The GCVI Summit packs in two days of main stage and breakout sessions amid, interspersed with intense one-on-one networking and technology showcases.
It is impossible to attend every talk, so we have distilled the key learnings for you here.

Michelle Gonzalez, Corporate Vice President & Global Head of M12, Microsoft
Nicolas Sauvage, President of TDK Ventures, TDK

Senator Richard Burr’s discussion will provide a high-level overview of the current U.S. and global policy landscape, focusing on how domestic political dynamics, regulatory shifts, geopolitical tensions, and evolving trade and security priorities are reshaping the near-term business environment.
Senator Richard Burr – U.S. Senate (2005-2023)
Interviewed by: Jeff Baglio, Partner, DLA Piper

Barbry McGann, SVP and Managing Director, Workday Ventures
Interviewed By: Einat Meisel, Partner, Fenwick

Eric Buatois, General Partner, BGV

Dr. Trevor Lanting, Chief Development Officer, D-Wave Quantum
Eric Buatois, General Partner, BGV

Ana Lopes, Operating Partner, IBM Venture Capital
Interviewed by: Ian Goldstein, Partner, Fenwick

Lip-Bu Tan, CEO, Intel Corporation
Interviewed by: Ira Ehrenpreis, Founder & Managing Partner, DBL Partners

Andrew Ferguson, Vice President, Databricks Ventures
Interviewed By: Sandi Knox, Partner, Sidley

Hoolie Tejwai, Global Head, Coinbase Ventures

Jonathan Hurst, Chief Robot Officer & Co-Founder, Agility Robotics
Ankur Saxena, Investment Director – Physical AI, TDK Ventures

John Wesley, Founding Investment Director, NVentures
Jihong Kim, Vice President, Samsung Ventures America
Dong-Su Kim, CEO, LG Technology Ventures
Quinn Li, Global Head, Qualcomm Ventures
Interviewed By:
Jay Eum, Co-Founder, GFT Ventures

Milo Werner, General Partner, DCVC
Ann Bordetsky, Partner and Board Advisor, New Enterprise Associates
Greg Reichow, General Partner, Eclipse
Interviewed By: Greg Heibel, Partner, Orrick

Lena Ambrozy, Senior Investment Manager, Henkel
Takuya Odagiri, Senior Investor, Mitsubishi Corporate CVC
Gen Tsuchikawa, Founder, Sony Ventures
Interviewed by: Rob Carlson, Partner, Sidley

Sha-Chelle Devlin Manning, Chief, Commercial Strategy, DARPA
Todd Stavish, Managing Partner, SRI Ventures

Neal Hansch, CEO, Silicon Foundry
Evan Gutoff, Managing Director, Kearney Ventures
John Glushik, Managing Director, HG Ventures
Victoria Slivkoff, Global Head of Innovation Partnerships, Chemonics

Philip Krim, CEO, Montauk Capital
Sydney Robinson, Senior Manager, New Products Innovation & Analytics, Tokio Marine HCC
Mike Gulla, CEO, Adaptive Insurance

Deidre Paknad, Chief Executive Officer, WorkBoard

Tamara Steffens, Managing Director, TR Ventures, Thomson Reuters
Lukasz Garbowski, Chief Investment Officer, Btomorrow Ventures
Moderator:
Eric Buatois, General Partner, BGV