Culture Plus

I'm passionate about music and cooking. Also my dog is named after a superhero.

Michael Lee

Founder, Culture Plus

I'm passionate about music and cooking. Also my dog is named after a superhero.

Michael Lee

Founder, Culture Plus

I'm passionate about music and cooking. Also my dog is named after a superhero.

Michael Lee

Founder, Culture Plus

I'm passionate about music and cooking. Also my dog is named after a superhero.

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SVB Global Connect:

2021 Venture Capital Conference

Tuesday
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15
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2025
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We invite you to join our annual SVB Global Connect: 2021 Venture Capital Conference. By invitation only, exclusively tailored to international Investors (GPs and LPs), our virtual conference will feature a series of panels and discussions with industry leaders on IPOs, the state of the market, and fundraising and investing strategies for the current climate.

 
We hope you join us for this event!

 

Questions? 

Please email Alex MacDonald at almacdonald@svb.com.

 

Join the conversation online by using #SVBGlobalConnect2021

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Registration is required to participate and receive link to the virtual event via Zoom.

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February 11th

8:15 AM

Check-in & Breakfast 

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Equinox Golf Resort & Spa

8:30 AM

Presentations

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Great Room

9:30 AM

Q&A / Networking 

Families & guests encouraged to attend. Arrive on time for the Master Falconer Experience.
There will be a supervised children's activity at the reception.

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Rockwell Courtyard

10:00 AM

Event End

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Agenda

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7:30 AM

Welcome & Opening Remarks

Andy Tsao, Head of Global Gateway, Silicon Valley Bank

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7:35 - 8:05 AM

The Future of the Global Venture Landscape

Pat Grady, Partner, Sequoia Capital

Moderator:  Aaron Gershenberg, Managing Partner, SVB Capital 

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Great Room

8:05 - 8:30 AM

State of the Market: IPOs

Adena Friedman, President & CEO, Nasdaq

Moderator: Greg Becker, CEO, Silicon Valley Bank

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Rockwell Courtyard

8:30 - 8:55 AM

Exit Strategy: IPOs and M&As

Hans Tung, Managing Partner, GGV Capital

Moderator:  Andy Tsao, Head of Global Gateway, Silicon Valley Bank 

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8:55 - 9:00 AM

Investor Showcase

GV Ravishankar, Managing Director, Sequioa Capital
Alok Goyal, Partner, Stellaris Venture Partners

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9:00 - 9:30 AM

Scale Up Investor Panel

Francisco Alvarez-Demalde, Co-Founding Partner, Riverwood Capital

Narvoz D. Udwadia, Co-Founder & Partner, Falcon Edge

Moderator: Priya Rajan, Managing Director - India & MENA, Global Gateway, Silicon Valley Bank

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Equinox Golf Resort & Spa

9:30 - 10:00 AM

LP Roundtable: Suggested Insights for an Effective Fundraising Strategy

Carolyn Mazonson, Vice President, SVB Capital

Erik Sebusch, Partner, Mercer

William Sonneborn, Senior Director, Disruptive Technologies & Funds, IFC

Moderator: Aaron Gershenberg, Managing Partner, SVB Capital

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10:00 - 10:05 AM

Investor Showcase

Bianca Martinelli, Principal, Alexia Ventures
Federico Antoni, Managing Partner, ALLVP
Yash Hemaraj, Partner, Benhamou Global Ventures

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Equinox Golf Resort & Spa

10:05 - 10:30 AM

Emerging Manager Panel

Lan Xuezhao, Founding Partner, Basis Set Ventures

Steve Jang, Founder & Managing Partner, Kindred Ventures

Moderator: Daniel Dehrey, Managing Director, Emerging Manager Practice, Silicon Valley Bank

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10:30 AM

Closing Remarks

Andy Tsao, Head of Global Gateway, Silicon Valley Bank

Priya Rajan, Managing Director - India & MENA, Global Gateway, Silicon Valley Bank

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Speakers

Michael Lee

Founder, Culture Plus

Michael Lee is the Founder and CEO of the Culture Plus brand. Michael comes to the role as a 20-year veteran of Realogy Holdings Corp, serving in numerous capacities and exceeding expectations at each position along the way.

Eve McCormick

Partner & COO, Taconic

Eve McCormick is the Partner & COO of the Taconic brand. Eve comes to the role as a 20-year veteran of Realogy Holdings Corp, serving in numerous capacities and exceeding expectations at each position along the way.

Karla Proskauer

CFO & CCO, BVA Compliance Corp

Karla Proskauer is the CFO & CCO of the BVA Compliance Corp brand. Karla comes to the role as a 20-year veteran of Realogy Holdings Corp, serving in numerous capacities and exceeding expectations at each position along the way.

Patrick Fields

President, Century 53

Patrick Fields is the President of the Century 53 brand. Patrick comes to the role as a 20-year veteran of Realogy Holdings Corp, serving in numerous capacities and exceeding expectations at each position along the way.

Natalie Smith

President, Landmark Place

Patrick Fields is the President of the Landmark Place brand. Natalie comes to the role as a 20-year veteran of Realogy Holdings Corp, serving in numerous capacities and exceeding expectations at each position along the way.

Michael Lee

Founder, Culture Plus

Michael Lee is the Founder and CEO of the Culture Plus brand. Michael comes to the role as a 20-year veteran of Realogy Holdings Corp, serving in numerous capacities and exceeding expectations at each position along the way.

Sponsors

Featured Speakers

Sandeep Naik

Managing Director, Head of India & Southeast Asia

General Atlantic

Sandeep Naik is a Managing Director and Head of General Atlantic’s business in India & Southeast Asia. He is also a member of the firm’s Management and Portfolio Committees. Before joining General Atlantic in 2012, Sandeep served as a Partner and Co-Head of India for Apax, leading investments in the healthcare, financial and business services and retail and consumer sectors. Earlier in his career, he was Global Marketing Manager at Medtronic Inc., a scientist at Mayo Clinic, and a management consultant with McKinsey & Company. He is also the Co-Founder of InfraScan Inc., a medical device business focused on detecting bleeding inside the brain using a handheld device. Sandeep was selected as a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum and has served on the Global Agenda Council of New Order of Economic Thinking.

Hans Tung

Managing Partner

GGV Capital

Hans Tung is a Managing Partner at GGV Capital, focusing on early-stage investments across the global digital economy ecosystem. He is consistently recognized among the top venture capital investors in the world, having been named to the Forbes Midas list nine consecutive years from 2013-2021, most recently ranking #3. He has also been named to the New York Times/CB Insights Top 100 Venture Capitalists list four times from 2016-2019, most recently at #18, and recognized among the top 100 Asian Americans by Gold House in 2018-2020. Hans oversees the GGV’s DE&I initiatives, and he is also the co-host of the popular podcast, “Evolving for the
Next Billion” on entrepreneurship in the US, China, India, SE Asia and Latin America.


Hans was an early investor and former board member of Xiaomi—most recently valued at $78 billion—and Musical.ly, which was acquired by Bytedance for around $900 million in 2017. He has actively worked with Airbnb co-founder Nathan Blecharczyk on Airbnb’s China strategy, and helped broker Uber co-founder Garrett Camp’s first meeting with Didi Chuxing in 2013. Born in Taiwan, Hans grew up in Los Angeles and attended Stanford University, graduating with a B.S. in Industrial Engineering. In 2005, as an Asian American, he was among the first Silicon Valley VCs to move to China full time, spending eight years investing in the fastest changing tech landscape in the world before returning to Silicon Valley in 2013 to join GGV Capital to
focus on globally-minded founders in the Americas and Asia.

Featured Speakers

Adena Friedman

President & CEO

Nasdaq

I'm passionate about music and cooking. Also my dog is named after a superhero.

Aaron Gershenberg

Managing Partner

SVB Capital

I'm passionate about music and cooking. Also my dog is named after a superhero.

Carolyn Mazonson

Vice President

SVB Capital 

I'm passionate about music and cooking. Also my dog is named after a superhero.

Greg Becker

CEO

Silicon Valley Bank

I'm passionate about music and cooking. Also my dog is named after a superhero.

Daniel Dehrey

Managing Director, Emerging Manager Practice

Silicon Valley Bank

 

I'm passionate about music and cooking. Also my dog is named after a superhero.

Erik Sebusch

Partner

Mercer

I'm passionate about music and cooking. Also my dog is named after a superhero.

Francisco Alvarez-Demalde

Co-Founding Partner

Riverwood Capital

I'm passionate about music and cooking. Also my dog is named after a superhero.

Hans Tung

Managing Partner

GGV Capital

Michael Lee is the Founder and CEO of the Culture Plus brand. Michael comes to the role as a 20-year veteran of Realogy Holdings Corp, serving in numerous capacities and exceeding expectations at each position along the way.

Lan Xuezhao

Founding Partner

Basis Set Ventures

 

I'm passionate about music and cooking. Also my dog is named after a superhero.

Steve Jang

Founder & Managing Partner

Kindred Ventures

I'm passionate about music and cooking. Also my dog is named after a superhero.

Narvoz D. Udwadia

Co-Founder & Partner

Falcon Edge Capital

I'm passionate about music and cooking. Also my dog is named after a superhero.

Pat Grady

Partner

Sequoia Capital

I'm passionate about music and cooking. Also my dog is named after a superhero.

William Sonneborn

Senior Director, Disruptive Technologies and Funds

IFC

I'm passionate about music and cooking. Also my dog is named after a superhero.

VC Showcase

Alok Goyal

Partner

Stellaris Venture Partners

I'm passionate about music and cooking. Also my dog is named after a superhero.

Bianca Martinelli

Principal

Alexia Ventures

Michael Lee is the Founder and CEO of the Culture Plus brand. Michael comes to the role as a 20-year veteran of Realogy Holdings Corp, serving in numerous capacities and exceeding expectations at each position along the way.

Federico Antoni

Managing Partner

ALLVP

Eve McCormick is the Partner & COO of the Taconic brand. Eve comes to the role as a 20-year veteran of Realogy Holdings Corp, serving in numerous capacities and exceeding expectations at each position along the way.

GV Ravishankar

Managing Director
Sequoia Capital 

I'm passionate about music and cooking. Also my dog is named after a superhero.

Yash Hemaraj

Partner

Benhamou Global Ventures

I'm passionate about music and cooking. Also my dog is named after a superhero.

SVB Hosts

Andy Tsao

Head of Global Gateway

Silicon Valley Bank

Michael Lee is the Founder and CEO of the Culture Plus brand. Michael comes to the role as a 20-year veteran of Realogy Holdings Corp, serving in numerous capacities and exceeding expectations at each position along the way.

Priya Rajan

Managing Director - India & MENA, Global Gateway

Silicon Valley Bank

Eve McCormick is the Partner & COO of the Taconic brand. Eve comes to the role as a 20-year veteran of Realogy Holdings Corp, serving in numerous capacities and exceeding expectations at each position along the way.

Julia Figueiredo

Director - LATAM & Miami, Global Gateway

Silicon Valley Bank

Karla Proskauer is the CFO & CCO of the BVA Compliance Corp brand. Karla comes to the role as a 20-year veteran of Realogy Holdings Corp, serving in numerous capacities and exceeding expectations at each position along the way.

Sara Rona

Director - Australia & New Zealand, Global Gateway

Silicon Valley Bank

Patrick Fields is the President of the Century 53 brand. Patrick comes to the role as a 20-year veteran of Realogy Holdings Corp, serving in numerous capacities and exceeding expectations at each position along the way.

Ella Adhanan

Vice President, Global Gateway

Silicon Valley Bank

I'm passionate about music and cooking. Also my dog is named after a superhero.

Virtual Event Information

Registration is required to participate and receive the link to join this  virtual event via Zoom. 

 A link to join will be included in your registration confirmation email.


This event will be recorded for those who are unable to view live due to time zone constraints. 

If you have any questions, please contact Alex MacDonald at almacdonald@svb.com. 

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Access to Innovation

SVB is dedicated to the success of the innovation economy. Through our Access to Innovation program, we provide educational and job opportunities for emerging talent, make connections for female and minority founders and investors and encourage gender parity and diversity in leadership. Learn more

Providing educational and job opportunities for emerging talent

1:00 – 5:00 pm

SVB helps underserved youth gain a path to training and a tech career through paid work experiences, a community college certificate in business and data analytics, and events.

Encouraging gender parity and diversity in leadership

1:00 pm, meet at the Golf Club

SVB supports women and minorities in leadership in the innovation economy by focusing on activities and partnerships that will fund and increase the representation of diverse entrepreneurs and investors.

Making connections for female and minority founders and investors

2:00 pm, meet at the Tennis Courts

SVB creates opportunities for all by developing networks, partnerships and events to bring founders and investors together, and increase funding and support for entrepreneurs.

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Thank you to all who participated!

For your reference, we have added the Zoom recording replay video of the webinar here.

Frequently Asked Questions

Where does the Summit take place?

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The Summit takes place at The Equinox, a Luxury Collection Golf Resort & Spa, Vermont, established in 1769.

When does the Summit take place?

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The Summit takes place from Friday, August 30th through Monday, September 2nd, 2019, and registration opens at 8am.

Who is delivering the keynote at the Summit?

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Natalie Smith, the President of Landmark Place, will deliver the 2019 Silicon Valley Bank Summit.

What types of activities are on the schedule for this year's summit?

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The Summit will include professional development, networking, and activities like fly fishing, glass blowing, off-road driving, golf, and more, tailored just for Private Equity CFOs and COOs.

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