Sidebar Spark: One-Day Summit for Senior Leaders & Executives
Sidebar Spark is a one-day executive event designed to bring senior leaders together for a day of inspiration, skill-building, and connection. Spark is about stepping out of the day-to-day and into a room of peers who understand the challenges of leadership today: scaling teams, navigating change, and making high-stakes decisions in a rapidly evolving world.
Spark is designed around interactive workshops, candid discussions, and peer-to-peer exchange. You’ll walk away not just with new ideas, but with practical advice and trusted connections you can lean on well beyond the event.
Featured Speakers
Marily Nika — Gen AI Product Leader at Google, Harvard Fellow, and global educator on AI and product leadership. Marily equips leaders to harness AI for innovation and strategy.
Shreyas Doshi — Founder of High Leverage Labs; ex-Stripe and Twitter. One of the most influential product leadership voices today, Shreyas teaches leaders how to sharpen judgment, make high-leverage decisions, and accelerate careers.
Dave Wang — CEO of BioIntelliSense; inventor with 15+ patents. Dave shares lessons from scaling health tech used by millions, showing leaders how to drive innovation at the intersection of technology and impact.
Eóin O’Toole — Managing Partner at Riviera Partners, with 16+ years in executive search. Eóin helps leaders understand how to identify, recruit, and retain the executive talent that drives scale and transformation.
Meenal Balar — Interim CMO at Substack, Marketing and growth strategist (ex-Facebook, Remind, Carbon Health). Meenal equips leaders with proven frameworks to unlock growth, expand into new markets, and build brands that last.
Vikash Rangta — AI Educator · Product Leader · Instructor at Stanford Continuing Studies, Maven, and Verix. Vikash is one of the most sought-after educators in Applied Generative and Agentic AI. His courses have trained thousands of professionals to think strategically and technically about AI.
Evan LaPointe — Founder of CORE, the platform for high-performance teams. A serial entrepreneur and former Adobe executive, Evan has helped over 3,000 global brands innovate and grow. At CORE, he teaches leaders to design intentional cultures, elevate talent philosophies, and build teams that think creatively and collaborate effectively.
Goldie Chan — Goldie is a keynote speaker and author passionate about helping leaders, teams, and creatives thrive through real storytelling. She's spoken on stages worldwide about leadership, workplace culture, and brand visibility, and empowers introverts and extroverts alike to build lasting impact at work and in their leadership roles.
Subha Shetty — Fractional Chief AI Officer, AI consultant and coach | Former VP of Product at Fanatics | 2X Maven instructor. Subha Shetty is an AI-first product leader and transformation coach helping organizations adopt AI and Agentic workflows with clarity and confidence.
Agenda
9:00 AM – Check-in & Continental Breakfast
9:30 AM - Morning Workshops – Start the day with your choice of 2 immersive, hands-on AI workshop sessions.
11:30 AM - Networking Lunch – Connect with fellow executives over curated conversations and great food.
1:00 PM - Afternoon Workshops - Choose 3 of 6 workshops to attend led by accomplished leaders designed to give you practical leadership frameworks and executive insights. These workshops will span topics across AI, landing your next executive role, building & scaling orgs, personal branding and more.
Networking Breaks - We'll also have some structured networking in between workshops for you to build your professional network.5:00 PM - Networking Happy Hour – Wrap up with drinks, appetizers, and deeper connections that turn peers into long-term allies.
6:30 PM - Event concludes. But the fun and peer convos don't need to end! Why not gather a group together and enjoy dinner together at one of downtown San Mateo’s great restaurants?
Seats are limited, so get your ticket NOW!