INNOVATION SHOWCASE
June 11, 2025
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, cleantech, bluetech, and life sciences sectors. The eighth annual Innovation Showcase in-person event will be on Wednesday, June 11, 2025, at Alexandria Tech Center.

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 with the support from its over thirty supporting organizations.

Agenda
8:00 AM
  • Breakfast
  • Networking
8:30 AM
SDIC Welcome
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Abu Jalloh
President, San Diego Innovation Council
8:45 AM
Entrepreneur Panel:
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Jason Skolnik
ModeratorPartner, Wilson Sonsini
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Mya Thu
Co-Founder & CEO, VisiCELL
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Arman Assadi
Founder & CEO, Steno.ai
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Mark Kempf
COO, GALT Aerospace
9:30 AM
Commercialization Success Story
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Jungwoo Lee
Co-Founder & CTO, South 8
10:15 AM
  • Break
Concurrent Startup Presentations - |
  • CleanTech/BlueTech
  • Devices/Tools
  • Therapeutics
  • Diagnostics
12 Noon
  • Networking
  • Lunch Break
Concurrent Startup Presentations - ||
  • CleanTech/BlueTech
  • Software/Engineering
  • Devices/Tools
  • Therapeutics
3:00 PM
Keynote and Fireside Chat
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Taryn Goode
ModeratorHead of Life Sciences, Connect
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Ben Cravatt
Scripps Research
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Jeff Kelly
Scripps Research
3:40 PM
Venture Capital Panel
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Jason Novak
ModeratorPartner-in-Charge - San Francisco, Norton Rose Fulbright
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Liang Song
Commercial Associate, BP Ventures
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Ben Kim
Partner, Playground
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Joe Gatto
Managing Director, SeedFolio
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Jeremy Caldwell
Partner, Red Tree Venture Capital
4:30 PM
Reception and Poster Session
Our Sponsors
When And Where
June 11, 2025
Alexandria Tech Center

9605 Scranton Rd, San Diego, CA 92121