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.
Cyndi DeSoto
Founder | Pursuit Global Foundation
Moderated by Angela Jackson
Doug Layman
Partner | River Bend Capital
Moderated by Angela Jackson
Jon Maroney
General Partner | Oregon Venture Fund
Moderated by Angela Jackson
Jesse Thomas
CEO & Co-Founder | Picky Bars
Moderated by Affton Coffelt
Justin Johnson
Senior Advisor at Revalize (a TA Associates company) | LeadMethod
Moderated by Affton Coffelt
Jared Peterson
Senior Director Commerce | Outside
Moderated by Affton Coffelt
Vernon Davis
Super Bowl Champion, entrepreneur, philanthropist, and actor
Moderated by Paul Evers
Betsey Nelson
CFO & Investor
Moderated by Sarah Smith & Kevin Long
Aidan Reilly
Co-Founder of The Farmlink Project
Moderated by Megan Bolt
Dave Dahl
Creator & Co-Founder of Dave’s Killer Bread
Interviewed by Robert Ricciardelli
Allie Magyar
Founder & CEO, Hubb
Diane Fraiman
Managing Director, Voyager Capital
Chris Devore
Managing Partner, Founders’ Co-op
Interviewed by Julianne Brands
Bruce Cleveland
Founding Partner Wildcat Venture Partners
Matt Abrams
General Partner, Seven Peaks Ventures
Luke Kanies
Founder and Executive Chair, Puppet
Patricia Moss
Former CEO, Vice Chairman, Cascades Bancorp, Bank of the Cascades
Robert Pease
Managing Director, Cascade Seed Fund
Kelly Oriard
Co-Founder and Co-CEO, Slumberkins
Callie Christensen
Co-Founder and Co-CEO, Slumberkins
Tore Steen
CEO & Co-Founder, CrowdStreet
Shamir Karkal
Co-Founder, Simple Bank
Matt Compton
General Partner, Oregon Venture Fund
Emily Chang
Anchor & Executive Producer of Bloomberg Technology
Breanna DiGiammarino
Senior Director of Social Innovation at Indiegogo
Tony Arnerich
Founder of Arnerich Massena
Aviel Ginzburg
Managing Director of Amazon Alexa Accelerator
Brad Feld
Co-Founder of Foundry Group
Rebekah Bastian
Vice President of Product at Zillow
Lori Stark
Senior Director of Strategy & Product Marketing at Adobe
Darren Pleasance
Google’s Global Customer Acquisitions team lead
Dr. Steve Sliwa
Founder of Seeq Corporation
Steve Blank
Serial Entrepreneur
Daymond John
CEO of FUBU
Ted Wheeler
Oregon State Treasurer
Jonathan Heiliger
Vice President of Technical Operations at Facebook
Paul Kedrosky
Analyst for CNBC television
Rich Karlgaard
Publisher of Forbes
Paul Kawasaki
Managing Director of Garage Technology Ventures
Paul Gulick
Vice President and Chief Technology Officer for Planar Systems, Inc.
Tim Boyle
President and CEO of Columbia Sportswear Company
Dr. Robert Wiltbank
Associate Professor of Strategic Management for Willamette University