Artificial intelligence is here.

Own what happens next.

It’s not another lecture … it’s an invitation to join the conversation. A 15% discount offered to MIT Enterprise Forum community based on current ticket pricing. MITEF community members can register at www.emtechdigital.com with promo code MITEFD19

Registration includes two full days of conference sessions, a networking reception on March 25, and a closing toast on March 26. Paying EmTech Digital attendees will receive a one-year Insider Basic subscription to MIT Technology Review. Your registration includes The Download email newsletter with the top emerging tech stories delivered daily to your inbox.

Tickets: http://www.emtechdigital.com/.

Missed a virtual event?

Watch our replays and consider joining our 2021 membership program.

Other benefits detailed below. 

REPLAYS:

The Future of Rapid Disinfection, Pandemic & Beyond

Election Results 2020: What could go wrong, and how do you know if it did?

The E-Sports Series: Introduction to the Industry

Innovations in Impact Investing

Cannabis Industry Report

The Science of Comedy Happy Hour

2020-2021 MITEFSD MEMBERSHIP – $50

Join today!

MITEFSD membership for the value price of $50, significantly reduced from the current level of $250-$325.

With membership, you receive:

• Free registration to any virtual event (non-member admission will be $10 per event. With at least 10 events projected, a $100 value)
• Three free guest registrations to any virtual event (a $30 value)
• Free, prioritized registration to any virtual Happy Hour, including at least one planned to solicit your input for future event content to be developed in 2021
• Discounted admission to any future live event in 2021 (when we can go live)
• Priority registration to any future live event in 2021 (in case of any restrictions on attendance)
• Discounted membership for the next 2022 calendar year

Membership in the MIT Enterprise Forum of San Diego has always been open to everyone, but now you have the opportunity to fully participate at a significantly discounted rate.

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Eat, Drink and Network for a good cause! 

Join us for the 15th Annual Wine Social and Fundraiser for #Stem. It’s a relaxing evening of fun, wine, great food, and an opportunity to give back to #STEM Programs.

Located at the beautiful Waterfalls at Knobbe Martens in Del Mar you’ll enjoy unlimited tastings of California’s finest wines, along with a tasteful dinner prepared by the French Gourmet, and network with the who’s who of the #Tech and #Biotech industry.

A portion of the ticket sales are donated to the MIT Science and Engineering Program for Teachers, (SEPT). This program enables the MIT Club of San Diego to send one High School teacher to MIT in Cambridge, MA for special training that they bring back to their classrooms in San Diego.

Just added:  Stand-up comedy from MIT Alum Simon Blackthorn.  Known for being “clean, clever, and really funny”, Blackthorn has performed all over Southern California.  A true veteran of the stage, he’s played every San Diego Comedy Club– even Humphrey’s by the bay.  Recently, Blackthorn opened for Dat Phan (first winner of Last Comic Standing on TV) at the Comedy Store and Lestat’s.  We welcome him to our stage for a lively 20 minute set.

MORE INFORMATION AND PHOTOS CLICK HERE.

Tickets: https://app.greenrope.com/publicCalendar2.pl?Cal=ef4b415512ae2d08e3cf102013f48b96&Event=167.

It’s like a Backstage Pass to our programs!

Have you ever wanted to meet with top San Diego executives and not just shake their hands, but really get to know their operations and work standards?  Attend our Program Committee meetings and you’ll do just that!  We’ll be planning programs for 2018-2019 and could use your expertise.  Help decide the questions to ask; the marketing message; even suggest a speaker or two.  It all happens at our Program Committee Meetings.

Register today! It’s free.

Tickets: https://app.greenrope.com/publicCalendar2.pl?Cal=ef4b415512ae2d08e3cf102013f48b96&Event=170.

UBER, Amazon, Dominos and more.  Every day we hear news of another application for UAVs — commonly known as Drones.  We will cover real applications, from the Commercial,  Military, and Technical viewpoints.   And, especially what is happening here in San Diego.  

MODERATOR   David Place, CDR (Ret.) USN

PANELISTS

1. Amir Emadi, President and CEO, SKYLIFT GLOBAL
2. Dave Twining, Co-Founder, COO, PLANCK AEROSYSTEMS
3. Chris Williams, COO, DRONE CITADEL
4. Chad Amon, CEO and Co-Founder, INOVA DRONE

AGENDA
5:30: Registration, Networking, food and drinks
6:30: Presentation
7:30: Audience Q & A
8:00: Program Concludes, Networking, Coffee & Dessert until 8:30

REGISTRATION & COST
MITEF Members and MITEF Sponsors: Free
Non-members: $65
MIT Alums:  $50
​​On-Site: $75

NOTE:  Online Registration ends at 11AM, the day of the event.  If you register online after 11AM, you will be charged $75, the on-site price.

PAYPAL is our payment processor and accepts ALL MAJOR Credit Cards.

Tickets: https://app.greenrope.com/publicCalendar2.pl?Cal=ef4b415512ae2d08e3cf102013f48b96&Event=168.

It’s like a Backstage Pass to our programs!

Have you ever wanted to meet with top San Diego executives and not just shake their hands, but really get to know their operations and work standards?  Attend our Program Committee meetings and you’ll do just that!  We have two exciting programs coming up and could use your expertise.  Help decide the questions to ask; the marketing message; even suggest a speaker or two.  It all happens at our Program Committee Meetings.

Register today! It’s free.

Tickets: https://app.greenrope.com/publicCalendar2.pl?Cal=ef4b415512ae2d08e3cf102013f48b96&Event=170.

Chronic pain is big business.  Over 100 million Americans suffer from chronic pain accounting for over $500 Billion annually in treatments and lost productivity.   And, the primary solution is addictive pharmaceuticals.  No wonder the U.S. has an opioid crisis that causes 80 deaths every day.

Our program is a Case Study of Oska Wellness.

Oska is a medical device company that is disrupting the chronic pain management market with a clinically proven, non-invasive, non-drug, wearable technology that relieves pain, inflammation and improves mobility with no side effects.  Oska intends to change the way people who suffer from chronic pain manage their pain and live better lives.

Oska Wellness presentation by:

Greg Houlgate, Founder, Chief Product and Business Development Officer

“BOARD OF DIRECTORS”

Kathleen Glass, Founder & CEO,  Oinkodomeo

Tyson McDowell, Managing Partner, Lead Wingman Venture Studio

Summer Rogers, Startup CEO; Serial Entrepreneur

Scott Silverman, CEO, Crisis Coach, Confidential Recovery

Oska Underlying Science, Technology and IP

The wearable Oska® Pulse is powered by Pulsed Electromagnetic Field technology (PEMF) utilized for decades in clinics to stimulate tissue growth and reduce pain.  Its efficacy is supported by over 10,000 clinical studies.  PEMF acts at the cellular level to restore the electrical potential across membranes to stimulate cellular metabolism.

Oska has developed a unique application of PEMF Technology:

• Miniaturized in a wearable device with single button operation allowing extended outpatient treatment.
• Invented a unique multi-frequency protocol targeted at key cell types designed to accelerate the resolution of the body’s inflammatory response and reduce pain.
• Designed a HIPAA Compliant pain tracking application and cloud service to integrate into electronic healthcare records and provide real-time pain management insights and treatment guidance.

Go-to-Market Strategy 

• The Consumer Direct channel consists of the company website and premium medical verticals like FSAStore.com.
• The Healthcare Provider Channel includes medical practices and hospitals called on by direct sales, independent reps and distributors.

Presentation by:  Greg Houlgate, Founder, Chief BD & Product Officer, OSKA

Top Two Challenges:

1)      Inspiring Trust from Consumers/Patients and from Physicians/Healthcare Providers to accelerate adoption

2)      Post-sales compliance in culture that expects immediate relief, with extended need for use to achieve results and integration into a patient’s life style

The Case Study Format

Many of the issues encountered by start-ups are quite similar.  Learn new solutions for your business through our case study program. The company will present an Executive Overview and their key challenges.  Then an assembled “Board of Directors” takes over and suggests possible solutions. But you can too — the audience often sees even better solutions.

Greg Houlgate / Founder, Board Member, Chief Product and Business Development Officer

AGENDA
5:30: Registration, Networking, food and drinks
6:30: Presentation
7:30: Audience Q & A
8:00: Program Concludes, Networking, Coffee & Dessert until 8:30

REGISTRATION & COST
MITEF Members and MITEF Sponsors: Free
Non-members: $65
MIT Alums:  $50
​​On-Site: $75

NOTE:  Online Registration ends at 11AM, the day of the event.  If you register online after 11AM, you will be charged $75, the on-site price. NO REFUNDS after July 15.

PAYPAL is our payment processor and accepts ALL MAJOR Credit Cards.

Tickets: https://app.greenrope.com/publicCalendar2.pl?Cal=ef4b415512ae2d08e3cf102013f48b96&Event=173.

Overview

The business of cannabis is emerging as the biggest new industry in many years. With the legal changes comes scientific, technology, marketing and financial challenges and opportunities. This panel discussion will bring together experts on the changes that are emerging as most critical to businesses.

Outcomes

1. Learn about the cannabis industry
2. Understand the new Business to Business landscape
3. Discover what makes a business a good fit for the industry
4. Discuss the regulatory and marketing challenges that this new cannabis industry is facing with such rapid growth in San Diego

Purpose

To educate business professionals on the technology and related financial issues surrounding the cannabis industry. To inform the audience and help expand the knowledge and understanding, including the policies, the supply chain, and the banking challenges.

Discussion

Introduction to the cannabis industry (market size, supply chain overview)

Topics: 

• Regulations: What can businesses expect: County, City, State, and Federal laws
• Banking
• Software and hardware
• Barriers to entry
• Policies and employment outlook in San Diego
• Ancillary/support businesses
• Advice for success
• Failure and risks.

Q&A

Conclusion: Final thoughts by panel and moderator

Moderator:  Kendra Losee

Kendra Losee, CEO of Mota Marketing, is dedicated to helping businesses grow through marketing. In addition to working with clients to determine their marketing strategies, she teaches marketing at universities, and launched a course teaching social media to cannabis entrepreneurs. From social media to traditional marketing, Kendra’s 20 years of award-winning marketing experience helps her lead the way in cannabis marketing and other industries. Kendra earned her BA in Communications from UCSD, her Executive MBA from the Krannert School of Management at Purdue University and is halfway through her MFA in Creative Writing from National University.

PANEL

Policies – Dallin Young, Executive Director, Association of Cannabis Professionals

Young began his career in politics as a consultant during the 2012 election cycle. He has since worked on over 20 campaigns throughout the state of California including some of the largest, most expensive, and closely watched races in the San Diego County area. Young became part of Grassroots Resources in 2015 after working for the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee in 2014 and leading the largest field operation in the country in support of the Scott Peters for Congress campaign. 

 Young maintains very close ties to the San Diego political arena by being elected to the San Diego County Democratic Central Committee, with his lobbying and advocacy efforts on behalf of cannabis policy, and by providing the data, voter targeting, and technological support to the California Democratic Party and 14 other county parties throughout California. 

 Young is also the Executive Director of the Association of Cannabis Professionals, a lobbying and advocacy organization working towards establishing common sense cannabis regulations throughout Southern California in order to protect medical patients and provide economic opportunities for small businesses and individuals. 

Global Investors and Entrepreneurs – Eric Gomez, VP: Max InterAmericas Inc, CEO: maxiaNET, CEO: Canopy San Diego

Eric is a corporate-trained entrepreneur with a management and strategy focus. He has experience in datacom, real estate, international trade, and cannabis tech. In the last 4 years, Eric has invested in 40+ companies, joined 3 investor networks, helped launch 20+ companies, joined the board of 5 companies, and advised for many, many more.  He currently serves as CEO of maxiaNET, CEO and Canopy San Diego, and VP of Max InterAmericas.

Eric began his career as an engineer in datacom, working for fortune 100 firms such as (GTE (Verizon), PacBell (ATT), PSINet (Cogent, TELUS, Interoute). After business school, Eric moved into asset management for world’s largest public industrial real estate investment trust (REIT), Prologis. Following the collapse of the real estate markets, Eric moved into international trade with an export management company, Max Interamericas, as Vice President. In 2016, Eric created an investment fund in the cannabis industry, using an accelerator model. He is now launching an international business development firm, maxiaNET.

Eric has gained more than 20 years of valuable experience in a wide variety of industries and markets that have defined his investment strategies. Having participated in the boom and bust of the dot-com bubble in the late 1990’s and the boom and collapse of the real estate markets in the late 2000’s, Eric has learned to evaluate market trends, management teams, and business models that are poised to scale with real valuations. Eric prefers the high-growth potential and proximity to the management team inherent in private, seed-stage investing. Eric has developed a portfolio that consists of start-ups in software, medical devices, medical services, consumer goods, data analytics, and the cannabis-ancillary space.

Business Owner – Lincoln Fish, CoFounder & CEO, OutCo

With more than 30 years experience as an entrepreneur, Lincoln possesses a formidable background in strategy, finance, marketing, and sales. Lincoln recently resigned his position as senior vice president of sales and marketing for Avadyne Health, a $50 million healthcare administration firm. He is a nationally recognized healthcare leader and recently received a Person of the Year Award from the Healthcare Information Management Systems Society.

Lincoln’s many business achievements have given him significant financial, customer service, and business development experience. Among these ventures, Lincoln was a co-founder of the firm that became Avadyne Health’s technology division and president of Real Health Laboratories, a nutraceutical company that became one of the nation’s fastest growing consumer products companies and remains the number one natural prostate product on the market. Lincoln is a graduate of the Wharton School of Finance and Commerce at the University of Pennsylvania.

Legal – Dale Hunt, Partner, Hahn, Loeser & Parks, LLP

Dale Hunt is a plant scientist and patent attorney.  Before law school, he earned degrees in botany-BS, plant genetics-MS, and molecular/cellular biology-PhD.  He has worked with universities, plant breeders, and agriculture companies to commercialize plant varieties all over the world, obtaining, licensing, and enforcing IP rights and employing non-IP alternative approaches in countries without strong IP systems.  Dr. Hunt is an advisor to the Open Cannabis Project and was an invited speaker at the May 2017 Marijuana Business Convention on the topic of IP protection for Cannabis strains, products, and companies.  His clients include individuals and companies seeking IP and regulatory advice relating to Cannabis genetics, strains, edibles, topicals, and services ancillary to the Cannabis industry.

AGENDA
5:30: Registration, Networking, food and drinks
6:30: Presentation
7:30: Audience Q & A
8:00: Program Concludes, Networking, Coffee & Dessert until 8:30

REGISTRATION & COST
MITEF Members and MITEF Sponsors: Free
Non-members: $65
MIT Alums:  $50
​​On-Site: $75

NOTE:  Online Registration ends at 11AM, the day of the event.  If you register online after 11AM, you will be charged $75, the on-site price. NO REFUNDS after Sept. 14

PAYPAL is our payment processor and accepts ALL MAJOR Credit Cards.

Tickets: https://app.greenrope.com/publicCalendar2.pl?Cal=ef4b415512ae2d08e3cf102013f48b96&Event=169.

It’s like a Backstage Pass to our programs!

Have you ever wanted to meet with top San Diego executives and not just shake their hands, but really get to know their operations and work standards?  Attend our Program Committee meetings and you’ll do just that!  We have exciting programs coming up this year and could use your expertise.  Help decide the questions to ask; the marketing message; even suggest a speaker or two.  It all happens at our Program Committee Meetings.

Register today! It’s free.

Tickets: https://app.greenrope.com/publicCalendar2.pl?Cal=ef4b415512ae2d08e3cf102013f48b96&Event=177.

What keeps companies at the top of their game?  Innovation.

Hear directly from Cubic how innovation is a core value to their corporate culture and success. This is a rare opportunity to hear directly from the top executives leading their three business units:  Transportation, Global Defense (Training)  and Mission Solution (C4ISR).  Click on each person for their bio.

• Brad Feldmann, CEO & President, Cubic Corporation
• Matt Cole, President, Cubic Transportation Systems
• Mike Knowles, President, Cubic Global Defense
• Mike Twymann, President, Cubic Mission Solution
• Melanie Hagerty, Vice President, Corporate Engineering & Innovation

They will provide four LIVE in-depth technology demonstrations. Click on each product below to watch a short video preview.

1. ATLAS with GATR
2. Bandit Board
3. Mobile Suite (Transportation Management)
4. Immersive Game-Based Courseware

The audience Q&A will be led by Anne O’Donnell, Senior Executive Director of Development, Corporate Relations at UC San Diego 

Cubic Overview Brochure (click here)

About Cubic Corporation

Cubic is a market-leading, technology provider of integrated solutions that increase situational understanding for transportation, defense C4ISR and training customers worldwide to decrease urban congestion and improve the militaries’ effectiveness and operational readiness. Cubic Global Defense Systems is a leading provider of live, virtual, constructive and game-based training solutions for the U.S. and allied forces. Cubic Transportation Systems is a leading integrator of payment and information technology and services to create intelligent travel solutions for transportation authorities and operators. Cubic Mission Solutions provides networked Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (C4ISR) capabilities for defense, intelligence, security and commercial missions.

AGENDA
5:30: Registration, Networking, food and drinks
6:30: Presentation
7:30: Audience Q & A
8:00: Program Concludes, Networking, Coffee & Dessert until 8:30

REGISTRATION & COST
MITEF Members and MITEF Sponsors: Free
Non-members: $65
MIT Alums:  $50
​​On-Site: $75

NOTE:  Online Registration ends at 11AM, the day of the event.  If you register online after 11AM, you will be charged $75, the on-site price. NO REFUNDS after Oct 12

PAYPAL is our payment processor and accepts ALL MAJOR Credit Cards.

Tickets: https://app.greenrope.com/publicCalendar2.pl?Cal=ef4b415512ae2d08e3cf102013f48b96&Event=180.

It’s like a Backstage Pass to our programs!

Have you ever wanted to meet with top San Diego executives and not just shake their hands, but really get to know their operations and work standards?  Attend our Program Committee meetings and you’ll do just that!  We have exciting programs coming up this year and could use your expertise.  Help decide the questions to ask; the marketing message; even suggest a speaker or two.  It all happens at our Program Committee Meetings.

Register today! It’s free.

Tickets: https://app.greenrope.com/publicCalendar2.pl?Cal=ef4b415512ae2d08e3cf102013f48b96&Event=178.

Water Technology and the Environment Crisis in San Diego.  Featuring Steve Chapple, Founder, Intellectual Capital Media, Author, and Journalist.

We’ll start off with 30 minutes of networking over beer, wine and snacks.  Then watch a short TEDx video on ways to avoid catastrophic drought.  Then we’ll open up for audience questions and have discussion with Steve as the resident expert.

Steve Chapple is co-author of the new book, BREAKPOINT: Reckoning with America’s Environmental Crises (Yale Univ. Press.)   He writes the Intellectual Capital columns in newspapers and is a Visiting Scholar at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography, as well as Executive Director of the San Diego Unified STEAM Leadership Series, and a fellow at the Samuel Lawrence Foundation. Mr Chapple will be signing copies of his book after the event.

Thank you BDO for being our gracious and convenient event host.

More on BREAKPOINT:

Eminent ecologist Jeremy B. C. Jackson and award-winning journalist Steve Chapple traveled the length of the Mississippi River interviewing farmers, fishermen, scientists, and policymakers to better understand the mounting environmental problems ravaging the United States. Along their journey, which quickly expands to California, Florida, and New York, the pair uncovered surprising and profound connections between ecological systems and environmental crises across the country. Artfully weaving together independent research and engaging storytelling, Jackson and Chapple examine the looming threats from recent hurricanes and fires, industrial agriculture, river mismanagement, extreme weather events, drought, and rising sea levels that are pushing the country toward the breaking point of ecological and economic collapse, in their new book Breakpoint: Reckoning with America’s Environmental Crises.

Yet, despite these challenges, the authors provide optimistic and practical solutions for addressing these multidimensional issues to achieve greater environmental stability, human well-being, and future economic prosperity. With a passionate call to action, they look hopefully toward emerging and achievable solutions to preserve the country’s future.

MEMBERS ARE FREE!   Non-Members: $20

LOCATION:  BDO USA (Carmel Valley)  3570 Carmel Mountain Rd,  4th floor, San Diego, CA 92130

FREE PARKING in lot next to building.

AGENDA

Tickets: https://app.greenrope.com/publicCalendar2.pl?Cal=ef4b415512ae2d08e3cf102013f48b96&Event=176.

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AGENDA
5:30: Registration, Networking, food and drinks
6:30: Presentation
7:30: Audience Q & A
8:00: Program Concludes, Networking, Coffee & Dessert until 8:30

REGISTRATION & COST
MITEF Members and MITEF Sponsors: Free
Non-members: $65
MIT Alums:  $50
​​On-Site: $75

NOTE:  Online Registration ends at 11AM, the day of the event.  If you register online after 11AM, you will be charged $75, the on-site price. NO REFUNDS after Nov 16

PAYPAL is our payment processor and accepts ALL MAJOR Credit Cards.

Tickets: https://app.greenrope.com/publicCalendar2.pl?Cal=ef4b415512ae2d08e3cf102013f48b96&Event=181.

It’s like a Backstage Pass to our programs!

Have you ever wanted to meet with top San Diego executives and not just shake their hands, but really get to know their operations and work standards?  Attend our Program Committee meetings and you’ll do just that!  We have exciting programs coming up this year and could use your expertise.  Help decide the questions to ask; the marketing message; even suggest a speaker or two.  It all happens at our Program Committee Meetings.

Register today! It’s free.

Tickets: https://app.greenrope.com/publicCalendar2.pl?Cal=ef4b415512ae2d08e3cf102013f48b96&Event=179.

Join us for a special Holiday Mixer.  Please bring an unwrapped new toy to donate to San Diego’s “Traveling Stories”.  A non-profit devoted to outsmarting poverty by getting children to read.

Thank you to Ray Mead and TriNet for providing light refreshments, wine and parking

MEMBERS ARE FREE!   Non-Members: $20

Tickets: https://app.greenrope.com/publicCalendar2.pl?Cal=ef4b415512ae2d08e3cf102013f48b96&Event=187.

Mark Page, Co-Founder and CTO, Voterfied

AGENDA
5:30: Registration, Networking, food and drinks
6:30: Presentation
7:30: Audience Q & A
8:00: Program Concludes, Networking, Coffee & Dessert until 8:30

REGISTRATION & COST
MITEF Members and MITEF Sponsors: Free
Non-members: $65
MIT Alums:  $50
​​On-Site: $75

NOTE:  Online Registration ends at 11AM, the day of the event.  If you register online after 11AM, you will be charged $75, the on-site price. NO REFUNDS after January 14.

PAYPAL is our payment processor and accepts ALL MAJOR Credit Cards.

Tickets: https://app.greenrope.com/publicCalendar2.pl?Cal=ef4b415512ae2d08e3cf102013f48b96&Event=189.

It’s like a Backstage Pass to our programs!

Have you ever wanted to meet with top San Diego executives and not just shake their hands, but really get to know their operations and work standards?  Attend our Program Committee meetings and you’ll do just that!  We have exciting programs coming up this year and could use your expertise.  Help decide the questions to ask; the marketing message; even suggest a speaker or two.  It all happens at our Program Committee Meetings.

Register today! It’s free.

Tickets: https://app.greenrope.com/publicCalendar2.pl?Cal=ef4b415512ae2d08e3cf102013f48b96&Event=194.

True Liquid Biopsy for Cancer from BioFluidica

BioFluidica’s next generation diagnostic platform, provides a non-invasive procedure that can be applied to many diseases where there is a need for improved diagnostics. The platform has been validated for six different cancer types, stroke, and infectious diseases. In the cancer field alone, there is a tremendous need to improve diagnostic capabilities. Globally, there are more than 14 million reported cancer cases per year. Each case being not just a number, but associated with a story of confusion, financial challenges, despair and loss. In the year 2030 it is projected that globally 11 million people will die of cancer. In the U.S. alone, there were more than 500,000 deaths and 1.66 million new cases reported in 2014. Direct cancer care costs in the U.S. have been estimated at $125 billion in 2010 and expected to grow to $200 billion by 2020.

Better cancer detection, and subsequent personalized treatment, precision medicine, are keys to improve patient treatment and outcomes. Detection of novel biomarkers, such as Circulating Tumor Cells, CTCs, are leading the way to improved diagnostics. The global market for CTC based diagnostics alone is estimated to reach almost $9 billion by 2018, with a compounded annual growth rate of 18.9% for 2013 – 2018^*) . In order to improve the survival rate for many cancer diseases, the field of oncology needs better therapies and optimized personalized patient treatment. This will require the evolution of better technologies. BioFluidica is now delivering these new and improved technologies for the analysis of circulating markers, fullfilling the promise of a true liquid biopsy.

BioFluidica CEO Rolf Muller, Ph.D.

Rolf Muller is a biotechnology leader combining science and business knowledge to build and grow successful technology companies that further healthcare and the field of personalized medicine. He has structured and guided highly efficient multi-disciplinary research and commercial teams through funding, to product development, and successful product launch into global markets. Prior to joining BioFluidica he was the Founder and President of Biomatrica, which he developed from an idea to a global leader in biopreservation technologies for diagnostic and healthcare companies. Over the last 16 years he has been involved in analyzing markets and developing strategies to position biotechnologies to maximize value. He has interacted with most of the major pharma and biotechnology companies to obtain funded development contracts, joint projects, and partnerships. He obtained his Ph.D. in biochemistry from the Pasteur Institute in Paris France.

Kim Kamdar, Ph.D., Partner, Domain Associates

Kim joined Domain in 2005 and became a partner in 2011. With a background in small molecule drug discovery, Kim has been involved in cutting-edge therapeutic start-ups and has been a major part of identifying companies with promising molecular and companion diagnostics to support personalized medicine.

Present board memberships include Epic Sciences, Neothetics, Obalon Therapeutics, Omniome, ROX Medical, Sera Prognostics, and Tragara Pharmaceuticals.  She was formerly a board member of Syndax Pharmaceuticals.  Kim was also involved with Ariosa Diagnostics until the company was sold to Roche in January 2015, Corthera until the company was sold to Novartis in February 2010 and BiPar Sciences until that company was sold to sanofi-aventis in April 2009.

Prior to Domain, Kim was a Kauffman Fellow with MPM Capital. Prior to joining MPM, she was a research director at Novartis, where she built and led a research team that focused on the biology, genetics and genomics of model organisms to uncover small molecules that modulated signaling pathway networks. Kim is a founder of Aryzun Pharmaceuticals, a biotech company utilizing protein-protein interaction mapping for small molecule discovery with an initial focus on anti-infectives and oncology. Kim is the author of ten papers as well as the inventor on seven patents. She received her B.A. from Northwestern University and her Ph.D. in biochemistry and genetics from Emory University.

Kim serves as an advisory board member of Eric Topol’s NIH-supported Clinical and Translational Science Award for Scripps Medicine and of Evolvence India Life Sciences Fund, a private equity fund providing growth capital to Indian pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies. She is also a board member of San Diego’s CONNECT Foundation.

AGENDA
5:30: Registration, Networking, food and drinks
6:30: Presentation
7:30: Audience Q & A
8:00: Program Concludes, Networking, Coffee & Dessert until 8:30

REGISTRATION & COST
MITEF Members and MITEF Sponsors: Free
Non-members: $65
MIT Alums:  $50
​​On-Site: $75

NOTE:  Online Registration ends at 11AM, the day of the event.  If you register online after 11AM, you will be charged $75, the on-site price. No refunds after February 18.

PAYPAL is our payment processor and accepts ALL MAJOR Credit Cards.

Tickets: https://app.greenrope.com/publicCalendar2.pl?Cal=ef4b415512ae2d08e3cf102013f48b96&Event=190.

It’s like a Backstage Pass to our programs!

Have you ever wanted to meet with top San Diego executives and not just shake their hands, but really get to know their operations and work standards?  Attend our Program Committee meetings and you’ll do just that!  We have exciting programs coming up this year and could use your expertise.  Help decide the questions to ask; the marketing message; even suggest a speaker or two.  It all happens at our Program Committee Meetings.

Register today! It’s free.

Tickets: https://app.greenrope.com/publicCalendar2.pl?Cal=ef4b415512ae2d08e3cf102013f48b96&Event=195.

Upon graduation from Princeton University with a BSE in chemical engineering, Marty joined a General Electric, Management Training Program and over his 20+ year career at GE rose to become one of the top Global Operating Managers in the Engineered Materials Businesses including P&L leadership roles in Canada and Hong Kong.

Stephen T. Johnston is the Growth Development Manager at SDG&E.  He creates and develops new revenue opportunities in both traditional and non-traditional utility activities, connecting the dots between market opportunities and the engineering, regulatory, operations, and strategy.  Prior to SDG&E, Stephen worked at multiple high-tech and semiconductor companies creating new product lines and revenue streams.  He has a Master’s degree in Physics, an MBA from London Business School, and served in the U.S. Marine Corps.  He lives in Ocean Beach with his wife and three sons.

 Cyrus Rustomji obtained his Ph.D. in Material Science in 2015 from UC San Diego and his B.S. in Physics from UC Los Angeles in 2007. He is currently founder and CTO of South 8 Technologies, working to commercialize next-generation battery devices using novel electrolyte materials. He has over 12 years experience in research, development and commercialization of energy storage and conversion materials and devices. He has also held development and technical positions in the battery, aerospace, and semiconductor industries. He has 14 issued and pending patents and several publications in peer reviewed journals.

 Mike Ferry is the Director of Energy Storage & Systems at the UC San Diego Center for Energy Research (https://cer.ucsd.edu/), overseeing campus research on the development and deployment of advanced energy storage technologies and the integration of renewable generation, including technical and commercial demonstration projects to improve the performance of renewable energy systems and microgrid operations, cost-benefit and market analysis, and the promotion of multi-disciplinary frameworks to enable large-scale storage and renewable energy adoption. Mike holds a Master of Science degree from the Energy and Resources Group at the University of California, Berkeley.

 Josh Gerber is the Founder and Principal at 33 North Energy LLC, an energy storage & DER consulting firm. He is an expert on cutting-edge energy policy, business and technology issues, and works with companies to grow California’s electric transportation and energy storage sectors.

Prior to founding 33 North Energy, Josh spent 15 years at San Diego Gas & Electric, working on smart grid, energy storage, and other advanced technologies. While at SDG&E, he led the commercial and regulatory efforts for 430 megawatt hours (MWh) of utility-scale energy storage projects, and the installation of 150 MWh in 2016-17 – including the largest lithium-ion battery project in North America in Escondido, CA.

 Russell Vare is Director of U.S. Business Development for Nuvve and is leading vehicle to grid (V2G) business opportunities in North America.  He has over 15 years of experience in the automotive industry, including Nissan and Mercedes-Benz. He’s led strategy, sales and marketing for the cross-over between EV and energy storage and has been successful in bringing new technologies to market

AGENDA
5:30: Registration, Networking, food and drinks
6:30: Presentation
7:30: Audience Q & A
8:00: Program Concludes, Networking, Coffee & Dessert until 8:30

REGISTRATION & COST
MITEF Members and MITEF Sponsors: Free
Non-members: $65
MIT Alums:  $50
​​On-Site: $75

NOTE:  Online Registration ends at 11AM, the day of the event.  You may register at the door for $75, the on-site price. NO REFUNDS after March 18.

PAYPAL is our payment processor and accepts ALL MAJOR Credit Cards.

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It’s like a Backstage Pass to our programs!

Have you ever wanted to meet with top San Diego executives and not just shake their hands, but really get to know their operations and work standards?  Attend our Program Committee meetings and you’ll do just that!  We have exciting programs coming up this year and could use your expertise.  Help decide the questions to ask; the marketing message; even suggest a speaker or two.  It all happens at our Program Committee Meetings.

Register today! It’s free.

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  Dr. Anton Monk – Technology Strategy & Business Development, XCOM

Dr. Monk is currently responsible for technology strategy, business development and partnerships at XCOM Labs, which is developing innovative wireless technologies for 5G and beyond. Previously, he was VP of Strategic Alliances and Standards at Cohere Technologies, which developed a groundbreaking wireless modulation technique for next generation 5G cellular communications. He was a co-founder & held the roles of VP & CTO of Entropic Communications, a publicly traded semiconductor company that invented the MoCA home networking solution used by Pay TV service providers for multi-room DVR throughout the U.S. He holds more than 25 granted patents and has been an invited keynote speaker at global technology conferences. Prior to co-founding Entropic he was involved in the development of cable, satellite and wireless integrated circuits at Conexant and ComStream Corporation and was a researcher at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory. He sits on various industry, advisory and academic boards. Dr. Monk earned a M.S. in Electrical Engineering from the California Institute of Technology and B.S. and Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from the University of California, San Diego.

  David Pinn — Vice President, Strategy, Brain Corp

David Pinn is a technology executive with a focus on finance, strategy, and corporate development. As Brain Corp’s Vice President of Strategy, David is responsible for building and implementing growth plans and partnerships for San Diego’s premier robotics company.

Before his time with Brain Corp, David was head of finance for Antenna79, a technology startup backed by L Catterton, the world’s largest consumer-focused private equity group.  He was a founder of Snaptracs, Qualcomm’s consumer electronics subsidiary, and he led a number of acquisitions and divestitures within Qualcomm’s Strategic Finance group. Prior to his career in finance, David was an electrical engineer designing test systems for cellular, WiFi and Bluetooth applications.

David received his undergraduate degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Texas at Austin and completed an MBA at UC Berkeley where he was a Mayfield Fellow.

  Erik Vlugt — Vice President, Global Product Management, Cubic Transportation Systems

Erik has responsibility for the company’s product strategy, including formulating product and technology outlooks, defining and executing existing customer technology roadmaps, and oversight of the CTS research and development portfolio. Under his leadership, CTS is building out team development, product vision, execution and product culture.

He has over 20 years in senior product management leadership roles within the payment and electronics industries and has a track record of building global teams, running multi-million-dollar product portfolios, and driving new growth and profitability.

In his former role, Erik was vice president, global product management for Verifone, where he led product management for a wide variety of payment solutions and emerging technologies.

Erik speaks regularly on payment related topics, including mobile, EMV, and NFC, at industry events, and in 2012, addressed the Congressional Financial Services Committee on the topic of emerging payment technologies. In 2014, Erik was appointed to the Smart Card Alliance’s EMV Migration Forum Steering Committee.

Previously, Erik also held consumer electronics product management and technical marketing positions at TDK Corporation and ShareWave, which was later acquired by Cirrus Logic.  He has a bachelor’s degree in computer science and business from the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences.

  MODERATOR: Seth Newberry, Executive Director, Open Mobile Alliance

Seth Newberry has over 30 years of experience in the telecommunications industry in Operations, Technical and Business Development roles. Presently, Mr. Newberry is the Executive Director of the Open Mobile Alliance, where he directs the operations of one of themost recognized worldwide specification setting bodies for mobile data applications and IOT.  OMA is comprised of companies from Europe, Asia, and the Americas and has developed a portfolio of over 200 software specificationsthat support a broad range of standardized mobile data applications.

Prior to his role at OMA, Seth was Vice President of Research for RHK, Inc. (now OVUM) a market research firm that developed telecoms industry research. Mr. Newberry holds a B.A. and M.B.A. from the University of Arizona.

AGENDA
5:30: Registration, Networking, food and drinks
6:30: Presentation
7:30: Audience Q & A
8:00: Program Concludes, Networking, Coffee & Dessert until 8:30

REGISTRATION & COST
MITEF Members and MITEF Sponsors: Free
Non-members: $65
MIT Alums:  $50
​​On-Site: $75

NOTE:  Online Registration ends at 11AM, the day of the event.  If you register online after 11AM, you will be charged $75, the on-site price. NO REFUNDS after April 15.

PAYPAL is our payment processor and accepts ALL MAJOR Credit Cards.

Tickets: https://app.greenrope.com/publicCalendar2.pl?Cal=ef4b415512ae2d08e3cf102013f48b96&Event=192.

It’s like a Backstage Pass to our programs!

Have you ever wanted to meet with top San Diego executives and not just shake their hands, but really get to know their operations and work standards?  Attend our Program Committee meetings and you’ll do just that!  We have exciting programs coming up this year and could use your expertise.  Help decide the questions to ask; the marketing message; even suggest a speaker or two.  It all happens at our Program Committee Meetings.

Register today! It’s free.

Tickets: https://app.greenrope.com/publicCalendar2.pl?Cal=ef4b415512ae2d08e3cf102013f48b96&Event=197.

AGENDA
5:30 – 7PM: Registration, Networking, Beer tastings
7:00 – 8PM: Panel Program inside; Beer tasting continues outside
8:00:  Program Concludes

REGISTRATION & COST
MITEF Members and MITEF Sponsors: Free
Non-members: $65
MIT Alums:  $50
​​On-Site: $75

NOTE:  Online Registration ends at 11AM, the day of the event.  NO REFUNDS after May 13, 2019

PAYPAL is our payment processor and accepts ALL MAJOR Credit Cards.

Tickets: https://app.greenrope.com/publicCalendar2.pl?Cal=ef4b415512ae2d08e3cf102013f48b96&Event=188.

It’s like a Backstage Pass to our programs!

Have you ever wanted to meet with top San Diego executives and not just shake their hands, but really get to know their operations and work standards?  Attend our Program Committee meetings and you’ll do just that!  We have exciting programs coming up this year and could use your expertise.  Help decide the questions to ask; the marketing message; even suggest a speaker or two.  It all happens at our Program Committee Meetings.

Register today! It’s free.

Tickets: https://app.greenrope.com/publicCalendar2.pl?Cal=ef4b415512ae2d08e3cf102013f48b96&Event=198.

Cathy Pucher, Executive Director, SDSU’s Zahn Innovation Platform Launchpad

Jean Center, Founder & CEO, Center Group Consulting

Kara Bortone, Head of JLABS @ San Diego

Arlene Harris, President & Co-Founder of Dyna LLC

Arlene Harris has more than 4 decades of experience as an innovator, entrepreneur, board member, and investor in a number of successful companies in wireless related businesses. Most recently, through her incubator Dyna, Harris has fired up Wrethink, a new broadband solution for families launching later this year and Wrethinking, the Foundation, to support privacy through the Me2B Alliance and help fund female technology founders.

In her previous work, she founded GreatCall and launched its Jitterbug offering in 2006 in partnership with Samsung to create a simple and personalized cell phone experience. With almost a million customers, GreatCall was sold to a private equity company in 2017 and is now the foundation of retailer Best Buy’s consumer health offering.

In 1994, Harris founded SOS Wireless Communication that became GreatCall in 2006. In 1986, she started Subscriber Computing (now Verisign) and invented the first management systems to support prepaid cellular service and the first niche cellular offering founding Cellular Pay Phone, Inc. In 1983, Harris joined partners and founded billing and CRM market leader Cellular Business Systems, Inc. (now Netcracker).  Before CBSI, Harris helped lead her family’s Los Angeles-based wireless business, ICS (now USA Mobility). In addition to providing early mobile telephone service and becoming the world’s largest paging system, ICS was developer of LifePage, the world’s first health related application of wireless technology for consumers.

Harris holds several issued patents. She received the PCIA Foundation’s Year 2000 distinguished Chairman’s award and is a Fellow in the Radio Club of America. She has served on several committees of the FCC, TIA, and PCIA. In 2007, Harris became the first female inductee into the Wireless Hall of Fame, has since been inducted into the Consumer Technology Hall of Fame, honored with a Stevie, Athena, and Girl Scouts Cool Woman awards and recently received the UCSD Gordon Engineering Leadership Award. Harris lives with her husband and business partner, renowned wireless pioneer Marty Cooper, in Del Mar, Ca.

Allison Long Petine,  Founding Partner, Ad Astra Ventures

Allison Long Pettine is a Founding Partner of Ad Astra Ventures, an early-stage venture fund and accelerator that helps founders change the way they see themselves and the world in order to successfully fund, grow, and scale companies. Allison is also President of Crescent Ridge Partners, a venture fund that provides seed capital to early stage startups. She actively invests in entrepreneurs developing disruptive technologies across all multiple to build successful and sustainable companies. Prior to founding Crescent Ridge Partners, Allison was Vice President at Viscogliosi Brothers, a New-York based venture capital company focused on cutting-edge orthopedic medical device technologies. She was previously part of the founding team and Director of Corporate Finance and Strategic Planning at Paradigm Spine, a startup that developed non-fusion spinal implants to treat degenerative and deformity spinal disorders. Allison holds a B.S; B.A, Management Science; Psychology from UC San Diego and an M.B.A from UCLA Anderson School of Management.

Cathy Pucher, Executive Director, SDSU’s Zahn Innovation Platform Launchpad

Cathy works with aspiring entrepreneurs at SDSU’s Zahn Innovation Platform Launchpad. Zahn Innovation Platform Launchpad helps SDSU students, faculty and staff launch a start-up from their early stage ideas. Up to Forty teams and over 100 students from all across the campus work concurrently to bring their idea to life while  receiving mentoring, pro bono legal guidance, prototyping services, business acumen, and access to early stage funding in 24/7 co-working space on campus. Since opening its doors eight years ago, one in ten or 25 student led teams have launched their business and collectively raised $15M in early stage funding. She recently launched the Aztec Cooperative Fund, ZIP Launchpad initiative, committed to building an ecosystem on campus by providing funding for ZIP Launchpad teams to contract paid help from other SDSU students while providing the contracted students with paid experience and a “bite” of entrepreneurship.

She helped create EvoNexus and served as their first Executive Director. EvoNexus is an incubator dedicated to simulating the growth of new high technology companies in San Diego. EvoNexus has raised over $1.6 B since opening in Oct 2009. She brings 20+ years of experience in the high tech industry and has worked for
established and start up technology companies.

Kara Bortone PhD., Head of JLABS @ San Diego

As Head of JLABS in San Diego, Kara is responsible for external engagement, innovation sourcing, company onboarding, portfolio management, operational excellence, educational programming and P&L. She catalyzes and supports the translation of science and technology into valuable solutions for patients and consumers across the pharmaceutical, medical device and consumer healthcare sectors.

Kara joined Janssen R&D through Prescience International, where she was Director of Corporate Ventures, primarily focusing on the JLABS project. She has over ten years of experience in the European and the U.S. biotech sector. Before joining Prescience, Kara led the scientific communications and marketing for Belgian-based Galapagos NV at a period when the company grew from 60 to over 800 employees and completed its initial public offering on Euronext.

Kara holds a BS in Chemistry from the University of North Carolina and a PhD in Biochemistry from the University of Texas.

MODERATOR:  Jean Center, Founder & CEO, Center Group Consulting

Jean Center established the Center Group in 1998 with a mission to bring innovative approaches to the field of human capital management. From organizational development to individual performance programs, the Center Group has led the way for scores of successful initiatives.  An accomplished management consultant with over 25 years of distinguished experience, Jean maintains a hands-on involvement in every engagement to ensure the best results for our clients’ talent management programs. She also draws upon a team of highly respected associates for their specialized expertise.

Special thanks to WITI San Diego for their support with this program.

AGENDA
5:30: Registration, Networking, food and drinks
6:30: Presentation
7:30: Audience Q & A
8:00: Program Concludes, Networking, Coffee & Dessert until 8:30

REGISTRATION & COST
MITEF Members and MITEF Sponsors: Free
Non-members: $65
MIT Alums:  $50
​​On-Site: $75

NOTE:  Online Registration ends at 11AM, the day of the event.  NO REFUNDS after June 17, 2019

PAYPAL is our payment processor and accepts ALL MAJOR Credit Cards.

Tickets: https://app.greenrope.com/publicCalendar2.pl?Cal=ef4b415512ae2d08e3cf102013f48b96&Event=193.

  Hasan Ikhrata, Executive Director, SANDAG
Considered one of the preeminent transportation planning experts in the nation, Hasan Ikhrata is the Executive Director of the San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG). SANDAG is the leading research, planning, and transportation agency for the San Diego region. The agency builds consensus; makes strategic plans; obtains and allocates resources; plans, engineers, and builds public transportation, and provides information on a broad range of topics pertinent to the region’s quality of life. Agency policymakers are elected officials from each of the area’s 18 cities and the county. Mr. Ikhrata leads a staff of about 350 professionals who develop public policy initiatives for elected officials on numerous issues encompassing population growth, transportation, environmental management, economic development, municipal finance, binational coordination, and public safety.

Mr. Ikhrata has more than 30 years of public and private sector transportation planning experience. As Executive Director of SANDAG, he directs day‐to‐day operations of the agency and implements policies set by its Board of Directors. In addition, Mr. Ikhrata is the Chief Executive Officer of the SANDAG Service Bureau, the nonprofit public benefit corporation chartered by SANDAG.

Mr. Ikhrata has received several awards and honors from various organizations and agencies including the American Society of Public Administration, Southern California Leadership Council, Orange County Transportation Authority, Orange County Business Council, League of California Cities, City of Los Angeles, State of California, Association of the San Bernardino County Special Districts, the Building Industry Association, regional chapters of the Women’s Transportation Seminar, and numerous others.

Mr. Ikhrata holds a Bachelor’s and a Master’s degree in Civil and Industrial Engineering from Zaporozhye University in the former Soviet Union, a Master’s degree in Civil Engineering from UCLA, and a PhD Candidacy in Urban Planning and Transportation from the University of Southern California.

Prior to joining SANDAG in 2018, Mr. Ikhrata worked for Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG), Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA), and South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD).

Mr. Ikhrata is an adjunct professor in the business school at California State University, Northridge.

To be interviewed by:

Chris Jennewein, Editor and Publisher
Times of San Diego

Chris Jennewein is editor and publisher of Times of San Diego, an online news site with over 300,000 monthly readers. Jennewein has 30 years experience in online media. Prior to starting Times of San Diego, he was associate editorial director for Patch.com in Southern California and president of San Diego News Network. From 2001 to 2008 Jennewein led The San Diego Union-Tribune’s SignOnSanDiego.com, one of the most popular and profitable newspaper websites. Previously he was vice president of operations for Knight Ridder Digital in San Jose. Under Jennewein’s leadership, Knight Ridder introduced the nation’s first complete online newspaper at the San Jose Mercury News in 1993. Jennewein is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania and the London School of Economics.

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AGENDA
5:30: Registration, Networking, food and drinks
6:30: Presentation
7:30: Audience Q & A
8:00: Program Concludes, Networking, Coffee & Dessert until 8:30

REGISTRATION & COST
MITEF Members and MITEF Sponsors: Free
Non-members: $65
MIT Alums:  $50
​​On-Site: $75

NOTE:  Online Registration ends at 11AM, the day of the event.  NO REFUNDS after June 17, 2019

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It’s like a Backstage Pass to our programs!

Have you ever wanted to meet with top San Diego executives and not just shake their hands, but really get to know their operations and work standards?  Attend our Program Committee meetings and you’ll do just that!  We have exciting programs coming up this year and could use your expertise.  Help decide the questions to ask; the marketing message; even suggest a speaker or two.  It all happens at our Program Committee Meetings.

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Bitcoin, cryptocurrency, blockchain, many know of these terms but what do they really mean for the traditional worlds of business, finance and investment? 

Please join us for a panel discussion on how this emerging technology is fundamentally changing things in economies around the world. 

We’ll explore: 

Running a business and paying employees in crypto 

Investing and trading crypto 

Decentralizing our financial systems

Regulatory issues

Holding and protecting your digital assets

AGENDA

5:30: Registration, Networking, food and drinks

6:30: Program

7:30: Audience Q & A

8:00: Program Concludes, Networking, Coffee & Dessert until 8:30

PANEL

Chris Behar (moderator)
CEO / BlueBear Consulting

Chris Behar is an independent cybersecurity consultant with over 20 years engineering experience in the tech field. He has worked with many different clients from startups to enterprises, governments, nonprofits, and educational institutions to develop, build and secure networks and systems at scale.

He currently is working on his newest project, Blue Square Development whose purpose is to focus on blockchain and smart contracts to build and secure next generation networks and decentralized applications.

Tim Enneking
Managing Director, Digital Capital Management

Tim is the founder and the primary Principal of Digital Capital Management, LLC (“DCM”).  Prior to founding DCM, Tim was the founder and investment manager for the Crypto Currency Fund (“CCF”), one of the world’s first private funds focused on cryptocurrencies. In addition to his crypto-related activities, Tim is also the asset manager of Mana Companies Asset Management, which manages a medium-sized, multi-generational family office and trust based in San Diego. (MCAM does not invest in crypto assets of any type.) 

Prior to operating CCF, Tim founded and managed Tera Capital Fund, a fund of funds focused on Eastern Europe (established in 2004). Simultaneously, in 2013, he was engaged to manage the world’s first Bitcoin fund.

Tim also has extensive M&A experience, having completed more than 70 transactions with an aggregate transaction value of over US$12 billion. He speaks near-native French and Russian, as well as German.  He has five university degrees, all in international business and law.

Tim is a member of DCM’s Trading Team.

Paul Puey
CEO / Co-founder at Edge

Paul is a proud Electrical Engineering and Computer Science graduate of UC Berkeley with a wide range of technical skills from low-level 3D graphics engineering to development of custom web CMS systems, even before people knew what a CMS was. He held lead engineering positions with Nvidia and Chromatic Research, but most recently owned and operated several non-technical small businesses throughout California. There he learned the importance of the intersection of people, business, and technology.

Today, Paul aims to bring Bitcoin mainstream with software and products aimed at simplifying Bitcoin and making it insanely easy to send and secure this revolutionary currency while maintaining the highest level of privacy.

When not converting people to bitcoin you’ll likely find him climbing a rock in Joshua Tree or at a local climbing gym.

Craig Braun
Head of Business Development at Totle

Craig is a global business development and marketing executive focused on emerging technology markets. His background combines top-tier consulting and start-up experience to lead fast-paced growth companies.

Craig brings over 10 years leadership in securing high-value strategic partnerships and in core company building efforts, including: fundraising, operations, marketing, branding and identity, market-validation, strategic positioning, go-to-market, user acquisition, quantitative analysis, IP strategy, negotiations, and more.

Today, Craig leads global business development for Totle, a blockchain company providing critical liquidity infrastructure for the decentralized exchange of assets. 

Craig was a Dean’s Fellow at the Rady School of Management at UC San Diego and earned a B.S. with Distinction in Management Science from UC San Diego.

Tickets: https://app.greenrope.com/publicCalendar2.pl?Cal=ef4b415512ae2d08667f5235d80414f4&Event=210.

Advances in Personalized Medicine and Your Future Health Experience

In the very near future, you may visit your doctor and receive a drug therapy that was customized just for you based on your DNA, metabolism, and lifestyle. Advances in key technologies, including decoding the human genome (DNA), artificial intelligence (AI), and health information, are the catalysts for the rapidly accelerating field of personalized medicine.

AGENDA

5:30: Registration, Networking, food and drinks
6:30: Program
7:30: Audience Q & A
8:00: Program Concludes, Networking, Coffee & Dessert until 8:30

SPEAKERS

Navid Alipour, JD (Moderator)
Co-founder and Managing Partner, Analytics Ventures
Navid Alipour is Co-founder and Managing Partner at Analytics Ventures, a Venture Formation Fund focused on starting new ventures with artificial intelligence and machine learning at their core.

Prior to co-founding Analytics Ventures, he founded La Costa Investment Group, making investments in startups nationally. Through the founding of multiple Artificial Intelligence(AI) based companies like CureMetrix and CureMatch, Navid is a long-time entrepreneur in the AI space, and looks to address the need between angel investors and big venture capital funds. He has a passion for finding scientists and academics who are domain experts in their respective fields, and helping them turn their research into viable businesses, helping build companies from inception.

PANEL

Bob Kain
CEO and Co-founder, Luna PBC, LunaDNA
Bob Kain is a renowned pioneer in the field of genomics, spending most of his career growing Illumina, Inc. pre-IPO from 30 employees with no revenue, to a burgeoning workforce of over 3,000 employees and $1.4B in revenue. Bob came out of retirement following a 15+ year career as the chief engineering officer at Illumina to co-found LunaDNA, a community-owned health and DNA data platform and currently serves as the CEO of LunaPBC, a Public Benefit Corporation who manages the LunaDNA platform. He realized the true potential and growing popularity of direct-to-consumer genomic testing and envisioned how this data could be used to disrupt the traditional approach to medical research.

Stephane Richard, Ph.D.
COO, CureMatch, Inc.
Involved with the company development since day one, Stephane is COO of CureMatch. With over fifteen years of international business development experience, Stephane brings to CureMatch his experience with the biotech industry, strategy, management and an exceptional network of collaborators. Since 2006, Stephane has been the Founder & President of French BioBeach, an organization promoting business between Southern California and European Life science groups. As an author of 17 scientific papers and 6 patents, Stephane received a Ph.D. in biophysics from the University Joseph Fourier in Grenoble, France. He has served as a scientist at Sapphire Energy, the Salk Institute for Biological Studies, and visiting scientist at the Sanford-Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute, before holding managerial positions in biotech.

Deb Hubers
Co-founder and CEO, EpigenetisRx
EpigeneticsRx is a one-stop digital destination to all the tools Physicians need for precise, personalized, prevention based on genetics. EpigeneticsRx’s secure platform transforms “omic” data into actionable health plans – reducing the total cost of care and improving health outcomes.

Deb has dedicated her career to measuring and improving healthcare outcomes. Her expertise is leveraging technology to deliver personalized, integrative medicine. Deb founded her first preventative health care business in 1984 and has spent her career as both an entrepreneur and executive of public companies including Bank One and Imperial Bank. She co-founded La Vita Compounding Pharmacy in 2007. Collaborating with her business partner, physicians and strategic partners, Deb has grown La Vita to be one of the most respected and sought-after personalized medicine providers on the west coast.

Kevin Harris
CEO and Board Member, CureMetrix
CureMetrix is a healthcare technology company that develops artificial intelligence or AI-driven software for radiology. Driving AI solutions into the market requires management of complexities including global regulatory approval, channel development, and establishing medical credibility. Under Kevin’s leadership, CureMetrix launched the first FDA-cleared software in the U.S. that uses AI for mammography to help improve cancer survival rates worldwide.

Prior to that Kevin held a variety of C-level and leadership positions at product and consulting firms across a variety of industries.  He has also led his own consulting company, Harris Consulting Group, helping clients focus on strategy, innovation, and execution. Prior to forming HCG, Kevin was CEO of SharePoint360 where he was responsible for transforming the company from an underperforming group of developers to a successful consulting and hosting firm.  Kevin’s specialty is infusing operational elegance into companies that are looking for a path to sustained growth.

COMMUNITY PARTNER THIS MONTH

Tickets: https://app.greenrope.com/events/personalizedmedicine.

“Disruptive” is an Understatement: The World on Robotics, Sensors + 5G

Much more than just faster connections for your smartphone. Yes, 5G technology has the potential to transform the internet and lower latency to single digit milliseconds, but more importantly, it will enable a myriad of new applications and use cases. Think connected smart devices in the IoT; autonomous vehicles; smart cities and connected factories. Now, think of all the new applications that will be needed to make our smart cities and connected worksites work with 5G.

Whether you’re in a technology business or a business that relies on technology…and which one doesn’t?…or perhaps you’re an individual thinking of upgrading to a smart home, 5G is going to make the future we see in SciFi movies possible. The question is when?

For that answer and more, join us Wednesday, November 20.

AGENDA

5:30: Registration, Networking, food and drinks

6:30: Program

7:30: Audience Q & A

8:00: Program Concludes, Networking, Coffee & Dessert until 8:30

SPEAKERS

Dr. Mary Beth McCabe (moderator)
Associate Professor, National University

As National University’s Academic Program Director for Marketing since 2010, Dr. McCabe brings 25 years of hands on experience in television and digital advertising plus business ownership to the College of Professional Studies. She has been an executive in the San Diego business community since 1982, with KUSI-TV and prior, in Chicago at WCIU-TV. Her business clients range from Fortune 100 firms to family run enterprises. Her academic degrees are from Alliant University (DBA, Marketing), DePaul University (MBA, Marketing) and University of Dayton (BA, Communications). Dr. McCabe has been on the marketing faculty at UCSD Extension, San Diego State University, and the University of San Diego. She is co-author of Mobile Marketing Essentials (Stukent, Inc), now in its sixth edition, and author of The World’s First Guide to Independent Travel. She lives in San Diego, and volunteers with American Marketing Association, MIT Enterprise Forum and several community groups. Dr. McCabe received the only National University President’s Award for Online Course Development (2018). She was also recognized with a Lifetime Achievement Award from the San Diego Ad Club.

PANEL

Cheryl Goodman
Head of Corporate Communications, Sony Electronics

For more than 20 years, Cheryl Goodman has pushed the boundaries of innovation by expanding cognitive diversity by including more women in tech. She served for a decade at Qualcomm where she leads the dialogue in wireless, display tech, and app development. Goodman left to run Athena, a non-profit designed to advance women in tech & life sciences. In her tenure, she created resources for female entrepreneurs in bio & tech while achieving the organizations highest level of fundraising ultimately being recognized as a leading CEO in the San Diego region. Today she’s at the Global multinational Sony, headquartered in RB. As Head of Corporate Communications, she evangelizes the broad innovations lead by the creative entertainment company. “I take the same mission-focused mindset found in the non-profit world and apply that to the world of technology. My goal is to bring other high-level contributors, who sometimes get overlooked, alongside me as I continue on my journey to demonstrate how technology transforms lives.”

Goodman is a true advocate for assistive technologies as she recently overcame sudden and severe hearing loss in both ears. After enduring a series of correction surgeries, Goodman is a champion of mobile and audio technologies that allowed her to thrive despite not being able to hear.

Abhijit Kudrimoti is a Product Management Leader at Verizon.

He has worked for several years in the Internet of Things (IOT) space and played a significant role in the development and marketing of Verizon’s Thingspace IoT services platform. Abhijit works with technologies such as Location Based Services, Device Provisioning, Management and Diagnostics, Global Roaming, Public IP and Private Mobile Networking, 5G and Mobile Edge Computing, LTE and Narrowband-IOT, consistently and successfully delivering products to market for Verizon.

Abhijit started his career as an embedded modem software engineer and subsequently did 3GPP2 standards development work at Qualcomm in the area of wireless data internetworking.  Abhijit later worked as a product manager at different mobile device hardware and software vendors such as Nokia and Palm and D2 Technologies.  Abhijit has an MBA from the UCLA Anderson School of Management, Los Angeles CA, and M.S. and B.Tech degrees in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of Arizona and the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, India, respectively.

Sudeepto Roy is a Vice President of Engineering at Qualcomm

Sudeepto is a Vice President of Engineering at Qualcomm and has held various leadership positions spanning wireless embedded engineering, customer and startup enablement, patent licensing, product planning and regional strategy. He and his team members have played an instrumental role in the design and worldwide launches of several generations of handsets, IoT, computing, networking, and infrastructure products which effected the industry’s major technology shifts from 2G, 3G, 4G and now, 5G.

Sudeepto holds a B.S. and M.S. in Computer Engineering from MSU, India and ODU, Virginia respectively, and has completed post graduate certificate programs in Engineering Management and Intellectual Property Law at Caltech and UCSD.

Sudeepto volunteers for issues of community interest (particularly, children’s safety and development), and serves on the board of two non-profit schools (“La Petite Ecole” du Lycee Francais et International, and Onkur Bangla Language Academy of San Diego). As a resident of the coastal village of Del Mar with his wife and daughter, his hobbies include family activities, technology writing, travel, gardening, reading, music, and pilates.

Chad Sweet is CEO of ModalAI, Inc.

Chad has more than 20 years of leadership experience and focuses on system architecture and business development. ModalAI is a leader in autonomous robot and drone perception and communication systems. The company develops highly-integrated artificial intelligence (AI)-powered modules that empower companies in a variety of industries to utilize aerial and ground autonomous navigation systems that communicate via 4G and 5G cellular networks. Through June 2018 he led global robotics R&D at Qualcomm Research. Previously at Qualcomm he led efforts in computer vision and wireless communications with 15 patents granted.

Tickets: https://app.greenrope.com/events/5G.

It’s the Holidays! Let’s Celebrate!

Please join us for a special MIT Enterprise Forum Holiday Mixer. CONNECT w/SDVG has graciously offered us their fun space including patio and big red slide. We’re looking forward to welcoming everyone we’ve seen this year, including you!

If you’ve attended any of our monthly Forums, you know that we serve great food and have a self-serve wine and beer bar. We like to keep it casual and hope you’ll join us to mingle and munch.

$20 – MITEF Members
$35 – Non-Members

Tickets: https://app.greenrope.com/events/holidaymixer.

State Data Privacy Laws Effective Jan 1:
Complying and Unintended Consequences

Privacy and Security by Design

January 15, 2020
5:30 – 8:30 pm
@Knobbe Martens (12790 El Camino Real, San Diego, CA 92130)

Register Today!

Panel Discussion

Who should attend?
This session is for chief technologists, R&D, product managers, developers, and designers who want to better understand the principles of Privacy by Design.

California has two new laws that go into effect January 1: the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and SB 327, an IOT security law which mandates that manufacturers that sell or offer to sell a connected device in California equip the device with “reasonable security features.”

This makes California the first state to specifically regulate the security of connective devices, which are commonly referred to as Internet of Things (IoT) devices and the CCPA is one of most comprehensive state privacy laws to go into effect since the EU enacted General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in 2018.

In contrast to California data privacy laws protecting only personal information, the new security law aims to protect the security of both IoT devices, and any information contained on IoT devices.

Given this focus on legislating privacy and security we should be thinking ahead and addressing these principles during the design process. While SB 327 focuses on IoT specifically (this includes connected things such as connected cars, industrial devices, retail point-of-sale or medical devices, to name a few), privacy can impact other products and apps as well, including social apps, media, and telecommunications.  Across the board, these two new acts have an impact on a wide number of products and services.

Examples where Privacy by Design was needed

When we look at the Facebook data privacy scandal around the collection and sharing of personally identifiable information on as many as 87 million people or read in recent news about hackers who have been able to spy on children via popular “smart home” security apps, we realize that even honestly designed products can end up with unintended consequences.  As our world becomes more mobile and more connected, how can developers build privacy and security into their products to keep their customers safe and secure?

Panel Focus

This panel will consist of technical, product, and design professionals who will focus on how we can apply design principles that will make our new products safe and secure.

What is Privacy by Design?

The term “Privacy by Design” means “data protection through technology design.” “Privacy by Design” along with “Privacy by Default” are one of the key changes that were brought into the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) that went into effect in Europe in May 2018.

“Privacy by Design” and “Privacy by Default” have been frequently discussed topics related to data protection. The first thoughts of “Privacy by Design” were expressed in the 1970s and were incorporated in the 1990s into the RL 95/46/EC data protection directive. According to recital 46 in this Directive, Technical and Organizational Measures (TOM) must be taken already at the time of planning a processing system to protect data safety.

Startups and New Product Introductions: MVP vs. Privacy / Security

As entrepreneurs we tend to think in terms of Minimally Viable Product or MVP when we first launch a product or app, and typically instantiating privacy or security at that point is thought to take up too much time or investment and risk “holding us back” in a competitive space. Yet that leaves a window of vulnerability. When should we consider designing in privacy and security? Is there “right” timing?

For that answer and more, join us Wednesday, January 15.

AGENDA

5:30: Registration, networking, food and drinks
6:30: Program
7:30: Audience Q & A
8:00: Program concludes, followed by networking, coffee & dessert until 8:30

Register Today!

SPEAKERS

Kathleen Glass  (moderator)
VP of Marketing, 2B Advice

Kathleen Glass is global VP of Marketing for 2B Advice, providers of outsourced privacy management services and data privacy compliance software.  Kathleen brings over two decades of B2B sales and marketing experience in SaaS and managed services industries for emerging technologies including IoT, CyberSecurity, Privacy, and Analytics. As a passionate advocate of sales and marketing alignment, Kathleen advises companies across the US in best practices for inbound and outbound demand generation processes and technology adoption.

Kathleen is a Chapter Chair for the San Diego IAPP KnowledgeNet Chapter Program for privacy professionals, a San Diego Chapter Officer for the Association of Inside Sales Professionals and serves on the AA-ISP National Advisory Board. Kathleen also serves on the CompTIA IoT Advisory Council.

PANELISTS CONFIRMED

Dr. Ro Cammarota
Principal Research Scientist, Intel Corporation

Dr. Rosario Cammarota (Ro) is a Principal Research Scientist at Intel AI Research, where he grows the effort on privacy-preserving technologies and international standards for AI Systems. He received his Ph.D. degree in Computer Science from the University of California, Irvine, in 2013. He serves on the program and organizing committees of several premier hardware and embedded security conferences and workshops. He is a Senior Member of IEEE, a prolific inventor and one of the recipients of the SRC Outstanding Industry Liaison Awards in 2017, 2018, and 2019.

Darin Andersen
CEO and Founder, NXT Robotics

Darin Andersen is a distinguished serial Entrepreneur, Cybersecurity, Smart City, Internet of Things (IoT) and professional with over 20 years of experience in industry.  Darin is the CEO & Founder of NXT Robotics which builds an AI security robotics platform.  In 2013, Mr. Andersen founded CyberTECH (CyberHive and iHive Incubators), a global cybersecurity and IoT network ecosystem providing cybersecurity, IoT and Smart City resources, strategic programs and quality thought leader Forums across the nation. Before NXT Robotics, Darin was the CEO of CyberUnited a enterprise cybersecurity firm.  Darin also served as President, North America for Norman Shark, a forensics malware analytics company, acquired by Symantec. Prior to Norman Shark, Darin was the Chief Operating Officer (COO) at ESET, an award winning and antivirus solutions company. While COO at ESET, Darin created the “Securing Our eCity” initiative. The initiative, now an independent Foundation, was recognized by The White House as the “Best Local/Community Plan” DHS National Cybersecurity Awareness Challenge.  Andersen is a distinguished Ponemon Institute Fellow and serves on numerous boards and received an MBA in Finance and Operations Management and 2^nd Masters in Information Systems and Operations Systems both from University of Southern California and a BA from Claremont McKenna College.

Emad Georgy
CTO, Advisory & Consultant

Emad is recognized globally as an execution-focused CTO and powerful transformational leader. His passion is both developing code and developing leaders. He is a hands-on, execution-focused CTO Advisor and Consultant leading large-scale transformations in architecture, Agile, DevOps, IT, process and leadership development. He helps his clients with scaling and growing pains as well as developing strong leaders in technology. His hybrid approach to technology management, focusing on both the practical and cultural elements of leadership, makes Emad a trusted and valued partner helping both domestic startups and global enterprises scale and grow. He is proficient in talent assessment, tangible leadership and organizational development, as well as data engineering and analytics pipelines, modernizing legacy applications, re-architecture, cloud migrations, DevOps and API integrations. He has held CTO and technology leadership positions at a number of major global brands including Experian. Named a Computerworld Premier 100 IT Leader, Emad is developing tomorrow’s industry leaders.

Tickets: http://app.greenrope.com/events/privacy_by_design3.

General Atomics and the Path to Fusion Energy 

FUSION ENERGY:

1. Powers the sun and other stars in our Universe
2. Clean, safe source of carbon-free electricity
3. Hydrogen fuel is cheap, renewable, and abundant
4. Attracting billions of investment dollars
5. At a critical juncture in the U.S.

On Wednesday, February 19, we are honored to get firsthand understanding of the past, present, and future of fusion energy from San Diego’s 60-year old celebrity in the field – General Atomics (GA).

GA’s Director of Business Development Zabrina Johal will discuss the rich history of nuclear energy and GA’s role in developing the most prolific nuclear fission reactor program in the world. She will also talk about GA’s six decades of research in fusion energy. We will learn how GA is supporting the drive toward practical fusion-powered electricity by providing the “heart” of the ground-breaking ITER experiment and operating the largest magnetic fusion research facility in the U.S. – right here in San Diego.

This is a unique opportunity to talk with Ms. Johal. Please join us!

Wednesday, February 19
5:30pm – 8:30pm
@Knobbe Martens
12790 El Camino Real, San Diego, CA 92130

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AGENDA

5:30: Registration, Networking, food and drinks
6:30: Program
7:30: Audience Q & A
8:00: Program Concludes, Networking, Coffee & Dessert until 8:30

SPEAKER

Zabrina Johal
Director of Business Development, General Atomics

Zabrina Johal has nearly two decades of experience in nuclear energy management, development, and communications. She began her career as a Nuclear Engineering Officer in the U.S. Navy, where she led female integration activities on the USS Paul Hamilton and served as the Tomahawk Strike Warfare officer in Operation Enduring Freedom. She also served aboard the USS Carl Vinson during Operation Iraqi Freedom and managed safe operations of the nuclear reactor core and associated systems. She is a certified nuclear engineer by the Naval Reactors division of the Department of the Navy and Department of Energy.

After leaving the Navy, Ms. Johal joined General Atomics in San Diego, where she has been for the past 13 years and is currently Director of Business Development for the Energy Group. Ms. Johal is responsible for overseeing efforts in business planning, capture, and proposal development, as well as marketing, strategic communications, and media outreach.

Ms. Johal is a recognized expert in business models and financial analysis for commercialization of high-technology solutions, and she is regularly called upon to provide high-level presentations to internal stakeholders and external customers. She holds Master’s degrees in Business Administration and Commercial Real Estate from the University of San Diego, a Master’s in Engineering Management from Old Dominion University, and a B.S. in Biology and Chemistry from Santa Clara University.

Tickets: https://app.greenrope.com/events/GeneralAtomics.

Interested in Creating a Program for our Audience? 

Join us for a casual brainstorming meeting where we develop upcoming Forums. Everyone is welcome to join us!

Wednesday, September 9th, 2020 @ 5:30pm PST (1 hour)

Join us for a virtual happy hour to meet the Chapter Executive Committee, hear about our exciting Fall program lineup, and review the new format for delivering this timely and relevant content. Unfortunately, the drinks are virtual as well, at least for now.

Registration is complimentary. Be sure to complete this registration form to receive meeting details along with a surprise from The French Gourmet. You won’t want to miss it!

We look forward to connecting with you,

The Chapter Executive Committee & Advisory Board
MIT Enterprise Forum-San Diego Chapter

The Future of Rapid Disinfection, Pandemic & Beyond

Wednesday, September 30th, 2020 @ 5:30pm PST (1.5 hours)

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The majority of the discussion about “a new normal” from the pandemic has been dominated by the race for a vaccine and the availability of cost-effective, high volume, rapid testing.  A less discussed dimension is the development of novel technologies for disinfection, both of static object and surface cleansing, but also about commercial air purification applications.

Join the MIT Enterprise Forum of San Diego as we host an exciting virtual discussion on September 30th with RESONŌ’s founder and CEO, Hao Hu, and COO, Kaha Aznaurashvili. RESONŌ is a start-up tackling this challenge working at the convergence of virology and physics.

In initial studies, RESONŌ’s foundational technology has been shown superior to ultra-violet light purification methods and others presently used and can be applied not only to the COVID-19 and future pandemic challenges, but seasonal viruses as well.

Topics certain to be discussed:

• How the technology uniquely attacks and neutralizes viral pathogens
• How broad are the company’s Intellectual Property claims and its IP protection strategy
• Regulatory approvals necessary and challenges encountered
• Various product strategies evaluated and the ultimate business model chosen

And, if we are fortunate, RESONŌ may share some of its latest experimental data (for those who are into that) that help bolster their claim to deliver the most effective, safest, and fastest methods to disinfect air and surfaces.

The MIT Enterprise Forum of San Diego is excited to host this timely, powerful, and intriguing discussion.  Please join us on September 30th at 5:30pm PST. Meeting info provided upon registration.

SPEAKERS:

Hao Hu, Founder and CEO of RESONŌ

Hao Hu is the founder and CEO of RESONŌ with 15+ years of experience in technology development and operations. Previously, he was the Head of Operations at Jersey Microwave SATCOM, consultant with Boston Consulting Group and engineer at the Boeing Company. He has lead team across multiple disciplines including product development, manufacturing/ops and business development. As a member of the executive team at Jersey Microwave, Hao helped the company achieve market leading position in satellite communication market and led the company through a period of sustained high growth.

Hao holds a BS in Material Science and a ME in Supply Chain Management from MIT.

Kaha Aznaurashvili, COO of RESONŌ

Kaha is the co-founder and COO of RESONŌ. He brings to the team 10+ years of experience in starting, scaling up and expanding technology businesses in both B2B and B2C segment. He is currently focused on developing a scalable solution that meets customer needs utilizing RESONŌ’s patent pending technology.

Kaha’s previous roles include principle at The Boston Consulting Group, and a co-founder of two successfully exited companies (in supply-chain services and e-commerce fields). Most recently, Kaha worked on the expansion of Bolt OU, a European ride-haling and food-delivery company. Kaha holds BA in business administration and MBA from Kellogg School of Management.

MODERATOR:

Ben Anger, Partner at Knobbe Martens

Chapter Executive Committee, MIT Enterprise Forum San Diego

Ben Anger is a partner at the law firm Knobbe Martens where he has been practicing intellectual property law since joining the firm in 2009. His law practice focuses primarily on IP litigation, including patent disputes involving medical device technologies, pharmaceuticals, and biotechnology. Ben has been named a “San Diego Rising Star” by Super Lawyers and has been named to San Diego Business Journal’s “Best of the Bar” list.

In 2019, Ben joined the Chapter Executive Committee for the MIT Enterprise Forum San Diego. He earned his law degree from the College of William and Mary and his undergraduate degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Utah.  Ben and his wife Denise live in the San Diego neighborhood of Rancho Bernardo with their four children. *They are hopeful that RESONŌ’s technology can help get their kids back to school very soon.

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We look forward to connecting with you,

The Chapter Executive Committee & Advisory Board
MIT Enterprise Forum-San Diego Chapter

Election Results 2020: What could go wrong, and how do we know if it did?

Tuesday, October 13th, 2020 @ 5:30pm PST (1.5 hours)

Meeting details will be provided upon registration. Program is complimentary.

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An election like no other: social media, “fake news,” Russian meddling, cyber hacking, defunding the Post Office, unprecedented vote by mail, outdated election equipment, a global pandemic, growing civil unrest and a divided country with 50 unique sets of election law.

Will technology solve the challenges this election faces, or will it exacerbate the risk and uncertainty? On October 13th, tune in to hear from Thomas Hicks, US Elections Assistance Commissioner, Lori Contorer, election security expert and founder of leading election innovation company Everyone Counts, and Shannon Bond, Tech Correspondent at NPR, as they share their insights, analysis and what to look for when polls open and the results begin to come in…

Panelists:

Commissioner Thomas Hicks

Thomas Hicks was nominated by President Barack H. Obama and confirmed by unanimous consent of the United States Senate on December 16, 2014 to serve on the U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC). He has served as chairman of the commission for two terms.

Commissioner Hicks has focused his efforts on voter access. Under his leadership, the EAC developed a pocket-sized voter card that serves as a guide on voting rights for voters with disabilities. The card is provided in both Braille and large print. The EAC has worked with advocacy groups and election officials to distribute the card.

In addition, Mr. Hicks has addressed the difficulties overseas voters have when requesting and returning their ballots, such as dealing with foreign IP addresses and issues with timely ballot delivery. He worked with key states to set up a help desk. Now, overseas voters receive an email response directing them to the help desk to obtain their ballots.

He serves as the designated federal officer for the Board of Advisors.

Mr. Hicks is a frequent speaker at conferences in the United States and overseas on issues such as voter access and cybersecurity.

Prior to his appointment with EAC, Commissioner Hicks served as a senior elections counsel and minority elections counsel on the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on House Administration, a position he held from 2003 to 2014. In this role, Mr. Hicks was responsible for issues relating to campaign finance, election reform, contested elections and oversight of both the U.S. Election Assistance Commission and the Federal Election Commission. His primary responsibility was advising and providing guidance to the committee members and caucus on election issues. Mr. Hicks has talked with Americans in every state about their voting experiences. In addition, he has worked with state and local election officials across America to address critical election concerns.

Prior to joining the U.S. House of Representatives, Mr. Hicks served as a senior lobbyist and policy analyst from 2001 to 2003 for Common Cause, a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization that empowers citizens to make their voices heard in the political process and to hold their elected leaders accountable to the public interest. Mr. Hicks has enjoyed working with state and local election officials, civil rights organizations and all other stakeholders to improve the voting process.

Mr. Hicks served from 1993 to 2001 in the Clinton administration as a special assistant and legislative assistant in the Office of Congressional Relations for the Office of Personnel Management. He served as agency liaison to the United State Congress and the president’s administration on matters regarding federal personnel policies and regulations.

Mr. Hicks received his J.D. from the Catholic University of America, Columbus School of Law and his B.A. in Government from Clark University (Worcester, MA). He also studied at the University of London (London, England) and law at the University of Adelaide (Adelaide, Australia).

LORI (STEELE) CONTORER, C-LEVEL TECHNOLOGY EXECUTIVE, BOARD MEMBER, PUBLIC SPEAKER

Lori Contorer is an accomplished global technology company founder, CEO, board Chair, and nonprofit leader; and a finance, digital transformation and leadership expert. As founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Everyone Counts, Inc. for more than a decade, Lori Steele Contorer pioneered the use of modern technology in government and private elections globally, bringing state of the art security and accessibility to voting for states in the US, countries around the globe and private organizations including the Oscars and the Emmys. Her visionary leadership in business, innovation and elections has been recognized with myriad awards, including Fortune Magazine’s Most Powerful Women Entrepreneurs.

CEO of Thriving Blue Dot, Lori inspires and helps drive effective organizational growth and industry transformation through board leadership and governance, consultancy and public speaking.

A cancer survivor and enthusiastic outdoor adventurer, Lori is a certified sailboat pilot and former heli-skier who recently completed the Tour de Mont Blanc, a three-country, 170 km mountain hike including 30 km of ascent. An Ohio native and long-time San Diegan, she travels internationally frequently, but treasures every moment at home in La Jolla cooking with her husband, laughing with family and friends, singing, and thinking hard about the best ways to help solve some of the enormous challenges facing humanity today.

Shannon Bond, Tech Correspondent, NPR

Shannon Bond is a business correspondent at NPR, covering technology and how Silicon Valley’s biggest companies are transforming how we live, work and communicate.

Bond joined NPR in September 2019. She previously spent 11 years as a reporter and editor at the Financial Times in New York and San Francisco. At the FT, she covered subjects ranging from the media, beverage and tobacco industries to the Occupy Wall Street protests, student debt, New York City politics and emerging markets. She also co-hosted the FT’s award-winning podcast, Alphachat, about business and economics.

Bond has a master’s degree in journalism from Northwestern University’s Medill School and a bachelor’s degree in psychology and religion from Columbia University. She grew up in Washington, D.C., but is enjoying life as a transplant to the West Coast.

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We look forward to connecting with you,

The Chapter Executive Committee & Advisory Board
MIT Enterprise Forum-San Diego Chapter

The Esports Series – Introduction to the Industry

Wednesday, October 28th, 2020 @ 5:30pm PST (1.5 hours)

Meeting details provided upon registration. Program is complimentary.

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E-sports and Gaming have emerged to a $100B industry. During this event, you will meet some of the players in the industry and learn about the E-sports eco-system, specifically Games and the enabling technology, the industry participants and their roles, the economic underpinnings of the industry and, finally, the impact of the COVID pandemic on E-Sports growth.

SPEAKERS:

Hector Rosario

Visionary… Gamer… Esports Team Owner…Event Owner…Developer

Hector Rosario grew up in South Florida playing Football, Soccer and Basketball as well as being a gamer.  After deciding a career as a professional athlete in traditional sports was a no-go, Hector started focusing on his passion for gaming and today is considered by some to be one of the godfathers of what is now eSports.  As first a professional DOTA 2 player (this was before gamers were called athletes), Hector not only organized some of the original leagues and competed in events, but found he had a talent for building teams and developing players, many of whom are still competing today.

In 2012, Hector retired from professional gaming and took advantage of his experience and vision for what esports was becoming, to launch his first company, FlipSid3 Tactics.  FlipSid3 Tactics (FT) is a professional esports organization with currently over 20 Championships Titles across 4 divisions.   Besides being Founder and CEO, Hector began coaching his young players across these divisions as well as produced some of the first professional gaming events in the US, Brazil and India.

Over the following three years, as the esports industry experienced exponential growth and the competition for solid players for teams skyrocketed. Hector recognized the need for tools and programs that could gather data and stats and provide analytics to help recruit those top players to his team.  This led to the launch of his second company, Stats Helix, which today is a tech company using data to enhance player performances and subsequent gaming experiences.  Today Stats Helix is the go to for most major esports events as well as is the data and analytics platform used by Twitch, the streaming channel exclusive to the esports industry.

Having changed the esports industry with his “moneyball” approach to player development and having created the interactivity for digital broadcasting, Hector is moving on to his next venture, Ascent Sports.  Ascent Sports is positioned to be the industry standard for stats and analytics, digital streaming enhancements and game data expertise.  While the big data companies have game data, they do not have the expertise on how to customize and use the data to improve player performance, the player and viewer experience and improve and optimize game development.

M.Cole Jones

Executive Chairman of GameBRKZ and Managing Partner at RIISE Ventures

Cole is Executive Chairman of GameBRKZ and Managing Partner at RIISE Ventures headquartered in Atlanta, GA. An avid esports & sport tech enthusiast and investor, he’s a recognized thought leader in corporate innovation, startup culture and the collaborative economy.

GameBRKZ is a collaborative agency crafting the narrative of “Gaming As A Lifestyle.” We provide pathways for brands, institutions and influencers to break into the industry building community, visibility and brand equity.

RIISE Ventures is a firm reimagining innovation in sports, gaming and media through advising our partners, clients and corporate brands on how to stimulate ideas, attract and retain talent and invest capital into companies and communities we believe in. Partners represent a diverse group from across various disciplines such as investment/finance, real estate, technology, corporate innovation, health care, sports and entertainment and economic development.

Cole’s other endeavors include Co-Founder & Producer of Esports Week, Esports Summit, a Venture Partner at NextGen Ventures, and a mentor and investor to several startups. His previous innovation firm covello created experiences, built products and delivered ideation for enterprises, brands and high growth companies The company has built technology platforms for companies like AT&T valued at $30M+ to providing services with other conglomerates such as Delta Air Lines, Harman International and Chick-fil-A to Snapchat (Snap Inc.) and global non-profits like American Cancer Society.

Lisa Freedman

As a business and event professional with more than 25 years’ experience, Lisa has worked in a variety of roles at the local, national and international levels. From launching and revamping businesses to running for profit and not for profit organizations to working major events such as Olympic Games, NFL Super Bowls, Surf Championships, Award Shows, Film Festivals, and Fashion Shows, she has a broad level of experience. Her skills include facility design, construction and operations; business development and strategic planning; financial forecasting, budget management and resource allocation; staff, volunteers and contractor leadership as well as marketing, branding and sales.

Lisa has been calling San Diego home since 2004, and when she moved to the region she committed to establishing and growing the Sports and Active Lifestyle Industry. Whether it is creating new events, bringing in existing events and working with early stage, mid-level and mature businesses to establish themselves and direct deal flow within the industry, Lisa loves to help people and organizations succeed.

Most recently, Lisa recognized the exponential growth of the esports and gaming industry particularly as she observed the more public, wide scale adoption of esports and gaming among traditional sports athletes as they play to clear their heads prior to or relax after playing their sport. As she has immersed herself in the industry, she has been fortunate to work with and learn from a number of industry experts and rainmakers strengthening her interest and passion for this vertical. In January, she was able to take her traditional sports and event production skills into the esports and gaming world when she was recruited to help produce the Call of Duty League launch. She is looking forward to continuing to learn from her mentors and to produce competitions and events in the future.

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We look forward to connecting with you,

The Chapter Executive Committee & Advisory Board
MIT Enterprise Forum-San Diego Chapter

Innovations in Impact Investing 

Wednesday, November 18th, 2020 @ 5:30pm PST (1.5 hours)

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Can you really align your values to your personal or business financial goals and will you have to sacrifice performance to do so? Where do you even begin with accessing such solutions? And, how are you able to measure the true impact?

On November 18th 2020, we are distilling down the notion of impact investing and discussing traditional and non-traditional ways of deploying capital to make the biggest impact at both a global and local community level.

Hear from San Diego innovators, David Lynn, CEO & Co-Founder of Mission Driven Finance, and Christian Braemer, CEO & Founder of Benefunder, who are filling the know-how gaps to serve individuals and businesses to achieve their financial goals while making positive impacts in the community and world around us.

Additionally, Senior Responsible Investment Strategy Specialist at Calvert, Andrew Olig, CSRIC, will breakdown the history and future of impact investing; address performance myths and realities, and highlight available investment solutions.

Other Topics to be Discussed:

• Performance misconceptions vs. realities
• This is not a trend, it’s the way of doing business now
• United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDG)
• You do not need to be an accredited investor to make a positive impact through investments

Impact Themes that May Surface:

Climate change, Clean water and sanitation, Clean energy, Homelessness, Health & Wellbeing, Childhood Education, Gender Equality, Sustainable Business Practices, Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), Working Conditions

And, We’ll Discuss Different Avenues to Invest:

• Private vs. Public
• Equity + Debt vs. Alternative Asset Classes (uncorrelated)
• Global vs. Local
• New Channels for Funding – Philanthropic Dollars

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Panel:

Andrew Olig, CSRIC, Senior Responsible Investment Strategy Specialist

Andrew Olig is a vice president and senior responsible investment strategy specialist for Calvert Research and Management, a wholly owned subsidiary of Eaton Vance Management specializing in responsible and sustainable investing across global markets. He is responsible for the suite of strategies focused on responsible investing, encompassing actively and passively managed U.S. and international equity strategies, fixed-income strategies and asset allocation funds. Andrew is responsible for client and internal communications and insights on investment strategy and portfolio positioning. He joined Calvert Research and Management in 2016.

Andrew began his career in the investment management industry in 2000. He has been affiliated with the Eaton Vance organization since 2016. Before joining the Eaton Vance organization, he was a senior regional vice president with Calvert Investments. Previously, he was a senior investment specialist with Symetra Financial, and was affiliated with Hartford Mutual Funds and Putnam Investments. Andrew earned a bachelor’s degree from Central College in Iowa. He holds Series 6, 7 and 63 FINRA licenses, and holds the Chartered SRI Counselor (CSRIC) designation. Andrew is also in the First Cohort to earn the FSA credential – a group of leading industry professionals to earn the Fundamentals of Sustainable Accounting Credential designed for professionals who benefit from understanding the link between material sustainability information and a company’s financial performance.

Christian Braemer, CEO, Benefunder

Christian is the CEO and founder of Benefunder, a platform that connects philanthropists with leading researchers and entrepreneurs across life sciences, tech, environment, education sectors to help bring new innovations to market. Benefunder has over 700 leading researchers under contract and profiled on the platform which it integrates with major wealth management platforms and family office networks to provide a solution for rising client demand for impact.

Prior to becoming an entrepreneur, Christian began his career as a financial advisor with Morgan Stanley and later, Merrill Lynch. In 2006, he founded Joe Media, the first national free WiFi network which was later acquired by a leading digital out of home media company.

Throughout his career, he has always volunteered with various non-profits in both a board and executive capacity. Christian currently serves as an entrepreneur in residence with CONNECT and is a past speaker at TEDMED and MIT Enterprise Forum.

Christian completed military service as sergeant/section commander in the 1^st light infantry division in the royal Danish army, where he was also elected vice national spokesman for enlisted personnel. He has a degree in international business from Copenhagen Business School.

David Lynn, CEO, Mission Driven Finance

David Lynn has been working in the financial and philanthropic sectors for over 20 years. He found a way to blend those two worlds in 2016 as the founding CEO of Mission Driven Finance, a private impact investment firm dedicated to building a financial system that ensures good businesses have access to sufficient, affordable capital. Mission Driven Finance manages multiple private funds that provide inclusive commercial financing to small businesses, social enterprises, and nonprofits, all with the goal to close capital gaps that close opportunity gaps.

Prior to focusing on impact investing, David specialized in private investment management,
including reporting and risk management. Most recently, David has been the Investment
Manager for the Price Group, a family office and charitable foundation environment, including
directly running an actively managed equity derivatives portfolio and serving as a director with
the Price Philanthropies Foundation.

With a long dedication to community involvement, David has served in a board leadership capacity for a variety of nonprofit and philanthropic initiatives, including San Diego Grantmakers, San Diego Impact Investors Network, Education Synergy Alliance, Mission Edge San Diego, San Diego Social Venture Partners, and San Diego Humane Society.

David is a San Diego native with a BS in Mathematics from Whitman College. When not working or volunteering, he’s likely to be found adventuring in the mountains with the dogs or other crazy people.

Moderator:

Kaitlyn M. Wilczynski, CIMA®, CPFA, First Vice President, Wealth Management Advisor and Senior Portfolio Advisor, Merrill Lynch Wealth Management

Secretary, MIT Enterprise Forum San Diego

Kaitlyn joined Merrill in 2008, spending six years within Merrill Private Wealth Management Group and later joining Merrill Lynch Wealth Management to form Bradshaw, Wilczynski & Associates.

She enjoys working with successful women and their families to organize their financial lives and find ways to invest in a meaningful and impactful way while helping them achieve specific financial goals.

She earned the Certified Investment Management Analyst® (CIMA®) and the Certified Plan Fiduciary Advisor (CPFA) designations, holds the CA Life, Accident & Health license, as well as, the Series 7 & 66 FINRA registrations. She earned a B.S. in Business Administration degree from Bryant University with a focus in Financial Services and a minor in Communications.

Kaitlyn is President of the Merrill Women’s Exchange – San Diego chapter, Secretary of the MIT Enterprise Forum San Diego chapter, active member of the National Association for Women Business Owners (NAWBO) San Diego and member of Merrill’s Military Support & Assistance Group (MSAG) San Diego chapter. In her spare time, she enjoys trying new restaurants, wine and craft beer, Pilates, skiing, traveling and all things San Diego has to offer. Originally from Boston, MA, she and her husband Matt now call La Jolla, CA home.

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Cannabis Industry Report

Wednesday, December 16th, 2020 @ 5:30pm PST (1.5 hours)

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There’s no denying that the cannabis industry is emerging as the biggest new industry in years. It’s been two years since we last covered this industry, so let’s check in and see what has changed, what remains the same, and what new opportunities exist.

And, in San Diego, that is no exception. But what does the research say about cannabis use? Who are the cannabis consumers? Where is cannabis making a difference? What business hurdles do companies deal with on a daily basis? What are the industry regulations and the barriers to entry? What does it take to be successful?

The MIT Enterprise Forum of San Diego is excited to host this intriguing update.  Please join us on December 16th at 5:30pm PST.

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Panel:

Brian Buckley, CEO/Founder at Helmand Valley Growers Company

As a Special Operations Team Commander with Marine Raiders, Bryan led multiple teams in deployments to Operation Enduring Freedom-Trans Sahara (Africa), South East Asia, and Operation Enduring Freedom-Afghanistan (Helmand Province). Developed rapport with numerous host nation forces, enhanced capability and capacity within the host nation units, and briefed US Ambassadors. Led a 20 man Marine Raider Team to Afghanistan that mentored, trained, and conducted over 40 combat operations with an Afghan Special Operations Battalion. Bryan also deployed twice to Operation Iraqi Freedom with Marine Infantry and Marine Reconnaissance.

Bryan is a Founder and CEO of Helmand Valley Growers Company. HVGC was founded by United States Special Operations Veterans (Marine Raiders). Since its inception, HVGC has been in discussions with some of the cannabis industry’s top researchers and has developed a veteran based protocol to effectively prove the benefits of medical cannabis. HVGC is supported and essentially ran by three Marine Raiders that served following 9-11.

As a service disabled veteran owned business, HVGC is intimately aware of the daily challenges that our fellow veteran brothers and sisters face as a result of their time spent on the battlefield. Some of these wounds are not visible to the naked eye.

HVGC began its outreach into the veteran community by observing first-hand and listening to the suffering of our veterans. We knew right then that our cause was worthy; and that our mission was defined. As our research progressed, the answer to this crisis became clear: develop alternate medical solutions for those suffering with pain, anxiety, post-traumatic stress, sleep disorders, and most critically, are at significant risk of suicide. We care about those who suffer and believe that medical cannabis is the way of the future to help those in need. The recreational cannabis and branding will be used to assist in accomplishing these goals and ultimately serve as a profit center for HVGC.

Pelin Thorogood, President & Co-founder, Wholistic Research and Education Foundation

Pelin Thorogood is a tech executive turned impact entrepreneur who has made a career out of being at the forefront of emerging business trends and disruptive technologies. The potential for CBD-rich therapeutics to deliver significant health benefits has led Pelin to co-found Wholistic Research and Education Foundation, a public non-profit (501c3), dedicated to CBD research, education and advocacy, where she serves as President.  With an unwavering focus on data and analytics throughout her career, previously Pelin was CEO of Anametrix, an award-winning multi-channel analytics platform (acquired by Ensighten in 2014) and CMO of WebSideStory, the pioneer in web analytics (IPO in 2004, acquired by Omniture/Adobe in 2008).  Pelin holds a B.S. in Operations Research, Masters in Engineering and MBA degrees, all from Cornell University, where she also serves as Industry Scholar for Cornell Institute of Healthy Futures.  With a deep commitment to community and education, Pelin is also a trustee and treasurer of the UC San Diego Foundation and serves on the Executive Board of the UC San Diego Basement, a campus-wide incubator and startup hub that runs innovation and entrepreneurship programming. www.linkedin.com/in/pelin

Stephen Boyd, Founder & CEO at Growpacker, Inc

Moderator:

Kendra Losee, Founder of Mota Marketing

Kendra Losee is an award-winning marketing strategist with more than 20 years of experience. In 2016, she started Mota Marketing to work with cannabis and hemp CBD companies. Mota Marketing develops and executes marketing strategies designed to help launch lasting brands that make an impact in this rapidly changing, highly regulated space.

In addition to public speaking and guest appearances on podcasts, Kendra hosts Cannabis Marketing Live, All Puff, No Fluff, a Facebook Live show, where she interviews brands and cannabis industry experts. She also manages a Facebook community of women entrepreneurs in CBD.

In 2011, she was named Higher Education Marketer of the Year, by the American Marketing Association, for her work at National University. Kendra earned her BA in Communications from UCSD, her Executive MBA from the Krannert School of Management at Purdue University and is halfway through her MFA in Creative Writing from National University. Kendra is also an adjunct professor at universities around San Diego, where she can be found teaching social media and marketing classes.

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Happy Hour

Wednesday, January 6th, 2021 @ 5:30pm PST 

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The MIT Enterprise Forum of San Diego is excited to kick-off the New Year with this fun, interactive happy hour.  Please join us on January 6th, 2021 at 5pm PST.

Networking @ 5pm PST

Program @ 5:30pm PST

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The New Age of Digital Health

Wednesday, January 27th, 2021 @ 5:30pm PST (1.5 hours)

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The MIT Enterprise Forum of San Diego is excited to host this relevant and timely discussion.  Please join us on January 27th at 5:30pm PST.

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Discussion to focus around the increasing importance of digital therapeutics in clinical care, the role of the patient, patient monitoring and the impact on reducing the costs of healthcare.  A focus on Diabetes makes a useful use-case, as an example of the earliest and most advanced self-managed conditions.

Possible questions to consider:

• Take the audience on a journey of the past, (self-managed) current, (digital engagement) and future, (AI?) of diabetes patient management
• What changes in the healthcare landscape have made digital therapeutics more valuable/accessible?
• What kinds of impacts, on patient care as well as on health systems, can be identified by increased availability and deployment of digital therapeutic tools?
• Other than Diabetes, what other chronic conditions are benefitting by increased use of digital therapeutics? Why is this important?
• What do we anticipate seeing in the next 5-10 years?

Moderator:

Elizabeth Gasser, Executive Vice President, Strategy and Corporate Development, Tandem Diabetes

Elizabeth Gasser joined Tandem Diabetes Care as Executive Vice President Strategy and Corporate Development in January 2020. She previously worked as an independent advisor providing strategic and corporate development solutions to boards and executive teams. Prior to this, Ms. Gasser was VP of Corporate Strategy at Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. where she worked from July 2006 to June 2017. Ms. Gasser has over 20 years of strategy and transaction experience, with an emphasis on developing and leading market entry and growth strategies for connected ecosystems and data-driven businesses. Ms. Gasser holds a B.A. and M.A. in Economics from the University of Cambridge.

Panel:

Arnold Saperstein, MD, Chief Medical Officer, Cecelia Health

Arnold Saperstein MD, FACP, began his career in managed care in 1992 and joined MetroPlus Health Plan in 1995 initially as Chief Medical Officer and then as President and CEO from 2006 until 2019. MetroPlus Health Plan, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the New York City Health + Hospitals is a managed care organization that, under Saperstein’s leadership grew from 40,000 members to over 500,000 members with an estimated 32,000 participating providers.

Dr. Saperstein has spent the majority of his career developing programs that ensure the highest quality of care. During his tenure at MetroPlus, it ranked as one of the highest scoring plans for quality of care as measured by the New York State Department of Health Medicaid Incentive Program and by the Medicaid Consumer Guide for New York City. Under his leadership, MetroPlus rose to the forefront of Value Based Purchasing. Programs he developed included groundbreaking quality incentive pay for performance programs across the entire MetroPlus network.

Dr. Saperstein is a graduate of New York University School of Medicine and completed his residency in Internal Medicine and fellowship in Endocrinology at the New York University programs.

Dr. Saperstein joined Cecelia Health in July 2019 as the Chief Medical Officer. Cecelia Health is an innovative Diabetes care management organization combining the latest technology with personalized human touch.

At Cecelia Health, Dr. Saperstein built a fully virtual Diabetes practice functional in all 50 states. The practice includes Endocrinologists licensed in every state as well as a team of expert Certified Diabetes Care and Education Specialists

Dr. Saperstein also oversees all of the clinical care delivered by the Cecelia Health staff and ensures the highest quality of care and outcomes

Linda Travis Macomber RN BSN MBA, Program Director and Faculty, Master of Science in Health Informatics, College of Professional Studies, National University

Linda Travis Macomber, RN BSN MBA, is Program Director and faculty at National University based in La Jolla, CA. Professor Macomber founded the MS Health Informatics program in 2010 and currently leads faculty, develops curriculum, runs the Virtual Health Tech Discovery Lab, facilities partnerships, and teaches/advises students in emerging health IT practices. Since first launching her health IT career in 1984, she has led pioneering and comprehensive digital health and tech-enabled initiatives with hospitals, clinics, consulting firms, biotech, tech developers, and startups. Professor Macomber earned her BSN from the University of Michigan and her MBA from Northeastern University. She has published and presented extensively on health tech innovations as her life and career have taken her to all 50 states and five continents. Presentation highlights included invitations to speak in South Africa, Finland, and at many national HIMSS meetings.

Career highlights include launching many health tech initiatives decades before they became mainstream.

• In the 1980s, she pioneered the development and deployment of Mumps-based health applications in Boston area hospitals and beyond. She joined the team to develop/launch the 1987 pilot and win the 1.01 billion-dollar DOD Composite Health Care System (CHCS) award. This solution included eprescribing, CPOE, decision support, and person-centered system integration creating a global legacy that has lasted the test of time.
• In the 1990s, she led a requirements design team for Kaiser Permanente’s HealthConnect predecessor, contributed to what is now Cancer.gov, and launched the firm Healthcare Technology Consulting. Clients have included IBM, SAIC (Leidos), Healthlink, Genentech, Anvita Health (Humana), the University of California, the National Cancer Institute (NCI), and startups.
• In the 2000s, she founded and chaired a national HIMSS Davies Award, led community clinic EHR grants/initiatives, and designed tech-enabled patient care for clinics, including the White House and Executive Health Clinic at Walter Reed.
• She began her career with the University of Michigan Alumni Association and then as a pediatric RN and ICU nurse at the Harvard Medical School-affiliated Boston Children’s Hospital. She joined HIMSS in 1989 as part of founding clinical systems participation and ANIA in1993 as the organization was starting up.
• Professor Macomber lives in San Diego and has one daughter who is currently a Ph.D. candidate in Neuroscience at the University of Chicago. Current interests include virtual care/ telehealth, personal health technologies, ed-tech innovations, decision support, writing, innovative health technology adoption, and developing the next generation of health tech leaders.

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MITEF Programming Brainstorm & Happy Hour!

Wednesday, February 10th, 2021 @ 5:30pm PST (1.5 hours)

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Join the MIT Enterprise Forum of San Diego for a very informal and hopefully fun networking event where YOU beloved members and guests give us feedback on what we may be thinking for future Programming (And even propose some topics that you would love to see!). If you think Zoom Break-out Rooms are cool, this night is for you!

Free of charge, so invite some friends as well.

In any event, here is yet another opportunity to raise a glass, introduce yourself to some NEW friends, dream about the day when we may do this in person yet again, and tell us exactly what you really think. We will do our best to listen…promise!

The MIT Enterprise Forum of San Diego looks forward to connecting with you on February 10^th, 2021 at 5:30pm PST.

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Spotlight on Cleantech San Diego:

Accelerating the Region as a Center for Renewable Energy Innovation

Wednesday, February 17th, 2021 @ 5:30pm PST (1.5 hours)

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The San Diego Innovation Ecosystem is well known for its contribution to the Biotechnology and Wireless Industries, but you may be surprised at its recent emergence as a Clean Tech and Renewable Energy Innovation Center. Join the MIT Enterprise Forum of San Diego as it spotlights San Diego’s recent Clean Tech entrepreneurial growth and celebrates the success of a local incubator in the space.  One of the more prominent San Diego success stories will be presented, detailing its journey from a University Research Lab toward commercializing Vehicle To Grid (V2G) technologies and business models worldwide to doing its part to subdue the infamous California Duck Curve.  All contribute toward attaining the state’s aggressive Renewable Energy Standards and Reduction in Carbon Emissions. Whether you are into Decarbonization, Electric Vehicles as a Distributed Energy Resource, or simply an intriguing New Venture Case Study, there should be something interesting to learn and discuss.

The MIT Enterprise Forum of San Diego is excited to host this timely and relevant program.  Please join us on February 17th at 5:30pm PST.

MODERATOR:

Joseph Carangelo, President and Chapter Chair of the MIT Enterprise Forum of San Diego

Joe Carangelo is the current President and Chapter Chair of the MIT Enterprise Forum of San Diego. His 30-year career has spanned across Management Consulting, Molecular Diagnostics, mobile Health, and most recently Renewable Energy, holding influential roles in Corporate Strategy, Strategic Marketing, and Innovation Business Development at San Diego flagship companies such as Hybritech, Gen-Probe, Great Call, and Baker Home Energy during their high growth and transformative years. He is on the Technology Assessment Committee of the Southern California Energy Innovation Network, where he advises and mentors start-ups through the Program, as well as contributing to Advisory Boards for both private companies and non-profits. Joe has an MBA in Strategy and Innovation from the Stanford University Graduate School of Business, a Master’s degree from the University of California at Berkeley, and a Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering from THE Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

PANELISTS:

Jason Anderson, President and CEO, Cleantech San Diego

Jason is President and CEO of Cleantech San Diego, a nonprofit member organization that positions the greater San Diego region as a global leader in the cleantech and smart cities economy. Cleantech San Diego’s membership includes more than 100 local businesses, universities, governments, and nonprofits committed to advancing sustainable solutions for the benefit of the economy and the environment.

Before joining Cleantech San Diego in 2010, Jason was Vice President of Business Development for the San Diego Regional Economic Development Corporation (EDC). Prior to joining EDC in 2006, Jason lived in Austin, Texas, where he worked in the State Capitol as Legislative Director for Texas State Senator Frank Madla.

Jason holds a degree in Corporate Communications from the University of Texas in Austin and is a 2008 graduate of LEAD San Diego.

He is a member of the City of San Diego’s Sustainable Energy Advisory Board, the County of San Diego’s Comprehensive Renewable Energy Plan Technical Advisory Committee, and the San Diego County Regional Airport Authority Advisory Board. Jason is also a board member of Connect / SD Venture Group, the San Diego Regional Economic Development Corporation, and Equality California, the nation’s largest statewide lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender civil rights organization.

Marc Trahand, Executive Vice President, Marketing for Nuvve

Marc Trahand is Executive Vice President of Marketing for Nuvve and oversees all aspects of marketing, branding and external communications for the company and previously oversaw Nuvve’s European V2G operations.

Marc is a seasoned executive and entrepreneur, previously serving as Co-Founder and COO of luxury smartphone company Savelli-Genève. He also served as President of Topyko Mobility SAS, Director of Product Management at Modelabs and at Kyocera Communications, Inc. Marc has also worked at Nokia, Ford Motor Company and GE Medical Systems in marketing and product management roles.

Marc holds an MBA from Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania, an MSc in Electrical Engineering from Supelec, France, an MSc in Biomedical Engineering from Imperial College of London and a Bachelor of Engineering from Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh.

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The ESports Series: Should you get in the Game?

Understanding the Economics and the Explosion in Esports & Gaming

Wednesday, April 7th, 2021 @ 4pm PST (1.5 hours)

Free for MITEF members; $10 Non-members; $5 Non-member student

***MITEF San Diego members will receive a separate communication with discount code**

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Whether you realized it or not, Esports and Gaming are in the mainstream. This is great news because there are many opportunities to enter the ecosystem. The question is how, where, and when? In this session, we are going to take a deep dive into the economics of the esports and gaming industry, explore where those opportunities have been, currently are, and where they may be going.

Our panelists have experience across the ecosystem, wearing multiple hats including as investors, developers, publishers, branding and marketing, economic development, and legal experts. On April 7, they’ll join us to discuss:

• What is driving industry growth?
• What drives industry contraction?
• Is this a sustainable revenue model? How do you future proof it?
• How has COVID impacted the industry – or has it?

SPEAKERS:

• Asante Bradford, Project Manager for Digital Entertainment and Emerging Media, Georgia Department of Economic Development
• Gayatri Sarkar, Founder, She-VC
• Giovanna Fessenden, Counsel, Hamilton Brook Smith Reynolds
• Jamie King, Head of Esports, EVP, Engine Shop

This program is brought to you by a first if its kind MITEF cross-chapter collaboration team from San Diego, Atlanta, and South Florida

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Pathways to Success:
Lessons Learned from Women Role Models & Leaders

Monday, April 12, 2021
12:00-1:00pm EST (9am-10am PST)

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Join us for a moderated roundtable where we hear from fascinating women who have achieved success in their field, as they share stories and lessons learned. This Back 2 Biz webinar on April 12 at 12-1pm ET features the following leaders: Shirley M. Malcom currently serves as Senior Advisor and Director of SEA Change (STEMM Equity Achievement) at the American Association for the Advancement of Science. SEA Change is a major institutional transformation initiative adapted from the Athena SWAN gender equality effort in the UK and the UK’s Race Equality Charter. Dr. Malcom is a trustee of Caltech, and a regent of Morgan State University. She serves on the boards of the Heinz Endowments, Public Agenda, the National Math and Science Initiative and Digital Promise. She has BS and MA degrees in zoology from the University of Washington and UCLA, respectively, and a PhD in ecology from Penn State. Dr. Malcom is also active in gender equality in STI (science, technology and innovation) efforts internationally as co-chair of the Gender Advisory Board of the UN Commission on S&T for Development and Gender InSITE.

Cheryl M. Potts is the founder & CEO of Cleerkut, a software development firm with innovative solutions for the global entertainment industry, including Cleerkut Royalty, a rights management platform for independent music creators and music professionals. She has received numerous RIAA certified gold albums for client projects. Her comments were included in the final music licensing study conducted by the U.S. Copyright Office.

Colonel (Ret.) Jen Sovada, a Forbes Top 50 AI in Government Influencer, is the Senior Vice President for MissionTech Solutions, an Avantus Federal Company, where she is responsible for bringing MissionTech’s model for integrating new technologies and best practices into government. While at MissionTech, Jen developed MissionTech’s Promethean ProcessTM, a proprietary five-step innovation framework that drives the success of our projects and clients. Prior to joining MissionTech, Jen served as an Intelligence Officer for over 25 years in the Air Force and held high-level positions across the Intelligence Community, including serving as the Chief of Talent Management for the Deputy Chief of Staff for Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) and Cyber Effects Operations and as the Wing Commander of the Air Force Technical Applications Center.

Sneh Patel has an MBA from Harvard Business School and a Pharm.D. from UIC. Throughout her career, she has been at the intersection of healthcare, consumer and tech, with roles in innovation consulting, VC and as a healthcare intrapreneur. She has worked for Procter & Gamble, McKinsey and a personalization startup. Recently, a personal journey inspired her to found a new startup with a mission to improve the science of cancer prevention and treatment.

Moderator: Judy Schramm is the CEO of ProResource, a personal branding agency for founders and tech executives. She has worked with more than a thousand executives at companies ranging from funded startups to Fortune 50 companies. She has 22,000 followers on LinkedIn and has been named a Top 10 LinkedIn Marketing Superstar. Join us to hear about the journey of these executives!

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Precision Health & Wellness:

EpigeneticsRx, a Case Study in Personalized Health and Patient Empowerment

Wednesday, April 21st, 2021 @ 5:30pm PST (1.5 hours)

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Join the MIT Enterprise Forum San Diego on April 21^st as we present an intriguing Personalized Medicine Case Study.  Debra Hubers, CEO and Founder of EpigeneticsRx, will present her business case for investment to a panel that includes a fellow entrepreneur, life science investor, and healthcare and health policy executive.

EpigeneticsRX is a San Diego based start-up that has developed a Personalized Medicine Platform that combines testing, personalized formulations, and a premium health and wellness membership concept.  This unique combination has the potential to empower both patients and providers to turn a patient’s personal DNA profile into actionable health plans customized to optimize results.  If successful, a Personalized Medicine market opportunity greater than $5 trillion awaits, but with plenty of competition of all types.

Questions and challenges remain as always.  The Panel, in this case acting as a Board of Directors, will explore these challenges, such as:

• How best to scale the business given its unique B:B:C business model?
• How to drive adoption?
• To what extent could this or should this be an “out licensing play”?
• Is the investment ask appropriate given the competitive landscape?

Join the MITEF San Diego on April 21^st for what will prove to be an enlightening discussion!

Moderator:

Zeynep Ilgaz, founder of Confirm Biosciences

Zeynep Ilgaz is an immigrant from Turkey and has been living in San Diego for over 20 years.

She is the founder of Confirm Biosciences, a national provider of diagnostic products for human and wellness testing. Under her leadership, the company landed among the INC 5000 Fastest Growing Company list- (3 years in a row with over 800% growth rate) as well as SDBJ Fastest growing company list. The Company was recently acquired by CRL. (Clinical Reference Laboratory)

As part of her efforts to give back to the community, Ilgaz started a “We Care, People over Profit” Corporate Program within Confirm Biosciences- where a percentage of sales has been contributed to giving back to local organizations.

She currently serves on the Advisory Board of the Lavin Entrepreneur Center at SDSU, and was formerly on the Board of Directors for Interfaith Health Services. She has also served on the NIH Commercialization Assistance Program for Small Businesses.

Ilgaz received her MBA from San Diego State University in 2000. She earned her bachelor’s degree in Economics and Finance from Bosphorus University, Istanbul, Turkey.

Mrs. Ilgaz served as a contributor to outlets such as Entrepreneur, Forbes and Huffington Post, where she has talked about growth and leadership as well as creativity and positivity.

She has been married to the love of her life for 24 years, they have 2 boys and 4 dogs.

Panel:

Debra Hubers, Co-Founder of EpigeneticsRx

Debra Hubers is a serial entrepreneur and has started seven businesses; ranging from an advanced genomic support company to an employer healthcare purchasing cooperative. Deb has over 35 years of experience in healthcare finance, education, technology and pharmacogenomics.

Ms. Hubers has dedicated her career to measuring and improving healthcare outcomes. Her expertise is leveraging technology to deliver personalized, preventative medicine. Ms. Hubers co-founded La Vita Compounding Pharmacy in 2007. Collaborating with her business partner, physicians and strategic partners, Deb has grown La Vita to be one of the most respected and sought after personalized medicine providers on the west coast. She is also Co-Founder of EpigeneticsRx, a leading provider of precise, personalized, prevention which positively impacts genetic expression. Deb founded her first preventative health care business in 1984 and has spent her career as both an entrepreneur and executive of public companies including Bank One and Imperial Bank. It was Deb’s role at the Alliance in 1990, a business coalition of self-funded employers, where Deb’s passion for healthcare outcome data analysis, self-funded health plans and corporate health was first ignited. This foundation led her to develop additional skills in healthcare finance, healthcare electronic payment systems and pharmacogenomics. La Vita has been honored from 2011 through 2015 as one of the Fastest Growing Private Companies by the San Diego Business Journal, awarded the SBA Women Owned Small Business of Year for San Diego and Riverside Counties in 2012 and the SBA Creativity and Growth Award in 2015. The National Association of Woman Business Owners awarded Ms. Hubers the BRAVO Trailblazer award in 2012 and the Woman Business Owner of the Year in 2015. EpigeneticsRx was selected as one of SCORE’s American Small Business Champions in 2016.

Deb has an undergraduate degree from Minnesota State University and a Masters of Arts degree from the University of Northern Colorado. She taught at the University of Colorado, Denver University and Bastyr University San Diego. Ms. Hubers currently serves as the past Chair of the Board of Trustees for Bastyr University, Board of Directors of the Kids Eco Club and is a member of the Institute for Natural Medicine’s Leadership Counsel.

In her spare time, she enjoys skiing, yoga, hiking and spending time with her family (both genetic and by friendship).

Killu Sanborn, Ph.D., Managing Director, Oxford Finance, LLC

Killu Sanborn has over 25 years of experience as a venture debt and venture equity investor, banker, executive, entrepreneur and researcher. She was previously, Managing Director of Hercules Technology Growth Capital, Senior VP at Comerica Bank, and Principal/Fund Manager with IngleWood Ventures, Director of Technology Commercialization at Stratagene, and first employee and VP of Business Development of Phenogenex. As venture debt provider and VC, she has funded tens of California life science and medical technology companies. Her Ph.D. in Molecular Biology is from Weill Cornell Graduate School of Medical Sciences/Sloan-Kettering Institute.

Elizabeth Dreicer, Co-Founder & CEO, Consuli, Inc.

Elizabeth Dreicer is a CEO, philanthropist and activist. She is co-founder and investor in a number of software, analytics, data, film/story and impact organizations. Elizabeth is a creative leader and builder—of organizations, coalitions, and systems. Her experience spans enterprise, social enterprise, and foundation realms; start-ups, transformations, scaling (including roll ups) through sale.

Dreicer received her Bachelor’s of Science degree in Organizational Leadership from Pennsylvania State University. She is also a graduate of Singularity University’s Exponential Medicine (previously FutureMed) Executive Program and Extreme Leadership Executive Programs.

As Trustee of the Alliance Healthcare Foundation (AHF) and previous Board Chair, Dreicer is a member of the Nominating and Governance Committee, Program Committee, Finance/Investment Committee (where she is presently Vice Chair and immediate past Chair), and the Impact Investing Committee.

Further, Elizabeth has served on numerous nonprofit boards, including, 211 San Diego and Just in Time for Foster Youth (where she was a founding member). She is also a member and Co-Director of the E2 (environmental entrepreneurs) San Diego chapter, a national nonpartisan business leader group affiliated with NRDC (National Resource Defense Coalition) that advocates for good economic and environmental policies. Elizabeth is also part of SingularityU San Diego Chapter leadership.

Finally, she is involved in efforts to evolve stakeholder capitalism and design the future. Elizabeth is devoted to bridging and developing systems and solutions to improve life.

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EDNA.life Case Study…at the convergence of Block-Chain and Whole Genome Sequencing.

May 5th, 2021, 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM PDT

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Join the MIT Enterprise Forum of San Diego for a start-up case study right out of 60 Minutes!  EDNA.life is a Direct-To-Consumer Genomics company that works at the convergence of Whole Genome Sequencing and Block-Chain technology…with a novel cryptocurrency concept thrown in for good measure! Founder and Technology Entrepreneur, Greg Simpson, will present his vision to enable consumer donors to retain control of their genomic information…either to donate to a cause of their own choosing or being personally compensated for it rather than what may be happening now.

BONUS FEATURE:  Greg has agreed to stay on after the formal event for 30 minutes to entertain any general questions from the audience on Block-Chain and cryptocurrency.  You know you have them, and you know others have as well!  From the very basic to the more complicated, Greg has been involved in block-chain science for greater than 10 years, so you will get a straight answer.  Because he is simply that kind of a guy.

Join the MIT Enterprise Forum of San Diego on May 5^th at 4:00 PM for what will certainly prove to be an intriguing discussion!

Moderator:

Joseph Carangelo, President and Chapter Chair of the MIT Enterprise Forum of San Diego

Joe Carangelo is the current President and Chapter Chair of the MIT Enterprise Forum of San Diego. His 30-year career has spanned across Management Consulting, Molecular Diagnostics, mobile Health, and most recently Renewable Energy, holding influential roles in Corporate Strategy, Strategic Marketing, and Innovation Business Development at San Diego flagship companies such as Hybritech, Gen-Probe, Great Call, and Baker Home Energy during their high growth and transformative years. He is on the Technology Assessment Committee of the Southern California Energy Innovation Network, where he advises and mentors start-ups through the Program, as well as contributing to Advisory Boards for both private companies and non-profits. Joe has an MBA in Strategy and Innovation from the Stanford University Graduate School of Business, a Master’s degree from the University of California at Berkeley, and a Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering from THE Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Speakers:

Greg Simpson, Founder, EDNA

As a serial entrepreneur and former Senior Principal Engineer at Oracle, Greg’s eclectic career has ranged from nuclear weapon and satellite communication systems though enterprise resource planning software architecture and SWAT-Team leadership for the fortune 100s critical systems. Fast-forward to today where his fascination with the rapidly exploding technologies of both genetics and blockchain provide in his words “… the perfect vehicle to allow us to make a legitimate difference”.

Kimberley Normoyle, Principal, ExecHQ Alliance

Kimberley Normoyle is a registered CPA in Vancouver,Canada with over 11 years of experience in accounting advocacy, inclusive of technology, engineering, and property development, with a special focus on Clean Tech and

Renewable Energy.  She supports businesses internationally to add value and improve an organization’s operations by attaining financing through private High Net-Worth and Ultra High Net-Worth Investors and Lenders. Kimberley works with companies at various stages of financin

g starting from Seed Funding and above all while connecting professionals from various businesses with her network of more than 14,000 people and growing. Connect with her on LinkedIn or Instagram to learn more!

Michael Stocum, MS, President and Founder, Personalized Medicine Partners, LLC

Michael is the founding and past chair of the Personalized Medicine Division of the American Association for Clinical Chemistry and has been dedicated to advancing the field of Personalized Medicine. He has also served or is currently serving on several Company Boards and is a frequent guest lecturer on Management, Innovation and Entrepreneurship at NCSU as well as other local universities.

In 2004 Michael founded Personalized Medicine Partners (PMP) to provide global strategic business and operational capabilities for biopharmaceutical, diagnostic and research/clinical services companies, specializing in product development and commercialization of integrated therapeutic and biomarker/companion diagnostic programs.  In his industry career, Michael has impacted products across several therapeutic areas, holding corporate roles in pharmaceuticals with GlaxoWellcome/GSK, biologics at Organon (now Merck) and molecular diagnostics at Organon Teknika (now bioMerieux).

Michael has earned dual B.S. degrees in Biochemistry and Microbiology from North Carolina State University (NCSU), with a minor in Genetics and a Masters in Biotech Management.

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MIT Enterprise Forum-San Diego Chapter

Rising of the SPACs

Wednesday, May 19th, 2021 @ 3:30pm PST (1.5hrs)

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PANEL:

Michael Carrier, CFA, Brokers, Asset Managers, & Exchanges, BofA Securities, Global Equity Research

Michael Carrier is a managing director in Equity Research covering US Brokers, Asset Managers, and Exchanges. Over the past eight years, he has ranked in the Institutional Investor All-America Research Poll. Previously, he was a research analyst at Deutsche Bank and UBS. Carrier has a BS in business administration from The Ohio State University and is a CFA charterholder. He is based in New York. For more information about any awards cited, visit https://go.bofa.com/awards.

Michael Youngworth, CFA, Director, BofA Global Research, BofA Securities, Inc

Michael Youngworth is a Director in Global Equity Derivatives Research and the head of Global Convertible Bond Strategy. His flagship publications are the Global Convertibles Chartbook and Global Convertibles Quick Note, and he is a regular contributor to Global Equity Volatility Insights and related derivatives and delta-one research. He has also written numerous primers on convertible bonds, including the Global Convertibles Primer, the US Convertibles ETF Primer, and the Convertibles Arbitrage Primer. The Global Equity Derivatives Research team has consistently ranked either #2 or #3 in both the Institutional Investor All-America Research survey and the Extel survey in recent years. Previously, Youngworth was part of the High Yield and Relative Value Strategy team in Credit Research. He has a BS degree in Industrial and Labor Relations (ILR) with a minor in Economics from Cornell University, and he is a CFA Charterholder. He is based in New York. For more information about any awards cited, visit https://rsch.baml.com/awards.

Marc Trahand, Executive Vice President, Marketing

Marc Trahand is Executive Vice President of Marketing for Nuvve and oversees all aspects of marketing, branding and external communications for the company and previously oversaw Nuvve’s European V2G operations.

Marc is a seasoned executive and entrepreneur, previously serving as Co-Founder and COO of luxury smartphone company Savelli-Genève. He also served as President of Topyko Mobility SAS, Director of Product Management at Modelabs and at Kyocera Communications, Inc. Marc has also worked at Nokia, Ford Motor Company and GE Medical Systems in marketing and product management roles.

Marc holds an MBA from Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania, an MSc in Electrical Engineering from Supelec, France, an MSc in Biomedical Engineering from Imperial College of London and a Bachelor of Engineering from Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh.

MODERATOR:

Kaitlyn Cruse, SVP, Wealth Management Advisor, Merrill Lynch Wealth Management

Kaitlyn joined Merrill in 2008, spending six years within Merrill Private Wealth Management Group in Boston, MA and later joining Merrill Lynch Wealth Management to form the Bradshaw Cruse Group.

She enjoys working with successful women and their families to organize their financial lives and find ways to invest in a meaningful and impactful way while helping them achieve specific financial goals.

She earned the Certified Investment Management Analyst® (CIMA®) and the Certified Plan Fiduciary Advisor (CPFA) designations, holds the CA Life, Accident & Health license, as well as, the Series 7, 63, 65 & 66 FINRA registrations. She earned a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration degree from Bryant University with a focus in Financial Services and a minor in Communications. Additionally, she studied abroad at the University of New South Wales in Sydney, Australia.

Currently, Kaitlyn is involved with Merrill’s Women’s Exchange, San Diego & Executive committee, Secretary of MIT Enterprise Forum of San Diego, Member of the National Association for Women Business Owners (NAWBO) San Diego, and Member of Merrill’s Military Support & Assistance Group (MSAG) San Diego Chapter.

Kaitlyn and team are proud sponsors of the MIT Enterprise Forum of San Diego, the ALS Association of Greater San Diego, and the Berry Good Food Foundation.

In her spare time, she enjoys trying new restaurants, wine and craft beer, Pilates, skiing, traveling and all things San Diego has to offer. Originally from Boston, MA, she, her husband Matt, a Marine Corps Captain C-130 Pilot, and rescue dog Mia now call Carlsbad, CA home.

We look forward to connecting with you,

The Chapter Executive Committee & Advisory Board
MIT Enterprise Forum-San Diego Chapter

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