Columbia Venture Community is thrilled to invite you to our inaugural venture conference, Multicultural Mainstream : Reimagining Humanity and Technology. Join us on March 5th and 6th, 2021 for compelling content, conversations with industry leaders, and opportunities to connect with fellow CVC’ers.

Expect content that challenges you, and gets you ready for the big restart. Expect conversations that engage tough and necessary questions about equity, justice, how we interact as a society and at work, plus how we start up companies.

We promise a conference that stimulates thought long after the event ends.

You’ll leave the conference with:

• New ideas inspired by our keynote speakers and panelists,
• Thought provoking conversations with other community members,
• A better understanding of how to innovate and implement your ideas, and
• New friends and contacts to grow your network

Conference Agenda:

• Keynote:

• Creating Corporate Diversity Programs, with William Crowder, Aperture VC Founding Partner and Morgan Stanley Multicultural Innovation Lab Entrepreneur in Residence
• Diversity in the Venture Capital Community, with Richelle Parham, Managing Director at WestRiver Group, ex-CMO at eBay

• Select Panels：

• Future of Women in Venture - moderated by Stacy Tarver Patterson, Managing Director at West Ventures, Entrepreneur in Residence at Columbia Startup Lab, and joined by Bea Arthur, Founder and CEO of The Difference
• Startup Landscape For Diverse & Female Founders - moderated by Shanita Nicholas, co-Founder of Sip & Sonder and LA Black Investors Club
• Social Entrepreneurship - moderated by Michelle Kwok , Co-founder & CEO at FLIK, and joined by Alana Mann, principal at Cultivation Capital
• Digital Health - moderated by Kingsley Ndoh , Clinical Assistant Professor, Global Health, Co-Founder at Regista, and joined by Sumit Mukherjee, Ph.D, Senior Applied Scientist / Researcher at Microsoft AI for Good Research Lab, and Crystal Evuleocha, CEO & Founder of Kiira Health
• Innovation in Wholesale Banking, moderated by Akrati Johari, Co-Head of North America Digital Innovation at JPMorgan Chase & Co.
• The Next Normal: Sneak peek into the Post Pandemic World of Retail - moderated by Lindsay Trombley , CEO and co-founder of Wovn
• The ROI on UN SDGs - moderated by Steven Rochlin, CEO of Impact ROI, and joined by Esther Kim, Founder & CEO of ConsiderBeyond
• New Business Models in Sustainability - moderated by Lane Jost, 10 year veteran of impact investing, from corp foundations like Santander to thought leadership and events at PwC

• Virtual Wine Tasting and Breakout Session - unique opportunity to meet and network with fellow CVC'ers

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More about CVC

Columbia Venture Community is a network of more than 6,000+ Columbia alumni interested in all aspects of entrepreneurship and innovation. Founded in 2006, CVC has hosted more than 400 events around the world. Today, CVC hosts multiple global programs, in-person and virtual events, and an online community for members to share resources.

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CVC is officially a "shared interest group" (SIG) under the Columbia Alumni Association (CAA) and works closely with the University.

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