Day Three 2025 agenda
- Asaf Horesh - Managing Partner, Vintage Investment Partners
Will a renewed focus on deeptech bring hardware back to the forefront of venture? How do you overcome the challenges of investing in a series A and B round when the company produces no revenue? Are we using the right valuation methods for deeptech such as AI?
- Heinz Blennemann - Principal, Blennemann Family Investments
- George Arnold - Managing Principal, Knightsbridge Advisers
How has recent macroeconomics and geopolitics impacted the climate space? Will VCs and infrastructure firms collaborate on climate innovation? How would DPI work for VCs under this model?
- Steve Westly - Managing Partner, The Westly Group
What are the practical ways VC can leverage AI? How are data insights disrupting finance?
- Tom Hopkins - COO, BACKED
- Dale Chang - Operating Partner, Scale Venture Partners
Are corporate competitors to traditional VC? Is operating as a fund of funds the better strategy for CVCs?
- Mauro Yovane - Principal, Fund of Funds, Axon Partners Group
Data continues to show less established VCs outperform their peers by generating higher median returns and significantly better top-quartile results. Are Micro VCs perfect for LPs investing in venture for the first time?
- Francesco Perticarari - General Partner, Silicon Roundabout Ventures
- Applications of AI: robotics and manufacturing
- Succession planning for firms
- Emerging markets: which regions show the most potential?