
9.12.2024
The Diverse Venture Capital Emerging Managers Conference
Hosted by Context Ventures & Necessary Ventures

















Agenda
September 12, 2024 |
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9:00am - 9:30am | Keynote & Sponsor Acknowledgements |
9:30am - 10:30am | Fundraising in a Challenging Non-ZIRP Economy |
10:30m - 11:00am | Networking |
11:00am - 12:00pm | From Emerging to Established Venture Funds |
12:00pm - 1:30pm | Lunch |
1:30pm - 2:30pm | Closing Your First Institutional LP |
2:30pm - 3:00pm | Networking |
3:00pm - 4:00pm | VC best practices from the institutional LP perspective |
4:00pm - 4:30pm | Networking |
4:30pm - 5:30pm | Why LPs Invest in Emerging Managers |
5:30pm - 6:30pm | Networking and Happy Hour |
Speakers
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Aakar Vachhani
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Octavio Sandoval
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Daniele Viappiani
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Jenny Fielding
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Neil Devani
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Renata Aráuz-DeStefano
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Tim Hsia
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Michelle Dhansinghani
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Jay Farber
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Nate Leung
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Pamela Pavkov
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Rilwan Meeran
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Sean Park
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Matthew Auran
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David Aung
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Shane Goudey
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Eric Cromwell
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Rudy Hobson
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Rhett Jeppson
General Partners and Venture Capitalists
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Ethan Monreal-Jackson
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Sarah Cone
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Kristina Simmons
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Shila Nieves Burney
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Sophie Liao
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Yohei Nakajima
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Ariana Thacker
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Celestine Schnugg
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Veronica Juarez
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Abby Miller Levy
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Shahram Seyedin-Noor
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Farooq Abbasi
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Ba Minuzzi
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Shruti Gandhi
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Israel Rollins
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Mac Conwell
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Cindy Bi
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Neil Devani
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Sara Deshpande
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Monique Woodard
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Maria Salamanca
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Zaz Floreani
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Sylvester Mobley
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Alex King
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Chris DN
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Sheel Mohnot
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Jenny He
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Amber Illig
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Aaron Stachel
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Trier Bryant
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Lenore Karafa
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Shruti Gandhi
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Jewel Burks Solomon
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Chris Leiter
And More!
Limited Partners
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Hailey Zhuang
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John Felix
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Trey Hart
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Rosalia Ramirez
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Courtney McCrea
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Derrick Tang
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David Captain
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Zain Gulamali
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Tarrell Gamble
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Jessica Copenhaver
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Christina Kramlich
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Kim Chia
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Nachi Gupta
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Susan Kimberlin
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Spencer Tyson
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Shu Dar Yao
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Rhianon Anderson
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Heather Kagin
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David Balderston
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Delon Turner
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Renata Aráuz-DeStefano
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Fernando Carranza
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James Jones
And More!
Thank you Sponsors!
This event brings together the diverse emerging venture capitalist ecosystem in order to build a stronger community and discuss trends, challenges, & opportunities.
Leaders in the diversity venture capital ecosystem.
Diverse Emerging Managers
Women
BIPOC
LGBTQ+
African-American
Asian-American
LatinX
Military Veterans
Native American