Mr. Feng Deng founded Northern Light Venture Capital (NLVC) in 2005. He currently manages approximately US$ 1.7 billion in committed capital with 4 US$ funds and 4 RMB funds. He has led and backed over 200 companies, focusing on 4 main sectors: TMT (technology, media and telecom), clean technology, healthcare and consumer.
For the past 15 years, Blair Palmer has leveraged her knowledge of technological innovations, project implementation, corporate responsibility, stakeholder engagement, and social enterprise programs to empower global health programs. She currently serves to help coordinate partnerships for UNICEF’s Innovation Unit, tasked with identifying, prototyping, and scaling technologies and practices that strengthen UNICEF’s work.
Jacques joined Shinola in 2010 to lead the company’s product development and strategic brand direction. Leveraging his dynamic portfolio—from serving as a founding member of Webosaurs, where he oversaw the interactive division for Dallas-based animation studio, Reel FX, to his 10-plus years of industry knowledge spanning product marketing, branding and sales—Panis became President of Shinola in 2013.
Ms. Purnomo holds an Industrial Engineering degree and an MBA in Finance and Marketing. She is a business woman, philanthropist, and mother of 3 daughters. In 2015 she was listed in “Power Women in Asia” by Forbes. Noni is currently the President Director of Blue Bird Group Holding, and manages the group’s business portfolio, including passenger land transportation, logistics, heavy equipment trading, property, and IT support services.
Rhett Power co-founded Wild Creations in 2007 and quickly built the startup toy company into the 2010 Fastest Growing Business in South Carolina and named one of Inc. Magazine’s 500 Fastest Growing U.S. Companies. He was a finalist for Ernst and Young’s Entrepreneur of the Year award in 2011 and was nominated again in 2012. In 2015 he was named one of the world’s top 100 business bloggers. Rhett has been featured and quoted in CNBC, CNN Money, Fortune.com, Bloomberg, the Wall Street Journal, Huffington Post and Business Insider.
Amee Patel is a Senior Investment Officer with Accion Venture Lab, a global seed-stage investment fund focused on innovative financial inclusion and fintech startups. Amee leads deal activity and portfolio in Africa. Prior to Venture Lab, she worked at McKinsey & Company, serving public, private, and social sector clients focused on financial services and international development.
Graduating from Oxford University in 1983, Sam Parker started his career in business, working for 6 years in the agrochemical industry, with a focus on Latin America. After a two-year break, working as a volunteer with street children in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Sam returned to business with 11 years at a UK-based commodity trading company.
Will Poole is a serial entrepreneur, multinational corporate executive, and venture investor. He recently co-founded Unitus Seed Fund, the leading seed fund in India investing in businesses innovating for the masses, and Capria Accelerator, supporting and investing in emerging fund managers in developing markets of Africa, Asia and Latin America.
Ruth Porat is Chief Financial Officer, Senior Vice President of Alphabet Inc. She also serves as the Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at Google since May 2015. Prior to joining Google, she served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Morgan Stanley since January 2010.
Penny Pritzker has served as the 38th U.S. Secretary of Commerce since being sworn in by Vice President Joe Biden on June 26, 2013. As Secretary of Commerce, she is focused on providing American businesses and entrepreneurs with the tools they need to grow and hire.
Secretary Pritzker is a key member of President Obama’s economic team, with 27 years of private sector experience. Since taking office, she has worked closely with the business community and helped advance the President’s priorities of expanding growth and opportunity for all Americans.
