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Building a Sustainable Future with Aina Abiodun

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Portland's Startup Ecosystem with Jim Houston

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Fixing Healthcare VC with Buffy Alegria, Loud Ventures

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Navigating Bitcoin Treasury Strategies with Jeff Walton, Strive

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Catalytic Capital and the Climate Tech Revolution, with Gabriel Scheer, Elemental Impact

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Economic Development in the AI Era with Laura Ruderman, Technology Alliance

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Entrepreneurialism in the AI Age with Nicole Doyle, Founders Institute

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The Intersection of VC, Media and AI with Arif Gürsel, UnCap Ventures

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Fundamentals of Corporate Innovation with Anthony Herman, Snowball Innovation Advisory

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Perfecting Your Pitch with Dana Sather Robinson, Pitch4Impact

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Jeff Canin, E8 Angels - "Investing in Our Planet's Future"

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Emer Dooley, CDL - "Transforming Science and Technology for Humankind"

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Jonathan Azoff, SNØCAP - "Funding Science for a Sustainable Future"

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Luni Libes, Founder, Africa Eats - "Investing in the Real World: Food and Growth in Africa"

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T.A. McCann, Managing Partner, Pioneer Square Labs - "Tech Optimism and AI Innovation"

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François Baneyx, University of Washington CoMotion - "Translating Research into Impact"

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Chris Le, Actuate Ventures - "Shaping the Future of Space Tech"

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John Sechrest, Seattle Angel Conference - "Building a Robust Angel Ecosystem"

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Sierra Clouse, Barclo Venture Studio - “Navigating Critical Tech Investments”

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Taylor Black, Microsoft - “AI Breakthroughs and Strategic Ventures”

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Bob Crimmins, Startup Haven Ventures - “Poker, Founders, and Funding”

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Brett Greene, New Tech Northwest - “Championing Neurodiversity in Tech”

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Elizabeth Scallon, HP – “Navigating Corporate Innovation”

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Nick Ellingson, WTIA – “Empowering Startups in Washington”

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Chris DeVore, Founders' Co-op – "Empowering Founders in the Heart of Seattle"

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Jason Stoffer, Maveron – “Navigating Consumer VC in the Pacific Northwest”

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Elisa La Cava, Trilogy Equity Partners - "Seeds of Innovation in the Pacific Northwest"

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Pablo Casilimas, OneSixOne Ventures - "Building Community-Driven Venture Capital"

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Amish Patel, Conduit Venture Labs - "Crafting Hard Tech: From Xbox to Venture Studios"

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Sarah Applebaum, Pangaea Ventures - “Venturing into Hard Tech for Planetary Health”

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Jennifer Savage, Illuminate Ventures - "Investing in Enterprise Innovation"

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Anne Kennedy, Mastersfund Partners - "Go Big or Go Home"

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Evan Poncelet, Dreamward Ventures - "Bridging the Funding Gap for Diverse Founders"

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Andrew Peterson, Aviso Ventures – "Advising Founders with a Nerdy Twist"

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Dennis Joyce, Tacoma Venture Fund - "Navigating Ventures from Tokyo to Tacoma"

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Andy Liu, Unlock Venture Partners - " We quantify what we like about the founder"

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Martin Tobias, Incisive Ventures - "Software that reduces friction at scale"

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Peter Mueller, Breakwater Ventures - " We should have a fantastic angel ecosystem"

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Brendan Wales, Fuse - "Being a Founder is the Hardest Thing on Earth"

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Minda Brusse, First Row Partners - " Human insight drives innovation—technology is the amplifier"

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Will Poole, Capria VC - "From Seattle to the Global South"

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Ken Horenstein, Pack Ventures - "The ethos and foundation of Pack started here on campus"

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Jessica Kamada, Swizzle Ventures - "Empowering Female Founders"

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Ron Wiener, Venture Mechanics - "It's about the fundamentals"

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James Newell, Voyager Capital - "A real need exists for local venture firms to back local founders"