Join The Global Entrepreneurial Leaders Institute (GELI) in collaboration with The Vault to learn insights and best practices from 4 continents (North America, South America, Europe, and Asia) on how to educate the next-generation global entrepreneurial leaders. Meet founders, investors, lawyers, and mentors from the combined networks of the panel and the Vault.
Panelists:
Tom Kosnik: Partner at FoundersX Ventures, Founder of GELI, Former Adjunct Professor at Stanford University. Dr. Tom Kosnik is a Fenwick & West Consulting Professor, Stanford Technology Ventures Program (STVP), Dept. of Management Science and Engineering, Stanford University. He currently serves on the teaching teams of these courses; Global Entrepreneurial Marketing, Technology Entrepreneurship, New Venture Creation, Global Entrepreneurial Leadership, and the Draper Fisher Jurvetson Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders Program.
Torsten Kolind: Co-founder and CEO of Worldweb and YouNoodle. Former CEO of Venture Cup in Denmark, Torsten has built web products since he started his first company at age 16. Has judged competitions at Stanford, MIT, and Imperial. Loves algorithmic challenges and is an avid musician.
Kathy Gong: CEO of WAFA Games. Kathy Gong became a chess master at 13, and four years later she boarded a plane with a one-way ticket to New York City to attend Columbia University. Gong has launched a series of companies in different industries. One is Law.ai, a machine-learning company that created both a robotic divorce lawyer called Lily and a robotic visa and immigration lawyer called Mike.
Annabella Peng: Founder of GELI (Global Entrepreneurial Leaders Institute), founder and CEO of Astutele in luxury beauty retail. Devoted to reconciling traditional Chinese culture with modern Chinese education system. Advocate for disrupting cramming-based education system with innovation and entrepreneurship. Avid international Latin dancer.
About The Global Entrepreneurial Leaders Institute (GELI):
GELI is an education institute run by Tom Kosnik from FoundersX Ventures and Annabella Peng from Deloitte Consulting, along with strategic partners worldwide from our Global Leaders, Entrepreneurs, and Altruists Network (more info at request). We are supported by UstartX and FoundersX Ventures. We help rising leaders (age 12-22) in silicon valley and selected cities in Pan-Asia to:
Make friends with people from another culture and region and build a global alumni network
Obtain support and encouragement to dream big and pursue their passion
Find and connect with life-long mentors and impactful leaders from our global network
Develop a personal business plan and go-to-market strategy
Gain hands-on real-world business/ startup experience at an early age and explore possibilities and areas of interests
Join The Global Entrepreneurial Leaders Institute (GELI) in collaboration with The Vault to learn insights and best practices from 4 continents (North America, South America, Europe, and Asia) on how to educate the next-generation global entrepreneurial leaders. Meet founders, investors, lawyers, and mentors from the combined networks of the panel and the Vault.
Panelists:
Tom Kosnik: Partner at FoundersX Ventures, Founder of GELI, Former Adjunct Professor at Stanford University. Dr. Tom Kosnik is a Fenwick & West Consulting Professor, Stanford Technology Ventures Program (STVP), Dept. of Management Science and Engineering, Stanford University. He currently serves on the teaching teams of these courses; Global Entrepreneurial Marketing, Technology Entrepreneurship, New Venture Creation, Global Entrepreneurial Leadership, and the Draper Fisher Jurvetson Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders Program.
Torsten Kolind: Co-founder and CEO of Worldweb and YouNoodle. Former CEO of Venture Cup in Denmark, Torsten has built web products since he started his first company at age 16. Has judged competitions at Stanford, MIT, and Imperial. Loves algorithmic challenges and is an avid musician.
Kathy Gong: CEO of WAFA Games. Kathy Gong became a chess master at 13, and four years later she boarded a plane with a one-way ticket to New York City to attend Columbia University. Gong has launched a series of companies in different industries. One is Law.ai, a machine-learning company that created both a robotic divorce lawyer called Lily and a robotic visa and immigration lawyer called Mike.
Annabella Peng: Founder of GELI (Global Entrepreneurial Leaders Institute), founder and CEO of Astutele in luxury beauty retail. Devoted to reconciling traditional Chinese culture with modern Chinese education system. Advocate for disrupting cramming-based education system with innovation and entrepreneurship. Avid international Latin dancer.
About The Global Entrepreneurial Leaders Institute (GELI):
GELI is an education institute run by Tom Kosnik from FoundersX Ventures and Annabella Peng from Deloitte Consulting, along with strategic partners worldwide from our Global Leaders, Entrepreneurs, and Altruists Network (more info at request). We are supported by UstartX and FoundersX Ventures. We help rising leaders (age 12-22) in silicon valley and selected cities in Pan-Asia to:
Make friends with people from another culture and region and build a global alumni network
Obtain support and encouragement to dream big and pursue their passion
Find and connect with life-long mentors and impactful leaders from our global network
Develop a personal business plan and go-to-market strategy
Gain hands-on real-world business/ startup experience at an early age and explore possibilities and areas of interests
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