World Financial Symposiums (WFS) is an international organization dedicated to educating technology leaders on the current tech and financial landscape, helping them build strategies for growth and eventual exit.
WFS brings together tech CEOs, founders, investors, strategic & financial buyers, accounting experts, law firms, and M&A experts from all around the world - through conferences, webcasts, podcasts & digital media, facilitating idea sharing, global networking, and deal flow.
Founded by experts in management education in the software and IT industries, and supported by a top-tier faculty of presenters from around the globe, WFS has developed a true symposium, bringing tech and finance together.

About WFS
Sponsors
Contributors and Advisors

CEO & Board Member
ScanMarket
Betina Nygaard

President & CEO
Delphi Display Systems
Ken Neeld
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Senior Corporate Development Manager
Akamai Technologies
Ksenia Desautels

Managing Partner
Cipio Partners
Roland Dennert

Investor
Camber Creek
Alexandra Nicoletti

Group Leader
Volaris Group
Jay Hoffman

Founder & Managing Partner
Disruption Ventures
Elaine Kunda

Partner
Dentons
Heather Barnhouse

Founder & President
Tibersoft
Mary Wilson

COO
DigitalOnUs
Viridiana De La Garza

Founder & Managing Partner
StrongHer Ventures
Ankita Vashitha

Principal
Mainsail
KC Kanoff

CEO
Hiottu Oy
Satu Lapinlampi

Co-Founder, Global Head For Startups & Accelerator
Illumina
Amanda Cashin

Managing Director
Digital Africa Ventures
Thandeka Xaba

Sr M&A Manager
SITA
Laetitia Pariente

Founder & Managing Partner
Sandpiper
Sarah Young

VP Corporate Development
Paycor
Jyothsna Tremblay


Group Leader
Volaris
Cristina Wheless

Investment Director
IBB Ventures
Ute Mercker

VP Corporate Development
Rockwell Automation
Sharon Van Zeeland

Principal – Origination
The Riverside Company
Cheryl Strom

Founder and Managing Partner
FusionFund
Lu Zhang


Partner, Head of Investor Relations
AnaCap
Amber Hilkene

Co-Founder, General Partner
2am VC
Brendan Rogers

Portfolio CIO & CFO
Volaris Group
Craig Finch

CEO
Dstny
Daan De Wever

EVP Corp Dev
Progress Software Corporation
Jeremy Segal

Co-Founder & Partner
Astra Capital Management
Matthew Murphy

Partner
CerraCap Ventures
Vikat Dat

Founder & Managing Partner
Rethink Impact
Jenny Abramson

CEO
MotivBase
Ujwal Arkalgud

General Partner
Edison Partners
Kelly Ford Buckley

Managing Partner
Pioneer Ventures
James Shen

Co-Founder, President & COO
Metro Data Center
Rob Kopp

CEO
VelociData
Barry Rudolph

CEO
Health eFilings
Robert Hopton

Head of Acquisitions and Integration
WiseTech Global
Mark Hall
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Strategy advisor - Co-CEO QR Retail Automation
Silverlake Axis
Karl Goderris

Portfolio Manager
Volaris Group
Nathan Godfrey


Senior Director
LeaseEagle (MRI Software)
Lee Trevena

Chief Executive Officer
CPR Vision
Cameron Richards

Managing Director
Krungsri Finnovate
Sam Tanskul

CEO
Malaysia Venture Capital Management Berhad (MAVCAP)
Shahril Anas

Co-Founder & Managing Partner
1982 Ventures
Herston Powers

Vice President
Reefknot Investments
Ervin Lim

Founder & CEO
Lensbridge Capital
Lachmi-Niwas Sadani
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Director
WFS
Ana Victoria Conejo

CEO
Solvemate GmbH
Erik Pfannmöller

Head of Corp Dev
Synamedia
François Rabaey

Sen. Director, Corp Dev/M&A
SAP
Karl Michael Popp

Investment Director
Irdi Soridec Gestion
Etienne Robequain


Executive Director
Volaris Group
Jesper Ulsted

CEO
Everfield Software
Scott Saklad

Co-founder & CEO
ContentArmor
Alain Durand

Co-Founder and CEO
givve
Patrick Löffler

CEO
Azpiral
Richard Gubbins

Managing Partner
gorillacapital
Risto Rautakorpi

Partner
Verdane
Staffan Morndal

CEO & Founder
Gellify
Fabio Nalucci

Partner
Mainsail Partners
Jason Frankel

VP Corporate Development
Sony Corporation of America
Andy Tseng

Co-Founder & Managing Director
M33 Growth
Mike Anello

Group President, Healthcare
Harris Computer
Jerry Canada

Vice President
Alpine Investors
Patrick Eble

CEO
Infinity
Ryen Leyva

CEO
UNICO Solution
Vikas Punna

President/ CEO
BioSero
Tom Gilman

Vice President, Head of Corporate Development
Infostretch
Rishabh Mishra

Managing Director
Voyager Capital
Bill McAleer

Managing Partner
Presidio Investors
Chris Puscasiu

Senior Vice President
Corum Group
Daniel Rudich

VC Investor
Invest Tech
Viviane Radiuk

Head of M&A
KPMG
Federico Diaz Ascuenaga

General Manager
PagoEfectivo
Juan Fernando Villena

M&A Manager
Prisma IC
Esteban Guarneros

CEO
Bridges Business Builder
Jorge A. Calles Estrada

Managing Director
Akamai Technologies
Claudio Baumann

General Manager
Efizity
Luis Enrique Lopez Zabala

Managing Director
Proeza Ventures
Rodolfo Elias Dieck

Partner
Zulu Ventures
Gustavo Murillo

Vice President, Marketing
Corum Group
Rielly Milne

Vice President
Corum Group
Joel Cymberg

Senior Vice President
Corum Group
Mike Donnell

President & CEO
Business Infusions
Scott Pickard

CEO
Faurecia IRYStec Inc.
Tara Akhavan, Ph.D

CEO
Volaris Group
Mark Miller

Partner
Valsoft Corporation
Joseph Khoubbieh

Managing Partner
Pioneer Ventures Inc.
James Shen

Principal
ArcTern Ventures
Tanya Boyko

Vice President
Corum Group
Randy Breen

International Director
World Financial Symposiums
Barbara Momboeuf

VP for Strategic Research
Salesforce
Peter Coffee
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CEO & Founder
Leiki
Petrus Pennanen

Managing Director and CCO
Maple Leaf Angels
Prathna Ramesh

Former CEO
El Pescador
Rafael Silva