ONE WORLD Impact Summit
April, 2020
Program Recordings
9:30am-11am
Fund Managers only | Decision Analysis in Venture Capital with Miriam Rivera, Managing Director and co-founder, Ulu Ventures:
Venture Capital fund managers are compensated largely based on their decision making process. What is behind that process? How quantitatively driven and methodical is it? How is that process evolving given the current economic environment? Miriam Riviera, Partner of Ulu Ventures will share her fund’s philosophy and approach, which is rooted in Decision Analysis and also funding entrepreneurs of diverse backgrounds as a cornerstone of the investment thesis. Ulu’s results speak volumes: Superior financial performance of previous funds, and significant proportion of portfolio led by female and minority CEOs.
Angel Investors only | Angel Investing in Challenging Markets with Trish Costello, Founder & CEO, Portfolia:
Angel investing is challenging in good markets; in challenging markets even more so. For investors with active angel investments, and those still committed to making new investments, three fundamental questions need to be answered:
How is your investment thesis changing, if at all?
Does the current market require a more robust due diligence process?
How to best support current investments?
Startup CEOs only | Strategic Communication with CEOs in Good Times and Bad with JD Schramm, Director, King Global Leadership Program & Knight-Hennessy Scholars, Stanford University:
While always important, it is urgent that CEOs communicate effectively in rapidly changing markets as we have now. What type of communication, using what format, is appropriate for which audiences?
JD Schramm teaches communication at Stanford's Graduate School of Business and is the author of “Communicate with Mastery”. He will lead an interactive workshop on strategic communication for CEOs of early stage companies. Drawing on decades of experience working with leaders, JD will review fundamentals and allow participants to practice in a live setting, all with a focus on communicating during a crisis.
11am: Welcome & Kick Off with Scott Saslow, CEO & Founder and Angie Mertens, Program Director, ONE WORLD Training & Investments
11:15am: Fireside Chat and Q&A with Steve Westly, Founder & Managing Partner, The Westly Group
Noon: Founder Pitches Round I:
Perimeter, CEO Bailey Farren
LendStreet, CEO Jerry Nemorin
12:30pm: Judges feedback round I
Shripriya Mahesh, Founding Partner, Spero Ventures
Josh Cohen, Managing Partner, City Light Capital
1:00pm: Breakout sessions
Climate Investing During The Health Crisis, facilitated by Dan Kalafatas, Co-Founder & Chairman, 3Degrees and Dawn Lippert, CEO, Elemental Excelerator. This breakout session aims to provide strategic processes to help leaders navigate through the challenges, opportunities, and unexpected obstacles of 2020 and beyond. We will showcase both funds and direct deals with the potential to drive material change and provide insights and examples for investors and startup leaders in the sectors of climate, sustainability, and energy.
Investing in Healthcare Startups - 2020 Edition, Faz Bashi, Partner at Boston Millennia, will lead a breakout for current and prospective healthcare investors as well as entrepreneurs to provide some insight into the evolving market, and how the urgent need to invest in healthcare solutions may influence the dollars flowing into the field. He will be joined by Dr. Arup Roy-Berman, CEO of Elemeno Health which is on the front lines helping to slow the spread of COVID-19.
Funding EdTech Startups During The Health Crisis, facilitated by Sidharth Kakkar, CEO & Co-founder, Freckle Education and Allison Baum, General Partner, SemperVirens Venture Capital. This breakout will provide a lens in which to examine early-stage investment and entrepreneurship within the EdTech vertical. We will explore the changing landscape and array of opportunities to educate children and adults via technology solutions and how the current health crisis is influencing the industry.
Funding The Pivot: Economic Opportunity Via Small Business, Led by Allison Kelly, CEO of ICA Fund Good Jobs. This breakout will showcase examples of small businesses that are pivoting not only to survive but to thrive. Additionally, two entrepreneurs, Ariana Makau, President of Nzilani Glass Conservation and Eric Quick of The Town Kitchen will share how they are retooling their companies with an accelerated timeline. Lastly, we’ll examine how investors can “fund the pivot” via direct investments and philanthropic vehicles such as Donor Advised Funds, among other means.
2:00pm: Founder Pitches Round II:
Ecologic, CEO Julie Corbett
BookNook, CEO Michael Lombardo
2:45pm: Judges feedback round II
Erik Edwards, Partner, Cooley LLP
Victoria Treyger, General Partner & Managing Director, Felicis Ventures
