Fast Takeoff: SF Deep Tech Week Launch Party on the USS Hornet

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DO NOT WEAR HIGH HEELS AT THIS EVENT
Wear comfortable shoes, boots, and bring a jacket / warm clothing. These are steel hulls, it's an aircraft carrier, not a jazz lounge.
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The future is taking off faster than anyone thought possible thanks to the builders pulling science fiction from the pages of imagination and into reality right here in the Bay Area.

SF Deep Tech Week brings together 4500+ people across 40+ events over a week dedicated to startups building at the frontiers of science and technology: Aerospace, Defense, Nuclear Energy, Neurotech, Bio, Computing Hardware, Robotics, and more.

The week starts on the USS Hornet with a showcase of hardware demos from startups building in the Bay, alongside DeLoreans, Cybertrucks, Flying Boats, Supersonic Aircrafts, and Robots of all shapes and sizes.

We have loaded the ship up with 5 bars, 7 DJ Sets, two sound stages of audio equipment, turn tables, lasers, lounge furniture, robots, VR headsets, projector screen and kebab stand. Oh, and lasers.

What to expect:

• 5:00 PM- 6.30PM: Welcome Aboard the USS Hornet
  • Reception at the Flight Deck
  • Music on the flight deck by Grammy Award winning pianist and composer Ivan Linn (Assassin's Creed, Final Fantasy and Kingdom of Hearts) starting 5:15PM
  • Longevity Panel: How not to Die- with Bryan Johnson, Linda Avey and Celine Halioua
• 6:50 PM-8PM:
  • Opening Remarks at Hangar Bay
  • 7:00 PM- How to Build a Supersonic Jet with Blake Scholl, Founder and CEO of Boom Supersonic and YCombinator Partner, Jared Friedman
  • 7:45 PM: When the Heavens went on sale- with Will Marshall, Chris Kemp and Mike Cassidy.
• 8:30 - 9:30pm:
  • Live Tech Demos in Hangar Bay
  • Fashion Show and Emancipator on Flight Deck
• 9:30-10pm:
  • Rebuilding the American Maritime Industry- with Sampriti Bhattacharyya, CEO of Navier and Naval Intelligence Officer and is the former CTO of the Defense Intelligence Agency.
• 10:30pm - 2am: Aircraft Carrier GigaRave with DJ Lineup

Capacity is limited. All RSVPs are reviewed for approval.

Ticket prices are heavily subsidized by the proud sponsors of SF Deep Tech Week and go towards covering operational costs of throwing a big party on an aircraft carrier.

Event Sponsors:
Lead Sponsor: Microsoft for Startups - throwing down compute and resources for founders when they need it the most.

Supporting Sponsor: Arc, cash management and capital markets built to scale hardware and heavy capex industries.