Registration, Networking, 1x1 Meetings & Exhibits
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.
Networking Break & 1:1 Meetings
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
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
Fast Pitch Presentations
Eight companies seeking Seed through Series B will be presenting to institutional, private and strategic investors.
Networking Break & 1:1 Meetings
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
Fast Pitch Presentations
Sixteen companies seeking Seed through Series B will be presenting to institutional, private and strategic investors.
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
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
Fast Pitch Presentations (Continued)
Sixteen companies seeking Seed through Series B will be presenting to institutional, private and strategic investors. (Continued.)
Lunch
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?
LaunchPad Presentations
See investor presentations from LaunchPad’s most promising tech talent. Eight companies will be featured.
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
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