Leading experts, investors and innovators from the industry will be coming together to discuss the technology’s impact, challenges facing the industry, and the growing significance and impact of investing in ventures.
Tony Kim is a Corporate Venture Capital investor at Cisco, where he focuses on M&A and early to growth stage investments across compute, AI infrastructure, and DeepTech. Prior to Cisco, Tony worked in investment banking at Société Générale, advising clients on capital raises and M&A in the renewable energy, infrastructure, and telecom sectors.
Anita C Roberts, Managing Director of Silicon Hills Capital invests in women & minority founders seeking pre-seed to seed-level financing. Anita is a PR/Marketing executive who has been featured in several business publications like Forbes, Fortune and the Business Journals; she was named to Forbes 50 over 50 women in investment list, and founded black business journal.com the top 3 Black business website in the US and continues to help black businesses with marketing strategies.
Anita is a serial entrepreneur with 2 exits and raised a quarter of a million dollars during Covid and provided micro grants to more than 150 Black and women business owners. She is also a retired Lieutenant colonel and combat veteran who is on a mission to help fellow veterans start, grow and/or scale their business.
Mohsin Syed, President & Chief Startup Officer at KiwiTech, is an entrepreneur at heart & grit with 20 years of global experience in business development and strategy. Leading a one-of-a-kind startup program supporting 600+ early to late-stage startups, he helps founders navigate their growth journey with tech, capital, mentorship, and revenue strategies.