After a boom year, the stock market opened 2014 in full retreat, even as mini-bubbles in tech and biotech produce hard-to-imagine valuations for companies with no earnings. Cyber security concerns are pervasive, yet we gladly open our personal lives for the sake of convenience in everything from shopping to travel to keeping up with friends. Technology is disrupting education and healthcare, but we have yet to see significant gains in learning and wellness. Meanwhile, bottom-up movements like makerspaces, crowdfunding, and the sharing economy hold the promise of revolutionizing how startups get going—but while the economy is growing, jobs are still not coming back.
Napa Summit 2014 is an intimate and interdisciplinary gathering where passionate tech and life science entrepreneurs, executives, and investors join to talk through today’s biggest challenges and brainstorm about the future. Together we’ll examine the state of the global economic recovery and work through looming challenges in areas like education, energy, aging, healthcare, genomics, food, cybersecurity, R&D, and investing strategy.
Attendance is invitation-only and limited to fewer than 100 guests. Join an extraordinary group of entrepreneurs, CEOs, angel and venture investors, technologists, and other innovators for this unique retreat, featuring:
• Candid chats
• Entrepreneur and investor stories
• Interactive panel discussions
• Lots of networking time
• Great food and wine
The Napa Summit is by invitation only. If you’d like to request an invitation, please send us an e-mail at [email protected]. Include your name and contact information, title, company, and a brief bio. If selected, we will send you registration information.
Startup Tickets: We offer a limited number of tickets at a discounted rate for startups (companies that are less than three years old, with 20 or fewer employees). If you would like to apply for a startup ticket, please send details to [email protected].
Registration for this event is not refundable. Your registration may be transferred to an associate with approval of the event organizers, or to someone on our waiting list, if applicable.
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Confirmed speakers include:
- Rick Wagoner
- former Chairman and CEO, General Motors
- Leroy Hood
- Founder, Institute for Systems Biology
- Trip Hawkins
- Founder, Electronic Arts; Founder and CEO, If You Can
- Mick Mountz
- Founder and CEO, Kiva Systems (Acquired by Amazon)
- Robert Ackerman
- Managing Director and Founder, Allegis Capital
- David Berry
- Co-founder and CSO, Pronutria; Partner, Flagship Ventures
- Leah Busque
- Founder and CEO, TaskRabbit
- Amanda Cashin
- SVP, Alexandria Venture Investments
- Stephen Ciesinski
- VP and General Manager, SRI International
- Michael Finney
- President and CEO, Michigan Economic Development Corporation
- Andras Forgacs
- Co-founder and CEO, Modern Meadow
- Ric Fulop
- General Partner, North Bridge Venture Partners
- Jon Haveman
- Principal, Marin Economic Consulting
- Jody Holtzman
- Senior VP, Thought Leadership, AARP
- Daniel Imrie-Situnayake
- Co-founder, Tiny Farms
- Guy Kawasaki
- Chief Evangelist, Canva
- Markus Larsson
- Global Managing Director, PARC
- Claire Lee
- Head of Corporate Venture, Silicon Valley Bank
- David Lindeman
- Director, Center for Technology and Aging
- Aaron Marcus
- President and Principal Designer, Aaron Marcus and Associates
- Sean MacLeod
- President, Stratos Product Development
- George McLendon
- Provost, Rice University
- Jon Medved
- Founder and CEO, OurCrowd
- David Merkoski
- Partner and Chief Designer, Greenstart
- Ljuba Miljkovic
- Chief Product Officer, Automatic
- Ben Nelson
- Founder and CEO, Minerva Project
- Jon Oberheide
- Co-founder and CTO, Duo Security
- Mok Oh
- Co-founder and CEO, Moju Labs
- Patrick Pohlen
- Global Co-chair, Emerging Companies Practice Group, Latham & Watkins
- Danae Ringelmann
- Founder and Chief Development Officer, Indiegogo
- Raj Shah
- Senior Director, Cybersecurity, Palo Alto Networks
- Lisa Suennen
- Managing Partner, Venture Valkyrie
- Aamir Virani
- Co-founder and COO, Dropcam
- Brian White
- Principal, The Chertoff Group
- Rob White
- Chief Innovation Officer at City Manager’s Office, City of Davis
- Brian Wong
- Founder and CEO, Kiip
Schedule:
June 2, 2014
Silver Oaks Cellar Napa Valley Winery, 915 Oakville Crossroad, Oakville, CA
5:30 PM • Wine reception and vineyard tours commence
7:00 PM • Dinner commences
June 3, 2014: Villagio Inn & Spa
6481 Washington Street, Yountville, CA
7:00 AM – 8:15 AM • Continental breakfast
8:15 AM – 3:45 PM • Program
4:00 PM • Wine Tasting – Sustainably Produced Wines
Chris Hall, Long Meadow Ranch
Agenda here
Registration includes all meals during the event. Hotel is not included, however we have blocked out rooms at the Villagio for this event. Detailed information about accommodations and other logistics will be sent following your registration.
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