2021 Keynote & Fireside Speakers

Philipp Hildebrand
Vice Chairman, BlackRock
Philipp Hildebrand, Vice Chairman of BlackRock, is a member of the firm's Global Executive Committee. He is also Chairman of the Financial Markets Advisory (FMA) and the Financial Institutions Group (FIG). He also oversees the BlackRock Investment Institute (BII) and BlackRock Sustainable Investing (BSI).
Mr. Hildebrand joined BlackRock in 2012. Prior to that, he served as Chairman of the Governing Board of the Swiss National Bank (SNB). In that capacity, he was also a Director of the Bank for International Settlements (BIS), the Swiss Governor of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and a member of the Financial Stability Board (FSB), of which the Leaders of the G20 appointed him Vice Chairman in 2011. Previously, Mr. Hildebrand was Chief Investment Officer of a Swiss private bank and a partner at Moore Capital Management in London.
Mr. Hildebrand is a Trustee of the British Museum, a member of the Group of Thirty and an Honorary Fellow of Lincoln College, Oxford. He sits on the International Advisory Board of Oxford University's Blavatnik School of Government and the International Leadership Council for Europe for the University of Toronto. He is a Chevalier de L'Ordre National du Mérite (France).
Mr. Hildebrand earned a BA from the University of Toronto, an MA from the Graduate Institute of International Studies in Geneva, and a DPhil from the University of Oxford.
Philipp Hildebrand, Vice Chairman of BlackRock, is a member of the firm's Global Executive Committee. He is also Chairman of the Financial Markets Advisory (FMA) and the Financial Institutions Group (FIG). He also oversees the BlackRock Investment Institute (BII) and BlackRock Sustainable Investing (BSI).
Mr. Hildebrand joined BlackRock in 2012. Prior to that, he served as Chairman of the Governing Board of the Swiss National Bank (SNB). In that capacity, he was also a Director of the Bank for International Settlements (BIS), the Swiss Governor of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and a member of the Financial Stability Board (FSB), of which the Leaders of the G20 appointed him Vice Chairman in 2011. Previously, Mr. Hildebrand was Chief Investment Officer of a Swiss private bank and a partner at Moore Capital Management in London.
Mr. Hildebrand is a Trustee of the British Museum, a member of the Group of Thirty and an Honorary Fellow of Lincoln College, Oxford. He sits on the International Advisory Board of Oxford University's Blavatnik School of Government and the International Leadership Council for Europe for the University of Toronto. He is a Chevalier de L'Ordre National du Mérite (France).
Mr. Hildebrand earned a BA from the University of Toronto, an MA from the Graduate Institute of International Studies in Geneva, and a DPhil from the University of Oxford.

John Rhee
Chairman
Stratis Impact
Stratis Impact

Adena Friedman
President & CEO
NASDAQ
NASDAQ

Kirsten Green
Founder and Managing Partner
Forerunner Ventures
Forerunner Ventures

David Grain
Founder & CEO
Grain Management
Grain Management

Marc Jones
CEO
Aeris Communications
Aeris Communications

Sandy Robertson
Founding Partner
Francisco Partners
Francisco Partners

Roger McNamee T'82
Tech Investor, Activist, Author
2020 Panelists & Presenters

Julia Brady
Partner
Valo Ventures
Valo Ventures

Dave Kirkpatrick
Co-Founder and Managing Director
SJF Ventures
SJF Ventures

David Yeh
Managing Director
3x5 Partners
3x5 Partners

Geoff Eisenberg
Managing Director
Ecosystem Integrity Fund
Ecosystem Integrity Fund

Christina Pai D'00
Partner
Fort Point Capital
Fort Point Capital

Toan Huynh
Bankers Financial Corporation

Cassie Young T'11
Partner
Primary Venture Partners
Primary Venture Partners

Meghan Cross Breeden
Partner
Amplifyher Ventures
Amplifyher Ventures

Daryn Dodson
Managing Director
Illumen Capital
Illumen Capital

Jacques-Philippe Piverger T'07
Managing Partner
OzoneX
OzoneX

Miriam Rivera
Managing Director
Ulu Ventures
Ulu Ventures

Andrew Olaleye Photo T'13
Co-Founder
Chatdesk
Chatdesk

Amogha Tadimety
Co-Founder and CEO
Nanopath Diagnostics
Nanopath Diagnostics

Michael Allison
Senior Managing Director
Stonepeak Infrastructure Partners
Stonepeak Infrastructure Partners

Frank Hermelink T'05
Managing Director and Head of Power & Utility Group for EMEA
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley

Thad Hill T'95
President and Chief Executive Officer
Calpine Corporation
Calpine Corporation

Mark Hickson
Executive Vice President of Corporate Development, Strategy, Quality, and Integration
NextEra Energy, Inc.
NextEra Energy, Inc.

Daniel Revers T'89
Managing Partner and Founder
ArcLight Capital Partners, LLC
ArcLight Capital Partners, LLC

Adam Marcus
Managing Director
Providence Strategic Growth
Providence Strategic Growth

David Silverman
Partner
Crosslink Capital
Crosslink Capital

Devin Mathews
Founder/Partner
ParkerGale
ParkerGale

Tim Millikin
Partner/Co-head of Tech
TPG
TPG

Todd Liker T'00
Managing Director & Co-Portfolio Manager
Oaktree
Oaktree

Dave Chen
CEO and Chairman
Equilibrium Capital
Equilibrium Capital

Nicolas Santoni D'12
Associate Vice President
CIM Group
CIM Group

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