Agenda

Keynote address
Ahmad Thomas
CEO of the Silicon Valley Leadership Group
Networking Session
7:30 - 8:00 am
Welcome: New Frontiers
8:00 - 8:10 am
Brad Barbeau
CSUMB Institute for Innovation
& Economic Development
Keynote Address
8:10 - 8:40 am
Ahmad Thomas
CEO, Silicon Valley Leadership Group
Venture Company Pitches
8:45 - 9:35 am
Moderator

Tom Armstrong
White Summers
Pitching Companies
The early warning system to prevent EV + renewable energy failures
infiniRel
Plumb is a new search engine. A (re)search engine. When a simple web search turns into research on the internet, Plumb is
the fastest path to relevancy.
Plumb.one
AirSet is building DamperCTRL, an industry-first smart damper that provides unprecedented airflow monitoring and control
designed specifically for healthcare settings.
AirSet
Community Company Pitches
9:40 - 10:30 am
Moderator

Susan Harker
CSUMB College of Business
Pitching Companies
A platform to connect visitors with indigenous hosts.
WAQAA
Monterey Bay Renewable Fuel 1 LLC (MBRF1) is a locally-based and operating, biorefinery facility.
Monterey Bay Renewable Fuels
Career Girls is founded on the dream that every girl around the world has access to diverse and accomplished women role
models.
Career Girls
Breakout Networking Session
10:30 - 10:35 am
Panel: Women in Venture Capital
10:35 - 11:20 am
Moderator

Carrie Nikitin
PWI Connections
Panelists

Namrata Banerjee
VentureBridge

Parna Sarkar-Basu
Brand and Buzz

Olivia Owens
IFundWomen of Color

Vandana Tolani
Convanto
Venture Company Pitches
11:25 am - 12:15 pm
Moderator

Jennifer Kuan
CSUMB College of Business
Pitching Companies
We help restaurants sell their food on Uber Eats, DoorDash, Grubhub, Yelp, Google, Facebook, and process their phone orders.
The Apptopus
Volur have created the first disruptive AI technology that optimize the value chain in the meat industry.
Volur
We are building an exchange on which investors can buy and sell shares of the listed artists' future recording revenue.
Phonichouse
Breakout Networking Session
12:15 - 12:25 pm
Panel: LatinX Entrepreneurs Large & Small
12:25 - 1:10 pm
Moderator

Rodrigo Báez
Macaw Business
Panelists

Michael Gay
Invest Puerto Rico

Pedro David Espinoza
Silicon Valley Leadership Group

Cesar D’Onofrio
Making Sense

Cris Madureira
FCJ USA

Bruno Diniz
Spiralem
Community Company Pitches
1:15 - 2:05 pm
Moderator

Amy Stocker
Slow Money Monterey Bay
Pitching Companies
Serendipity Farms is woman owned and operated organic farming business.
Serendipity Farms
CoCo Noir Wine Shop & Bar is POC, BIPOC, and Women retail wine shop, tasting room, and bistro.
Coco Noir
CCFO Global provides innovations in finance to create renewable and sustainable funding for social and existing projects.
CCFO
Breakout Networking Session
2:05 - 2:10 pm
Sources of Capital Panel: Community Capital
2:10 - 2:55 pm
Moderator

Cindy Merzon
Cal Coastal SBDC
Panelists

Hillary Talbot
Sail Community Capital

Jeff Dion
Wefunder

Trevor Parham
Oakstop
Venture Company Pitches
3:00 - 4:06 pm
Moderator

Fred Cohen
Angel to Exit
Pitching Companies
Leadership development is the #1 driver of success for individuals and organizations
LeaderJam
Helping farmers understand the root cause of their crop mortality rates and how to reduce them.
AgXactly
Launching a women’s lead, organic and fair-trade upmarket clothing company.
WVN
Designs, procures and distributes lightweight Structural Insulated Panel kits for ADU's & homes.
Barrier Structures
Breakout Networking Session
4:06 - 4:11 pm
Sources of Capital Panel: Venture Capital
4:11 - 4:56 pm
Moderator

Tom Armstrong
White Summers
Panelists

Kenneth Goodwin
Jeanensis Advisory

Marissa Fayer
Assiduity Capital & HERhealthEQ

Chris Medina
Tesserakt Ventures

Michael Rose
Better Food Ventures
