Create The Future Summit

🌟 CFM is proud to have sponsored the Create The Future Summit that took place on June 7th in Berkeley! 🌟 The event was a tremendous success, bringing together thought leaders, innovators, and professionals from blockchain, artificial intelligence, quantum computing, and other deep technology to discuss the future of technology and innovation. Our very own Counsel Brett Bunnell played a key role as an event organizer and a moderator on a dynamic panel on the intersection of Web3 and business and how to get early adopters, guiding insightful discussions and engaging with the audience on critical industry topics. Additionally, Partner Alex Yastremski participated as a panelist, sharing his expertise and perspectives on Web3 start-up fundraising and challenges. We are thrilled to support such an impactful event in the San Francisco Bay Area and to see our team members contributing to meaningful conversations that shape the future. #ctf2024

A great read! Fantastic job highlighting the key takeaways of the Create The Future Summit.  Thanks for capturing the event's essence! Patrick Meeker

High Fives to Our Create The Future Summit All-Stars! Last Friday's Summit wouldn't have been the future-shaping success it was without our incredible team of volunteers! We're talking rockstar MCs, eagle-eyed photographers, behind-the-scenes videographers, AND the amazing crew who kept everything running smoothly! Robert Strong, Karen Traversi,Katharine Earhart, Jason Zheng , Connie Kwan, Kevin Cameron, Kevin Mei, Alex Tan, Emma Zhou, Annmarie Bustamante, Alisha Parikh, Soniya Ahuja, Uma Annamalai, Anna B. A huge thank you to everyone who helped with registrations, wrangled the food trucks, and kept the snack bar stocked. You were lifesavers! Jingyuan Yang, Thomas Williams, Michael S.N. Ma, Wesley Knipe, Joseph Yeh 🖤💛🤎, Albert Giang, Susie Willemsz-Geeroms, Mark Pedro And a special shoutout to the volunteers who transformed the space, moving chairs, cleaning up, and making sure the VIP room was perfect. Your dedication didn't go unnoticed! Anthony Blake, PK (Paresh Kumar Patel) Your enthusiasm, hard work, and willingness to do whatever it took made all the difference. Because of you, we sparked inspiring discussions, fostered valuable connections, and took a giant leap towards a brighter tomorrow! Thank you from the bottom of our hearts! Shawn Flynn, Ken Nim, Michelle Yuan, Benson T., Brett Bunnell, Martin Kirkwood, Tatiana 🌎 Simonchik, Joseph Cervantes, Diego Cervantes, Dan Cordie, Patti Pan, Saleh M Alothaim, Silicon Valley Professionals, iCommunify

Thanks Priscilla Christie, Stanley Li, and Dave Hersh for participating in the “From Seed to Scale” panel at Create The Future Summit enlightening conversation and particularly interesting to hear Dave’s insights and snippets from his new book Reignition 📖. Excited to get my copy! How to nail fundraising in 5 steps, from Anthony Gonzalez’s great summary post: 1. 𝗛𝘆𝗽𝗲𝗿-𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘇𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵. Research VC’s thesis before you contact. 2. 𝗔𝘀𝗸 𝗯𝗲𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗽𝗶𝘁𝗰𝗵. Learn about the investor first. It builds rapport. 3. 𝗗𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝗳𝘆 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗹𝘀. Use all touchpoints: events, warm intros, email, social. 4. 𝗢𝘂𝘁𝘀𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗲 𝗻𝗼𝗻-𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗮𝘀𝗸𝘀. Focus on fundraising and strategy, not admin work. 5. 𝗕𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗳𝘂𝗹. Persistence pays off without crossing boundaries. Thank you Harold Graham and Ignite GTM for putting the panel together! It was great meeting so many up and coming entrepreneurs and investors.

Had a great time at the Create the Future Summit in #SiliconValley! The discussions on AI, Generative AI challenges, and future prospects were truly inspiring. Proud to see Abdulrahman Alsultan 🐪 on a panel sharing our vision at Silky Systems. At Silky Systems we're using AI to innovate in retail, logistics, and business solutions. Excited to bring these insights back to our team. #CTF2024 #CreateTheFuture #AI #SiliconValley

Create The Future Summit #2024 inaugural conference was energetic and inspiring. Aprio is honored to be part of this amazing event. Special thanks to Michelle Yuan and Shawn Flynn for putting this together. Shout out to the many sponsors, including OffChain Global and Ken Nim, and exhibitors who also made this event possible. My tax partner, Dmitri Alexeev and I met so many marvelous people, heard so many ideas, and had very productive discussions - from Rich Lyons, incoming Chancellor at University of California, Berkeley, to intersection of Artificial Intelligence, Crypto and Web3, Dafu Gao, Alex Yastremski, Ben Bartlett to investing in change, Attica Alexis Jaques, Felicia Mayo, Mica Eades Mayo. The Ciel Creative Space is a cool venue. #createthefuturesummit2024 Chuck Ng Aprio Dmitri Alexeev Jason Zheng Alan Leong Varun Gupta Samantha Kubik Haley Curtis Beatty - CFE Kevin Loiselle, CPA, MST Tony Alfonso Thomas Neff, CPA Joseph Ventura, CPA Mary Rogers Linda Marlow, CWCA University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business Accounting Blockchain Coalition George Parrish #markli #dmitrialexeev #crypto #AI #fintech #cpa #accounting #audit Cryptoble Crypto CryptoAI

I feel honored to share the stage with some of the most powerful talent in the Bay Area. It was a pleasure to meet new friends and reconnect with old ones. #Networking #ProfessionalGrowth

...when you see this guy, take the opportunity to sneak up on him and snap a photo... good friend Alex Ruiz, cybersecurity ceo (among other next-level disruptive-type ventures), Founder Familia board member, Latam tech ecosystem expert and panelist at Friday's Create the Future Summit 2024, in Berkeley, CA sharing "The Intersection of AI: How It's Disrupting your World" ... also met some really smart new people doing neat things all over the globe, from near and far! ... Always on the forefront of tech biz, props to Shawn Flynn and Michelle Yuan of The Silicon Valley Podcast and their colleagues for putting on such a huge eye-opening event!

I'm proud to be friends with these ladies. Today at Create The Future Summit the Hanna Aliashkevich, MD spoke about the use of AI in medicine👏. Thanks to Kate Khatseyeva for the cool company as always 🙌 By the way, Katya gives very good advice on career development in the USA for immigrants, keep that in mind! Thank you Tatiana 🌎 Simonchik for the opportunity 🫶

Had a lot of fun yesterday at Create The Future Summit 2024 #Berkeley #CA Meeting amazing people 🙌🏻😊 Gino Yu Anitha V. PigPug Health Hanna Aliashkevich, MD