Our Agenda

  • 09:15 – Breakfast and Networking

  • 10:00 – Opening

  • 10:20 – Faculty Presentations

  • 11:00 – Emergence Accelerator Student Presentations

  • 12:15 – Alumni Network, Investor Circle, Industry Consortium

  • 12:35 – Lunch and Student Venture Posters

  • 13:30 – Breakout Discussions

  • 14:30 – Community Voices

  • 14:45 – Closing

Get to know our speakers and entrepreneurs

Emergence Speakers

  • Dr. Narges Baniasadi

    Founder and Executive Director at Stanford Emergence

  • Tim Joehnk

    Director at Northern Germany Innovation Office

  • Dr. Christopher Gardner

    Food is Medicine at Stanford University

  • Melanie Edwards

    Social Entrepreneurship at Stanford University

  • Dr. Stephen Luby

    Human and Planetary Health at Stanford University

  • Ollie Waterhouse

    Biotech Entrepreneur and Advisor to Emergence at Stanford University

  • Scott Saslow

    Founder and CEO at One Wold Investments

  • Anson Liang

    Renewable Energy Entrepreneur and Advisor to Emergence at Stanford University

  • Joshua Tamayo-Sarver

    Vice President of Innovation at Vituity & Inflect Health

  • Janene Fuerch

    Clinical Associate Professor of Neonatology at Stanford University Medical Center

Emergence Entrepreneurs

  • Vita Innovations

    AI-driven platform that enhances the continuum of care in emergency rooms.

  • Equipose

    Revolutionizing gait training by providing affordable, personalized mobility solutions.

  • Journify Learning

    AI platform for special education compliance and instruction in U.S. schools.

  • DropSense

    Closing the nitrogen management gap to secure cleaner water.

  • Fill Health

    Reimagining mental health support by bringing wellness coaching to K-12 students.

  • LacTrax

    Monitoring lactate levels in postoperative pediatric patients.

  • Penguin Health

    Transforming substance use disorder treatment with a Patient Engagement App and a Case Management Platform.

  • SignUp

    A media-accessibility tool providing sign language interpretation for the Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing.

  • DART-Met

    Platform for early liver disease diagnostics, focusing on metabolic dysfunction-associated conditions.

  • NutriLink

    AI-powered platform transforming how healthcare addresses food insecurity.

  • Zuca

    Zuca upcycles fruit pulp into fiber-rich snacks that nourish your gut and protect our planet.

  • ClariChart

    ClariChart is an end-to-end AI copilot that helps physicians understand their patients in a single click.

  • PangeAI

    PangeAI is an AI-powered platform that makes spatial land, climate, and nature data accessible to non-technical users.