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 2: AI Adoption
AI x Consciousness: Joscha Bach – A prominent AI cognitive researcher and descendant of the Bach family. He is pioneering efforts to explore the intersection of AI and consciousness through the newly established California Institute of Machine Consciousness.
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 3: 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.