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13 ERHAN KILICOZLU ACT Venture Partners Turkey MOHAMMAD ISLAM DFJ United States Erhan is Co-founder and Managing Partner of ACT Venture Partners, a venture capital firm that invests in early stage technology companies in Turkey. Prior to founding ACT Ventures, Erhan worked in Hong Kong, New York and London as a bond trader and fund manager for 15 years. Erhan holds a BS in mechanical engineering from SUNY Buffalo and an MBA from the University of Maryland, College Park. Mohammad Islam is a senior associate at DFJ, where he focuses on disruptive technologies in artificial intelligence, biotechnology, healthcare and next-generation infrastructure. He has sourced DFJ's investments in Zymergen, Atomwise, and a number of stealth companies. Prior to joining DFJ, Mohammad was on the technology team at In-Q-Tel, where he conducted technical diligence on investments made on behalf of the US Intelligence Community (IC). He was responsible for bridging the gap between the technology needs of the US IC and emerging commercial innovation. Mohammad also held engineering roles at Lockheed Martin, the National Science Foundation, and the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. Mohammad graduated with a BS in electrical engineering from Stanford University, with interdisciplinary honors in international security studies. BRYAN KIM Invus Opportunties United States Bryan is a Partner at Invus Opportunities, a global venture and growth investor based in the New York office. He joined the Invus Group in 2004 and focused on control-oriented investments before shifting his focus to minority investments at InvOpps in 2011. Prior to Invus, Bryan was a management consultant at McKinsey & Company in New York, where he worked with clients in a wide range of industries including financial services, media, technology, pharmaceuticals and education. Previously, Bryan worked in the Exchange and MSN divisions of Microsoft. Bryan graduated with an AB in Computer Science from Harvard University. ALEXANDER LLOYD Accelerator Ventures United States Alexander Lloyd is the founder and managing partner of Accelerator Ventures, a venture fund focused on seed-stage investments. Prior to founding Accelerator Ventures, Alexander was a venture partner at Rustic Canyon Partners, where he oversaw the development of their seed-stage investment strategy. Before working in venture capital, Alexander was the Business Development Manager in Microsoft's Silicon Valley office responsible for Microsoft's relationships with the West Coast venture capital and startup community. Alexander has also worked as a Product Manager in SGI's workstation division and has held marketing positions at Activision and Apple Computer. Alexander began his career at Goldman Sachs, where he spent three years as a financial analyst.

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