Second-Annual Event Brings Together Tech Startups, Investors and Entrepreneurs to Build a Better Tomorrow.
LG Electronics has announced its 2022 LG NOVA Innovation Festival, a two-day in-person event that brings together startups, industry experts, investors, mentors and influencers to facilitate collaborative conversations on innovating for the future. The highly anticipated, second-annual event is spearheaded by LG NOVA, the Silicon Valley-based LG North American innovation center whose mission is to find innovative, future-impacting startups and entrepreneur communities to build, nurture and help them grow.
Taking place Sept. 7-8 in the greater San Francisco area,
the event will provide learning, mentoring and discussion opportunities
covering Digital Health, Metaverse/Gaming, Smart Living/Home, ESG and Open
Innovation. The Innovation Festival will engage attendees in thought-provoking
keynotes, deep discussions, workshops and interactive activities on these key
areas of technology that impact our daily lives. Highlights will include a
startup pitch competition, expert panels and dedicated networking hours.
The event headlines two inspirational innovators as keynote
speakers – Marc Tarpenning, Venture Partner at Spero Ventures, Co-founder of
Tesla and Dr. Mary Lou Jepsen, Founder of OpenWater, and previously Co-Founder
& CTO of the One Laptop per Child.
With his fellow co-founder, Tarpenning completely
revolutionized the automotive industry with the launch of Tesla Motors in 2003.
At the Innovation Festival, Tarpenning will speak on his experiences from Tesla
and NuvoMedia – a company that pioneered ebooks which sold to Gemstar/TV Guide
in 2000.
Named one of the 100 most influential people in the world by
Time Magazine and CNN’s Top Thinkers in Science and Technology, Dr. Mary Lou
Jepsen is a pioneer in imaging, display and computer hardware. Currently, she
is taking on brain cancer and other neurological diseases with OpenWater
working on fMRI-type imaging of the body using holographic and infrared
technologies. Dr. Jepsen will share her inspirational story and approach to thinking
innovatively.
“Our goal for the festival is for attendees to connect with
LG, corporate and industry experts, accelerators, entrepreneurs and others in
the startup ecosystem to discuss challenges in the market and new areas of
innovation focused on building a positive, sustainable future for us all,” said
LG Electronics Senior Vice President of Innovation Dr. Sokwoo Rhee, and head of
LG’s North American Innovation Center, LG NOVA. “The important conversations
that will be discussed at our event reflect our NOVA mission and principle of
outside-in collaboration.”
Coinciding with the announcement of winners in LG’s first
annual Mission for the Future startup challenge and the launch of the second LG
partner search, attendees at the event will be able to connect with the LG NOVA
Entrepreneur-in-Residence team to get the inside track on the upcoming Mission
for the Future 2022. This year’s submission process opens on Sept.1, 2022.
Registration for the Innovation Festival is open now through
Aug. 31; details along with the full event schedule and speaker roster can be
found on LG NOVA’s website here.