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WNORTH Connect Dinner with Anna Baird & Manica Gautam

Anna Baird leads a portfolio of the largest global Professional Service clients at LinkedIn. With over a decade of experience in CRM technologies and customer experience consulting, Anna’s extended team in EMEA(I) serves clients across LinkedIn’s commercial lines of business for talent, sales, marketing and learning. Active in a number of Diversity and Inclusion initiatives, Anna is an advocate for the UN’s HeForShe commitment and championing Executives who lead with diversity of thought. Anna has recently joined the Women at LinkedIn Leadership Board as well as the London Chapter of Junior League.

Manica co-leads Campfire Capital, where actively she sources, investigates and conducts due diligence on investment opportunities in the early-stage consumer & retail industry. She is also responsible for leading the firm’s overall fundraising initiatives and LP relations. Campfire Capital is a venture capital firm investing in businesses innovating at the intersection of technology and retail. They are identifying, and funding, North America’s most promising purpose-driven startups with core values that inspire the world. Campfire is financially backed by over 50 consumer and retail veterans with deep industry networks and expertise from major brands including lululemon athletica, Starbucks, Nike, Aldo, Zara, DAVIDsTEA and Nasty Gal.