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CONFERENCE

Nexus Horizons Conference

Join us to be in the room where SoCal's next wave of founders converges, come through and be part of it.

April 23, 2026

Ginsburg Hall, USC

Nexus Horizons is back and bigger than ever. SoCal's largest intercollegiate entrepreneurship conference returns for its second year as the flagship event of Nexus SoCal Startup Week, bringing together 300+ of the sharpest student founders from UCLA, USC, UCSD, UCI, Caltech, LMU, Chapman, UCSB, and more under one roof. This year's focus lands on Consumer and Deeptech, two spaces where the rules of winning couldn't be more different. When technical barriers are nearly gone, attention and distribution become everything. When they're not, the depth of your moat is what separates you from the rest.

Expect opening remarks from Fetch.ai, keynote address, a consumer panel, a deeptech panel, and a curated builder showcase spotlighting the best student founders Southern California has to offer. Fetch.ai Innovation Lab is proud to be part of the action, and we'd love for you to join us. Whether you're building something ambitious, curious about where consumer and hard tech are headed, or just want to be in the room where SoCal's next wave of founders converges, come through and be part of it.

Schedule

Thursday, April 23

10:00 PDT

Check-in & Arrival

Ginsburg Hall, USC

10:30 PDT

Opening Remarks by Fetch.ai

Ginsburg Hall, USC

11:00 PDT

Keynote

Ginsburg Hall, USC

12:00 PDT

Consumer Panel

Ginsburg Hall, USC

12:45 PDT

Deep Tech Panel

Ginsburg Hall, USC

14:00 PDT

Builder Showcase

Ginsburg Hall, USC

15:00 PDT

Judging

Ginsburg Hall, USC

15:30 PDT

Closing Ceremony

Ginsburg Hall, USC

15:40 PDT

Open Networking

Ginsburg Hall, USC

Location

Ginsburg Hall, USC