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
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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