Global Conference 2022

Apr 11, 2022, 2:30 PM – Apr 14, 2022, 4:00 AM

Global 2022 will bring together 3,000 of the greatest startups and scale-ups across the Startup Grind community and global tech ecosystem.

Hybrid event

About this event

Join us for meaningful networking and mentorship, developing deeper connections as we learn and explore the next wave of the web. Hear directly from the founders, investors and leaders of the companies who stood out this year about the future of startup funding, building human-centric products and cultivating diverse communities. Plus, hands-on workshops designed to help you evolve and scale your startup.

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Speakers

  • Sam Bankman-Fried

    FTX

    Co-Founder & CEO

  • Devin Finzer

    OpenSea

    Co-founder & CEO

  • Laura Shin

    Unchained Podcast

    Crypto Journalist & Podcast Host

  • Dylan Field

    Figma

    Co-founder & CEO

  • Kimberly Bryant

    Black Innovation Lab

    Founder & CEO

  • Sriram Krishnan

    Andreessen Horowitz

    General Partner

  • Michelle Bailhe

    Sequoia

    Partner

  • Alex Bouaziz

    Deel

    Co-founder & CEO

  • Alexandr Wang

    Scale AI

    Founder

  • Maria Shen

    Electric Capital

    Partner

  • Anu Hariharan

    Y Combinator

    Managing Director, YC Continuity

  • Adam Jackson

    Braintrust

    Co-founder & CEO

  • Ali Rowghani

    Y Combinator

    Managing Director, YC Continuity

  • Nina Achadjian

    Index Ventures

    Partner

  • Imran Khan

    Alliance

    Contributor

  • Gaby Goldberg

    TCG Crypto

    Investor

  • Amber Atherton

    Angel Investor

  • Andrew Chen

    Andreessen Horowitz

    Partner

  • Brett Gibson

    Initialized Capital

    General Partner

  • Brett Goldstein

    Launch House

    Co-founder

  • Arlan Hamilton

    Backstage Capital & Runner

    Managing Partner & Founder

  • Anis Uzzaman

    Pegasus Tech Ventures

    Founder & CEO

  • Andrew Reed

    Sequoia

    Partner

  • Jason Williamson

    Oracle for Startups

    Vice President

  • Derek Andersen

    Bevy / Startup Grind

    Co-founder & CEO

  • Scott Stanford

    ACME Capital

    Co-founder & Partner

  • David Barrett

    Expensify

    Founder & CEO

  • Jordan Taylor

    Medley

    Co-founder & CEO

  • YJ Lin

    Dell Technologies

    Sr. Program Manager

  • Romeen Sheth

    Metasys

    President

  • Nick Tooker

    Expensify

    Generalist, Head of Investor Relations

  • Nicolle Willson

    Guideline

    Director of Retirement Consulting

  • Peter Fishman

    Mozart Data

    Co-founder & CEO

  • Melissa Chambers

    Guideline

    Senior Director, Strategic Partnerships

  • Jessica Day

    Dropbox

    Customer Marketing Manager

  • Lily Zhang

    InstaCart

    Senior Director of Engineering

  • Edith Cooper

    Medley

    Co-founder

  • Christina Cacioppo

    Vanta

    Co-founder & CEO

  • Annie Grace

    This Naked Mind

    Author & Founder

  • Denise Schaefer

    Surge

    Founder

  • Andrei Brasoveanu

    Accel

    Partner

  • Maya Noeth

    Accel

    Partner

  • Pratik Agarwal

    Accel

    Partner

  • Ray Kruck

    Tugboat Logic

    CEO & Founder

  • Jimmy Mouton

    Nifty's

    VP of Marketing

  • Joan Kim

    Samsung Next

    Investor

  • Erik Stettler

    Firstrock Capital; Toptal

    Founding Partner; Chief Economist

  • Sekou White

    Turing

    VP & Head of Developer Marketing

  • Zahra Nazari

    Gowharshad Handicrafts (Bamian Women's Market) and Bamian Businesswomen's Association - Afghanistan

    President

  • Andrea Hernandez

    Snaxshot

    Founder

  • Jeff Ma

    Microsoft for Startups

    VP

  • Andrew Harvey

    Microsoft for Startups

    Principal Program Manager, Global Startup Advocate

  • Lahini Arunchalam

    Microsoft for Startups

    Director of Product Management

  • David Feinstein

    SuperRare

    Head of Partnerships

  • Koh Kim

    Mysten Labs

    Head of Ecosystem

  • Mike Tria

    Atlassian

    Head of Platform Engineering

  • Medha Kothari

    Variant Fund

    Research & Investing

  • Lily Wu

    Stripe

    Startup Partner Lead, SEA

  • Markus Liman Rahardja

    BRI Ventures

    VP of Investment & Business Development

  • Ajeet Khurana

    Crypto Projects

    Advisor

  • Soona Amhaz

    Volt Capital

    General Partner

  • Alice Bentinck

    Entrepreneur First

    Co-founder & CPO

  • Zhuoxun (Zedd)

    Magic Eden

    Co-founder & COO

  • Giovana Lemes

    Mixpanel

    Customer Success Strategy & Operations Manager

  • Stephen Hess

    Metaplex Studios

    CEO

  • Casey Caruso

    Paradigm

    Investment Partner

  • Chandan Lodha

    CoinTracker

    Co-founder & President

  • Ryan Nece

    Next Play Capital

    Co-founder & Managing Partner

  • Jeff Morris Jr.

    Chapter One

    Founder & Managing Partner

  • Jens Wernborg

    Startup Grind - Hong Kong Chapter

    Director

  • Ivan Bernat

    Turing

    Director of Presales

  • Olivia Cullen

    Vidyard

    Social Media Specialist

  • Laura Krieger

    Mixpanel

    Product Manager

  • Russ Heddleston

    DocSend

    Co-founder + CEO

  • Win Reis

    Guideline

    Partner Manager, Strategic Partnerships

  • Geoff Ralston

    Y Combinator

    President

  • Sandra Borgest

    Oracle

    Startup Engagement and Growth

  • Nick Pinks

    Covatic

    Founder/CEO

  • Luke Butler

    LIFT Labs

    Executive Dir., Startup Engagement

When

When

April 11 – 14, 2022
2:30 PM – 4:00 AM UTC

Organizers

  • Erin Koehn

    KANZA Bank

    Wichita Chapter Co-Director

  • Mary Beth Jarvis

    NXTUS, Inc.

    Wichita Chapter Co-Director

  • Kristyn Smith

    College of Innovation and Design

    Wichita Chapter Team Member

Global sponsor

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Dell Technologies

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