Women's Venture Summit 2019 | Women's Venture Summit | 14 September 2019 | Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace and Justice, 5998 Alcala Park, San Diego, CA 92110, USA

Our Summit will bring together EXPERTS from both sides of the investment table to share best practices, essential tips and lessons learned. Binational, local and global resources will be shared and discussed along with trends and hot topics around gender investing.

One-day intensive event aimed at equipping and connecting female founders and female funders.

2019 Speakers

Alicia Robb
CEO, Next Wave Impact

Allison Long Pettine
Founding Partner, Ad Astra Ventures

Amit Kakkad, PhD
Strategic Advisor, Entrepreneurship & Innovation CatalyZer, Clinical Professor, University of San Diego School of Business

Amy Duncan
Founder, Goldfish Consulting

Amy Nguyen-Chyung
LP, Next Wave Impact Visiting Professor, UCSD

Amy VanHaren
CEO & Founder, pumpspotting

Ana Bermudez
Founder & CEO, Get TAGit™ Inc.

Andrea Giralt
EVP Manufacturing and Supply Chain, Bloom

Ashlee Ammons
Co-Founder, Mixtroz

Ashleigh Ferran
Creative Entrepreneur

Barbara Bickham
Co-Founder/Managing Director, Women's Innovation Fund Accelerator

Barbara Bry
President, Pro Tem of the San Diego City Council representing the 1st District

Barbara Clarke
Founding Principal, The Impact Seat

Breanne Acio
CEO, The Vanlife App

Briana Weisinger
Executive Director, Stella Labs

Brianna McDonald
President, Northwest Region, Keiretsu Forum

Caitlin Wege
Partner, MooDoos Investments

Cecilia Castelo
Self investor, Angel investor

Cheryl Goodman
Head of Corporate Communications, Sony Electronics

Crystal McKellar
Founder & Managing Partner, Anathem Ventures

De'Anna Jo Nunez
Founder, Vital Mind Inc

DeAnne Steele
Private Client and Institutional Advisor, Bank of America Private Bank

Dr. Alisha Wilkins
Founder, Hera Hub Temecula

Dr. Ashley Van Zeeland
Vice President, Product Development Business Operations and Systems Integration, Illumina

Dr. Rangapriya (Priya) Kannan
Founder Director, The CatalyZer, USD School of Business, University of San Diego

Ellory Monks
The Atlas

Flossie Hall
Co-Founder, AMSE

Jack Abbott
Partner, Blue Box Ventures

Jasmine Crowe
Founder & CEO, Goodr

Jean O'Neill
VP Channel, Cyxtera

Jewel Burks
Partpic Co-Founder | Public Speaker, Partpic

Julie Collens
CEO, Vivid Genomics

Karolina Rzadkowolska
Strategic Initiatives Manager, University of San Diego

Kim Perell
Entrepreneur, Angel Investor, National Bestselling Author & Tech CEO, AMOBEE

Lisa Carrel
CEO/Co-Founder, Proxfinity

Melissa Botello
Director, Dexcom

Michelle Youngers
Investor, San Diego Angel Conference

Morgan Spenla
Founder, The Crafter's Box

Mysty Rusk
Director, The Brink SBDC at University of San Diego

Nan McKay
President, Nan McKay & Associates, Inc. and Nan McKay Connects LLC

Nina Saberi
President, Castile Venture

Oralia Alvarez
Accelerator Program Manager, Founders First Capital Partners

Rachel Mertensmeyer
CEO & Co-Founder, RexPay Inc.

Renie Leakakos
Managing Attorney, Leakakos Law, APC

Rocío Cavazos
Founder & Managing Partner, Ananda Group

Roshawnna Novellus
EnrishHER

Sam Pantazopoulos
CEO & Co-Founder, Vizer

Samantha Urban
CEO, Urban Translations

Sarah Bacerra
Sr. Learning & Performance Consultant, ELM Learning, Women's March San Diego

Silvia Mah
President & COO Connect w/SDVG, CEO & Founder She Invests!

Stacey Feinberg
President, 33 Capital

Stacy Pena
Chief Business Officer, Six Dragonflies Capital

Teri Ijeoma
CEO and Founder, iTradeandTravel.com

Terri Mead
Angel Investor, Class Bravo Ventures

Valentina Vitols
Co-founder and Angel Investor, Seattle Women's Impact Fund

Victoria Lakers
Executive Director, Stella Angels

Vidya Dinamani
Partner, Ad Astra Ventures

Xandra Laskowski
Founder and CEO, OSEA Angel Investors

Yvonne Lemus - Bosu
CEO, Six Dragonflies Capital

2019 Partners

• Qualcomm
• UC San Diego
• University of San Diego
• SEED
• Backstage
• usbank
• Kind
• Leakakos Law
• donationmatch
• POMP & WHIMSY
• The Culture Factor
• User Metrics
• Our Lady of Peace
• sash
• Rady
• Score
• Our Crowd