Overview | Guidebook | Schedule
H2’s annual Global Summit brings together entrepreneurs, executives and investors from leading companies, industry organizations and innovation hubs around the world. Designed as a senior level, invitation only event, the Summit offers participants a unique platform to engage in dynamic and open discussions covering leading technology trends and industry insights from Silicon Valley and across the globe.
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Participants
Foundersinnovators with scale ups seeking to develop playbooks and connections to accelerate company growth regionally or globally |
Leaderssenior leaders from top companies looking to connect with and support innovators and scale ups in leading startup centers |
Investorsleading investors across major innovation hubs seeking to build relationships with founders, leaders and other top funds |
Corporatesmajor corporates looking to develop global connections into startup ecosystems and insights around emerging technology trends |
Global Partner
Venue • INSEAD San Francisco Hub
Sessions
This year's Global Summit will feature a combination of Industry Sessions covering leading industry trends via stage level discussions and Founder Sessions covering growth playbooks for scale ups via small group breakouts.
NEW FRONTIERS |
TALENT |
FUNDRAISING |
OPERATIONS |
INTERNATIONAL EXPANSION |
LEADERSHIP |
NORTH AMERICA |
LATIN AMERICA |
EUROPE, MIDDLE EAST AND AFRICA |
ASIA PACIFIC |
Speakers & Session Leads
Peter Leyden Reinvent Futures |
Rajesh Sawhney GSF India |
Charles Hudson Precursor Ventures |
Beerud Sheth Gupshup |
Allen Taylor Endeavor |
John China Silicon Valley Bank |
Roger Egan III Nurture |
Kirthiga Reddy Web3 NewCo |
Fred Greve DGF |
Yana Yasevich Alter Global |
Kelly Graziadei F7 Ventures |
Andy Tsao Silicon Valley Bank |
Tom Clayton Peek |
Ishan Gupta Tala |
Jeff Merkel Ladder |
Arnie Gullov-Singh Ethena |
TR Harrington SOSV |
Chris Misner Advisor, Investor |
Priya Rajan Silicon Valley Bank |
Antoine Colaco Valor Capital |
Sonya Iovieno Silicon Valley Bank |
Pete Clarke Accel Partners |
Barrett Parkman Goodwater Capital |
Tak Miyata Scrum Ventures |
Adriana Tortajada 1200.VC |
Kunal Khattar AdvantEdge |
Clay Kellogg Terminal |
Eric Perez-Grovas Wollef |
Ecosystems
NORTH AMERICA |
LATIN AMERICA |
EUROPE, MIDDLE EAST AND AFRICA |
ASIA PACIFIC |
AUSTIN | BANGALORE | BARCELONA | BEIJING | BERLIN | BOGOTA | BUENOS AIRES | CAPE TOWN | DELHI | DUBAI |
HONG KONG | JAKARTA | LONDON | LOS ANGELES | MEXICO CITY | MIAMI | MUMBAI | NEW YORK | PARIS | SANTIAGO |
SAO PAULO | SEOUL | SHANGHAI | SILICON VALLEY | SINGAPORE | STOCKHOLM | SYDNEY | TEL AVIV | TOKYO | TORONTO
Summit Week 2022
H2 is excited to be returning to a traditional in-person format for 2022 while also supporting select digital only sessions on a regional basis to support the widest participation possible from our global community. This year's in-person Summit experience will feature the following elements:
- Summit Day Sessions & Reception: panels and fireside chats covering industry segments and company growth themes
- Sunset Sail: evening sail on the San Francisco Bay with members of the H2 community across the globe
- Partner Connect: scheduled visits to partner organizations including leading companies and investors in Silicon Valley
- Livestream & Digital: opportunities for joining select sessions via livestream as well as digital only regional sessions
Summit Invitation
Guest invitations (for non-H2 Members) to participate in and register for our upcoming senior-level, invitation only Summit will be sent out starting in May. To be considered for participation, please complete an invitation request at the link below.