MEDIA ADVISORY: Incubate USC presents the Inaugural USC Innovation Forum
Contact: Robert Perkins at (213) 740-9226 or perkinsr@usc.edu
WHAT: The 2014 inaugural USC Innovation Forum, a Los Angeles Innovation Week event that will offer a glimpse into USC’s innovation ecosystem.
WHEN: October 10, from 3 to 7 p.m. Details and a full schedule can be found online at http://www.incubateusc.org/
WHO: Speakers include:
- Jeff Stibel, chairman and CEO of Dun & Bradstreet Credibiility Corporation
- Lute Maleki, cofounder, president, and CEO of OEwaves, Inc.
- Ali Khoshgozaran, business, technology and strategy leader at Tilofy
- Rohan Gupta, managing director of GFO Ventures
- Prashant Samant, cofounder and co-CEO of D-Health
- Jared Goodner, cofounder and co-CEO of D-Health
WHERE: The Annenberg Innovation Lab at The Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism (ASC), room 104
3502 Watt Way, Los Angeles, CA 90007
PARKING: Print reporters are encouraged to park in Parking Structure X, off of Figueroa Street at McCarthy Way (enter via Gate 3 and show your press badge to the attendant). Broadcast trucks can park in yellow zones along West 34th Street.
WHY: Get a glimpse into USC’s innovation ecosystem and engage with academic, programmatic, and industry leaders on questions including:
- How can universities better nurture innovation in LA?
- How can USC and LA’s creativity economy collaborate more effectively?
- What is education’s role in the new world of innovation?
Join luminaries from industry and academia for panel discussions and pitch sessions followed by a cocktail hour.
Production team members include: HTE@USC; D-Health; the Blackstone Foundation; the USC Viterbi School of Engineering; and the USC Annenberg Innovation Lab.
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