AI Investing Forum
The AI investment conference for Los Angeles. Three days on the Sunset Strip with the Los Angeles Investor Conference, covering where artificial intelligence is creating value across the industries this city leads.
A new forum, not a first attempt
AI Investing Forum is the newest brand in a conference network that has run without a gap since May 2019. The room, the media crew, the registration platform and the investor list already exist. What is new is the subject.
Los Angeles runs a technology ecosystem of roughly $155 billion and holds the fourth-largest tech talent pool in the country. California accounts for more than 65% of national AI job demand.
What makes the city worth a forum of its own is that its AI work is applied and vertical rather than foundational. It is built on top of entertainment, health, commerce, logistics and aerospace, which means investors and operators are already solving the same problems. This edition programs three of those threads: creator and content AI, longevity and human performance, and the infrastructure for monetizing content.
The host is the reason those three sit together rather than beside each other.
AI in Southern California, sector by sector
The region’s AI work is applied rather than foundational, and it clusters by industry. Listed alphabetically, with the three sectors this edition programs marked.
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Creators and content monetization
Programmed this edition- Rights, licensing and royalty tooling
- Brand matching and campaign attribution
- Audience analytics and format testing
- Payout and monetization platforms
- Provenance and authenticity verification
$250–325BGlobal creator economy, 2026. Estimates vary by definition; Goldman Sachs projects the addressable market approaching $480B by 2027, and the United States alone was roughly $50.9B in 2024.Grand View Research, Research and Markets, Goldman Sachs -
Entertainment and media
Programmed this edition- Moderation and classification at streaming scale
- Rights and royalty document intelligence
- Metadata tagging and catalog enrichment
- Recommendation and audience modeling
- Production workflow that preserves creative control
Market sizing in progress -
Fintech
- Fraud detection and transaction monitoring
- Underwriting and credit decisioning
- Document processing and reconciliation
- Payments routing
- Compliance review
Market sizing in progress -
Hospitality technology
- Property operations and housekeeping optimization
- Revenue and rate management
- Guest service agents
- Food and beverage forecasting
- Staffing and scheduling
Market sizing in progress -
Longevity and anti-aging
Programmed this edition- Biomarker, epigenetic and biological-age analytics
- Diagnostics interpretation and triage
- Prior authorization and payer workflow
- Clinical documentation and note generation
- Recovery and performance monitoring at consumer scale
$52–91BGlobal anti-aging, 2026. The spread reflects genuinely different definitions across research firms. Longevity and anti-senescence therapy specifically is put at $31.8B for 2026, and longevity biotech at $30.8B.Grand View Research, Mordor Intelligence, Custom Market Insights, Market Data Forecast, Research and Markets -
Space and aerospace
- Autonomous operations and flight systems
- Satellite imagery analysis
- Predictive maintenance across suppliers
- Automated manufacturing
11,000 jobsAdded to aerospace and defense in LA County between 2022 and 2024. Regional defense technology venture funding passed $4B last year, more than double 2024. Space Force has been headquartered in El Segundo since 2021, where industrial vacancy closed 2025 under 2%.LAEDC, Los Angeles Times -
Sports
- Performance and injury-risk modeling
- Video scouting and opponent analysis
- NIL valuation and athlete matching
- Fan engagement and dynamic ticketing
Market sizing in progress -
Sustainability
- Grid and building energy optimization
- Water management
- Wildfire risk modeling
- Charging network operations
Market sizing in progress -
Tourism
- Dynamic pricing and demand forecasting
- Itinerary and concierge assistants
- Real-time translation
- Destination marketing attribution
Market sizing in progress -
Wealth management
- Client reporting and portfolio commentary
- Meeting preparation and briefing
- Prospecting and segmentation
- Compliance and suitability review
Market sizing in progress
Market figures are global unless noted otherwise, and are shown as ranges where research firms define the category differently. Regional figures are specific to Los Angeles County or the Southern California corridor. Every figure carries its source. Sectors marked as in progress are being sized before publication rather than estimated.
Three days, four rooms running at once
The main stage seats 100, so programming is never the only thing happening. The exhibitor floor, the podcast studio and the private roundtables run in parallel across the property throughout each day.
- Investor networking
- AI content sessions
- Art and music exhibitors
- Exhibitor floor opens
- Speakers on the main stage
- Private investor roundtables
- AI content sessions
- Exhibitor floor open all day
- Speakers on the main stage
- Private investor roundtables
- AI content sessions
- Exhibitor floor open all day
Exhibitors hold their space for all three days. There is no nightly teardown.
Hotel Ziggy, Sunset Strip
A 108-room music property at 8462 West Sunset Boulevard with more than 10,000 square feet of event space. Guests check in at a lobby bar lined with vinyl.
| Lobby | Registration and the exhibitor floor |
|---|---|
| The Loft, fourth floor | Main stage, 100 capacity |
| Boardroom | Private investor roundtables, limited to 10 |
| Media Room | Podcast and interview studio, running all three days |
| Pool deck | Largest saltwater pool in West Hollywood |
| Backbeat | Ground-floor live music venue |
Four curated exhibitor categories
The floor is organized by category rather than by who books first. Each category has its own programming block, its own sponsor position and its own audience. Applications are reviewed by category.
Longevity
Clinics, diagnostics laboratories, precision-wellness and supplement brands with both a consumer offer and a capital story. Sunday afternoon programming is built around this category.
Biohacking
Device, wearable, hyperbaric, cryotherapy, red-light and performance companies. This category converts on demonstration rather than literature, so pool deck space suits it better than a lobby table.
Music for healing
Sound healing, vibroacoustic therapy, frequency medicine and breathwork companies. This is the category that connects the longevity audience to the music audience, and it runs through both evening programs.
AI and blockchain content monetization
Creator monetization platforms, rights and royalty tooling, tokenized experiences, and verification and authenticity infrastructure. Curated with Scott Page.
Ways to participate
Sponsorship positions are exclusive. Once a position is taken it comes off the board.
| Title and presentingNaming across all three days and every zone, main stage welcome, premium table, full media package | $35,000 |
| Main stageThe Loft, Saturday and Sunday | $20,000 |
| Saturday evening musicBackbeat, the marquee evening | $15,000 |
| Sunday pool deckAfternoon music and the closing activation | $12,500 |
| Podcast studioThe Media Room, all three days | $10,000 |
| VIP opening receptionFriday evening | $7,500 |
| Lanyard and badgeEvery credential in the building | $7,500 |
| Category sponsorOne per exhibitor category, four available | $5,000 |
| Platinum25 minutes, table, video, article, podcast, 200 leads | $15,000 |
| Gold20 minutes, table, video, article, podcast, 100 leads | $10,000 |
| Silver18 minutes, table, article, podcast, 50 leads | $5,000 |
| Panel seatModerated panel, article, podcast | $3,000 |
| Investor roundtableClosed-door Boardroom seat, limited to 10 | $2,500 |
| Startup fast pitch5 minutes to investor judges, table | $1,000 |
| PremiumLobby, highest traffic, beside registration | $3,500 |
| StandardThe Loft, fourth floor, beside the main stage | $2,500 |
| Pool deck activationDemonstration and experience space | $2,000 |
| Startup or nonprofitLobby or Loft, subject to availability | $1,250 |
| Podcast interview30 minute slot in the Media Room | $500 |
| Edited speaker video | $1,000 |
| Article and distribution | $750 |
| Host stage block15 minutes on the creator stage | $500 |
| VIP gift bag distribution200 items | $500 |
| Lead capture and enrichment upgrade | $750 |
What every exhibitor receives
- Table or activation space held for the full weekend
- Two staff credentials with access to sessions, receptions and both music events
- Listing in the digital directory and on this site
- Lead capture and enrichment through EventPlus.ai, delivered structured with follow-up drafted
- Per-partner referral links showing what your own promotion delivered
- Inclusion in pre-event email and social campaigns
Speakers leave with coverage, not a photo
Every event runs an in-house media operation through Investor Conference News: on-stage interviews, professional photography and video, and distribution across podcast, newsletter, YouTube and social. Here is what that produced at the July 2026 flagship.
Speakers and guests interviewed on stage across the event.
Live profiles, articles, podcasts, video and social posts generated for those guests.
Edited, searchable and downloadable by attendees.
Newsletter distribution, plus podcast placement on Apple and Spotify.
Registration and check-in run on EventPlus.ai, not a rented ticketing page.
Registrant records are enriched automatically, so sponsors see a qualified picture of the audience.
Apply to participate
Applications for speaking, exhibiting, sponsorship, investor judging, marketing partnership and media credentials are reviewed on a rolling basis.
- Sponsors
- Speakers
- Presenting companies raising capital
- Exhibitors
- Investor judges
- Marketing and media partners
- Accredited investors, complimentary
- Volunteers