Innovators On a Plane: Silicon Valley
October 13 - 15, 2026
Join us in Silicon Valley for a three-day experience exploring innovation, connection, and venture opportunity.
What is IOAP Silicon Valley?
Innovators On a Plane (IOAP) is a curated journey into the heart of innovation. This exclusive three-day experience brings together top founders, investors, and ecosystem leaders to explore the vibrant entrepreneurial scene across Silicon Valley.
From immersive tours of cutting-edge tech spaces to fireside chats with Silicon Valley's boldest visionaries, IOAP Silicon Valley is designed to spark meaningful connections and surface game-changing ideas. It's fast-paced, high-impact, and grounded in building authentic relationships across communities.
Whether you're a founder ready to scale, an investor seeking your next bet, or a supporter of innovation ecosystems, IOAP Silicon Valley is your boarding pass to opportunity.
Silicon Valley Program
Innovators on a Plane: Silicon Valley Agenda
*schedule subject to change
Note: Programming begins after 3:00 PM PT
Executive Briefing at San Francisco City Hall
Meeting with the Office of Economic Development: Decoding civic innovation frameworks.
San Francisco Chamber of Commerce, YES SF, & Startup Stories
YES SF, run by the San Francisco Chamber of Commerce, assists local startups at any stage to deploy sustainable solutions in San Francisco.
Welcome Reception at Arcana
Bakar Bio Labs at University of California, Berkeley with special guests from Berkeley Lab
Join us for an exclusive tour of Bakar Bio Labs at UC Berkeley, featuring guest insights from Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory on scaling world-class life-science innovation.
Berkeley SkyDeck
Global startup accelerator showcase: Launching high-impact moonshot ventures.
Networking Lunch + Overview of Third Coast Foundry
Enjoy a networking lunch at Third Coast Foundry, a 3,500-square-foot San Francisco innovation hub launched by Carnegie Mellon, Northwestern, Ohio State, Purdue, UChicago, UIUC, UW–Madison, and WashU to provide their startups with a temporary West Coast base for connecting with Bay Area investors.
Trends in AI Panel at Third Coast Foundry
Enterprise technology briefing: Architecting future-proof intelligence.
Snap, Inc. Site Visit
It's not just Snapchat! Sneak peek into SPECS: Pioneering next-gen augmented reality.
Evening Reception
Joint Day with Grand Farm
This day focuses on deepening ecosystem connections around the future of tech, AI, autonomy, and AgTech.
Googleplex Tour
How Google Is Scaling AI Across Industries Panel
Hear from Google teammates and executives about how Google approaches AI adoption internally and with customers, what organizations need to move beyond experimentation, and Google’s perspective on responsible implementation, workforce readiness, data, infrastructure, and industry partnerships.
Lunch and Discussion with Google
Connect with Google teammates over lunch through small-table roundtable discussions with fellow attendees.
John Deere AI Lab
Deere's AI strategy and connection to autonomy, data, and grower outcomes.
- AI Lab tour and presentations
- Jahmy Hindman, CTO, John Deere
- Willy Pell, CEO, Blue River Technology
Evening Reception at John Deere
Innovators on a Plane: Silicon Valley