November 2015 – Bytemarks Cafe

Episode 378: Live, Learn, Work, Play – Nov 25, 2015

We’ll kick off the show with a couple of news guests. Nader Haghighipour an astronomer from the Institute for Astronomy will tell us about an Extreme Solar System Conference happening this weekend. Then Rachel Hoerman is here to tell us about an American Association of University Women (AAUW) scholarship for women going into STEM fields.Â Finally, after the break, we’ll spend the rest of the hour talking with HawaiiÂ Dept of EducationÂ Superintendent Kathryn Matayoshi and Sen Donovan Dela Cruz about a regional approach to STEM called “Live, Learn, Work & Play.”

Photo (l:r) Burt Lum, Nader Haghighipour, Rachel Hoerman, Kathy Matayoshi, Donovan Dela Cruz, Ryan Ozawa

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We’ll kick off the show with a couple of news guests. David Bruce from the Global Virtual Studio will tell us about the upcoming “GVS All Access” event. Then Collin KobayashiÂ from 3D Innovations will give us a preview of a new manufacturing accelerator called “Startup Connector.” Finally, after the break, we’ll spend the rest of the hour exploring what it takes to be an entrepreneur with Gideon Marks and Peter Rowan.

Photo (l:r) Burt Lum, David Bruce, Gideon Marks, Collin Kobayashi, Peter Rowan, Ryan Ozawa

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We start off with our three news guests: Jon Wallenstrom from Forest City Hawaii will tell us about the Kapolei Lofts Energy Fun Fair. Then Kwame Jackson will tell us about the next Startup Weekend Honolulu. Then Jared Kushi from Blue Startups will give us the scoops on the Mobile Challenge Asia Pacific Semi-Final Pitch Off.Â Finally, during our main segment, we’ll talk about sensor technology and open hardware with UH researchers Brian Glazer and Brian Chee.

Photo (l:r) Burt Lum, Jon Wallenstrom, Jared Kushi, Brian Chee, Brian Glazer, Kwame Jackson, Ryan Ozawa

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Starting us off this hour, David Aquino from Blue Planet Foundation is here to talk about the Student Energy Summit. Then we have Representative Takashi Ohno here to tell us about the Hawaii Next 50 Contest. Finally, joining us today are: Luke Tucker, Bianca Tubolino and Jonathan Gradie. Luke is a Venture Associate at Sultan Ventures and leads operations for the XLR8UH accelerator. Bianca is co-founder of JetSet ESL and Jonathan is the co-founder of DeSal Survival both companies are part of the latest XLR8UH co-hort.

Photo (l:r) Burt Lum, Rep. Takashi Ohno, Joseph Pak, Bianca Tubolino, Jonathan Gradie, David Aquino, Luke Tucker, Ryan Ozawa

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