Agenda

Event Schedule

Saturday, 25th January

8:00 - 9:00AM

Check-in; Breakfast; Playground Exhibits

9:00 - 9:10AM

Welcome to TechCon

9:10 - 9:30AM

Recognize Sponsors

9:30 - 10:00AM

Morning Keynote

Pradeep Khosla, Chancellor UC San Diego

Panel Discussion - Session 1

10:00 - 10:40AM

Innovation Panel Discussion: Path to Level 5 Autonomy

Faisal Mushtaq, Shyam Sundar, George Hotz, Vivian Sun, Todd Hylton

10:45 - 11:25AM

Innovation Panel Discussion: Where are we and where are we headed with 5G - Hype vs Reality

Sanjiv Nanda, Sujit Dey, Francesco Grilli, Tamer Kadous, Nambi Sheshadri, Carlos Bosch

11:30 - 12:00

Inspiration Fireside Talk: How to build a semiconductor company all the way to $6B exit

Faruk Bhagani, Raghib Hussain

12:00 - 1:00PM

Lunch and Playground visit

1:00 - 1:30PM

Investment Fireside Talk: Current State and Strategies

Faisal Mushtaq, Bilal Zuberi, Rajeev Madhavan, SK Sharma

1:35 - 2:15PM

Innovation Panel Discussion: Role of Sensors in Autonomous Driving

Sanjiv Nanda, Paul Banks, Maha Achour, Muhammad Musa, Patrick Liu, Aditya Srinivasan

2:20 - 3:00PM

Innovation Panel Discussion: Impact of Connectivity and Autonomy on the Transportation Industry

Darin Andersen, Michael Phillipi, David Julian, Hank Skorny, Lukas Kuhn

3:00 - 3:15PM

Coffee Break

3:15 - 3:55PM

Innovation Panel Discussion: Future of Mobility and how to be Ready for it

Daniel Obodovski, Hassan Ikhrata, David Bruemmer, Vikas Sharma, Jeremiah Golston

4:00 - 4:40PM

Innovation Panel Discussion: Startup Pitch Hour

4:40 - 5:00PM

Innovation Panel Discussion: Overview of GSMA and its role in 5G adoption

Carlos Bosch

5:00 - 5:30PM

Evening Keynote

Richard Baldridge, President & COO, ViaSat

5:30 - 5:45PM

Wrap up

Panel Discussion - Session 2

10:00 - 10:40AM

Influence Panel Discussion: Encouraging Innovation in Southern California

Neal Bloom, Rory Moore, Scott Fox, Andy Wilson, Amit Singh

10:45 - 11:25AM

Innovation Panel Discussion: How AI is impacting our future

Atif Piracha, Alex Bates, Jilei Hou, Arjun Bansal, Agustin Lebron, Ken Denman

11:30 - 12:00

Inspiration Fireside Talk: Journey from first cell phone call to 5G and lesson learned

Umar Syed, Marty Cooper

12:00 - 1:00PM

Lunch and Playground visit

1:00 - 1:30PM

Inspiration Fireside Talk: My journey from successful entrepreneur to public service

Barbara Bry

1:35 - 2:15PM

Innovation Panel Discussion: Impact of AI in Data Management

Albert Vazquez, Bridget Kimball, Kevin Chen, SK Sharma, Reema Poddar

2:20 - 3:00PM

Innovation Panel Discussion: Role of AI and Big Data in Health and Wellness

Neal Bloom, Shamim Nemati, Bobby Ghoshal

3:00 - 3:15PM

Coffee Break and Playground Visit

3:15 - 3:55PM

Investment Panel Discussion: Investment strategies in the age of disruption

Albert Vazquez, Abhishek Shukla, Michael Beaudoin, Eileen Tanghal, Ken Denman

4:00 - 4:40PM

Innovation Panel Discussion: Women in Innovation and Entrepreneurship

Briana Weisinger, Yuanyuan Zhou, Maha Achour, Seemal Mumtaz, Cheryl Goodman

4:40 - 5:00PM

Influence Panel Discussion:AI and the Future of Monkey Island

Azhar Hameed

5:00 - 5:30PM

Evening Keynote

Richard Baldridge, President & COO, ViaSat

5:30 - 5:45PM

Wrap up

Panel Discussion - Session 3

10:00 - 10:40AM

Innovation Panel Discussion: How is Semiconductor industry embracing AI

Kashif Zubair, Arjun Bansal, Jauher Zaidi, Jilei Hou

10:45 - 11:25AM

Innovation Panel Discussion: What is next for IOT

Daniel Obodovski, Steve Statler, Greg McCord, Sanjeet Pandit, Mike Binn

11:30 - 12:00

Inspiration Fireside Talk: Journey of building a successful company targeting the aging population

Farheen Umar, Arlene Harris

12:00 - 1:00PM

Lunch and Playground visit

1:00 - 1:30PM

Inspiration Fireside Short Talk: Talent and Innovation in a Global World

Najeeb Ghauri

Inspiration Fireside Short Talk: Why did Teradata decide to move its headquarters to San Diego

Reema Poddar

1:35 - 2:15PM

Innovation Panel Discussion: How to encourage Innovation in large organizations

Atif Piracha, Byung Yi, Azmat Ali, Cleve Adams, Raghib Hussain

2:20 - 3:00PM

Inspiration Fireside Talk: Balancing Entrepreneurship and Philanthropy

Kashif Zubair, Scot Chisolm, Muhammad Shahzad, Azhar Hameed, Najeeb Ghaur

3:00 - 3:15PM

Coffee Break and Playground Visit

3:15 - 3:55PM

Innovation Panel Discussion: Role of Sleep in Health and Wellness

Faisal Mushtaq, Sara Mednick, Amir Rahmani, Atul Malhotra

4:00 - 4:40PM

Innovation Panel Discussion: Future of Commerce and Retail

Faruk Bhagani, Saad Shahzad, Muhammad Shahzad, Vivek Chhabra

4:40 - 5:00PM

Influence Panel Discussion: Overview of the California Consumer Privacy Act

Deval Zaveri

5:00 - 5:30PM

Evening Keynote

Richard Baldridge, President & COO, ViaSat

5:30 - 5:45PM

Wrap up