NEW YORK, Oct. 12, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Synergy Global
Forum (Official Website) announced today that it has further
enhanced its list of keynote speakers by adding Naveen Jain, founder of Moon Express, the
only company to have permission from the US government to leave
earth orbit and land on the moon.
Jain adds to the conference's already out-of-this-world line-up,
which includes Sir Richard Branson,
Gary Vaynerchuk, Jack Welch, Robin
Wright, Steve Forbes,
Nassim Nicholas Taleb, Simon Sinek, Malcolm
Gladwell, Ray Kurzweil,
Jimmy Wales, Guy Kawasaki, and Kimberly Guilfoyle.
Jain is an entrepreneur and philanthropist driven to solve the
world's biggest challenges through innovation. His audacious vision
and magnetic personality continually inspires others to follow what
feels impossible. In addition to Moon Express, he is the founder of
World Innovation Institute, iNome, TalentWise, Intelius, and
Infospace. Naveen sees beyond the current business and
technological landscape, creating companies that make a true
impact.
He has been repeatedly honored for his successes with awards
that include Ernst and Young's Entrepreneur of the Year, Silicon
India's "Most Admired Serial Entrepreneur," and the "Albert
Einstein Technology Medal" for his pioneers in technology.
Red Herring also recognized him as
one of the "Top 20 Serial Entrepreneurs" and with the "Lifetime
Achievement Award."
Additionally, Synergy Global Forum has added new speakers to
join its panel, "The Future of The Tech Revolution," which
will be moderated by prolific producer Maneet Ahuja. Ahija is a CNBC's Hedge Fund
Specialist and "Squawk Box" Producer.
Ahija will sit down with some of the country's most
well-known money managers and venture capitalists to discuss their
biggest bets in tech, the never-ending quest for innovation and
what insurmountable problem the next multi-billion dollar start-up
will solve.
Panelists will include:
David Tisch, Managing
Partner, BoxGroup, a New York
City-based early stage investment fund. BoxGroup is an
investor in over 200 seed-stage companies, including Blue Apron,
Flatiron Health, Harry's, Warby
Parker, DataMinr, ClassPass, GroupMe, SmartThings, Trello
and more. Tisch is also the co-founder and Chairman of Spring, a
mobile marketplace where customers shop directly within the app
from a curated community of brands and he is the Head Startup
Studio at Cornell Tech. He also has served on numerous boards,
including Mayor Bloomberg's Advisory Council on Technology, the
Investor Board of Venture for America, and the Entrepreneurship
board at NYU.
Jennifer Fonstad is a
serial entrepreneur and veteran venture investor with over two
decades of experience in Mobile and Enterprise technology,
including Healthcare IT. She co-founded Aspect Ventures in
2014, an early stage, mobile focused investment firm with $150MM
under management. Prior to Aspect, Fonstad was a Managing Director
with Draper Fisher Jurvetson for 17 years where she helped grow the
firm from $150MM under management to over $3.5 Billion. She is also a co-founder of
Broadway Angels, a San
Francisco-based angel network with over 40 investments and
50 women members drawing from the VC and technology communities.
Fonstad's success as an investor has landed her on the Forbes Midas
List twice and in 2016 she was named Deloitte's "Venture Capitalist
of the Year." In 2017, Working Mother named her one of "The
50 Most Powerful Moms."
Brett Thomas, Co-Founder
& Managing Partner CAVU. Prior to CAVU Thomas founded and ran
Thematic Capital Partners, a private investment vehicle focused on
equity investments in the consumer sector. Thomas has invested in
and provided media services to some of the biggest brands in the
consumer space, including Suja, Bai, Lyft, and Popchips.
For many of these brands, Thomas helped execute national ad
campaigns that led to accelerated company growth and helped build
brand equity and recognition. Previously, Thomas was a partner in
GG Brands, a CPG fund led by food and beverage attorney
Nick Giannuzzi. Before entering into
the consumer investing space, Thomas worked at Scout Capital
Management for 5 years, a long-short hedge fund with $7B in AUM based in NYC.
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Known as one of the world's premier business events, Synergy
Global Forum's goal is to offer professionals and entrepreneurs
in Europe, Asia and
North America an unforgettable
experience where they have a chance to learn, network, share,
grow and have fun with the brightest minds alive. During the event,
11 global icons will gather on one stage to discuss today's most
cutting edge topics related to leadership, innovation, strategy,
technology, social networks and "fake news," entrepreneurship,
performance, efficiency, social responsibility, intellect and
growth. A program can be downloaded by visiting
www.synergyglobalforum.com.
Event partners include: MIT Management Executive Education, NYU
Stern, Ivy, Shapr, Ithaca College
School of Business, WeWork, Entrepreneur, Influencive and Haute
Living.
Registration is open for the Forum on October 27-28, which will include the most
recognizable and diverse lineup of speakers. For over two days
5,500 participants will be able to network with the best
professionals and influencers in numerous industries.
Opportunities for discounted group rates, student rates and
hotel fairs are also available.
About Synergy Global Forum
"A Master Class in
Disruption" presented by Synergy Global Forum 2017 dedicates itself
to offering professionals and entrepreneurs in Europe,
Asia and North America an unforgettable experience
where they have a chance to learn, network, share, grow and
have fun with the brightest minds alive. Synergy Global Forum will
take place October 27-28 in
New York City's iconic Madison
Square Garden. For more information and to register, please visit
www.synergyglobalforum.com.
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