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The LGBT+ VC Summit Schedule is LIVE.

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Jackson Block
June 19, 2023

Hey friend,

You never forget your first...LGBT+ VC Summit.

The first annual LGBT+ VC Summit will be hosted by Brita Filter of RuPaul's Drag Race (S12). Join hundreds of venture capitalists, limited partners, tech operators, and LGBTQ leaders for a historical first.

Read about the historic occasion in Inc. Magazine and continue below for the schedule.

Thank you to our generous LGBT+ VC Summit Week sponsors: Amazon Web Services (AWS) - AWS Startups, Ace Hotel / Atelier Ace, Cooley LLP, Fenwick & West, Hauser & Wirth, HubSpot, Lowenstein Sandler LLP, Moët Hennessy, Savills, Tishman Speyer, & Withum.

10 AM - Registration | Welcome Breakfast & Bellinis

10:30 AM - Opening Acts

  • Brita Filter | RuPaul's Drag Race (S12)

  • Cheer New York | LGBTQ+ and ally cheerleaders

10:50 AM - Welcome to LGBT+ VC Summit

  • Charlotte Newman | AWS Startups, Global Head of Underrepresented Founder Startup BD

  • Jackson Block | LGBT+ VC, Co-Founder

11:30 AM - In conversation with Tumblr founder David Karp

  • David Karp | Tumblr, Founder & Former CEO

  • Tiana Tukes (interviewer) | LGBT+ VC, Co-Founder

12 Noon - BREAK

12:15 PM - LGBTQ Women & Ally Fund Managers 

  • Christina Russ | Truist Ventures, Head of Strategic Investment Initiatives

  • Lindsay Fitzgerald | Vesey Ventures, General Partner & Co-Founder

  • Caitlin Strandberg | Lerer Hippeau, Partner

  • Joshua Pulman (moderator) | Truist Ventures, Investor; LGBT+ VC, NY Chapter Lead

1 PM - Lunch provided by AWS Startups

2 PM - LGBTQ Tech Innovation

  • Gary Stewart | TechStars NY, Managing Director

  • Victor Flores (interviewer) | LGBT+ VC, Fellow

  • Nehemiah Green (presenter) | AWS Startups, Global Partnerships for Underrepresented Founder Startup BD

2:30 PM - In conversation with the LGBT+ VC cofounders | What's Next, Now, Next

  • Tiana Tukes | LGBT+ VC, Co-Founder

  • Jackson Block | LGBT+ VC, Co-Founder

  • Jack Lehane (moderator) | LGBT+ VC, Fellow

3:30 PM - CLOSING REMARKS

4:00 pm - Champagne Prosperity Reception with Moët Hennessy

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About LGBT+ VC

​​LGBT+ VC is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to LGBTQ prosperity through venture capital. The network of active and aspiring investors includes limited partners, venture capitalists, angels, and scouts. The organization was co-founded by investors Tiana Tukes and Jackson Block.