Global AI Pitch Summit 2025 - Silicon Valley's Largest Pitch Event

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​To learn more about the event, visit our website at https://www.globalpitch.ai.

Featured Speakers (More coming soon)

• Ronald Ratcliffe — Managing Director, BlackRock
• Bret Waters — Stanford Startups Coach & Author of The Launch Path
• Paul Fang — President, Bay Area Founders Club
• Steve Hoffman — CEO, Founders Space
• Stash Pomichter — Founder, REMUS Capital
• Sophie Ren — Founder & CEO, Chatslide.ai; Forbes’ 30 Under 30
• Richard B. Dasher — Director, US–Asia Technology Management Center, Stanford
• Sam Hamilton — Data & AI Advisor, Visa
• Chris Bradbury — Principal, Alumni Ventures
• Ryan JB Taylor — Early Stage Investor, Fusion Fund
• Joseph Pigato — President, Stanford Entrepreneurs
• Bolun Li — Founder, Zogo
• Sana Wajid — Senior Vice President, Fetch.ai
• Xiaoyin Qu — Founder, HeyBoss.AI
• David Hefter — AI Strategy for Investing, BlackRock
• Brandon Farwell — General Partner, Xfund
• Jenny Xiao — Partner, Leonis Capital
• Sang Wen — Co-Founder & COO, Genspark.ai
• Shub Agarwal — Senior VP, US Bank
• Jeff Wang — CEO, Windsurf
• Peter Walker — Head of Insights, Carta
• Niamh O’Donnell — Director of Programs, Unusual Ventures
• Stephen D. Torres — Co-Founder, Ellerra
• Lamia Youseff — Board Director, Stanford GSB
• Echo Cheng — Founding Partner, Brightway Future Capital
• Alex Dang — Former McKinsey Partner; Author of The Venture Mindset
• Iris Sun — Principal, 500 Global

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About ​the Host

​​​​The Bay Area Founders Club (BFC), founded by Dr. Paul Fang in Silicon Valley in 2022 and managed by a dedicated group of Stanford alumni and students, is a thriving community of over 50,000 members, including more than 2,000 startups and over 650 venture capital firms. With most startups in our network raising $1-10 million, and some exceeding $20 million, our mission is to empower creators who aspire to make a global impact. We provide the essential resources, support, and connections needed to transform visionary ideas into reality.

Special Event by Science in Motion (Stanford)

🌍 Science in Motion: When Data Becomes Dance

​Science in Motion, an NGO founded by Stanford scientists, reimagines how scientific concepts can move—literally—through the language of dance and art.

​At the Global AI Pitch Summit 2nd this November, join us for our debut performance:

​Cancer - A Visceral Exploration of Life, Fragility, and Resilience

​This groundbreaking performance transforms complex medical ideas into living, breathing movement. Each gesture embodies a molecule; each rhythm mirrors the pulse of cellular transformation. Through choreography, we translate science into emotion, data into rhythm, and research into poetry in motion. 💃

​Science in Motion is where the precision of science meets the soul of art - a collaboration that reminds us that discovery, too, has a heartbeat.

​This is only the beginning. Many more creations await—on memory, learning, the brain, and beyond.

​If you live at the intersection of science and art, we invite you to join us. Let’s move science forward together.

About ​the Organizers

Welcome to Connect with Our Organizers of the Upcoming Summit

​If you have any questions or are interested in collaborating, please reach out to the right organizer based on your interests:

• ​Paul FANG – President, Bay Area Founders Club (BFC)
  For sponsorship opportunities, speaking or panelist requests, or to connect with BFC community of 50,000+ founders and VCs in the Bay Area, reach out today
• ​Sophie REN – Founder & CEO, Chatslide.ai
  For sponsorship inquiries or if you’d like to be a speaker or panelist at the summit
• ​Joseph PIGATO – President, Stanford Entrepreneur
  For Stanford alumni who are attending or looking to get involved
• ​Stephen D. Torres – Co-founder, Ellera
  For Berkeley and Harvard alumni interested in participating or collaborating
• ​Ryan JB Taylor – Investor at Fusion Fund
  For attendees from Cambridge, Oxford, or other European communities who want to connect and grow together

​Together, we aim to build a stronger global founder community and explore the future of entrepreneurship. 🚀