Oct.23-24.2025
In partnership with africa
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
Vedant Agrawal
VP, Premji Invest
Ranime Alsheltawy
BioEnergy
John Aisien
SVP, Product Management, ServiceNow
Cheick Camara
Managing Dir, ServiceNow Africa
Willayna Banner
Obsidian Ventures
Josh Childress
Former NBA Player, Co-Founder & Managing Partner, CrestHaven Capital
Kalahn Taylor Clark
VP & Head of Social Impact & Sustainability, Merck
Jeff Clanagan
Co-Founder, HartBeat Entertainment
Mariah Cooks
Attorney, Murphy, Pearson, Bradley & Feeney
Partick Eggen
Co-Founder & Partner, Counterpart Ventures
Carlos Eduardo Espina
Soleil Golden (per Paltette)
Maya Horgan Fomodu
Founder & Partner, Ingressive Capital
Derrick Heggans
Founder & CEO, Shepherd Park Sports Properties
Andrea Hoffman
Founder & CEO, Culture Shift Labs
Michael Jackson
VP, Global Head of Industries, Docusign
Lydia Idem
COO, LoftyInc Capital
Sarah Jones
Tony Award-Winning Actor, Writer, Producer
Bronson Kaufusi
Founder, My Family Office Partner (Former NFL Player)
Dave Lewis
Hyera
Malcolm Lee
GabbVR
Sheila Lirio Marcelo
Co-Founder and CEO of Ohai.ai, Founder of Care.com
Chasity Melvin
NBA 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
Eric Osiakwan
Managing Partner, Chanzo Capital
David Parker
Co-CEO, Culture Shift Labs
Shuchi Rana
Global Head of White Space Intelligence, ServiceNow
Lourdes J. Rodríguez, DrPH
Chief Executive Officer, David Rockefeller Fund
Debra Schwartz
Managing Director, Impact Investors, MacArthur Foundation/Catalytic Capital
Sameer Sharma
AVP, (AIoT), MediaTek
Rachel Sheppard
Mars Petcare Venture Capital and Leap Ventures
Ghazi Shami
CEO & Founder, EMPIRE
Sinazo Sibisi
Chief Investment Officer, timbuktoo Africa
David Simas
Former President, Obama Foundation
Sydney Sykes
Global Head of VC Partnerships, NVIDIA
AJ Thomas
General Partner, Good Trouble Ventures
Roland Guevara
Sr. Dir. Global Sponsorship Music & Entertainment Marketing, Visa
Lu Zhang
Founder & Managing Partner, Fusion Fund
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: Debra Schwartz, Managing Director, Impact Investors, MacArthur Foundation/Catalytic Capital
- Speaker #2: Lourdes J. Rodríguez, DrPH, Chief Executive Officer, David Rockefeller Fund
- Moderator: Jeff Clanagan, Co-Founder, HartBeat Entertainment
- Speaker #1: Carlos Eduardo Espina, Soleil Golden (per Paltette)
- Emcee: Laurel Mintz, GP, Fabric VC
- Entrepreneurs: 10 -TBD
- Judge #1: AJ Thomas, General Partner, Good Trouble Ventures
- Judge #2: Roland Guevara, Sr. Dir. Global Sponsorship Music & Entertainment Marketing, Visa
- Moderator: TBD
- Speaker #1: Sheila Lirio Marcelo, Co-Founder and CEO of Ohai.ai, Founder of Care.com
- Moderator: TBD
- Speaker: TBD
Friday, October 24, 2025
- David Parker, Co-CEO, Culture Shift Labs
- Andrea Hoffman, Founder & CEO, Culture Shift Labs
- ServiceNow
- Moderator: TBD
- Speaker: David Simas, Former President, Obama Foundation
- Moderator: Mariah Cooks, Attorney, Murphy, Pearson, Bradley & Feeney
- Speaker #1: Chasity Melvin, NBA 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
- Moderator: Willayna Banner, Obsidian Ventures
- 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
- Judges: TBD
- Moderator: Laurel Mintz, GP, Fabric VC
- Speaker: TBD
- Moderator: TBD
- Speaker #1: Marc McMorris, Co-CEO & Investment Committee Co-Chair, Carrick Capital Partners
- Moderator: Shuchi Rana, Global Head of White Space Intelligence
- Speaker #1: Rachel Sheppard, Mars Petcare Venture Capital and Leap Ventures
- Speaker #2: Partick Eggen, Co-Founder & Partner, Counterpart Ventures
- Speaker #3: Vedant Agrawal, VP, Premji Invest
- Speaker #4: Lu Zhang, Founder & Managing Partner, Fusion Fund
- Moderator: Cheick Camara, Managing Dir, ServiceNow Africa
- Speaker #1: Lydia Idem, COO, LoftyInc Capital
- Moderator: Maya Horgan Fomodu. Founder & Partner, Ingressive Capital
- Speaker #1: Eric Osiakwan, Managing Partner, Chanzo Capital
- Speaker #2: John Aisien, SVP, Product Management, ServiceNow
- Moderator: Almaz Negash, CEO, African Diaspora Network
- Speaker #1: Kalahn Taylor Clark, VP & Head of Social Impact & Sustainability, Merck
- Speaker #2: Sinazo Sibisi, Chief Investment Officer, timbuktoo Africa
- 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
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Since 2006, we have been advising clients at the intersection of Business, Technology and Demographic Shifts to enable impact and outcomes, social and financial returns. We’ve been disrupting the traditional management consulting industry for decades with our proprietary Knowledge + Network™ business model. We serve Fortune 500 companies, Tech firms, Investors, and Nonprofits. Whether it’s board leadership, workforce strategy, business development, or corporate social responsibility, we don’t just help clients rethink capitalism, impact and outcomes, social and financial returns—we activate and accelerate it.
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