IMPACT , Sept 27. TuesdayNights is excited to announce its first ever IMPACT Conference at the Annenberg Community Beach House on Friday, September 27. The event, hosted by TuesdayNights founders Justine Lassoff and Melinda Moore, will feature keynote speakers including Laura Doss-Hertz, winner of XPRIZE for water abundance and Ronalee Zarate-Bayani, CMO of the Los Angeles Rams; as well as panelists who are female founders, wellness professionals and venture capitalists making a positive impact: including Dana Settle, Partner of Greycroft; Ara Katz, CEO Seed; Deepika Chopra, Optimism Doctor; Jennifer Loo, CFO of Tala; and Nanxi Liu, Founder of Enplug and XFactor. Please use promo code 2019TN25LA for 25% off when you register.

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OUR RECENT EVENTS

Verizon 5G Lab Panel and Pitch

Speakers from Verizon 5G Lab, Yahoo! News XR, and Ryot discussed how 5G's fast speeds are a transformational tech shift that can enable existing and new industries. Then, they judged pitches from LA based startups with the vision to do just that at our Verizon - Digital LA - Built on 5G panel and pitch at the new Verizon 5G Lab in Playa Vista. 

Speakers shared what you need to know about 5G in this Facebook live  video.   Joshua  Ness of Verizon 5G Lab NY, described the Verizon Built on 5G Challenge, a "nationwide search for the best products, services, and applications that will bring the true power of 5G to life." The winners will be awarded up to $1 million, access to the Verizon 5G Lab, and an opportunity for Verizon to invest in a future fundraising round. Apply by September 15.

After the panel, six startups pitched their startup ideas, which run much better or depend on 5G. Victoria Grant of Making XR won both the #1 Judges Choice AND the #1 Audience Choice for her biometric idea (photo right). Adam Bridge of Archanics won judges choice #2 for his GIS GPS MAP map startup

Other pitches:
- Matt Soson of Drift LA, AR fantasy overlay on real world

- Liam Broga of LifeScope time machine, Eric Leatherwood, Tesser, Esports network; David Borish, of Neo360

See more in our article.

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Our Digital LA - Virtual Humans panel featured award-winning speakers from Google VR, USC, Digital Domain, startups, and more discussing their work in virtual humans, including VFX, AI, emotion, and more at our Digital LA - Virtual Humans panel at PhaseTwo in Culver City. See article. 

Paul Debevec, winner of two Academy Scientific and Technical Achievement awards, provided a concise overview of virtual humans, from Benjamin Button to Avatar to Digital Domain's "Doug" at SIGGRAPH last year, to the upcoming Will Smith movie. Speakers described things you need to know about Virtual Humans in our Facebook live  video.  See our Virtual Humans article http://digitalla.net/virtualhumans

 

Digital LA - Superheroes Go Digital: Indie Creators

Indie creators, startup CEOs, cosplayers, filmmakers and comic creators described how they use digital tools to startup companies, 3D print accessories, and engage fans at our annual Digital LA - Superheroes Go Digital panel. This panel has been held Monday in LA before San Diego Comic-Con to shine the spotlight on digital innovations related to superhero content. See our  article.

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Our Digital LA - Comic-Cocktails: She-Hulk, superheroes and amazing friends assembled at our 11th annual Digital LA - Comic Cocktails, held at Altitude Sky Lounge at the Marriott Gaslamp, where the CW held its Batwoman party the night before. We enjoyed amazing sunset and downtown Gaslamp views. See  pics.

Digital LA - Cannes Cafe. We had a blast at our own Digital LA - Cannes Cafe mixer. We met up at Caffe Roma across from the Palais, and then headed over to Facebook Beach for complimentary snacks and drinks, VR demos, and panels. Attendees included European advertising agencies and creative, and the co-founders of Giant Spoon, which won last year's Cannes Lions Immersive top award for their SXSW activation. See our  Cannes Cafe article. Facebook Beach, Google Beach, Pinterest Beach and Spotify Beach all featured complimentary food and drinks, music, DJs, and more.  See more in our  Cannes Lions summary article!

Our pre-E3 Music for Games Panel  Award-winning composers on big game franchises including Star Wars, Call of Duty, Assassin's Creed, Transformers, and more shared their insights into their craft at our pre-E3 Digital LA - Games Summit, held at Cross Campus Downtown LA on the day before the big E3 games convention. 

 

 

Composers said it's important to create your distinct voice and style, yet be true to the sounds and style of music in the game franchise. Speakers included Grammy-nominated Austin Wintory (Journey, Assassins Creed Syndicate), Wilbert Roget (Call of Duty WWII, Mortal Kombat 11),  Gordy Haab (Star Wars: Jedi Fallen Order and other franchise),  Penka Kouneva (Mummy VR, Transformers), and Gareth Coker (Ori and the Blind Forest and its just announced sequel Ori and the Will of the Wisps.) See our  article.

Digital LA - Digital Drinks at Two Bit Circus. Attendees enjoyed VR raft and video games, networked, and traded notes on best parties and panels at E3, the annual game convention in LA this week.  Attendees included co-founders of the Warp Zone game content channel, Loot Crate subscription game box, press and YouTubers, voice actors, designers, and developers.  We got upgraded to the VIP Roustabout lounge, with terrific views of the Two Bit Circus games. Attendees played the VR Raft game, VR minotaur maze, Killer Queen Bee, Beat Saber, and many more games. We also ate yummy garlic and truffle fries from the Boxcar Cafe. See pics. 

 

Digital LA - LGBTQ Influencers Panel.  Influencers described how they got started, work with brands, and engage and inspire fans on our Digital LA - LGBTQ Influencers Panel on Tues at WeWork PDC. It was our annual pre LA-Pride event.

Speakers included: C hannel Q radio hosts Ryan Mitchell and singer Mikalah Gordon; actor/model Jason Caceres, actress Jane Widdop, personality Kandie, model-underwear entrepreneur  On Mekahel, and Revry 'Netflix for LGBTQ content' founder Damian Pelliccione. Speakers gave influencer tips including: Don't be afraid to reach out to brands you like, and see if they want to work with you. Chances are they will! Know your worth to get paid working with brands. And be your authentic self online. Several speakers said just living their lives openly online as helped inspire others to come out to their friends and family. See our  article.

Digital LA - Influencer Merch panel at Studio71  Influencers are using Kickstarter to crowdfund games, engage their communities and generate additional merch revenue, said Javon Frazier, Garima Sharma, and more at our Digital LA - Influencer Merch and Game Night at Studio71 HQ in Beverly Hills. See  article. 

A fter the panel, we played Studio71 card games. Several attendees got prizes including Binding of Issac: Four Souls card game,  plushies, Guava Juice subscription boxes, and more Studio71 merch.

Our  Digital LA - High Tech: Cannabis CBD Tech panel event before 4/20 featured experts from MedMen, Merry Jane Media, Baker CRM startup, and more. Cannabis CBD digital marketing focuses less on mass marketing due to age and geography restrictions and laws, and much more on CRM: reaching customers who've opted in to e mail or SMS text messages. 

 

 

Customer data privacy and security is especially important: no sharing emails or anonymous aggregate data. Instagram, influencers and events are additional ways to market, tho must be aware of ever-changing rules related to age-gating, geography or sales of products. There's much room for brands to reach new demos like post-operation pain relief, seniors, and more. See our panel recap of  9 Things You Need to Know about cannabis CBD marketing.