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ONLINE EVENT AGENDA (from 11:00 AM to 3:30 PM)


M&A Market Update & 2023 Top Ten Disruptive Tech Trends

Investors Panel: What Women investors are looking for in funding strategies?

Tech Valuation Metrics: What is your company worth? How do you get it?

Buyers Panel: Do you have what they want?

Special presentation: Getting Your Team on Board

Sellers Panel: Her Story, Insider tips from women CEOs who’ve successfully sold

Growth & Exit Strategies:
Women Tech Leaders Virtual Conference

Mar 2, 2023

Agenda

11:00 - 11:10 AM

Welcome & Opening Remarks

Ana Victoria Conejo, Director | WFS

Gina Stanhope, Conference Chair and COO | Corum Group (Platinum Sponsor)


11:10 – 11:30 AM

M&A Market Update & 2023 Top 10 Disruptive Tech Trends

How trends drive strategic imperatives and lead to successful exits

Tim Goddard, Executive VP, Corp Strategies | Corum Group


11:30 AM – 12:30 PM

Investors Panel: What Women investors are looking for in funding strategies?

Lu Zhang, Founder & Managing Partner | Fusion Fund

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

Ankita Vashistha, Founder & Managing Partner | StrongHer Ventures

Ute Mercker, Investment Director | IBB Ventures

Elaine Kunda, Founder & Managing Partner | Disruption Ventures

Sarah Young, Founder & Managing Partner | Sandpiper

Thandeka Xaba, Managing Director | Digital Africa Ventures

Moderator: Jaber Tannay, Senior Vice President | Corum Group


12:30 – 12:50 PM

Tech Valuation Metrics: What is your company worth & how do you get it?

Alden Mendoza, Vice President | Corum Group


12:50 – 13:10 PM

Go-To-Market Process & Short Break


13:10 – 14:10

Buyers Panel: Do you have what they want?

Cristina Wheless, Group Leader | Volaris Group

Amber Hilkene, Partner, Head of Investor Relations | AnaCap Financial Partners

Sharon Van Zeeland, VP Corporate Development | Rockwell Automation

Victoria Gardin, Corp Strategy Director | OneTrust

Cheryl Strom, Principal, Origination | The Riverside Company

Laetitia Pariente, Sr M&A Manager | SITA

Jyothsna Tremblay, VP Corporate Development | Paycor

KC Kanoff, Principal | Mainsail Partners

Moderator: Rob Griggs, President | Corum Group


14:10 – 14:20

Getting Your Team on Board

Rob Griggs, President | Corum Group


14:20 – 15:20

Sellers Panel: Her Story, Insider tips from Women CEOs who've successfully sold

Viridiana de la Garza, COO | Digital OnUs

Mary Wilson, Founder & President | Tibersoft

Heather Barnhouse, Partner | Dentons

Satu Lapinlampi, CEO | Hiottu Oy

Moderator: Kristin Fox, Founder | Fox Inspires LLC


15:20 - 15:30

Celebration After the Deal & Closing Remarks

Speakers

Digital Africa Ventures

Thandeka Xaba

Managing Director

FusionFund

Lu Zhang

Founder & Managing Partner

Tibersoft

Mary Wilson

Founder & President

Sandpiper

Sarah Young

Founder & Managing Partner

Volaris

Cristina Wheless

Group Leader

Corum Group

Rob Griggs

President

Hiottu Oy

Satu Lapinlampi

CEO

Dentons

Heather Barnhouse

Partner

The Riverside Company

Cheryl Strom

Principal – Origination

Disruption Ventures

Elaine Kunda

Founder & Managing Partner

Rockwell Automation

Sharon Van Zeeland

VP Corporate Development

Corum Group

Gina Stanhope

Chief Operating Officer

Paycor

Jyothsna Tremblay

VP Corporate Development

Corum Group

Jaber Tannay

Senior Vice President

SITA

Laetitia Pariente

Sr M&A Manager

DigitalOnUs

Viridiana De La Garza

COO

IBB Ventures

Ute Mercker

Investment Director

WFS

Ana Victoria Conejo

Director

Illumina

Amanda Cashin

Co-Founder, Global Head For Startups & Accelerator

StrongHer Ventures

Ankita Vashitha

Founder & Managing Partner

Mainsail

KC Kanoff

Principal

AnaCap

Amber Hilkene

Partner, Head of Investor Relations

FoxInspires LLC

Kristin Fox

Founder

Sponsors

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