BORDERLESS SUMMIT 2018

THE FIRST SUMMIT designed to elevate international and immigrant entrepreneurs

June 5, 2018

9:00AM - 7:30PM

The Grand Theater, San Francisco, CA

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SPEAKERS AND EXPERTS

AGENDA

  • 9:00AM: Guest Arrival and Networking Breakfast

  • 9:45AM: Welcome Remarks

  • 10:05AM: "How International Entrepreneurs Can Set Themselves Up For Investment from US Investors": Justin Kan, CEO of Atrium LTS, Founder of Twitch

  • 10:35AM: Founders Embassy Summer 2018 Class Showcase #1 - Backpacker College

  • 10:40AM: "Diversity in VC": Fireside Chat with Laurence "Lo" Toney, Founder and Managing Director, Plexo Capital and Rana Gujral, EIR/Venture Partner at F50

  • 11:10AM: "Investing in International Founders: the Good, the Bad, and the Complicated": Manan Mehta (Unshackled Ventures), Olivia Wang (Head of U.S., ZhenFund), Ben Orthlieb (Off the Grid Ventures), Niko Bonatsos (General Catalyst)

  • 11:45AM: Lunch - Mentor Lounge Networking

  • 12:40PM: Founders Embassy Summer 2018 Class Showcase #2 - BUSSI

  • 12:45PM: "How to Attract Customers?": Lauren Vaccarello, VP of Marketing, Box

  • 1:00PM: "Establishing an International Supply Chain for Under $1,000": Leslie Vorhees Means, Co-Founder & CEO of Anomalie

  • 1:15PM: "Playbook for New Market Expansion": Ali Benslimane, Head of Partnerships @ Stripe Atlas

  • 1:35PM: Founders Embassy Summer 2018 Class Showcase #3 - LoadMe

  • 1:45PM: "The Blockchain Means Global Equality of Opportunity": Erik Torenberg, Co-Founder of Village Global and Balaji Srinivasan, CTO at Coinbase, Founder of Earn.com, Board Partner at Andreessen Horowitz

  • 2:15 PM: "Avoiding Human Capital Mistakes": Neel Bhatia, Founder and President of Scala Talent

  • 2:40 PM: "Urbanization and the Sharing Economy": Fireside Chat with Thomas McLeod, Co-Founder and CEO of Omni and Cat Zakrzewski, Venture Capital Reporter, WSJ

  • 3:00 PM: Founders Embassy Summer 2018 Class Showcase #4 - Myra Mirrors

  • 3:05PM: Networking Break

  • 3:30PM: "Capital-as-a-Service: Democratizing Venture Through Data": Fireside Chat with Ashley Carroll, Partner at Social Capital and Josh Constine, Editor-at-Large, TechCrunch

  • 4:00PM: "Lessons Learned in My Startup Journey": Fireside Chat with Ritu Narayan, Founder and CEO of Zum and Jess Lee, Partner at Sequoia Capital and Co-Founder of Polyvore

  • 4:20PM: Founders Embassy Summer 2018 Class Showcase #5 - STEMN

  • 4:30PM: Fireside Chat with Baiju Bhatt, Co-Founder and Co-CEO of Robinhood and Josh Constine, Editor-at-Large, TechCrunch

  • 5:00PM: Fireside Chat with Slava Rubin, Co-Founder and Chief Business Officer, Indiegogo and Paul Hsiao, General Partner, Canvas Ventures

  • 5:30PM: Closing Reception: Comedy Show, DJ & Cocktails!

  • 7:30PM: Event Ends