November 3 & 4, 2017
NEW YORK CITY 2017
ABOUT THE EVENT
The 8th Annual Culture Shifting Weekend theme was "Advancing Investment Money to Black VCs"; a growing ecosystem. The event gathered approximately 125 Black venture capitalists and investors, and was designed to educate investor prospects and enable deals. Our goal was to deepen relationships with current individual and institutional investors and connect VCs to new ones.
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EVENT DETAILS
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 3
Venture Capitalist Luncheon & Fireside Chat
The Friday event included a VC Luncheon, Fireside Chat & Institutional Investor Panel.
The day consisted of 2-minute “lightning talks” presented by successful Venture Capitalists along with networking and private pre-scheduled 1:1 meetings.
The fireside chat was led by Troy Carter, Founder of Atom Factory and Managing Director of
Cross Culture Ventures with special guest Mark D. Ein, Founder, Venturehouse Group and
Capitol Investment Group.
Time:
12pm - 4pm
Location:
SAP
10 Hudson Yards, 48th Floor
501 West 30th Street -
Enter on 10th Avenue between 30th and 31st Streets
New York, NY
SPEAKERS
Welcome Remarks
Deepak Krishnamurthy
Chief Strategy Officer
SAP
Fireside Chat
led by Troy Carter
Founder & Managing Partner
Atom Factory/Cross Culture Ventures
Mark D. Ein
Founder
Venturehouse Group/
Capitol Investment Group
Special guest
Institutional Investor Panel
Nathalie Molina Niño
CEO
BRAVA Investments
Moderator
Shawn Escoffery, MCP
Director, Strong Local Economies
Surdna Foundation
Kashif Sweet
Private Equity Group
JP Morgan
Patricia Zollar
Managing Director
Neuberger Berman
VC Lightning Talks
James Earl Brown III
Founder & General Partner
Arena Growth Partners
William Crowder
Partner
42 Venture Partners
Aaron Holiday
Managing Partner
645 Venture Partners
Charles Hudson
Managing Partner
Precursor Ventures
Richard Kerby
Angel Investor
Formerly of Venrock
Lindsey Lee
Managing Partner
Authentic Ventures
Vernon Lee, Jr.
Founder
Brightwood Management Partners
Kanyi Maqubela
Angel Investor & Entrepreneur
Erica Duignan Minnihan
Managing Partner
1000 Angels
Erik Moore
Founder
Base Ventures
Shauntel Poulson
General Partner
Reach Capital
Denmark West
Partner
Connectivity Capital Partners
Jillian Williams
Associate
Anthemis Group
Rashaun Williams
General Partner
ALL-STAR Fund
Monique Woodard
Venture Partner
500 Startups
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 4
Venture Capitalist Deal-Making Breakfast & Fireside Chat
The Saturday event included a VC Deal-Making Breakfast, Corporate VC Panel and Fireside Chat.
Welcome by Michael Carter, Co-Head & Managing Director of Technology Investment Banking at RBC Capital Markets.
The fireside chat was led by Kwame Anku, Founding Principal, Black Angel Tech Fund
with special guest Alonzo Mourning, Founder, Mourning Family Foundation and former NBA player.
Time:
9:30am - 12:00pm
Location:
Upper Story by Charlie Palmer
979 Third Avenue, 14th Floor
3rd Avenue between 58th and 59th Streets
New York, NY
SPEAKERS
Welcome Remarks
Michael Carter
Co-Head & Managing Director of Technology Investment Banking
RBC Capital Markets
Fireside Chat
led by Kwame Anku
Founding Principal
Black Angel Tech Fund
Alonzo Mourning
Founder
Mourning Family Foundation
and Former NBA Player
Special Guest
Corporate VC Panel
David ibnAle
Managing Partner
Advance Venture Partners
Moderator
Darcy Frisch
VP, Managing Director
Hearst Ventures
Walter Delph
Partner & Managing Director
BCG Digital Ventures
Karen Kerr
Managing Director, Advanced Manufacturing
GE Ventures
Alden Mahabir
Manager
Verizon Ventures
by invitation only
VIP DINNER
Co-hosted by Andrea Hoffman, Reggie Van Lee, Denmark West and
Ed Lewis, founder of Essence and Latina Magazines.
Time:
Friday, November 3rd
7pm - 10pm
Location:
CORE Club
66 E. 55th Street
New York, NY
HOST COMMITTEE, ADVISORS & CO-CHAIRS
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Founder & Executive Producer
ANDREA HOFFMAN // Founder & CEO,
Culture Shift Labs
Co-Chairs
DENMARK WEST // Partner,
Connectivity Capital Partners
REGINALD VAN LEE // Retired Booz Allen Executive and
Renowned Management Consultant
Host Committee
DANNY ALLEN // SAP
KWAME ANKU // Founding Principal, Black Angel Tech Fund
HOZEFA BOTEE // Gunderson Dettmer
RANDALL J. CLARK // Gunderson Dettmer
EDDA COLLINS COLEMAN // All in Together Campaign
VERNON LEE, JR. // Brightwood Management Partners
DERRICK LEWIS // Ernst & Young
VALERIE MOSLEY // Chairman & CEO, Valmo Ventures
ROBYN STREISAND // Titanium
SPONSORS
