The San Diego MIT Enterprise Forum’s annual Wine Social, now in its 11th year, is widely recognized as the premier networking event for San Diego’s technology and life sciences community. Drawing more than 600 founders and executives of growth companies, business development personnel, investors and service providers, this industry networking social creates an opportunity to … Continue reading “Sip + Socialize: MIT Enterprise Forum Annual Wine Social”
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San Diego Venture Group on Building Better Boards
The San Diego Venture Group has invited David Hale, San Diego’s veteran life sciences leader, and serial tech entrepreneur Jeff Lunsford of Tealium to talk about the factors needed to create a strong corporate board of directors. Wilson Sonsini partner Rob Kornegay will ask Hale and Lunsford to discuss: Who are the right people? How … Continue reading “San Diego Venture Group on Building Better Boards”
Hospitals and the Changing Healthcare Experience
The changing healthcare landscape is ripe for significant breakthroughs in care delivery. Biocom is bringing three leaders from Kaiser Permanente, one of the leading integrated delivery systems in the nation, to discuss the future of healthcare. Kaiser Permanente is using cutting edge technology and forward-thinking business models to become one of the elite healthcare systems … Continue reading “Hospitals and the Changing Healthcare Experience”
Industry Engagement Opportunities at the UW
University of Washington industry relations officer Todd Cleland will describe eight ways for companies to work with the university at a free event sponsored by UW Professional & Continuing Education. More information is available here.
XBRL National Conference and Data Forum
John Connors, partner at Ignition Partners and former Microsoft CFO, and Taylor Hawes, general manager for finance systems and operations at Microsoft, will give keynotes at XBRL (eXtensible Business Reporting Language) Data Forum, being held in conjunction with a national XBRL conference in Bellevue, Sept. 15-17. The data forum costs $795. More information and registration … Continue reading “XBRL National Conference and Data Forum”
Famo.us Meet up & BBQ
Seattle developers interested in the Famo.us javascript 3d physics rendering framework plan to gather over beer, barbecue, music, and, yes, lasers. It’s the first Seattle-area Meetup dedicated to Famo.us. More information here.
Wisconsin Science & Technology Symposium
From the event organizer: “WSTS 2014 will celebrate some of the groundbreaking research occurring throughout the state, and offer attendees the opportunity to connect with some of the brightest minds in Wisconsin. We are pleased to announce our keynote speaker for WSTS 2014, Zach Halmstad. Mr. Halmstad is co-founder and co-CEO at JAMF Software, founded … Continue reading “Wisconsin Science & Technology Symposium”
CPRIT board at Houston Technology Council
Houston Technology Center is pleased to host the executive team of the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas to review the agency’s mission, policies and priorities. This will be a comprehensive review of CPRIT goals including discussion of research, product development, and prevention. There will be a question-and-answer session. Speakers include: Wayne Roberts, Chief Executive Officer: Overview of … Continue reading “CPRIT board at Houston Technology Council”
Dream 9: Hackathon
Acute Myeloid Leukemia Outcome Prediction Challenge Morning sessions will be reserved for participants to present their ideas and approaches for the Challenge. Afternoon sessions will be reserved for participants to network and exchange ideas, and for presentations on software useful to the Challenge and to biomedical data analysis in general. • Present your approach and … Continue reading “Dream 9: Hackathon”
Bayou Startup Showcase
Established in 2014 and organized through a partnership between University of Houston’s RED Labs and Rice University’s OwlSpark Startup Accelerator, the Bayou Startup Showcase will convene startup teams from both universities. Student entrepreneurs will pitch the business innovations they developed over the course of an immersive, three-month summer program. For more information, click here.
Austin—Startup Weekend Education
ATX: it’s so hot right now. Both literally and figuratively, Austin is one of the hottest cities in the country for new startups. It’s also quickly becoming the place to be for education technology development. Boasting a top-five meetup community for edtech, Austin is bursting at its seams for educator and developer collaboration, creating some … Continue reading “Austin—Startup Weekend Education”
DataHack14
Details from the event site: WHAT? Present an idea, form a team, and create an app that will change how we use data! Compete for a chance to win up to $15,000 in cash and an opportunity to join Tata Communications’ Accelerator Lab at NestGSV! Tata Communications and nestGSV invite you to turn your big … Continue reading “DataHack14”
Wayne State University Biomedical Engineering Symposium
In celebration of its 75th anniversary, the Wayne State University Department of Biomedical Engineering will host an international symposium titled “75 Years of Excellence in Injury Research: Biomechanics, Prevention, Diagnosis, and Treatment,” featuring a full roster of expert speakers. For registration and details, click here.
Coolhouse Labs Demo Day
Eight teams from around the world are spending the summer in Harbor Springs, a community on the shores of Lake Michigan, building their startups. This event is the culmination of the summer program, where the startups will pitch their ideas to a group of investors. Click here for more information.
Techonomy Detroit
Techonomy Detroit is back with its third annual conference exploring how technology boosts U.S. competitiveness, jobs, growth, and urban revitalization. Confirmed speakers include Jennifer Bradley of the Brookings Institute; Stacy Brown-Philpot, COO of Task Rabbit; Jack Dorsey of Twitter and Square; Harvard Business Review executive editor Justin Fox; and Zach Sims, founder and CEO of … Continue reading “Techonomy Detroit”
Health 2.0 Fall Conference
From the event site: “We’re back in Santa Clara on September 21-24, 2014 and once again bringing together the best and brightest speakers, newest product demos, and top networking opportunities for the most unique event in health care technology. With over 80 speakers, 30 engaging panels, workshops, thought-provoking discussions, and 150 LIVE product demos, the … Continue reading “Health 2.0 Fall Conference”
Sacramento Hacker Rank Challenge
From the event organizers: Hacker Lab is presenting our first region-wide competitive programming challenge. Throughout the month of July participants will tackle HackerRank computer science programming challenges in an effort 1) to win prizes, 2) to catch the eye of future employers, as well as 3) to have a shot at being deemed the top … Continue reading “Sacramento Hacker Rank Challenge”
Intelligent Transport Systems World Congress
Join participants for four days of programming celebrating transportation innovators. Includes an entrepreneurial village and investor matching event. For details, click here.
Health Innovation Summit
From the event site: Rock Health’s 4th Annual Health Innovation Summit brings together diverse minds from healthcare, technology, and beyond to wrestle with healthcare’s most challenging problems. This one-of-a-kind, high-energy event features prominent thought-leaders, entrepreneurs, investors, providers, and other experts in raw and insightful conversations you won’t hear anywhere else. Information and registration here.
Weapons of Mass Distribution
A conference from 500 Startups. From the event site: WANNA MAKE YOUR STARTUP GO BOOM? Building the next Pinterest or Dropbox isn’t just about the code — without some serious distribution channels & hack-tics, those startups might have well been another drop in the dead pool. Join tech’s most savvy distribution experts on Aug. 7th … Continue reading “Weapons of Mass Distribution”
SF Coworking Week 2014
From the event site: In 2005 an independent worker in California conceived of a different way of working; he envisioned a place where independent workers could come together, collaborate and reap the rewards of community, increased productivity and creativity. That worker was Brad Neuberg and the word he used to describe his vision was coworking, … Continue reading “SF Coworking Week 2014”
CoFoundersLab Matchup Silicon Valley
From the event site: “Did you know that founding teams with multiple co-founders have a greater chance of success? If you’re looking for someone to join your venture, looking for a venture to join, or open to either, sign up and attend our local, in-person Meetups to discover the perfect co-founder to round out your … Continue reading “CoFoundersLab Matchup Silicon Valley”
Startup Grind San Francisco Hosts Adi Tatarko
From the event site: “Adi Tatarko is the CEO and co-founder of Houzz, the leading platform for home remodeling and design that brings together both professionals and homeowners via mobile, local and social tools. Adi and her husband and cofounder, Alon Cohen, started Houzz out of challenges that they faced during their own home remodel. … Continue reading “Startup Grind San Francisco Hosts Adi Tatarko”
Bay Area Makers Startup Weekend
From the event site: “Startup Weekend is a 54-hour event where developers, designers, marketers, product managers and startup enthusiasts come together to share ideas, form teams, build products, and launch startups! Beginning with open mic pitches on Friday, attendees are encouraged to bring their best ideas and inspire others to join their team. Over Saturday … Continue reading “Bay Area Makers Startup Weekend”
Startup Grind San Francisco Hosts Justin Kan
From the event site: “Justin Kan is an internet entrepreneur. He is best known for founding Kiko, the first AJAX web calendar; Justin.tv, a live video streaming platform; Socialcam, a mobile video sharing app (acquired for $60mm by Autodesk in 2012); Twitch, a video game streaming platform; and Exec, an on demand maid service (acquired … Continue reading “Startup Grind San Francisco Hosts Justin Kan”
Digital Kids Summit
From the event site: “Digital Kids Summit, October 21-22, 2014 in San Francisco, gives you what you need to know to create best-selling kids digital entertainment and learning products. The Summit is the must-attend event for brand owners, game developers, entertainment and media executives, marketers, producers, digital media directors and licensing professionals seeking to engage … Continue reading “Digital Kids Summit”
Churchill Club Open Forum: Disrupting Automotive Transportation—The Road Ahead
From the event site: Disruptive innovations are taking the world of automotive transportation by storm: from ride sharing, car data tracking and behavioral adjustments, to how vehicles are built, purchased, serviced, insured, navigated, and more. This program presents four visionaries in a fresh and candid discussion about how key trends are unfolding and converging, and … Continue reading “Churchill Club Open Forum: Disrupting Automotive Transportation—The Road Ahead”
Designers of Things Conference
From the event site: “Three of the hottest and most revolutionary topics in future tech — 3D printing, wearable tech, and the Internet of Things — will be brought together at the inaugural Designers of Things conference, giving the growing design and development community a meeting place to discuss and share insights about the state … Continue reading “Designers of Things Conference”
Telecom Council Deep Dive: Analytics
From the organizers: Join 100 of your telecom colleagues as we dive deeper into Big Data and Analytics. Trends towards Cloud, parallel processing, Virtualization, Flash memory, and cheap storage have aligned and delivered a new ability to pour through millions of data points in real time, and to pull out actionable business knowledge. In our … Continue reading “Telecom Council Deep Dive: Analytics”
Startup Funding 2.0: The Brave New World of Early Stage Finance
From the event site: Startup Funding 2.0 is about innovation in early stage finance. Topics include: +Rise of the Platforms: how perk- and equity-based crowdfunding platforms are changing the game. +March of the Young Turks: how hot new seed funds are innovating the venture model. +Acceleration of the Accelerators: how incubators are opening up new … Continue reading “Startup Funding 2.0: The Brave New World of Early Stage Finance”
500 Startups’ PreMoney Conference 2014
From the event site: For accredited & active investors only, PreMoney is a 1-day conference about the most disruptive models, platforms, and strategies for modernizing venture capital. Featuring the world’s leading investors & thought leaders, PreMoney will provide fund managers and institutional investors with insight and tactics for building successful and scalable venture portfolios that are … Continue reading “500 Startups’ PreMoney Conference 2014”
AngelHack Silicon Valley
From the event site: Join us this spring for the largest Hackathon series, ever. Over 30 cities and 6,000 developers will join in to build stronger developer ecosystem around the world. What makes AngelHack the best hackathon series on the planet? Developer bootcamps to teach development. 100′s of developers and designers at the event for you to work with. … Continue reading “AngelHack Silicon Valley”
Developer-to-Developer Summit
From the event site: “Rather than targeting end-users or enterprises, a growing number of startups succeed with a developer-first, or D2D, strategy. The Developer-to-Developer Summit is the first event of its kind that’s 100% focused on developers building technologies for other developers. Drawing on the ideas and perspectives of industry leaders, join us for an … Continue reading “Developer-to-Developer Summit”
Zino Vino: Liquid Assets Innovation Forum
The Zino Society brings together innovators in the booze business for its Liquid Assets Innovation Forum and networking event. Panelists involved in the wine, beer, spirits, and cider business will address the gathering and present their companies. And you know there will be plenty to sample. Cost is $95, with discounts for members of Zino … Continue reading “Zino Vino: Liquid Assets Innovation Forum”
Michigan Social Entrepreneurship Showcase
Winners of this year’s Social Entrepreneurship Challenge will present their solutions to our state’s problems, and the audience will have an opportunity to vote on a $1,000 People’s Choice award. Other winners will also be announced, and the event includes panel discussions and networking opportunities. Click here for details.
Maker Faire Milwaukee
From the event organizers: “The Betty Brinn Children’s Museum and the Milwaukee Makerspace will co-host the first Maker Faire Milwaukee on September 27 and 28, 2014, in collaboration with MAKE magazine and sponsored by Brady Corporation. The free event will be held at Wisconsin State Fair Park on the same weekend as the Park’s annual … Continue reading “Maker Faire Milwaukee”
Illuminate the Arts Quantathon for the Bay Lights
A “quantathon” is like a hackathon that replaces coders with analysts. Over the weekend of June 21 and 22, a select group of leading professionals and thought leaders from the region’s top companies and organizations will gather in force at Mozilla’s inspiring SF headquarters to answer the singular question: What is the economic impact to … Continue reading “Illuminate the Arts Quantathon for the Bay Lights”
Closing the Skills Gap: How Higher Education, Business and Policy Can Collaborate to Create Change
Northeastern University and the World Trade Center Seattle host a panel discussion to address underemployment in the face of large numbers of unfilled job openings, particularly in technology fields. Speakers include Tayloe Washburn, founding dean and CEO of Northeastern University—Seattle; Mike Monroe, chief operating officer, Washington Technology Industry Association; Dave Wallace, research unit manager, Washington … Continue reading “Closing the Skills Gap: How Higher Education, Business and Policy Can Collaborate to Create Change”
Digital Health Summer Summit
Now in its third year, the Digital Health Summer Summit is moving to San Francisco to be right in the heart of the thriving digital health industry and be among today’s brightest technology and life sciences start-ups and entrepreneurs. One highlight: Frontline innovators from Dignity Health, Kaiser Permanente and UCSF present a showcase, luncheon and Expo, Friday, … Continue reading “Digital Health Summer Summit”
Ultra Light Startups Investor Pitch Event
Ultra Light Startups is hosting an investor pitch event. Investor Panelists Nikhil Kalghatgi – Partner at Vast Ventures William Reinisch – Venture Partner at Paladin Capital Group Matt Turck – Managing Director at FirstMark Capital Matthew Witheiler – General Partner at Flybridge Capital Partners Startup Pitches WiseBanyan – Herbert Moore The Loadown – David … Continue reading “Ultra Light Startups Investor Pitch Event”
Lunch and Learn With Zev Siegl
Bizdom and Detroit Venture Partners host a lunch and learn session with Zev Siegl, co-founder of Starbucks. He’ll share stories from the incredible journey of launching Starbucks into one of the most well-known brands in the world. Space is limited and lunch is free; please RSVP. For details, click here.
The CIO’s Dilemma: Securing the Internet of Things
The rapid growth of network-connected devices offers many new opportunities for organizations, but the “Internet of things” also creates new security challenges. Our expert panel will discuss the security implications and what a CIO should do to securely manage the rapid growth of connected devices and M2M communications. More information and online registration is here. … Continue reading “The CIO’s Dilemma: Securing the Internet of Things”
Global Innovator Mobile
Join us for a great night of networking, as we discuss the latest trends in mobile and watch five of the best global startups pitch to a panel of investors including Danny Schultz (Managing Director, Gotham Ventures), Jalak Jobanputra (Managing Partner, FuturePerfect Venture Capital), Hadley Harris (General Partner, Eniac Ventures) and Nic Poulos (Principal, Bowery … Continue reading “Global Innovator Mobile”
Genomic Technologies & Biomaterials for Understanding Disease
The past decade has seen tremendous progress in the use of genome technologies for the detection and interpretation of complex biological processes and for understanding the molecular basis of disease. These developments are enabling new approaches to the diagnosis and treatment of a wide array of pathologic conditions. This mini-conference is co-located with the 2014 … Continue reading “Genomic Technologies & Biomaterials for Understanding Disease”
Achates Power, Regulations, & Opportunities in China
Join San Diego’s MIT Enterprise Forum to learn about cleantech startup Achates Power, and the disruptive potential of their innovative engine technology for the transportation industry. Achates has developed a clean, significantly more fuel-efficient and lower-cost internal combustion engine. The opposed-piston, two-stroke engine provides an economically and environmentally sustainable transportation solution for passenger cars, commercial … Continue reading “Achates Power, Regulations, & Opportunities in China”
BostInno’s State of Innovation
Information and registration here. Agenda is here. Join 1,000+ business leaders and professionals for an afternoon of high-profile main stage speakers, cutting-edge panel discussions, invigorating breakout sessions, and incredible networking at BostInno’s second annual State of Innovation Forum.
Global Pediatric Innovation Summit and Awards 2014
Boston Children’s Hospital organizes an annual two-day innovation summit. This year’s is called “Taking on Tomorrow” and will convene top thought leaders in business, industry, and healthcare to address the toughest challenges in pediatric health care today. Information and registration here. Agenda is here.
BUILD Boston Youth Business Plan Competition
Information and registration here. The annual Youth Business Plan Competition is the culmination of a year of hard work by our 9th-graders and their mentors. Teams present their innovative business ideas and winners receive up to $1,000 in cash prizes. The event celebrates our students’ creativity and energy, on a day of competition where one … Continue reading “BUILD Boston Youth Business Plan Competition”
Equity Crowdfunding Launch With MobCraft Beer
From the event organizer: “Come celebrate Wisconsin’s new equity crowdfunding law that positions Wisconsin as a leader in democratizing capital investment to the benefit of Main Street businesses. This event will feature remarks from Lt. Gov. Rebecca Kleefisch and the opportunity to sample and hear from MobCraft Beer, the first company to take advantage of … Continue reading “Equity Crowdfunding Launch With MobCraft Beer”
Zino Life & Wellness Investment Forum
The Zino Society, an angel investing group, hosts about a dozen early-stage company presentations, expert panelists, and exhibitors, at its 6th Life & Wellness Investment Forum. More information and tickets, which cost $85—less for Zino members, are available here.