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2024 Agenda
Create The Future Summit 2025
August 14, 2025
Werqwise San Francisco
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Join us for a groundbreaking one-day conference where innovation meets opportunity!
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About Event
Welcome to the Create the Future Summit, an immersive exploration of tomorrow’s possibilities. Hosted in Berkeley, CA on Friday, June 7th, our day-long event brings together industry leaders, tech pioneers, and communities to shape the future.
We are proud to partner with The Silicon Valley Podcast, OffChain Global, Circuit Launch, as well as Albert’s List for the job fair component, our summit promises insights, networking, and transformative discussions.
The summit features over 25 panels covering AI, Quantum Computing, Web3 and more. From AI’s impact on workplaces to the future of robotics, join us for a day of innovation and inspiration.
Why join
At the Create the Future Summit, attendees can engage with visionary speakers, witness cutting-edge robotics, explore innovative art installations, network with leading employers at a job fair, and unwind in an intimate speakeasy setting, fostering meaningful connections and discussions about shaping the future.
Visionary Speakers
Hear from top minds across industries, gaining insights and predictions for the future.
Robotics Demo
Witness cutting-edge robotics in action, exploring how they’re reshaping various sectors.
Art Activation
Witness cutting-edge robotics in action, exploring how they’re reshaping various sectors.
Job Fair
Explore career opportunities in emerging fields, networking with leading employers and professionals.
2024 Sponsors
Igniting innovation with our visionary sponsors
Programming Highlights Include:
- AI, Elections, and Deepfakes
- The Intersection of AI: How It’s Disrupting Your World
- AI Solutions Practical ways to create AI-driven solutions to solve the workforce productivity dilemmas
- AI Governance AI Roadmaps and Adoption
- AI Impacts and Disruptions: how it is disrupting traditional business models
Quantum Computing and Future Tech
- Earth & Sky: How Space Tech and Climate Tech are Converging for a Sustainable Future
- Quantum Computing & AI How Quantum Computing will impact the AI Revolution
- From Semiconductors to GenAI — The Creation and Evolution of Silicon Valley
- How AI is Reshaping Investment Banking, VCs and Startups
- Entrepreneurism: Building a Brand, Building Social Proof
- How to Find & Pitch Startup Investors; Startup Exits: the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
- Funding for Later Stage Companies
- The Extraordinary Club: Foreign Nationals Shaping the U.S.’s Tech Future
- Resources for Early Stage Companies
- From Seed to Scale: Building a Thriving Startup in a Changing World
- The Intersection of Art and Innovation
- AI For Humanity: Transforming Lives Through Education, Healthcare, Entertainment, and Beyond
- Investing in Change: Women Investors Building Diverse & Thriving Startups
- The intersection of Web3 and Business and getting early adopters
- Legal Implications of Crypto and AI Framework Discussion and Recommendations
- The Future of Robotics Fireside Chat – Andra Keay (SV Robotics) and Scott Summit (Ethereal Matter)
- Robotics Demo: Spot the Dog, AI Generated Art, VR Gym, GyroPalm, Robotics Arms, Friendly Robots
- Government and AI
- Launching the Future: Government involvement with the startup world
2024 Speakers
Experts and trailblazers from AI, Blockchain, Quantum Computing, Art, Gov and Community will converge with influential thinkers and decision-makers across diverse industries.
Rich Lyons
INCOMING CHANCELLOR, UC BERKELEY
Keynote
Dr Eugène Aouélé Aka
PRESIDENT, THE ECONOMIC, SOCIAL, ENVIRONMENTAL, AND CULTURAL COUNCIL OF IVORY COAST
FEATURED
Melissa Oh
Managing Director, Silicon Valley Innovation Program at U.S. Department of Homeland Security S&T
Jeep Kline
FOUNDING PARTNER, MRPINK VC PROFESSOR, UC BERKELEY
Shawn Flynn
INVESTMENT BANKER & HOST OF THE SILICON VALLEY PODCAST
Ashley Tarver
Data & AI Cloud Evangelist, Microsoft
Fouad Alnazawi
Steven Hoffman
Andres Diana
Chief Innovation Officer, Accrete
Joe Fraser
Founder & Principal, JSP Capital Partners
Bruce Schechter
Founder and President Emeritus, the Intel Alumni Network
Preetish Nijhawan
Managing Partner, Cervin Ventures
James Cape
President, Intel Alumni Network
Joseph “Chip” Krauskopf
Private Investor & Trustee Emeritus, Delaware Valley University
Matt Rappaport
General Partner, Future Frontier Capital
Ignacio González
Kounandi Stephane COULIBALY
Director, Digital Transition and Digitalization of Cote d’lvoire
Pierre Yourougou Ph.D.
Deputy Director General, INP-HB
Naoko Okumoto
FOUNDER & MANAGING PARTNER, NIREMIA COLLECTIVE
Phil Montgomery
Chief Marketing Officer, Silent Push
Yasamin Parsafar
Joe Gerber
Managing Director, IDEO CoLab Ventures
Tim Vi Tran
Steve Maggi
Managing Partner, SMA US Immigration and Consular Law Firm
Naveen Khugputh
Deka Dike
Fred Qiu
Meaad Aflah
CEO & Co-founder, Starvania Studio
Alice Zhang
Managing Director, Xu Family Office
Zamir Shukho
General Partner & Founder, Vibranium VC
Pankaj Kedia
Founder & Managing Partner, 2468 Ventures
Simon Lancaster
General Partner & Founder, Omni Venture Labs
Preethy Padmanabhan
Michael Hopkins
Michael Harries
Ravi Puvvala
General Manager, Center for Automotive Research
Paul Kang
Founder, Project For Death And The City
Hanna Aliashkevich
Neuroscientist, R3 Biotechnologies
Murat Wahab
Founder & Principal, Hakim Saya
Lana Suvorova
Vincent Monteparte
Principal, Global Capital Markets
Koki Uchiyama
Christopher Hussain
Scott Summit
Shoba Viswanath
Founder & CEO, Viswanath Consulting
Mica Eades Mayo
Co-Founder, Untapped Investing
Felicia Mayo
Co-Founder, Untapped Investing
Attica Alexis Jaques
Zaheer Ali
Christopher Lafayette
Sophie Choe Ph.D.
Michael Bykhovsky
Sid Saxena
Sandy Diao
Niki Gastinel
President, California Software Professional Association
Dafu Gao
Alex Yastremski
Partner, Cole-Frieman & Mallon
William Roberts
Wendy Shew
Daniel Idzkowski
Alex Ruiz
Board Member & COO, La Familia Foundation
Rabie Zahri
Eric Sundheim
Principal & CEO, Mercovus Valuations
Emily Jones
Partner & Head of US Office, Simmons & Simmons
Piyush Malik
Audrea Golding
Partner & Firm Executive Committee Member, Fragomen Worldwide
Sara Zare
Managing & General Partner, VC 3.0
Sophie Choe Ph.D.
Stanley Li
Agnieszka Pilat
Mark Sabb
Director of Digital Content, Asian Art Museum
George Parrish
HEAD of MEMBERSHIPS, BAY ANGELS
Lee Wilson
Founder and CEO, Radiant Space Systems
Abdulrahman Alsultan
Aman Johar
Andra Keay
Managing Director, Silicon Valley Robotics
Eric Liu
mitchell levy
Executive Coach, Credibility Nation
Emily Landon
Benjamin Tu
Priscilla Christie
Emily Landon
Mohammad AlRazaz
Mariane Bekker
Tord Olav Dønnum
Julius Ritter
Sigil Wen
Sr AI Engineer, Airchat