THE GLOBAL GAMECHANGERS SUMMIT 2023

BRINGING TOGETHER INDUSTRY LEADERS WORLDWIDE

4 NOV 2023 (9.00 PM ET) TO 6 NOV 2023 (9.00 PM ET)

The Global Gamechangers Summit is a 48-hour live, continuous event – which means we will have non-stop content going on for 2 whole days. It will feature over 50+ C-suite executives from top organizations around the world in entrepreneurship, finance, venture capital, media, entertainment, technology and so much more.

The summit has 6 tracks for participants to choose from, consisting of keynotes, networking sessions, live panels and Q&A sessions. With this summit of multi-disciplinary leaders, get a glimpse into where the future is heading!

EXPECTED ATTENDEES

SPEAKERS

TRACKS

SUBTRACKS

MAIN ORGANIZERS

Ascendance Social Enterprise X Penn (ASELxPenn) Club, University of Pennsylvania

Ascendance Sdn Bhd, South East Asia Fastest Growing Social Enterprise

ASELxPenn is a student organization at the University of Pennsylvania that aims to create global connections to foster social entrepreneurship for students at Penn. They aid Penn students through tested growth strategies and by connecting them to global resources to understand social enterprise and develop their ideas.

Ascendance is an international youth movement founded by 4 youngsters in 2015. They empower today’s youth by enabling them to figure out their passion and achieve holistic success while still attending school. Ascendance was awarded The Diana Award 2019 for their humanitarian work and social efforts and has impacted 50,000+ students over the last 8 years across 26 countries and 1,400+ communities.

MAIN ORGANIZERS

Ascendance Social Enterprise X Penn (ASELxPenn) Club, University of Pennsylvania

ASELxPenn is a student organization at the University of Pennsylvania that aims to create global connections to foster social entrepreneurship for students at Penn. They aid Penn students through tested growth strategies and by connecting them to global resources to understand social enterprise and develop their ideas.

Ascendance Sdn Bhd, South East Asia Fastest Growing Social Enterprise

Ascendance is an international youth movement founded by 4 youngsters in 2015. They empower today’s youth by enabling them to figure out their passion and achieve holistic success while still attending school. Ascendance was awarded The Diana Award 2019 for their humanitarian work and social efforts and has impacted 50,000+ students over the last 8 years across 26 countries and 1,400+ communities.

EVENT PARTNERS

Sponsors

An Initiative by Student Organizations from the University of Pennsylvania.

Organized by the Ascendance Social Enterprise X Penn (ASELxPenn) Club and fellow University of Pennsylvania clubs, the Global Gamechangers Summit is a student initiative by the University of Pennsylvania that aims to bring together Penn student leaders towards a shared vision of learning about the latest news and developments in some of the biggest industries.

EXPLORE TRACKS

IT’S LIKE 6 EVENTS IN ONE

Finance & Venture 

Fundraising / Career in Finance / Managing Finances / Keeping Your Business Afloat

What Do Investors Look For? / Financing Opportunities / Growth & Acceleration / Raising Capital / Pitching to Investors / Angel Investing

People & Networking

Building Your Network / Making Meaningful Connections / Engaging Your Team / Leadership / Organizational Culture / People Transformation

Entrepreneurship

Ideation / Finding Your Niche / Social Entrepreneurship / Expanding Globally / Student Entrepreneurship

TECHNOLOGY

AR & VR – Where is it heading? / VR in Storytelling / Future of Business with XR / NFTs / Blockchain / Gaming / Digital Marketing

Entertainment & Media

Journalism / Changing The World with Arts / Breaking into the Film Industry / Data Behind The Screens / The Power of Comedy

GLOBAL ISSUES

Health / Food Tech / Responsible Consumption / Climate & Environment / Corporate Social Responsibility / ESG

Last Year’s Speakers

C-SUITE EXECUTIVES. STUDENT LEADERS. GLOBAL ENTREPRENEURS.

Finance & Venture Track

Finance & Venture Track

Joyce Lim

Founder and CEO of Simply Empowering

Sanjib Sengupta

Vice President, Product Development at Visa

Saurav Mukherjee

Vice President, Digital Transformation Lead at Goldman Sachs

Joanna Zhao

Vice President, Equity Research – Internet at Bank of America Merrill Lynch

Morgan Kyauk

Managing Director at NightDragon

Jackson Vaughan

Managing Partner at Konvoy Ventures

Jacob Bloch

Founder & CEO, Passport Experiences
Managing Partner, JBBH Holdings
Sachs

Rick Shrotri

Founder at Digital Alpha

People & Networking Track

People & Networking Track

Margaret Lee

Former Director of UI/UX Culture, Google

Levent Yarar

Director of Corporate Partnership
Wharton Executive Education

Anita Hossain

Co-founder and CEO of The Grand

Anil Sharma

Vice President and General Manager, Avery Dennison Label and Graphic Materials, Asia Pacific

Sarah Toms

Co-Founder and Executive Director, Wharton Interactive

Wei Deng

Founder and CEO of Clipboard Health

Bo Lu

COO of Clipboard Health

Audrey Knoll

Co-President, Wharton MUSE

 

Edoardo Gualandri

President, Wharton Retail Consulting

Nox Richmond

Co-President, Wharton Undergraduate Sports Business Club

Caylen David

President, Wharton Undergraduate Media and Entertainment Club

Entrepreneurship Track

Entrepreneurship Track

Grace Gerwe

President of the Yale Entrepreneurship Society

James Klusaritz

Co-President of the Wharton Undergraduate Entrepreneurship club

Charlie Wehan

Co-founder of The ORCA Network

Shamus Madan

Host & Founder of MBIT Podcast

Dieumerci Christel

Founder of Enlight App

Nandini Nag

Global Business Development and Strategy Lead, Hitachi Vantara
Former Director of Strategy, Nokia

Son Ca Vu

Co-Founder and CEO at Alta

Vinita Jain

Director of Product Marketing, Intel Corporation

Rammyasheiny

CEO of ET Boost Studio

Taylor Durham

Director of Marketing & Digital Studios, Venture Labs, University of Pennsylvania

Sanadtkumar Ganesan

Chief Operation Officer, Ascendance

Yeap Eu Juan

Founder of Swimin12.com

Shirley Wong

Entrepreneur-in-Residence, SMU Institute of Innovation & Entrepreneurship
Managing Partner, TNF Ventures Pte Ltd

Professor David J. Reibstein

Professor of Marketing, The Wharton School

Technology Track

Technology Track

Michael Swensson

Chief Operating Officer & Co-Founder at M31 Capital Management

Nathan Montone

Chief Executive Officer & Co-Founder at M31 Capital Management

Tyler Bulakul

Head of Venture Capital and Partnerships at The Brooker Group

Professor Sarah Hammer

Adjunct Professor of Law & Managing Director of the Stevens Center for Innovation in Finance University of Pennsylvania

Fred Pettijohn

Chief Development Officer Fortis Life Sciences

Gwendolyn Regina

Investment Director at BNB Chain

Neil Hoyne

Chief Measurement Strategist at Google

Sarah Norman

Sales & Data Leader at TikTok

Entertainment & Media Track

Entertainment & Media Track

Nick Bernstein

Senior Vice President of Late Night Programming at ViacomCBS

Marc Lorber

Senior Vice President, International TV Co-productions and Acquisitions at Lionsgate

Blain Watters

Screenwriter, Director and Instructor at Toronto Film School

Global Issue Track

Global Issue Track

Nunzio Quacquarelli

Chief Executive Officer, QS Quacquarelli Symonds

John Gamba

Entrepreneur in Residence and Director of Innovative Programs at Catalyst @ Penn GSE

Ken Myers

President & Co-Founder at Coral

Lisa Leonard

Voice Actor and Narrator

Joan Batory

Chairperson at The Philadelphian Green Task Force

Mathura Kannan

Chief Executive Officer of ET Ideas Group & Co-Founder and Advisor at Ascendance

Valsala Krishnan

Chief Executive Officer & Co-Founder of Globetrotter Consultancy

Heather Courtney

Chief Executive Officer and Founder at Alwyn Capital

Albrecht Wolfmeyer

International Head at ProVeg Incubator

Jose Cil

Chief Executive Officer of Restaurant Brands International

Steven Raj

President of Dynamic and Creative Mind Association

Rebecca M. Winkler

Program Coordinator at Venture Lab, The Wharton School

Andrew Griffiths

Director of Community and Partnerships at Planet Mark

Franziska Alesso-Bendisch

Chief Growth & Sustainability Officer of the Meta-RealityTM company YUPIX.

Michael Ferguson

Americas Analytical Manager for the Sustainable Finance group at S&P Global Ratings

Jeff Thiel

Partner at Carbon Innovations, LLC

Tiffany Yau

Founder of Fulphil

The Global Summit of The Year

A Virtual Event Like You’ve Never Seen Before

Learning

Learn from game-changing industry experts themselves who are at the forefront of their respective industries and ask your questions to them during our live panels and Q&A sessions.

Networking

With 5 live networking sessions throughout the summit, you have the opportunity to not only meet some of the amazing speakers but also speak to other industry leaders in attendance.

Career Development

Stay ahead of the curve and gain the knowledge and information you need to chart your career course towards in line with where the industries are moving towards.

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Like what we’re doing? Join us as an official conference partner for the Global Gamechangers Summit 2023! Email our partners outreach chair at Harsha02@sas.upenn.edu or fill in the contact form below to find out how we can collaborate

BE OUR CONFERENCE PARTNER

 


Like what we’re doing? Join us as an official conference partner for the Global Gamechangers Summit 2023! Email our partners outreach chair at Harsha02@sas.upenn.edu or fill in the contact form below to find out how we can collaborate

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