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Annual Forum 2025
Saturday, November 8, 2025
8:00 AM - 6:00 PM PST
Santa Clara Convention Center, CA
Join us for our premier annual leadership summit exploring The Next Decade: Building What Matters. Connect with industry leaders, discover innovative solutions, and shape the future of technology and leadership.
This year's forum will bring together entrepreneurs, innovators, and visionaries to explore the technologies and strategies that will define the next decade in Silicon Valley and beyond.
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November 8 • 8:00 AM PST
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Compete for prizes, pitch to leading venture capitalists, and get your startup in front of investors and tech professionals at the Annual Forum 2025.
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Join us for four specialized tracks designed to address different aspects of innovation, entrepreneurship, and leadership in the modern tech landscape. Each track offers unique insights and networking opportunities tailored to your interests and career goals.
Cutting through the AI hype to find truly defensible opportunities. Exploring how investors spot durable moats beyond model hype and what real innovation looks like in the post-LLM world.
Empowering young founders in their 20s and sharing inspiring startup journey stories. Highlights rapid success and guidance for emerging leaders through relatable founder experiences.
For doers, makers, and everyday businesses. Exploring impact-driven ventures and brand building without code, focusing on sustainable business models and practical growth strategies.
Unscripted networking sessions with industry leaders, creating authentic connections and meaningful conversations that go beyond traditional panels and formats.
Each track features dedicated panels, workshops, and networking opportunities. Mix and match sessions across tracks based on your interests!
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Join Rehan Jalil, President & CEO of Securiti, whose $1.7B acquisition by Veeam marked a landmark exit in responsible AI and data trust. He’ll share insights on what it truly means to build what matters.
Join Rehan Jalil, President & CEO of Securiti, whose $1.7B acquisition by Veeam marked a landmark exit in responsible AI and data trust. He’ll share insights on what it truly means to build what matters.
Venture Capitalists share how investors cut through the noise and spot durable moats beyond model hype
Venture Capitalists share how investors cut through the noise and spot durable moats beyond model hype
For nearly a decade, Komal Ahmad has been solving the world's dumbest problem: global hunger amid massive food waste. Komal founded Copia (YC W16) to redistribute surplus perishable food from businesses to nonprofits using smart logistics and tech, diverting 12M+ pounds of food, feeding 10M people, and saving $30M. We're getting the inside scoop on Komal's journey for the past decade to prepare today's entrepreneurs for the next one.
For nearly a decade, Komal Ahmad has been solving the world's dumbest problem: global hunger amid massive food waste. Komal founded Copia (YC W16) to redistribute surplus perishable food from businesses to nonprofits using smart logistics and tech, diverting 12M+ pounds of food, feeding 10M people, and saving $30M. We're getting the inside scoop on Komal's journey for the past decade to prepare today's entrepreneurs for the next one.
For doers, makers, and everyday businesses. This session explores impact-driven ventures and highlights why impact is the new influence for values-based businesses
For doers, makers, and everyday businesses. This session explores impact-driven ventures and highlights why impact is the new influence for values-based businesses
TCF will share an update on the state of the organization and offer a glimpse into the broader systems-change work happening behind the scenes—work that many people aren't yet aware of.
TCF will share an update on the state of the organization and offer a glimpse into the broader systems-change work happening behind the scenes—work that many people aren't yet aware of.
Startup founders share what real innovation looks like in the post-LLM world and how to position for success for the next decade
Startup founders share what real innovation looks like in the post-LLM world and how to position for success for the next decade
In the most competitive job market in decades, early-career talent faces new challenges and opportunities. Moderated by Ali Khani of MTC, this panel brings together recruiters, managers, and early-stage founders across the hottest companies today to reveal insider insights on what actually sets the top 1% of candidates apart.
In the most competitive job market in decades, early-career talent faces new challenges and opportunities. Moderated by Ali Khani of MTC, this panel brings together recruiters, managers, and early-stage founders across the hottest companies today to reveal insider insights on what actually sets the top 1% of candidates apart.
Learn brand building strategies without requiring technical skills. Bringing on stage product businesses, service providers, and creative entrepreneurs to share their experiences.
Learn brand building strategies without requiring technical skills. Bringing on stage product businesses, service providers, and creative entrepreneurs to share their experiences.
Your dream career is within reach! Join Becky Ahmed and Zareena Anwar for an exclusive drop-in session during OPEN from 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM for personalized resume reviews and actionable advice on landing your next role or making a successful career pivot. Whether you're just starting out or looking for a change, this is your opportunity to get tailored guidance. Bring your resume and all those career questions you've been wanting to ask! Come by and take the next step toward a career you love!
Your dream career is within reach! Join Becky Ahmed and Zareena Anwar for an exclusive drop-in session during OPEN from 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM for personalized resume reviews and actionable advice on landing your next role or making a successful career pivot. Whether you're just starting out or looking for a change, this is your opportunity to get tailored guidance. Bring your resume and all those career questions you've been wanting to ask! Come by and take the next step toward a career you love!
Join us for an extraordinary conversation exploring how AI and neural interfaces are redefining what it means to think, create, and connect.
Join us for an extraordinary conversation exploring how AI and neural interfaces are redefining what it means to think, create, and connect.
A new wave of Pakistani entrepreneurs is building companies in US, MENA and Pakistan. This is the decade it accelerates.
A new wave of Pakistani entrepreneurs is building companies in US, MENA and Pakistan. This is the decade it accelerates.
This will be a 90-minute OPEN gathering where approximately 50 luminaries will come together in the main hall. Each luminary will be seated or standing in a quadrant of the main hall, and large projectors will display luminary names so attendees can easily find and connect. Details of each luminary is available in the agent chat so attendees can look up luminary backgrounds.
This will be a 90-minute OPEN gathering where approximately 50 luminaries will come together in the main hall. Each luminary will be seated or standing in a quadrant of the main hall, and large projectors will display luminary names so attendees can easily find and connect. Details of each luminary is available in the agent chat so attendees can look up luminary backgrounds.
Meet and greet Global OPEN members. We have over 70 colleagues visiting from England, Germany, Pakistan, and over 10 cities across the US. We will introduce ourselves, unwind and exchange contacts. Expect to connect and go to dinner with new and old friends.
Meet and greet Global OPEN members. We have over 70 colleagues visiting from England, Germany, Pakistan, and over 10 cities across the US. We will introduce ourselves, unwind and exchange contacts. Expect to connect and go to dinner with new and old friends.
Conversations with leaders and innovators leading up to Annual Forum 2025. Watch full episodes on YouTube.
Chief Technology Officer at Fandom
General Manager at Futurity First Insurance
Senior Advisor at Frazier Healthcare
SVP, Product at Ontra
Technical Lead at Meta
Content Creator at Instagram
Founder & CEO at E'MAR Italy
Founder & MP at Erum Choudhry Law
Sr. Director, PM at Akamai Technologies
Head of Programs, Payments at Google
Founder at Unpause
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