NEXT Speaker Series - The Honor Foundation

When: Thursday, November 17, 2016
Hosted by: NASDAQ Entrepreneurial Center

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The Purpose

The NEXT Speaker Series was Founded for a simple but mighty purpose: to highlight the extraordinary talents, skills, and abilities belonging to the U.S. Special Operations Forces (SOF) community. Never before in our Nation’s history have members of our elite military forces acquired such unique skills than in the present moment. The NEXT Series was designed to showcase their leadership legacy looking forward—to illustrate to the world what’s NEXT for this community.
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Our Audience

Tech Founders & CEO's

Venture Capital Partners

Special Operations Veterans

Never before in the History of Silicon Valley has a panel of this magnitude been assembled to benefit aspiring and current Special Operations Veteran Intrapreneurs/Entrepreneurs (Vetrepreneurs). The Honor Foundation and those we represent are grateful for our panelists who confirmed to serve those who have served us! We plan on digging deep into the topics surrounding leadership in the world of startups across the globe!

Michael Crooke

Moderator | Former SEAL & CEO Patagonia

Doug Leone

Partner Sequoia Capital

Kevin Compton

Founder Radar Partners

Don Faul

CEO ATHOS

For the first time Founders of leading Silicon Valley tech companies will be speaking alongside Special Operations Veterans they’ve hired from The Honor Foundation. In four TED-like style talks, THF Fellows and their Founders will speak on four areas of expertise:

Measuring Impact
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Cyber Security
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Beyond Technical Skills
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Hiring For Culture

Colin Supko

Emcee | Founder PATRIOT LIST

Joe Musselman

Founder & CEO THF

Chuck McGraw

Director Sales Enablement and Training Tanium

Ken Elkern,
THF Fellow

US Navy Special INTEL Tanium

Mark Palatucci

Co-Founder, Chief Product Officer Anki

Keith David,
THF Fellow

Program Manager Anki

Darin Evenson,
THF Extension Fellow

Head N. America UX Airbnb

Dan Ferris

Pledge of Allegiance | Squadron Commander U.S. Army Special Operations Command

Tasked with Discovering the Perfect NEXT Attendee:

Patriotic:
Proud to support our mission
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Character:
Reputation is everything
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Career:
Willing to connect THF vets

Jim O'Connor

Global Head William Blair

John Fogelsong

Principal Glynn Capital

Paul Churchill

Managing Member Mintz Levin

Tyson Clark

Partner GV

Beau Laskey

Managing Director Silicon Valley Bank

Ross Hangebrauck

Partner Almaz Capital

Matt Bigge

Partner Crosslink Capital

John Micek

Partner, COO Criterion

Nicola Corzine

Director NASDAQ Entrepreneurial Center

Will Treseder

Partner BMNT

John Rudella

Principal SilverLake

Matt Mesa

Sr. Vice President Institutional Sales Jefferies

John McCarthy

Chief of Compliance Bank of the West

Those Seeking to Discover the Best Talent in the World

Joe Dobrenskii

Partner Sequoia

Matt Obernhart

Partner a16z

Kristin Richards

Vice President TPG Growth

Leah Scanlan

Partner Khosla Ventures

Tezira Nabongo

Vice President SilverLake

Companies Confirmed

Event Coverage

Broadcast by Facebook Live at the NASDAQ Entrepreneurial Center

Previous Next Speakers

Steve Wisotzki

US Navy Captain SEALs

Kevin Compton

Founder Radar Partners

Michael Crooke

Former CEO Patagonia

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