The Silicon Valley Leadership Group is pleased to be hosting a special fireside conversation with Garine Ferejian-Mayo, Chief Commercial Officer of Sonesta – a worldwide hospitality company! Garine will share her wisdom on the challenges she went through to climb up the corporate ladder in addition to Sonesta’s growth in California despite the pandemic. Most…
Join this energetic conversation with one of the highest ranked Latinas in technology – Anamarie Huerta Franc – moderated by HITEC 100 Award recipient Pedro David Espinoza. As Managing Director for Labs US, Anamarie Huerta Franc is responsible for leading cross-company collaboration of employees developing cloud solutions. In her role, she oversees the location strategy…
Carlos Gutierrez is the co-founder and CEO of Empath, Inc., a SaaS technology platform that uses machine learning to transform the way talent is managed and grown inside a company. Previously, Secretary Gutierrez served as Chair of the Albright Stonebridge Group, a global strategic advisory firm. Secretary Gutierrez served as the U.S. Secretary of Commerce…
Fundraising Like a Boss: The Unicorn Immigrant Advantage in Tech A guest speaker to share your entrepreneurial & immigrant story: Rodrigo Liang is one of the few (if not the only) Brazilian immigrants to raise over $1 billion dollars in venture capital funding. He leads a decacorn startup, and he will share how to fundraise…
Venture Capital 101: Exploring the differences between traditional VCs versus Corporate VCs Join the dynamic session to learn the basics of venture capital. Silicon Valley is the world’s center of innovation, which is fueled by investors from Sand Hill Road. Venture capital funds the next generation of unicorns (startups with $1 billion valuations) such as…
Join us for the first in a series of fireside chats planned by SVLG’s Racial Justice and Equity portfolio on Police Accountability and Public Safety. These conversations will be rooted in the recent passage of SB2, a bill focused on police accountability, and focus on how the local governments are approaching public safety as people…
Daniel Gamba was the CEO of BlackRock LATAM for several years. Today he is the Chairman of the CFA Institute in addition to being the Co-Head of Fundamental Equities for Fundamental Equities. Daniel will share with our SVLG launch circuit how to use grit to grow in your career and climb up the ladder –…
As women have played an increasingly important role in politics, there is no question that they’ve brought a different perspective, focusing attention on a broader set of issues and building alliances with other women. Former Vice Presidential Candidate and U.S. Representative Geraldine Ferraro once said, “women raise issues that others overlook, pass bills that others…
The Data Age is here. Are you ready to leverage analytics, big data, and machine learning to take your startup to the next level? On Thursday, February 17th, from 1:00pm – 2:00pm PST find out how to take risks, lead a tech team, and how to build the vision for your company by listening to Former CEO…
Late last year, Governor Newsom appointed Alice Reynolds to be CPUC President; she took over December 31st, 2021, for outgoing President Marybel Batjer. The Silicon Valley Leadership Group is virtually hosting Alice on Thursday, February 3rd, 2022, from 1:00pm – 2:00pm PST! SVLG’s SVP for Climate, Tim McRae, will be moderating the conversation. We have…