​The Immersive City STEAM Day Experience during Super Week 2026 convenes founders, investors, educators, athletes, and city-aligned partners to explore how AI, emerging technology, and sports innovation are shaping workforce pipelines, new ventures, and civic-scale platforms.

​This is not a conference — it’s a live ecosystem demo:

• ​Real startups and applied technology

• ​Active student and educator participation

• ​Sports + esports as talent and adoption engines

• ​Pathways aligned to LA28 and beyond

​Why attend

• ​Scout early talent and future founders

• ​See applied AI & sports tech in real environments

• ​Connect with educators, districts, and civic partners

• ​Network with aligned investors, operators, and platforms

​Featured formats

• ​Keynotes & moderated panels

• ​Founder + startup showcases

• ​Fireside chats on AI, sports, and workforce futures

• ​Curated investor / startup mixer

​Audience

• ​Founders & operators

• ​Angel investors, VCs, strategic partners

• ​Sports & esports executives

• ​Education, workforce, and city leaders

​Agenda highlights

• ​Morning keynotes & panels

• ​All-day tech + startup showcase

• ​Afternoon fireside sessions

• ​4:00–5:30 PM Investor & Founder Mixer

• ​Evening networking + press access

​Access & RSVP

​This event is free with RSVP, but capacity is limited.
Some ticket tiers require approval to maintain high-signal networking.

​Agenda

​9:30 – 10:00 AM • Check-in + Networking Breakfast (demo booths open)
10:00 – 10:45 AM • Opening Keynote: The Rise of AI + Emerging Technologies + Sports Innovation (Jigyasa Grover)
10:45 AM – 4:00 PM • STEAM vendor demonstrations + experiences (open throughout)

​11:00 – 11:45 AM • Panels (concurrent programming across rooms) including:

• ​The Future of Work: How AI is Creating New Career + Entrepreneurship Opportunities (Curtiss Pope + Saranyaa Parthikumar)

​12:00 – 2:45 PM • Panels + Fireside including:

• ​Women in Technology: Leading the Charge in AI Innovation & Sports Technology (Cindy Fabian + Ruthie Bolton)

• ​Fireside Chat: The Future of Sports, Sports Tech & Esports (Jaymes Hines + Rashid Bahati + Gordon Hinkle + Pat Gomez)

• ​ Fireside Chat: Transforming Healthcare: AI + Emerging Tech (Dr. Tepring Piquado; moderator Curtiss Pope)

​3:00 – 3:45 PM • Panel including:

• ​Harnessing AI: Transforming Business Operations (Robert Bronson)

​ Official End of Program

​4:00 – 5:30 PM - Watch Party for Super Bowl 60 Opening Day

​• Investors + Startups Tech Mixer & Reception

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​Featured speakers

• ​Jigyasa Grover — Uber, 12-time award-winning AI leader and author of Sculpting Data for ML: Opening Keynote

• ​Curtiss Pope — Stuff, Incorporated

• ​Gordon Hinkle — College Esports International

• ​Cindy Fabian — West Coast Media Ventures

• ​Robert Bronson — FinTech Adviser

• ​Ruthie Bolton — Olympic Champion / WNBA

• ​Dr. Tepring Piquado — CEO, ADDSTEAM

• ​Saranyaa Parthikumar - Sr. Product Manager, Artificial General Intelligence, Amazon

• ​Patrick "Pat" Gomez - Former Professional MBL Pitcher, San Francisco Giants, San Diego Padres & Chicago Cubs

• ​Rashid Bahati — Bahati Foundation, Bahati House Sports Lab / Afro Village Consortium

• ​Jaymes Hines — FanHacks AI Sports Venture Studio / Schools of Champions™

​Ticket types

​1) Student / Educator (Free RSVP)

• ​For school groups, teachers, counselors, youth programs

​2) Founder Industry Investor (Free RSVP)

• ​Includes access to panels + showcase + mixer (capacity-limited)

​3) Sponsor Partner VIP

​Capacity note (paste): Space is limited. RSVP required for entry and badge pickup.

​PARTNERS AND SPEAKERS:

​Jigyasa Grover 

​Jigyasa Grover is a 12-time award-winning AI leader and author of Sculpting Data for ML. She leads rider personalization at Uber, building on her impact shaping large-scale machine learning systems at Twitter/X, Facebook/Meta, Faire, and Bordo AI. Selected by Google for the I/O 2024 keynote, she serves on Google’s Developer Advisory Board and advises Silicon Valley startups, including the social search engine Diem. As a LinkedIn Learning instructor, she teaches thousands of professionals how to build modern AI-powered applications and agentic AI systems. A Google Developer Expert, Women Techmaker Ambassador, and World Economic Forum Global Shaper, she has been featured in Business Insider, VentureBeat, and International Business Times. She has spoken at Harvard, Norwegian Business School, Women in Data, and other global forums. A UCSD alumna, Jigyasa has secured funding, earned recognition from the Apache and Python Foundations, mentors talent, and advises organizations, including Bezoku AI and Las Positas College.

​Curtiss Pope

​Founder, STUFF Incorporated

​Curt Pope is a Bay Area technologist and AI influencer with 20+ years of experience building and shipping products across engineering, UX, and digital innovation. He has worked on and helped launch multiple AI initiatives at Google and Mayo Clinic, and has partnered with teams at YouTube, Instagram, Gap/Old Navy, Verizon, Allstate, Kaiser Permanente, and Stanford. Curt is a repeat founder and early-stage investor, actively backing startups since 2015, with five exits. He invests in AI-forward companies including Discord, Span, Attentive, Mansa, and Mast Reforestation. He is also an angel investor with Black Angel Group, a private angel group inside Google. He is known for translating ambiguity into shipped outcomes, with a coaching-first approach and a strong focus on user value.

​Patrick Alexander "Pat" Gomez 

​Pat Gomez is a former Major League Baseball pitcher whose career spans elite competition, media, and athlete development—bringing a practitioner’s lens to the future of sports technology and esports-driven performance. A left-handed pitcher drafted out of Northern California, Pat played in Major League Baseball with the San Diego Padres and San Francisco Giants, following standout seasons in the minor leagues marked by All-Star selections and championship runs. Gomez attended San Juan High School and was drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the fourth round of the 1986 Major League Baseball draft

​Post-playing career, Pat transitioned into broadcasting and athlete mentorship—working in radio and television and training youth athletes—giving him a front-row seat to how data, biomechanics, media, and emerging platforms are reshaping sport. In this fireside chat, he brings an athlete-first perspective to sports tech, exploring how traditional performance principles translate into digital competition, hybrid training models, and the next generation of competitive pathways.

​Ruthie Bolton

​Olympic Champion • Sports Diplomat • Community Advocate

​Ruthie Bolton is a two-time Olympic gold medalist, Women’s Basketball Hall of Famer, and pioneering WNBA All-Star whose career spans elite sport, public service, and global diplomacy.

​Beyond the court, Ruthie has served as a U.S. Department of State Sports Envoy, using basketball as a platform to advance education, leadership, and inclusion for youth and women across multiple continents. A U.S. Army Reserve veteran, coach, and published author, she represents the modern STEAM-era athlete—where sport intersects with technology, data, education, and civic impact.

​Today, Ruthie leads trauma-informed, community-based initiatives that create safe pathways for youth—especially girls and LGBTQ youth—demonstrating how sport can function as both a universal language and a scalable model for social and economic resilience.

​Dr. Tepring Piquado

​Dr. Tepring Piquado is a neuroscientist, computer scientist, educator, and CEO of  ADDSTEAM, where she leads efforts to connect scientists and engineers with opportunities to tackle problems like purifying water or developing tools for remote surgeries. 

​Dr. Piquado’s career bridges science, ethics, and government. She previously served as a Professor of Ethics, Policy Design, and Policy in Action at the RAND Graduate School of Public Policy, where her research and teaching focused on ethics in scientific research, emerging technologies, and human–machine systems. Her broader research portfolio includes traumatic brain injury, military and veteran health, science and technology policy, and workforce development, with an emphasis on applying ethical principles to real-world policy challenges.

​She has held senior leadership roles in policy and advocacy, including Senior Researcher at RAND Corporation, Chief Policy Director at California Issues Forum, and Senior Director of Government Relations at Chamber of Progress, and is a former California Council on Science and Technology (CCST) fellow.

​Dr. Piquado earned a B.S. in computer science from Georgetown University and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in neuroscience from Brandeis University.

​Rashid Bahati

​Executive Director • Cultural Producer • Civic Builder

​Rashid Bahati is an executive director, cultural producer, and nonprofit leader advancing global initiatives at the intersection of sport, culture, education, and civic engagement. He serves as Executive Director of the Bahati Foundation, where he leads governance, partnerships, and large-scale youth and community programs centered on play equity, health, and access.

​Rashid is a founding leader of Afro Village and the Bahati House Sports Lab, platforms designed to connect youth development, cultural production, and global sport ecosystems aligned with LA28, the FIFA World Cup, and the UCI World Championships Kigali 2025. His work spans U.S. cities and multiple African nations, supporting pathways that link community programs to international competition, cultural diplomacy, and long-term economic participation.

​Jey Narayanan Sokkappan

​My mission is to understand and explain how products actually win in the market — by breaking down real launches, real decisions, and real go-to-market moves so others can apply what truly works.

​I study how founders take products from launch to traction — and how that traction translates into successful fundraising. From positioning and distribution to storytelling and momentum, I break down what truly resonates with both customers and investors.

​AI has made building easier and competition fiercer. It’s compressed timelines for both GTM and fundraising, raising the bar for clarity, speed, and execution. I explore how founders can use AI to test faster, sharpen their narrative, and earn conviction — in the market and in the room.

​Saranyaa Parthikumar

​Sr. Product Manager - Artificial General Intelligence, Amazon

​Saranyaa Parthikumar is an accomplished professional with extensive experience in product management and business analysis across various leading companies. Notable roles include Sr. Product Manager at Amazon, focusing on Artificial General Intelligence and AWS Marketplace, and Principal Product Manager at Yahoo, where substantial contributions were made to enhance user engagement and content personalization. Saranyaa's background also encompasses significant work at Coinbase, Axis Bank Ltd., and Apple, with a strong emphasis on analytics, system automation, and product redesign. Educational qualifications include an MBA in Finance from S.P. Jain Institute of Management & Research, a Technology Entrepreneurship course from Stanford University, and a Bachelor of Technology in Information Technology from Madras Institute of Technology, where recognition as a University Gold medalist was achieved.

​Gordon Hinkle

​A global leader in cultivating the international growth of college esports through healthy and inspiring competitive environments, programs, training, and events.

​Gordon Hinkle is a global business and public-sector leader with more than 25 years of experience building education, workforce, and technology programs across government, higher education, and industry. He is President of College Esports International, where he leads international esports competitions and STEAM-aligned training pathways that prepare students for careers in technology, media, and innovation.

​Gordon has served in senior roles at the local, state, and federal levels—including as a gubernatorial appointee, congressional communications director, and planning commission chair—bringing deep expertise in policy, economic development, and public-private partnerships. His work bridges esports, global trade, and education to turn competition into a real-world career opportunity.

​Cindy Fabian

​Founder/CEO, West Coast Media Ventures 

​CONTENT STRATEGIST | PRODUCER | BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT | AI Filmmaker 

​Emmy Award-winning producer/creative executive/project manager with 15+ years of experience in TV/Film strategic stakeholder engagement and international business development. Deep relationship builder with networks in TV/Film/Games/Advertising. Former Universal TV creative executive, USA network/Syfy series development executive, and international trade & invest leader in Creative, Media, Sport for His Majesty’s Government, UK Dept. for Business & Trade, British Consulate San Francisco. Currently consulting on various projects, including as Head of Strategic Partnerships for an innovative, geo-location mobile game: Monopoly World.

​Rob Bronson

​Mortgage Banking Leader / FinTech Adviser, West Coast Ventures 

​LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/robert-bronson-rb32 

​Finance Professional – Over 30 years’ experience in helping people realize their hopes and dreams of financing home ownership. Change has been constant, understanding the fundamentals a requirement, and great teamwork the key. 

​Collegiate Basketball - UCLA under Coach Larry Farmer. Pyramid of Success from Coach Wooden. Life lessons I’ve shared: “Show up on time, listen and learn, do your best, and you will put yourself in a position to succeed.” 

​MBA in Finance from the UCLA Graduate School of Management. Additional studies: London Graduate School of Business. Undergraduate Economics degree, UCLA. Most memorable course: “Patterns of Problem Solving,” which still applies to this day. 

​Jaymes Hines

​Founder • Builder • Architect of Human-Centered AI

​Jaymes A. Hines is a founder, educator, and platform builder working at the intersection of sport, technology, culture, and education.

​He is the Founder of FanHacks AI, an AI sports venture studio building human-centered AI operating systems for live sports, esports, and global cultural events, and the Founder of Schools of Champions™, a national initiative focused on NIL literacy, esports pathways, and AI-enabled futures for student-athletes.

​Jaymes is also a General Partner at Quanta Endeavors, a seed-stage venture fund investing in early AI and emerging technology founders, and a venture partner supporting civic and university-led innovation programs, including Build AI in San Jose.

​His work spans schools, cities, universities, and global sporting platforms, with a consistent focus on one question:

​How do we use AI to expand human potential—rather than replace it?

​At Super Week STEAM Day, Jaymes brings a message students rarely hear in tech conversations:

​Big Tech is laying off people to afford AI.
FanHacks uses people to train AI—ethically, profitably, and at a global scale.

​FanHacks exists to turn fan energy, creativity, and competition into AI infrastructure that creates new careers, new skills, and new pathways for the next generation.

​IMPORTANT: Program details and speaker appearances are subject to change based on participant availability and may be modified without prior notice.