Bend Venture Conference Keynote Speakers

Over the years, the Bend Venture Conference has seen many impressive speakers ranging from politicians, to entrepreneurs, to powerful business people. The Conference brings prestigious speakers yearly to speak about business, the economy, and entrepreneurship.

Super Bowl Champion, entrepreneur, philanthropist, and actor

 Moderated by Paul Evers

CFO & Investor

Moderated by Sarah Smith & Kevin Long

Co-Founder of The Farmlink Project

Moderated by Megan Bolt

Creator & Co-Founder of Dave’s Killer Bread

Interviewed by Robert Ricciardelli

Founder & CEO, Hubb

Managing Director, Voyager Capital

Managing Partner, Founders’ Co-op

Interviewed by Julianne Brands

 Founding Partner Wildcat Venture Partners

General Partner, Seven Peaks Ventures

Founder and Executive Chair, Puppet

Former CEO, Vice Chairman, Cascades Bancorp, Bank of the Cascades

Managing Director, Cascade Seed Fund

Co-Founder and Co-CEO, Slumberkins

Co-Founder and Co-CEO, Slumberkins

CEO & Co-Founder, CrowdStreet

Co-Founder, Simple Bank

General Partner, Oregon Venture Fund

 Anchor & Executive Producer of Bloomberg Technology

Senior Director of Social Innovation at Indiegogo

Founder of Arnerich Massena

Managing Director of Amazon Alexa Accelerator

Co-Founder of Foundry Group

Vice President of Product at Zillow

Senior Director of Strategy & Product Marketing at Adobe

Google’s Global Customer Acquisitions team lead

 Founder of Seeq Corporation

Serial Entrepreneur

CEO of FUBU

Oregon State Treasurer

Vice President of Technical Operations at Facebook

Analyst for CNBC television

Publisher of Forbes

Managing Director of Garage Technology Ventures

Vice President and Chief Technology Officer for Planar Systems, Inc.

President and CEO of Columbia Sportswear Company

 Associate Professor of Strategic Management for Willamette University