Fireside Chat with Entrepreneur/Venture Capitalist Vinod Khosla

Fireside Chat with Entrepreneur.Venture Capitalist Vinod Khosla
Date: February 13, 2024
Duration: 1HR

SPEAKER
Vinod Khosla
Founder, Khosla Ventures
Vinod Khosla is an entrepreneur, investor, and technology fan. He is the founder of Khosla Ventures, focused on impactful technology investments in software, AI, robotics, 3D printing, healthcare, and more. Khosla was a co-founder of Daisy Systems and founding CEO of Sun Microsystems where he pioneered open systems and commercial RISC processors. One of his greatest passions is being a mentor to entrepreneurs, assisting entrepreneurs and helping them build technology-based businesses. He is driven by the desire to make a positive impact through technology to reinvent societal infrastructure and multiply resources. He is also passionate about Social Entrepreneurship. Vinod holds a Bachelor of Technology in Electrical Engineering from IIT, New Delhi, a Master's in Biomedical Engineering from Carnegie Mellon University, and an MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business.

MODERATOR
Stephen Ibaraki
REDDS Capital; ACM Practitioner Board
Stephen Ibaraki is a serial entrepreneur, investor, and futurist. He is involved with more than 100 programs/organizations globally and has more than 300 recognitions. His leadership roles working daily with more than 1 million CEOs, investors, scientists and the world’s leading scientific, technical, and financial organizations allow him a unique vantage point to oversee where transformative innovation and investments are heading in the coming years. Stephen is the visionary behind REDDS Capital, and has helped position REDDS to take advantage of the globally unique intelligence received by the group. Stephen is a member of the ACM Practitioner Board and Chair of the ACM Professional Development Committee. For more on Stephen Ibaraki, see https://aiforgood.itu.int/speaker/stephen-ibaraki/.

ABSTRACT
Join us for a special fireside chat with computing/technology entrepreneur Vinod Khosla, co-founder of Sun Microsystems and the founder of Khosla Ventures. This dynamic discussion will be moderated by serial entrepreneur, investor, and futurist Stephen Ibaraki, member of the ACM Practitioner Board and Chair of the ACM Professional Development Committee.


The chat will touch on:


-How the past few years have shaped Vinod's outlook today on societal reinvention, particularly with regard to OpenAI's unveiling of capabilities
-Why he doesn’t trust expert forecasts
-Where innovation comes from
-Predictions for the future starting with 2024Are we in an AI hype cycle?


We hope this dynamic dialogue with one of the most successful venture capitalists in the world will offers insights and inspiration to computing professionals and students considering an entrepreneurial leap.