Sharon Bailey Beckett, a member of the planning committee for Tech Week's Tech Symposium event at the Business Technology Center on Oct. 20, sends us this news about what to expect:
Los Angeles County’s Technology Week 10th Annual Tech Symposium & Demos at the Business Technology Center, 2400 North Lincoln Avenue, Altadena
October 20, 2011 8 AM– 3 PM
Don’t miss seven packed hours of tech rock stars, funders & thought leadership + a cool lunch!
Keynote Speaker: Tom Sarnoff, NBC/Sarnoff Entertainment
SEVEN GREAT TOPICS Explored:
I. Lean Start-up, Strategic Partnerships and Stronger Sales: Experts from Sales Rebound, Microcosm, Blue Marble Game Company, Beckett Advisors, CFO Solutions, Pan-Pacific Capital
II. Start-up Legal Challenges and Mine Fields: Experts from Sheldon Mak & Anderson, Nossaman, Christie, Parker & Hale, Law Offices of Jennifer A. Post
III. Entertainment Technology: Experts from DreamWorks Animation, NBCUniversal, DSKR Productions, Technicolor Digital Productions, FreelanceCTO
IV. Medical Device Technology: Experts from International BioScience, Alfred E. Mann Foundation for Biomedical Engineering, Schulz Media Design, TrueAngular, Katan Associates
V. Clean Energy & Green Technology: Experts from Glaser Weil Fink Jacobs Howard Avchen , Environmental Group, SensorWare Systems, Nahai Consulting Services, ROAR Asia Pacific, UCLA Engineering Institute for Technology Advancement
VI. Funding or Marketing: Fish or Cut Bait? Experts from Belz Consultants, Blaine Group, MeritUs Media, California Capital Partners, Keystone Tech Group
VII. Getting the Money to Power Business Growth: Experts from Pasadena Angels: Mark Schaefer Associates,TroyGould, California State University, Los Angeles, USC, Infinite Biomedical Technologies, Quest Executive
PLUS 3 exciting new technologies will be demonstrated—two by Altadena residents:
I.Blue Marble Game Co. is excited to demonstrate "Treasure of Bell Island" a video game for brain injury rehab. The fun, suspenseful, intrigue-filled adventure challenges attention, memory and executive function using evidence-based medical and cognitive rehabilitation models. Blue Marble video games are used for rehabilitation and wellness. With funding from the D.O.D. and National Institutes of Aging, Blue Marble is developing Health 2.0 innovations to rehabilitate injured military and improve balance in older Americans.
II.iViu Technologies is proud to introduce its new mobile app at LA Tech Week. iViu has created a location-based application that will enable a user to detect what is in close proximity to them. The app will be primarily used to guide users thru an event and enable them to get relevant information about sessions and vendors. Platform: The iViu application can be used on Android Smart and iPhones. Users will be able to download the app the week prior to the event and/or when they arrive in Altadena via Apple’s app store or Google’s Android market. This will be one of the first public uses of this pioneering technology. Its developers are based here within the Business Technology Center
III.Seed Studio is a global full suite game developer of entertainment software for computer handheld, mobile, and console platforms. In addition, Seed Studio is a developer of a new state of the art gaming engine set to revolutionize the gaming experience. With offices in Taipei, Taiwan and Los Angeles, California, Seed Studio is unique blend of Eastern‐Western art, design, and programming all targeted at bringing games to all gamers on a global level. Seed Studio Inc. is proud to presentTyRant Game Engine. The next generation in game engines, will integrate multiple platforms and provide game developers the opportunity to maximize market penetration into the Android, iOS, Playstation, Xbox and PC platforms.
One great price includes continental breakfast + lunch + networking: $85
Register now – space is limited - www.techweek.ticketleap.com/october-2011
