2023 Speakers
2023 Speakers
Scott Ackerson
President & CEO, Quident
Olivia Duane Adams
Chief Advocacy Officer & Co-Founder, Alteryx
Brendan Ahern
Founder & CEO, AMV Inc.
Errol Arkilic, Ph.D.
Chief Innovation Officer, UCI, Executive Director, Beall Applied Innovation
Nazli Azimi
Founder, Bioniz Therapeutics
Jeffrey Ball
President and Chief Executive Officer, Orange County Business Council
Derek Banyard
CEO, Sayenza Biosciences
Michele Bodda
General Manager of Experian Mortgage and Verification Solutions, ExperianNorth America
Dave Beck
VP, Haystax
Marc Bell
Co-Founder, Chairman, and CEO, Terran Orbital
Mason Bell
3DCP Civil Engineer, RCAM Technologies
John Bergano
Founder & CEO, Aesthetics Card
Bill Beverley
Co-CEO & CTO, Evolectric
Ravi Bodla
Director, RSM US LLP
Patty Bollenbach
Founder and CEO, RxPlace
Jesse Buck
President, Drake Precision Optics, Inc.
Bill Carpou
CEO, Octane
Jeremy Carney
Partner, Knobbe Martens
Gary Chen
CEO, AiTmed Inc
Zora Chung
Co-Founder and CFO, ReJoule
Derek Clinton
Head of Corporate Innovation, Hatch Labs, Pacific Life Insurance
Sean Crafts
Partner & CEO, BLDG
LeGrand Crewse
Co-Founder and CEO, Super73
Tammy Cooper
CEO & CFO-Corporate, Technologent
Zack DeFord
Founder & CEO, SMERF
Bill Denk
Founder & CEO, GoGoods
Linda DiMario
Director, Community Engagement, Octane Foundation for Innovation
Kurt Dunteman
Venture Capitalist and Private Equity Investor
Ibrahim El-Sayed
Regional Business Manager, Softeq
Russ Garcia
CEO, Menlo Micro
Wilson Hago
CEO, Hago Energetics Benefit Corporation
Spencer Hamer
Partner, K&L Gates
Natalie Harney
Certified Business Performance Advisor, Insperity
Tooraj Helmi
CEO, Apsy Inc
Mike Hill
Managing Director, Octane Capital Markets
Joshua Host
CEO, Thrivelab
Chris Huff
Chief Growth Officer, Kofax
Eric Jensen
CEO, ICEYE
Lynn Jochim
Advisor and former President and Chief Operating Officer, FivePoint
Paul Kagoo
Vice President of Corporate Strategy, Western Digital
Julie Kenner MD, Ph.D.
Founder & CEO, SkinHappy
Marisa Kenson
Founder & CEO, Creator Business Solutions inc
Farrah N. Khan
Mayor, City of Irvine
Jenny Kim
Founder & CEO, Cooper
Scott Kitcher
President & CEO, Sustain SoCal
Kip Knight
Chair, Octane Marketing Leaders Peer Group
Jeff Lazar
CEO, Cellyfill
Tai Le
Technological Development Lead, Sensoriis, Inc.
Mike LeBlanc
Founder, President, COO, Cobalt Robotics
Joe Ligé
Head of Enterprise Data Partnership, Experian Marketing Services
Kurt Lohse
Founder, CMO, Bored & Thirsty
Paul Martin
Senior Project Manager, Mark Thomas
Pace McCaskill
Shareholder, Stradling
Dominic McClure
Vice President, Real Estate Portfolio Management, ocVibe
James Mohan
CEO, SquidTek
Eric Morgan
Vice President, Community Affairs, FivePoint
Muhammad Mujeeb-U-Rahman
CEO, Integrated Medical Sensors
Azadeh Nasibi
Vice President, Business Development, Strategy and Region Led Markets, Medtronic
Thomas Nichols
President, Pretika MedTech
Yednesh Parnaik
Vice President of Global Sales and Marketing, EV Battery Technology, Enevate Corporation
Georgette Pascale
Founder, G.
Payal Patel
Principal, Softeq
Andre Ramirez
CEO, Flick Power
Darin Rasmussen
Founder & CEO, Boredroom / Bored & Thirsty
Elizabeth Reynolds
Managing Director, Starburst USA
Neal Rickner
Managing Partner, Elevation Ventures
Shaun Sanders
Assistant Director, LaunchPad SBDC
David Scholar
CEO & Managing Director, BuildEffective
Albert Cisquella Serra
Professor, CISGAM
Scott D. Sherman
Executive VP, Human Resources, Ingram Micro
James Smartt, Jr. M.D.
Co-Founder and CEO, Love My Delta, Inc
Todd R. Smith
Founder & CEO, KYG Trade, Inc.
Erica Solis
CEO, Poppy Life Care
Bryan Starr
President & CEO, Greater Irvine Chamber
Carolyn Stephens, Ph.D.
Managing Director, Enterprise Collaborations Group
Dean Stoecker
Executive Officer & Co-Founder, Alteryx
Blair Toohey
CEO, Stimcore Medical Devices
Hector Torres
Co-Founder and CEO at Hemorai Inc
Stevie Tyszka
Founder & CEO, Trubify
Lisa Walker
President, Tech Coast Angels OC
Jeff Wallace
Co-Founder, Silicon Valley in Your Pocket
Dr. Wallace Walrod
Chief Economic Advisor, OCBC
Cynthia West
Incoming Director of the Leatherby Center for Entrepreneurship and Business Ethics, Chapman University
Clay Wilemon
CEO, 4L Data Intelligence
Steven Woods
Founder & CEO, Stirling Shire
John Wu
Co-Founder & CEO, Gryphon
Joseph Wyno
Director, LaunchPad SBDC
Natalie Zandt
Founder & CEO, MeterLeader
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June 2023
Ophthalmology Tech Forum 2023
Join industry physicians and top ophthalmologists who are defining the future of the field at Octane’s Ophthalmology Technology Forum (OTF). The event is held annually in Orange County, the center for Ophthalmology in the US. We will be hosting Ophthalmology Tech Forum 2023 as a hybrid experience, which will allow our guests to attend in person or online. Learn more Register here
Find out more »July 2023
Women Leaders of Octane – July 2023 Quarterly Meeting
Register Here >> Please join Women Leaders of Octane for our virtual quarterly meeting, Wednesday, July 19th from 12:00 – 1:00 pm PST, featuring Thought Leader: Cynthia West, Ph.D. In addition to our thought leader, our committee chairs will share progress reports. Our Committees and Committee Chairs: Creating Women-led Businesses & LaunchPad Committee – Marinela Gombosev, SPARK Neuro Funding Committee – Delilah Panio, Toronto Stock Exchange Women on Boards Committee – Joyce Averna, JP Morgan Private Bank Resources & Communications – Nanneke Dinklo Plus, after…
Find out more »September 2023
Cardiovascular Tech Summit 2023
Octane’s Cardiovascular Tech Summit 2023 will synergize innovative solutions in cardiology with physicians, industry strategics, and investors convening together to advance patient care. The Summit will explore the unmet needs in cardiology, highlight current buying trends of strategics and investors, review current funding models of cardiology innovation, present innovation trends, and showcase top emerging cardiology companies to our ecosystem of strategics and investors.
Find out more »High Tech Awards 2023
The much-anticipated High Tech Awards celebrate the top innovators, entrepreneurs, and technology leaders in Orange County. Join us for the 2023 High Tech Awards to celebrate and recognize those individuals and companies who make Orange County a center of technology and medical technology innovation.
Find out more »October 2023
Octane’s Medical Innovation Forum 2023
Octane will host our Medical Innovation Forum 2023 as an in-person experience. Join us in collaborating with industry experts, strategics, physicians, entrepreneurs, and investors who have made significant strides toward an accelerated future in the medical industry. The Forum will highlight the wide-ranging impact of the most recent medical innovations and how the industry will adapt to enhance patient care.
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