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About TechCon Global

Shaping Innovation Conferences
with Real Outcomes

TechCon Global is a purpose-led organization connecting entrepreneurs, investors, students, and industry leaders through high-impact innovation conferences. Founded in 2019, we exist to empower startups, advance new venture challenge, and build inclusive ecosystems. Our programs blend practical content with business seminars and curated networking so bold ideas translate into results. When you attend or partner with us, you join a community committed to technology, entrepreneurship, and innovation in the workplace and proven methods on how to encourage innovation in the workplace across teams. You’ll also find a calendar of strategy and innovation events that help organizations operationalize ideas at scale.

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Explore Opportunities at TechCon SoCal 2026

Join us May 22–23, 2026, to connect with founders, operators, and capital partners. TechCon SoCal brings together AI, SaaS, and digital health leaders for hands-on sessions, business seminars, and curated meetups designed for growth-minded teams and business investors for startups.

Startup Innovation Showcase

Student Sponsorship Opportunity

Sponsors Empower Innovation

Global Exhibitor Pavilion

Call for Speakers

TechCon SoCal Week

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Startup Innovation Showcase

High‑growth startups post‑seed or seeking Series A funding can enter the Startup Innovation Showcase. Finalists receive full conference access, a dedicated exhibition booth, and the chance to pitch live on stage in front of 100+ investors, 50+ strategic partners, and more than 1,000 attendees. This program turns startup networking events into real investment opportunities.

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Student Sponsorship Opportunity

Selected students are granted sponsored access to TechCon SoCal 2026. An ideal pick for those exploring the best technology conference near me. This experience includes 30+ keynote sessions, 20+ hands-on workshops, and direct networking with 100+ industry leaders.

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Sponsors Empower Innovation

Partners reach over 1,000 innovators, 500+ founders and 200+ investors. Sponsorship offers unmatched visibility and premium positioning at the center of the innovation ecosystem, perfect for brands seeking a high‑impact technology conference platform.

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Global Exhibitor Pavilion

Exhibitors showcase products and services to leading investors, startups, CXOs and innovators. Launch new products, capture qualified leads, and connect with decision‑makers at this dynamic tech expo.

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Call for Speakers

Ignite global minds as a featured speaker and spark ideas on a world-class stage. Share your insights with attendees, from visionary founders to leading investors, and help shape the future of tech. Whether you’re disrupting industries or redefining innovation, this is your platform to lead, inspire, and be heard.

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Share Your Insights at the Best Innovation Conferences

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SoCal Week

Building Momentum for San Diego Technology Event

Leading up to the main event, SoCal Week will bring together innovators, entrepreneurs and tech enthusiasts across Southern California. This week of collaboration includes exclusive meetups, workshops, and networking events designed to create momentum and build excitement for the TechCon SoCal experience.

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Explore Opportunities at TechCon SouthWest 2026

On February 12–13, 2026, join us in Austin for deep-dive sessions, business seminars, pitch showcases, and curated networking events. If you’re searching for entrepreneur events near me, SouthWest week programming makes it simple to connect, learn, and grow.

Startup Innovation Showcase

Sponsors Empower Innovation

Global Exhibitor Pavilion

Call for Speakers

TechCon SouthWest Week

Pitch to Win

SouthWest Startup Showcase

Take the stage in front of 1,000+ innovation‑savvy attendees and 200+ active investors. Only the most promising startups are selected to pitch live, making this a must‑enter competition for founders at top technology conferences.

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Sponsors Empower Innovation

Sponsorship packages provide access to over 1,000 innovators, 500+ founders and 200+ investors. Secure premium positioning and meaningful engagement at the heart of this innovation convention.

Become a Sponsor

Global Exhibitor Pavilion

Present your innovations in front of decision‑makers, founders and technology enthusiasts. Exhibitors at TechCon SouthWest capture leads and build powerful connections in one of the most vibrant digital ecosystems.

Exhibit at TechCon

Invitation to Visionary Speakers

If you’re passionate about shaping the next chapter of innovation, apply to speak. TechCon SouthWest seeks bold thinkers, VCs, angel investors, CXOs and founders to inspire thousands and lead the conversation.

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TechCon West Week

A Week of Technology Networking Events

Leading up to the conference, partner organizations host meetups, talks, workshops and networking events across Austin. It’s a full week of ideas, collaboration and community that builds momentum for the main event.

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Leading Minds from TechCon Global

We’re honored to showcase visionaries from our innovation conferences who are driving meaningful change. Speakers bring decades of experience across technology, capital, and operations that enable innovation in the workplace.

Sibyl Chen

GM
UC Berkeley Skydeck

Yana Yasevich

Partner
Alter Global

Quinn Li

Senior Vice President, Global Head
Qualcomm Ventures

Pooja Pathak

Vice President, General Manager
Mammography

Michael Brasseur

Chief Strategy Officer
Saab Inc.

Marty Cooper

Chariman
Dyna LLC

Joe Kiani

Founder
Masimo

Hala Madanat

Vice President
Research, Innovation SDSU

Howard Wright

VP, Startup Ecosystem
Nvidia

Houman Haghighi

Partner
Menlo Ventures

Delilah Panio

Vice President
Toronto Stock Exchange

Chenxi Wang

Founder, General Partner
Rain Capital

Bobby Ghoshal

Chief Commercial Officer
SaaS ResMed

Arlene Harris

Founder
Wrethink

Amr Awadallah

CEO
Vectara

Abhishek Shukla

Managing Director
Prosperity 7 Ventures

Ken Denman

General Partner
Sway Ventures

Jay Srinivasan

CEO
Truvian

Mitch Thrower

CEO
Events.com

Pradeep Khosla

Chancellor
University of California, San Diego

Rajeev Madhavan

Founder, GeneralPartner
Clear Ventures

Kyle Hoedebecke

Managing Partner
1836 Ventures

Antolin Garza

Partner
Karmel Capital

Fatima Husain

Co-founder and General Partner
Mosaic General Partnership

Mark Lee

Investor
Mucker Capital

Carl Schoellhammer

Partner
Decibio Consulting

Aaron Perman

Partner
S3 Ventures

Prerna Sharma

General Partner
Antler

Steve Adler

Operating Partner
Commonweal Ventures

Collin Groves

Partner
BDev Ventures

Martin Martinez

Executive Director
Founder Institute Texas

Bob Blount

Founder & CEO
Town square partners

Yousuf Khan

Partner
Ridge Ventures

Sahir Ali

Founder & General Partner
Modi Ventures

Jonathan Hung

Managing Partner
Entrepreneur Ventures

Sharmin Ali

3X Entrepreneur
Keynote Speaker & Author

Angelos Angelou

CEO
International Accelerator

Nikos Iatropoulos

Managing Partner
IA Global Ventures

Micha Breakstone

CEO
Somite

Sanjoy Paul

Executive Director - Nexus & AI Houston
Rice University

Michael Cunningham

Co-Managing Partner
Lonergan Partners

James Burkett

Founder & General Partner
Florin Digital Fund

Sabari Raja

Managing Partner
JFF Ventures

Lena Skliarova-Mordvinova

Co-Founder, Board Member
The Good Face Project

Ramsey Pryor

CEO
Rumi.ai

Neal Bloom

Managing Partner
Rising Tide Partners

Ramses Alcaide

Cofounder & CEO
Neurable

Jason Scharf

Early Stage Investor
Austin Next

Casey McPherson

Founder & CEO
AlphaRose Therapeutics

Meagan Murphy Crawford

Co-Founder and Managing Partner
SpaceFund

Mike Marcantonio

Partner
LiveOak Ventures

Aadeel Akhtar

CEO
PSYONIC

Ash Zenooz

Chairman
Caregentic

Sanjay Juneja

Vice President, Clinical AI Operations
Tempus AI

Jeremy Glaser

Co-chair, Venture Capital & Emerging Companies Practice
Mintz

Amit Singh

Partner
Mintz

Dilawar Syed

Senior Economic Policy Advisor & Adjunct Faculty
UT Austin

Bilal Zuberi

Partner
Lux Capital

Richard Baldridge

ex-CEO
ViaSat

Farzad Soleimani

Partner
1984 Ventures

Ganesh Iyer

CEO
NIO US

Rashid Bashir

Dean, Grainger College of Engineering
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

Errol Arkilic

Chief Innovation Officer
University of California, Irvine

Raghib Hussain

CEO
Altera

Rangarajan Sampath

Senior Vice President
Siemens Healthineers

Don Norman

CoFounder
Nielsen Norman Group

Ernie Bio

Managing Director
Forgepoint Capital

Samir Kumar

General Partner
Touring Capital

Sameer Wasson

CEO
MIPS

Anand Chandrasekher

Founder, CEO
Aira Technologies

Karri Saarinen

Co-Founder, CEO
Linear

Rehan Jalil

CEO
Securiti

SC Moatti

Managing Partner
Mioghty Capital

Raj Kapoor

CoFounder, Managing Partner
Climactic

Adam Alfi

Partner
ICONIQ Growth

Divya Sudhakar

Partner
Geodesic Capital

Afif Khoury

CEO
Soci

Daniel Marashlian

CTO
DRATA

Doug Winter

CEO
Seismic

Reema Poddar

CEO
Diagnostic & Informatics Business, Philips

Ammar Hanafi

General Partner
Moment Ventures

David Whitaker

CIO
General Atomics

Maneesh Goyal

COO
Mayo Clinic Platform

Gajen Kandiah

CEO
Rackspace Technology

Arvind Ayyala

Partner
Geodesic Capital

Adam Markowitz

CEO
Drata

Siddharth Sheth

CEO
d-Matrix

Kate Broderick

Chief Innovation Officer
Maravai LifeSciences

Teddy Himler

Managing Partner
Optimist Ventures

Jan Karlseder

Vice President
Salk Institute

Mike Sharbakov

General Partner
Veteran Fund

Serhat Pala

Managing Partner
Cross Ocean Ventures

Misti Cain

Managing Partner
Techstars

Mo Islam

Partner
Threshold Ventures

Remo Moomiaie-Qajar

CEO
Cytonus Therapeutics

Lars Leckie

Managing Director
Aspenwood Ventures

Alex Mojtahedi

Founder & CEO
Peachscore

Larsen Jensen

General Partner
Harpoon Ventures

Kevin Parikh

CEO
Avasant

Bill Stierle

CEO
Subtext Solutions

Atul Varadhachary

Managing Partner
Fannin

Nick Edwards

CEO
Potato

Domenic Perri

Partner and Co-Founder
Altitude Cyber

Amir Barsoum

Founder, Managing Partner & CEO
InVitro Capital

Eric Weiss

CEO
Chaos to Clarity

Anil Keswani

Chief Medical Officer
Scripps Health

Chetan Sharma

Co-Founder & CEO
Chetan Sharma Consulting

Nolan Bushnell

Founder
Atari/CheckeChees

Michael Gifford

CEO
Splitero

Chris Garabedian

CEO
Xontogeny

Susan Akbarpour

Managing Partner
Candou Ventures

Raed Misri

Founder & Managing Partner
Transform VC

Howard Ko

Partner
Morpheus Ventures

Bruno Kurtic

Co-founder & CEO
Bedrock Data

Steve Kiser

General Partner
Veteran Ventures Capital

Arabian Prince

Cofounder
iNov8 Capital

Chris Yoo

Managing Director
Xcellerant Ventures

Huengsoo Choi

Partner
Knobbe Martens

Sarah Romanko

Associate
Geek Ventures

Tony Crisp

President
TCVN

La Keisha Landrum Pierre

Cofounder and General Partner
Emmeline Ventures

Todd Gloria

Mayor
San Diego

Connor Glass

Founder & CEO
Phantom Neuro

Aasim Hasan

Managing Partner
Moneta Ventures

Dan Magy

CoFounder & CEO

Anthony Lee

CEO
Westcliff University

David Zakariaie

Founder & CEO
Senseye

Stephen Ekker

Associate Dean of Innovation and Entrepreneurship
UT Austin

Leading Sponsors Advancing
TechCon Global’s Impact

Leading Sponsors Advancing TechCon Global’s Impact

Our sponsors help scale access and accelerate adoption by connecting global leaders at TechCon Global programs and innovation events.

Distinguished Collaboration Partners

From top accelerators to leading institutions, our partners expand reach and drive outcomes—supporting founders with business seminars, entrepreneur events near me, and hands-on resources.

Exhibitors showcasing Innovation
at TechCon Global Events

Exhibitors showcasing Innovation at TechCon Global Events

Our standout exhibitors present bold ideas and forge valuable connections,

raising the bar for global innovation at TechCon Global events like SoCal 2026.

Our standout exhibitors present bold ideas and forge valuable connections, raising the bar for global innovation at TechCon Global events like SoCal 2026.

Organizations Represented by
Our Distinguished Speakers

Organizations Represented by Our Distinguished Speakers

From established enterprises to breakthrough startups, our ecosystem unites teams advancing new markets and sharing step-by-step tactics on how to encourage innovation in the workplace, finding investors for a business, and engaging with business investors for startups.

Dylan Conroy

Host, Ad podcast

Leaders make this conference a vital space for collaboration. Thanks to TechCon SoCal for curating such a powerful experience—we’re excited to see how these insights shape tech’s future!

SiliconValley technology, startups, innovation and tech policy.

Silicon Valley Tech Talks

Learning technology insights

Had an insightful convo with Daniel Marashlian, Co-Founder & CTO of Drata, at TechCon SoCal 2025 on the challenges of automating GRC programs. Great insights and a valuable experience!

Neal Bloom

Rising Tide Partners

"The energy at TechCon SoCal was unmatched! Inspiring talks, cutting-edge demos, and real connections—reminding me why SoCal is such a vibrant hub for innovation and collaboration."

Joe Kiani

Founder, Masimo

"Diane’s insights at TechCon SoCal 2025 were powerful—showing the challenges and value of doing the right thing. These meaningful talks make TechCon SoCal a true hub for innovation and leadership."

Monica Zent

CEO, Founder 7x

"The startup demos were another highlight, featuring groundbreaking innovations, from deepwater robotics to next-gen medical devices. Already looking forward to next year!"

Hufsa Mushtaq

Senior Event & Project Manager

"The collaborative energy and focus on real-world solutions are what make TechCon SoCal a must-attend experience for those shaping the future of technology Wish to come again in future.!"

Hans Kullberg

Co-Founder, Open Dreams

"Events like these bring together pioneers and emerging leaders to inspire the next wave of innovation.Grateful for an amazing lineup of speakers at San Diego’s premier tech conference!"

Steven Lockhart

CEO, BMA

"Huge thanks toTechCon SoCal for an incredible event!.The opportunity to connect with so many brilliant minds and engage in insightful conversations I hope to return in the future.!"

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What is TechCon Global?

TechCon Global is a purpose-driven organization that organizes innovation conferences like TechCon SoCal to foster collaboration, investment, and growth. It connects startups with business investors for startups, empowers entrepreneurs through mentorship and exposure, offers leaders and exhibitors strategic visibility around new venture challenge, and provides students with real-world learning and networking opportunities

What kind of events does TechCon Global organize?

We organize global innovation events like TechCon SoCal, featuring keynote presentations, fireside chats, thought leadership discussions, panel talks, exhibit areas, and startup showcases, each designed to share practical business innovation strategy.

Who should attend TechCon Global events?

Startups, investors, students, speakers, exhibitors, CXOs, and tech professionals who want to grow, connect, and innovate across real-world tech ecosystems benefit from our events

How does TechCon Global help early-stage startups grow?

We offer pitch opportunities, investor access, and expert mentorship to help startups scale, attract funding, and succeed in global innovation markets.

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