An Evening of Discovery

Join leading public and private company directors and executives for an exclusive evening of conversation and connection at one of San Francisco’s most iconic institutions, featuring an intimate fireside discussion with two of Silicon Valley's most consequential leaders.

Featuring

Ira Ehrenpreis: Founder & Managing Partner, DBL Partners; Director, SpaceX, Tesla, Airspace, Fiber Global, Mapbox, NACD Northern California Chapter, R-Zero, Stanford Precourt Institute for Energy, Terram, VCNetwork

Ira Ehrenpreis has spent his career at the intersection of transformative technology, venture capital, and corporate governance. A longtime director of Tesla and current director of SpaceX, Ira has helped govern companies operating at the frontier of some of the most consequential technological shifts of our time. He is Founder and Managing Partner of DBL Partners, a pioneering impact venture capital firm, and was previously recognized among the NACD Directorship 100.

Chris Larsen: Executive Chairman & Co-Founder, Ripple

Chris Larsen has been at the forefront of financial innovation for three decades. He co-founded E-LOAN, one of the earliest online lending companies, taking it public in 1999 and pioneering consumer access to credit scores. He went on to co-found Prosper, an early peer-to-peer lending marketplace, and Ripple, one of the world's leading digital asset and blockchain companies.

Chris has become an influential civic and philanthropic voice in San Francisco, with significant involvement in public safety, privacy, climate, and technology policy.

Together, Ira and Chris bring an unusually broad perspective on what happens when disruptive technologies move from the entrepreneurial frontier into the mainstream—and the leadership and governance questions that follow.

Program

4:30 p.m.  |  Arrival and welcome reception in the Forum

5:00 p.m.  |  Behind-the-scenes tour (FULL^*)

5:30 p.m.  |  Arrival of guests not attending behind-the-scenes tour

5:55 p.m.  |  Welcome and opening remarks — Ira Ehrenpreis

6:05 p.m.  |  Fireside chat — Ira Ehrenpreis and Chris Larsen

7:00 p.m.  |  Heavy appetizers and networking 

8:00 p.m.  |  Close

^*The behind-the-scenes tour at 4:30 p.m. is now at capacity. Please join the waitlist in case we have cancellations and plan to join us at 5:30 p.m. unless you hear from us.

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