ForgeCon
ForgeCon is a convention focused on connecting Seattle's biggest startup founders, investors, and technical talent with students in order to foster innovation, entrepreneurship, and career opportunities through a series of events designed to help the next generation build their future.
Our goal is to help the next generation of students build their future by giving them access to insights, connections, and lessons from Seattle's best. Students interested in pitching ideas and projects to real investors and top executives are welcome, though they must sign up at https://waforge.org/ForgeCon.
Investors, Founders, and Executives are welcome to join for free! The event features an exceptional lineup of guests, including founders of cutting-edge startups, senior executives from top tech and AI companies, community experts, and thought leaders shaping the industry. These experts will share insights through keynote speeches, panel discussions, and interactive sessions, giving attendees unparalleled access to knowledge, trends, and best practices from the forefront of their fields
We will have 3 panels on various topics featuring the following speakers:
Rob Futrick, xCTO @ Anaconda
Ramesh Parameswaran, Co-founder, CEO & CTO of Windocks
Matt Fisher, Co-Founder & CTO @ Adventr
Samir Mehta, Multi-Time exited Co-Founder, xVP Amazon, xCEO CarAdvise
Ken Morimoto, Director @ Innodata; Founding GP at Leading Edge Ventures
Pablo Casilimas, Managing Partner at OneSixOne Ventures
Subhadeep Chatterjee, Leading Global Accelerator & Incubator Partnerships at Google Cloud
Eugenio Pace, Co-Founder of Auth0 ($6.5B exit)
Agenda:
12:30-1:30pm: Doors Open + Networking
1:30-2:30pm: Panel: Deploying AI at Scale
2:30-3:00pm: Networking break
3:00-3:45pm: Panel: Funding the Future of AI
3:45-4:15pm: Networking break
4:15-4:45pm: Fireside Chat: Building a Unicorn from 0 with Eugenio Pace
4:45pm-5:30pm: Networking and Close
Look for the Seaboard building and follow the instructions on the door. Parking can be found at Amazon Doppler for free.
Sponsored by OneSixOne Ventures, Boundary ML and Innodata.