Trust Crisis: The Art and Science of Knowing What’s Real
Oceanic Stage | 60 Chelsea Piers
Morning Panel at Lauder Global Impact Summit
Saturday, October 18 | 11:15 AM - 12:15PM
Themes
AI | Collaboration
Description
Our world is built on trust, but in the new age of AI, how do we separate fact from fiction in boardrooms, newsrooms, and living rooms? How do you separate signal from noise and truth from fiction? Whether you are investing in a startup or scrolling the news, these perspectives will help you navigate the world’s new fog of war
Speakers
Moderator: Stacy Crinks
Panelist: Alexandra Pederzani
Panelist: Alon Naor
Panelist: Annie Heller
Panelist: Antonio Muñoz
Bios
Stacy Crinks
Moderator Stacy Crinks recently sold the Content Bureau, a B2B content marketing agency she founded and ran for 25 years. The agency creates highly accurate, human-generated content for global tech, financial services, and professional services clients including Autodesk, Deloitte, Google, PayPal, Salesforce Ventures, Samsung Ads, Wolters Kluwer Health, and Workday. [She previously worked as a strategy consultant at Accenture, and held sales and marketing roles in the global transportation industry]. Stacy was in the Lauder Spanish class of 1999, and speaks English, French, Spanish, and some Italian
Alexandra Pederzani
Panelist Alexandra Pederzani is a director and member of the investment committee at Eurazeo Growth, one of the first European technology growth equity funds with $4bn AuM. She started her career at Goldman Sachs in London, and later joined The Boston Consulting Group in Berlin. Alexandra was in the Lauder Global track class of 2018. She speaks German, English, French, and Russian.
Alon Naor
Panelist Alon Naor is Vice President of Corporate Development and Strategic Partnerships at Politico. He previously spent several years in investment roles at Axel Springer in Berlin and New York City. Most recently, he was Vice President, Portfolio Management & Investments, for the company’s News Media US business, working with companies including Business Insider, eMarketer and Morning Brew. He has also worked in management consulting and fintech. Alon was in the Lauder Global track class of 2022. Originally from Germany, he is fluent in English, German, and Hebrew.
Annie Heller
Panelist Annie (Jonas) Heller is a Senior Product Marketing Manager at Microsoft, where she drives global adoption of AI tools for small and medium-sized businesses. She has over a decade of leadership experience in Big Tech, shaping product and go-to-market strategies that have brought emerging technologies from Microsoft, Instagram, Facebook, and WhatsApp to millions of users worldwide. Earlier in her career, Annie facilitated landmark U.S.-China transactions as a strategy consultant in Beijing. She was in the Lauder Class of 2015 (Chinese track) and speaks Chinese, English, and Spanish.
Antonio Muñoz
Panelist Antonio Muñoz is CEO & Founder of Zepo Intelligence, with a background in engineering and international relations. He previously held leadership and consulting roles at Grupo ACS, Ferrovial, Allianz, and McKinsey & Company. As a serial entrepreneur, he has been recognized by Harvard, MIT, and the University of Pennsylvania for his work in innovation and technology. Antonio was in the Lauder Global track class of 2017. He speaks Spanish, English, German, and French.