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Online Event Agenda:

- Top 10 Disruptive Tech Trends in 2024

- Investors Panel: Will your strategy get funded?

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

- The State of GenAI in 10 Charts - Seize the moment!

- Buyers Panel: Do you have what they want?

- Special presentation: AI Chatbot Cautions for M&A

- Sellers Panel: Insider tips from CEOs who’ve successfully sold


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Growth & Exit Strategies:
The AI Shockwave

Jul 18, 2024

Agenda

10:00 - 10:05

Welcome & Opening Remarks

Ana Victoria Conejo, Director | WFS

Ivan Ruzic, SVP and AI Expert | Corum Group (Platinum Sponsor)


10:05 – 10:20

2024 Top 10 Disruptive Tech Trends

How trends drive strategic imperatives and lead to successful exits

Tim Goddard, Executive VP, Corp Strategies | Corum Group


10:20 – 11:10

Investors Panel: Will your strategy get funded?


  • Peter N. Ackerson, General Partner | Audere Capital 

  • Michael E Marks, Founding Managing Partner | Celesta Capital

  • Pratima Aiyagari, Partner | Nauta Capital

  • Anne Balduzzi, Founder, Board Member | SameGrain (former Managing Director TEDCO)


Moderator: Dan Bernstein, EVP - Director | Corum Group


11:10 – 11:30

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


11:30 – 11:50

AI Market Update

Ivan Ruzic, Senior Vice President | Corum Group


11:50 – 12:00

Short Break


12:00– 12:50

Buyers Panel: Do you have what they want?


  • Krista Young, Managing Director, Corporate Development | Accenture

  • Ksenia Desautels, Senior Manager, Corp. Dev. | Akamai Technologies

  • Satish Raman, Chief Strategy Officer | Fractal

  • Udo Waibel, Managing Director, Technology and Product Development | The Riverside Company 


Moderator: Rob Griggs, President | Corum Group


12:50 – 12:55

AI Chatbot Cautions for M&A

Bruce Milne, CEO and Founder | Corum Group


12:55 – 13:45

Sellers Panel: Insider tips from CEOs who've successfully sold


  • Ari Kahn, President & CEO | Bridgeline

  • Erik Pfannmöller, CEO & Founder | Solvemate

 

Moderator: Jaber Tannay, Senior Vice President | Corum Group


13:45 - 14:00

Celebration After the Deal & Closing Remarks

Speakers

Accenture

Krista Young

Managing Director Corporate Development

Corum Group

Daniel Bernstein

Executive Vice President and Director

Corum Group

Jaber Tannay

Senior Vice President

Corum Group

Rob Griggs

President

Solvemate GmbH

Erik Pfannmöller

CEO and Founder

Akamai Technologies

Ksenia Desautels

Senior Manager, Corp. Dev.

Nauta Capital

Pratima Aiyagari

Partner

SameGrain

Anne Balduzzi

Founder, Board Member

Celesta Capital

Michael Marks

Founding Managing Partner

The Riverside Company

Udo Waibel

Managing Director, Technology and Product Development

Fractal

Satish Raman

Chief Strategy Officer

Bridgeline

Ari Kahn

President & CEO

Corum Group

Dr. Ivan Ruzic

Senior Vice President

Audere Capital

Peter N. Ackerson

General Partner

Sponsors

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