2024 Entrepreneurship Summit Presented by the Harvard Undergraduate Venture Capital Group: Agenda and Speakers
The event will convene over 55 speakers and 15 panels on Leadership, Investing, and Entrepreneurship with Advanced Tracks discussing topics ranging from biotech to investing in AI.
Keynote speakers include:
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Steve Kraus , Partner atBessemer Venture Partners and world-renowned healthcare investor. He invested inSirtris Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: SIRT); Affymax (NASDAQ: AFFY); Aveo (NASDAQ: AVEO); Alnara, acquired by Eli Lilly; and many more. -
John Evans , CEO of (NASDAQ: BEAM), leading biotechnology company in gene therapies with a market capitalization ofBeam Therapeutics $2.85 billion .-
Fireside chat with
Steve Knight , President and Managing Partner ofF-Prime Capital , top VC firm in healthcare and technology with $2+ billion AUM.
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Fireside chat with
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Tim Westergren , Founder and Former CEO of Pandora (NYSE: P), the music streaming service with a market capitalization of over$100 billion . He most recently founded HelloCreator, an AI-based application to help creators navigate their careers. -
Earl Jones , Partner at DCVC, deep tech VC firm with over$2.6 billion AUM, andAlex Rappaport , Founder and CEO of ZwitterCo, a company that develops membranes that reuses the world’s toughest wastewaters.
Advanced Track session speakers feature:
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Nick Sinai , Senior Advisor atInsight Partners , former White HouseU.S. Deputy Chief Technology Officer, and former presidential cabinet member under Obama. -
James Currier , Founder of NFX, a$1.6B venture capital firm focused on network effect businesses. He invested in (NASDAQ: DASH),Doordash Lyft (NASDAQ:LYFT ), Poshmark (MCAP:$1.42B ), and more. -
Bryce Youngren , Managing Partner atPolaris Growth Fund , a dedicated growth buyout firm with over$5.5 billion in assets under management.
“For this year’s Entrepreneurship Summit, we are excited to build off of the momentum of last year’s leadership and take it to new heights. We’re looking forward to gathering the next generation of entrepreneurs under one roof for a full day of community building,” said Nick Apostolicas, President of VCG.
VCG gratefully acknowledges everyone who made this extraordinary event possible. Special thanks to our PLATINUM SPONSOR, DCVC; our GOLD SPONSOR,
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Nick Apostolicas
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