October 19 SmartGateVC will host a lineup of panel discussions covering various aspects of building a startup in AI, ML, and Cloud space. The events will cover topics running from building brand image to monetizing open source communities, to spinning research into a startup, and more. The events will be hosted as part of Glendale Tech Week 2022.
WHO SHOULD ATTEND: Tech entrepreneurs and investors, Academic community interested in the why and how of commercializing their AI research; tech executives exploring the technology edge in the space and ways to get involved in the startup world; wider tech community representatives; anyone curious about tech innovation and building a tech venture.
AGENDA:
12:30 - 1:30 PM | WELCOME REFRESHMENTS AND NETWORKING
1:30 - 2:00 PM | BUILDING BRAND IMAGE AND STANDING OUT TO REPORTERS AS A DEEP TECH COMPANY IN COMPETITIVE MARKET
Talar Malakian, Head of Go-To-Market at Metaplex Studios
Alexa Youssefian, Global Communications at TikTok
Karen Khachikyan, Founder and CEO at Expper Technologies
Manouk Akopyan, Reporter at Los Angeles Times, Director of Content at Phonexa
2:00 - 2:30 PM | HOW CLOUD COMPUTING IS FOSTERING THE GROWTH OF DEEP TECH STARTUPS
Kyle Grimsrud, SoCal Pod Manager, Google for Startups
Leo Natanian, Co-founder and CEO of Barr.io |Senior Engineering Manager at APARAVI
2:30 - 3:00 PM | MONETIZING OPEN SOURCE: COMPANY VS COMMUNITY
Gev Sogomonian, Founder and CEO at AimHub
Arbi Tamrazian, Director of Data Science and Machine Learning at FOX Sports
3:00 - 3:30 PM | SPIN YOUR SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH IN AI/ML OUT OF A UNIVERSITY AND INTO A STARTUP
Bryan Gerber, Co-managing Director of Nucleate
Stacyann Russell, Director of NSF I-Corps Hub West Region
3:30 - 4:00 PM | HAPPY HOUR
4:00 - 4:30 PM | PRE-SEED AND SEED INVESTING IN AI COMPANIES
Moderator: Vach Hovsepyan, Co-Founder and COO at CurbWaste
Viken Douzdjian, Managing Partner at Argonautic Ventures
Ashot Arzumanyan, Partner at SmartGateVC
Anuj Varma, Principal at B Capital
4:30 - 5:00 PM | TOP 10 CLOUD TECHNOLOGY PREDICTIONS AND HOW IT WILL IMPACT THE EARLY STAGE STARTUPS
5:00 - 5:30 PM | CRACKING THE PUZZLE OF EXITING A COMPANY
Andre Tutundjian, Founder and CEO of Algolift (Acquired by Vungle)
Artyom Poghosyan, Founder and CEO of Advancive Technology Solutions (Acquired by Optive) and Britive
Zarik Megerdichian, Founder and CEO of 4Over (Acquired by private equity firm HGGC)
5:30 - 6:00 PM | WHY GLENDALE AND LOS ANGELES ARE THE PLACES TO BE
Moderator: Ashot Arzumanyan, Partner at SmartGateVC
Anthony Portantino, Member of the California State Senate
Ardy Kassakhian, Mayor of City of Glendale
Zarik Megerdichian, Founder of HyeRise Investments and 4Over Printing
Alek Kotolyan, COO at PLat AI and VP at dot818
6:00 - 6:30 PM | ART AND GENERATIVE AI [hosted in collaboration with AI LA]
Todd Terrazas, Executive Director AI LA
Elizabeth Shubov, AI Intellectual Property Law Attorney
Kevin Ashley, Office of CTO, Program Manager at Microsoft
Mariya Vasileva, Applied Scientist at Amazon
6:30 - 8:00 PM | CLOSING REMARKS AND NETWORKING
In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990, assistive listening devices are available upon request. Requests must be submitted 72 hours in advance. Please contact 818-548-2005 to submit a request.