Live Stream The Awards Show Here on March 23, 2024
Open to invited TK-12th grade students in Southern California!
Save the Date
Saturday, March 23rd, 2024
El Camino College, Torrance CA
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Check out 2022 Alumni on Shark Tank
Nathaniel Wellen (RBUSD student) pitched his invention at our Shark Tank casting call event last year. From that event he was selected to audition for season 15 of ABC's Shark Tank. His episode is set to air on January 19th, 2024 at 8PM on ABC. Please tune in to watch! Congratulations Nathaniel, we are so proud of you!!
Global Finalists
Thirty inventions K-12 were selected to represent the United States at the Global "Americas" Invention Convention. 7 of the selected inventions are from the South Bay! Incredible!
We are so proud of you! Results were announced August 25, 2023. Congratulations to Avish for winning 3rd place (K-5 category) and Charlotte & Wyatt for winning 2nd place (6th-8th grade)!!
Shark Tank Producers
Over 100 students from South Bay Regional Invention Convention pitched to the producers of ABC's hit show Shark Tank for a chance to appear on Season 15 or 16.
Watch Party & Shark Tank Photos Available Here
Thank you to Daniel Daugherty for taking pictures of our event!
South Bay Regional Invention Convention Photos Available Here
Thank you to Daniel Daugherty for taking pictures of our event!
California Invention Convention Announces Winners
Click here to find out which South Bay Regional Inventors won awards at states and whose moving on to the National Invention Convention.
Do you have a business in Southern California? Would you like to sponsor an Industry Sector?
Agriculture & Food presented by Torrance Unified School District
Animal Care & Pets presented by Dogtopia of South Bay
Consumer Goods & Fashion presented by F&M Bank
Earth & Sustainability presented by Intellisense Systems
Education (Technology, Systems, Tools, Hardware) presented by The Torrance Education Foundation
Energy presented by Torrance Refining Company
Health & Medical presented by Sugatsune America, Inc.
Home Organization & Appliances presented by West High School
Manufacturing & Tools presented by Racing Optics
Safety presented by Torrance Refining Company
Sports, Games, & Toys presented by BirdDog Interactive
Transportation presented by Northrop Grumman
Specialty Award "Electrify Our World" presented by Navitas
Specialty Award "Rising Star" presented by Celestron
Specialty Award "Torrance Innovator" presented by Torrance Education Foundation
Speciality Award The Julia Lee Arts Foundation Award presented by Tanya Lee Taylor and Christopher Williams, Directors of The Julia Lee Arts Foundation
The Regional Invention Convention brings together curious student minds from the local South Bay schools to compete for a chance to go to the California Invention Convention.
Violet Cummings
2nd Grade TUSD
1st Place (Regionals)
Most Marketable Winner (States)
Education Industry Winner (Nationals)
2nd Place (Globals)
Remi Martinez
3rd Grade TUSD
Animal Care & Pets Industry Winner (Regionals)
Honorable Mention (Regionals)
Animal Care & Pets Industry Winner (States)
Animal Care & Pets Industry Winner (Nationals)
Finalist (Globals)
Dylan Stillittano
5th Grade RBUSD
Health & Medical Industry Winner (Regionals)
1st Place (Regionals)
Finalist (States)
Health & Medical Industry Winner (Nationals)
3rd Place (Nationals)
Finalist (Globals)
Nathaniel Wellen
7th Grade RBUSD
1st Place (Regionals)
Finalist (States)
2nd Place (Nationals)
Originality Winner (Nationals)
Finalist (Globals)