# LDV Vision Summit 2024 ## 10th Annual LDV Vision Summit ### March 21, 2024, 11:00 - 3:00 PM ET Virtual Event **LDV Vision Summit in 2019** **LDV Capital’s Evan Nisselson & Dr. Thomas Reardon, VP of Research at Meta Reality Labs & computational neuroscientist, co-founder & CEO of CTRL-labs (acquired by Facebook/Meta in 2019)** **Dr. Lourdes Agapito, Professor of 3D Computer Vision at University College London, Co-Founder at LDV portfolio company Synthesia** Since its inception in 2014, our Annual LDV Vision Summit has been the premier global gathering in visual tech and AI. Every year we bring together an impressive array of brilliant speakers, ranging from tech giants to under-the-radar startups, esteemed research labs and leading venture capital firms. 3 fireside chats, 7 lightning keynotes & 2 panels * * * ### Speakers - **Roelof Botha** Sequoia Capital Partner Menlo Park, CA - **Dr. Molly Gibson** Flagship Pioneering, Origination Partner Generate:Biomedicines, Co-Founder Boston, MA - **Dr. Kiersten Stead** DCVC Bio Managing Partner SF, CA - **Anuroop Sriram** Meta, Research Engineering Lead (FAIR) San Francisco, CA - **Dr. Hani Eskandari** Sonus Microsystems, CEO Vancouver, BC - **Dr. Elizabeth Neumann** University of California, Davis Assistant Professor Davis, CA - **Neil Inala** Nobias Therapeutics, CEO Mountain View, CA - **Dr. Laura Smoliar** Taiwan Science & Tech Hub at Stanford, Executive Director San Francisco, CA - **Esther Dyson** Wellville, Founder; Investor, Author & Court jEsther New York, NY - **Dr. Jon Starck** Synthesia, CTO London, UK - **Maryanna Saenko** Future Ventures Co-Founder and Partner San Francisco, CA - **Dr. Stefan Leichenauer** SandboxAQ - AI and Quantum VP, Engineering Austin, Texas - **Dr. Olga Troyanskaya** Princeton U., Professor CS, Lewis-Sigler Institute for Integrative Genomics. Princeton, NJ - **Lindy Fishburne** Breakout Ventures Managing Partner San Francisco, CA - **Evan Nisselson** LDV Capital General Partner New York, NY - **Dr. Serge Belongie** DIKU Professor, Director at Pioneer Centre for AI Copenhagen, Denmark * * * ### Schedule _11:00AM ET_ Keynote: **Investment Opportunities Leveraging Visual Tech & AI Across Life Sciences, Neuroscience, Biotech, Advanced Materials and Much More** LDV Capital has invested in people building businesses powered by Visual Technologies and Artificial Intelligence for Over 11 Years. LDV Capital's Founder & General Partner Evan Nisselson will share insights on the trends shaping the investment landscape of the next decade with a focus on visual technologies and artificial intelligence. – Evan Nisselson, General Partner at LDV Capital * * * _11:10AM ET_ Keynote: **A Ph.D. Cognitive Scientist (Founded NextMind & Sold it to Snap) Shares Insights on Brain-Computer Interfaces & Augmented Reality** – Sid Kouider, Director of Engineering & Research at Snap * * * _11:20AM ET_ Fireside Chat: **Roller Coaster Stories On Investing & Advice for People Building Businesses Powered by AI – From Proactive Healthcare, Human Capital to Aerospace and More** – Esther Dyson, Founder of Wellville; Investor, Author & Court jEsther * * * _11:55AM ET_ Keynote: **New Frontiers in Generative AI: Bringing Human-Level Performance to Generative Video** – Dr. Jon Starck, CTO at [Synthesia](/content/blog/2021/3/23/synthesia-exponentially-scales-video-production-globally/index.html) * * * _12:00PM ET_ Keynote: **Increasing ROI in Hospital Operating Rooms Using Computer Vision & AI** – Thomas Knox, Co-Founder & CEO of VitVio * * * _12:05PM ET_ Panel: **Visual Tech Advancements in Life Sciences & Biotech Paving the Way for Longer and Healthier Lives** Moderator: Dr. Laura Smoliar, the Executive Director of the Taiwan Science & Technology Hub at Stanford University. Panelists: - Dr. Elizabeth Neumann, Assistant Professor at the University of California, Davis - Neil Inala, CEO at Nobias Therapeutics - Dr. Olga Troyanskaya, Director at Princeton Precision Health * * * _12:45PM ET_ Keynote: **Harnessing AI to Address Climate Change: A Computational Approach for Material Discovery for Carbon Dioxide Removal** – Anuroop Sriram, Research Engineering Lead (FAIR) at Meta * * * _12:50PM ET_ Fireside Chat: **The Age of New Medicines: How AI is Empowering & Disrupting the Discovery of Proteins, Biologics, Therapeutics & Materials** – Dr. Molly Gibson, co-founder and chief strategy and innovation officer at Generate Biomedicines * * * _1:25PM ET_ Keynote: **Harnessing the Exponential Power of AI + Quantum (AQ) Technology to Develop Commercial Products for Computationally-Intensive Industries** – Dr. Stefan Leichenauer, the Vice President of Engineering and Lead Scientist at SandboxAQ * * * _1:35PM ET_ Panel: **Where Are the Next Billion-Dollar Visual Technology and AI Investment Opportunities?** Moderator: Kia Kokalitcheva, Senior Reporter at Axios. Panelists: - Maryanna Saenko, Co-Founder and Partner at Future Ventures - Lindy Fishburne, Managing Partner of Breakout Ventures - Dr. Kiersten Stead, Managing Partner at DCVC Bio * * * _2:15PM ET_ Keynote: **Revolutionizing Healthcare Diagnosis with High-Performance, Customizable and Flexible Ultrasound** – Dr. Hani Eskandari, CEO at Sonus Microsystems * * * _2:25PM ET_ Fireside Chat: **To Be Successful in Business, You Have to Be Contrarian and Right** – Roelof Botha, Managing Partner and Steward of Sequoia Capital * * * _3:00PM ET_ **Thank you and closing remarks** * * * ### Topics We will discuss computer vision, computational imaging, machine learning and AI relating to the following sectors: - Healthcare & Neurotech - Life Sciences & Biotech, Synthetic Biology, Nanotech, Materials - Internet of Eyes = Miniaturization of sensors & edge computing - Agriculture & Food - Advanced Computing, Quantum Computing and more! * * * ### Who should attend? **» Computer Vision, Machine Learning & Artificial Intelligence** experts, professors, students and professionals **» Media and brand executives** interested in enhancing revenue through innovative imaging technologies & AI-powered products **» Investors** looking for investment opportunities in businesses leveraging visual technologies & AI **» Technology executives** assessing companies for potential partnerships and acquisitions **» Creatives:** content creators of all kinds * * *