FOG Summit

At Festival of Globe (FOG), media & entertainment is in our blood, and we believe in its power to change lives. With access to some of the world’s most thought provoking speakers, we take inspiring innovation stories off screen, engaging audiences on the important social and scientific issues facing their communities, countries, and planet. The Theme for the very first FOG Summit 2016 is “Emerging Trends- Media – Entertainment – Sustainability”. FOG Summit 2016 is designed to spark curiosity and dialogue, igniting a desire to explore and improve the world.

For specific time & location please visit http://www.fogsummit.com/schedule.html

Sunday, August 7, 2016

11:00 AM – 1:00 PM-----------Sustainability – Future Trends 

Moderator: Dr. Solomon Darwin
Speakers: Vivek Wadhwa, Joseph Minafra, Kevin Surace, Penelope Boston
Track Co-Chair : Barbara L. Roth
Venue: Camera 12 Cinema, 201 S Second St, San Jose, CA 95113

1:00 PM- 3:00 PM-----------Political Engagement

Moderator: Councilmember Saratoga – Rishi Kumar
Speakers : Mayor San Jose - Sam Liccardo , Mayor Milpitas – Jose Esteves, Mayor Concord - Laura Hoffmeister, Assemblymember San Jose - Kansen Chu, Councilmember San Jose - Ash Kalra, Democratic Candidate- Ro Khanna, Vice Mayor East Palo Alto - Larry Moody, Council Member Sunnyvale - Jim Davis, Councilmember San Jose - Chappie Jones, Vice Mayor Daly City- David Canepa
Track Co-Chairs : Council member Saratoga – Rishi Kumar, Yogi Chugh, Mahesh Pakala
Venue: Camera 12 Cinema, 201 S Second St, San Jose, CA 95113

 

3:00 PM- 5:00 PM-----------Community Unity in Diversity

Speakers : Chandra Lopez Brooks, Frank Carbajal, Kansen Chu, Honorable Teresa D. Cox, Mujeeb Ijaz, James Gonzales, Dr. Romesh Japra, Doug Hollie, Reverend Jethroe Moore, Father Jon Pedigo, Tawney Warren
Track Co-Chair : Teresa Cox
Venue – Camera 12 Cinema, 201 S Second St, San Jose, CA 95113

 

Monday, August 8, 2016

7:00 PM- 9:00 PM-----------Future of HealthCare

Speakers : Steven Chan, MD MBA, Dr. Philip Coffin, Lucas Clarke, MS, Aarti Arianna Rama, Pharm.D., J.D., LL.M., Prasad Modali
Track Co-Chairs: Ramana Raju, Bhuvaneswari "Bujji" Seeramreddi
Venue – Plug & Play, 440 N Wolfe Rd, Sunnyvale, CA 94085

 

 

Tuesday, August 9, 2016

6:00 PM – 8:00 PM-----------Emerging Global Opportunities

Speakers : Karl Mehta,
Track Co-Chairs: Yogi Chug, Rajiv Thadani
Venue – KPMG

 

Wednesday, August 10, 2016

7:00 PM-9:00 PM-----------FOG Youth – Young Entrepreneurs

Speakers : Ashok Venketesan, Mukul Agarwal, Anamika Kalia, Raghu Kailas
Track Co-Chair: Chet Jain
Venue – BootUp World, 68 Willow Rd, Menlo Park, CA 94025

 

 

Thursday, August 11, 2016

12:30 PM – 2:30 PM-----------Screenplay Investor Pitch

Speakers : Chet Jain, Kaustav Chaudhuri
Track Co-Chair: Chet Jain
Venue – Camera 12 Cinema, 201 S Second St, San Jose, CA 95113

 

5:30 PM – 7:30 PM-----------Media & Entertainment – Emerging Trends

Special Guest: Prosenjit Chatterjee, Mahima Chaudhry, Raima Sen
Moderator: Kimberly Williams
Speakers : Shalini Govil Pai, Nancy E. Thomas, Sanjay Macwan, Shashank Vaishnav
Track Co-Chairs: Mohan Trikha, Monalisa Chati
Venue – Facebook, Menlo Park

 

Friday, August 12, 2016

1:00 PM -2:30 PM-----------Future of Food

Moderator: Roger Royse
Speakers : Laura Turner Seydel, Erica Riel-Carden, John W. Erickson, Salil Pradhan
Venue – Camera 12 Cinema, 201 S Second St, San Jose, CA 95113

 

5:00 PM – 6:30 PM​-----------Youth Empowerment Against Sex Crime

Speakers : Sara Loren, Saima Azhar, Maureen Mirza, Raima Sen, Shipra Bhutani
Track Co-Chair: Terese Cox, Anima Desai
Venue – Camera 12 Cinema, 201 S Second St, San Jose, CA 95113

 

For specific time & location please visit http://www.fogsummit.com/schedule.html