Athena Life Sciences Committee
Athena's STEM
Summer Wine Social
When the world feels loud, gather with the people who understand it. Two hours in an open-air courtyard with San Diego's life sciences and technology community.
Space is limited.
- 4:30-6:30 pm PT
- BioMed Realty
4570 Executive Dr
Athena's STEM Summer Wine Social
Thursday, August 20, 2026 · 4:30-6:30 pm PT· BioMed Realty
This moment is different, and so is this evening
Every summer Athena's STEM community gathers, not to perform productivity, but to breathe. This is not a conference and it is not a pitch event. It is two hours to reconnect with the people walking the same terrain.
A network is a currency. In a period of disruption, whether economic, technological or political, it is a competitive advantage: the collaborator who opens a door, the mentor who reframes the moment, the peer who says “me too” and means it. Such relationships rarely form by accident. They form in rooms like this one.
One evening. Real people. Real connection.
What is included
- Access to STEM leaders from across San Diego's innovation economy
- Curated networking and resource sharing
- An evening on a landmark San Diego campus
- Sparkling wine, adult beverages and light refreshments
How we connect
Three structures that make the room work.
Wine glass industry tags
Collect your glass and a color-coded tag on arrival. The tag tells the room who you are, so the introductions that follow make sense.
Life sciences · Technology · Service providers
Bingo networking card
Find the six people who match your card, take their names, and hand it in by 6:00 pm to enter the raffle. Winners are drawn at 6:15 pm.
Low pressure. High reward.
Pod conversation starters
One bold question sits on every table and bar in the courtyard. No facilitator, no icebreakers, just a prompt that pulls people together.
Raffle prizes
Hand in your bingo card by 6:00 pm. Winners are drawn at 6:15 pm.
Three VIP tickets to the Lifting While Climbing Summit
October 22, 2026
Two annual Athena memberships
A full year of access
An annual membership unlocks everything Athena includes.
Last year
The 2025 edition, in the same courtyard.
Photographs from last summer's social on the BioMed Realty campus.
The venue
One of San Diego's premier innovation campuses.
The evening unfolds in the open-air courtyard of BioMed Realty's La Jolla campus, an environment designed as carefully as the conversation it holds.
Sparkling wine and light bites, surrounded by San Diego's life sciences and technology community. No breakout sessions. No keynotes.
4570 Executive Dr
San Diego, CA 92121Get directions
Two hours, the right people, and a summer evening on the campus that built San Diego biotech.
Thursday, August 20, 2026 · 4:30-6:30 pm PT· Space is limited.
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