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.
10:00 PDT
Check-in & Arrival
Ginsburg Hall, USC
10:30 PDT
Opening Remarks by Fetch.ai
Ginsburg Hall, USC
11:00 PDT
Keynote
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12:00 PDT
Consumer Panel
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12:45 PDT
Deep Tech Panel
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14:00 PDT
Builder Showcase
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15:00 PDT
Judging
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15:30 PDT
Closing Ceremony
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15:40 PDT
Open Networking
Ginsburg Hall, USC
Ginsburg Hall, USC