Arden Pala, an 8th Grader and the founder of Sports4All will discuss the power of youth engagement, giving back, and volunteering. In addition, he will discuss the homelessness issue in San Diego and how his nonprofit is helping to make a difference. Arden is an award-winning director (with his documentary “A Second Chance”) and has published…

Honor Flight San Diego is a non-profit team of volunteers dedicated to escorting San Diego County Veterans to Washington D.C. to visit and reflect at the Memorials dedicated to their service and sacrifice.      

"Never Let A Good Market Crisis Go To Waste: Investing in Innovation During a Downturn" Ashok Kamal is the Executive Director of NuFund Venture Group, one of the leading early-stage funds focused on promoting innovation and economic development in SoCal and beyond. Ashok will discuss angel investing best practices, community resources and new market trends,…

Lieutenant Colonel Michael LaSorda serves as the Materiel Leader of Ground Modernization for the Narrowband Satellite Communications Acquisition Delta, Navy Base Point Loma, CA. In this role, he leads development and enhancements to fielded US Space Force systems providing secure, all-weather, all-terrain, satellite communications to joint and coalition warfighters who require small form factor terminals…