Event Calendar

InnovateLA is a three week, countywide celebration of the breadth of innovation and creativity within our region. From cleantech to gaming, aerospace to digital media and beyond, Los Angeles is a leading global center for innovation and entrepreneurship and we’re showcasing and celebrating that with a series of events, lectures and talks all over LA.

2016
Event Line-up

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Thu, Oct. 06
Coding Challenges Weeks
Oviatt Library, CSUN - 07:45 AM
Thu, Oct. 06
Expand Your Brand to the UK
Hills Penthouse - 03:00 PM
Thu, Oct. 06
Pharma Networking Event - ASQ, PDA & SoCalBio
Hilton Irvine/Orange County Airport - 04:00 PM
Thu, Oct. 06
Advanced Manufacturing Careers Panel
Santa Clarita Performing Arts Center - 06:00 PM
Thu, Oct. 06
Industry Night Mixer
Make in LA - 06:00 PM
Thu, Oct. 06
Mobile LAVA - Trends In Mobile Gaming
ASU Campus Santa Monica - 06:30 PM
Thu, Oct. 06
Big Data at Dollar Shave Club
Dollar Shave Club - 07:00 PM
Fri, Oct. 07
Technology and Tax Symposium
Ahmanson Auditorium, LMU - 08:00 AM
Fri, Oct. 07
Architectural Woodworking Co Open House, Tour & MFG Expo
Architectural Woodworking Company (AWC) - 08:30 AM
Fri, Oct. 07
10th Annual USC Stevens Student Innovator Showcase
Allan Hancock Foundation Building (AHF) at USC - 09:00 AM
Fri, Oct. 07
Virtual and Augmented Reality Exploration
Ferman Presentation Room, Oviatt Library - CSUN - 09:00 AM
Fri, Oct. 07
UCLA Office of Intellectual Property's FirstFriday Event
UCLA Office of Intellectual Property - 09:00 AM
Fri, Oct. 07
National Manufacturing Day at Hi Tech Precision/Sea-Lap
Hi Tech Precision/Sea-Lap - 09:00 AM
Fri, Oct. 07
LADWP's La Kretz Innovation Campus Grand Opening
La Kretz Innovation Campus - 10:00 AM
Fri, Oct. 07
Bay Cities Open-Door Event on Manufacturing Day
Bay Cities Corp - 10:00 AM
Fri, Oct. 07
Advanced Manufacturing Startups & Entrepreneurs: Learn the Art & Science of Product-Market Fit
The Cove at UCI - 11:30 AM
Fri, Oct. 07
Motor City West: Auto Wars
Ritz Carlton - Marina Del Rey - 01:30 PM
Fri, Oct. 07
ArtOber First Friday Long Beach
The Art Expo - 06:30 PM
Sat, Oct. 08
UCLA Inventathon
California Nanosystems Institute (CNSI) - 08:00 AM
Sat, Oct. 08
Botathon 1.0
Impact Hub LA - 09:00 AM
Sat, Oct. 08
CSULB + ESRI + City of Long Beach GeoApp Challenge
California Statue University Long Beach (CSULB) - 09:00 AM
Sat, Oct. 08
Financial Statements for Startups and Small Businesses
Hub101 - 09:00 AM
Mon, Oct. 10
Blackstone LaunchPad USC Entrepreneurial Celebration
Marshall Lawn at USC Marshall School of Business - 03:30 PM
Mon, Oct. 10
Startup UCLA Investor Panel, Fireside Chat and Mixer
Covel Commons Grand Horizon - 06:00 PM
Mon, Oct. 10
Getting Smart About Antibiotic Use
UCLA Ackerman Student Union - 07:00 PM
Tue, Oct. 11
Forbes 30 Under 30: Fireside Chat with Brian Wong
Covel Grand Horizons Room - 11:30 AM
Tue, Oct. 11
Cedars-Sinai Startup Showcase
Cedars-Sinai Innovation Space - 03:00 PM
Tue, Oct. 11
Venture Team Competition
California Nanosystems Institute (CNSI) - 04:00 PM
Tue, Oct. 11
Green Business Networking
ReDiscover Center - 06:00 PM
Tue, Oct. 11
MADIA Tech Launch Event
Jakes Roadhouse Restuarant - 06:30 PM
Wed, Oct. 12
Pitch Your Startup!
Old Town Newhall Library - 06:00 PM
Wed, Oct. 12
Panel Discussion: Strengthening LA's Bioscience Ecosystem
The Saban Auditorium at CHLA - 05:30 PM
Wed, Oct. 12
Leverage Your Certification into Business Opportunities
Metropolitan Water District Headquarters - 05:30 PM
Wed, Oct. 12
Santa Monica New Tech Pitch/Demo #SMNT50
Cross Campus Santa Monica - 06:30 PM
Thu, Oct. 13
2016 Sustain OC Annual Conference and Expo
UCI Applied Innovation - 08:00 AM
Thu, Oct. 13
Vator Splash LA 2016
Loews Santa Monica Beach Hotel - 08:30 AM
Thu, Oct. 13
ThinkAbout Creative Thinking Workshop
Lake View Terrace Room, Student Union - 09:00 AM
Thu, Oct. 13
A Discussion with Larry Twersky, CEO of TimerCap LLC
Santa Clarita Business Incubator - 12:00 PM
Thu, Oct. 13
Women in Science & Engineering (WISE) Innovation Career
Ferman Presentation Room, Oviatt Library - CSUN - 04:00 PM
Thu, Oct. 13
High Five Art Launch Party
The Autry Museum in Griffith Park - 06:30 PM
Thu, Oct. 13
Biotech Innovation Mixer #InnovateLA2016
Skylight Gardens - 07:00 PM
Thu, Oct. 13
Creative Conversations #1 Theatre of the Oppressed
Think Tank Gallery - 07:00 PM
Thu, Oct. 13
The Future of Augmented Reality with Niantic Labs
UCLA Janss Terrace - 07:15 PM 		Sold Out
Fri, Oct. 14
VICA's 28th Annual Business Forecast Conference
Hilton Universal - 07:00 AM
Fri, Oct. 14
The Art of Innovation Conference
Grand Salon University Student Union, CSUN - 08:00 AM
Fri, Oct. 14
Silicon Beach @ USC
Town & Gown Ballroom, USC University Campus - 09:00 AM
Fri, Oct. 14
Election 2.016: Technology and Civic Engagement
Pepperdine School of Public Policy - 10:00 AM
Fri, Oct. 14
UCLA Innovation Week Startup Showcase
CNSI Main Lobby, UCLA - 04:00 PM
Sat, Oct. 15
InnovatED.LA
Wildwood School - 10:00 AM
Sat, Oct. 15
Connect 2016: College & Career Fair
Granada Hills Charter High School - 11:00 AM
Sun, Oct. 16
Division for Planetary Sciences Teacher Workshop
Pasadena Convention Center - 10:00 AM
Sun, Oct. 16
SPIFFest Virtual Reality Demo & Panel Discussion
SPIFFest2016-Virtual Reality Demo & Panel - 01:00 PM
Sun, Oct. 16
Carnegie Observatories Open House
Carnegie Observatories - 02:00 PM
Mon, Oct. 17
Introduction to CNC Fabrication
Supplyframe DesignLab - 09:00 AM
Mon, Oct. 17
Design Driven Startups & Inspirational Design Thinking
Cross Campus Pasadena - 02:00 PM
Mon, Oct. 17
Design better products in just 5 days
Cross Campus Pasadena - 03:30 PM
Mon, Oct. 17
Kidspace @ Supplyframe
Supplyframe DesignLab - 04:00 PM
Mon, Oct. 17
Product Innovation in Fortune 100 Enterprises
Cross Campus Pasadena - 05:00 PM
Mon, Oct. 17
Punk Rock Entrepreneurship w/ Alon Goren
Hub101 - 06:00 PM
Mon, Oct. 17
Accelerating Your Startup in the USA and Internationally
WeWork Pasadena - 06:00 PM
Mon, Oct. 17
The Future of Making Things
Cross Campus Pasadena - 06:30 PM
Mon, Oct. 17
3D Printing Demonstration and Discussion
Supplyframe DesignLab - 07:00 PM
Mon, Oct. 17
Astronomy on Tap
Der Wolfskopf - 07:30 PM
Tue, Oct. 18
6th Annual Siemer Summit
Downtown Los Angeles - 08:00 AM
Tue, Oct. 18
Stage-Gate Lean Agile Summit
Crowne Plaza - Redondo Beach & Marina - 09:00 AM
Tue, Oct. 18
Micro MFG: 3D Printing with MAKEiT Pro Open House
MAKEiT, Inc. - 11:00 AM
Tue, Oct. 18
GA Lunch Break: Founder's Talk with HeroPay
Cross Campus Pasadena - 11:30 AM
Tue, Oct. 18
Mayseo the Magician
Supplyframe DesignLab - 04:00 PM
Tue, Oct. 18
CxO Happy Hour
The Blind Donkey - 05:00 PM
Tue, Oct. 18
Hackaday Happy Hour Show & Tell
Kings Row Gastropub - 06:00 PM
Tue, Oct. 18
Stargazing Night at PUSD school
Norma Coombs Elementary School - 06:00 PM
Tue, Oct. 18
How a Community Helped Pivot Great Projects into Great Products
ADP Innovation Center - 06:30 PM
Tue, Oct. 18
How to Recruit, Retain and Promote Women in Tech
Cross Campus Pasadena - 06:30 PM
Wed, Oct. 19
Cyber Security Awareness for our Community
Kenneth Hahn Hall of Administration - 09:00 AM
Wed, Oct. 19
Sustainability Day at CSUN
USU Northridge Center - 11:00 AM
Wed, Oct. 19
Idealab Open House
Idealab - 11:00 AM
Wed, Oct. 19
PR, Marketing, and Growth Strategies for Your Start-Up
Simmzy's Restaurant - 11:30 AM
Wed, Oct. 19
GA Lunch Break: Using Improv to Succeed in Business
Cross Campus Pasadena - 11:30 AM
Wed, Oct. 19
Los Angeles: Inspiring Transportation Innovation
Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator - 03:00 PM
Wed, Oct. 19
Coding for Treasure
Supplyframe DesignLab - 04:00 PM
Wed, Oct. 19
Nanotechnology for Kids
Kidspace Children's Museum - 04:00 PM
Wed, Oct. 19
The ROI of UX: why investing in design early on is smart
Cross Campus Pasadena - 05:00 PM
Wed, Oct. 19
Panel Discussion: Businesses Busting Social Taboos
University of Southern California - 05:00 PM
Wed, Oct. 19
Coding for Treasure: Video Game Design
Supplyframe DesignLab - 05:00 PM
Wed, Oct. 19
How Nanotechnology is Making an Impact to Our Environment
Pasadena Library Hastings Branch - 05:30 PM
Wed, Oct. 19
TechSparks Tech Crawl
Barney's Beanery - 06:00 PM
Wed, Oct. 19
NELAUX UX Happy Hour
Cross Campus Pasadena - 06:00 PM
Wed, Oct. 19
Pasadena Entrepreneurs'­ Meetup
Goldstar Events, Inc. - 06:30 PM
Wed, Oct. 19
Mt. Wilson Astronomy Night
Mount Wilson Observatory - 07:00 PM
Wed, Oct. 19
LAVA at the Beach
Annenberg Community Beach House - 07:30 PM
Thu, Oct. 20
Hear HER Pitch Competition
Toyota Auto Museum - 07:45 AM
Thu, Oct. 20
GetGlobal 2016: Global Business Expansion Conference
J.W. Marriott Hotel at L.A. Live - 08:00 AM
Thu, Oct. 20
Pepperdine Small Business Breakfast Series "Story Telling"
Pepperdine University West LA Campus - 08:00 AM
Thu, Oct. 20
Business Modeling Series
Santa Clarita Business Incubator - 09:30 AM
Thu, Oct. 20
Pasadena Bioscience Collaborative Open House
Pasadena Bioscience Collaborative - 11:00 AM
Thu, Oct. 20
GA Lunch Break: Branding While Broke
Cross Campus Pasadena - 11:30 AM
Thu, Oct. 20
iRobot Open House
iRobot - 02:00 PM
Thu, Oct. 20
Neon Retro Arcade for Kids
Neon Retro Arcade - 04:00 PM 		Sold Out
Thu, Oct. 20
STEAM:CODERS presents The Foos: Coding for Kids at the Apple Store
Apple Store - 04:00 PM
Thu, Oct. 20
Barnabas Robotics
Supplyframe DesignLab - 04:00 PM
Thu, Oct. 20
Fertile Ground – LA urban farming
Local Roots - 06:00 PM
Thu, Oct. 20
Tech Startup Networking Event
Newhall Refinery - 06:00 PM
Thu, Oct. 20
GetGlobal Innovation Networking Party
JW Marriott Los Angeles L.A. Live - 06:00 PM
Thu, Oct. 20
Division for Planetary Sciences Public Night
Pasadena Convention Center - 06:00 PM
Thu, Oct. 20
SolarUP San Gabriel
Venue TBD - 06:00 PM
Thu, Oct. 20
"Game of Drones" Discussion on State of Drone Technology
Big Door Studios - 06:00 PM
Thu, Oct. 20
The Future of Air and Space Travel
BLVD Cinemas - 06:30 PM
Thu, Oct. 20
Leading Ladies: What Made Great Women Great Leaders
Epic Spaces - 06:30 PM
Thu, Oct. 20
Creative Conversations #2 Arts and Advocacy
The Big House - 07:00 PM
Thu, Oct. 20
JPL The von Kármán Lecture: Part 1
The von Kármán Auditorium at JPL - 07:00 PM
Thu, Oct. 20
The Thinking Eye
ArtCenter College of Design - 07:00 PM
Fri, Oct. 21
Game for your Life - Gamification Trends & Innovation
Cross Campus Pasadena - 08:30 AM
Fri, Oct. 21
Strategies in Start-Up Business Development
Skirball Conference Center - 09:00 AM
Fri, Oct. 21
Growth Hacking for Start-ups
Cross Campus Pasadena - 10:00 AM
Fri, Oct. 21
Monetizing Your Expertise Quickly
WeWork Pasadena - 04:00 PM
Fri, Oct. 21
Silicon Dragon Venture Salon LA
La Kretz Innovation Campus - 05:00 PM
Fri, Oct. 21
WeWork Cocktail Break & Panel: Investing Time and Energy
WeWork Pasadena - 05:00 PM
Fri, Oct. 21
ArtNight Pasadena
Multiple Locations - 06:00 PM
Fri, Oct. 21
Rails Girls LA
Spokeo - 06:00 PM
Fri, Oct. 21
Double Data: Typography + Data Visualization
ArtCenter College of Design South Campus - 06:00 PM
Fri, Oct. 21
Illuminating Designs; Roel Punzalan talks about HiFi
ADP Innovation Center - 06:30 PM
Fri, Oct. 21
Universal Laws and Principles for Success
Epic Spaces - 06:30 PM
Fri, Oct. 21
JPL The von Kármán Lecture: Part 2
The Vosloh Forum at Pasadena City College - 07:00 PM
Fri, Oct. 21
Pasadena's Interplanetary Connection: How it all works
ArtCenter College of Design South Campus - 07:00 PM
Sat, Oct. 22
Website Weekend LA
OpenX - 08:00 AM 		Sold Out
Sat, Oct. 22
Third Annual Los Angeles Cyber Security Summit 2016
Hilton Center of Business - 08:30 AM
Sat, Oct. 22
SumoBots @ Supplyframe
Supplyframe DesignLab - 09:00 AM 		Sold Out
Sat, Oct. 22
iPhone Videography for Kids
Apple Store - 09:00 AM
Sat, Oct. 22
BioHackLA
California State University, Los Angeles - 11:00 AM
Sat, Oct. 22
Pasadena ARTWalk
Playhouse District Association - 11:00 AM
Sat, Oct. 22
Pasadena Astronomy Festival
Pasadena Convention Center - 02:00 PM
Sun, Oct. 23
Art Center Car Classic 2016: Built by Hand
ArtCenter College of Design - 06:00 PM

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