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Total disruption 2025 roundtable agenda
The future of construction: The role of AI and data in the field and office
Austin Yountpartner, Brick and Mortar Ventures
AI and data are streamlining workflows both in the field and in the back office. Learn where investors see the greatest potential for disruption in one of the world’s oldest industries.
From Data to Disruption: Reshaping the Startup and VC Ecosystem
Britt Fitzpatrickdata and impact, pick all up
Take a look at how data-driven insights can help redesign the startup and VC ecosystem for greater equity, opportunity, and impact.
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Real Economy Automation: Vertical Software and Vertical AI
Caroline Broderpartner, Base10 Partners
Hear why verticals are the next wave of AI and software opportunity – and what founders should prioritize when building in this space.
Leading a Series A round in 2025 and maintaining momentum
gabriel krManaging Director, Prologue Ventures
Practical insights on what is needed to raise a Series A in today’s environment and maintain momentum after the round.
How to train your model: taming AI agents without breaking them
kyla guruHead of Model Cyber Security, anthropic
Best practices for keeping AI agents powerful and secure. Kyla Guru leads the model security initiative at Anthropic, ensuring alignment and reliability across edge systems.
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The future of the space economy in low Earth orbit
Abhi KumarLecturer, investor, and advisor, UC Berkeley
A discussion of LEO commercialization and what it means for startups and investors. Abhi is an investor and UC Berkeley lecturer who focuses on space, defense and frontier technology. He advises early-stage startups in the space economy.
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The future of banking and fintech: the AI wave
Nnamdi OkikeCo-Founder and Managing Partner, 645 venture
AI is transforming fintech. This session explores where startups can gain a competitive edge and what risks investors are keeping an eye on.
tasneem amina, Co-Founder and Chairman, and Justin Palefsky, Co-Founder and CEO, intimate
Building trust and community on a large scale is the new growth engine. Kindred’s co-founders share lessons learned from building a fast-growing community-driven business.
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AI Evaluation 101: Solving the Challenges of Real-World AI Applications
Rohit PatelDirector, Meta Superintelligence Labs
How to safely evaluate and deploy AI at large scale. Rohit Patel leads teams at Meta focused on evaluating and advancing AI models for secure real-world applications.
Scaling search and AI for millions of people: lessons from Reddit search
Rachel Millerproduct Manager, reddit
This conversation highlights Reddit’s approach to scaling search and ML systems to millions of people globally – balancing relevancy, security, and bias mitigation.
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IPO success: Changing the course from private to public
Charlie CaversCFO, cartaAnd Daniel TaiManaging Director, Global Capital Markets, Morgan Stanley
Hear what it actually takes for startups to successfully make the journey from private to public markets.
Building in the line of fire: What it takes to win at public sector AI
Ross FubiniFounder and Managing Partner, XYZ Venture CapitalAnd ben van rooCo-Founder and CEO, army intelligence
Discuss how governments are adopting AI – and what it means for startups and the procurement cycle.
Berkeley Connect: Experience the world’s #1 startup ecosystem
Siwen DengCo-Founder and Chief Scientific Officer, evergreen saponinsAnd Keith McAleerchief marketing officer, UC Berkeley Sutardja Center for Entrepreneurship and Technology
Explore the Berkeley Method of Entrepreneurship – a holistic, travel-based approach to teaching and learning, and watch a live pitch from a UC Berkeley SCET-founded company.
Why trust before capital
mabel chanFounder & CEO, superconnectedAnd Ella ShukhoLead Accelerator Program Manager, Global Investment Team, 500 global
Founders and investors can discover how trust and generosity form the foundation of lasting partnerships in venture capital.
Prototyping, tuning, and scaling GenAI applications with open models
Aishwarya SrinivasanHead of AI Developer Relations, fireworks ai
This session will be an open conversation with builders about what is working and what is not when building generative AI applications driven by open models.
From startup to enterprise: selling AI agents at scale
allison bom gatesgeneral partner, Sempervirens Venture Capital
Founders will learn how they can accelerate their go-to-market strategy, target the right buyers, and build scalable enterprise sales engines.
Relentless Progress: Building Products That Never Stop
papi menonVice President and Chief Product Officer, Outshift by Cisco
Papi Menon will share how to foster “relentless progress” – balancing speed with discipline, encouraging innovation within large organizations, and keeping teams motivated while working in a forward direction.
Brian Hamachek, CTO, Gargi incidentCo-Founder and CPO, and Nick KhonesarCEO, ventally
The next wave of consumer engagement isn’t built on content – it’s rooted in hyper-local connections, where people can share, discover, and relate. This session explores how personalization, proximity, and a new social layer are creating connections at scale.
Physical AI: designing, funding, and driving the future
kahini shahpartner, clear enterprise
This session will explore the successes and persistent challenges of physical AI, from limited data and expensive deployment to operating in unpredictable environments.
investor insight
brian sparksCEO, Silicon Valley Ventureand host, silicon valley effectAnd Itamar NovikFounder and General Partner, recurring venture
What actually makes a startup funded? These two VC experts go inside the mind of a venture capitalist to find out how investors evaluate opportunities, make decisions, and determine which founders to back.
invisible ai revolution
brad cordovaFounder and CPTO, and benjamin kwonCEO, superai
Agent workflows are expanding into areas most investors ignore, creating new leverage points and destroying old moats. This disruption is invisible until it impacts the balance sheet. Learn more in this informative session.
Transforming global talent into startup founders at scale
Alice BentinckCo-Founder and CEO, entrepreneurs first
Transforming global talent into startup founders at scale, see how Entrepreneurs First turns strangers into co-founders at scale.
Building an AI-Ready Data Infrastructure with a Lean Team
Michel TricotCo-Founder and CEO, airbyte
Michel Tricot will lead a discussion on how early startups can address this readiness gap and build AI-ready data infrastructure that goes beyond ingestion and access to generate real context.
Your EQ is your AI
Alex MalebrancheHead of Startups and Venture Capital, cloud flare
For an entrepreneur, mastering and prioritizing mental health leads to greater effectiveness, creative innovation, and lasting success in challenging landscapes.
Tim Cook has more followers than Apple – why founders need to be on camera
hanih cigariCEO, AllyMDAnd Upteen SayeediFounder and Creator, UP10Media
In 2025, your audience doesn’t want a video from another brand – they want yours. You’ll learn how to turn your ideas, missions, and even everyday moments into videos that drive trust, visibility, and business growth.
From Token to Turbine: The New Economics of AI
Caleb Appletonpartner, Bison Ventures
This conversation explores how startups are rewriting the playbook for AI commercialization. Caleb Appleton will look at how funding, go-to-market, and defensibility are changing – from software speed to scientific endurance.
Consumer AI and Gen Z Tech
Piyush Shahco-founder, inmobi
Hear how Gen Z is shaping the future of consumer AI. Industry leaders and innovators will discuss emerging trends, adoption patterns, and unique ways to interact with this generation of AI-powered technologies.
Beyond Models: Building an Infrastructure of Intelligence
ben bravermanCo-Founder and Managing Partner, Saga Ventures
Founders, learn how to take advantage of opportunities in the “second-order AI” era – where infrastructure, workflow, and intelligence systems shape the next wave of scalable, defensible startups.
How Smart Brands Are Winning with Creator-Based Video
Upteen SayeediFounder and Creator, and Peter Sleemancreative director UP10Media
Uptin explains how founders and companies can create videos that really connect, without big budgets or complicated setups. Whether you’re a startup founder, solo operator, or thought leader, this session will help you think like a creator and communicate like a brand.
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