The Global Capital Summit is a premier gathering in where the most forward-thinking global investors meet Silicon Valley’s leading venture capitalists to connect with and learn from the next generation of world-changing companies who are shaping the future of their industries. Hundreds of investors from China, India, Israel, and more will gather at F50’s Global Capital Summit to discover trending Silicon Valley innovation before these technologies take to the global market.
“Silicon Valley is a mindset, not a location.”

CARL QIN
China Resource CapitalCEO
CR Capital is the alternative investment and asset management platform of China Resources (Holdings) Co., Ltd. Since their inception in 2006, asset under management of CR Capital surpassed HK$ 120 billion, and consistently delivered attractive returns to our investors and partners.

ROY BAHAT
Bloomberg BetaHead
Roy Bahat is the head of Bloomberg Beta, a venture fund backed by Bloomberg L.P. that invests in companies that make business work better. Roy has spent time making startups, as a corporate executive, in government, media, and academia — and is one of Fast Company’s Most Creative People in Business.

JOSHUA KRALL
Boom TechnologyCo-Founder & CTO
Joshua Krall is the Co-Founder & CTO of Boom Technology, a supersonic airliner which enables fares 75% lower than Concorde and 2.6x faster than other airlines.

KEITH KRACH
DocuSignChairman of the Board
Keith Krach is Chairman of the Board of DocuSign, the global standard for Digital Transaction Management and eSignature. Krach is a Silicon Valley veteran, best known for being a builder of innovative high-performance companies, a disruptor of paper, and a creator of categories.

SANDY CARTER
Amazon Web ServicesVP
Consistently recognized by her peers as one of the most influential and powerful women in technology, Forbes named Sandy Carter one of their 2016 Digital Influencers, Onalytica’s Top 100 Influencer both for Cloud and IoT and a Top Channel Chief by CRN Magazine.

GRANT ALLEN
ABB VenturesManaging Director
Grant Allen is Managing Director and Head of Ventures at ABB Technology Ventures (ATV) and is based out of ABB’s Silicon Valley headquarters. Areas of interest include industrial robotics, AI, vision/sensing, advanced manufacturing, IoT and cybersecurity. He is also an active angel investor (25+ investments including AltSpace VR, Skillshare, Verbling, Visually and Uber).

DETLEF POHL
Siemens Venture CapitalManaging Partner
Detlef Pohl is a Managing Partner at Siemens Venture Capital, the venture arm of a global powerhouse in the fields of industry, energy, and healthcare and for infrastructure solutions.

VITALY VANSHELBOIM
UNOPSChief Operating Officer and Deputy Executive Director
Mr. Vitaly Vanshelboim joined UNOPS as Deputy Executive Director and Chief Operating Officer in July 2006 and has since played a crucial role in steering the organization to solid financial and operational health. During this period, UNOPS has firmly established itself as a central UN resource for providing more efficient, effective and sustainable services to partners for peacebuilding, humanitarian and development projects.
We are anticipating over 500 venture capitalists, corporate venture executives, asset managers, and CEOs from top technology companies to attend this year. The program includes highly interactive sessions covering top technology and investment trends. We are anticipating over 500 venture capitalists, corporate executives, asset managers, and CEOs from top technology companies to attend this year.
“The future is already here – It’s just not very evenly distributed.”
HEALTHTECH
AI & BIG DATA
ROBOTICS, DRONES & AVIATION
DEEPTECH, IoT, NANOTECHNOLOGY
BLOCKCHAIN & FINTECH

CARL QIN
China Resource CapitalCEO
CR Capital is the alternative investment and asset management platform of China Resources (Holdings) Co., Ltd. Since their inception in 2006, asset under management of CR Capital surpassed HK$ 120 billion, and consistently delivered attractive returns to our investors and partners.

ROY BAHAT
Bloomberg BetaHead
Roy Bahat is the head of Bloomberg Beta, a venture fund backed by Bloomberg L.P. that invests in companies that make business work better. Roy has spent time making startups, as a corporate executive, in government, media, and academia — and is one of Fast Company’s Most Creative People in Business.

JOSHUA KRALL
Boom TechnologyCo-Founder & CTO
Joshua Krall is the Co-Founder & CTO of Boom Technology, a supersonic airliner which enables fares 75% lower than Concorde and 2.6x faster than other airlines.

KEITH KRACH
DocuSignChairman of the Board
Keith Krach is Chairman of the Board of DocuSign, the global standard for Digital Transaction Management and eSignature. Krach is a Silicon Valley veteran, best known for being a builder of innovative high-performance companies, a disruptor of paper, and a creator of categories.

SANDY CARTER
Amazon Web ServicesVP
Consistently recognized by her peers as one of the most influential and powerful women in technology, Forbes named Sandy Carter one of their 2016 Digital Influencers, Onalytica’s Top 100 Influencer both for Cloud and IoT and a Top Channel Chief by CRN Magazine.

GRANT ALLEN
ABB VenturesManaging Director
Grant Allen is Managing Director and Head of Ventures at ABB Technology Ventures (ATV) and is based out of ABB’s Silicon Valley headquarters. Areas of interest include industrial robotics, AI, vision/sensing, advanced manufacturing, IoT and cybersecurity. He is also an active angel investor (25+ investments including AltSpace VR, Skillshare, Verbling, Visually and Uber).

DETLEF POHL
Siemens Venture CapitalManaging Partner
Detlef Pohl is a Managing Partner at Siemens Venture Capital, the venture arm of a global powerhouse in the fields of industry, energy, and healthcare and for infrastructure solutions.

VITALY VANSHELBOIM
UNOPSChief Operating Officer and Deputy Executive Director
Mr. Vitaly Vanshelboim joined UNOPS as Deputy Executive Director and Chief Operating Officer in July 2006 and has since played a crucial role in steering the organization to solid financial and operational health. During this period, UNOPS has firmly established itself as a central UN resource for providing more efficient, effective and sustainable services to partners for peacebuilding, humanitarian and development projects.

PAUL HOLLAND
Foundation CapitalPartner
Paul helps take start-up companies from zero to $100M quickly. Professionally, Paul’s favorite place to be is “inside the tornado” of a fast growing, dynamic start-up. He has helped to generate over $13B in market capitalization in his operating career. He invests in the IT, consumer, and digital energy sectors.

JEREMY HILLMAN
World BankHead of Global Communications & Strategy
Jeremy works at the World Bank Group in Washington DC. He helps to shape the organization’s media, digital strategies and employee engagement in support of the Bank’s mission to end extreme poverty.

GENÉ TEARE
CrunchBaseHead of Content
Gené is the Director of Content at CrunchBase. She is an early team member at TechCrunch joining in 2008 to run CrunchBase. Working from the Atherton ranch Gené she was also involved with the set up of TechCrunch50 and TechCrunch Disrupt events from 2008 to 2012.

STEVE GOLDBERG
VenrockPartner
Steve joined Venrock in 2009 after having been CEO of several early stage companies including DataRunway, Vidient, Arcwave and CoWave Networks. At Venrock, Steve focuses on investments in connectivity, M2M/Internet of Things, robotics and embedded systems.

JOSH ELMAN
Greylock PartnersPartner
Josh invests in entrepreneurs building social networks and platforms, mobile apps, new media, and connected devices.
He joined the team in 2011 and invests in entrepreneurs building new consumer products and services.

ERIC FENG
KPCBPartner
Eric Feng rejoined Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers in 2015 and focuses on consumer Internet investments and incubations. Eric was previously with the firm in 2010, where he worked across the sustainability and digital practices and was Chief of Staff to Vice President Al Gore.

MURRAY NEWLANDS
ForbesContributor
Murray Newlands FRSA is an entrepreneur, business advisor and speaker. Newlands is the founder of www.sighted.com and online invoicing company. Newlands is also an adviser to the Draper Nexus Network of Things Fund that invests in IOT companies. He gives practice advice from the 1000’s of pitches he has heard for entrepreneurs and startups to grow their companies, get investment and succeed.

BÉRÉNICE MAGISTRETTI
VentureBeatVC Reporter
Bérénice Magistretti covers venture capital and funding news for VentureBeat. Prior to joining the team, she was a freelance journalist writing about tech and startups for TechCrunch, WIRED UK, Bilan and Wamda. She is originally from Switzerland and is now based in San Francisco.

KATIE ROOF
TechCrunchSenior Writer
Katie Roof is a senior writer and video host at TechCrunch. She has an interest in late stage venture capital and is especially enthusiastic about commerce, social media and apps. Previously, Roof was a tech reporter for FOXBusiness.com and has been a contributor at Reuters, TheStreet and Forbes.

JOYDEEP BHATTACHARYYA
Canaan PartnersPartner
Joydeep invests in SaaS-enabled software including mobile-first enterprise solutions. His experience in SaaS is rooted in the founding days of Microsoft Office 365 and Microsoft Skype for Business (formerly Lync Online) where he ran cross-functional teams including R&D, IT Operations and Customer Support.

RISHI GARG
MayfieldPartner
Rishi is a longtime executive and entrepreneur at some of the world’s most innovative companies.As VP of Corporate Development and Strategy at Twitter, Rishi executed its most active M&A program, including the acquisitions of Periscope, TellApart, Niche, Zipdial, and others.

DAISY CAI
BaiduHead of Venture
Daisy Cai is currently leading Baidu Ventures’ technology investments globally. Previously, Daisy was China Partner at TA Associates, a leading global growth private equity firm. Prior to that, Daisy Cai was with Goldman Sachs Investment Partners in Hong Kong where she led TMT and consumer investments in Greater China.

ANDREW CHUNG
1955 CapitalFounder & Managing Partner
Andrew founded 1955 Capital to invest in technology from the Americas and Europe that have the potential to solve the most pressing problems in China and India. Prior to founding 1955 Capital, Andrew was a general partner at Khosla Ventures where he focused on transformative companies in the areas of sustainability (energy, food, agriculture), education, health, and other emerging technologies.

RAYMOND YANG
West Summit CapitalManaging Partner
Raymond is Co-Founder and Managing Partner of WestSummit Capital, a leading global technology growth capital firm focused on helping high growth technology companies access the China market.Raymond has more than 25 years of investment and entrepreneurial experience in the US and China technology sector.

CHARLES FAN
Cheetah MobileCTO
Charles Fan is the CTO of Cheetah Mobile, a leading global mobile Internet company. Charles leads the global technology platform team, and is responsible for Cheetah Mobileäó»s big data and cloud strategy. Charles also serves as the General Manager of Cheetah Mobile America. Prior to joining Cheetah Mobile, Charles was a SVP of VMware where he led the Virtual Storage and Big Data Business.

JACK JIA
GSR VenturesPartner
Jack Jia is a Partner at GSR Ventures, where he focuses on investments in the Internet, wireless, and software sectors. Prior to GSR Ventures, Jack was the founder and Chairman of Baynote, Inc., a software innovator that develops recommendation and search technology for the adaptive web. Jack was also Senior Vice President and founding CTO of Interwoven Inc., and a founder and CEO of V-max America. He holds more than twenty technology patents.

THOMAS LUO
PingWestCo-Founder
Thomas YH.Luo is the Co-founder, CEO and Chief Editor of PingWest, and the connector between Silicon Valley and China. PingWest is a Chinese online tech media who is engaging reports relating to the most cutting edge tech companies in Silicon Valley as well as in China. Previously Thomas worked for CBN Weekly, China’s top business magazine, as a tech writer based in the Silicon Valley.

JOHN YU
Oriza VenturesManaging Partner
Before Oriza – Founding Partner and Managing Director of WestSummit Capital, a growth capital private equity fund focusing on investment in technology sector primarily in North America. Cofounder of Advanced Communication Devices Corp. – a semiconductor device company focusing on networking in Silicon Valley.Cofounder of Viaquo Corp. – an Internet security management software company in Silicon Valley.

TRISTA WANG
Tencent MediaMedia

CYNTHIA ZHANG
China Asset ManagementHead of PE

XIAO QIAN
Stanford HospitalAssociate Medical Director

ZHEN HUANG
Central University of Finance EconomicsProfessor, Institute of Financial Law

NICK RAYNES
Film Producer and Director
Nick Raynes is a film producer, director, and businessman. He is the grandson of billionaire Marvin Davis who owned 20th Century Fox, The Beverly Hills Hotel, Aspen Skiing Company, The Little Nell Hotel, Pebble Beach Golf Links, and Fox Plaza.

STEVE STEVANOVICH
Argonne National LaboratoryMember of the Board of Governors
Steve Goran Stevanovich is currently the founder, President and CEO of SGS Global Holdings, which holds investments in a variety of tech companies in different industries like aeronautics and sustainable energy.

MARK MINEVICH
GVA CapitalVenture Partner and Head of Advisory Board
Mark Minevich is Principal Founder of Going Global Ventures (GGV), a New York based global investment, technology and strategic advisory firm, with bench strength and insight into business strategies and best practices dedicated to leading high growth tech clients to success in the global knowledge economy. Mark was recently appointed as Venture Partner at GVA Capital Group – Global Venture capital fund.
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