Welcome to LA Tech Week (next week)!

Hi folks! I hope you had an amazing Memorial Day weekend. Well, LA Tech Week is next week so get ready for all the events that are coming up. Here’s the spreadsheet that’s been going around for the last few weeks. Sign up for the ones that you can before it’s too late!

Otherwise, this week, there’s the usual steady stream of tech and professional events in town, but the big action is next week, so be prepared. I’ve loaded up events for Monday, but check the app below and the spreadsheet above to prep your week. And of course, look out for this newsletter on Monday!

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Yours truly, Minh Do

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WHAT'S POPPIN IN LA

monday (5/29)

• Sorry folks, took the memorial day off. hope you had a great holiday! Next Monday is loaded up below. Take a look.

tuesday (5/30)

• From Tech to Mech: Innovations in Stem Cell Biology, Development - How about starting the week off with some hard science instead of the usual tech elbow rubbing?

• A Decade Of Dimensions: Pasadena Augmented Reality + Digital Art Exhibition - Or how about checking out some techie art on the complete other end of Los Angeles?

wednesday (5/31)

• Rapid Game Generation for Meaning Making - You gotta love the juxtaposition, in LA, of tech and entertainment: make a video game!

• DTC - Morning Coffee Meetup - Wake up early morning to talk about brands.

• Exclusive Investors-Entrepreneur Dinner - How about ending the evening with chatting with investors?

• Tech Mock Speed Interviewing Mixer - Or practicing to chat with investors?

• Los Angeles Entertainment Web3 Wednesday Meetup - Or you could check in on web3 and see if it’s still alive.

thursday (6/1)

• Tech Startup Mixer - Manhattan Beach - Take a drive down to Manhattan Beach to see what folks are building.

friday (6/2)

• Hero House Startup Showcase and Networking Meetup - Check out what folks in Glendale are up to in AI.

saturday (6/3)

• MB54 presents: DEFRAG 2.2 (an LA #TechWeek pre-event) - Come and dance the night away!

• Giraffes in the House - Malibu Edition (Giraffes and Friends) - I’m not even sure I know what a giraffe is. Do you?

sunday (6/4)

Not too many events today since there’s a ton tomorrow. Go for a hike out in Topanga and enjoy the cool air or take a drive out to Santa Barbara or San Diego for a beach day.

monday (6/5)

Guess what? LA Tech Week is on! Let’s F-ing go!

• Beach Workout with Bankless VC LA #TechWeek - Wake up early and hang with the Bankless guys!

• Public Partnerships for Fund Managers with California's Governors Office and IBank - See what the public sector can do with what you’re building.

• Future of DTC - More DTC to follow up for Wednesday.

• Building Brands from Seed to IPO - Raising money ain’t no joke.

• LA Hardtech: Local Talent Meets CEOs - Are you into aircrafts, satellites, electric vehicles, robots, medical devices? Come through!

• Battery Happy Hour: What's Your State of Charge? - Even more obscure, want to learn about battery tech?

• Product & Design Happy Hour - Meet the stylistic people thinking about the future of interfaces and experiences.

WEATHER

We’re about to get hit by a new cold front, so dress warm out there!

WHAT'S COMIN UP

I'll be updating this as a dynamic list of events that are coming up throughout the year, so keep an eye out as I'll bigger events throughout the world as they pop up.

• Los Angeles 2023 Venture Capital World Summit - June - Venture capital in LA! Let's go!

• 3xp Web3 Gaming Expo - DCENTRAL LA - June - The future of web3 is gaming, right?

• 2023 IDEAS Global AI Conference - Finally, an AI conference in LA.

• Web Summit - Nov 2023 - The biggest tech conference in Europe is back in November.

• DSS LA: AI and Machine Learning in Media & Entertainment - Dec 2023 - AI, Media and Entertainment? Is this the most LA event of 2023?

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