The Summit Distinguished Speaker Series is an opportunity for students to hear from leaders in the industry. Receive career guidance from executives, learn tips for navigating the industry during Covid-19, and network with business leaders.
Upcoming Summit Speakers:
Friday, October 23, 2020, at 11:00 a.m. PT
MattRogersis the founder of Incite.org, a values-based investor that provides catalytic capital and guidance for world positive start-ups, non-profits, and activists. Matt is also the co-founder of Nest, where he built the team that created the first machine learning thermostat and the leading brand for the connected home.
Dr Alvy Ray Smith: Cofounded two successful startups: Pixar - see Pixar founding documents - (sold to Disney) and Altamira (sold to Microsoft). First director of computer graphics at Lucasfilm. Original member of the Computer Graphics Lab of the New York Institute of Technology. First Graphics Fellow at Microsoft. At Xerox PARC for the birth of the personal computer, the internet, and the first color pixels. Received two technical Academy Awards, for the alpha channel and digital paint systems. Invented the first full-color paint program, the HSV (or HSB) color transform, and the alpha channel. Directed the Genesis Demo in Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan. Hired John Lasseter and directed him in The Adventures of André & Wally B. Proposed and negotiated the Academy-Award winning Disney computer animation production system, CAPS. Instrumental, as a Regent, in initiating the Visible Human Project of the National Library of Medicine. Star witness in a trial that successfully invalidated five patents that threatened Adobe Photoshop. Active in the development of the HDTV standard, arguing for progressive scan. Holds Ph.D. from Stanford University and honorary doctorate from New Mexico State University. Member of the National Academy of Engineering. Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, and Fellow of the American Society of Genealogists. Published widely in theoretical computer science, computer graphics, and scholarly genealogy. Creator of many pieces of computer art, including Sunstone in the collection of the Museum of Modern Art in New York. Holds four patents. Now writing a book, A Biography of the Pixel. An advisor to Baobab Studios, an award-winning VR startup in Silicon Valley. For more details see <alvyray.com>.
President and Chief Executive Officer of Chegg Inc.!
The Summit Distinguished Speaker Series is starting next week! We're kicking things off with an opportunity for students to meet Dan Rosensweig, President and CEO of Chegg. Dan was previously the COO for Yahoo! and CEO of Guitar Hero, and has extensive experience in the software industry. Spots will fill up fast, so register today! Here's a unique opportunity to hear from a leader in the software industry about his path to success. Receive career guidance from a CEO, learn about how Chegg is making their mark in the industry and putting students first, and receive leadership advice from a seasoned pro.
Friday, October 16, 2020, at 11:00 a.m. PT
A fireside chat with Dr. Chenxi Wang discussing cybersecurity and venture investment.
Dr. Chenxi Wang is the Founder and General Partner of Rain Capital, a seed-stage venture fund focused on Enterprise Software and Cybersecurity markets. A well-known operator, technologist, and thought leader in the Cybersecurity industry, Dr. Wang is a member of the Board of Directors for MDU Resources (NYSE: mdu), Aleada Consulting, and the board of advisors for Secure Code Warrior.
Monday, October 19, 2020, at 3:30 p.m. PT
Michael Brown is the Director of the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) at the U.S. Department of Defense. DIU, established in 2015, fields leading-edge commercial capabilities to the military faster and more cost effectively than traditional defense acquisition methods. With offices in Silicon Valley, Boston, Austin, and at the Pentagon, DIU is embedded in key innovation ecosystems across the country and builds direct relationships with organizations that strengthen our national security innovation base.
