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Sports Technology Salon Signature Program Date: July 16, 2015 Location: Center Club Time: 1:00 – 6:00 PM Register The sports technology and active lifestyle business has long been a part of the Southern California economic landscape. The sector continues to grow and have greater impact on our local economy. Companies are involved in a wide range of technology areas such as: exercise and rehab equipment; athletic training and conditioning equipment; sports participation equipment: wearable fitness tracking devices; software and telecommunications services to enhance spectator experience. OCTANe has added sports technology to the list of industry verticals that it serves through the LaunchPad accelerator process. To understand and effectively serve this sector, OCTANe has partnered with Sports 1 Marketing, a leading sports and entertainment marketing firm that maximizes the value of its clients by cultivating unique and lucrative business opportunities for corporate brands, elite athletes and its strategic partners. OCTANe and Sports 1 Marketing are co-producing an event on July 16, 2015 at the Center Club in Costa Mesa, CA that will discuss the state of the sports technology business in Orange County, the kind of investors who are interested in the sector and the entrepreneurial opportunities. There will be panel discussions; presentations from select sports tech start up companies, and keynote speeches from leading sports-related personalities talking about sports and athletic technology issues that are a special focus for them. Join us at this unique event to become better informed about one of Orange County’s signature industries, and support OCTANe’s efforts to encourage the growth of entrepreneurial companies in this sector. Agenda: 2:00 – 2:30p.m. Registration and Networking 2:30 – 3:00 Keynote: Dave Meltzer – Founder & President, Sports 1 Marketing 3:00 – 3:30 Panel Discussion Mark Francis – Business Development, BaAM Productions Jim Hicks – Director of Exercise Medicine & Sports Sciences Initiative, UC Irvine Brent Lawrence – CEO, Accelerate Sports Collin Vataha – President, Vataha Sports Corp 3:30 – 4:00 Keynote 4:00 – 4:15 Break 4:15 – 4:35 Company Presentations 4:35 – 5:00 Keynote: Ben Lipson – Founder & CEO, Tradex 5:00 – 6:00 Cocktail Reception

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Sports Technology Salon Signature Program Date: July 16, 2015 Location: Center Club Time: 1:00 – 6:00 PM Register The sports technology and active lifestyle business has long been a part of the Southern California economic landscape. The sector continues to grow and have greater impact on our local economy. Companies are involved in a wide range of technology areas such as: exercise and rehab equipment; athletic training and conditioning equipment; sports participation equipment: wearable fitness tracking devices; software and telecommunications services to enhance spectator experience. OCTANe has added sports technology to the list of industry verticals that it serves through the LaunchPad accelerator process. To understand and effectively serve this sector, OCTANe has partnered with Sports 1 Marketing, a leading sports and entertainment marketing firm that maximizes the value of its clients by cultivating unique and lucrative business opportunities for corporate brands, elite athletes and its strategic partners. OCTANe and Sports 1 Marketing are co-producing an event on July 16, 2015 at the Center Club in Costa Mesa, CA that will discuss the state of the sports technology business in Orange County, the kind of investors who are interested in the sector and the entrepreneurial opportunities. There will be panel discussions; presentations from select sports tech start up companies, and keynote speeches from leading sports-related personalities talking about sports and athletic technology issues that are a special focus for them. Join us at this unique event to become better informed about one of Orange County’s signature industries, and support OCTANe’s efforts to encourage the growth of entrepreneurial companies in this sector. Agenda: 2:00 – 2:30p.m. Registration and Networking 2:30 – 3:00 Keynote: Dave Meltzer – Founder & President, Sports 1 Marketing 3:00 – 3:30 Panel Discussion

• Mark Francis – Business Development, BaAM Productions • Jim Hicks – Director of Exercise Medicine & Sports Sciences

Initiative, UC Irvine • Brent Lawrence – CEO, Accelerate Sports • Collin Vataha – President, Vataha Sports Corp

3:30 – 4:00 Keynote 4:00 – 4:15 Break 4:15 – 4:35 Company Presentations 4:35 – 5:00 Keynote: Ben Lipson – Founder & CEO, Tradex 5:00 – 6:00 Cocktail Reception