Pepperdine and Armada AI Launch Waves Innovation Accelerator

On September 23 at Impact 250 in Washington, DC, Pepperdine president Jim Gash (JD '93) joined Armada AI Cofounder and CEO Dan Wright for a fireside chat publicly announcing the Waves Innovation Accelerator—a program giving Pepperdine student founders mentorship, investment, and full retention of their IP. Sinan Kanatsiz introduced and moderated the conversation.

The accelerator's first cohort of 5–10 students, selected at the Human-Centered AI Conference, will be led by Ulysse Saltiel and Fabien Scalzo. Applications are open now.