

The Innovation Revolution
The Innovation Revolution is the ultimate gathering for forward-thinking minds. The ThinkTank VC along with its co-host KPMG, brings together visionaries at the intersection of technology, design, and innovation. Discover new tools, frameworks, and collaborations driving the next wave of transformation across industries, from deep tech and AI to community and startups.
Conference Agenda:
7:30 am – 8:30 am Registration, Networking & Pastries
8:30 am – 8:55 am Opening Remarks- Kayvan Baroumand (Founder ThinkTank.vc- SignalRank), Chad Seiler (KPMG Managing Partner/Global Head of Technology
9:00 am – 9:45 am Fireside Chat, The AI Revolution: How is this Revolution Different than others -Saeed Amidi (Founder and CEO Plug and Play)
9:45 am – 10:15 am Leveraging Social Media to 1 Billion followers, Jay Neo- (CEO of Palo.ai/former content Strategist for Mr. Beast)
10:15 am- 10:30 am Networking Break
10:30 am – 11:15 am Global Multi Asset Investment Firms use of AI and how to engage- Max Gokhman- (Head of AI and Digital at Franklin Templeton)
11:15 am- 11:45 AM A Founders Path to building a Unicorn- No Gaurantees! Faraj Aalaei (Founder/CEO Cognichip )
11:45 am – 12:15 pm Universities and Venture Capital, Shuo Chen (General Partner IOVC) Leonard Lee (Head of 500 Global)
12:15 pm – 1:00 pm Lunch and Networking
1:00 pm- 1:45 pm AI & Venture Capital- Will AI Disrupt Venture Capital -Keith Teare (Founder/CEO SignalRank)
1:45 pm- 2:30 pm Finding the right Investor through Community Builders- Derek Anderson (Founder, CEO Startup Grind- BEVY), Nabila Elassar (Founder /CEO Evion), Seraphina Ha (Founders Institute)
2:30 pm – 3:00 pm Large Enterprise’s Role role in Innovation and AI- Manpreet Kohli (Principal on the Corporate Development and Ventures at Adobe), Roman Vasilev (New Business at Toyota Boshoku)
3:00 pm – 3:20 pm Networking Break
3:20 pm- 4:20 pm ThinkTank.VC Startup Graduating Class Presentations
4:20 pm- 4:30 pm Closing Remarks
4:30 pm- 6:30 pm Networking Reception
Announced Speakers:
Saeed Amidi - Founder & CEO of Plug and Play
Jay Neo - Co-Founder of Palo Inc. & Former Lead Content Strategist of Mr. Beast
Keith Teare - Founder & CEO of SignalRank
Kayvan Baroumand - Founder of ThinkTank VC
Faraj Aalaei - Founder & CEO of Cognichip
Reema Khan - Founder & CEO of Green Sands Equity
Serephina Ha - Managing Director of Founder Institute
Derek Andersen - Founder & CEO of Startup Grind
Chad Seiler - Managing Partner of KPMG
Shuo Chen - General Partner at IOVC
Roman Vasilev - New Business Development at Toyota Boshoku
Max Gokhman - Deputy Chief Investment Officer at Franklin Templeton
Nabila Elassar - Founder at Evion
Manpreet Kohli - Principal on the Corporate Development and Ventures at Adobe
Introducing Our Graduating Class of The 95th Percentile Accelerator:
Agentix - agentix.pro
NuPath AI - nupathapp.com
Zigoraat - zigoraat.com
XRaise AI - xraise.ai
Nappr - nappr.io
United Sales AI - unitedsales.ai
Becomee - becomee.ai
Omoprh - omorph.com
Aubric - aubric.ai
Our Sponsors:
We’re incredibly grateful to our sponsors for helping bring The Innovation Revolution to life. A special thank you to KPMG for hosting this gathering of forward-thinking leaders, and to TriNet for supporting our networking happy hour experience. Your partnership makes it possible to connect innovators, founders, and builders shaping the future.