Overview | Past Forums

Held in H2 Chapters throughout the year, H2 Forums convene experienced leaders and participating founders to facilitate ecosystem engagement around H2's core themes of community, learning and support.

Forum Participants

Participation in H2 Forums is on an invitation only basis and designed for participants affiliated with the H2 community including the following:

 

  • H2 Members: experienced operators and industry leaders from local H2 Chapter
  • Presenting Founder(s): invited Founder/CEOs (company profile: Seed and Series A companies)
  • Partner(s): collaborating VC, corporate or industry organization(s) 
  • Guests: invited leaders from local technology community 

H2 Forums are hosted in a small group format (15-20 participants) and follow the Chatham House Rule to promote trusted exchange and open conversations. These events operate on either a self pay or sponsored basis with support from Partner organizations (see below).

 

Presenting Founder Nominations

Nominations for presenting Founders for any H2 Chapter may be submitted throughout the year by H2 members, partners and ecosystem organizations using the form below. H2 members are encouraged to nominate Founders of companies (target: seed and Series A stage) that would be exciting for our community to hear from and support, including those they may be currently supporting in formal or informal capacities. Submissions are regularly reviewed by H2 Chapter Directors and H2 Global for invitation and participation opportunities in upcoming Forums.

 

 

Event Model 

Our global event model for H2 Forums features the following core segments and an overall runtime of approximately 2 hours:   

 

  • Reception - 30 min
  • Welcome - 10 min (participant intros)
  • Founder Presentations - 30 min each; 2 sessions per Forum 
  • Networking - 30 min

Each Founder Presentation consist of ~20 min of content covering the company's highlights and market opportunity followed by ~10 min of discussion including Q&A and group feedback/input to aid company growth objectives. Post Forum engagement with presenting Founders includes engagement opportnities with H2 Global to facilitate helpful introductions where possible and an invitation to participate in H2 Connect.

 

Partners & Sponsors

Forums may include collaborations from partner and sponsor organizations around nomination of presenting Founders, Guests and/or venue support. Partner organization types typically include the following:

 

  • Corporate: major regional or global corporate
  • Investor: local, regional or global fund
  • Ecosystem: other ecosystem affiliated organizations (e.g. universities)