07:00 - 08:00 AM
Registration, Networking, 1x1 Meetings & Exhibits
08:00 - 09:00 AM
Breakfast with Experts

Opportunity to speak with an Orange County executive in a small setting to gain insight on a specific topic of expertise. Limited capacity available. Separate registration required. Registration opens 4/1. See more here.

09:00 - 09:30 AM
Networking Break & 1:1 Meetings
09:30 - 09:45 AM
Welcome Address

Orange County has become nationally recognized for creating high quality ideas, entrepreneurs and a lifestyle to build sustainable growing businesses. Entrepreneurs continue to create businesses and ideas that are cutting edge and attract capital from large money centers including Boston, New York and the Bay Area. Today our community stands at a positive inflection point, serving as a catalyst to drive sustained growth of companies, create high paying jobs and deliver successful financial returns to investors.

Bill Carpou, CEO, Octane

09:45 - 10:30 AM
Data and AI

Data is the future of all business. In the next ten years, all companies will be data companies. How are companies currently using data and what role will AI play?

Scott Davidson, COO, Alteryx

Neil Sahota, Head of Strategy &
Partnerships, Planet Home

Kfir Yeshayahu, SVP of Products, Veritone

 

09:45 - 10:30 AM
Fast Pitch Presentations

Eight companies seeking Seed through Series B will be presenting to institutional, private and strategic investors.

10:30 - 11:00 AM
Networking Break & 1:1 Meetings
11:00 - 11:45 AM
FinTech in Orange County

Learn how these Orange County FinTech companies are changing the traditional financial methods and the delivery of financial services. Examine the FinTech space in Orange County and what is next for FinTech.

Manning Field, COO, Acorns

Kyle Kamrooz, Co-Founder, Cloudvirga

Scott Saunders, Founder & CEO, Happy Money

11:00 - 11:45 AM
Fast Pitch Presentations

Sixteen companies seeking Seed through Series B will be presenting to institutional, private and strategic investors.

11:45 - 12:30 PM
LaunchPad Success Story

Learn about LaunchPad from companies who have completed the process and have successfully raised capital and are demonstrating revenue growth.

JC Ruffalo, Director of LaunchPad SBDC & Investor Relations, Octane (Moderator)

Lubna Ahmad, Founder & CEO, Invoy Technologies

Jon Arpino, Founder & CEO, CLI Studios

PJ Mastracchio, Founder & CEO, At Your Gate

11:45 - 12:30 PM
Enhancing Speed to Capital and Speed to Revenue

Expert panelists will lead a discussion on the due diligence process, challenges, common pitfalls, and considerations that provide a company with a competitive advantage.

Deb Hart, Managing Director, Octane (Moderator)

Sophia Khan, Investor, Greycroft

Steve Beck, Managing Partner, Serra Ventures

TBD, US Ventures Partner

11:00 - 12:30 PM
Fast Pitch Presentations (Continued)

Sixteen companies seeking Seed through Series B will be presenting to institutional, private and strategic investors. (Continued.)

12:30 - 01:30 PM
Lunch
01:30 - 02:15 PM
Imagine the Unimaginable: Post Covid-19 Roadmap Forward

Businesses and the economy took an unprecedented pause as the world worked to flatten the curve of the Coronavirus.

How will the economy rebound? How will doing business change? What sectors will thrive, which will recover and which may not survive? What lessons were learned to help us plan for the next black swan event? What safeguards can we put into play that minimizes an event’s impact? How shall we compare business in January 2020 with business in January 2021?

02:15 - 04:15 PM
LaunchPad Presentations

See investor presentations from LaunchPad’s most promising tech talent. Eight companies will be featured.

04:15 - 05:00 PM
NextGen Panel - Who are the Next Leaders in the OC Innovation Community?

Hear from the next generation of Orange County leaders eager to make OC a center of innovation and growth. Join us and learn how these leaders plan to take their companies to the next level, attract and retain talent, and make a significant impact on the future in Orange County!

Bill Carpou, CEO, Octane (Moderator)

Marinela Gombosev, CEO, Evoke Neuroscience

Reza Jahangiri, CEO, AAG

Kyle Kamrooz, Co-Founder, Cloudvirga

David Moatazedi, President and CEO, Evolus

05:00 - 06:00 PM
Reception