June 23, 2016
Radisson Hotel at USC (Grand Ballroom)
3540 S. Figueroa Street, Los Angeles CA 90007-43313
To register and purchase a ticket ($245) please visit our registration page (code: scout2016)
Last year we sold out!
Event Schedule
8:00 Registration and networking breakfast
8:45 Introduction and welcome
Andrea Belz and Stephen Hahn
9:00 Keynote
Ron Logan, founder of Caltech/JPL spinoff Phasebridge (acquired by Emcore);
Chief Technologist and Sr. Director, Active Components, Glenair
9:45 Introduction to Innovation Node – Los Angeles
10:00 Technology showcase
10:30 Break
11:00 Panel - Scouting for opportunities:
Paul Fischer, W.L. Gore and Associates
Ken Hayes, Canyon Creek Capital
Richard Kuntz, Shepherd Ventures
Kevin Parsons, Northrop Grumman Corporation
Moderator: Keith Rosema, Vulcan Investments
12:00 Lunch
12:30 Keynote
Doug White, Director of New Business Development, The Dow Chemical Corporation
1:30 Break
2:00 Workshop - From federal funding to angel investment:
Julie-Ann Piña, Pasadena Angels
Steve Konsek, National Science Foundation
2:30 Panel - Not all dollars are created equal:
Peter Lee, Baroda Ventures
Johanna Schmidtke, Saudi Aramco Energy Ventures
Michael Silton, Act One Ventures
Steve Konsek, National Science Foundation
Moderator: Kevin DeBré, Stubbs Alderton and Markiles
3:15 Break
3:30 Technology showcase
5:00 Reception
See the bios for our speakers here.