Innovation Showcase

October 12, 2022

Cutting-edge Technologies From San Diego and Southern California Academic Research Organizations

The San Diego Innovation Council (SDIC) invites you to participate in a full day of company presentations and networking, with high quality investment opportunities in the software, engineering, clean tech, agricultural and life sciences sectors. The sixth annual Innovation Showcase will be returning to an in-person event at the JLABS San Diego campus on Wednesday, October 12, 2022.

The SDIC will present innovations created at top academic centers in San Diego and Southern California. These academic centers come together annually to present investment opportunities, commercialization success stories and opportunities to develop new enterprises based on technologies developed by their researchers.

The San Diego Innovation Showcase is possible in partnership with JLABS and the support from its over thirty supporting organizations.

Agenda

8:00 AMBreakfast & Networking
8:30 AMSDIC BOARD WELCOME
8:45 AMINCUBATING INNOVATIONS FOR SUCCESS
Vanessa Scott, Director of StartBlue Accelerator at UC San Diego
Zac Dobbin, Program Director, Southern California Energy Innovation Network
Scott Tait, Executive Director, San Diego National Security Innovation Catalyst
Nick Mourlas, Head of Johnson & Johnson Innovation – JLABS @ San Diego
MODERATOR: Ben Wagner, Partner, Troutman Pepper
9:30 AMCOMMERCIALIZATION SUCCESS STORY
Natalie Castellana, CEO Abterra Biosciences
10:15 AMBreak
 CONCURRENT STARTUP PRESENTATIONS – PART 1
 Clean Technologies
Software/Engineering
Therapeutics/Diagnostics
10:35 AM
10:55 AM
11:15 AM
11:35 AM
NoonLunch
 CONCURRENT STARTUP PRESENTATIONS – PART 2
 Clean Technologies
Software/Engineering
Therapeutics/Diagnostics
1:00 PM
1:20 PM
1:40 PM
2:00 PM
2:20 PM
2:40 PMBreak
3:00 PMKEYNOTE: PROVIDING INFORMATION WARFARE CAPABILITIES TO THE FLEET: NAVWAR – PEO C4I
Rear Admiral Kurt Rothenhaus, Program Executive Office,
Program Executive Officer, Command, Control, Communications, Computers and Intelligence (PEO C4I)
3:45 PM STATE OF THE REGION’S INNOVATION ECOSYSTEM
Jason Anderson, President, Cleantech San Diego
Rear Admiral Kurt Rothenhaus, U.S. Navy
Sanjeev Thohan, Vice President, Kinnate Biopharma
Gene Dantsker, President & COO, EvoNexus
MODERATOR: Matt Bresnahan, Partner, Wilson Sonsini
4:30 PMNetworking Reception and Technology Poster Sessions

Sponsors

Platinum

Silver

Bronze

Supporters

San Diego Innovation Council Members

When and Where

JLABS @ San Diego

3210 Merryfield Row
San Diego, CA 92121

Register

Registration is closed, since this event has already occurred. We will be back in 2023 with the 7th Annual Innovation Showcase. Stay tuned for details!