Pemo Theodore

Pemo Theodore is a Media Publisher and a great people connector. She was Founder Silicon Valley TV which served the San Francisco Bay Area for 14 years! She has produced Silicon Valley Events for Investors & Startups for 10 years. Pemo loves to video interview venture capitalists & founders to engage the human behind the success stories.. She has been Executive Producer of FinTech Silicon Valley for 8 years, organizing twice monthly FinTech talks & panels in San Francisco & Palo Alto and audio podcasts. She believes in learning through a great discussion with experts in the domains. Pemo has a talent to bring the right people together and is an incredible networker. Pemo's events have been seen as supporting Venture Capitalists & Angels in sourcing great deal flow from startups who attend her events. Many founders have received funding through meeting investors at her events. Her favored medium is audio & visual media and she has built up a great body of work of videos of panels & interviews and podcasts in Silicon Valley startup ecosystem. She has lived & worked in Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, London, Northern Ireland & Silicon Valley. Bio https://pemo.one

John Doppke VP Product Management Trov #insurtech

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John Doppke VP Product Management Trov John leads Trov’s product team after decades of product management experience in highly regulated environments at prominent fintech companies including PayPal and Lending Club. He previously implemented product strategy for IBM and the Royal Bank of Scotland. Half designer and half engineer, John is known for his breadth and depth of knowledge in music, math, and philosophy. Living in San Francisco with his husband, John enjoys traveling, singing, and exploring city life.

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Gopi Rangan Founder/General Partner Sure Ventures #insurtech

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Gopi Rangan Founder/General Partner Sure Ventures, an early stage venture capital fund investing in InsurTech startups. The mission of the firm is to enable peace of mind for all individuals and businesses. Portfolio: Blitzz, Decent, Hi Marley, Mile Auto, Rocket Dollar and SpotAngels. He is also an Adjunct Professor of Entrepreneurship at INSEAD and a co-author of 30+ patents. Gopi has an M.B.A. from INSEAD, an M.S. from Arizona State University, and a B.E. from Coimbatore Institute of Technology in India.

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What’s New in Insurtech? #insurtech

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DISCUSSION: Gopi Rangan Founder/General Partner Sure Ventures; Vivek Krishnamurthy Investor Commerce Ventures; Simha Sadasiva CoFounder/CEO Ushur; Sidd Gavirneni CEO/CoFounder Zeguro; John Doppke VP Product Management Trov; MODERATOR: Karen Salay, CEO/CoFounder Startup Rollcall

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Steve Kirsch CEO Token #bankinnovation

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Steve Kirsch CEO Token Steve is an established entrepreneur and Silicon Valley heavyweight. He has a legacy as an inventor of ground-breaking technologies, including the optical mouse and the pioneering internet search engine, Infoseek. In 2000, he received the Visionary Award from the Software Development Forum of Silicon Valley given to pioneers leading the way in high technology. As the founder of 7 high tech companies, two with billion-dollar market caps, Steve is now dedicating his talents, energy and expertise to state-of-the-art payment infrastructure. In 2015, he launched Token; an open banking platform that allows a global ecosystem of banks and their customers to move money and information securely, without friction and instantly worldwide. Steve has a BS/MS in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where the main auditorium in the EECS building is named in his honour. He is a regular speaker at leading industry events around the world.

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