AI, Cleantech, & Creatives #LATechWeek

Tuesday, Oct 15

5:00pm – 7:00pm

Hosted by Nuleep, LA Tech Week, Shopline, 1217 Second, City of Irvine

*New Location* Oceanview conference and meeting spaces a block from 3rd Street Promenade and a16z! Join the latest leaders of #AI, #cleantech, and #content! You're invited to a private AI, Cleantech, and Creatives discussion during LA TECH WEEK. At ACC, we'll have government, investors, startup founders, and community leaders to discuss opportunities and access for technology and media to transform LA. Discover modern magic at ACC! And a special VIP guest performance by a magician from the Magic Castle has been confirmed! This event is a part of #TechWeek - a week of events hosted by VCs and startups to bring together the tech ecosystem. https://www.tech-week.com/ Event Program (New location: SANTA MONICA!) 5pm: Interactive Panel Discussion on the future of technology in the AI, Cleantech, and Creative sectors. Moderator: Grace Park, CEO of Nuleep Speakers: Mayor Farrah Khan City of Irvine Chris Yang, Co-President of Shopline Oscar Wong, Head of Venture of Gold House 6pm: VIP Special performance by a magician from the Magic Castle! Calvin! 6:30pm: Networking Attendees: Interested in opportunities in Socal and projects in LA. Experts in AI, Tech, Cleantech, Startups, Funding, and Entertainment & Media. Light Hors d'oeuvres by IKI RAMEN, the best Japanese restaurant in LA!!! Cookies from One Fresh Cookie, Co.! Special gift bags for the first 50 guests by Nuleep + Scrandie! Check out 1217 Second, #oceanview spaces for AI and Tech at https://www.1217secondstreet.com/ ______________________________ Nuleep: A leadership and workforce development firm that supports AI, Cleantech, Startups, and VCs with leading programs and workshops! Mayor Farrah Khan, City of Irvine: Mayor Khan is focused on ensuring that the City of Irvine is a leader throughout Orange County and California when it comes to innovation and technology, maintaining a safe environment and fiscal stability, combating climate change, and protecting the health and wellness of Irvine’s diverse communities. Christopher Yang is Co-President of SHOPLINE, a leading smart commerce platform, offering solutions and services to empower merchants to sell from anywhere, to anywhere. Build an e-commerce business with an awesome community. Grace Park is CEO of Nuleep where she leads global collaborations, strategic advisory, workforce initiatives, and executive leadership. She also serves as a strategic advisor and guest lecturer on AI, entertainment, clean technology, DEIA, and workforce sectors at various institutions like USC, LACI, the U.S. Embassy, and the Korean government. As a native Angeleno, she supported global billion dollar portfolios to scale companies and leaders across Fortune 500 companies, startups, and nonprofits. Since her start at The Walt Disney Company, she focused on building integrated strategy and workforce solutions and brought those best practices to Nuleep. Oscar Wong is Head of Ventures of Gold House where he oversees strategy, operations, partnerships, and the venture fund’s community-leading accelerator that empowers the next generation of leading entrepreneurs. The fund, the definitive Asian Pacific fund in North America, boasts the largest preeminent Asian Pacific founder network and accelerator alumni who have raised over $2 billion. Backers of fund 1 include the founders from DoorDash, OpenDoor, YouTube, and Zoom, as well as celebrities including Anderson .Paak, Daniel Dae Kim, Jeremy Lin, and Padma Lakshmi. Prior to Gold House, Oscar led Google/YouTube’s go-to-market strategy and product marketing teams across the United States and Asia-Pacific region. He was on the founding team behind Grow with Google, the company’s $1 billion commitment to create economic opportunity and empower over 10 million Americans to grow their businesses and careers. Oscar holds a MBA from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, and earned his BA in Economics from Stanford University as a first-generation college student. Oscar is devoted to paying it forward through the Young Leaders Circle at the Milken Institute and serving on the boards of the Asian American Arts Alliance, Pasadena Tournament of Roses, and QuestBridge.