Oct.23-24.2025
In partnership with africa
Culture Shifting Awards, Friday, October 24
Location: BILL, 6220 American Center Drive, Suite 100, San Jose, CA
Access to Capital. Access to Deal Flow.
The valley's most important and intentional gathering of diverse founders with traction, top-tier active investors, and Fortune 500 executives—all in one room and ready to execute deals. Culture Shift Labs curates active investors, business, executives, entrepreneurs with traction, and corporate partners seeking the next generation of unicorns led by diverse founders who are reshaping industries. Our active investor curation includes LPs/GPs, Private Equity, CVCs, Family Offices, Angel Investors, Athlete/Celebrity Investors and High Net Worth Individuals.
Join the movement that's already facilitated $2B in dealflow and committed to another $1B by 2026.
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Speakers
John Aisien
SVP, Product Management, ServiceNow
Willayna Banner
Partner, Azimuth Opportunity Fund
Cheick Camara
VP, Managing Director, ServiceNow Africa
Josh Childress
Former NBA Player, Co-Founder & Managing Partner, CrestHaven Capital
Jeff Clanagan
Co-Founder, HartBeat Entertainment
Camila Clarke
Camila Clarke, CEO Clarke Capital Advisors
Mariah Cooks
Attorney, Murphy, Pearson, Bradley & Feeney
Partick Eggen
Co-Founder & Partner, Counterpart Ventures
Carlos Espina
Founder Migrantes Unidos!
Gwen C. Edward
Managing Director, Golden Seeds
Derrick Heggans
Founder & CEO, Shepherd Park Sports Properties
Andrea Hoffman
Founder & CEO, Culture Shift Labs
Lydia Idem
COO, LoftyInc Capital
Michael Jackson
VP, Global Head of Industries, Docusign
Sarah Jones
Tony Award-Winning Actor, Writer, Producer
Peter Kadin
EVP Marketing, Empire
Bronson Kaufusi
Founder, My Family Office Partner (Former NFL Player)
Monica Knox Pool
CEO & General Partner, Good Trouble Ventures
Peter Kovacs
Founder & Partner, CQ Savvy
Sale Kwon
Partner, Cooley
Sheila Lirio Marcelo
Co-Founder and CEO of Ohai.ai, Founder of Care.com
Vlada Loktina
CEO, Superagent AI
Nola Masterson
Lead Investor, Portfolia Femtech Fund, Science Futures Inc
Ken Maxey
Director of Government Affairs, Comcast & President & CEO, Urban League of San Francisco
Chasity Melvin
Former WNBA All Star, Coach & Monumental Sports Media Talent
Laurel Mintz
GP, Fabric VC
Tekedra Mawakana
Co-CEO, Waymo
Marc McMorris
Co-CEO & Investment Committee Co-Chair, Carrick Capital Partners
Almaz Negash
CEO, African Diaspora Network
Kai Nunez
Director, Artificial Intelligence Productivity, ŌURA
Erikan Obotetukudo
Owner, Founder & Investor, Audacity Assets
Saki Oshima
General Partner, Nextblue
Eric Osiakwan
Managing Partner, Chanzo Capital
David Parker
Co-CEO, Culture Shift Labs
Marc Philpart
President & CEO, Black Freedom Fund
Shuchi Rana
Global Head of White Space Intelligence, ServiceNow
Lourdes J. Rodríguez, DrPH
Chief Executive Officer, David Rockefeller Fund
Karine Sarkisian
Managing Partner, Tamar Capital
Debra Schwartz
Managing Director, Impact Investments, MacArthur Foundation
Sameer Sharma
AVP, (AIoT), MediaTek
Rachel Sheppard
Mars Petcare Venture Capital and Leap Ventures
Ghazi Shami
CEO & Founder, EMPIRE
David Simas
Former President, Obama Foundation
Sydney Sykes
Global Head of VC Partnerships, NVIDIA
Uma Veerappan
Senior Associate, Flare Capital Partners
Wallo
Entrepreneur & CEO, Wallo267
AGENDA
Thursday, October 23, 2025
- David Parker, Co-CEO, Culture Shift Labs
- Andrea Hoffman, Founder & CEO, Culture Shift Labs
- ServiceNow
- Moderator: Shuchi Rana, Global Head of White Space Intelligence, ServiceNow
- Speaker #1: Lourdes J. Rodríguez, DrPH, Chief Executive Officer, David Rockefeller Fund
- Speaker #2: Mark Philpart, President & CEO, Black Freedom Fund
Speaker #3: Debra Schwartz, Managing Director, Impact Investments, MacArthur Foundation
- Moderator: Jeff Clanagan, Co-Founder, HartBeat Entertainment
- Speaker #1: Carlos Espina, Founder Migrantes Unidos!
- Speaker #2: Wallo, Entrepreneur & CEO, Wallo267
- Emcee: Laurel Mintz, GP, Fabric VC
- Entrepreneurs Pitching
- Judge #1: Monica Knox Pool, CEO & General Partner, Good Trouble Ventures
- Judge #2: Lynnwood Bibbens, Chairman & CEO, Reach TV
- Judge #3: Peter Kadin, EVP Marketing, Empire
- Moderator: Sale Kwon, Partner, Cooley
- Speaker #1: Sheila Lirio Marcelo, Co-Founder and CEO of Ohai.ai, Founder of Care.com
- Speaker #2: Vlada Lotkina, CEO, Superagent AI
- Speaker #3: Peter Kovacks, Founder & Partner, CQ Savvy
Friday, October 24, 2025
- David Parker, Co-CEO, Culture Shift Labs
- Andrea Hoffman, Founder & CEO, Culture Shift Labs
- ServiceNow
- Moderator: Sarah Jones, Tony Award-Winning Actor, Writer, Producer
- Speaker: David Simas, Former President, Obama Foundation
- Moderator: Mariah Cooks, Attorney, Murphy, Pearson, Bradley & Feeney
- Speaker #1: Chasity Melvin, Former WNBA All Star, Coach & Monumental Sports Media Talent
- Speaker #2: Derrick Heggans, Founder & CEO, Shepherd Park Sports Properties
- Moderator: Bronson Kaufusi, Founder, My Family Office Partner (Former NFL Player)
- Speaker #1: Josh Childress, Former NBA Player, Co-Founder & Managing Partner, CrestHaven Capital
- Speaker #2: Metta World Peace, Former NBA Player, Founder
- Speaker #3: Brandon Copeland, Founder (Former NFL Player)
- Moderator: Willayna Banner, Partner, Azimuth Opportunity Fund
- Speaker #1: Sameer Sharma, AVP, (AIoT), MediaTek
- Speaker #2: Michael Jackson, VP, Global Head of Industries, Docusign
- Speaker #3: Sydney Sykes, Global Head of VC Partnerships, NVIDIA
- Speaker #4: Kai Nunez, Director, Artificial Intelligence Productivity, ŌURA
- Emcee: Laurel Mintz, GP, Fabric VC
- Entrepreneur #1: Dave Lewis, Hyera
- Entrepreneur #2: Ranime Alsheltawy, BioEnergy
- Entrepreneur #3: Malcolm Lee, GabbVR
- Judge #1: Uma Veerappan, Senior Associate, Flare Capital Partners
- Judge #2: Gwen C. Edward, Managing Director, Golden Seeds
- Judge #3: Nola Masterson, Lead Investor, Portfolia Femtech Fund, Science Futures Inc
- Judge #4: Saki Oshima, General Partner, Nextblue
- Moderator: Laurel Mintz, GP, Fabric VC
- Speaker: Dulari Amin, Co-Founder, Sidelines & Founder, Mothership VC
- Speaker: Camila Clarke, CEO Clarke Capital Advisors
- Speaker: Karine Sarkissian, Managing Partner, Tamar Capital
- Moderator: Ken Maxey, Director of Government Affairs, Comcast & President & CEO, Urban League of San Francisco
- Speaker #1: Marc McMorris, Co-CEO & Investment Committee Co-Chair, Carrick Capital Partners
- Moderator: Shuchi Rana, Global Head of White Space Intelligence, ServiceNow
- Speaker #1: Rachel Sheppard, Mars Petcare Venture Capital and Leap Ventures
- Speaker #2: Partick Eggen, Co-Founder & Partner, Counterpart Ventures
- Speaker #3: Lu Zhang, Founder & Managing Partner, Fusion Fund
- Moderator: Cheick Camara, VP, Managing Director, ServiceNow Africa
- Speaker #1: Lydia Idem, COO, LoftyInc Capital
- Speaker #2: Erikan Obotetukudo, Owner, Founder & Investor, Audacity Assets
- Moderator: Almaz Negash, CEO, African Diaspora Network
- Speaker #1: Eric Osiakwan, Managing Partner, Chanzo Capital
- Speaker #2: John Aisien, SVP, Product Management, ServiceNow
- Emcee: Sarah Jones, Tony Award-Winning Actor, Writer, Producer
- Honoree #1: Tekedra Mawakana, Co-CEO, Waymo
- Honoree #2: Marc McMorris, Co-CEO & Investment Committee Co-Chair, Carrick Capital Partners
- Honoree #3: Ghazi Shami, CEO & Founder, EMPIRE
- Honoree #4: Cheick Camara, VP, Managing Director, ServiceNow Africa
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Team & Advisors
Andrea Hoffman
Founder & CEO, Culture Shift Labs; Executive Producer, Culture Shifting Summits
David Parker
Co-CEO, Culture Shift Labs; Co-Executive Producer, Culture Shifting Summits
Reginald Van Lee
Executive Partner & Managing DirectorAlixPartners
Caretha Coleman
Coleman Consulting
Sheri Macdonald
Founder & CEO, Sheri Mac Enterprises