宾大PGELA年度创投晚会11月7日在Philadelphia举行：15位嘉宾三场对话谈资本、产品与AI创业
宾夕法尼亚大学GELA分会PGELA主办的年度创投晚会「PGELA Impact & Venture Mixer: From Idea to Impact」将于11月7日（周六）下午5时40分至9时30分（美东时间）在宾夕法尼亚州Philadelphia的EVO Rooftop（33层）举行，地址为2930 Chestnut St, Philadelphia, PA 19104。晚会限100人参加，约15位来自风险投资、科技创新与创业领域的嘉宾将出席，围绕「从想法到影响」展开三场对话与自由交流。
本届晚会设两大对话焦点。一是资本视角「发现价值，判断未来」：面对超级智能（SI）与新兴技术带来的产业变革，投资人如何识别真正有潜力的市场机会、如何评估团队、商业模式与长期增长空间，以及资本如何推动创新。二是创业实践「打造产品，创造增长」：一个创新想法如何转化为真正有市场价值的产品，从用户需求洞察、产品开发与市场验证，到商业模式探索和商业化增长。
三场对话的嘉宾阵容来自资本、产品与金融科技等领域。第一场「资本与投资视角」（下午6时15分至6时50分）由五位投资人对谈，包括在宾大生态从事早期投资逾三十年的Michael Aronson、经历涵盖贝恩咨询与私募股权的Audrey Chambers、在拉丁美洲与亚洲新兴市场投资九年的Stella Yoh、专注硅谷早期AI与具身智能投资的Chris Liu，以及从大学捐赠基金视角分享有限合伙人决策的Maxwell Blum。第二场「产品、用户与行业落地判断」（下午6时55分至7时30分）由六位产品与创业实践者分享，包括在德勤推动企业数字化项目的Joyce Onore、将京东产品经验带到留学生交易平台Feicai的ShunShun Chen、从影视制作痛点出发创办Storiara的Nick Harty、将技术应用于可持续农业企业Cropit的Dani Lin、帮助青少年创始人创业的Nick Koh，以及带领Aident AI三个月用户增长至1.8万的Luke Guo。第三场对话（下午7时35分至8时10分）聚焦AI与金融科技创业，四位创始人将出席，包括Wealthnow的Humberto Lobo、Verdict的Shaorui “Eric” Li、The Zillennial Advisors的Kevin Russell与MoneyBadger的Dave Coles，议题涵盖AI如何重塑机构研究、创投尽调与个人理财服务，以及AI金融产品如何在监管框架内建立信任。
当晚流程为：下午5时40分起签到、取餐与初步交流，6时10分开场与简短介绍，三场对话之间各设五分钟中场休息，下午8时10分起自由交流，合影与离场引导至9时30分结束。现场还将提供精美餐点和互动活动。
PGELA是全球ESG领导力协会（Global ESG Leadership Association，简称GELA）在宾夕法尼亚大学的分会。本次晚会联办单位包括全球科创圆桌联盟（Global Technology Roundtable Alliance）、宾大创投俱乐部（Quakers Venture Club at Penn）与宾大中国学生学者联谊会（CSSAP），活动赞助商为饭团外卖（Fantuan Delivery）。晚会面向创业者与初创企业创始人及联合创始人、天使投资人与风险投资从业者、AI、科技及Web3等创新领域从业者，以及正在寻找创业机会、合作伙伴或投资资源的人士。
本次晚会为收费活动，门票分为早鸟票19.90美元与普通票29.90美元，名额有限，主办方建议提前报名，报名通过Luma活动页面进行：PGELA年度创投晚会Luma报名页。
PGELA Impact & Venture Mixer Set for November 7 in Philadelphia: 15 Guests in Three Panels on Capital, Product and AI Startups
The PGELA Impact & Venture Mixer: From Idea to Impact, the annual venture gathering hosted by PGELA, the University of Pennsylvania chapter of the Global ESG Leadership Association (GELA), will take place on Saturday, November 7, from 5:40 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. (EST) at EVO Rooftop (33rd floor), 2930 Chestnut St, Philadelphia, PA 19104, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Limited to 100 attendees, the evening will bring together about 15 guests from venture capital, technology innovation and startups for three panel discussions and open networking under the theme “From Idea to Impact.”
The mixer is built around two key conversations. The first, on the capital perspective — “The Art of Investment” — looks at how investors identify market opportunities with real potential amid industry change driven by super intelligence (SI) and emerging technologies, how they evaluate teams, business models and long-term growth, and how capital helps drive innovation. The second, on entrepreneurial practice — “Building What's Next” — examines how an innovative idea becomes a product with real market value, from user insight, product development and market validation to business-model exploration and commercial growth.
The three panels feature speakers from capital, product and fintech. Panel 1, “Capital & Investing” (6:15–6:50 p.m.), brings together five investors: Michael Aronson, with more than three decades of early-stage investing in the Penn ecosystem; Audrey Chambers, whose experience spans Bain, private equity and consumer-tech entrepreneurship; Stella Yoh, who spent nine years investing across emerging markets in Latin America and Asia; Chris Liu, focused on early-stage AI and embodied AI in Silicon Valley; and Maxwell Blum, who offers an insider view of LP decision-making from university endowments. Panel 2, “Product, Users & Execution” (6:55–7:30 p.m.), features six speakers: Joyce Onore, who drives enterprise digital initiatives at Deloitte; ShunShun Chen, who brought JD.com's product discipline to Feicai, a marketplace for international students; Nick Harty, who builds Storiara from real film-production pain points; Dani Lin, who applies technology to sustainable agriculture at Cropit; Nick Koh, who helps teenage founders build ventures through Expop; and Luke Guo, whose team grew Aident AI from zero to 18,000 users in three months. Panel 3 (7:35–8:10 p.m.), on AI and fintech entrepreneurship, features four founders — Humberto Lobo of Wealthnow, Shaorui “Eric” Li of Verdict, Kevin Russell of The Zillennial Advisors and Dave Coles of MoneyBadger — discussing how AI is reshaping institutional research, venture diligence and personal financial services, and how AI financial products can earn trust within regulatory frameworks.
The evening runs from check-in, food and initial mingling at 5:40 p.m., through a brief opening at 6:10 p.m. and the three panels with five-minute breaks in between, to open networking from 8:10 p.m. and a group photo and wrap-up by 9:30 p.m. Food and interactive activities will be provided on site.
PGELA is the University of Pennsylvania chapter of the Global ESG Leadership Association (GELA). The event is co-presented with the Global Technology Roundtable Alliance, the Quakers Venture Club at Penn and the Chinese Students and Scholars Association at Penn (CSSAP), and is sponsored by Fantuan Delivery. It is aimed at founders and startup co-founders, angel investors and venture capitalists, professionals in AI, technology and Web3, and anyone looking for startup opportunities, collaborators or investment resources.
This is a ticketed event: early-bird tickets are $19.90 and general admission is $29.90. Capacity is limited and the organizer recommends registering in advance via the event's Luma page: PGELA Impact & Venture Mixer on Luma.
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