Counter IV
See latest news release with our full schedule of events and speakers: https://counterclub.substack.com/p/announcing-the-schedule-of-events
Welcome back to the Counter conference! This is Counterpart Ventures' annual where we open up the inner workings of the CVC industry in a unique way. Counter IV will be our largest gathering to-date, we expect 300-350 investors to attend from all over the world.
While this is primarily for corporate investors, we are happy to invite select friends and partners
The key times and programming to be aware of:
8:00AM - 9:00AM - Doors Open: Registration, Breakfast, Coffee & Networking
9:00AM - Opening Welcome Address from Patrick Eggen, Counterpart Ventures
Morning Sessions
9:30-10:00AM Fireside Chat: Peter Hèbert, Lux Capital interviewed by Janie Yu, LFX Venture Partners
10:00-10:45AM CVC Patriots: Defense, National Security and Deep Tech Panel: Chris Moran, Lockheed Martin Ventures, Sarah Hess, SVDG, Thorsten Claus, NATO Innovation Fund. Moderated by Brian MacCarthy, Booz Allen Ventures
10:45-11:15AM Fireside Chat: Amy Banse, fmr Comcast Ventures and Michelle Gonzalez, Head of M12
11:15-11:45AM Unveiling the 2023 State of CVC Report: Mark Gallagher, SVB, Patrick Eggen, Counterpart Ventures & Kyle Stanford, Pitchbook
11:45-12:15AM Keynote Presentation: VC Decision Making with Prof. Ilya Strebulaev
12:15PM - 1:45PM - Lunch
Afternoon Sessions
1:45-2:15PM Fireside Chat: Steve Blank and Aidan Madigan-Curtis, Eclipse Ventures
2:15-3:00PM Fireside Chat: Wesley Chan, FPV Ventures and Mikey Kailis, Counterpart Ventures
3:00-3:45PM Innovation vs. CVC Panel: Kira Makagon, RingCentral Ventures, Kevin McCarthy, P&G and Monica Adractas, CPP Invesments. Moderated by Peter Pham, Science
3:45-4:30PM CVC Venture Operators and Platform Panel: Laura Padilla, Sapphire Ventures and Hilary Headlee, Insight Partners. Modereated by Grant Allen, SE Ventures
4:30-5:15PM Future of San Francisco Panel: Daniel Lurie, 2024 SF Mayoral Candidate, Roy Bahat, Head of Bloomberg Beta and Kanishka Karunaratne Cheng, Co-Founder of TogetherSF
5:15-5:30PM Closing Remarks: Joe Saijo, Counterpart Ventures & Mikey Kailis, Counterpart Ventures
5:30PM - Conference Agenda Concludes
Evening Festivities
Stand-up Performance by comedian Chad Kroeger, from the comedy duo "Chad & JT Go Deep"
5:30PM - 10:00PM - After Party, Cocktails, Mezcal tasting, woodfired pizzas and passed appetizers.
Reach out to a member of the Counterpart Ventures team if you have any questions.