Roundup of L.A. tech events in the next two weeks.

Nov. 9

Event: The Other F Word: Failure and How Successful Leaders Put It to Work

Description: Mark Coopersmith, author of the book “The Other F Word,” will talk about how to recognize failure earlier, minimize its damage and harness lessons learned to improve future outcomes.

6 p.m.

Sponsor: Berkeley-Haas Alumni, L.A. Chapter

Location: Real Office Centers, 604 Arizona Ave., Santa Monica

$30

Nov. 11

Event: Programmatic Summit

Description: Advertising industry experts will explain how they execute automated advertising.

All day

Sponsors: Internet Advertising Bureau and thinkLA

Location: Millennium Biltmore Hotel, 506 S Grand Ave.

$600

Nov. 12

Event: The Business of Being Creative

Description: A discussion of the challenges and opportunities that come along with starting and maintaining a successful creative business.

6:30 p.m.

Sponsor: BUNCH Magazine

Location: General Assembly, 1933 South Broadway, 11th Floor

Free

Nov. 13

Event: Startup Weekend Pasadena

Description: During this 54-hour competition, teams of developers, designers, marketers and product managers will compete to build the best prototypes and business plans.

All day

Sponsor: Cross Campus

Location: Cross Campus Old Pasadena, 85 N. Raymond Ave., Pasadena

$99

Nov. 17

Event: L.A. Tech Summit

Description: All-day conference of tech panels and speakers discussing the latest industry trends and the health of the L.A. tech economy.

All day

Sponsor: Cornerstone OnDemand

Location: Fairmont Miramar Hotel, 101 Wilshire Blvd., Santa Monica

$99

Nov. 20

Event: UCLA Big Data Summit

Description: This conference will bring together a cross section of industry experts and academics to discuss big data’s impact on industries as varied as entertainment and healthcare.

All day

Sponsor: Easton Technology Management Center

Location: UCLA Anderson School of Management, 110 Westwood Plaza, Korn Convocation Hall

$100

Technology reporter Garrett Reim can be reached at [email protected]. Follow him on Twitter @garrettreim for the latest in L.A. tech news.