Updated: Sep 30, 2026 at 4:28 AM PT # Marina del Rey events at LA Tech Week 2026 > Marina del Rey has 21 LA Tech Week 2026 events from Monday, Oct 12 to Saturday, Oct 17, and 6 of them take open RSVPs with no host approval needed. Chancity tracks 800 LA Tech Week events (updated Sep 30, 2026); this page lists 21. Sources: the official Tech Week calendar (https://www.tech-week.com/calendar/la) and each event's own page. ## At a glance - University of Southern California (USC) runs 4 events here, more than any other host. - It goes into the weekend, with events through Saturday, Oct 17. - Tilts daytime: 10 of 21 are in the evening. ## Subscribe - Calendar feed (ICS, new events appear automatically): https://www.chancity.ai/events/la-tech-week/marina-del-rey/calendar.ics - Webcal: webcal://www.chancity.ai/events/la-tech-week/marina-del-rey/calendar.ics ## Events Columns: Time is Pacific time. Access: RSVP means a plain RSVP, Apply means the host approves each guest. Status: open, waitlist, closed or sold out, from the official Tech Week calendar. Food and Drinks: the host's own words ("mentions", not a promise). Price: only where the listing shows a price; a dash means no price listed. Featured: featured on the official Tech Week calendar. | Date | Time | Event | Host | Area | Access | Status | Food | Price | Featured | RSVP | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | Mon, Oct 12 | 6 PM | AV design leaves Visio: a browser tool your studio owns | Workflow Builder, Mateusz Masiczak, Mateusz Jagodziński | Marina del Rey | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/DBr8qBPGBLoXqCc5L8gO?ref=chancity) | | Tue, Oct 13 | 7 AM to 9:30 AM | Founders & Funders Sunrise Run | Equinox, Ben | Marina del Rey | Apply | open | Soft drinks | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/4kcO78JJDsqdQ6iS3Osv?ref=chancity) | | Tue, Oct 13 | 10 AM to 4 PM | Self-Improving Agents Hackathon | USC Information Sciences Institute, University of Southern California (USC), Jessica Madrigal, Karen Rawlins, Karl Jacob, Mayank Kejriwal, Sabrina Sun, Philip Zeng | Marina del Rey | RSVP | waitlist | Snacks | - | - | [View](https://partiful.com/e/WPPQCW6joDGsGTWXHsaL?ref=chancity) | | Tue, Oct 13 | 2:30 PM to 6:30 PM | The Future of Commerce in the AI Era | GrowthSync, Capitalize VC, DNAM Brands, Rod Henley, Simmone Seymour | Marina del Rey | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/XZ4An1DDgdqp999FyfI0?ref=chancity) | | Tue, Oct 13 | 4 PM | Full Sphere: Going Global with a16z’s Brian Roberts | a16z, Sphere, David Borecky, Harry Marshall, Erika Bracken | Marina del Rey | Apply | open | Dinner | - | yes | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/XAQYw0y54rzUtg7No4mQ?ref=chancity) | | Tue, Oct 13 | 6 PM | Human-in-the-loop for AI agents and automated workflows | Workflow Builder, Mateusz Masiczak, Mateusz Jagodziński | Marina del Rey | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/uAmOr0I44LlWuN31fJjq?ref=chancity) | | Tue, Oct 13 | 7 PM | Night on the Water | General Galactic, Claire | Marina del Rey | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/nCV0YRmWCgYtDcj4bI12?ref=chancity) | | Wed, Oct 14 | 10 AM to 12 PM | Quantum: From Research to Real-World Impact ⚛️ | USC Information Sciences Institute, University of Southern California (USC), Jessica Madrigal, Karen Rawlins, Karl Jacob | Marina del Rey | RSVP | open | - | - | - | [RSVP](https://partiful.com/e/jM2OWddM5naAQMmv7d3b?ref=chancity) | | Wed, Oct 14 | 1 PM to 4 PM | USC ISI Lab Tours | USC Information Sciences Institute, University of Southern California (USC), Jessica Madrigal, Karen Rawlins | Marina del Rey | RSVP | open | - | - | - | [RSVP](https://partiful.com/e/WamUloVNcrQbWzYjBgo9?ref=chancity) | | Wed, Oct 14 | 4:30 PM to 8 PM | LA's Deep Tech Ecosystem: Aerospace, Robotics, and Defense Startups | Unlock Venture Partners, Mandala Space Ventures, Serve Robotics, SoCal Deep Tech, Sanjay Reddy, Adam Alkalai | Marina del Rey | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/fmmMS1VzAOYMqRZw3O0a?ref=chancity) | | Wed, Oct 14 | 6 PM to 9 PM | LA Biotech Community Rooftop Social hosted by Nucleate LA | Nucleate LA, Julie Lam, Sawubona Los Angeles, Ciara Jacobs, Fifi Pan, Bea Portez | Marina del Rey | Apply | open | Snacks | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/UxdvVnEx4Kpjjd2kpHvY?ref=chancity) | | Wed, Oct 14 | 6 PM | PROOF L.A.™ - Build It. Prove It. Deploy It. | HTCJ Venture Studio Inc, Hack The Concrete Jungle | Marina del Rey | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/NF5ZMadQ5GEvf9gaDjtw?ref=chancity) | | Wed, Oct 14 | 7 PM | Ugly Talk: Tech Founders and Builder Open Mic and Mixer | Ugly Talk, UGLY TALK - AMY | Marina del Rey | RSVP | open | - | - | - | [RSVP](https://partiful.com/e/LW0OdRO44tyw7Ji3lOVb?ref=chancity) | | Thu, Oct 15 | 2 PM to 5 PM | Space: The Next Frontier of Technology | USC Information Sciences Institute, University of Southern California (USC), Jessica Madrigal, Karen Rawlins | Marina del Rey | RSVP | open | - | - | - | [RSVP](https://partiful.com/e/VhAQTaY8lgV0Bty5ITi1?ref=chancity) | | Thu, Oct 15 | 4 PM to 7:30 PM | The New Entertainment Marketing & Promo Exec: How to survive and thrive in the age of AI. | TwelveLabs, TrackIt, Abby Chittams, Chris Marchitelli, Michelle Glenn, Erin Franzman, Kilian Congard, Katie Kenney | Marina del Rey | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/iW5iFCSECY1AXWUMtW8y?ref=chancity) | | Thu, Oct 15 | 5:30 PM to 8:30 PM | The Owners Playbook: Storefronts & Startups | CoFounder.ai | Marina del Rey | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/h242EIFbcMvbTIl6bm78?ref=chancity) | | Fri, Oct 16 | 3 PM to 5:30 PM | South Asians Shaping Digital Media | american south asian network | Marina del Rey | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/b4Y74O4DzJG0z85AE8Jw?ref=chancity) | | Fri, Oct 16 | 7 PM to 10 PM | Tech Industry Speed Networking Marina Del Rey | Los Angeles Fun Events, LosAngelesFunEvents | Marina del Rey | RSVP | open | - | - | - | [RSVP](https://partiful.com/e/8TuF7CE9hhnTSE8KxeLZ?ref=chancity) | | Fri, Oct 16 | 7 PM | The New Wave: The Future of Hollywood In the Age of AI | Strelitzia Entertainment, Christian Ramos | Marina del Rey | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/PpQHRL5TLNc3WxVCo1z4?ref=chancity) | | Sat, Oct 17 | 9:30 AM to 11:30 AM | The Brazen Capital Walk: Connecting Women, Capital & Opportunity | BrazenEra, Martise | Marina del Rey | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/Gk2HiptYpoCK729UIpqN?ref=chancity) | | Sat, Oct 17 | 6 PM | Build an AI workflow editor, natively in Angular | Workflow Builder, Mateusz Masiczak | Marina del Rey | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/zYpQyYK67Anpp2VAp59u?ref=chancity) | ## Who is there - Hosting: Jessica Madrigal (4); Karen Rawlins (4); University of Southern California (USC) (4); USC Information Sciences Institute (4); Mateusz Masiczak (3); Workflow Builder (3); Karl Jacob (2) ([X](https://x.com/karl)); Mateusz Jagodziński (2); a16z (1); Abby Chittams (1); Adam Alkalai (1); american south asian network (1) - Speaking: Mayank Kejriwal; MaryAnn Bautista; Nnaemeka Alozie; Bora Mutluoglu; Jonathan Griffitt; Rod Henley; Tanya Menendez; Shannon Bradley; Michael Broughton; Michael Ronen; Simmone Seymour; Brian Roberts; Nicholas Rudder; Itay Hen; David Barnhart; Talbot Jaeger; Michael Klug; Martise Moore ## FAQ ### Which events in Marina del Rey can I join without applying? 6 of the 21 are open RSVP; the other 15 ask you to apply. Self-Improving Agents Hackathon (Tue 10 AM, USC Information Sciences Institute); Space: The Next Frontier of Technology (Thu 2 PM, USC Information Sciences Institute); Quantum: From Research to Real-World Impact ⚛️ (Wed 10 AM, USC Information Sciences Institute); USC ISI Lab Tours (Wed 1 PM, USC Information Sciences Institute); Tech Industry Speed Networking Marina Del Rey (Fri 7 PM, Los Angeles Fun Events). ### What do hosts ask when you apply? Across 15 events in Marina del Rey with an application form, 14 ask for a job title, 15 for a company, 15 for LinkedIn and 12 for GitHub. ### What are the main events in Marina del Rey on Tuesday, Oct 13? 6 events in Marina del Rey are listed for Tuesday, Oct 13, led by Full Sphere: Going Global with a16z’s Brian Roberts and Self-Improving Agents Hackathon. Near the top are Full Sphere: Going Global with a16z’s Brian Roberts (Tue 4:00 PM), Self-Improving Agents Hackathon (Tue 10:00 AM), The Future of Commerce in the AI Era (Tue 2:30 PM), Founders & Funders Sunrise Run (Tue 7:00 AM) and Night on the Water (Tue 7:00 PM). ### What are the main events in Marina del Rey on Wednesday, Oct 14? 6 events in Marina del Rey are listed for Wednesday, Oct 14, led by LA's Deep Tech Ecosystem: Aerospace, Robotics, and Defense Startups and Quantum: From Research to Real-World Impact ⚛️. ### Which events in Marina del Rey have food? 3 of the 21 mention food (2 snacks, 1 dinner). Near the top are Full Sphere: Going Global with a16z’s Brian Roberts (Tue 4:00 PM), "drinks and dinner"; Self-Improving Agents Hackathon (Tue 10:00 AM), "We'll have food, prize money"; LA Biotech Community Rooftop Social hosted by Nucleate LA (Wed 6:00 PM), "Drinks and light snacks provided". ### Which events in Marina del Rey have drinks? 1 mention drinks: 1 coffee or soft drinks. ### Which events in Marina del Rey have the most RSVPs? Self-Improving Agents Hackathon has the most, 107 going. ### Who hosts the most events in Marina del Rey? University of Southern California (USC) hosts 4, USC Information Sciences Institute 4, Workflow Builder 3. --- HTML version: https://www.chancity.ai/events/la-tech-week/marina-del-rey Full LA Tech Week schedule: https://www.chancity.ai/events/la-tech-week/schedule For AI agents: https://www.chancity.ai/events/la-tech-week/agent