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
CEO
VelociData
Barry Rudolph
CEO
Health eFilings
Robert Hopton
Head of Acquisitions and Integration
WiseTech Global
Mark Hall
_edited.jpg)
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
Marketing Coordinator
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
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
Peter Coffee
.png)
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
Scott Bergen
.png)
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
%20Abu-Hakima%20300x300%20B%26W.png)
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
Teresa Chase
.png)
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
Tomer Yosef-Or
.png)
Global Head Go-To-Market Strat
SAP
Utkarsh Bahadur
Managing Partner
EdgeVenture Group
Vani Rao