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 through digital media - webcasts, podcasts, videos - and live symposiums in tech cities around the world, 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
Executive Director
Volaris Group
Jesper Ulsted
CEO
Everfield Software
Scott Saklad
Senior Director Business Development
Synamedia
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
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
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
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CEO & Founder
Leiki
Petrus Pennanen
Managing Director and CCO
Maple Leaf Angels
Prathna Ramesh
Former CEO
El Pescador
Rafael Silva
Sr. Managing Dir & Co-Head
Endeavor Fund
René Yang Stewart
Managing Partner
Alacrity Mexico
Ricardo Granja Vázquez
Vice President
Corum Group
Richard Harris
Investor
AirTree
Richard Lin
President
Corum Group
Rob Griggs
CEO
NurseGrid
Rob MacNaughton
Partner
WhiteCap Ventures
Russell Samuels
Director of New Ventures
Redfin
Ryan Sudeck
CEO
Basil Technology Partners
Sameer Kanwar
Former CEO/Founder
ZeroHero
Scott Barrows
Partner
McCarthy Tétrault LLP
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Investments
1982 Ventures
Scott Krivokopich
EVP Bus. & Corp Dev
Building Engines
Scott Sidman
Senior Vice President
Corum Group
Serge Jonnaert
President & CEO
Converge Technology Solutions
Shaun Maine
Founding Partner
Navora Capital
Shawn McMorran
Vice President
Volaris
Shezad Okhai
Founder
MeSpoke
Sid K. Hasan
CEO
Valor Global
Simer Mayo
CEO
eShipGlobal
Srini Vasan
Accelerator Adviser
Women in Cloud
Stacy Tatem
SVP Corp Dev
Altair
Stephanie Buckner
CEO and Board Member
Attivio
Stephen Baker
Industry Advisor
Corum Group
Steve Jones
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VP, CEO
Genasys, Alstari
Sue Abu-Hakima
CFO
New England CFO Strategies
Suzanne Oakley
Partner
Butterfly Ventures
Tanya Marvin-Horowitz
Managing Director
Mailtastic
Tao Bauer
Former CEO
American HealthTech
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Principal, Origination
The Riverside Company
Thomas Seddon
Executive Vice President, Corporate Strategies
Corum Group
Timothy Goddard
Director
Dorado Capital
Tim Moore
Managing Director
Madrona Venture Group
Tim Porter
Co-Founder & Partner
Astra Capital Management
Todd Crick
Partner
Abry Partners
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Global Head Go-To-Market Strat
SAP
Utkarsh Bahadur
Managing Partner
EdgeVenture Group
Vani Rao
Partner
Dreamers VC
Vik Sasi
Partner
Draper Esprit
Vinoth Jayakumar
Managing Director
Greater Sum Ventures
Vladimir Besprozvany
Founder & CEO
KPI Sense
William Cordes
Senior Vice President
Corum Group
William Hill
CEO
KITT.AI
Xuchen Yao
Vice President, Valuation Services
Corum Group
Yasmin Khodamoradi
President and CEO
Boston Harbor Angels
Ziad Moukheiber
CEO
Rational
Kahly Berg
CEO & Founder
LiveTiles
Karl Redenbach
Managing Director
Verstra Ventures
Karl Schabas
Head of M&A
TOTVS
Karolyna Schenk
CEO
Datalight
Kerri McConnell
Software Investor
Klass Capital
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Co-Founder
CutQ
Kevin Tan
Former CEO
CodeMetro
Kim Finger
Principal
Rubicon Technology Partners
Kirsten Porter
Managing Dir & Corp Dev
Accenture
Krista Young
Founder
FoxInspires LLC
Kristin Fox