ONE WORLD Impact Summit Agenda
Welcome to the 2020 Virtual Impact Summit!
We’re thrilled you have joined us. Agenda below, which includes contact information of the pitching entrepreneurs. You can also find the full participant list on the bottom of this page.
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 (get more info on each company)
Bailey Farren, Co-Founder & CEO, Perimeter: bailey@fireperimeter.com
George Eleftheriou, Co-Founder & CEO, Sentio Solutions: george@myfeel.co
Emily Bailard, CEO, EveryDay Labs: emily@everydaylabs.com
Andrew Hsieh, Co-Founder & CEO, Feasible: andrew@feasible.io
Jerry Nemorin, Founder & CEO, LendStreet: jerry.nemorin@lendstreet.com
12:30pm: Judges feedback round I
Shripriya Mahesh, Founding Partner, Spero Ventures
Josh Cohen, Managing Partner, City Light Capital
1:00pm: Breakout sessions
A. 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.
B. 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.
C. 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.
D. 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 (get more info on each company)
Dr. Arup Roy-Burman, Co-Founder & CEO, Elemeno Health: arup@elemenohealth.com
Olya Irzak, Founder & CEO, Frost Methane Labs: oirzak@gmail.com
Jiaxi Fang, PhD, CEO, Applied Particle Technology: jfang@appliedparticletechnology.com
Julie Corbett, CEO & Founder, Ecologic Brands: julie@ecologicbrands.com
Michael Lombardo, Founder & CEO, BookNook: michael@booknooklearning.com
2:45pm: Judges feedback round II
Erik Edwards, Partner, Cooley LLP
Victoria Treyger, General Partner & Managing Director, Felicis Ventures
3:00pm: Closing
3:30pm: Virtual Happy Hour
See the virtual guest list:
Adrian Reif / Alan Kelley, SJF Ventures / Allyson Lynch, / Christjansen Anders, Innovation Center Denmark / Andrew Hill, LiftEd / Andrew Hsieh, Feasible Inc. / Andrew Pietra, Quorum / Anne Maloney, Sv2 / Ann Kletz, Goal Five / Angie Mertens, ONE WORLD Training & Investments / Anish Srivastava, Vinaj / Allison Baum, SemperVirens Venture Capital / Allison Kaiser Kelly, ICA Fund Good Jobs / Ariana Makau, Nzilani Glass Conservation / Arnav Mariwala, High Tide Intelligence / Arno Hesse, credibles / Dr. Arup Roy-Burman, Elemeno Health /Bailey Farren, Perimeter / Barbara Gavula Alvarez, Notre Dame de Namur University / Betsy Webb / Bonnie Coberly, ONE WORLD Training & Investments / Brenda Flores-Reyes, TechStars StartUp Weekend Silicon Valley / Brette Stockmaster / Catherine Crystal Foster, Magnify Community / Chenelle Idehen, Winston & Strawn LLP / Christine Sibrava, Stevard LLC / Courtney McCoy, HeyO Eats! / Chuck Brookhart Brown, Orion Advising / Daniel Enking,Everflux / Daniel Kriozere, ONE WORLD Training & Investments / Daniel Student, Potrero Group / Daniel Weisfield, Three Pillar Communications / Danny Rubenstein, MISTA / Dan Kalafatas, 3Degrees / David Rosenheim / David Cooper, Montcalm Capital / David Fox / David Lehr, Hult Business School / Dawn Lippert, Elemental Excelerator / Diana Garcia / Dolly Ngo, Miller Center for Social Entrepreneurship / Elizabeth Collet Funk, Dignity Capital / Ellen Sullivan, Intentional Media / Emily Bailard, EveryDay Labs / Emily Winslow, SVC / Eric Quick, The Town Kitchen and The Town Kitchen Provisions / Erik Edwards, Cooley LLP / Faz Bashi, Boston Millennia Partners / Fiona Rayher, Hoovie / Frankie Ridolfi, ZS Associates / George Eleftheriou, Sentio Solutions / Ha Nguyen, Spero Ventures / Heidi Patel, Rethink Impact / Jama Adams, Sideporch / Janet Schieferdecker, Choice Point / Jen Barnette, Cooley LLP / Jenn Diesi, geek girl tech /Jerry Nemorin, LendStreet / Jiaxi Fang, Applied Particle Technology /Jim Fournier, Climate Path / Joanne Butcher, Filmmaker Success / Josh Cohen, City Light Capital / Jo Fleming, Environmental Innovations / John Levy, Franklin Templeton / John Roulac, Dr Hops Kombucha Beer / Jonathan Halperin / Jonny Price, WeFunder / Jordan C. Hammond, Relab / Josefine Strandgaard, Innovation Centre Denmark Silicon Valley /Josh Clawson, Ox Julie Corbett, ecologic / Joy Montgomery, Cleantech Open / Judy Severson, The School Fund /Juliette Bouquerel Roy, Be Your Change media / July Lein, Urban Innovation Fund / Karen Doyle Grossman, Meditative / Kate Byrne, Intentional Media / Kateryna Filippi, Impact Venture / Katharine Pelzer, Relab / Kathryn Coffey, ARB / Ken Toren, American Red Cross of Silicon Valley / Ken Tsunoda, TechSoup / Krista Gambrel, ONE WORLD Training & Investments / Kristin Hull, Nia Impact Capital / Kristen Logan Alexander, Ox / Kyle Baudour, Relab / Laina Greene, Angels of Impact / Laura Burakreis, SV2 / Laura D'Asaro, Chirps Chips / Leslie Sheridan, Planet Cents / Lisa Altieri, Climate Solutions Net / Lisa Van Dusen, SV2 / Lydia Hultquist, Silicon Valley Conflict Minerals & Human Trafficking Forum / Madalyn Friedman, MLF Marketing /Mariah Miller / Marc van den Berg, 40 North Management / Maor Chester / Maria Artunduaga, Respira Labs / Michael Lombardo, BookNook / Michael Steinrueck / Miheer Chanrai / Miriam Rivera, Ulu Ventures / Moon Cho, Yin & Yang Living / Muhammad Zeeshan Karamat, FotoNow /Nao Sudo, Stanford University / Noramay Cadena, MiLA Capital / Olya Irzak, Frost Methane / Paula McClain, Duke University / Paul Wythes Jr., Oakdell Capital / Pam Washburn, Cooley LLP / Pippa Gawley, Zero Carbon Capital Fund / Rafael Saavedra, trace.coffee / Rajiv Parikh, Position2 / Rana Lehmer-Chang, Eternal Foods /Renata Gomez / Robert Fishkin, Reframe It / Samantha Brill, Educators for Excellence / Scott Sangster, Gianturco Foundation / Scott Saslow, ONE WORLD & Spero Ventures / Sharon Dowdell, Genentech / Shripriya Mahesh, Spero Ventures / Sidharth Kakkar, Freckle Education / Sophia Yen, Pandia Health / Steve Westly, The Westly Group / Stuart Newton, Deloitte / Tanal Basma, Plug and Play / Tao Huang / Thomas Knowles, Gratitude Railroad / Ted Levinson, Beneficial Returns / Tomy Lorsch / Tony Stayner, SV2 / Trish Costello, Portfolia / JD Schramm, Stanford University / Victoria Treyger, Felicis Ventures / Wes Selke, Better Ventures / Yoselin Gonzalez-Mendez / Zachary Anderson, HeyO Eats!
