Life Summit 2020

Oct 13, 3:00PM to Oct 16, 5:00AM UTC

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Schedule

October 13, 2020 3:00pm 3:00PM– 3:15PM · Stage

Welcome and Keynote

Opening remarks by Todd Terrazas, Executive Director of AI LA, followed by a keynote with Claire Bonaci, Microsoft Sr. Director, US Health & Life Sciences

2020-10-13T08:00:00Z 2020-10-13T08:15:00Z America/Los_Angeles Welcome+and+Keynote https%3A%2F%2Fhopin.com%2Fevents%2Flife-summit-2020 Hosted virtually on Hopin (link in the description)

October 13, 2020 3:15pm 3:15PM– 4:15PM · Sessions

Hackers without Borders

Learn how socially-conscious technology organizations are galvanizing solutions for multi-faceted challenges facing humanity in a pandemic that has no borders.

2020-10-13T08:15:00Z 2020-10-13T09:15:00Z America/Los_Angeles Hackers+without+Borders https%3A%2F%2Fhopin.com%2Fevents%2Flife-summit-2020 Hosted virtually on Hopin (link in the description)

October 13, 2020 4:15pm 4:15PM– 5:10PM · Networking

The Global Pivot

Discuss how the pandemic has impacted your industry and/or business.

2020-10-13T09:15:00Z 2020-10-13T10:10:00Z America/Los_Angeles The+Global+Pivot https%3A%2F%2Fhopin.com%2Fevents%2Flife-summit-2020 Hosted virtually on Hopin (link in the description)

October 13, 2020 5:15pm 5:15PM– 6:00PM · Sessions

Challenges and Opportunities in Digital Delivery of Behavioral Health

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October 13, 2020 6:00pm 6:00PM–11:00PM · Networking

Networking

2020-10-13T11:00:00Z 2020-10-13T16:00:00Z America/Los_Angeles Networking https%3A%2F%2Fhopin.com%2Fevents%2Flife-summit-2020 Hosted virtually on Hopin (link in the description)

October 13, 2020 11:00pm 11:00PM–11:15PM · Stage

Welcome

Keynote by Amanda Daflos , Chief Innovation Officer of City of Los Angeles

2020-10-13T16:00:00Z 2020-10-13T16:15:00Z America/Los_Angeles Welcome https%3A%2F%2Fhopin.com%2Fevents%2Flife-summit-2020 Hosted virtually on Hopin (link in the description)

October 13, 2020 11:15pm 11:15PM–12:15AM · Stage

LA's COVID-19 Response

Hear how AI & data was used to improve virus surveillance and testing, disseminate accurate and up-to-date information, and improve population health analysis.

2020-10-13T16:15:00Z 2020-10-13T17:15:00Z America/Los_Angeles LA%27s+COVID-19+Response https%3A%2F%2Fhopin.com%2Fevents%2Flife-summit-2020 Hosted virtually on Hopin (link in the description)

October 14, 2020 12:15am 12:15AM– 1:00AM · Sessions

Equity in Telehealth

The coronavirus has made telehealth the new face of health care. This presents challenges in improving access to quality care for all patient populations.

2020-10-13T17:15:00Z 2020-10-13T18:00:00Z America/Los_Angeles Equity+in+Telehealth https%3A%2F%2Fhopin.com%2Fevents%2Flife-summit-2020 Hosted virtually on Hopin (link in the description)

October 14, 2020 1:00am 1:00AM– 2:00AM · Stage

Health Systems Stressed

Learn about the digital strategies implemented by health systems during the pandemic to alleviate burden on healthcare providers and improve patient care.

2020-10-13T18:00:00Z 2020-10-13T19:00:00Z America/Los_Angeles Health+Systems+Stressed https%3A%2F%2Fhopin.com%2Fevents%2Flife-summit-2020 Hosted virtually on Hopin (link in the description)

October 14, 2020 2:00am 2:00AM– 3:00AM · Networking

Networking

2020-10-13T19:00:00Z 2020-10-13T20:00:00Z America/Los_Angeles Networking https%3A%2F%2Fhopin.com%2Fevents%2Flife-summit-2020 Hosted virtually on Hopin (link in the description)

October 14, 2020 3:00pm 3:00PM– 3:15PM · Stage

Welcome & Keynote: AI - Academia and Industry: Augmented Intelligence

Keynote by George Tolomiczenko, Director of Medical Innovations at UC Irvine

2020-10-14T08:00:00Z 2020-10-14T08:15:00Z America/Los_Angeles Welcome+%26+Keynote%3A+AI+-+Academia+and+Industry%3A+Augmented+Intelligence https%3A%2F%2Fhopin.com%2Fevents%2Flife-summit-2020 Hosted virtually on Hopin (link in the description)

October 14, 2020 3:15pm 3:15PM– 3:30PM · Sessions

Temporal Scene Understanding in Robot-assisted Surgery Using Deep Learning

State-of-the-art deep learning algorithms for state (surgeon actions and environmental changes) recognition during robot-assisted surgeries

2020-10-14T08:15:00Z 2020-10-14T08:30:00Z America/Los_Angeles Temporal+Scene+Understanding+in+Robot-assisted+Surgery+Using+Deep+Learning https%3A%2F%2Fhopin.com%2Fevents%2Flife-summit-2020 Hosted virtually on Hopin (link in the description)

October 14, 2020 3:30pm 3:30PM– 3:45PM · Sessions

Deep learning-enabled cellular image analysis at scale

By Erick Moen

2020-10-14T08:30:00Z 2020-10-14T08:45:00Z America/Los_Angeles Deep+learning-enabled+cellular+image+analysis+at+scale https%3A%2F%2Fhopin.com%2Fevents%2Flife-summit-2020 Hosted virtually on Hopin (link in the description)

October 14, 2020 3:45pm 3:45PM– 4:00PM · Sessions

Physics-Guided Deep Learning for COVID-19 Forecasting

By Professor Rose Yu at UCSD

2020-10-14T08:45:00Z 2020-10-14T09:00:00Z America/Los_Angeles Physics-Guided+Deep+Learning+for+COVID-19+Forecasting https%3A%2F%2Fhopin.com%2Fevents%2Flife-summit-2020 Hosted virtually on Hopin (link in the description)

October 14, 2020 4:00pm 4:00PM– 4:15PM · Sessions

Using Reinforcement Learning to Imitate Drug Discovery Experts and Accelerate Discovery

By Aiden Aceves

2020-10-14T09:00:00Z 2020-10-14T09:15:00Z America/Los_Angeles Using+Reinforcement+Learning+to+Imitate+Drug+Discovery+Experts+and+Accelerate+Discovery https%3A%2F%2Fhopin.com%2Fevents%2Flife-summit-2020 Hosted virtually on Hopin (link in the description)

October 14, 2020 4:15pm 4:15PM– 5:00PM · Stage

Better Storytelling Through Data: Lessons from the Frontlines and Backends of a Pandemic

Dave Whelan will explore the intersection of data, population, and healthcare with Sean Young, Exec Director of the UC Institute for Prediction Technology.

2020-10-14T09:15:00Z 2020-10-14T10:00:00Z America/Los_Angeles Better+Storytelling+Through+Data%3A+Lessons+from+the+Frontlines+and+Backends+of+a+Pandemic https%3A%2F%2Fhopin.com%2Fevents%2Flife-summit-2020 Hosted virtually on Hopin (link in the description)

October 14, 2020 5:00pm 5:00PM– 6:00PM · Sessions

Investor Roundtable

How to leverage LA’s digital ecosystem and talent to foster a biotechnology startup revolution.

2020-10-14T10:00:00Z 2020-10-14T11:00:00Z America/Los_Angeles Investor+Roundtable https%3A%2F%2Fhopin.com%2Fevents%2Flife-summit-2020 Hosted virtually on Hopin (link in the description)

October 14, 2020 6:00pm 6:00PM– 7:00PM · Sessions

Startup 101: Legal Considerations in Setting Up Your Company

A brief overview of legal considerations relating to setting up your company, from forming your company to protecting your IP. Brought to you by WSGR.

2020-10-14T11:00:00Z 2020-10-14T12:00:00Z America/Los_Angeles Startup+101%3A+Legal+Considerations+in+Setting+Up+Your+Company https%3A%2F%2Fhopin.com%2Fevents%2Flife-summit-2020 Hosted virtually on Hopin (link in the description)

October 14, 2020 6:30pm 6:30PM–11:00PM · Networking

Networking

2020-10-14T11:30:00Z 2020-10-14T16:00:00Z America/Los_Angeles Networking https%3A%2F%2Fhopin.com%2Fevents%2Flife-summit-2020 Hosted virtually on Hopin (link in the description)

October 14, 2020 11:00pm 11:00PM–11:15PM · Stage

Welcome

2020-10-14T16:00:00Z 2020-10-14T16:15:00Z America/Los_Angeles Welcome https%3A%2F%2Fhopin.com%2Fevents%2Flife-summit-2020 Hosted virtually on Hopin (link in the description)

October 14, 2020 11:15pm 11:15PM–11:30PM · Sessions

AI Applications in Ophthalmology

Doheny Eye Institute

2020-10-14T16:15:00Z 2020-10-14T16:30:00Z America/Los_Angeles AI+Applications+in+Ophthalmology https%3A%2F%2Fhopin.com%2Fevents%2Flife-summit-2020 Hosted virtually on Hopin (link in the description)

October 14, 2020 11:30pm 11:30PM–12:15AM · Stage

The Entrepreneurial Scientist

Academic research labs are the original incubators. Learn about how partnerships with industry are bridging innovation and entrepreneurial development.

2020-10-14T16:30:00Z 2020-10-14T17:15:00Z America/Los_Angeles The+Entrepreneurial+Scientist https%3A%2F%2Fhopin.com%2Fevents%2Flife-summit-2020 Hosted virtually on Hopin (link in the description)

October 15, 2020 12:15am 12:15AM–12:30AM · Sessions

Vocal Biomarkers of Neuropsychological Disorders

Prof. Ariana Anderson is a statistician working in Psychiatry at UCLA. She directs the Laboratory of Computational Psychiatry.

2020-10-14T17:15:00Z 2020-10-14T17:30:00Z America/Los_Angeles Vocal+Biomarkers+of+Neuropsychological+Disorders https%3A%2F%2Fhopin.com%2Fevents%2Flife-summit-2020 Hosted virtually on Hopin (link in the description)

October 15, 2020 12:30am 12:30AM–12:45AM · Sessions

Deep Learning in Medical Imaging: Discovering and Analyzing Novel Biomarkers

This talk will highlight how deep learning AI can be used to extract meaningful patterns from the millions of pixels in a medical imaging exam.

2020-10-14T17:30:00Z 2020-10-14T17:45:00Z America/Los_Angeles Deep+Learning+in+Medical+Imaging%3A+Discovering+and+Analyzing+Novel+Biomarkers https%3A%2F%2Fhopin.com%2Fevents%2Flife-summit-2020 Hosted virtually on Hopin (link in the description)

October 15, 2020 12:45am 12:45AM– 1:00AM · Sessions

Developing tools for collaborating around 3D+ biomedical imaging data

At Microscape, we build tools for collaborating around medical imaging data in real-time - like a combination of Zoom, YouTube, and Dropbox for 3D+ imaging data

2020-10-14T17:45:00Z 2020-10-14T18:00:00Z America/Los_Angeles Developing+tools+for+collaborating+around+3D%2B+biomedical+imaging+data https%3A%2F%2Fhopin.com%2Fevents%2Flife-summit-2020 Hosted virtually on Hopin (link in the description)

October 15, 2020 1:00am 1:00AM– 2:00AM · Stage

AI in Healthcare

Learn how AI will help tailor diagnostics and therapeutics to individual profiles with large-scale analytics.

2020-10-14T18:00:00Z 2020-10-14T19:00:00Z America/Los_Angeles AI+in+Healthcare https%3A%2F%2Fhopin.com%2Fevents%2Flife-summit-2020 Hosted virtually on Hopin (link in the description)

October 15, 2020 2:00am 2:00AM– 3:00AM · Networking

Networking

2020-10-14T19:00:00Z 2020-10-14T20:00:00Z America/Los_Angeles Networking https%3A%2F%2Fhopin.com%2Fevents%2Flife-summit-2020 Hosted virtually on Hopin (link in the description)

October 15, 2020 3:00pm 3:00PM– 3:15PM · Stage

Welcome

Keynote by Stephanie Hsieh, Executive Director at Biocom LA

2020-10-15T08:00:00Z 2020-10-15T08:15:00Z America/Los_Angeles Welcome https%3A%2F%2Fhopin.com%2Fevents%2Flife-summit-2020 Hosted virtually on Hopin (link in the description)

October 15, 2020 3:15pm 3:15PM– 4:15PM · Stage

Reimagining Cancer Treatment

How will our growing knowledge of cancer’s genomic profiles and tumor-specific mechanisms change cancer research?

2020-10-15T08:15:00Z 2020-10-15T09:15:00Z America/Los_Angeles Reimagining+Cancer+Treatment https%3A%2F%2Fhopin.com%2Fevents%2Flife-summit-2020 Hosted virtually on Hopin (link in the description)

October 15, 2020 4:15pm 4:15PM– 5:00PM · Sessions

Reimagining R&D in Labs

Lowering the cost of R&D will mean leaner, more efficient and more equitable labs. Hear about how incubators are powering a future of limitless innovation.

2020-10-15T09:15:00Z 2020-10-15T10:00:00Z America/Los_Angeles Reimagining+R%26D+in+Labs https%3A%2F%2Fhopin.com%2Fevents%2Flife-summit-2020 Hosted virtually on Hopin (link in the description)

October 15, 2020 5:00pm 5:00PM– 6:00PM · Stage

Quantified Self & AI

Gary Wolf and Matthew Markert

2020-10-15T10:00:00Z 2020-10-15T11:00:00Z America/Los_Angeles Quantified+Self+%26+AI https%3A%2F%2Fhopin.com%2Fevents%2Flife-summit-2020 Hosted virtually on Hopin (link in the description)

October 15, 2020 6:00pm 6:00PM– 7:00PM · Sessions

Biohacking with Waves

Using frequencies to hack physical, mental and emotional wellness.

2020-10-15T11:00:00Z 2020-10-15T12:00:00Z America/Los_Angeles Biohacking+with+Waves https%3A%2F%2Fhopin.com%2Fevents%2Flife-summit-2020 Hosted virtually on Hopin (link in the description)

October 15, 2020 6:30pm 6:30PM–11:00PM · Networking

Networking

2020-10-15T11:30:00Z 2020-10-15T16:00:00Z America/Los_Angeles Networking https%3A%2F%2Fhopin.com%2Fevents%2Flife-summit-2020 Hosted virtually on Hopin (link in the description)

October 15, 2020 11:00pm 11:00PM–11:15PM · Stage

Welcome and Keynote

Keynote by Vivienne Ming, Founder & Executive Chair, Socos Labs

2020-10-15T16:00:00Z 2020-10-15T16:15:00Z America/Los_Angeles Welcome+and+Keynote https%3A%2F%2Fhopin.com%2Fevents%2Flife-summit-2020 Hosted virtually on Hopin (link in the description)

October 15, 2020 11:15pm 11:15PM–12:15AM · Stage

The Future of Synthetic Biology

Hear our experts discuss some of the breakthroughs and solutions that will be possible through synthetic biology.

2020-10-15T16:15:00Z 2020-10-15T17:15:00Z America/Los_Angeles The+Future+of+Synthetic+Biology https%3A%2F%2Fhopin.com%2Fevents%2Flife-summit-2020 Hosted virtually on Hopin (link in the description)

October 16, 2020 12:15am 12:15AM– 1:00AM · Sessions

Living Robots

Are we ready to take the next step in robotics by engineering and deploying intelligent machines in fields from medicine to assembly work?

2020-10-15T17:15:00Z 2020-10-15T18:00:00Z America/Los_Angeles Living+Robots https%3A%2F%2Fhopin.com%2Fevents%2Flife-summit-2020 Hosted virtually on Hopin (link in the description)

October 16, 2020 1:00am 1:00AM– 2:00AM · Stage

Sustainable Living Systems

Learn how biotechnology is innovating sustainable solutions for conservation of biodiversity and protecting responsibly sourced agriculture.

2020-10-15T18:00:00Z 2020-10-15T19:00:00Z America/Los_Angeles Sustainable+Living+Systems https%3A%2F%2Fhopin.com%2Fevents%2Flife-summit-2020 Hosted virtually on Hopin (link in the description)

October 16, 2020 2:00am 2:00AM– 3:00AM · Networking

Networking

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Speakers

Steven Schwartz

Dr VIBE, Bioharmonic Technologies

Ken Funahashi

Partner, WSGR

Peter Chang

Director, Center for AI in Diagnostic Medicine, UCI

Jessica Lake

Director of Research, Limbix

Elias Arjan

Senior Vice President, Biostrap

Dmitri Leonov

Co-Founder, Taopatch USA

Vivienne Ming

Founder & Executive Chair, Socos Labs

Jim Cooper

CTO, Braid Theory

Nadine Dabby

COO/CTO, ModMD

Ron Li

Assistant Professor and Medical Informatics Director at AI Clinical Integration, Stanford

Jun Axup

CSO & Partner, IndieBio

Dylan Morris

General Partner, CRV

Sean Young

Executive Director, Institute for Prediction Technology

Ilana Golbin

Director of Emerging Tech & AI, PwC

Ilan Shapiro MD FAAP FACHE

Medical Director of Health Education and Wellness, AltaMed

Benjamin Treuhaft

Co-CEO, Helpful Engineering

Jennifer McCaney

Co-Executive Director, UCLA Biodesign

Achuta Kadambi

Assistant Professor, UCLA Engineering

tod davis

Director of Advanced Analytics, Cedars-Sinai

Freddy Nguyen

Co-Director, MIT COVID-19 Challenge

Michael Ip

Chief of the Vitreoretinal Surgery Service, Doheny Eye Centers

Stephanie Culler

Co-Founder and CEO, Persephone Biosciences

Yan Liu

Associate Professor, University of Southern California

Laura Li

Chief Executive Officer, Breakthrough Genomics

Gary Wolf

Founder, Quantified Self

Rose Yu

Assistant Professor, UCSD

Brian Dolan

CEO, Verdant AI

Ariana Anderson

Assistant Professor, UCLA

Aiden Aceves

Graduate Researcher, Caltech

Claire Bonaci

Sr. Director US Health & Life Sciences, Microsoft

Ida Qin

AI Software Engineer, Intuitive Surgical

John Desjarlais

Chief Scientific Officer, Xencor

Tracy Donegan

Chief Information and Innovation Officer, MLK Community Hospital

Artur Kiulian

Founder and Scientific Advisor, CoronaWhy

Leonardo Rios Solis

Assistant Professor Synthetic Biology, The University of Edinburgh Centre for Synthetic and Systems Biology

Hector Garcia Martin

Staff Scientist, Berkeley Lab

Tijana Radivojevic

Berkeley Lab, Data Scientist

Gavin Doherty

Founder and Scientific Advisor, SilverCloud Health

Tami Abdollah

Senior Reporter, Dot LA

Michalyn Andrews

CEO, Provenance Biofabrics

Alec Nielsen

Co-founder & CEO, Asimov

Barbara Lavery

Chief Program Officer, Alliance for Cancer Gene Therapy

Amanda Daflos

Chief Innovation Officer, City of Los Angeles

Erick Herring

CTO, VYNYL

Srinivas Sadda

President & CSO, Doheny Eye Institute and Professor of Ophthalmology, UCLA

Charles Fracchia

Chief Executive Officer, BioBright

Itai Cohen

Professor of Physics, Cornell University

Leonardo Alvarez

CEO & Co-founder, Protera

Adam Yala

PhD Candidate, MIT CSAIL

Stephanie Hsieh

Executive Director, Biocom LA

Dave Whelan

Chief Executive Officer, BioscienceLA

Zohreh Shams

Senior Research Associate , Cambridge University

Ross Mead

Vice President, AILA

Timothy Gardner

CEO, Riffyn, Inc.

Wen Dombrowski MD MBA

Chief Convergence Officer, CATALAIZE

Adhi Sikand

PhD Candidate , USC and President, BCLA

Jessica Grondin

Laboratory Manager, BioLabs at The Lundquist

Stanley Frencher

Assistant Professor-in-Residence , UCLA DGSOM and UCLA Urology

Matt Mulrennan

CEO, EnVest

Andrew Morris

Chief Enterprise Architect, CHLA

Alan Young

CMO, Safe Health Systems

Itai Cohen

Professor of Physics, Cornell University

Matthew Markert

Neurologist, Sutter Health - Palo Alto Medical Foundation

Erick Moen

Postdoctoral Fellow, Caltech

Anant Madabhushi

Professor, Case Western Reserve University

Srinivas Sadda

President & CSO, Doheny Eye Institute

Llewellyn Cox

General Partner at Mars Lab and Adjunct Professor, The Keck School of Medicine at USC

Kyle McClary

CEO and Lead Developer, Microscape

Andrew Morris

Chief Enterprise Architect, Children's Hospital LA

Kevin Zhang

Partner, Upfront

Nadine Afari

Manager, Research Programs at CHOC Children's Hospital and The University of California, Irvine

Helen McBride

Entrepreneur In Residence, Caltech

Alan Young

Chief Medical Officer, Safe Health Systems

George Tolomiczenko

Director of Medical Innovations, UC Irvine

Stephanie Hsieh

Executive Director, Biocom LA

Joe Wilson

Managing Director, Undeterred Capital

Jasmine Berry

CTO & AI Research Scientist, Harexi

Eleazar Eskin

Department Chair of Computational Medicine, UCLA

Todd Terrazas

Executive Director, AI LA

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