FIRST ANNUAL
San Diego Innovation Day
Thursday | April 28
4 pm – 8 pm
Connect is leading a takeover at Petco Park, open to the public from 4-8pm. Check out more than one hundred life science and technology companies exhibiting, local artists, cultural installations, and fireworks (at 8pm) to celebrate the richness of diversity in our community. If you want to stay ahead of the career curve, you need to check out these cutting edge companies leading us into the future.
Five•Ten•Thirty: PetCo Park Takeover!
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Let’s celebrate!
Mayor Todd Gloria has declared April 28th as Innovation Day in San Diego! Come gather with VCs, Angel investors, CEOs, CTOs, DEI leaders, National Security leaders, and 100+ Tech and Life Science companies, all driving the innovation across San Diego. It’s time to celebrate and continue our collective momentum forward to thoughtfully scaling up a more robust and more inclusive economy across our megaregion. The decisions we make today shape our both personal and collective future – Five.Ten.Thirty years out.
Envisioning the Future.
We believe we can create what we envision.
We believe that strategies we drive today, can make an impact for our future… Five-Ten-Thirty years out.
Come join us! Discover the COOL COMPANIES that are right here in our beautiful backyard of San Diego.
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Who should attend?
- Founders & CEOs
- Innovation Company Teams
- University Students & Alumni
- Local Government Agencies
- Innovation Enthusiasts
- Venture Capitalists
- Industry Advisors
- Service Providers
- Press
- Everyone!
Title Sponsors
We are proud to partner with San Diego’s finest companies. Together we are better.
Innovation Sponsors
Community Sponsors
Others in Attendance
Over 100+ Exhibitors | Over 2500+ attendees
Expand your network with Tech and Life Science market leaders. Sign up today so you won’t miss out on tomorrow’s unicorn companies!
General Admission Includes:
• Entrance to Petco Park at 4pm
• Five•Ten•Thirty Lanyard
• Five•Ten•Thirty Tote Bag w/ Event Program
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Special thanks to our friends in the community who have helped us in our inclusionary efforts.
There is so much that we are capable of when we all work together.
What's Included w/ General Admission?
General Admission Includes:
• Entrance to Petco Park at 4pm
• Five•Ten•Thirty Lanyard
• Five•Ten•Thirty Tote Bag w/ Event Program
(No friar funds or drink tickets are included with this purchase)
Hotel Accomodations
The Omni Hotel
675 L Street, San Diego, CA 92101
The Hard Rock Hotel
207 Fifth Ave, San Diego, CA 92101
Hilton San Diego Bayfront
1 Park Boulevard, San Diego, CA 92101
COVID-19 Protocol (Updated: March 21st, 2022)
COVID-19 Protocol:
The safety of everyone attending is very important to our organization, leadership and our community. For this reason, we will be following current state guidelines and strongly recommend all attendees to be vaccinated.
All staff & attendees must adhere to current local and state COVID-19 guidelines and mandates – This protocol is subject to change as guidelines and mandates are update.
Sanitation:
Wash & Sanitize hands frequently – Additional Hand Wash & Sanitation Stations will be set up throughout the event.
Avoid touching your eyes, mouth or nose, and cover your mouth and nose when coughing or sneezing.
Please stay home:
If you have been sick with any COVID-like symptoms
If you tested positive for COVID-19 in the past 10 days
If you have recently had confirmed close contact with a person with COVID-19
Thank you for your cooperation and help to keep everyone safe!
Disabled Accessibility
Here is the Disabled Access Guide for Petco Park.
Do You Need Volunteers for the Event?
Yes! If you’d rather volunteer and help out, we would appreciate your help. We anticipate this being an opportunity most valuable to students or those wanting to enter the tech or life science community. Volunteers will need to come early to be trained and expect to work a 4 hour block of time between noon-8pm. While not actively working your volunteer post, you will have the opportunity to take part in and enjoy the event. Volunteers will receive food and beverage vouchers as well as an event t-shirt.
If you are interested, please fill out the Volunteer Sign-Up Form.
Thanks for your interest!
Financial Assistance Available
To continue our efforts and further our commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion in our innovation ecosystem, Connect and our wonderful sponsors have reserved a limited number of tickets for individuals who cannot cover the financial cost of the ticket, but would like to attend the event. Connect is excited to celebrate the diversity of our megaregion by supporting the needs of all Connect’s founders and community partners, and having you take part in the event! If you are interested, please let us know who you are, your story, and what makes this opportunity exciting to you by reaching our Director for Strategic Inclusion, Regina Bernal at rbernal@connect.org.
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