150+
Founding GPs
150+
Limitted Partners
$100B+
Capital Represented

2025 Speakers

Our 2025 lineup continues EMC’s tradition of spotlighting leaders who bring both insight and authenticity to the venture capital space.

Jeff Horing

Insight Partners

Theresia Gouw

Acrew Capital

Garry Tan

Initialized Capital, YC

Lauren Kolodny

Acrew Capital

David Thurston

Cambridge Associates

Chris Paik

Pace Capital

Steve Jang

Kindred Ventures

Lan Xuezhao

Basis Set

Peter Boyce II

Stellation Capital

Apply to attend

Last year, 1,500+ applied for 200 spots. This year, we expect similar. If you're an emerging manager who leads with integrity and wants to build lasting relationships, we want to hear from you.

Past Speakers

We invite speakers who know the journey firsthand — not just the highs, but the hard decisions, the pivots, the personal costs.

Fred Wilson

Union Square Ventures

Annie Lamont

Oak HC/FT

Joel Cutler

General Catalyst Partners

Gordon Ritter

Emergence Capital

Josh Kopelman

First Round Capital

Kanyi Maqubela

Kindred Ventures

Mamoon Hamid

Kleiner Perkins

Alexa von Tobel

Inspired Capital

Joelle Kayden

Accolade Partners

Roger Ehrenberg

IA Ventures / Eberg Capital

Semil Shah

Haystack

Mike Maples, Jr.

Floodgate Fund

Aileen Lee

Cowboy Ventures

Beezer Clarkson

Sapphire Ventures

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