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Innovation Trek 2024 Itinerary

Denotes University of Chicago alumni

  • Monday, March 11, 2024
      • Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati Palo Alto
    • Welcome Remarks
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      • Emily Underwood, Associate Clinical Professor at the University of Chicago Law School and Bluhm-Helfand Director, Innovation Clinic

    • Setting the Stage for the Innovation Trek
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      • Jared Grusd, Co-Founder, Ethiqly, Adjunct Associate Professor at Columbia Business School, and Lecturer in Law and Law School Council Member at the University of Chicago Law School

    • Intellectual Property
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      • Moderator: Lisa Nguyen, Partner at Paul Hastings LLP

        Panelists:

        • Danielle Coleman, Senior Associate General Counsel – Global Litigation at Broadcom
        • Caitlin Courtney, Partner at Cooley LLP
        • Maya Skubatch, Partner at Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
    • Lunch
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    • Building Biotech
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      • Moderator: Dr. Alex Key, Partner at Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

        Panelists:

        • Oliver Chen, Founder and Chief Medical Officer at HOPPR
        • Doug Given, Managing Partner at Health2047 Capital Partners LLC
        • Jack Stockert, Managing Director at Health2047
        • Stephanie Wisner, Cofounder and Chief Business Officer at Centivax
    • Dinner hosted by Kirkland & Ellis
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      • Tamarine Restaurant & Gallery
  • Tuesday, March 12, 2024
      • Coinbase Headquarters
    • Fireside Chat
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        • Paul Grewal, Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary at Coinbase
        • Steve Yelderman, Associate General Counsel at Coinbase
    • Coinbase Legal Leaders Focus
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      • Moderator: Paul Grewal, Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary at Coinbase

        Panelists:

        • Molly Abraham, VP, Legal at Coinbase
        • Leah Bressack, Vice President, Legal at Coinbase
        • Kenn Hwang, Senior Director, Product Legal at Coinbase
        • Steve Yelderman, Associate General Counsel at Coinbase
    • Lunch
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    • Artificial Intelligence: Where We are Now, and Where We’re Going
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      • Moderator: Peter Werner, Partner in Charge at Cooley LLP

        Panelists:

        • Heather Deixler, Partner at Latham & Watkins LLP
        • Patrick Ekeruo, Associate General Counsel at Anthropic
        • Amit Garg, Managing Partner and Cofounder at Tau Ventures
    • Young Alumni Roundtable
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      • Participants:

        • Travis Gidado, Associate at Kirkland & Ellis LLP
        • Mary O’Brien, Associate at Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
        • Itka Safir, Associate at Fenwick & West LLP
        • Julian Savelski, Associate at Latham & Watkins LLP
        • Alberto Tohme, Associate at Fenwick & West LLP
    • Trek, Admitted Students, and Alumni Social Event
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      • Fleming’s Steakhouse in Palo Alto
  • Wednesday, March 13, 2024
    • Tour of Plug & Play Tech Center and Fireside Chat with its Investors and Founders
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      • Plug & Play Tech Center
        • George Damouny, Partner at Plug & Play Ventures
        • Joe Eandi, General Partner and Cofounder at Cyber Mentor Fund
        • Nate Hinman, Senior Director at Plug & Play Enterprise & AI
        • Sai Venkataraman, Cofounder and Chief Executive Officer at Discern Security
    • Trek Student Lunch
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      • Metro City Restaurant and Bar
    • An Afternoon with Alphabet
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      • GooglePlex
        • Kenny Chiu, Commercial Counsel, Devices & Services at Google
        • Mercedes Hobson, Associate Counsel – IP at X, the Moonshot Factory
        • Ashley Hu, General Counsel and Director of People Operations and Partnerships at Mineral Earth Sciences LLC
        • Nicholas (Niko) Plassaras, Product Counsel, Google Play Store
        • Bryson Santaguida, Senior Product Counsel at Google
        • Elspeth White, Deputy General Counsel at Google DeepMind
        • Adam Woffinden, Product Counsel at Intrinsic
  • Thursday, March 14, 2024
      • Fenwick & West LLP Mountain View
    • Climate Tech and Renewables
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      • Moderator: Mark Leahy, Partner at Fenwick & West LLP

        Panelists:

        • Justin Briggs, Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer at Antora Energy
        • Mark Chen, Founder and Chief Executive Officer at CNaught
        • Cindy Leeper, Chief Operating Officer and General Counsel at Breakthrough Energy
    • Investing in Silicon Valley
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      • Moderator: Tom Brown, Partner and General Counsel at Nyca Partners

        Panelists:

        • Karthee Madasamy, Founding Managing Partner at MFV Partners
        • Joe Malchow, Managing Partner at Hanover Technology Investment Management
        • Thao Nguyen, Investor at BMW iVentures
    • Lunch
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    • Startups that Grew Up: Growth Stage Companies
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      • Moderator: Will Black, Partner at Fenwick & West LLP

        Panelists:

        • Keith Dolliver, Vice President, Deputy General Counsel and Corporate Secretary at Microsoft Corporation
        • Tom Eggemeier, Chief Executive Officer at Zendesk
        • Andrew Swain, Co-founder at Emergent Layer
           
    • Closing Dinner
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      • ITalico