​📅 Wednesday, June 10
⏰ 1:30 PM – 4:30 PM PT
📍 Venture Dock — Palo Alto, CA

​About Work From the Dock

​Work From the Dock is Venture Dock's founder gathering designed to bring together entrepreneurs, operators, investors, and builders for meaningful conversations, valuable connections, and insights from leaders shaping the future of business and innovation.

​This special edition features a rare opportunity to engage directly with one of the most respected leaders in global finance.

​About This Session

​Venture Dock is honored to host Purna Saggurti, Vice Chairman of Bank of America and Chairman of Global Corporate & Investment Banking, for an exclusive fireside chat.

​Opportunities to hear directly from executives operating at this level are exceptionally rare. Over a distinguished career spanning more than three decades, Purna has advised some of the world's largest corporations, CEOs, boards, and investors through landmark transactions, strategic transformations, and defining moments in global markets.

​As Vice Chairman of Bank of America and Chairman of Global Corporate & Investment Banking, Purna helps guide relationships with leading companies around the world and serves as a member of the bank's Management Committee. Prior to his current role, he served as Co-Head of Global Corporate & Investment Banking.

​For more than 34 years, Purna has advised and worked on landmark transactions for global organizations including Dow, DuPont, Ecolab, Engelhard, GE, Hoechst, Huntsman, LyondellBasell, Merck, Occidental Petroleum, Potash Corp, Reliance, Tata Group, and Valspar, among many others.

​Beyond his work in finance, Purna serves on the Executive Board of the U.S.-India Strategic Partnership Forum and the Board of Trustees of the Smithsonian National Museum of Asian Art. Previously, he served on The Wharton School Graduate Executive Board, the Board of Trustees of Tennessee Technological University, and as Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the John Whitehead School of Diplomacy and International Relations.

​Purna holds a Bachelor of Technology in Chemical Engineering from Andhra University, a Master of Science in Chemical Engineering from Tennessee Technological University, and an MBA from The Wharton School.

​What We'll Discuss

​During this fireside chat, we'll explore:

​• Leadership at the highest levels of global business
• Lessons from advising some of the world's most successful companies
• Building and scaling organizations through periods of change and uncertainty
• Strategic decision-making and long-term value creation
• The evolving global business and capital markets landscape
• Career and leadership insights from a world-class executive

​Attendees will also have the opportunity to participate in an interactive Q&A session.

​Why Attend?

​This is a rare opportunity to engage directly with a leader who has spent decades advising the world's largest companies, witnessing major market shifts firsthand, and helping shape some of the most significant corporate decisions of our time.

​Whether you're a founder, operator, investor, executive, or aspiring entrepreneur, this conversation offers perspectives and access that are rarely available in an intimate setting.

​Venture Dock members will also receive exclusive access to a private roundtable discussion with Purna following the main session.

​Agenda

​1:30 PM – 2:30 PM: Founder Networking & Community Connections

​2:30 PM – 3:10 PM: Fireside Chat with Purna Saggurti

​3:10 PM – 3:20 PM: Audience Q&A

​3:20 PM – 4:00 PM: Private Venture Dock Member Roundtable Exclusive discussion and member Q&A with Purna Saggurti.

​4:00 PM – 4:30 PM: Networking & Closing Conversations

​Space is limited. Registration is required.

​About Venture Dock

​Venture Dock is a founder-first ecosystem headquartered in Palo Alto, built to support exceptional founders through investor access, curated programming, strategic relationships, and an ambitious community of builders.

​Our goal is simple: bring the right people into the same room and create the conversations, relationships, and opportunities that help founders move faster.

​If you've enjoyed attending Venture Dock events and are looking for deeper access to our founder community, investor roundtables, member programming, and exclusive experiences, we'd love to invite you to explore membership.

​👉 Apply to become a member:
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​If you're building something ambitious, Venture Dock is designed to help you connect, learn, and grow alongside some of the most driven founders, operators, and investors in Silicon Valley.