Presents
Innovation in ActionOctober 21-27, 2024
Technology
Design
Science
Entrepreneurship
Featured Events
Connect Week 2024 presents a carefully crafted lineup of workshops, presentations, and networking events, each aligned with Innovate Pasadena’s core pillars. Tailored to the unique needs of Greater Pasadena’s businesses, institutions, and communities, this event serves as a prime platform for fostering innovation, collaboration, and growth across the region’s key industries.
LA GENAI MEETUP #CONNECTWEEK2024
Monday, 10/21, 5:00 - 7:00 PM
Join us for a casual evening AI meetup in the heart of Pasadena! This friendly get-together is the perfect opportunity for GenAI enthusiasts, hobbyists, experts, and newcomers alike to connect, share insights, and learn from each other in an informal setting.
Where: Kings Row Gastropub, Pasadena
Cost: Free to attend
INTEGRATED MOBILITY FUTURES
Tuesday, 10/22, 6:30 - 9:00 PM
Join a dynamic discussion on interaction design and the future of mobility. The industry veterans presenting will explore the integration of advanced mobility technologies and interaction design in shaping the future of mobility. Speakers and moderators:
Timothy Huntzinger, Co-founder and CEO of XOTO Electric Vehicles
Lara Fedoroff, Global Director of XD Strategy and Research at Ford Motor Company
Julian Scaff, Associate Chair of Interaction Design MDes
Richard Pelletier, Associate Chair of Graduate Transportation Systems and Design
Where: ArtCenter College of Design, South Campus, Pasadena
Cost: Free to attend
HARNESSING SPACE TECHNOLOGY
Wednesday, 10/23, 12:00 PM
In this webinar, participants will learn about key case studies in leveraging remote sensing and machine learning to better capture critical environmental changes in their communities and other critically vulnerable areas around the world. They will also complete an end-to-end demonstration of ingesting publicly available satellite data from Google Earth Engine.
Featured Speaker:
Liza Goldberg, Biospheric researcher, NASA
Where: online
Cost: Free
REGULATING INNOVATION: POLICY, PRIVACY AND CREATOR'S RIGHTS
Wednesday, 10/23, 5:30 - 8:00 PM
Is it too late for guard rails on AI? If not, what kind are needed? How should they work? How do we protect creators AND innovators? Join this panel discussion featuring:
Sanford Williams, Esq., FCC
Bill Gross, CEO, ProRata.ai
Maggie Hendrie, Dean, ArtCenter
Todd Terrazas, Founder, AI LA
Where: ArtCenter College of Design, Hillside Campus, Pasadena
Cost: Alumni – $25/ticket
General admission – $75/ticket
PASADENA TECH HAPPY HOUR: CONNECT WEEK EDITION
Thursday, 10/24, 6:00 - 8:00 PM
Imagine if there was a place, where at one table an entrepreneur meets her next investor. A designer meets a new client. A PHP engineer meets a charismatic founder. That’s Pasadena Tech Happy Hour, Innovate Pasadena’s premiere networking event. Open to the public. Closed to bad ideas. Join us to make new contacts, share stories, and maybe build a friendship or two.
Hosted by: Innovate Pasadena
Where: Hawg Heaven, Old Pasadena
Cost: Free to attend
PROMPT ENGINEERING FUNDAMENTALS
Friday, 10/25/ 12:00 PM
This webinar will cover the fundamentals of prompt engineering, as well as a quick overview and demonstration of supervised and unsupervised learning.
Supervised learning involves training a model using labeled datasets, while unsupervised learning discovers patterns and relationships in unlabeled data.
Featured speaker:
Madusha Cooray, GDE Program Manager
Where: online
Cost: Free
Special Needs or Accommodations? If you have questions regarding the events listed on this Community Calendar or if you desire an accommodation related to your disability, please contact the organizer listed on the registration page for the event. The Innovate Pasadena’s Connect Week Calendar is provided as a community service to Pasadena citizens and community organizations. Though the calendar is moderated for posting acceptable events, Innovate Pasadena does not endorse nor verify the information included.
