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
Nares
h 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