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
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 & COO
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
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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
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
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
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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