LA Tech Founders x Talent Coworking Day

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LA Tech Founders x Talent Coworking Day

 BIXEL EXCHANGE @ GENERAL ASSEMBLY DOWNTOWN LA CAMPUS

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 13th, 2019

360 E 2nd St #400, Los Angeles, CA 90012

9:30AM - 4:30PM 

 

The L.A. Tech Founders x Talent Co-Working Day is a convergence of the pivotal partners and players in the Chamber’s regional Los Angeles tech ecosystem community building body of work. The day will amplify and highlight the unparalleled impact made possible by cross-sector partnerships. This event will bring together the public and private sector leaders who have partnered with our tech entrepreneurship and talent development efforts, as well the founders and students who have been directly impacted by their support, to offer an intimate platform for more targeted and curated engagement.


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9:30AM - Check In & Light Breakfast 

Specialty coffee provided by Maesto Coffee

10:00AM - Special Message & Opening Remarks 

Maria S. Salinas – President & CEO, LA Area Chamber of Commerce

10:15AM - Keynote Speaker 

Dr. Corneil Montgomery – Head of Community Impact, CSR Group, Bank of the West

10:30AM - Bixel Exchange Remarks 

Kat Yalung - Director, Startup LAunch Tech SBDC 

Lindsey Heisser - Director, L.A. Tech Talent Pipeline 

10:50AM - LA Founder x Talent  Company Panel 

Moderator: Adam Chapnick, Startup Advisor and Entrepreneur
Panelist: Gina Pak – COO & Co-founder, Lawgood

Panelist: Petula Pascall - Verizon
Panelist: Melanie Cristol – CEO & Founder, Lorals

Panelist: Dandy Reyes – Snap Inc., Launchmaps, & Talentpath


12:00PM - Lunch & Network 

This is a great opportunity to meet Startup Founders, Interns, and Community Partners! 

12:30PM - Bixelite of the Year Pitch Off 

This year we are recognizing Bixel Startups that have turned every opportunity into success, and whose work strives to make L.A. an inclusive tech economy by creating opportunities for diverse talent!

5 Companies, 5 Pitches, 5 mins >> IT'S A PITCH OFF!! 

1:30PM -Roundtables & Coworking 

Join the discussion in some of the industry verticals our founders, partners and community are tackling in Tech! 

Roundtable #1: Sustainability

Roundtable #2: EdTech
Roundtable #3: Female Founders
Roundtable #4: E-commerce

4:30PM - Program Closing Remarks 

Join us as we close out the day and celebrate another year of wins! 

Speakers & Community Champions

Special Message from Maria Salinas 

CEO, Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce

Maria S. Salinas is President & Chief Executive Officer of the Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce, the largest business association in Los Angeles County representing more than 1,600 member companies and serving the interests of more than 235,000 businesses across the Los Angeles region. 

An accomplished business woman, entrepreneur and a stalwart community leader, Salinas’ business acumen and financial expertise has led her to the boardrooms of community organizations, higher education institutions and community banks. She has extensive experience in finance and accounting, corporate governance, audit and regulatory matters. 

 

 

Melanie Cristol 

Lorals  Founder & CEO

Melanie Cristol is the founder & CEO of Lorals, a sexual wellness brand that helps people across the world have more frequent and more pleasurable intimate experiences. Melanie and Lorals have been featured in the New York Times, Cosmopolitan, Fast Company, Autostraddle, Playboy, and other publications worldwide. She is a frequent podcast guest on shows such as Art of Manufacturing, Girl Boner, How Cum, and Women Who Tech. Prior to founding Lorals, Melanie worked as an attorney at the international law firm of O’Melveny & Myers LLP, where she represented consumer-products, healthcare, and technology companies, as well as individuals. In a highlight of her legal career, Melanie was part of the legal team that secured gay marriage rights for the western United States. She has also fought for LGBTQ rights in California and Ohio as a field organizer with the National LGBTQ Task Force.

Adam Chapnick 

Early Stage Startup Advisor

Adam Chapnick Is An Advisor At Bixel Exchange Startup LAunch Program And Is A Globally Recognized Serial Entrepreneur Known For Disrupting Long-Established Industries With Tech-Supported New-Model Approaches. He’s An Active Consultant To Tech Founders On Strategy, Operations, And Financing.
He Was A Principal At Indiegogo, Which He Helped Build Into The World’s Largest Crowdfunding Platform, With Over 200,000 Campaigns, Users In Over 175 Countries, Operating In Multiple Languages And 5 Currencies.
Adam Founded Distribber.Com, The Flat-Fee VOD Distribution Service That Empowers Content Creators To Distribute Their Work Like A Major Studio.

Gina Pak 

COO & Co-Founder of Lawgood  

Gina Pak Is The COO & Co-Founder Of Lawgood, A Legaltech Company That Is Revolutionizing How Contracts Are Done Through Data And Machine Learning. Prior To Lawgood, Gina Was A Corporate Lawyer At Large Firms In New York And Los Angeles Working With Fortune 500 Companies. She Was Also A Law Professor At Peking University. Gina Graduated From Columbia Law School.

Dr Corneil Montgomery 

Head of Community Impact, CSR Group, Bank of the West  

 Dr. Corneil Montgomery Is An Accomplished Community Affairs And Corporate Social Responsibility Executive With Over 10 Years Of Leadership Experience At Global NGOs, Regional And Local Government Entities, And Top Fortune Corporations. He Has Demonstrated An Ability To Lead Through Rapid Change, Solve Problems, Build Innovative Community Programs, And Collaborate With Key Stakeholders To Support Organizational Goals And Objectives. His Core Skills Are In Community Affairs, Corporate Social Responsibility, Strategic Planning, Strategy And Organizational Development, And Stakeholder Engagement.
In 2019, He Was Named Head Of Corporate Social Responsibility Impact, Managing Bank Of The West’s National Team Of Professionals And Directly Responsible For Helping The Company Create Shared Value Through, Corporate Philanthropy, Social Impact Strategies, Employee Engagement, And Other Activities That Protect And Enhance Bank Of The West’s Reputation.

Lindsey Heisser 

Director, L.A. Tech Talent Pipeline

Lindsey Heisser is the Director of the LA Tech Talent Pipeline at Bixel Exchange, the Center for Innovation and Technology at the LA Area Chamber of Commerce.

 From Heisser’s prior experience as Co-Founder and Managing Director of branding and marketing agency, Tribemint, which hyper-focused on LA tech start-ups and her 10+ years in the private sector, she brings Bixel Exchange a non-traditional approach to program design and strategy, deep tech employer relationships, and an unparalleled resilience for underrepresented young people to thrive in the technology sector. 

As a recognized diversity and inclusion strategist, Heisser pushes employers to evaluate and shift systemic barriers and connects with talent to alleviate imposter syndrome with the goal to create inroads and change that serve the whole LA Tech Talent Pipeline ecosystem.

Petula Pascall

L.A. Tech Talent Pipeline Intern at Verizon Media

Petula has past web, printable design experience with a lateral step into the medical field as a full-time Emergency Medical Tech (EMT) to fulfill a personal dream to help others. She loved every minute of the Emergency Medical Service (EMS) field yet decided to follow her heart and come back to her first love - Design. Currently, She attends Santa Monica College’s B.S. Interaction Design program. In the future, she plans to attend a master’s program in Human-Computer Interaction.

Kat Yalung

Director, Startup LAunch Tech SBDC

 Kat unleashes innovation as the Director of Bixel Exchange’s Startup LAunch Incubator program, a nonprofit Small Business Development Center (SBDC). She leads the development and implementation of Bixel Exchange’s core business advisory services, helping empower more than 300 tech startups each year. Kat believes in the power of diverse people centered solutions, equity and purpose driven passion.She frequently guest teaches at universities and nonprofits on tech, entrepreneurship and social impact. In addition to teaching, she’s had the honor of speaking at Kapor Center, 500 Startups, Quake Capital, CORO, Univision, SBA, United Way and BCG Digital Ventures. Kat was named L.A. Biz 2018 Woman of Influence and a 2019 Techwomen headliner.

Dandy Reyes

L.A. Tech Talent Pipeline Intern at Snap Inc., Launchmaps and Talent Path

Dandy Reyes, a Full Stack Software Engineer Consultant at Talent Path, is a former Snap Design Academy participant. He was a student at Los Angeles City College and graduated with two AA's. He has a non-traditional education to computer science and is a major participant in the Tech Talent Pipeline program.

Mike Gatto 

Former California State Assembly Member, 43rd State Assembly District

In the law, and in life, Mike Gatto has always felt a calling to improve how society works for its citizens. That calling led him to serve in the California State Assembly, where he won eight elections to serve four terms. That calling makes him a different kind of attorney, a problem solver focused on obtaining efficient, excellent results.

During his tenure in the Assembly, Mike Gatto served on the Banking & Finance committee, presided over Assembly sessions as Assistant Speaker, and chaired the Appropriations, Consumer Protection & Privacy, and Utilities & Commerce committees. As chair of Appropriations, he determined billions in spending each year. As chair of Consumer Protection & Privacy, he was involved in several innovative initiatives involving technology and cybersecurity. As chair of Utilities & Commerce, he guided landmark utility and energy policy, and regulatory reforms. Along the way, he developed substantial expertise in each of those subject areas.

Sarah Fergusson Chambless

Partner at Fenwick & West

Sarah is a partner in the Santa Monica office of Fenwick & West. Her practice focuses on technology companies, specifically in the areas of start-up company formation, early- and growth-stage finance, technology licensing and regulatory considerations, venture capital investment transactions, and mergers and acquisitions. Sarah advises investors on their venture investments.

Sarah is passionate about serving entrepreneurs and VCs alike, and she supports the local Los Angeles VC investment community in a number of different ways. She periodically guest lectures at UCLA Anderson School of Management and the UCLA Blackstone Launchpad Start-up Accelerator. In the past Sarah has served as a panelist in "Lean Startup Machine" competitions and guest lectured, moderated panels or spoken at events for the UCLA Center for Memes, UCLA Extension, Claremont McKenna College, Women Founders’ Network, Digital LA, the SoGal Startup Summit, and Sustainatopia. Sarah was selected as one of Variety’s “Hollywood New Leaders: Lawyers,” in 2013, and has been a Southern California Super Lawyers Rising Star every year since 2015.

Wendy Estrada

AVP, Branch Manager/Community Outreach Specialist

Wendy Estrada manages the first LAUSD student-run bank in Lincoln High School. A new program designed to provide students with real-world financial education and work experience. 


Wendy is an experienced community and social services professional with a demonstrated history of working in the banking industry. Skilled in Management, Leadership, Marketing, Training and Development, Customer Service, and Business Development.

Ling Hung

Board Member, Nonprofit at Pasadena Angels

Ling Hung is the managing director of Castchem Corp., one of China's leading specialty polystyrene companies servicing the foundry industry. She has been involved in the industry for almost 20 years and, in addition to her role at Castchem, consulted for multinationals trying to establish a presence in China, such as Vulcan Engineering, North America's largest in-house engineering and manufacturing company dedicated to the casting and heavy industrial markets. Previously, Hung worked in content and technology at Oxygen Media, Alki Software, Moviso and WTN Beijing, now part of AP TV. She is an angel investor and was on the board of the Pasadena Angels, providing early-stage financing to start-up ventures in the Southern California region. Hung holds a bachelors of arts from University of California, Los Angeles and a master's of science in journalism from Columbia University.

Steve Sedlic

Sustainability Roundtable Facilitator 

Steven is an expert in market strategy: online advertising, conversion-rate optimization, market segmentation, business development and sales. He has a diverse background in both finance and online advertising, having previously served as a Nasdaq market maker and the co-founder of a health and sustainability-oriented online marketing firm.Company Name

Shirin Salemnia

EdTech Roundtable Facilitator

 

Shirin has extensive experience in strategic planning, gaming, branding, product development and marketing. She is the founder and CEO of PlayWerks, an interactive media company that creates high-quality, multi-platform immersive games and experiences that engage children and adults. She previously worked at MGA Entertainment on Bratz and at Mattel on Barbie, where she performed ongoing research and analysis of industry trends, consumer motivations and competitor activity.

Ronette Kite 

 

Female Founder Roundtable Facilitator

Ronette is skilled in preparing startup companies to raise money, with more than 15 years of CFO experience with startups. She previously held startup advising roles at SAMs Preccelerator, WFN Workshops, MuckerLabs and LumaLaunch.

Olga Kay 

 

E-Commerce 

Roundtable Facilitator

Moosh Walks is a Transmedia brand focused on Building Future Female Billionaires. 

We focus on empowering storytelling around our original characters for young girls. First product to market are 3D socks. 

Prior to launching Moosh Walks, Olga was a pioneer on YouTube with 1.3M fans and over 160M + views on her content.

FUN FACT: Olga immigrated to the USA as juggler with Ringling Brothers Circus.

2019 Bixelite of the Year Pitch Off Participants

Eleveight is a HIPAA compliant, enterprise case management platform and mobile app for government, schools, social service organizations and the students, employers and entry-level job seekers they serve. Eleveight connects users to scholarships, jobs, mentors and more.

We help companies tell their stories so people connect and match on values and lifestyle and not just skills. Nuleep is a job platform that connects companies and job seekers on more than just the hard skills. Our algorithm matches shared values, lifestyle, and culture which is scientifically proven to improve employee retention.

Currently, more than 11 million students in the US have no viable way of building their credit score. Credit Starter is a platform that helps students build their credit score, using non-traditional data points, such as your Netflix subscription or rental payments.

weThink builds better humans through innovative technology that assesses and builds 21st century skills through popular and proprietary video games.

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General Assembly is a global education company on a mission to empower individuals and companies — including more than 40 of the Fortune 100 — through dynamic training programs, exclusive thought-leader events, and high-impact networking opportunities. Two-time winner of Fast Company's Most Innovative Company in Education, we teach the in-demand skills every company today needs: coding, data, design, digital marketing, and product management.


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Morning Treat

"Come and enjoy a luxurious coffee experience curated by Maesto Coffee featuring exotic coffees from Africa and Latin America.”

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WEDNESDAY NOV 13th  9:30 AM - 4:30PM

 PARKING DETAILS: 

**Highly recommend pubic transportation!! 

The best parking structure to use is at 350 E. 2nd Street. It is directly next door (to the right) of our building. The cost is $2.00/15 min ($10 max), $5.00 flat rate after 4pm. There is also metered street parking.

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