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May 17 - 18, 2022
In-Person | Palo Alto, CA
INVESTOR SUMMIT
2022
About
INVESTOR SUMMIT
Please join us for the Playground Global Investor Summit on May 17 and May 18, 2022 at our headquarters in Palo Alto, California. Playground's investment themes will be discussed by the firm's partners and portfolio founders, with opportunities for networking, learning and discovery across two days. Breakthrough technology will be on display including bipedal robots, hydrogen-powered aircraft and the future of mRNA therapies.
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Investor Speakers
Agenda
2022 Investor Summit
AGENDA & SPEAKERS
Day 1 Tuesday May 17, 2022
Registration Open
3:30 PM - 8:00 PM
LP Performance Update
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Welcome Dinner
5:00 PM - 8:00 PM
10:00 AM - 10:20 AM
Coffee & Networking
Infrastructure/ Global Supply Chain
Next-Gen Compute
Decarbonization -Value Proposition
Tour
Life Sciences
Automation / AI
10:20 AM - 10:25 AM
Introduction
Bruce Leak | General Partner
Playground Global
10:25 AM - 10:40 AM
Scott Ruffin | CEO & Founder
Pandion
10:40 AM - 10:55 AM
Brian Holz | CEO & Co-Founder
Mangata
10:55 am - 11:10 AM
Michael Martin | CEO
RapidSOS
9:10 AM - 9:15 AM
Introduction
Peter Barrett | General Partner Playground Global
9:15 AM - 9:30 AM
Charlie Wuischpard | CEO
Ayar Labs
9:30 AM - 9:45 AM
Pete Shadbolt, Ph.D. | CSO & Co-Founder
PsiQuantum
9:45 AM - 10:00 AM
Naveen Rao, Ph.D. | CEO & Co-Founder MosaicML
1:15 PM - 1:35 PM
Peter Barrett | General Partner Playground Global
Laurie Yoler | General Partner
Playground Global
Panel Discussion
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Allison Braley | Operating Partner
Playground Global
Bruce Leak | General Partner Playground Global
Jory Bell | General Partner
Playground Global
Laurie Yoler | General Partner Playground Global
Matt Hershenson | General Partner Playground Global
Peter Barrett | General Partner Playground Global
Day 2 Wednesday May 18, 2022
7:30 AM - 3:00 PM
Registration Open
7:30 AM - 9:00 AM
Breakfast
9:00 AM - 9:10 AM
Welcome
Laurie Yoler | General Partner Playground Global
Closing
4:00 PM - 4:02 PM
Kendra Perlitz | Investor Relations
& Operations
Playground Global
11:10 AM - 11:25 AM
Paul Eremenko | CEO & Co-Founder Universal Hydrogen
3:15 PM - 3:30 PM
Coffee & Networking
12:15 PM - 1:15 PM
Lunch Break
11:45 AM - 12:15 PM
Introduction
Peter Barrett | General Partner
Playground Global
11:25 AM - 11:45 AM
Coffee & Networking
2:25 PM - 2:30 PM
Introduction
Bruce Leak | General Partner Playground Global
2:30 PM - 2:45 PM
Jonathan Hurst, Ph.D. | CTO & Founder
Agility Robotics
2:45 PM - 3:00 PM
Nikhita Singh | CPO & Co-Founder
Artificial
3:00 PM - 3:15 PM
Anthony Jules | CEO & Co-Founder
Robust AI
1:35 PM - 1:40 PM
Introduction
Jory Bell | General Partner
Playground Global
1:40 PM - 1:55 PM
Jacob Becraft, Ph.D. | CEO & Co-Founder
Strand Therapeutics
1:55 PM - 2:10 PM
Scott Boyken, Ph.D. | CSO & Co-Founder Outpace Bio
2:10 PM - 2:25 PM
Gilad Almogy | CEO, Founder
Stealth Genomics Co.
4:02 PM - 6:00 PM
Cocktail Happy Hour
Investor Summit
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