🚀 Innovation Festival 2025
Get ready for a day packed with ideas, opportunities, and innovation!
🗓 Date: May 8, 2025
📍 Location: Valley Business & Technology Center [VBT], Cal State East Bay
🔗 Register here to pitch your startup!
🌟 What’s Happening at Innovation Festival:
1. Incubate-X Program (Ongoing!)
A Canvas module-based program to help entrepreneurs build strong foundations.
You’ll learn:
✅ Business strategy basics
✅ How to structure your startup idea
✅ Next steps for scaling and success
👉 Register for Incubate-X here
📝 Submit your pitch for Incubate-X here
⏳ Deadline for submissions: May 6, 2025
2. Pitch Day Competition – May 8
Showcase your startup in front of judges, investors, and a vibrant entrepreneurial crowd!
(Open to early-stage and growing startups across all industries.)
👉 Submit your Pitch Deck Here
⚠️ Spots are limited!
3. Special Opportunity: Sprouts is Coming! 🌱
Sprouts Farmers Market is scouting for innovative products to feature in stores!
How to participate:
Create a compelling slide deck about your product
📧 Submit to smithcenter@csueastbay.edu
⏳ Deadline: May 4, 2025, at 5:00 PM
🎯 Get your product on real store shelves!
4. Fireside Chats with Industry Experts 🔥
Engage in powerful, thought-provoking conversations with leaders driving innovation. Whether you're a startup founder, student, or curious professional, there’s something for you:
🔹 Future of Construction
Discover how sustainable building, modular design, and smart tech are revolutionizing the construction industry. Hear from founders, engineers, and architects building the future of infrastructure.
🔹 Future of Finance & Banking
From fintech startups to blockchain innovation, explore how technology is reshaping how we manage, move, and think about money. Learn about startup opportunities in finance and the changing role of traditional banks.
🔹 Future of Engineering Innovation, B2B/SaaS, and Commercialization
Understand how deep tech, SaaS platforms, and enterprise-focused tools are enabling smarter business operations. Get insight into turning R&D and hardware into scalable, investable ventures.
🔹 Future of FoodTech
See what’s next in sustainable agriculture, alternative proteins, and food distribution. Meet entrepreneurs tackling food system challenges with bold new ideas.
👥 Each chat will include a panel of seasoned entrepreneurs, industry veterans, and subject-matter experts sharing their journeys and future forecasts.
🗓 Event Agenda
🎯 Why You Should Attend:
✔️ Get inspired by real-world startup journeys
✔️ Network with investors & experts
✔️ Learn cutting-edge industry insights
✔️ Pitch for prizes, mentorship & exposure
✔️ Compete to get into Sprouts stores!
👥 Meet Our Panelists & Judges
💼 Pitch Day Judges
🔥 Fireside Chat Panelist
Bring your ideas, energy, and entrepreneurial spirit — Innovation Festival 2025 is your platform to shine! 🌟
We can’t wait to see you there!