Entrepreneurship & Venture Capital
Igniting Ideas: From Startups to Scaleups
Calling all visionary entrepreneurs and venture capitalists! Dive deep into the world of startups, scaleups, and investment dynamics. If you're passionate about turning ideas into reality or fueling innovation with capital, this track awaits your exploration.
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Track Overview
The Entrepreneurship & Venture Capital track shines a spotlight on the unique challenges and triumphs of women in the tech startup world and delves into the intricacies of starting up, scaling businesses, and the pivotal role that funding plays. From mastering the art of the pitch, understanding the VC landscape, to navigating the challenges of entrepreneurship, this track offers a holistic view of the startup ecosystem.
Key Takeaways
Tangible insights into scaling women-led startups and the obstacles encountered along the way.
Understanding the venture capital landscape and how to secure funding.
Inspirational tales of successful female entrepreneurs, allies and the wisdom they've acquired.
Who Should Attend?
Aspiring and seasoned entrepreneurs looking for insights and strategies.
Venture apitalists and angel investors keen on the latest industry trends and interested in supporting women-led startups.
Professionals considering a pivot to entrepreneurship.
Startup mentors, incubator, and accelerator leaders.
Interested in Speaking?
Are you a female entrepreneur or ally with a groundbreaking tech startup story or a venture capitalist with insights into supporting women's initiatives? We're eager to hear from you. Share your expertise, journey, and strategies with an enthusiastic audience. Join the brigade of women in tech trailblazers. Apply to speak now!
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CTO and VP, Global Partner Solutions at Microsoft
Wendy Gonzalez
CEO at Sama
Haiyan Song
Executive Vice President, Cloud Operations at NetApp
Alvina Antar
Former Chief Information Officer at Okta
Subha Tatavarti
Chief Technology Officer at Wipro
Colette Stallbaumer
Cofounder of Worklab and Copilot GM at Microsoft
Penelope Prett
Workday Business Group Lead at Accenture
Zellah Fuphe
Chief Risk and Sustainability Officer at NTT DATA Inc.
Raji Subramanian
CTO at Opendoor
Stephanie Domas
CISO at Canonical
Leslie Vander Baan
Head of Next Inspect at Cox Automotive (Fyusion)
Devi Kyanam
VP, Global Head of Data Engineering and Decision Intelligence at The Coca-Cola Company
Wendy M. Pfeiffer
Managing Director at Box of Chocolates
Archana Jain
Group Chief Technology Officer at Zurich Insurance Group
Rika Nakazawa
Group VP, New Ventures & Innovation at NTT
Lori Mackenzie
Co-founder at Stanford VMware Women's Leadership Innovation Lab
Heather Natour
Senior Director of Engineering, Consumer & Growth at Opendoor
Maxine Williams
Chief Diversity Officer at Meta
Poonam Garg
Moderator I Vice President at U.S. Bank
Meerah Rajavel
Chief Information Officer at Palo Alto Networks
Kelly Mulroney
SVP Product & Engineering at Cox Automotive
Erin Angel
VP Research & Scientific Affairs at GE HealthCare
Judy Dinn
EVP & CIO at TD US Bank, America's Most Convenient Bank
Kate Prouty
CIO at Akamai Technologies-
Heather Natour
Senior Director of Engineering, Consumer & Growth at Opendoor 
Alison Magyari
Vice President, IT, Aerospace at Eaton
Janina Bauer
Global Head of Sustainability at Celonis
Christine Sarros
Senior Vice President, Enterprise Engineering at Oracle
Sharon Mandell
Chief Information Officer at Juniper Networks
Anneliese Olson
SVP and Managing Director, North America at HP
