Melissa Robertson
Melissa Robertson created New Life Ventures in order to continue the work of the International Foundation for New Life, the non-profit organisation she co-founded in 1984 at the age of just 20. A graduate of Stanford, Robertson holds a PhD in Computer Science and is a recipient of the National Medal of Technology. She continues to work in the development of 3D scanning and technology in her position at New Life Minds.
Henning Valendorf
Henning Valendorf's experience mainly lies in the financial sector. He has also served as an advisor to Goldman Sachs, J.P Morgan Chase, Deutsche Bank AG, among others. His expertise in financial risk management includes financial risk analysis, risk assessment and risk management planning, credit decision making, and market research. He is the author of two books available in English and translated into several foreign languages. In addition, he has authored more than 20 articles in academic, government, industry, and market publications since 2000. He holds a Master of Science (Finance) in Financial Markets and has conducted numerous risk management research. In addition, he has been involved in the development of the Risk Management Institute at Stanford University.
Vivaan Laghari
Vivaan Laghari, has been investing globally ever since she finished her studies at Harvard. For the past decade she has been actively involved in the global investing community, with investments in India since 2003. Her first asset management company was originally created as part of her MBA degree and went on to manage a global portfolio of more than $1.5 billion. She then joined Vanguard Asset Management and has been a partner at many leading fund dealers since 2011. She is also a regular panelist at financial conferences across the globe.