Anna Barber is a partner at M13, Anna was the managing director of Techstars LA and also a partner in The Fund LA. A certified executive coach, Anna has worked as a corporate lawyer, McKinsey consultant, product exec, and entrepreneur. She serves on the Advisory Board of PledgeLA and is a member of AllRaise.Topics:

• The rise of solopreneurship and its impact on the business landscape
• How AI is transforming the economics of small businesses
• The concept of "business-in-a-box" solutions

#venturecapital #startup #AI #innovation #entrepreneurship #funding

Stefan Weitz is the co founder and CEO of HumanX. He is a veteran of Microsoft with 18 years of experience, has led billion-user technologies, including Bing.com, while also pioneering strategic initiatives in online platforms and cybersecurity, showcasing a profound understanding of technology trends and a talent for transforming concepts into thriving ventures.Topics:

• The role of conferences in fostering innovation and collaboration
• Leading billion-user technologies
• The vision behind HumanX

#TechLeadership #AIInnovation #CybersecurityTrends #EntrepreneurshipJourney

Yousuf Khan is a Partner at Ridge Ventures. Having held many operational roles in his previous positions, he’s uniquely qualified to not only grow Ridge’s portfolio, but more importantly to support founders through the vantage point of deep start-up experience. He currently serves as board director for Ridge-backed Archera, Cerby, Chisel Labs, Lightyear, Rafay, and Rewind.Prior to joining Ridge, Yousuf was the first CIO of Automation Anywhere, the CIO and Vice President of Customer Success at cloud-based AI platform Moveworks, as well as CIO of Pure Storage and Qualys. He has been an advisor to early-stage companies such as Zoom, Productiv and Material Security as well as an active member of the CIO community. He holds a BSc in Business Management from King’s College London.Topics:

• The evolving role of CIOs in modern enterprises
• Key trends in enterprise software and AI
• The future of cloud-based AI platforms

#VC #RidgeVentures #StartupInvesting #EnterpriseSoftware #CloudTechnology