We are pleased to announce the first ever Innovation Summit Pasadena. This forward-thinking event will feature the best and brightest minds in a variety of fields, including science, technology, engineering, design and entrepreneurship. We hereby cordially invite you to participate in what we hope will be a robust and thought-provoking exploration of the future of ideas, slated for Thursday, July 11, 2013.
The mission of Innovation Summit Pasadena is to shine a spotlight on the country’s leading problem solvers, and to encourage a spirit of advancement for the 21st century. We’ve collected the speakers who have the ideas to do just that. Idealab founder/CEO Bill Gross, Mayor Bogaard, and Andy Wilson, founder of the Pasadena Innovation Council, have been confirmed to speak at the kickoff breakfast. The ensuing day will include talks by the following luminaries:
- George Whiteside / CEO of Virgin Galactic
- Lorne Buchman / President of Art Center College of Design
- Mike Jones / former CEO of Myspace and founder of Science Technology Studio
- John Mattison MD / Assistant Medical Director & Chief Medical Information Officer at Kaiser Permanente, SCAL
- Morteza Gharib / Vice Provost; Hans W. Liepmann Professor of Aeronautics and Professor of Bio-Inspired Engineering at Caltech University
- Kwindla Hultman Kramer / CEO of Oblong Technologies
- Patricia Moore / Industrial Designer, Gerontologist, Author
- Douglas Campbell / founder of Mindshare
- Bill Bogaard / Mayor of The City of Pasadena
- Bill Gross / CEO of Idealab
- Andy Wilson / Founder Innovation Council Pasadena & CEO and Co-Founder Rexter
- Ondi Tinomer / Award Winning Filmmaker
The Summit will also feature the first annual “Fast Pitch Pasadena”, which is a competition of ideas done quickly, not a softball game. Local Accelerator Programs are submitting their best and brightest to compete. The winner will be chosen by the attendees. SeedHIT will be moderating this portion of the event. We are now accepting applications for the Fast Pitch. If you are interested, please submit an email to nardo@seedhit.com and we will provide you with the necessary instructions on what information to provide.
The Innovation Summit Pasadena is backed by a company that has been producing major multimillion dollar events for the last ten years, with projects that have included Steve Jobs, Bill Clinton and George W. Bush.
Categories and topics will include:
- » Design
- » New Frontiers
- » Entrepreneurship/Start Ups
- » Breakthrough Ideas
Participating partners and advisors include:
- » The City of Pasadena
- » Caltech Institute of Technology
- » Art Center College of Design
- » Pasadena Innovation Council
By joining us, with your time, your energy, your ideas, or your sponsorship, you can be part of an exciting and dynamic event, and you can help to further the conversation about the shape of the future. Thank you, and we hope to see you there.
If you are interested in participating as a panelist, speaker, organizer, sponsor or is someone who wants to attend this event, please send an email to nardo@seedhit.com and we will send you the detail of the event.
Learn more at: innovationsummitpasadena.com
