Best event Rankings 2014
2014 Event categories
CAPITAL RAISING
CLEANTECH LOS ANGELES ENTERTAINMENT FOOD LOCATION LOS ANGELES CONNECTIONS |
PRODUCERS - CONTENT, CONTACTS, VALUE
SCHOOL PARTICIPATION SPEAKERS TECH STARTUP INFORMATION TRACK WITH INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY STARTUP CONNECTIONS TO INVESTORS |
The Cleantech Press team attended over 100 events in 2014 (list of 71 below) and have created a list of categories ranking the Cleantech, Capital Raising, Entertainment, Real Estate, Sustainability and Tech events we attended last year or in previous years.
Use the list of the event rankings as a guide and the additional research you do about these events to help assist you with planning your 2015 events for reaching your goals and strategies in capital raising, developing new business partners and generating clients and customers.
The following rankings are completely subjective and are limited to the events we attended. We plan to grow this list for 2015 and attend more events and add additional contributors and categories.
Use the list of the event rankings as a guide and the additional research you do about these events to help assist you with planning your 2015 events for reaching your goals and strategies in capital raising, developing new business partners and generating clients and customers.
The following rankings are completely subjective and are limited to the events we attended. We plan to grow this list for 2015 and attend more events and add additional contributors and categories.
BEST EVENTS: CAPITAL RAISING
- Best Event Venture Capital: 4th Annual VatorSplashLA Event Producer: Bambi Francisco Roizen
- Best Event Institutional Investors: ACG Conference Event Producer: Association Corporate Growth
- Best Event Individual Investor: The Money Show Event Producer: Kim Githler
- Best Event Private Equity: Singular Research Ninth Annual “Best of the Uncovereds” Conference - Event Producer: Robert Maltbie Jr.
Best Events: CLEANTECH Los Angeles
- Best Los Angeles Connections: GloSho'14 - Event Producer: LA Clean Tech Incubator
- Best Port Connections: PortTechLA Expo Event Producer: PortTechLA
- Best School Connections: Green California Schools Summit Event Producer: Green Technology
- Best Real Estate Connections:BOMA Sustainability Seminar Event Producer: BOMAGLA
BEST EVENTS: ENTERTAINMENT
- Content and Networking Events: DigitalLA Event Producer: Kevin Winston
- Content and Networking Event: Digital Hollywood Event Producer: Victor Horwood
- New Film Event: UCFTI Expo-U.S. China Film & TV Industry Expo Event Producer: Biana Chen
BEST EVENTS: Food
- Event: Sports Tech Salon Food: Dodger Stadium Event Producer: Bixel Exchange
- Event: GloSho'14 - Food: LA Theater Center Event Producer: LA Clean Tech Incubator
- Event: Affiliate Summit Event Producer: Shawn Collin & Missy Ward
BEST EVENTs: EXPERIENCE
- Event: Twitter University "Mob Programming" - Twitter, San Francisco, California
- Event: Sports Tech Salon Dodger Stadium Producer: Bixel Exchange
- Event: Google Developers Group "Age of Context Robert Scoble - Google Campus, CA
BEST EVENTs: LOCATION
- Twitter, San Francisco, California - Event: Twitter University "Mob Programming"
- Dodger Stadium Event: Sports Tech Salon Producer: Bixel Exchange
- Cross Campus Santa Monica, California Event : Reach Producer: TechZulu
- Los Angeles Theater Center Event : GloSho'14 - Producer: LA Clean Tech Incubator
BEST EVENTS: LOS ANGELES CONNECTIONS
- Best Events Community Leaders: Rotary Club of Los Angeles
- Best Events Silicon Beach: DigitalLA - Kevin Winston
- Best Events Venture Capital: LAVA - Los Angeles Venture Association - Leonard Lanzi
best events: producers - CONTENT, CONTACTS, VALUE
best event: Presentation
- Dodger's Boardroom Technology Wall, Field and Dugout Tour Event: Sports Tech Salon Producer: Bixel Exchange
- Best Event: SCHOOL PARTICIPATION
- Best Port Connections: PortTechLA Expo Event Producer: PortTechLA
BEST EVENTs: Speakers
- Tony Seba, Event: AltCar Expo Event Producer: AltCar Expo
- Roger Mahony, Archbishop of Los Angeles from 1985 to 2011 Event: April 5, 2011 LA5 Rotary Club of Los Angeles
- Johnny Earle, Founder & CEO, Johnny Cupcakes Event: Access to Capital Event Producer: VEDC
best eventS: TECH STARTUP INFORMATION
best event: Track with information
- Best Track: Get Funding For Your StartUp Event: GloSho'14 Event Producer: LA Clean Tech Incubator
Best Event: Technology StartUp Connections to Investors
- StartUps Meeting Investors: 4th VatorSplashLA Event Producer: Bambi Francisco Roizen
events attended 2014
- November 21, 2014 - TechFire Ignite LA 2014 - Korn Convocation Hall, UCLA Anderson School of Management - 110 Westwood Plaza - Los Angeles, CA 90024 - www.techfire.co/ignite2014-overview
- November 5-6, 2014 - National Association of Energy Services Companies (NAESCO) - Park Hyatt Aviara Resort 7100 Aviara Resort Dr, Carlsbad, CA 92011 - www.naesco.org/conference-2014
- November 13, 2014 - REACH | Byte into the Future of Now - Tastemade Studios 1816 Berkeley St., Santa Monica, CA 90404 - http://goo.gl/KKO6ks
- November 5-6, 2014 - Green California Scools Summit - Pasadena Convention Center 300 E Green St, Pasadena, CA 91101 - www.green-technology.org/gcschools
- October 31, 2014 - Dr. Margaret Peterson, President of California Hospital - California Club 538 S. Flower Street, Los Angeles, CA 90071 - www.rotaryclubofla.com
- October 29 - November 2, 2014 - Sustainatopia 14- Hyatt Regency Los Angeles, 2025 Avenue of the Stars, Los Angeles, CA 90067 - www.sustainatopia.com
- October 28, 2014 - Fireside Chat with CEO of Playboy Scott Flanders - Los Angeles Center Studios 1201 W 5th St Beaudry Theater Los Angeles, CA 90017 - http://plancast.com/p/lt5e
- October 23 - 25, 2014 - West Coast Franchise Expo - Anaheim Convention Center 800 West Katella Avenue Hall A Anaheim, CA 92802- www.wcfexpo.com
- October 24, 2014 - LA5 Rotary - Marci Reiss, IBD Foundation Founder and President - California Club 538 S. Flower Street, Los Angeles, CA 90071 - www.rotaryclubofla.com
- October 20-23, 2014 - Digital Hollywood - Ritz Carlton Hotel 4375 Admiralty Way, Marina del Rey, CA 90292 -www.digitalhollywood.com
- October 21, 2014 - Real Estate - For Investors By Investors (FIBI) – Passive Income Investment Group (PIIG) – Culver City - Four Points Sheraton Hotel located at 5990 Green Valley Circle, Culver City 90230 - http://goo.gl/AQEb9E
- October 17, 2014 - LA5 Rotary - Patrick Rettig, Chief Restructuring Officer
- The Rettig Corporation, America's Top Turnaround Man - California Club 538 S. Flower Street, Los Angeles, CA 90071 - www.rotaryclubofla.com
- October 6-7, 2014 - GloSho'14 LA Cleantech Global Showcase - The Los Angeles Theatre Center 514 S Spring St Los Angeles, CA 90013 - http://glosho.la
- October 3, 2014 - Los Angeles District Attorney Jackie Lacey - California Club 538 S. Flower Street, Los Angeles, CA 90071 - www.rotaryclubofla.com
- October 2, 2014 - 2014 VatorSplashLA - 8:30 AM - 7 PM - Shutters Santa Monica 1 Pico Blvd, Santa Monica, CA 9040 vatorsplashla.com
- September 29, 2014 - Pay it Forward Labs Networking Mentor event - The Victorian 2640 Main St, Santa Monica, CA 90405 - http://goo.gl/MR7lRC
- September 25, 2014 - Sports Tech Salon: How Data is Changing the Game - 5:30pm - 9pm - Dodger Stadium1000 Elysian Park Ave Los Angeles, CA 90012 - http://goo.gl/8mOlzu
- September 25, 2014 - Social Media Week Los Angeles - How Big Data is Sparking Gaming Innovation: A Microsoft and Dreamworks Collaboration - The - 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM - The Broad Stage 1310 11th St, Santa Monica, CA 90401 - http://goo.gl/j6oek2
- September 25, 2014 - 2014 Advancing the Choice Expo Western Riverside County Clean Cities Coalition -Thursday - South Coast Winery Resort & Spa 34843 Rancho California Rd Temecula, CA 92591 - http://goo.gl/1XWNe6
- September 22, 2014 - Singular Research Ninth Annual “Best of the Uncovereds” Conference - Luxe Sunset Bel Air Los Angeles 11461 Sunset Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90049 - http://goo.gl/dw4lGN
- September 23, 2014 - Drought! Leveraging social communities to solve CA’s big problem - General Assembly 1617 Broadway Santa Monica, CA 90404 - http://goo.gl/L8yxqm
- September 19 - 20, 2014 - AltCar Expo 2014 - Santa Monica Civic Center, 1855 Main Street Santa Monica, CA - www.altcarexpo.com
- September 17, 2014 - Los Angeles FIBI (For Investors By Investors) - 6 - 9pm - Four Points Sheraton Hotel located at 5990 Green Valley Circle, Culver City, CA 90230 - http://goo.gl/DSI4vd
- September 17, 2014 - 5th annual PortTechEXPO - Wednesday, 8:00 AM - 3:00 PM - 112 E. 22nd Street San Pedro, California 90731 - www.porttechla.org/expo
- September 16 - 18, 2014 - The LED Show - Los Angeles Convention Center 1201 S Figueroa St, Los Angeles, CA 90015- www.theledshow.com
- September 14 - 16, 2014 - UCFTI Expo - US - China Film Television - Los Angeles Convention Center 1201 S Figueroa St, Los Angeles, CA 90015- www.ucftiexpo.com
- September 12-14, 2014 - Green Festival - Friday at 12:00 PM - Sunday at 6:00 PM - Los Angeles Convention Center 1201 S Figueroa St, Los Angeles, CA 90015 - www.greenfestivals.org/la
- Saturday September 13, 2014 - Access to Capital Conference - 8AM-3PM -Sheraton Universal Hotel 333 Universal Hollywood Drive Universal City, CA 91608 - www.vedc.org
- September 12, 2014 - Rotary Meeting - Brad Burlingame - Remembering 9/11 California Club 538 S. Flower Street, Los Angeles, CA 90071 - www.rotaryclubofla.com
- September 9, 2014 - Fireside Chat w/ TigerText CEO/Whisper Co-Founder Brad Brooks - Startups Uncensored #45 - Docstoc / Jason Nazar - 6:00-9:00 PM - Shutters Hotel, 1 Pico Blvd, Santa Monica, CA 90405 - http://goo.gl/dKajIS
- September 5, 2014 - Rotary Meeting - Danny Brassel - Sales Trainer - California Club 538 S. Flower Street, Los Angeles, CA 90071 - www.rotaryclubofla.com
- September 4, 2014 6:30 - Championship Sales: Increase Revenue by Building a Superior Sales Culture Thursday, 6 - 9:00 PM Cross Campus 939 Colorado Santa Monica, CA 90401 - http://goo.gl/JYs1Md
- August 27, 2014 - Rotary District Breakfast - Lawry's 100 North LaCienega Blvd Beverly Hills, CA 90211 - http://portal.clubrunner.ca/50010
- August 26, 2014 - Downtown Santa Monica, Inc. 11:30 am - 1pm - DTSM, Inc. 1351 Third Street Promenade, Suite 201 Santa Monica, CA 90401201 www.downtownsm.com - http://goo.gl/wSz0Hw
- August 22, 2014 - Rotary Meeting - Bazel Baz - California Club 538 S. Flower Street, Los Angeles, CA 90071 - www.rotaryclubofla.com
- August 19, 2014 - BOMAGLA - 7:30 -11:30am - The Hyatt Downtown 333 S Figueroa St Los Angeles, CA 90071 - www.bomagla.org/events/Sustainability
- August 15, 2015 - Rotary Meeting - Elsa Gilham, Rotary District Governor 5280 - California Club 538 S. Flower Street, Los Angeles, CA 90071 - www.rotaryclubofla.com
- August 14, 2014 - Asian Inter-Ivy Forum: LiTE (ideas in Leadership, Technology, and Entrepreneurship)-- 7:00 -10:00 PM - Cross Campus 929 Colorado, Santa Monica, CA 90401 - http://goo.gl/2bNezb
- August 14, 2014 - Fireside Chat with Dana Settle - Founding Partner, Greycroft Partners - 6:00 - 8:30 PM - 1210 Fourth Street Santa Monica, CA 90401 - http://latechagenda.com/events
- August 8, 2014 -Rotary Meeting - Dr. William Covino - President Cal State LA - 538 S. Flower Street, Los Angeles, CA 90071 - www.rotaryclubofla.com
- August 7, 2014 - James Huang, BRC Advisors/Palladin Preffered Capital - 9233 West Pico Boulevard Los Angeles, California 90035 - www.paladinpref.com
- August 1, 2014 - Rotary Meeting - Brian Ericskon - VP Special Olympics - California Club 538 S. Flower Street, Los Angeles, CA 90071 - www.rotaryclubofla.com
- July 25, 2014 - Down Town Real Estate Network Party - Kosmont Companies - 865 S Figueroa St Los Angeles, CA 90017
- July 24, 2014 - Rotary Meeting - Andrea Van de Kamp - Disney Hall - California Club 538 S. Flower Street, Los Angeles, CA 90071 - www.rotaryclubofla.com
- July 11, 2014 - Rotary Meeting - Jeanie Buss President Los Angeles Lakers - 538 S. Flower Street, Los Angeles, CA 90071 - www.rotaryclubofla.com
- June 26, 2014 - REACH | The Wearable Future REACH Wearables by TZ & GR 7:00 -11:00 PM -Cross Campus 1558 10th st Santa Monica, CA 90401 - http://goo.gl/VEpVHF
- May 8, 2014 - DISRUPT LA Tech Summit Silicon Beach - Le Méridien Delfina 530 Pico Boulevard Santa Monica, CA 90405- http://siliconbeachyp.com
- May 5 - 8, 2014 - Digital Hollywood Spring- The Ritz-Carlton, Marina Del Rey4375 Admiralty Way Marina del Rey, CA 90292 - www.digitalhollywood.com
- March 5 - 8, 2014 - Minnesota State High School Boys High School Hockey Tournament, Xcel Energy Center & Mariucci Arena
- March 7- 8, 2014 - 25th Annual Let's Play Hockey Expo at Saint Paul RiverCentre, Saint Paul Minnesota
- March 5, 2104 - Funding Challenges and other Hidden Pressures DevJam Studios - DevJam Studios 818 West 46th St., Minneapolis, MN 55419
- March 2 - 12, 2014 - Hockey Hat Trick to MinnesotaFebruary 27, 2014 / Cyan Bannister, Signal Media
- February 27, 2014 - Signal Media Charity Poker Tournament presented by IAM, Tagged and 50Kings
- February 27, 2014 - Plug In Play Tech Center, Silicon Valley, CA
- February 27, 2014 - REACH | The Connected Future TechZulu & Gadget Review
- February 25. 2014 - CoFoundersLab Matchup Santa Monica
- February 13, 2014 - Digital LA - Love Goes Digital panel
- February 12, 2014 - Amplify Fireside Chat witn Keyvan Peymani from ICM Partners
- February 12, 2014 - Web.com PGA Northern Trust Open Golf Tournament Luncheon at Riveria Country Club, Los Angeles, CA
- February 11, 2014 - Amazon at Be Great Accelerator
- February 10, 2014 - Crowdfunding for Israeli Startups with OurCrowd CEO John Medved, Century City, CA
- February 10, 2014 - Digital LA - Sports Startup Showcase @ Cross Campus
- February 8, 2014 - Harvard Panel: Hollywood Meets Silicon Beach, moderated by Digital LA
- February 6, 2014 - Funding Post VC Crowdfunding Event with Tim Draper
- February 5, 2014 - Google Developers Group "Age of Context with Robert Scoble", Google, Mountainview, California
- February 5, 2014 / Developer Co-Founder Meetup
- February 4, 2014 - Twitter University "Mob Programming", Twitter, San Francisco, California
- January 29 - 31, 2014 - Discoverme.org Conference, Hyatt Century City, Los Angeles, California - www.discoverme.org
- January 28, 2014 - TechZulu 2014 Startup Forecast, ROC, Santa Monica, California - www.techzulu.com
- January 15, 2014 - YouTube Marketing - Technology Effects on the Entertainment Industry - Maker Studios, 13347 W Washington Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90066 - www.techinmotionevents.com/events
- October 21 - 24, 2013 - Digital Hollywood Fall, The Ritz-Carlton, Marina Del Rey4375 Admiralty Way Marina del Rey, CA 90292 - www.digitalhollywood.com