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Stella Zhang New Venture Competition Grand Finale 5/21/26
SB1 Merage Auditorium, 4291 Pereira Drive, SB1 Suite 2300, Irvine, CA, USCelebrate 22 Years of Innovation at the Stella Zhang New Venture Competition Grand Finale!
RSVP using the link - https://cglink.me/2eo/r1944929
Join them for the biggest entrepreneurship event of the year at UC Irvine’s Paul Merage School of Business!
Join them Thursday, May 21 from 5:00PM to 9:00PM at SB1 Merage Auditorium, 4291 Pereira Drive, SB1 Suite 2300, Irvine, CA 92697.
This milestone Grand Finale marks 22 years of launching bold ideas, building startups, and championing student innovation.
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OC CTO Talks Presents: Deploying AI Agents At Enterprise Scale 5/21/26
Back Bay Conference Center, 3415 Michelson Drive, Irvine, CA, USAI agents are moving fast. Most teams are still figuring out the pilot stage while a few are already running them in production at scale.
RSVP using the link - https://www.eventbrite.com/e/oc-cto-talks-presents-deploying-ai-agents-at-enterprise-scale-tickets-1987953178471
This is your chance to hear directly from two of those leaders.
Join them Thursday, May 21 from 6:00PM to 8:00PM at Back Bay Conference Center, 3415 Michelson Drive, #2nd Floor Irvine, CA 92612.
James Lin, Head of AI/ML Innovation at Experian, productizes Generative AI into enterprise-scale solutions, with a focus on agentic systems that orchestrate multi-step workflows for high-stakes business outcomes. A Yale School of Management alumnus, James has shared his insights at the Databricks Data + AI Summit and the Generative AI Summit Los Angeles.
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TechCon SoCal 5/22/26-5/23/26
San Diego State University, 6075 Aztec Circle Dr,, San Diego, CA, USTechCon Global is a mission-driven platform connects the world’s boldest entrepreneurs, top investors, and visionary industry leaders through high-impact events.
RSVP using the link - https://events.com/r/en_US/registration/techcon-socal-2026-san-diego-may-979316
TechCon Global is pleased to announce TechCon SoCal 2026, one of the fastest-growing conferences focused on investment, innovation, and entrepreneurship.
Join them Friday, May 22 to Saturday, May 23, 2026 from 8:00AM to 5:00PM at San Diego State University, 6075 Aztec Circle Dr, San Diego, CA 92182.
These events feature over 150 speakers and attract more than 1,000 attendees, including leading venture capitalists, CXOs, and founders from across the country. The event focuses on the latest trends, advancements, and challenges across the technology landscape, including Life Sciences, Digital Health, Artificial Intelligence, Robotics, and Semiconductors.
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Future Builders 5/28/26
Chapman University - Leatherby Center for Entrepreneurship and Business Ethics, Crean Hall, 549 W. Palm Ave, Orange, CA, USWomen Leaders and University Founders Shaping the Ecosystem
Join TiE Los Angeles for “Future Builders: Women Leaders and University Founders Shaping the Ecosystem”, an evening spotlighting the women who are redefining innovation, entrepreneurship, and investment.
RSVP using the link - https://events.tie.org/Future-Builders-Women-Leaders-and-University-Founders-Shaping-the-Ecosystem#/
This in-person event brings together investors, founders, and university leaders who are actively building a more inclusive and opportunity-rich startup landscape.
Join them Thursday, May 28 from 6:00PM to 9:00PM at Chapman University - Leatherby Center for Entrepreneurship and Business Ethics, Crean Hall, 549 W. Palm Ave, Orange, CA 92868.
One of two panels of the evening is a panel discussion, “Funding the Future: Women Investors and Founders as Ecosystem Catalysts,” exploring the growing economic power of women, the unique value women investors bring to cap tables, and why women-led ventures are critical to the next wave of innovation.
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