Meet The Women Of Techweek Los Angeles

In 10 days, entrepreneurs will make the Santa Monica Pier their playground for Techweek Los Angeles. Join innovators from across the country as they celebrate the local tech ecosystem for seven days. Find out more about the speakers who will lead engaging conversations on Nov. 20 and Nov. 21. And get your tickets, today.

Agnes Kozera

Founder, FameBit

Alyse Killeen

March Capital Partners

Cameron Kashani

Co-Founder, Coloft, Facilitator, Startup Weekend

Chrystina Woody

Vice President of Communications, StyleHaul

Dorthy Bright

President, HappyDesk

Jamie Kantrowitz

Partner, Mesa+

Jane Poynter

CEO, World View Enterprises

Jen Sargent

CEO & Co-Founder, HitFix

Jill James

COO, Three Day Rule

Kerry Bennett

SVP of Marketing, DogVacay

Laura Goldberg

CMO, LegalZoom

Laurie Davis

CEO & Founder, eFlirt

Liesl Capper

Product Director, IBM Watson Life

Mia Goldwyn

Chief Content Officer, StyleHaul

Morgan Vawter

Digital Analytics & Optimization Lead, North America, Accenture

Naomi Kyle

Host, IGN

Poornima Vijayashanker

Founder, Femgineer

Stephanie Horbaczewski

Co-Founder, President & CEO, StyleHaul

Susan Paley

First employee, Former CEO, Beats by Dr. Dre

Tiffany Pan

Director of Account Services, Gravity Media

Tina Denuit-Wojcik

CTO, Enplug

Vanessa Del Muro

Global Head of Talent, StyleHaul

Techweek Schedule

• 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM, Monday, Nov 17

  Techweek Official Kickoff Party: Startup LAUNCH competitor meet & greet

  Al Mare:

  Black Pass,Summit Pass

• 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM, Tuesday, Nov 18

  Private Film Screening: The Internet’s Own Boy, followed by Q&A with Director Brian Knappenberger

  Santa Monica: Brian Knappenberger

  Black Pass,Summit Pass

• 9:30 AM – 7:00 PM, Wednesday, Nov 19

  NewCo Los Angeles – Separate Registration

  NewCo Host Companies:

  Separate Registration

• 6:00 PM – 10:00 PM, Wednesday, Nov 19

  Techweek Grand Tour presented by TechZulu

  Santa Monica:

  Black Pass,Summit Pass

• 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM, Thursday, Nov 20

  Social Innovation Summit

  FameBit Stage on SM Pier: Matt Pohlson, Ryan Cummins, Alan Johnson, Elliot Kotek

  Black Pass,Expo Pass,Summit Pass

• 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM, Thursday, Nov 20

  How Startups Can Leverage Big Data

  Media Temple Stage on SM Pier: Sean Anderson

  Black Pass,Expo Pass,Summit Pass

• 11:30 AM – 5:00 PM, Thursday, Nov 20

  Techweek Expo

  Town Square at SM Pier:

  Black Pass,Summit Pass

• 12:00 PM – 12:40 PM, Thursday, Nov 20

  State of Innovation: Future of Cities and Smart Cities

  FameBit Stage on SM Pier: Ryan O’Connell, Blake Miller, Chris Camacho, Jason Harris

  Black Pass,Summit Pass

• 12:00 PM – 4:30 PM, Thursday, Nov 20

  LAUNCH Startup Competition – First Round

  Town Square at SM Pier:

  Black Pass,Expo Pass,Summit Pass

• 12:20 PM – 12:40 PM, Thursday, Nov 20

  The Top Ten Things Every Founder Should Know When Funding Their Startup

  Media Temple Stage on SM Pier: John Tomich

  Black Pass,Expo Pass,Summit Pass

• 12:40 PM – 1:00 PM, Thursday, Nov 20

  Beyond Desktop and Mobile: Conquering Cross-platform Video in a Fragmented Tech Landscape

  Media Temple Stage on SM Pier: Jen Sargent

  Black Pass,Expo Pass,Summit Pass

• 12:40 PM – 1:00 PM, Thursday, Nov 20

  Keynote: Susan Paley, Former CEO of Beats by Dr. Dre

  FameBit Stage on SM Pier: Susan Paley

  Black Pass,Summit Pass

• 1:00 PM – 1:20 PM, Thursday, Nov 20

  5 Fundraising Tips Most VCs Won’t Share

  FameBit Stage on SM Pier: Alex Mittal

  Black Pass,Summit Pass

• 1:00 PM – 1:40 PM, Thursday, Nov 20

  Content Monetization: How to Add Value to Your Brand, from Start-ups to Fortune 500s

  Media Temple Stage on SM Pier: Joe Pascual, Morgan Vawter, John Petrocelli, Andy Beaumont, Agnes Kozera

  Black Pass,Expo Pass,Summit Pass

• 1:20 PM – 1:40 PM, Thursday, Nov 20

  World View: Pioneering Discovery at the Edge of Space

  FameBit Stage on SM Pier: Jane Poynter

  Black Pass,Summit Pass

• 1:40 PM – 2:20 PM, Thursday, Nov 20

  Women Tech Entrepreneurs: Increasing Impact; Driving Results

  FameBit Stage on SM Pier: Susan Paley, Laura Goldberg, Poornima Vijayashanker

  Black Pass,Summit Pass

• 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM, Thursday, Nov 20

  How Technology will Impact the Future of Work

  Knowledge Bar on SM Pier: Dorthy Bright

  Black Pass,Expo Pass,Summit Pass

• 2:00 PM – 2:40 PM, Thursday, Nov 20

  Advertising and Branding Panel

  Media Temple Stage on SM Pier: Fabian Geyrhalter, Jim Yu, Tiffany Pan

  Black Pass,Expo Pass,Summit Pass

• 2:20 PM – 2:40 PM, Thursday, Nov 20

  Democratizing and Commercializing the View of Earth from Space

  FameBit Stage on SM Pier: Scott Larson

  Black Pass,Summit Pass

• 2:40 PM – 3:00 PM, Thursday, Nov 20

  The IPO – What it Means to Become a Public Company, with Scott Painter, Founder & CEO of TrueCar

  FameBit Stage on SM Pier: Scott Painter

  Black Pass,Summit Pass

• 3:00 PM – 3:30 PM, Thursday, Nov 20

  Data Mining or Data Drilling: Dig Deep Into BIG DATA

  Media Temple Stage on SM Pier: Gerald Glass

  Black Pass,Expo Pass,Summit Pass

• 3:00 PM – 3:40 PM, Thursday, Nov 20

  Tech Titans: Founders and Leaders Explore the Keys to Success

  FameBit Stage on SM Pier: Russ Reeder, Eric Jackson, Cameron Kashani

  Black Pass,Summit Pass

• 3:30 PM – 4:10 PM, Thursday, Nov 20

  Online and Mobile Dating Panel

  Media Temple Stage on SM Pier: Max Fischer, Thomas Edwards, Laurie Davis, Jill James

  Black Pass,Expo Pass,Summit Pass

• 3:40 PM – 4:00 PM, Thursday, Nov 20

  Keynote: Mark Josephson, CEO of Bit.ly

  FameBit Stage on SM Pier: Mark Josephson

  Black Pass,Summit Pass

• 4:00 PM – 4:20 PM, Thursday, Nov 20

  Keynote: Brock Pierce, Bitcoin Entrepreneur

  FameBit Stage on SM Pier: Brock Pierce

  Black Pass,Summit Pass

• 4:20 PM – 5:00 PM, Thursday, Nov 20

  VC Panel: Predicting and Pursuing Success

  FameBit Stage on SM Pier: Matthew Pierce, Nate Redmond, Paul Bricault, Jamie Kantrowitz

  Black Pass,Summit Pass

• 4:50 PM – 5:20 PM, Thursday, Nov 20

  How to Use Marketing Automation to Improve Customer Relationships, Drive Revenue and Generate Maximum Visibility for Your Brand

  Media Temple Stage on SM Pier: Scott England, Uzair Dada

  Black Pass,Expo Pass,Summit Pass

• 5:10 PM – 5:40 PM, Thursday, Nov 20

  Fireside Chat with Mark Suster

  FameBit Stage on SM Pier: Mark Suster, Brian Linthicum

  Black Pass,Summit Pass

• 5:10 PM – 5:15 PM, Thursday, Nov 20

  Announcement of LAUNCH Finalists

  Media Temple Stage on SM Pier:

  Black Pass,Summit Pass

• 5:40 PM – 7:00 PM, Thursday, Nov 20

  LAUNCH Startup Competition – Final Round

  FameBit Stage on SM Pier: Ashish Soni, Cody Simms, Richard Wolpert, Alyse Killeen

  Black Pass,Expo Pass,Summit Pass

• 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM, Thursday, Nov 20

  FameBit Party of the Year on the Pier

  Bar Techweek at SM Pier:

  Black Pass,Summit Pass

• 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM, Friday, Nov 21

  GreenTECH Summit

  FameBit Stage on SM Pier: Tom Stanley, Michael Goggin, Scott Mercer

  Black Pass,Expo Pass,Summit Pass

• 10:40 AM – 11:00 AM, Friday, Nov 21

  EV Charging is a Terrible Business. That’s Why We Make It Free.

  FameBit Stage on SM Pier: Scott Mercer

  Black Pass,Expo Pass,Summit Pass

• 11:00 AM – 11:40 AM, Friday, Nov 21

  Technology: Game-Changer for a Water Thirsty World

  FameBit Stage on SM Pier: Tom Stanley

  Black Pass,Expo Pass,Summit Pass

• 11:30 AM – 5:00 PM, Friday, Nov 21

  Techweek Expo

  Town Square at SM Pier:

  Black Pass,Expo Pass,Summit Pass

• 12:00 PM – 5:00 PM, Friday, Nov 21

  Techweek Hiring Fair

  Town Square at SM Pier:

  Black Pass,Expo Pass,Summit Pass

• 12:00 PM – 12:20 PM, Friday, Nov 21

  Keynote Speaker: Adam Miller, Cornerstone OnDemand

  FameBit Stage on SM Pier:

  Black Pass,Summit Pass

• 12:00 PM – 12:40 PM, Friday, Nov 21

  Digital Media Panel

  Media Temple Stage on SM Pier: Chuck Fishman

  Black Pass,Expo Pass,Summit Pass

• 12:20 PM – 12:40 PM, Friday, Nov 21

  IBM Watson: Reinventing the Analytics Experience in the Cloud

  FameBit Stage on SM Pier: John Wolpert

  Black Pass,Summit Pass

• 12:40 PM – 1:20 PM, Friday, Nov 21

  Sharing Economy Panel: Pioneers in a Rising Market

  Media Temple Stage on SM Pier: Justin Hart, Kerry Bennett

  Black Pass,Expo Pass,Summit Pass

• 1:00 PM – 1:20 PM, Friday, Nov 21

  Keynote: Terry Boyle, President of Nordstromrack.com

  FameBit Stage on SM Pier: Terry Boyle

  Black Pass,Summit Pass

• 1:20 PM – 1:50 PM, Friday, Nov 21

  Fireside Chat with Chris DeWolfe

  FameBit Stage on SM Pier: Chris DeWolfe

  Black Pass,Summit Pass

• 1:20 PM – 1:40 PM, Friday, Nov 21

  The Leadership Crisis of the Digital Age, and What You Can Do About It

  Media Temple Stage on SM Pier: Dan Kimble

  Black Pass,Expo Pass,Summit Pass

• 1:40 PM – 2:10 PM, Friday, Nov 21

  Coding 101 in 30 Minutes

  Media Temple Stage on SM Pier: Mark Lassoff

  Black Pass,Expo Pass,Summit Pass

• 1:50 PM – 2:00 PM, Friday, Nov 21

  Welcome to the Future of Play

  FameBit Stage on SM Pier: Saurabh Gupta

  Black Pass,Summit Pass

• 2:00 PM – 2:40 PM, Friday, Nov 21

  CTO Panel: The Best, Brightest, and Newest Innovation

  FameBit Stage on SM Pier: Nitin Gaur, Craig Weissman, Matthew Finnie, Tina Denuit-Wojcik

  Black Pass,Summit Pass

• 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM, Friday, Nov 21

  The Retail Store of the Future

  Knowledge Bar on SM Pier: George Shaw

  Black Pass,Expo Pass,Summit Pass

• 2:10 PM – 2:30 PM, Friday, Nov 21

  Keynote: Nate Hayden, VP of AOL On Originals and Branded Entertainment

  Media Temple Stage on SM Pier: Nate Hayden

  Black Pass,Expo Pass,Summit Pass

• 2:40 PM – 3:20 PM, Friday, Nov 21

  Gaming Panel

  FameBit Stage on SM Pier: Naomi Kyle

  Black Pass,Summit Pass

• 2:50 PM – 3:30 PM, Friday, Nov 21

  FinTech Panel: How Social Networking Influences Fundraising and Investing

  Media Temple Stage on SM Pier: Chris Camillo, Charlie Sidman, Alon Goren, Chance Barnett

  Black Pass,Expo Pass,Summit Pass

• 3:20 PM – 4:00 PM, Friday, Nov 21

  Designer Tech Panel

  FameBit Stage on SM Pier: Ben Casey, Gadi Amit, Blake Menefee

  Black Pass,Summit Pass

• 3:50 PM – 4:10 PM, Friday, Nov 21

  DIY Consumer Research: Getting the information you need to make solid marketing decisions

  Media Temple Stage on SM Pier: Brent Chudoba

  Black Pass,Expo Pass,Summit Pass

• 4:00 PM – 4:20 PM, Friday, Nov 21

  Vertical Big Data: Using Modern Analytics to Solve an Industry-wide Pricing Problem

  FameBit Stage on SM Pier: Craig Weissman

  Black Pass,Summit Pass

• 4:10 PM – 4:50 PM, Friday, Nov 21

  The Social Roadmap and What Lies Ahead: Insights from Leading Industry Experts

  Media Temple Stage on SM Pier: Andrew Caravella

  Black Pass,Expo Pass,Summit Pass

• 4:20 PM – 4:40 PM, Friday, Nov 21

  Building a Successful Start-up Outside of Silicon Valley

  FameBit Stage on SM Pier: Karl Sun

  Black Pass,Summit Pass

• 4:50 PM – 5:30 PM, Friday, Nov 21

  FashionTECH Panel: Beauty and Style in the Digital Age

  Media Temple Stage on SM Pier: William O’Farrell

  Black Pass,Expo Pass,Summit Pass

• 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM, Friday, Nov 21

  Hiring Fair Happy Hour presented by Cornerstone OnDemand

  Bar Techweek at SM Pier:

  Black Pass,Expo Pass,Summit Pass

• 5:30 PM – 6:00 PM, Friday, Nov 21

  A Conversation With Stephanie Horbaczewski, President and CEO Of StyleHaul – How The Female Millennial Changed the Fashion and Beauty Industry Via Online Video and Social Media Programming

  Media Temple Stage on SM Pier: Stephanie Horbaczewski

  Black Pass,Expo Pass,Summit Pass

• 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM, Friday, Nov 21

  Techweek Hackathon presented by General Assembly

  General Assembly:

  Black Pass,Expo Pass,Separate Registration,Summit Pass

• 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM, Friday, Nov 21

  FashionTECH Happy Hour

  Bar Techweek at SM Pier:

  Black Pass,Summit Pass

• 8:00 PM – 8:30 PM, Friday, Nov 21

  FashionTECH Runway Show

  FameBit Stage on SM Pier:

  Black Pass,Summit Pass

• 8:30 PM – 12:00 AM, Friday, Nov 21

  Club Techweek

  Bar Techweek at SM Pier:

  Black Pass,Summit Pass