NewCo Los Angeles 2015

Session Title: Tour and Behind the Scenes at Homeboy

Get a behind the scenes look at Homeboy Industries' headquarters, one of the leading organizations in social entrepreneurship and the largest and most successful gang intervention program in the country. Take a tour of the facility and learn about our transformative work from Director of Business Development, Therese Nolasco.

Session Title: Breaking Time and Space— Mixed is the New Reality

Visit the research center where Oculus founder Palmer Luckey worked as a lab assistant, and see first-hand how VR and other immersive technologies can be used for good. Meet the virtual humans that are helping solve problems in the physical world. See the technologies that are leading to a profoundly mixed reality and hear from the experts who are advancing capabilities and dreaming up new uses and applications.

Special Message to Attendees from Host Company:

Our offices are located in the Campus at Playa Vista complex. Parking is approximately $8.00 for an hour and $2.00 for every 15 minutes after that. Guests are asked to park in the exterior lot to the right of the driveway entrance. Street parking may be available. Read posted signs carefully. Santa Monica Blue Bus 14 stops right around the corner and Metro Bus 110 is a short walk away. Please note that our parking lot pay machine does not accept cash. Payment must be by credit card only. Map and location information: http://ict.usc.edu/about/location/
 

Session Title: Activating Entrepreneurship and Fashion Innovation Downtown

GRID110 is a nonprofit economic and community development organization focused on activating the startup ecosystem in Downtown Los Angeles. We support startups during the most critical stage of their growth cycle by connecting them to office space, mentors and resources. Join us as we showcase the current fashion tech startups within our inaugural incubator program.

Meet the companies within GRID110's space:

Casetify allows you to personalize your Apple Watch band and phone accessories with Instagram images, and artisan designed styles.

ShapeShifter uses software to reduce the labor costs of producing fabrics, leathers, and metals to make the industrial textile process more efficient.

SimpleTux is a state of mind. Stylish online tux rentals.

Team Tassy works to eliminate poverty in Haiti by placing families into jobs. Their sister company Thread, turns trash into fabric, and employs Team Tassy's families.

Vrai & Oro offers beautiful fine-jewelry essentials without the retail markup. Made in LA, and sold online-only, direct to consumers.

Special Message from the Host Company to Attendees:  There is a garage entrance on Olive, but parking in the building can be very pricey so we don't recommend it. There are two alternative options. There is a cash lot next to the building on the corner of Olive and 5th. Or park with the LUXE App. If you've never used LUXE, it's a mobile valet service. Download the app and put in the address before you start out.  When you arrive, they'll meet you at your car and park it for you.  If you use the code GRID110, its FREE for the first use. Upon entering the building, please check-in with security. We suggest arriving 10-15 minutes early to allow ample time for parking and check-in.

Session Title: Building the Opportunity of the Los Angeles River

An inspiring look inside a long term project that has gained incredible momentum and support in a relatively short time period, with huge implications for place based design, community building, and quality of life in the Los Angeles area. Learn about the force behind the Greenway 2020 campaign, which aims to create a continuous 51 mile green corridor along the Los Angeles River and the La Kretz Crossing, providing $9M to fund the construction of a multi-modal bridge to support pedestrian, equestrian and cyclist activity along the LA’s most famous waterway. This is real life as a parable with large implications and inspiration for any community large or small.

Special Message to Attendees from Host Company:

This session takes place at the Sixth Street Viaduct on the LA River. It is an outdoor session. Meet on Santa Fe St & Sixth Street, under the Sixth Street Bridge.

Session Title: Designing Social Impact Campaigns

Join the teams of GOOD, LA2050, and Propper Daley for a tour of their shared office space and get a behind-the-scenes look at their unique approaches to designing effective social impact campaigns. Learn about how they combine technology and storytelling for good, enlist the power of Angelenos to build a better LA, and work to discover the secret sauce for creating impactful advocacy campaigns.