​🚀 AI for Good Summit + Demo Day @ Stanford: Shaping the Future of AI — Together

​📍 Stanford University | 🗓 June 27–28, 2025

​This isn’t just another conference. It’s Silicon Valley’s must-attend event of the summer.

​🚀 Where Vision Meets Venture: Join an elite gathering of AI startup founders, investors, engineers, and ecosystem leaders for a two-day summit at Stanford University — where breakthrough innovation meets bold execution.

​This event marks the capstone of the AI for Good Institute — a 3-week pre-accelerator training the next wave of mission-driven AI founders building venture-backable startups with real-world traction.

​Expect live startup pitches, deep tech demos, investor networking, and keynotes from the people shaping the future of AI venture creation and investing.

​Explore what it means to back the next generation of AI unicorns tackling billion-dollar problems — while driving both impact and returns across sectors like climate, health, edtech, fintech, enterprise, the future of work, and more.

​🔥 Why Attend

• ​🌍 100+ AI startups tackling billion-dollar problems with market validation

• ​💸 300+ VC firms invited from top-tier and emerging funds

• ​🎤 Mainstage keynotes, panel discussions, and live startup pitch competition

• ​🤝 Founder demo tables and curated networking with deep tech builders

​This isn’t just another conference.
It’s a front-row seat to the future.

​🔥 Special Offers

​🚀 VIP Startup Scaleup Exhibition: Give your company the boost it deserves

​**DEADLINE: Register before Tuesday, 24 June, 11:59 PM if you want to apply to pitch!
🔗 Register now: https://lu.ma/mfhjupbv

​Questions: 📩 Email us at: summit@impactgenius.ai

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​🎤 Featured Speakers

• ​Nabila Elassar – Founder, AI for Good Institute | Co-President, Stanford Entrepreneurs

• ​Peter Norvig - Director, Google Research | Ex. NASA Head of Computation | Distinguished Fellow, HAI

• ​Shannon McClenaghan – CEO, StartX

• ​Sam Hamilton – SVP, Data & AI, Visa

• ​Jennifer Hoskins – Global Lead, NVIDIA Startups & Inception

• ​Alex Stolyarik – XR/AI Research, Stanford Accelerator for Learning

• ​Ali Arsanjani, PhD – Director, AI/ML, Google Cloud

• ​Kayvan Baroumand – Founder, SignalRank

• ​Radhika Shah – Co-President, Stanford Angels & Entrepreneurs

• ​Sobhan Khani – Partner, Plug and Play

• ​David Hefter – AI Principal, BlackRock

• ​Ashish Goel – Professor, MS&E, Stanford

• ​Mohamed Rasouli – Founder, AIX2

• ​Sophie Ren - Founder, Chatslide AI

• ​Lillian Ma - Co-Founder, Klarity Health

• ​Ryan JB Taylor -Early Stage Investor, Fusion Fund

​💼 Investors Attending

​✅ Confirmed Investors & Participating Firms

• ​Plug and Play

• ​BlackRock

• ​SignalRank

• ​Ulu Ventures

• ​Pachamama Ventures

• ​TPG

• ​Accel Impact Ventures

• ​Nivesha Ventures

• ​VXP Fund

• ​Stanford Angels & Entrepreneurs

• ​Han River Partners

• ​Impact Experience

• ​Sand Hill Angels

• ​Gigascale Climate

• ​CarbonN Venture Partners

• ​Iolar Ventures

• ​Daana Capital LLC

• ​SJF Ventures

• ​First Spark Ventures

• ​Visa

• ​Hanwha Asset Management

• ​UpHonest Capital

• ​TAU Ventures

• ​Conscendo Ventures

• ​Brave Capital

• ​Overlook Ventures

• ​Alpha Square Group

• ​GSV Ventures

• ​Rebellion Ventures

• ​Beta Fund

• ​Octant Ventures

• ​Octahedron Capital

• ​ComCap

• ​Future Capital

• ​Ubiquity Ventures

• ​SVADRI

• ​ThreeEQ

• ​Legendary Ventures

• ​Kilonova Capital

• ​Sand Hill Angels

• ​The Venture Reality Fund

• ​Tencent Venture

• ​Team Builder Ventures

• ​PreSEEN

• ​iSeed VC

• ​Nivesha Ventures

• ​Multiple Angel Investors

​We’ve hosted 100+ investors at our past AI for Good Institute programs. Selected attending firms include: 500 Global, Pear VC, Plug and Play Ventures, BGV Ventures, Swisscom Ventures, Honeystone Ventures, WealthRyse, Susa Ventures, Y+ Ventures, ZAKA VC, SignalFire, UpScaleX, Langrenus Fund, 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, and AI & Robotics Ventures.

​🧑‍💻 Showcase Your Startup!

​Option 1 →Apply to pitch! Register for General Admission: The application form is sent post-registration.

​Option 2→ VIP Startup Scaleup Exhibition:

​Why join?
✔ Guaranteed pitch
✔ 6 ft demo table all day (Saturday)
✔ 3 full summit passes for team
✔ Featured in the startup directory
✔ Premium networking access

​📩 Email us at: summit@impactgenius.ai

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​🗓️ Full Schedule

​Day 1: Friday, June 27

​Location: Stanford University

​1:00 – 2:00 PM
🟢 Guest Arrival and Check-In

​2:00 – 3:00 PM
🎤 Opening Talks

• ​The AI for Good Institute: Ambitious Vision, Real Outcomes

  • ​ Nabila Elassar – Founder/ Director, AI for Good Institute

• ​The Future of AI Innovation and Responsible AI

  • ​Dr. Ali Arsanjani – Director, Applied AI Engineering, Google Cloud | Former Head of AI/ML, AWS

• ​Panel: The AI Era – Where We Go Next

  • ​Nabila Elassar – Founder/ Director, AI for Good Institute

  • ​Dr. Peter Norvig – Director of Research, Google | Former Head of Computational Sciences, NASA | Distinguished Fellow, Stanford HAI

​3:00 – 5:00 PM
🚀 Final Founder Pitch Showcase
15-20 AI for Good Institute startups pitch live to investors

​Judges:

• ​Alan Kelly – SJF Ventures

• ​Laura Montoya – Accel Impact

• ​Katya Evchenko - BGV Ventures

• ​Kristopher Floyd – Founders Bay

• ​Brian Sparkes – Silicon Valley Venture

• ​Plus 100+ investors in the audience

​5:00 – 6:00 PM
🥂 Networking Reception

​6:00 – 8:00 PM
📸 Cohort Graduation

• ​Official Photoshoot

• ​Interviews & Media Moments

​Day 2: Saturday, June 28

​Location: Stanford University

​Guest Arrival and Check-In

​10:00 – 11:00 AM

​Morning Keynotes: The AI Moment — What We Build Next

​11:00 AM – 12:00 PM

​Building the Next AI Unicorn That Drives Impact and Returns

• ​Nabila Elassar — Founder, Impact Genius | Director, AI for Good Institute

​Responsible AI in Action

• ​Sam Hamilton — SVP of AI, Visa | Responsible AI Strategy Leader

​Empowering Early-Stage Founders

• ​Jennifer Hoskins — Director, Startups & Inception, NVIDIA | Global Ecosystem Builder

​From Dorm Room to Disruptors

• ​Shannon McClenaghan — CEO, StartX | Early-Stage Innovation Expert

​Backing Passionate Founders

• ​Sybil Chen — General Manager, Berkeley SkyDeck | Startup Program Strategist

​The Future of Agentic AI

• ​Alex Stolyarik — CEO, Stealth AI Startup | XR/AI Researcher, Stanford Accelerator for Learning

​Panels & Fireside Chats

​12:00 – 2:00 PM

​Zero to One: Launching & Scaling AI Startups

• ​Moderator: Senan Khawaja — CEO, Kollegio

• ​Ashutosh Saxena — Co-Founder & CEO, TorqueAGI | Former Stanford Professor, Robotics & AI

• ​Josh Kelly — Founder, Pave Robotics | Robotics Systems Engineer

• ​Yasin Ehsan — Founder & CEO, Headstarter

​New Frontiers: AI for Investment Funds

• ​Moderator: Mohamd Rasouli — Founder, AIX2

• ​David Hefter — Head of AI Investing, BlackRock | Former VC & AI Strategist

• ​Sobhan Khani — Partner, Plug and Play Ventures | Global Startup Ecosystem Leader

• ​Homan Yuen — Managing Partner, Keymaker VC | Deep Tech & AI Investor

​Beyond Borders: Scaling AI Startups Globally

• ​Moderator: Sophie Ren — Co-Founder, ChatSlide.AI

• ​Lillian Ma — Founder, Hello Klarity | YC Alum & Global Health Tech Innovator

• ​Ryan Taylor — Investor, Fusion Fund | Global Market Advisor

​Building and Funding Impactful AI Startups

• ​Radhika Shah — Co-President, Stanford Angels | Impact Tech Advocate

• ​Ashish Goel — Professor, Stanford MS&E | Former Founding Director, Stanford Crowdsourced Democracy Team

​Lunch + Networking

​2:00 – 3:00 PM

• ​Catered lunch

• ​VIP startup demo booths

​Panel: From Seed to Series B — What Makes an AI Startup Investable in 2025

​3:00 – 3:30 PM

• ​Nabila Elassar — Director, AI for Good Institute | Startup Advisor

• ​Peter Olcott — Principal, First Spark Ventures | AI Investment Specialist

• ​Kayvan Baroumand — Managing Director, SignalRank | Former COO, Plug and Play

• ​Allan Kelly — Managing Director, SJF Ventures

• ​Karen Sheffield — Founder & Managing Partner, Pachamama Ventures

​Startup Live Pitch + Awards

​3:30 – 5:00 PM
15–20 high-potential AI for Good startups pitch live
Real-time feedback and investor Q&A

​Judges:

• ​Nabila Elassar — Director, AI for Good Institute | Early-Stage Advisor

• ​Peter Olcott — Principal, First Spark Ventures | Deep Tech Investor

• ​Kayvan Baroumand — Managing Director, SignalRank | VC Platform Builder

• ​Allan Kelly — Managing Director, SJF Ventures | Impact VC

• ​Karen Sheffield — Founder and Managing Partner, Pachamama Ventures | Early-Stage Investor

​Pitch Awards + Closing Remarks

​5:00 – 6:00 PM

• ​Closing remarks by Nabila Elassar

• ​Indoor photoshoot

​Outdoor Networking + Final Photoshoot

​6:00 – 7:00 PM

​🏆 Judges

• ​Alan Kelly - SJF Ventures

• ​Laura Montoya – Accel Impact

• ​Katya Evchenko - BGV Ventures

• ​Kristopher Floyd – Founders Bay

• ​Brian Sparkes – Silicon Valley Venture

• ​Nabila Elassar - AI for Good Institute

• ​Peter Olcott - First Spark Ventures

• ​Kayvan Baroumand – SignalRank

• ​Karen Sheffield - Pachamama Ventures

​🤝 Community Partners

• ​Stanford Entrepreneurs

• ​Stanford Founders

• ​Stanford Angels & Entrepreneurs

• ​Stanford Young Alumni – Bay Area

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​🎤Meet the Speakers/ Lecturers of the AI for Good Institute 2025

• ​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.

• ​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

• ​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

• ​Dr Basem Nayfeh

  • ​Researcher DEC, CTO AudienceScience, SVP Engineering Voicea, Sr Dir AI Cisco

• ​Juan Lavista Ferres

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

• ​Megh Gautam

  • ​Chief product officer, Crunchbase

• ​Laura Montoya

  • ​Investor, Accel Impact Ventures