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October twentieth (Doors Open at 5 pm PST):
Join on us on our preview night, which begins with a VIP cocktail reception, three fireside chats and a pitch competition. First, we now have 2021’s “Entrepreneur of the Yr” Alex Israel of Metropolis Technologies, who will probably be doing exclusive one-on-one interviews with Arena Club co-founder Brian Lee, followed by two-time Dodgers All-Star Shawn Green.
After that, dot.LA co-founder Spencer Rascoff will host a discussion with Julia Boorstin about her latest book, “When Women Lead.”
Finally, we wrap up the evening with our annual Pitch Competition, hosted by Fenwick. The winner will probably be announced the subsequent day, throughout the fundamental event!
October twenty first (Doors Open at 7:30 am PST):
Prepare for an enormous day by exploring the Bond Exhibit on the Petersen Museum while having fun with a fast breakfast, then head on over to the fundamental stage, where dot.LA co-founder and CEO Sam Adams will probably be joined by sweetgreen founder Jonathan Neman to debate L.A.’s historically unique relationship to health food and salads… and what Angelenos eating habits can tell us in regards to the way forward for sustainable eating.
Also on the fundamental stage will probably be our Web3 panel on virtual avatars, hosted by reporter Samson Amore. Panelists include Tricia Biggio from Invisible Universe, Asid Malik from Jadu, and MELON CEO Josh Neuman. The panel will provide an opportunity for startups working on avatars to elucidate how we could navigate the net and interact with one another using our digital proxies.
Following that, Sam Adams will host one other restauranteur and Los Angeles staple, Alex Canter from Canter’s Deli and Nextbite, followed by a panel on tackling the housing crisis in Los Angeles hosted by dot.LA reporter Decerry Donato. This panel will discuss tech’s impact on developments within the industry, including how tech will be used to deal with reasonably priced housing, homelessness and innovation in a rapidly changing market and be hosted by Crate Modular’s Jaren Grady; Deputy Mayor of Budget and Innovation of the City of Los Angeles Jeanne Holm and Ross Maguire of Azure Printed Homes.
Wrapping up the morning we now have three breakout rooms, which include a workshop on Scaling Your Leadership, hosted by Evolution and moderated by Evolution Managing Director and Co-founder Matt Auron, featuring panelists Janine Davis, Carolyn Jones, and Erik Kellener. Following that, Pacific Western Bank will host a breakout session called Funding Growth Beyond The Term Sheet. Attendees may also sit in on a panel on Creators, Curators, and Community Builders, hosted by dot.LA author Lon Harris and featuring guests Jon Bodenheimmer from Spotter, Evan Britton from Famous Birthdays, Jamie Gutfreund of Whaler and Rosie Nguyen of Fanhouse. The panel will give attention to the creator economy and the way Big Tech money has modified the way in which influencers monetize their brands.
After a two-hour lunch, we’ll return with three more breakout rooms. First up is Charging Up Clean Mobility, hosted by dot.LA author David Shultz and featuring Paul Gioupis from Zeem Solutions, Ramy El-Bartrawi from EV Mobility and Scott Painter from Autonomy. Following that we now have Revolutionizing Online Marketplaces moderated by Grace Kangdani from Bank of America and sponsored by Zoolatech, featuring panelists Roman Kaplun from Zoolatech and Dan Dan Li from Popshop Live. And at last we now have Equity within the L.A. Ecosystem, featuring Kojuan “Ko” Trinidad-Williams of L.A. Tech and featuring panelists including Stuart McCalla from Evolution, Marcos Gonzalez from Vamos Ventures, Derek Smith from Plug In South LA and Aisling Carlson from Diversity VC.
At 3 p.m., join Spencer Rascoff as we close out our conversation portion of the day in talks with Dana Settle, managing partner at Greycroft, for Founders & Funders: The Artistry Between Transformative Entrepreneurs and Key Investors. The 2 will discuss the unique relationship between founder and anchor VC on the earth of high-growth startups.
Our last fundamental stage panel will probably be Health within the Post-Roe Era, moderated by Kathryne Cooper of Jumpstart Nova. This panel seeks to deal with the discrepancy in intent and motion from investors within the tech, and financial sides of reproductive health care, while also sharing developments in health tech for those living within the Post-Roe-Era. Panelists include Crystal Adesanya from Kiira Health, Kiki Freeman of HeyJane, Cindy Adam of Choix, and Dr. Jessica Nouhavandi, co-CEO, co-founder and lead pharmacist of Honeybee Health.
Following that, dot.LA will probably be presenting its annual Startup Awards, and announcing the winner’s of the previous night’s Pitch Competition. Enjoy appetizers and cocktails as we close down the evening with a mixer hosted by dot.LA, and chat with our editors and journalists in regards to the way forward for LA Tech.
Register today for dot.LA’s Summit 2022, we won’t wait to see you there!
dot.LA Summit 2022 would love to thank its official sponsors, including: Bank of America, Fenwick, Metropolis, Zoolatech, Pacific West, Evolution, TriNet, RSM, Satellite Teams, Coda Search, iWallet, CoMotion, ELIQS, Popl, Curbivore, Not Flat Photos and WeWork.
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