Silicon Valley Forum

• February 4, 2025, "Solving Children's Scoliosis: A Silicon Valley Forum Fireside Chat with John Ashley." John Ashley, co-founder and CEO of Auctus Surgical, will serve as a guest for the Silicon Valley Forum Fireside Chat on Tuesday, February 4th, 2025. Mr. Ashley will share how he is levaraging his 30+ years of experience in the medical device industry to develop novel technologies focusing on non-fusion scoliosis correction allowing for non-surgical dynamic adjustment of implants over time. Click here to register for the virtual session via Teams 
• February 8, 2025, February Coastal Habitat Restoration Day at Alviso Marina County Park. The Silicon Valley Forum is happy to support the Santa Clara County Parks Natural Resource team, in partnership with the San Francisco Bay Bird Observatory, in their efforts to restore the coastal habitat of Alviso Marina County Park in San Jose, Calif. Click here for registration information.
• February 22, 2025, Industrial Africa 2025. The focus of this virtual summit is to fascilitate a global conversation on Africa's role in driving innovation, sustainability, and industrial growth with IoT, AI, Robotics, Edge Computing, and Open Source technologies. The Silicon Valley Forum is proud to serve as a community partner. Click here for additional information.
• April 13-15, 2025, 18th Annual STAR-TIDES Capabilities Demonstration. Under the theme of "Managing Climate Migration: Reducing Conflict and Improving Outcomes," the Silicon Valley Forum is proud to serve as a sponsor at the 18th Annual STAR-TIDES Capabilities Demonstration at George Mason University's Mason Square campus in Arlington, Virginia. Visit star-tides.net for additional information.
• May 17, 2025, National River Cleanup Day 2025. National River Cleanup is a national day of action to protect our rivers, watersheds, and wildlife from trash and debris. The Silicon Valley Forum will coordinate a cleanup in the San Franicsco Bay area. Registration information to be announced on May 1, 2025.
• September 20, 2025, California Coastal Cleanup Day 2025. The Silicon Valley Forum will coordinate a cleanup in the San Franicsco Bay area to support the national day of action to protect our coastlines, watersheds, and wildlife from trash and debris. Registration information to be announced on Sept. 1, 2025.

Past events produced or co-promoted by the Silicon Valley Forum include:
 

• "Building an AI-Powered Fashion Community: A Silicon Valley Forum Fireside Chat with Shanya Tsai." Shanya Tsai, Founder of Savvy Closet, Inc., served as the guest speaker for the Silicon Valley Forum Fireside Chat on January 21, 2025. Moderated by Aaron Rose, Board Chair of the Silicon Valley Forum, Ms. Tsai discussed how her Hangrr app is empowering individuals to discover and refine their unique style through personalized, AI-driven guidance and a supportive, collaborative fashion community. Click here to watch a recording of the event.
• "Pitch Perfect: A Silicon Valley Forum Fireside Chat with Patricia Liu." Patricia Liu, a pitch deck specialist and angel investor, served as a guest for the Silicon Valley Forum Fireside Chat on January 16, 2025. Moderated by Aaron Rose, Board Chair of the Silicon Valley Forum, Ms. Liu discussed the true purpose of a pitch deck and how to construct a strong presentation that will attrack the interest of prospective investors. Click here to watch a recording of the event.
• Global Life Sciences Breakfast. On January 14, 2025, the Silicon Valley Forum served as a community partner in supporting the Global Life Sciences Breakfast at the office of Nixon Peabody in San Francisco, Calif.
• Silicon Valley Funding Summit 2025. On January 6, 2025, the Silicon Valley Forum served as a supporting partner of the Silicon Valley Funding Summit 2025 in Las Vegas, Nev. Co-produced by ENRICH in the USA and Angel Launch, this event connected Silicon Valley investors to global startups for high level networking and deal-making that lead to building successful ventures.
• "Make the Unsexy Waste Sexy with System Design: A Silicon Valley Forum Fireside Chat with Andy Weinstein." Andy Weinstein, CEO of GODOT, served as the guest speak for the Silicon Valley Forum Fireside Chat on December 19, 2024. Moderated by Aaron Rose, Board Chair of the Silicon Valley Forum, Mr. Weinstein discussed the opportunity of flipping the economics of waste management from an intractable and persistent cost to a source of value. This event was produced in partnership with Angel Launch and STAR-TIDES. Click here watch a recording of the event.
• "Thriving to Use Technology and Knowledge for the Benefit of All: A Silicon Valley Forum Fireside Chat with Benjamin Talin." Benjamin Talin, founder and CEO of MoreThanDigital, served as a guest for the Silicon Valley Forum Fireside Chat on November 12, 2024. Moderated by Aaron Rose, Board Chair of the Silicon Valley Forum, Mr. Talin discussed the opportunity of building a better world through bold ideas with big impact. This event is produced in partnership with Angel Launch. Click here to watch a recording of the event.
• "Why Your Digital Health Transformation Will Be Slow and Likely Hacked: A Silicon Valley Forum Fireside Chat with Milton Chen, PhD." Milton Chen, co-founder and co-CEO of VSee Health, Inc., served as the guest speaker for the Silicon Valley Forum Fireside Chat on November 6, 2024. Moderated by Aaron Rose, Board Chair of the Silicon Valley Forum, Dr. Chen discussed how to solve healthcare innovation challenges with speed and agility through VSee's comprehensive no code, low code telehealth platform. Click here to watch a recording of the event.
  
• "Providing Telehealth Solutions in Botswana: A Silicon Valley Forum Fireside Chat with Medlivery." Raphael Mathuba and Pitso Mmopiemang, co-founders of Medlivery, served as guest speakers for the Silicon Valley Forum Fireside Chat on October 17, 2024. Moderated by Aaron Rose, Board Chair of the Silicon Valley Forum, the conversation focused on how to build a leading medical healthcare platform in Africa by offering value-added services to customers through convenient access to healthcare. Click here to watch a recording of the event.
• Alviso Marina Cleanup in San Jose, Calif. On September 21, 2024, Silicon Valley Forum supported a cleanup in San Jose that was part of the 40th anniversary of California Coastal Cleanup Day.
• "Job Search Secrets: A Silicon Valley Forum Fireside Chat with Shreya Mehta." Shreya Mehta served as a guest speaker for the Silicon Valley Forum Fireside Chat on September 17, 2024. Moderated by Aaron Rose, Board Chair of the Silicon Valley Forum, Ms. Mehta spoke about her experience of coaching professionals with career gaps, employment transitions and recent college graduates who are seeking their first professional opportunity. Click here to watch a recording of the event.
• "AI's Impact on Humanity," Science Summit at UN General Assembly, September 11, 2024.
• "The Silicon Valley Forum CHINA Town Hall 2024," April 10, 2024.  Click here to watch a recording of the event.

 

Board of Directors

Patricia P. Berdejo, CEO (Ex-Officio)
Aaron Rose, Chair

Advisors

Gavin Fysh
Lindy Rose

Contact Patricia Berdejo at patricia.berdejo@siliconvalley.forum to learn how you can participate in the Silicon Valley Forum.

Silicon Valley Forum's participation in any cosponsored activity is not an endorsement of the views, opinions, products, or services of any cosponsor or other person or entity. All Silicon Valley Forum programs and services are extended to the public on a nondiscriminatory basis. Reasonable arrangements for persons with disabilities will be made if requested at least two weeks in advance. For additional information, contact Patricia Berdejo at patricia.berdejo@siliconvalley.forum.