From left: Consul Rowena Pangilinan-Daquipil; Matt Ball, Director of Public & International Affairs California of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints; John McClellan, Consular Liaison in Los Angeles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints; Consul Vanessa Bago-Llona; Consul General Neil Ferrer; and Bob Fotheringham, Consular Liaison in San Francisco of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

CONSUL Neil Ferrer of the Philippine Consulate General in San Francisco attended the 10th Annual Silicon Valley Briefing on May 7, 2024 at the Faculty Club of Stanford University.

The annual briefing was hosted by the International LDS Business & Civic Association, led by its chair Marguerite Gong Hancock, in collaboration with The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS) Consular Liaisons in San Francisco Bob and Kathy Fotheringham.

The 2024 program included a backgrounder by Marguerite Hancock on the unique history and central role of Stanford University in the development of Silicon Valley.

Dr. Russell Hancock, president and CEO of Joint Venture Silicon Valley and an adjunct Professor at Stanford University’s Public Policy Program, provided a presentation on the state of Silicon Valley’s economy and society, based on current data.

Silicon Valley experts panel discussion shows (from leftAngela Graves Winegar, Head of Growth at Carta; Ethan Choi, Partner at Khosla Ventures; David Kimball, CEO of Prosper Marketplace; Justin Larkin, Investing Partner at Andreesen Horowitz; and Chris Perry, Colab Lead at Google.
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A panel of Silicon Valley experts discussed prevailing trends, especially around artificial intelligence (AI), innovation, and startup growth, as well as their implications for the economy and society.

The panel composed of Angela Graves Winegar, Head of Growth at Carta, Ethan Choi, Partner at Khosla Ventures, David Kimball, CEO of Prosper Marketplace, Justin Larkin, Investing Partner at Andreessen Horowitz, and Chris Perry, Colab Lead at Google, shared their insights on AI and its applications in various sectors, such as finance and healthcare.

Consular officials from 32 countries joined the briefing and networking. Consul General Ferrer, along with Consul Vanessa Bago-Llona and Consul Rowena Pangilinan-Daquipil, also joined a tour of the Computing and AI work at Stanford including a preview of the Stanford Robotics Center, after the briefing. (PCGSF Release)