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Guest Speakers

Friday, July 25, 2025

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Opening Remarks:  10:00 AM – 10:15 AM

 

Katherine Yelick

Vice-Chancellor for Research

University of California, Berkeley

 

 

 

Carol Burns

Deputy Director for Research & Chief Research Officer

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

 

 

 

Panel – “Panel: Navigating Career Landscapes In Transition” – 10:15 AM – 11:15 AM

 

Tomi Akindele

Postdoctoral Researcher

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

 

 

Max Bremer

Software Engineer

Meta

 

 

Sarina Patel

Program Manager, Policy & Engagement

Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment

 

 

Edi Wipf

Assistant Director

UC Berkeley Student Learning Center

 

 

Workshop – “Your Expertise, Their Language: Telling your Story in a Way that Opens Doors” – 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM

Thi Nguyen

Career Coach

Nguyen Education & Workforce Consulting

 

 

 

Panel – “From Research to Startup: Exploring Entrepreneurship” – 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM

 

Naresh Sunkara – Panel Moderator

Founder

Nostalgic Foods

 

 

Shaherose Charania

Partner

Unshackled Ventures

 

 

Darren Cooke

Interim Chief Innovation & Entrepreneurship Officer

University of California, Berkeley

 

 

Julia Kennedy Darling

Patent Agent, Patents and Innovations

Wilson Sonsini

 

 

Julian Rees

CEO and Co-Founder

HOPO Therapeutics

 

 

Melanie Sonsteng

Program Manager, Cyclotron Road

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

 

 

Workshop – “Interviewing & Negotiation Toolkit” – 2:45 PM – 4:15 PM

Mike Matrone

Career Coach

Fulcrum Point Career Solutions