Family Office Investors Gathering
12:00 - 12:30 PM Doors open + Networking (Guest check in cutoff at 12:30)
12:30 - 12:45: Bridge Funding Global + Republic Introductions
12:45 - 1:25pm: Next-Gen Financial Infrastructure
1:30pm - 2pm: AI Adoption
2:05pm - 2:30pm: Navigating a high interest rate environment
2:35pm-3pm: Q+A Networking
3pm +: Networking outside venue
Panel 1: New Financial Infrastructure
Lily Zhang, CFO/CIO of Huobi, will offer her perspective on enduring trends in cryptocurrency and their implications for the traditional financial sector.
Sophie Liao - together with Republic, launched her 4th fund focusing on next-gen financial infrastructure and enterprise AI adoption. She’ll share insights on spotting pivotal macro shifts and identifying critical tools that drive long-term growth while avoiding the hype.
Noah Thorp, CEO of Upside and serial blockchain and fintech entrepreneur, will delve into asset democratization, real-world asset tokenization, and the evolving DeFi landscape.
Gabriel Tan, investor at Republic Digital, on digital asset investment strategies
Panel 1: AI Adoption
AI x Material Science for Energy: Brian Rohr – Stanford Climate Ventures alum, repeat AI founder, co-founder & CEO of Modelyst which focuses on AI solutions for electric vehicles.
AI x Creativity: Mauvis Ledford – Former CTO of CoinMarketCap and founder of seven companies. His latest venture Sogni AI is dedicated to leveraging AI to amplify human creativity.
Enterprises SaaS x AI: Cindy Padnos - founder of Illuminate Ventures and early investor in successes like Coupang and Xactly, shares insights from managing three Enterprise-Software seed funds. Learn key strategies for investing in cutting-edge technologies, including AI.
Panel 2: Navigating a High Interest-Rate Environment
Greg Hebner – As the manager of one of the largest real estate funds on the West Coast Arixa, Greg will discuss strategies for navigating the current high interest-rate climate.
Tony Gu - Founding partner of NGC Ventures, will share insights on navigating the impact of U.S.-China relations, election outcomes, and high-interest rates on private assets.
Melanie Brensinger – Founding partner of A1A Investment Partners, will share insights on navigating private investment in swiftly changing macro environments
Moderators:
Bryan Myint Co-founder of Republic Crypto will explore the integration of health data with AI technologies.
Sophia Platt Co-founder of Bridge Funding Global, a Silicon Valley based top investment platform focused on alternative investments.