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Where The Entrepreneurs and Professionals Meet April 20th, 2019

Attend one of the leading events for professionals and entrepreneurs in the Bay Area. Meet and network with dynamic entrepreneurs and learn from their success stories. Connect with professionals and explore emerging technologies and career advancement opportunities.

Learn about Emerging Technologies

IOT

Fintech

Autonomous Driving

Blockchain,
Cloud
Health Care

Learn about the art of getting Funded

VC Funding

Incubators

Angel Funding

Business plans
Workshops
Getting Funding
Exit Strategies

Achieve Professional Excellence

Media

Advertizing

Social Entrepreneurship

Professional Excellence

Individual Experiences
Networking
Women and Youth

Attend "Ignite your Passion" OPEN SV Forum. Learn what you will need to excel in the next decade.

AI is bringing with itself a revolution which will be changing every aspect of our life. From chatbots to AI tools to help you work smarter. It spans every area in technology, Arts, Health, Social Sciences etc. This year we examine core AI and all the areas it touches. We also focus on traditional ways to build companies, get funding, learn how to Network etc. So don't miss the forum this year. It will equip you with what you will need in the coming decade.

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Take part in the OPEN Silicon Valley Forum and benefit from one of the most dynamic and powerful entrepreneurship network in the US.

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Keynote Speakers

Hear Careem's story and where it is headed. How odds were overcome to become a leading international Transport Network Company.

Mudassir Sheikha

Mudassir Sheikha is the co-founder and CEO of Careem, MENA’s leading car booking service that is based out of Dubai and operates from Morocco to Pakistan. Prior to Careem, Mudassir was an Associate Partner at McKinsey & Company, where he advised clients on strategy and business building. Before McKinsey, Mudassir spent a decade in the Silicon Valley building technology startups, where he was on the founding team of DeviceAnywhere, which was eventually acquired by Keynote Systems.

Learn about personal growth, professional excellence and challanges of running one of the worlds largest Advertizing Operations.

Anwar Akram

Join Anwar Akram, VP Advertising Operations at Google, and learn about his journey, how he started, the path he took, the challenges he faced and the advice he identifies as key to his success. Anwar joined Google in 2007, and since then has been involved in a variety of roles ranging from Sales Operations to his current responsibility as VP of Advertising Operations. His talk will focus on a veriety of things including the challenges he saw over the years and what you need to keep in mind if you want to be successful.

Phil Jaber

Philz Coffee is the unofficial beverage of Silicon Valley and founded by Phil Jaber. It took Phil 7 years to experiment with coffee and come up with it's first blend "Tesora"

Join a revealing fireside chat with Omar Siddiqui interviewing Phil Jaber. Come meet and listen to a Bay Area Legend.

Phil Jaber went on a quest 25 years ago to make a really great cup of coffee. He wanted to create a blend that was flavorful, complex, rich, smooth, and low in acidity. His quest took him all over the world and after visiting thousands of coffee shops, Phil created over 30 unique blends. Phil wanted to make sure the coffee making process embodied a personal and social feel, so he designed his own coffee station allowing for every cup to be crafted one cup at a time.

Highlighted Sessions

Unconscious Bias: The Biggest Thing Keeping You from Building the Next Unicorn!

The one thing we almost always forget about is unconscious bias. We may not go after certain market, hires, features or even VC’s - your unconscious bias can keep you from making the right decision to propel your passion into a billion dollar company or getting the next level Job. Session

Smarter, Faster, Less Dilutive Financings… Start in the Boardroom

Fintech the new Silicon

Healthcare

AI Today and Tomorrow

Emerging Technologies

Funding Workshop

AI in Investing and Market trends