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AGENDA
All Day
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| | All Day | Cal Poly Pomona Drone Demo | | All Day | Tour of Foothill Transit All Electric Bus | | 8:00 a.m. | Registration | | 9:00 a.m. |
Welcome - Start Connecting!
Metropolitan's H2O TECHCONNECT Team - John Arena, Wiggs Mendoza, Peggy Vogt, and Hinde Kast
Cal Poly Pomona
| | 9:15 a.m. |
Making the Right Connections
Master of Ceremonies: Mark Sylvester, CEO, introNETWORKS and Award Winning Entrepreneur, 805Connect
| | 9:50 a.m. |
Pilot Programs to Vet Your Innovation
Moderator: Cristina Ahmadpour, Consulting Manager North America, Isle, Utilities
Panel: Saied Delagah, Desalination and Water Purification Research Program, US Bureau of Reclamation; Wyatt L. Troxel, Consulting Engineer, Integrated Resource Management; Howard Brewen, Plant Manager, San Luis Obispo Water Resource Recovery
| | 10:20 a.m. | Break | | 10:40 a.m |
Get Funded! How to Get Your Innovation Funded with Public Grants
Moderator: James Ferro, Program Manager, The Energy Network/Energy Coalition
Panel: Soma Bhadra, CEO, Proteus and MWD Innovative Conservation Program (ICP) Grant Recipient; Dr. Marie Talnack, Director of Technology Transfer & Industry Clinic, Cal Poly Pomona; Ray Mokhtari, Local Resources Program Manager, Metropolitan Water District
| | 11:20 a.m. | Taking Your Start-up to the Next Level
Moderator: Kevin Randolph, Executive in Residence, Los Angeles CleanTech Incubator (LACI)
Panel: Dr. Gunnar Hurtig III, Director New Ventures, University of California Riverside; Erik Steeb, Executive Director, Cleantech Open, Western Division | | 11:45 a.m. | Lunch - Table Topics - Fishbowl Conversations | | 1:00 p.m. |
Is There a Drone in Your Future?
Moderator: Pete Wiseman, Team Manager, Geodetics and Mapping Team, Metropolitan Water District
Panel: Dr. Subodh Bhandari, Professor, Aerospace Engineering Department and Director, Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Lab, Cal Poly Pomona; Dr. Marie Talnack, Director of Technology Transfer Office and Industry Clinic, Cal Poly Pomona; Dr. Charlene Ashton, Senior Program Manager, UAV Certification Program, Cal Poly Pomona
| | 1:40 p.m. |
Crowdfunding, Angels and Incubators - Alternative Ways to Fund Your Innovation
Moderator: Darren Eng, Director Green LAVA and CEO, Greenbelt Resources
Panel: Rob Kramarz, President, Intelliversity;
Diego Porqueras, Owner, Deezmaker 3D Printing and Makerspace; Stan Tomsic, Executive Director, PortTech LA
| | 2:10 p.m. |
Strategic Business Development
Moderator: Liz Harsch, Owner, Tailor-Made Advertising and Constant Contact Expert
Panel: Devon Blaine, Owner, The Blaine Group Inc.; John Nelson, Managing Director, California Capital Partners; John Dhomowski, Director, Client Services, PortTech LA
| | 2:45 p.m. | Break | | 3:00 p.m. | What Utilities Want to See and Buy - Hot Trends in the Emerging Global Technology Market - Cristina Ahmadpour, Senior Consultant, Isle Utilities | | 3:30 p.m. |
Social Media "Top Ten Tips"
Liz Harsch, Owner, Tailor-Made Advertising and Constant Contact Expert
| | 3:45 p.m. |
"Making Connections That Matter"
H2O TECHCONNECT Team
John Arena, Wiggs Mendoza, Peggy Vogt, and Hinde Kast
| | 4:00 p.m. | Tour of Cal Poly Pomona Start-Up Brew Works and Networking Reception |
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MAKING CONNECTIONS THAT MATTER
The H2O TECHCONNECT Team would like to invite you to JOIN US for the first H2O TECHCONNECT Matchmaking and User Conference on May 21st at the Kellogg West Conference Center & Hotel in Pomona, California. The conference will help Community Members "MAKE CONNECTIONS THAT MATTER." The No Cost, TED Style, Interactive Conference will bring experts in Funding, Business Development, Prototype Creation, Makerspaces, UAVs, 3D Printing, Social Media, Marketing, Pilot Programs, and 3rd Party Vetting together for Matchmaking, Sharing of Ideas and Helping Community Members MAKE THE CONNECTIONS THAT MATTER! Please REGISTER NOW and JOIN US on May 21st!
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