​🚀 What to Expect:
Join 800+ AI startup founders, investors, engineers, and innovation leaders for a high-impact two-day summit and AI startup pitch showcase.

​The summit brings together a curated group of deep tech founders, early-stage investors, and ecosystem partners for a series of startup pitches, keynotes, panels, and networking opportunities focused on the future of AI venture creation and investing.

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​🌍 The summit is also the capstone event of the AI for Good Institute, a Stanford-based startup training program for early-stage AI founders.

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📍 Stanford University | 🗓️ June 27–28, 2025
Hosted by Impact Genius | In collaboration with: Stanford Entrepreneurs, Stanford Angels & Entrepreneurs, Stanford Founders, Founders Bay, the Bay Area Founders Club, GLO, and others

​📅 Full Schedule

​Friday, June 27 (Invite-Only Premium Ticket)
📍 Stanford University
🎤 AI for Good Institute Startup Pitch Showcase

• ​2:00–3:00 PM – Opening Keynotes & Welcome

• ​3:00–5:00 PM – Final Startup Pitch Showcase
  15–30 AI for Good Institute participants present to a panel of Silicon Valley investors, mentors, and technologists

• ​5:00–6:00 PM – Networking Reception
  Open to all Friday attendees

​Saturday, June 28 (Main Public Day)
📍 Stanford Campus – Room TBD

• ​10:00–11:00 AM – Morning Keynotes
  "The AI Moment: What We Build Next"
  Visionary talks on the current state of AI innovation and what's next in deep tech venture building

  • ​Nabila Elassar, founder, AI for Good Institute

  • ​Sam Hamilton, SVP, Data and AI, Visa

  • ​Shannon McClenaghan, CEO, StartX

  • ​Jennifer Hoskins, NVIDIA Startups Global Lead

  • ​Alex Stolarik, AI & Emerging Technologies, Stanford Accelerator for Learning

• ​11:00 AM–1:00 PM – Panels + Firesides

  • ​→ Scaling AI Startups Across Sectors
    Moderator: Senan Khawaja, founder: Kollegio

    • ​Founders from climate, health, and education AI ventures share practical lessons on traction and scale

  • ​→ Inside the Accelerator: How Top Programs Launch the Next AI Giants
    Moderator: Nabila Elassar

    • ​Insights from leading accelerators

  • ​→ Seed to Series A: The New Fundraising Landscape
    Moderator: Mohammed Rassouli

    • ​How AI is reshaping venture capital and what founders must know in 2025

  • ​→ What AI Investors Want in 2025
    Moderator: Nabila Elassar

    • ​What makes an AI startup fundable today, from impact investment funds to traditional VCs

​🍽️ 1:00–3:00 PM – Lunch + Startup Demo Showcase
Meet founders and learn about pioneering early-stage AI startups across health, climate, fintech, and more

​🚀 3:00–5:00 PM – Pitch Arena
Top 15-20 curated startups pitch to a panel of VCs with real-time feedback and top 3 awards.

​🎓 5:00–6:00 PM – Graduation + Closing Networking
Featuring the AI for Good Institute graduating cohort, faculty, and guest speakers

​🧠 Past Investors Who Attended Impact Genius Pitch Events:

​We’ve hosted 100+ investors at our past programs. Selected attendees include:

• ​500 Global

• ​Pear VC

• ​Plug and Play Ventures

• ​BGV Ventures

• ​Swisscom Ventures

• ​Honeystone Ventures

• ​WealthRyse

• ​Susa Ventures

• ​Y+ Ventures

• ​ZAKA VC

• ​SignalFire

• ​UpScaleX

• ​Langrenusfund

• ​Tach Ignite

• ​Reaction Global

• ​AiLabs Capital

• ​Daydream Ventures

• ​Dangerous Ventures

• ​Staenberg Venture Partners

• ​Bay Angels

• ​Voyager Ventures

• ​Sand Hill Angels

• ​Human Capital Ventures

• ​Nivesha Ventures

• ​E8

• ​Practical VC

• ​TEAL Impact

• ​FulfillPlus Ventures

• ​First Spark Ventures

• ​Montage Ventures

• ​Conscendo Ventures

• ​iSeed Ventures

• ​Thrive/SVG Ventures

• ​SkyDeck / Courtyard Ventures

• ​Vu Venture Partners

• ​KFC Ventures

• ​NextGen Ventures

• ​Haas Impact Fund

• ​65 Equity Partners

• ​PXG Capital

• ​AI & Robotics Ventures

​🎤 Interested in Pitching or Showcasing Your Startup?

​🤝 Sponsor the AI Future Summit

​Summit sponsors receive:

• ​5 min speaking opportunity during a main session

• ​Logo on Luma page

• ​On-site signage

• ​Complimentary passes for 3 team members

​📩 For sponsorship inquiries, email: programoffice@impactgenius.ai

​This is the flagship event of the AI for Good Institute at Stanford, where real-world AI innovation meets mission-driven venture building.

​Join us to connect with the next wave of deep tech founders, AI investors, and the broader impact innovation ecosystem.

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​**Limited availability: Get an exclusive observer pass to AI for Good Institute training week on campus at Stanford!

​Dates: 23-38 June 2025
In-person at Stanford.

​While main participant slots for the institute are sold out, we invite you to join as an observer!

​The VIP Pass:

​Get an exclusive all-access pass to attend all sessions, lectures and keynotes of the AI for Good Institute led by Silicon Valley’s best, on Stanford campus from 23-28 June.

• ​This includes full access to the 2 day summit 27-28 June.

• ​It includes access to all lectures at the institute on campus 23-26 June.

• ​It does not include access to the pitch rehearsal and coaching sessions, mentor 1:1 office hours, the final pitch on Friday 27 June, or the graduation certificate/ verified badge.

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​🤝 Interested in Sponsoring?

​Support the AI Future Summit and gain premier exposure to a high-impact audience.

​Sponsor Benefits Include:

• ​3–5 minute keynote speaking opportunity

• ​Recognition on the event website and Luma registration page

• ​Logo placement on select event materials

• ​Opportunity to place a branded banner or sign onsite

• ​Reserved seating at the event

​ 📩 To inquire: programoffice@impactgenius.ai

​🚀 Apply for a Startup Booth

• ​Are you a startup building in AI, deep tech, or impact innovation?

• ​Showcase your work to investors, partners, and summit attendees.

​Booth Packages Include:

• ​1 startup table at the Startup Demo Showcase (Saturday 1–2 PM)

• ​Inclusion in the startup directory sent to all attendees

• ​Up to 3 team member passes for the full day

​📩 Apply or ask questions: programoffice@impactgenius.ai

​🎤Meet the Instructors, Lecturers, and Mentors of the AI for Good Institute 2025

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• ​Nabila Elassar

  • ​Director @AI for Good Institute | Startup Advisor | VC Scout | Ex. Microsoft | Co-President, Stanford Entrepreneurs

• ​Peter Norvig

  • ​Engineering Director @Google | Distinguished Education Fellow @Stanford HAI | ex-Head of Computational Sciences Division @NASA

• ​Mehran Sahami

  • ​Tenscent Chair & Professor @Stanford Computer Science Department, School of Engineering | ex-Research Scientist @Google

• ​Victor Lee

  • ​AI + Education Faculty Lead @Stanford Accelerator for Learning | Associate Professor @Stanford Graduate School of Education.

• ​Dmitry Shapiro

  • ​CEO @MindStudio.ai - ex: Product @Google, CTO @MySpace, 3 x founder.

• ​Hamza Farooq

  • ​Founder & CEO @Traversaal.ai | Instructor @Stanford

• ​Ali Arsanjani, PhD

  • ​Director @Google AI | ex-AWS AI/ML Leader| ex-IBM CTO

• ​Lindsey S. Mignano

  • ​Founding Partner @SSM Law | Founder @Venture Betches & Syndicate Betches

• ​Omar Tawakol

  • ​Founder & CEO @Rembrand |Serial Entrepreneur | Partner @Superset Venture Builder

• ​Yousra Gaballah

  • ​Corporate Startup Partnership @Dream VC​, Founder @Sprintly Partners

• ​Clayton Bryan

  • ​Head of global accelerator fund, @ 500 Global

• ​Mariane Bekker

  • ​Managing Partner, @ Founders Bay

• ​Tiffany Joy Basse

  • ​Impact Investor, @ OM Impact Fund

• ​Ekaterina Evchenko

  • ​Sr. Investment Associate, BGV Ventures

• ​Stephen Torres

  • ​Founder & CEO @Ellera | StartX Mentor | Events Director @Stanford Entrepreneurs

• ​Tiffany Saade

  • ​Privacy & AI Policy, StanfordHAI. M.A Cyberpolicy & Security Stanford

• ​Julie Zhu

  • ​Product Designer, @ Apple

• ​Jay Prakash Thakur

  • ​Gen AI Expert, Senior Software Engineer @Microsoft

• ​Juan Lavista Ferres

  • ​Corporate VP, Chief Data Scientist & Lab Director @Microsoft AI for Good Research Lab

• ​Abdulwahab Omira

  • ​Founder, Farmitix, Omira.ai.

• ​Megh Gautam

  • ​Chief product officer, Crunchbase

• ​Laura Montoya

  • ​Accel Impact Ventures

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• ​Radhika Shah

  • ​CoPresident Stanford Angels & Entrepreneurs, Advisor @ the SDGPhilanthropy.org, Co-Founder @ RajeevCircle.org

• ​Paul Fang

  • ​Bay Area Founders Club

• ​Omar Aloyoun

  • ​Startups Advisor to 250+ Global Ventures | Startup Pitch & Fundraising Strategist

• ​Roza Vazin

  • ​Data Strategy & Digital Health Product Development, @Komodo Health

• ​Patricia Lu

  • ​Pitch Advisor, Angel Investor, Startup Advisor | ex-Line Cook, ex-Accenture

• ​Radu Skutaru

  • ​Venture Partner, VU Venture Partners | Co-Founder, @Martis.ai 

• ​Matt Anthes

  • ​Entrepreneur | Investor | Founder Upstart Factory, Advocators AI, Distillers AI | SVP Digital, Hatcher

• ​Daniele Viappiani

  • ​Venture Capital Investor, @GC1 Venture

• ​Farah Ereiqat

  • ​VC Principal, @International Airlines Group (IAG)

• ​Vince Kohli

  • ​Strategic Advisor, Google DeepMind, VC Investor

• ​Deep Sahni

  • ​Corporate Consultant & Coach

• ​Supreet Kaur

  • ​AI Solutions Architect, Microsoft | ex- Data and AI specialist, @Morgan Stanley

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• ​Abdul-Rahman El-Husseini

  • ​Manager Strategy & Analytics, @Deloitte Consulting

• ​Aly H. Abayazeed, MD, MS, CIIP

  • ​MedTech Advisor and Angel Investor. Stanford Medicine MA Healthcare/ AI

• ​Anto Patrex

  • ​Founder & CEO of CosmicBrain AI

• ​Hrishikesh Sathawane

  • ​Advisor - SproutsAI

• ​Keith Coleman

  • ​Chief Strategy Officer Emeritus @Tesla Foundation

• ​Angela Tseng

  • ​Consultant at Vaulted Deep

• ​Ramandeep Shergill

  • ​Chief Everything Officer @Fiscal

• ​Ben Kromnick

  • ​Head of Healthcare and Life Sciences @Mercury 

• ​Sohale Sizar

  • ​Founder @Soule

• ​Devinder Sodhi

  • ​Principlal AI & Consultant, Sodhirai

• ​May Xu

  • ​ICF Founder Coach

• ​Juliana Derr

  • ​Founder, PartnerAlly

​📅 AI for Good Institute - On Campus Week Schedule

​🎓 Week 3: In-Person at Stanford University: Immersion Week

​Monday, June 23 | 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM PST

• ​9:30 AM - Program Check-in + Orientation

  • ​Delivered by Oumaima Makhlouk

• ​10:00 AM - AI Startups: Strategy + Pitch Essentials.

  • ​Instructor: Nabila Elassar

• ​11:00 AM - Human-Centered AI: Socio-technical systems: Responsible AI strategies in the use and development of new technologies.

  • ​Lectured by Victor Lee

• ​12 PM - Lunch Break

• ​2:00 PM - Product (Technical): From Prototype to Production: Building digital/ AI products: Strategy and process.

  • ​Lectured by Hamza Farooq

• ​3:00 PM - Product & Marketing Strategy: Launching and Scaling AI Products

  • ​Lectured by Nabila Elassar + Megh Gautam

• ​4:00 PM - Live Pitch Practice #1

  • ​Pitch Coaches + Nabila Elassar

​Tuesday, June 24 | 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM PST

• ​9:30 AM - Review, Q&A

• ​10:00 AM - AI Ethics in a High-Tech World

  • ​Lectured by Dr. Mehran Sahami

• ​11:30 AM - Combating Misinformation with AI: Detection. Ranking and Mitigation

  • ​Lectured by Dr Ali Arsanjani

• ​12:00 PM - Lunch Break

• ​2:00 PM - Startup Strategy: Business/ Monetization Models Product Market Fit

  • ​Lectured by Omar Tawakkul + Nabila Elassar

• ​3:00 PM - Startup Growth Hacking + GTM

  • ​Lectured by Yousra Gaballah + Nabila Elassar

• ​4:00 PM - Live Pitch Practice #2

  • ​Pitch Coaches + Nabila Elassar

​Wednesday, June 25 | 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM PST

• ​9:30 AM- Review, Q&A

• ​10:00 AM - Fundraising Strategy: Pre-seed to Series A: VC Panel and Lightning Talks

  • ​Speakers: Clayton Bryan, Tiffany Joy Basse, Katya Evhenko, Nabila Elassar

• ​12:00 PM - Lunch Break

• ​2:00 PM - Startup Finance Essentials: Numbers that Matter.

  • ​Instructor: TBD

• ​2:30 PM - Startup Legal Expert Briefing

  • ​Lectured by Lindsay Mignano

• ​4:00 PM - Live Pitch Practice #3

  • ​Pitch Coaches + Nabila Elassar

​Thursday, June 26 | 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM PST

• ​9:30 AM - Agentic AI Fundamentals (Technical)

  • ​Instructor: Jay Prakash Thakur

• ​10:00 AM - Applied Responsible AI (Technical): Advice for Product Builders

  • ​Instructor: Anto Patrex

• ​10:45 AM - Guest Talk: Dr. Paul Fang: Computer Networks to Real Life Networking

• ​11:00 AM - Communications Masterclass for mission-driven founders

  • ​Instructor: Nabila Elassar, Deep Sahni

• ​12:00 PM - Lunch Break

• ​2:00 PM - Guest Talk: Mariane Bekker: How I built and scaled a founders community

• ​2:15 PM - Final Pitch Rehearsal

  • ​Pitch Coaches: Marianne Bekker + Nabila Elassar

• ​4:00 PM - Prep time + 1:1 mentor networking (outside of class)

  • ​Organized by Oumaima Makhouk

​🎉 The Finale: AI for Good Summit

​Friday, June 27 | 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM PST

• ​AI Future Summit + Demo Day

  • ​VC Judges: Kristopher Floyd + Brian Sparkes + Laura Montoya + Nabila

​Saturday, June 28 | 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM PST

• ​Keynotes

  • ​Shannon McClenaghan + Jennifer Hoskins + Alex Stolarik + Sam Hamilton

• ​Panel Leaders

  • ​Senan Khawaja + Diva Sharma + Mohamed Rasouli + Nabila Elassar

• ​Startup Pitches

  • ​VC Judges: TBD

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