
Smart AI
Smart Venture Media AI Conference 2025
Leveraging the Power of Artificial Intelligence to Shape Tomorrow
Leadership
Leadership
Summit
9 April 2025
Join top VCs, Fortune 500 execs, and visionary founders to explore how cutting-edge AI drives real-world impact.
2025
Conference Schedule
April 9, 2025
Smart AI
Leadership Summit
8:30 AM
Registration & Breakfast
9:30 AM
Welcome & Opening Remarks: Grace Gong (Smart Venture Media)
9:45 AM
Partner Spotlight: Timur Yarnall (AWS)
9:55 AM
Partner Spotlight: Rachel Waddell (SVB)
10:00 AM
Panel: Security AI
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Shravan Narayen (IVP)
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Dave Zilberman (Norwest Venture Partners)
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Shomik Ghosh (Boldstar Ventures)
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Anna Sarnek (AWS)
10:45 AM
Break
11:00 AM
Panel: Enterprise AI
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Jake Flomenberg (Wing VC)
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Nikhil Sachdev (Insight Partners)
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Eugene Lee (OMERS Ventures)
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James da Costa (A16z)
11:45 AM
The VC Perspective on AI Investment: Anna Patterson (Ceramic.ai, Formerly Google & Gradient Ventures)
12:15 PM
Lunch & Networking
1:15 PM
Panel: AI in Consumer Products & Services
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Anna Barber (M13)
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Brandon Yahn (Convivialite Ventures)
2:00 PM
Panel: AI Agents
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Aditi Maliwal (Upfront Ventures)
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Henry Yin (AGI house)
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Eylul Kayin (Gradient Ventures)
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Tejas Manohar (Hightouch)
2:45 PM
Break
3:00 PM
Spotlight: The Fortune 500 Perspective
3:30 PM
Panel: Vertical AI & Deep Tech
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Phil Boyer (Crosslink Capital)
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Alan Cohen (DCVC)
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Aidan Madigan-Curtis (Eclipse Ventures)
4:15 PM
The Future of AI Development
4:45 PM
Partner Spotlight
4:55 PM
Partner Spotlight
5:00 PM
Closing Remarks
5:15 PM
Cocktails & Reception
9:55 AM
Keynote with Lane Bruno, Managing Director - Investor Coverage at Silicon Valley Bank
9:30 AM
Welcome & Opening Remarks
9:45 AM
Keynote with Timur Yarnall, Head of AI/ML Startups Business Development at Amazon Web Services
9:55 AM
Keynote with Lane Bruno, Managing Director - Investor Coverage at Silicon Valley Bank
10:00 AM
Panel: Security AI
10:45 AM
Break
11:00 AM
Panel: Enterprise AI
11:45 AM
The VC Perspective on AI Investment with Anna Patterson, Founder of Ceramic.ai
12:15 PM
Lunch & Networking
1:15 PM
Panel: AI in Consumer Products & Services
2:00 PM
Panel: AI Agents
Panel: AI Agents
2:45 PM
Break
Panel: AI Agents
Conference Schedule
8:30 AM — Registration & Breakfast
9:30 AM — Welcome & Opening Remarks: Grace Gong (Smart Venture Media)
9:45 AM — Partner Spotlight: Timur Yarnall (AWS)
9:55 AM — Partner Spotlight: Rachel Waddell (SVB)
10:00 AM — Panel: Security AI
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Shravan Narayen (IVP)
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Dave Zilberman (Norwest Venture Partners)
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Shomik Ghosh (Boldstar Ventures)
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Anna Sarnek (AWS)
10:45 AM — Break
11:00 AM — Panel: Enterprise AI
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Jake Flomenberg (Wing VC)
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Nikhil Sachdev (Insight Partners)
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Eugene Lee (OMERS Ventures)
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James da Costa (A16z)
11:45 AM — The VC Perspective on AI Investment: Anna Patterson (Ceramic.ai, Formerly Google & Gradient Ventures)
12:15 PM — Lunch & Networking
1:15 PM — Panel: AI in Consumer Products
& Services
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Anna Barber (M13)
-
Brandon Yahn (Convivialite Ventures)
2:00 PM — Panel: AI Agents
-
Aditi Maliwal (Upfront Ventures)
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Henry Yin (AGI house)
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Eylul Kayin (Gradient Ventures)
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Tejas Manohar (Hightouch)
2:45 PM — Break
3:00 PM — The Fortune 500 Perspective
3:30 PM — Panel: Vertical AI & Deep Tech
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Phil Boyer (Crosslink Capital)
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Alan Cohen (DCVC)
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Aidan Madigan-Curtis (Eclipse Ventures)
4:15 PM — Future of AI Development
4:45 PM — Partner Spotlight
4:55 PM — Partner Spotlight
5:00 PM — Closing Remarks
5:15 PM — Cocktails & Reception
Meet the Speakers

Grace Gong
Founder & CEO of Smart Venture Media

Managing Director at Insight Partners

Partner at Sapphire Ventures

Anna Barber
Partner at M13

James da Costa
Partner at Andreessen Horowitz

Aditi Maliwal
Partner at Upfront Ventures

Shomik Ghosh
Partner at Boldstart Ventures

Dave Zilberman
General Partner at Norwest Venture Partners

Anna Patterson
Founder of Ceramic.ai, Former VP at Google, Managing Partner & Founder of Gradient Ventures

Shravan Narayen
Partner at IVP

Eugene Lee
Partner at OMERS Ventures

Eylul Kayin
Partner at Gradient

Anna Sarnek
Cyber Security Startup & VC Business Development at AWS

Co-CEO of Hightouch

Partner at Crosslink Capital

Brandon Yahn
Partner at Convivialité

Henry Yin
Co-Founder & CTO at AGI House

Partner at Eclipse Ventures

General Partner at DCVC

Vice President at Silicon Valley Bank

Head of AI/ML Startups BD at AWS

Managing Partner & Founder at Rackhouse Venture Capital

Partner at Wing Venture Capital

Venue
SVB Experience Center
532 Market St
San Francisco, CA 94104
Who You’ll Meet
Get face-to-face with top-tier venture capitalists hunting for groundbreaking AI startups, Fortune 500 execs ready to invest and integrate new tech, and visionary founders who’ve successfully scaled AI solutions. Build relationships here that drive funding, partnerships, and strategic growth.
Why Attend?
Walk away with actionable strategies to accelerate your market expansion, insider knowledge on how Fortune 500 companies select AI partners, and real-world advice for navigating funding rounds from elite investors. One day here can unlock the connections and insights to scale your AI startup faster.
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