Deven Parekh
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Roundtable #4 with Jason Lemkin, Woody Marshall, Deven Parekh, Harry Stebbings | E1071
Jason Lemkin, Woody Marshall, Deven Parekh, Harry Stebbings
The current enterprise software market reflects a structural shift toward profitability and efficiency, characterized by a deal drought driven by valuation gaps and a slowdown in late-stage private funding. While recent activity includes the Cisco-Splunk acquisition and several scaled public offerings, the sector anticipates an IPO window reopening in late 2024 as investors prioritize free cash flow and normalized multiples over hyper-growth. Amidst cautious optimism regarding artificial intelligence adoption, firms like Insight and TCV are navigating capital needs with a focus on profitable growth assets and secondary liquidity rather than speculative valuations.
- Milken Institute1h 0m
AI: Rebooting the Future of Humanity
Ralph Simon, Tony Han, Ralph Haupter, Deven Parekh, Issei Takino
This event analyzes the third wave of artificial intelligence, where deep learning and IoT converge to drive a fivefold expansion in specialized job markets across Asian industries including healthcare, manufacturing, and finance. Experts examine critical sector-specific transformations, such as cloud-based factory digital twins and autonomous logistics, while debating the conflicting economic forecasts of net job growth versus significant workforce displacement. The discussion concludes by establishing new governance frameworks to address algorithmic bias and ethical deployment, emphasizing the urgent need for explainable AI standards and workforce retraining to manage the transition to a data-driven society.