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 Tech career panelists needed for Your Future LA: Beyond the Diploma
This year, L.A. Cash for College is teaming up with Univision for Your Future LA: Beyond the Diploma to bring high school and college students resources for college and career opportunities. The event is free and open to students, families and community members throughout Los Angeles County.
Bixel Exchange will be hosting tech career panels at the convention. We are also inviting our startup founders and those in the engineering, biotech or tech fields to participate in one of our career panels. This is an opportunity to share your hard-earned knowledge and experience with the next generation of tech talent and impart some lasting advice. If you are interested in participating, register here or contact Jaideep Upadhyay.
 Bixel Exchange is proud to announce an extended coworking day – L.A. Tech Talent x Founders
This year was a whirlwind for our Startup LAunch team when it came to our coworking days. So we want to thank everyone and invite our Bixel Exchange family for an extended coworking day, L.A. Tech Talent x Founders, aimed to train the next generation of entrepreneurs and leaders. The day-long event will feature special guest speakers, breakout sessions, office hours and much more! Our friends at General Assembly DTLA are co-hosting the event on Wednesday, Nov. 13, from 9:30-4:30 p.m. So mark your calendars, and let’s connect on the last coworking day of 2019! More details to come.
 Thank you to Southern California Grantmakers!
On Oct. 4, L.A. Tech Talent Pipeline Director Linsdey Heisser was a panelist for the Southern California Grantmakers Career Education Discussion with Randi Wolfe, Early Care & Education Pathways to Success, and Luis Barrera Castaño, Goodwill Southern California. Geared toward other changemakers and partners in the workforce development and education fields, the panelists discussed how they are tackling the challenges to education access in L.A. and the best practices to ensure that underrepresented communities have the best opportunities available to them. Thanks to everyone who came out to learn about us, and we look forward to continuing to work with you all on making L.A. an inclusive tech economy.
 Innovation & Technology Council explores changes to CA Consumer Privacy Act and what it means for your business
Join Bixel Exchange and the Chamber’s policy team as we discuss the passing of the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and how it affects businesses of all sizes, including startup companies. We are honored to have California State Assemblyman Ed Chau, author of the CCPA and chair of the Assembly Privacy and Consumer Protection Committee, break down the bill and next steps on complying with the law. Chau will discuss the landmark legislation and will touch on what these changes mean for you and your business. RSVP now.
 Los Angeles Global Shapers is welcoming new members!
Global Shapers, an initiative of the World Economic Forum, is a group of inspiring young people under the age of 33 that choose to commit time outside of their day jobs to work in teams on projects that aim to shape the future locally and globally. The Global Shapers community spans 400+ cities around the world with 8,500+ members.
The Los Angeles hub aims to engage young people and work with other stakeholders in L.A. to improve the community, reducing inequality and increasing access to opportunity. If you think you have what it takes to be part of the “Shaper Generation,” apply today!
A day in the life of Bixel Exchange ... Snapshots:
 Oct. 8
The L.A. Tech Talent Pipeline team joined the official launch of the eSports high school tournament at Compton Unified School District, exploring the future of tech and gaming careers. Overwatch has the honor of being the game of choice for Compton!
 Oct. 9
Startup LAunch Operations & Community Coordinator, Elianne Rodriguez, joined Kapor Center and more than 1,000 Latinx entrepreneurs and visionaries at LTX Fest 2019, one of the biggest conferences to celebrate Latinos in tech, philanthropy and leadership.
Until we sync again,
Bixel Exchange
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