Inspiring talk by a new generation of Female VC leaders in the Bay Area doing AI deals that break through and disrupt stereotypes, Oct. 30, 8-10 in San Francisco. To buy tickets for this coffee hour panel and breakfast reception, go to https://NextGenAIVCs.eventbrite.com
Keynote Talk, Midwestern Legislative Conference, annual meeting in Columbus, Ohio, July 22, 2024. Silicon Heartland-Transforming from Rust Belt to Tech Belt. See more talks under Public Speaking tab.
No dominant Gen AI contender to OpenAI has emerged yet among dozens of Chinese tech titans and startups.
VCs and tech innovators rallied at our Silicon Global reception and BBQ held in Austin Hills during SXSW 2024.
Billionaire Silicon Valley tech leader Romesh Wadhwani is investing $1B of his fortune in genAI innovations. See CNBC article.
Silicon Heartland held an event on April 11 in Cincinnati with town leaders, venture investors and entrepreneurs. The event was hosted with Cintrifuse.
A Silicon Heartland event was held in Dayton with the Entrepreneurs Center on April 6 with political and business leaders discussing the city’s future with new technologies.
At Steel Weekend festivities Sept. 21-22, don’t miss a panel about the Silicon Heartland region’s progress from Rust to Tech, led by author Rebecca A. Fannin with local insights from experts.
Ask A VC online show featured Venu Shamapant of LiveOak Ventures in Austin with host Rebecca A. Fannin. August 7, 2024
Silicon Global Online presents its Ask A VC show featuring Morgan Flager of Silverton Partners in Austin, as part of an ongoing series of interviews with venture investors in the Heartland. Replay from live show May 23, 2024.
Silicon Dragon Global online shows featuring VCs and tech titans from leading hubs
Silicon Heartland VC visit with Armory Square Ventures in the Finger Lakes area of upstate NY. Lake-side chat with VC Somak Chattopadhyay and author / journalist Rebecca Fannin.
AI VC Jenny Xiao of Leonis Capital sounds off about GenAI hyperscalers
AskAVC show, April 11, featured Chris Shonk of ATX Venture Partners in Austin. Remarkable insights on venture building, managing funds, focusing on specific tech and geographies, and establishing relationships. VC done the Texan way!
VC Ron Levin, managing partner of Alumni Ventures and its seed fund in Boston, featured as our special guest on our Ask A VC show, March 14, 2024.
Silicon Heartland talk, from Rust Belt to Tech Belt, at SXSW with Midwest investor Jackson Andrews of Endeavor, March 8, 2024.
Ask A VC show with Somak Chattopadhyay of Armory Square Ventures in upstate New York in conversation with host Rebecca Fannin and Q&A audience — February 29, 2024.
Ask A VC show with Eddy Chan of Indonesia-only Intudo Ventures in Jakarta. In conversation with host Rebecca Fannin.
Our Ask A VC show featured Alireza Masrour who heads up venture investments at Plug and Play in Silicon Valley, in conversation with founder, journalist and author Rebecca Fannin, January 17, 2024.
Silicon Heartland (Penguin Random House, 2022)
Tech Titans of China: How China's Tech Sector is Challenging the World by Innovating Faster, Working Harder and Going Global (Hachette Book Group, 2019)
Startup Asia: Top Strategies for Cashing in on Asia's Innovation Boom
Silicon Dragon: How China Is Winning the Tech Race
