OCTOBER 21-24
About the Event
Culture Shifting Weekends is an annual invite-only bi-coastal event that takes place in Silicon Valley, and Silicon Alley and Miami. These are the only events of their kind in the United States that unite over 400 accomplished Black & Latinx tech executives, entrepreneurs, investors, innovators and social impact leaders in order to enable deals, collaborations and wealth creation.
Each coast has a different format; Silicon Valley is the largest gathering of Black leaders in tech, innovation and social impact to narrow the inequality gap in entrepreneurship, on corporate boards, in tech and in the c-suite. Silicon Alley is the largest gathering of Black and Latinx Venture Capitalists to narrow the inequality gap in this sector. Miami is a hybrid of the two.
Culture Shifting Weekend is an annual signature event of Culture Shift Labs; a diversity and innovation management consultancy.
Agenda
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Thursday, October 21
Kick-Off Party
8:30-10:00PM EDT (drinks & light snack)
Location: 1 Hotel - 2341 Collins Avenue, Miami Beach, FL (Ocean Terrace Room)
Dress Code: Come as you are
Enjoy drinks, light snacks, and networking with fellow #CultureShifters as we kick off Culture Shifting Weekend Miami!
Sponsored by:
Friday, October 22
8:00AM-6:00PM EDT
Evening open for continued networking & meetings.
Breakfast & Lunch included.
Location: Emanuel Luxury Venue, Miami Beach
All tickets to this event include access to Thursday's Kick-Off Party.
8:00-9:30AM EDT
Networking Breakfast
GP:LP 1:1 Meetings
Time for C-Suite and business leaders to gather and network. We expect approximately 150 hand selected leaders, who not only have an abundance mentality and generosity behavior but who also care about the success of the community at large.
GP:LP Meetings - 1:1 Meetings Scheduled in separate room from Breakfast
9:45AM EDT
Opening Remarks
Mayor Daniella Levine Cava
Mayor, Miami-Dade County
10:00-10:30AM EDT
Fireside Chat
Introduction
Jarvis Sam
VP, Global Diversity & Inclusion,
Nike
Fireside Chat with
Eduardo Medina
Co-founder & COO, BetterUp
Interviewed by
Alice Vilma
Managing Director, Morgan Stanley
10:35-11:05AM EDT
Corporate Venture Panel
The number of global active Corporate VC funds has tripled from 348 in 2011 to 965 in 2016, which includes 75 of the Fortune 100. More importantly, Corporates now represent almost 20% of the dollar volume of the global venture market. While Corporate VC funds as a group are a growing force in the market, they are not all built the same. In this panel, we will discuss some differences in structure (internal vs external), approach (lead vs join), focus (narrow vs broad), goals (strategic vs financial) and partnering.
Katie Thiry
MODERATOR
Principal,
Salesforce Ventures
Ollen Douglass
Managing Director,
Motley Fool Ventures
Tamara Steffens
Managing Director,
M12
Kange Kaneene
VP,
SAP.iO Foundries North America
11:15-11:45AM EDT
Impact Investors Panel
Impact Investors are working to revolutionize the way capital is allocated to opportunities by aligning the pursuit of profit and purpose. With the rise of a more purpose driven generation, the AUM of Impact Investors grew from $46B in 2013 to $114B in 2016. Despite the growth in the market, Impact Investors still face challenges with mainstream misperceptions about deal quality, clarity of definitions and quality of measurements. In this panel, we will meet some of the top Impact Investors and discuss their definition of impact, measurements they believe matter, and both the opportunity and imperative the mainstream is overlooking. AND Inclusive impact is increasingly on the minds of foundations and investors across the country and around the world. Who are the thought leaders and who are making big moves? What's coming next? And what do GPs need to know?
Mark Wilkins
MODERATOR
Managing Director - Wealth Management,
UBS
Demetric Duckett
Managing Director,
Living Cities
Justin Nunez
Partner,
TPG
Marla Blow
President & COO,
Skoll Foundation
11:55AM-12:25PM EDT
I am a VC
10-12 VCs telling their stories in 2 minutes.
12:25-12:40PM EDT
Research Spotlight
1:30-2:00PM EDT
Family Office Panel
Family offices and high net worth individuals are the most likely LP prospects for smaller funds. They play a critical role in defining the landscape and opportunity set for new funds. So how do GPs get to know these power players in investing? And what matters to them? How are they reacting to COVID-19 and the recent civil unrest? And what's coming up next?
Lo Toney
MODERATOR
Founding Managing Partner,
Plexo Capital
Barry Dorfman
President & CEO,
BLD Holdings
Charles D. Smith
Conference Chairman, Family Office Experience
2:05-2:35PM EDT
Fireside Chat: Institutional Investors
Increasingly, investors seek to allocate their investments in a purpose driven way. One of those ways is to actively seek out diverse owned asset management firms. Avance Investment Management is a Hispanic-owned firm that seeks to make transformative growth investments in U.S.-based middle market service and consumer sector companies. They have recently raised their first major fund. For over a decade, the John S.and James L. Knight Foundation has been intentional about investing its endowment with diverse-owned managers. Knight also conducts research on diversity of ownership in the asset management industry and the extent to which philanthropic endowments use diverse-owned asset managers. Join a conversation between Luis Zaldivar, Co-founder & Managing Partner of Avance and Juan Martinez, Knight Foundation VP/CFO & Treasurer that will discuss ways to increase diversity in the asset management industry, how increased diversity can add to both investor returns and positive impact in communities and entrepreneurial insights from starting a new business during a pandemic.
Fireside Chat with
Luis Zaldivar
Co-founder and Managing Partner, Avance Investment Management, LLC
Interviewed by
Juan Martinez
VP/Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, John S. and James L. Knight Foundation
2:45-3:15PM EDT
Private Equity Panel
This panel includes some of the nation's top Black and Latino leaders who have their own private equity funds. Hear from these impressive leaders on what's working (and not working) for them and learn about the opportunities to become an LP, as well as co-investing alongside them. We also welcome speakers that invest in these fund managers. The panel will be moderated by Sancia Dalley of the Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights.
Sancia Dalley
MODERATOR
Senior Vice President, Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights
Angela Matheny
Director of Investment Staff & Diverse Manager Equity, Crewcial Partners, LLC.
Renae Griffin
Executive Director,
GCM Grosvenor
3:20-3:50PM EDT
Seeding, Anchor and Launch Investing Panel
Early investors in new firms and strategies can make a big difference for any asset managers getting into business and accelerating growth, and especially for diverse managers. This panel brings together institutions committing early capital to managers of color in a variety of ways to talk about how a lasting, sustainable approach to this work benefits their organizations. Hear first-hand as they discuss their investment processes, qualities they look for in diverse managers for investment, and what matters to their success and that of the investors they back. GP:LP meetings will be arranged pre- and post- the panel.
Liz Stiverson
MODERATOR
Co-Head, TPG NEXT, Principal, TPG
Najada Kumbuli
Head of Investments, Visa Foundation
Jill Otto
Managing Director, Merrill Lynch
3:55-4:00PM EDT
Success Stories
4:00-4:15PM EDT
Black/Latino VC Report
4:20-5:20PM EDT
GP:LP 1:1 Meetings
4:20-5:30PM EDT
Networking Reception
Saturday, October 23
8:00AM-4:00PM EDT
Breakfast & Lunch included.
Location: Emanuel Luxury Venue, Miami Beach
6:30-9:00PM EDT
Ecosystem Dinner & DJ/Dancing
Location: Cerveceria La Tropical
All tickets to this event include access to Thursday's Kick-Off Party.
8:00-9:30AM EDT
Networking Breakfast
GP:LP 1:1 Meetings
Time for C-Suite and business leaders to gather and network.
GP:LP Meetings - 1:1 Meetings Scheduled in separate room from Breakfast.
9:25-9:55AM EDT
Fireside Chat with Rose Kirk
Helping underrepresented populations achieve digital equity and equality
Rose Kirk
Chief Corporate Social Responsibility Officer, Verizon
Mayor Daniella Levine Cava
Mayor of Miami-Dade County
10:00-10:30AM EDT
Fireside Chat with Rea Ann Silva
Rea Ann Silva
Founder, Beautyblender
Interviewed by:
Sherrell Dorsey
Founder & CEO,
The Plug
10:35-11:35AM EDT
The Entrepreneurs PITCH (general session)
The PITCH:
An invite-only event will showcase 12-15 entrepreneurs of color with the goal of connecting them to investors and prospective customers. You won’t want to miss this opportunity to influence and diversify the future of entrepreneurship.
Producer:
Terell Sterling
Founder & CEO,
Go Paladin
11:45AM-12:15PM EDT
Workforce Development Panel
Hear from companies in the South Florida market who are seeking a diverse and remote workforce of seasoned leaders, subject matter experts and c-suite executives. Through this panel, you will learn from those who are already managing workforce diversity well. These executives will share best practices, upskilling and reskilling success stories, and discuss how senior level talent can pivot to new opportunities due to their transferable skills sets.
Keith Carswell
MODERATOR
Director- Programming and Partnerships,
Venture Miami, City of Miami
Larry Quinlan
Former Global CIO,
Deloitte
Tracey Nott-Seward
Managing Director - Global Talent & Organization/Human Potential,
Accenture
Jacky Wright
Chief Digital Officer,
Microsoft US
12:15-1:15PM EDT
Networking Lunch Break
1:15-1:45PM EDT
Healthcare Keynote
Dolvett Quince
Best Selling Author, former trainer on Biggest Loser, Life Coach
1:50-2:50PM EDT
The Entrepreneurs PITCH: Inclusive Health & Wellness session
This invite-only event will showcase 12-15 healthcare, life sciences and wellness BIPOC and Latino/a entrepreneurs with the goal of enabling capital, customers, resources and collaborations.
Producer:
Christopher Lee
SVP, Product & Innovation,
ConsumerMedical
Producer:
Christian Seale
Founder & General Partner,
SBC Digital Health
3:00-3:30PM EDT
Female Unicorns
Meet the Women Founders that are unicorns, future unicorns and have raised over $100M+. They will share their journey's, stories of success, what the future holds and how you can help enable their continued success
Regina Green
MODERATOR
Goldman Sachs Asset Management, Head of Launch With GS Americas,
Goldman Sachs
Irma Olguin Jr.
Co-Founder & CEO,
Bitwise Industries
Isabelle Kenyon
Founder & CEO,
Calibrate
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Brynne McNulty Rojas
Co-Founder & CEO,
Habi
3:35-4:05PM EDT
Fireside Chat: AI Ethics – Will AI accelerate and multiply bias and discrimination if left unchecked?
The AI transformation is happening at lightning speed; it is ubiquitous and well entrenched in our society, from the mundane to our most sophisticated and important technologies. While AI has many proven and potential benefits to society and the economy, it is not without concerns. This conversation will explore and address concrete Ethical issues surrounding AI and its impact on our lives including “Diversity and Bias in AI and its corresponding Opportunities, Dangers and Solutions”.
James Francis
MODERATOR
Founder & CEO,
Paradigm Asset Management Co.
X. Eyeé
Product Manager,
Google
6:30-9:00PM EDT
Ecosystem Dinner
Location: Cervecería La Tropical, 42 NE 25th St.
Wynwood, Miami, FL
Networking Reception, Dinner & Dance Party. Music provided by DJ Fly Guy
Sunday, October 24
CSW Miami Singles Brunch
11:00AM-1:30PM EDT
Location: Oasis Wynwood, 2335 N. Miami Ave.
Sunday brunch for the Culture Shifting Community of single men and women. Brunch, drinks, dancing and singles mingling.
Culture Shifting Awards
5:30-9:00PM EDT
Location: 1 Hotel South Beach
All tickets include access to Thursday's Kick-Off Party.
Recognizing 4 diverse leaders, pioneers and racial equality allies who care about growth and innovation through diversity and inclusion. This event was launched in the summer of 2010 in the Hamptons and expanded to Silicon Valley in 2015. Approximately 200 guests from Fortune 500s, tech, healthcare, finance, private equity, politics, and venture capital attend to celebrate the honorees and connect with one another to continue dealmaking. The evening begins with cocktail reception on the lawn before moving inside for a five star dinner and awards ceremony.
INTRODUCING OUR TITLE SPONSOR FOR THE CULTURE SHIFTING AWARDS!
EMCEE: Aida Rodriguez, Comedian, Actress, Writer, Activist
HONOREES:
Derek Jones
Managing Director,
Grosvenor Capital Management
Madeline Pumariega
President,
Miami Dade College
Mayor Francis Suarez
Mayor,
City of Miami
Shannon Allen
Founder & CEO, Grown™; Entrepreneur, Philanthropist
Recommended Hotels
1 Hotel South Beach
2341 Collins Ave.
Miami Beach, FL 33139
* A few rooms still available. Contact Liz (liz@cultureshiftlabs.com) for availability and rates.
Kimpton Surfcomber Hotel
1717 Collins Ave.
Miami Beach, FL 33139
*A one night, non-refundable deposit is required to reserve your room. Please note that this is different from a cancellation fee. Your resort fee will manually be waived after you have booked.
The Gates Hotel at South Beach - a DoubleTree by Hilton
2360 Collins Ave.
Miami Beach, FL 33139
Dress code is Miami Chic.
Our Plan to Stay Safe at Culture Shifting Miami
We will be following strict COVID-19 protocols in order to ensure CSW Miami attendees feel safe onsite. Masks and hand sanitizer will be available, and you will be required to show your vaccination card. More details to come …
Interested in Attending, Speaking or Sponsoring?
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DID YOU KNOW?
Over $500M of deals and collaborations have been realized over the last 6 years alone from the New York & Silicon Valley Culture Shifting Weekends. Our goal over the next few years is to get that figure to $1B.
Partner
Sponsors
Community Partner/Ambassador
If you have trouble purchasing a ticket, please email Liz at liz@cultureshiftlabs.com for assistance with registration.
Team
Founder &
Executive Producer
ANDREA HOFFMAN // Founder & CEO,
Culture Shift Labs
Special Advisor
Caretha Coleman //
Chair
REGINALD VAN LEE //
Chief Transformation Officer,
The Carlyle Group
Planning Committee
Leigh-Ann Buchanan // Founding Executive Director at Venture Café Miami
Caretha Coleman // Special Advisor
William Crowder // Managing Partner, Aperture Venture Capital
Marlon Hill // Of Counsel, Weiss Serota Helfman Cole & Bierman, P.L.
Andrea Hoffman // Founder & CEO, Culture Shift Labs
Christine Johnson // VP, Innovation, Economic Development at Beacon Council
Vernon Lee Jr. // Partner, The Marathon Fund
Kimberly Marshall // Goldman Sachs' Launch With GS, Investor & Advisor
Charmel Maynard // Associate VP, Chief Investment Officer, University Treasurer at University of Miami
John D. Owens, III // Shareholder, Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Alice Vilma // Managing Director at Morgan Stanley
ABOUT
CULTURE SHIFTING WEEKENDS
Culture Shifting Weekends is an annual invite-only bi-coastal event that takes place in Silicon Valley and Silicon Alley. These are the only events of their kind in the United States that unite over 400 accomplished Black & Latinx tech executives, entrepreneurs, investors, innovators and social impact leaders in order to enable collaborations and consummate deals.
Each coast has a different format; Silicon Valley is the largest gathering of Black leaders in tech, innovation and social impact to solve for the inequity in entrepreneurship, on corporate boards, in tech and in the c-suite. Silicon Alley is the largest gathering of Black and Latinx Venture Capitalists to solve for the inequality in this sector.
Culture Shifting Weekend is an annual signature event of Culture Shift Labs; a management consultancy specializing in growth and innovation through diversity and inclusion.