Name: StrictlyVC INSIDER Series
Start: 2016-02-25T17:00:00-05:00
End: 2016-02-25T20:00:00-05:00
Location: Autodesk Gallery

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STRICTLYVC

INSIDER SERIES

February

25

,

2016

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5:00pm

FEATURED GUESTS/AGENDA

Mark your calendar! StrictlyVC's newest INSIDER Series event takes place Thursday evening, February 25, at the modern Autodesk Gallery at 1 Market Street in San Francisco. If you want to mingle with some of the smartest operators across the tech-investing ecosystem -- as well as sit down with a public company CEO, the king of corporate venture capital, and one of Silicon Valley's highest-profile proponents -- you won't want to miss it.

FEATURED GUESTS:

1.) Autodesk CEO Carl Bass, in conversation with Bolt managing director Ben Einstein about Autodesk's new venture fund, IoT, and more.

2.) Google Ventures CEO Bill Maris on artificial intelligence, robotics, transportation and what's next for GV.

3.) DFJ operating partner and Stanford lecturer Heidi Roizen, with hard-won advice about how to succeed through thick and thin in competitive Silicon Valley.

4.) Wish CEO Peter Szulczewski, in conversation with GGV Capital managing partner Hans Tung about running one of the hottest e-commerce apps on the planet.

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AGENDA:

5:00 PM - 5:45 PM Check-In/Networking

5:45 PM - 6:05 PM What you'll want to know about that new $100 million Autodesk IoT fund.

Carl Bass (Autodesk), Ben Einstein (Bolt)

6:05 PM - 6:30 PM Talking with one of the most active investors in the world.

Bill Maris (GV), Connie Loizos (StrictlyVC)

6:30 PM - 6:55 Why Wish has e-commerce giants from Amazon to Alibaba watching it so closely.

Peter Szulczewski (Wish), Hans Tung (GGV Capital)

6:55 - 7:20 From struggling entrepreneur to Silicon Valley legend.

Heidi Roizen (DFJ, Stanford), Connie Loizos (StrictlyVC)

7:20 PM - 8:00 PM More drinks! More food! More networking!

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SPONSORS:

Much thanks to our wonderful sponsors, including

Autodesk, a leader in 3D design, engineering and entertainment software

Bolt, a San Francisco- and Boston-based seed-stage fund that invests capital, personnel, equipment and expertise in hardware startups

Ludlow Ventures, a Detroit-based early-stage venture firm that believes in VC without ego

AiBrain, a Palo Alto, Ca., company that augments human intelligence with AI by unifying cognitive reasoning, learning, and memory

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THE LOCATION

The beautiful Autodesk Gallery is located in the heart of downtown San Francisco, at 1 Market Street, on the second floor. Open the glass doors and take the elevators on the right.

THE PARTICIPANTS

BILL MARIS

CEO, GV

GV is one of the most active investors in the world, with approximately $2 billion under management. Maris, who studied neuroscience in college, is da boss.

HEIDI ROIZEN

VC, Stanford Lecturer

Roizen has been an entrepreneur, corporate exec, corporate director, VC and educator. She's today an operating partner at DFJ and a lecturer at Stanford.

CARL BASS

CEO, Autodesk

Bass heads up Autodesk, the public, 3D design, engineering, and entertainment software giant. He also builds stuff (ask him about his electric go-kart).

BEN EINSTEIN

Managing Director, Bolt

Ben Einstein is a general partner at Bolt, a seed-stage fund that invests in startups at the intersection of hardware and software. Before starting Bolt, Einstein founded the product design consultancy Brainstream Design.

PETER SZULCZEWSKI

CEO, Wish

Peter Szulczewski spent several years as a senior software engineer at Google before cofounding Context Logic, a startup that spun out Wish, now one of the fastest-growing mobile shopping apps in the world.

HANS TUNG

Managing Partner, GGV Capital

Hans Tung joined GGV Capital in 2013 as a managing partner to focus on consumer mobile internet, cross-border ecommerce, IoT, and online education investments. He was also an early investor and director at Xiaomi.

CONNIE LOIZOS

Founder, StrictlyVC

Connie Loizos is a longtime journalist and the founder of StrictlyVC, a news organization centered around a free, daily e-mail newsletter. She's also the Silicon Valley Editor of TechCrunch.

– Arthur C. Clarke, Author

StrictlyVC INSIDER Series