![I. Obi Emeruwa](/sites/default/files/styles/max_1300x1300/public/image/2023-12/easton-innovate-headshot-emeruwa.jpg?itok=lsjm2Oay)
Innovate Conference
The Easton Technology Management Center and the Technology Business Association at Anderson (AnderTech) present:
Innovate Tech Conference 2024
Friday, January 26, 2024
9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Korn Convocation Hall
Innovation in a tech driven world
Innovation knows no bounds in this AI-powered age. From revolutionizing transportation and healthcare, to redefining financial services and media, technology-driven disruptions are sweeping across every sector. It's also fundamentally changing work – – in marketing, sales, customer operations, engineering, and R&D. These changes aren't merely altering industries; they are inspiring us to rethink our organizational capabilities and envision a future where humans and machines collaborate seamlessly. The importance of the transformative leader is essential in this environment.
Join us as we bring together visionary entrepreneurs and transformative leaders to explore the latest frontiers of innovation, driven by advances in artificial intelligence, and other game changing technologies.
Speakers
![I. Obi Emeruwa](/sites/default/files/styles/max_1300x1300/public/image/2023-12/easton-innovate-headshot-emeruwa.jpg?itok=lsjm2Oay)
![Paul Krakow](/sites/default/files/styles/max_1300x1300/public/image/2023-12/easton-innovate-headshot-krakow.jpg?itok=OpPo8pNn)
![Marily Nika, Founder, AI Product Academy](/sites/default/files/styles/max_1300x1300/public/image/2023-12/easton-innovate-headshot-marily.jpg?itok=Ed4TISyI)
![Gayle Sheppard, Corporate Vice President, Global Cloud Expansion, Microsoft (former); CEO, Bright Machines (former)](/sites/default/files/styles/max_1300x1300/public/image/2024-01/easton-sheppard-thumb_1.jpg?itok=wdbAoXl0)
![Mihir Vaidya, Chief Strategy Officer, Electronic Arts](/sites/default/files/styles/max_1300x1300/public/image/2023-11/easton-innovate-vaidya-thumb.jpg?itok=zy9sanEg)
Moderators
![Matthew Conroy, Vice President, Product Management, Warner Music Group](/sites/default/files/styles/max_1300x1300/public/image/2024-01/easton-conroy-thumb.jpg?itok=8m1B_qHY)
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2024 Schedule
Speaker:
Terry Kramer, Adjunct Professor of Decisions, Operations and Technology Management; Technology Management, Technology and Society, and Global Immersion in Shenzhen/Hong Kong
Speakers:
Mihir Vaidya, Chief Strategy Officer, Electronic Arts
Moderator:Matthew Conroy, Vice President, Product Management, Warner Music Group
Speakers:
Marily Nika, AI Product Lead, Reality Labs, Meta
Paul Krakow, Director of Product, YouTube Shorts Discovery, YouTube
Moderator: Mark Thomas (M.S. '10, '10), Director of Product at Reddit
Speakers:
I. Obi Emeruwa, MD, PhD, MBA, Assistant Professor of Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA; Co-Founder, CranioView
Speakers:
Gayle Sheppard, Co-Corporate Vice President, Global Cloud Expansion, Microsoft (former); CEO, Bright Machines (former)
Moderator: Terry Kramer, Adjunct Professor of Decisions, Operations and Technology Management; Technology Management, Technology and Society, and Global Immersion in Shenzhen/Hong Kong
2024 Highlights
![AI Meets Transformative Leaders](/sites/default/files/styles/max_1300x1300/public/image/2024-02/ai_meets_transformative_leaders_v2.png?itok=OmUUbe7c)
AI Meets Transformative Leaders
![AI’s Impact on Enterprise Innovation and the Future of Work](/sites/default/files/styles/max_1300x1300/public/image/2024-02/ai_enterprise_innovation_v4.png?itok=gbmPU52w)
AI’s Impact on Enterprise Innovation and the Future of Work
2023 Highlights
![UCLA Anderson’s Global Immersion Courses](/sites/default/files/styles/max_1300x1300/public/image/2023-11/CGM-Global-Immersion-Highlights-Video2.jpg?itok=wnJoNDkT)
Big Tech Innovation: Greatest Areas of Opportunity
![The Future of Social Media: Opportunities, Innovation, and Imperatives](/sites/default/files/styles/max_1300x1300/public/image/2023-05/2023-the-future-of-social-media.jpg?itok=OGEVzxOC)
The Future of Social Media: Opportunities, Innovation, and Imperatives
![Latest Areas of Innovation & Funding Environment](/sites/default/files/styles/max_1300x1300/public/image/2023-05/2023-latest-areas-of-innovation-funding-environment.jpg?itok=3aVSOr2q)
Tech Based Entrepreneurship: Latest Areas of Innovation & Funding Environment
2023 Speakers
![](/sites/default/files/styles/max_1300x1300/public/image/2022-12/innovate2023_malik_ducard.jpg?itok=Rda6Ccbj)
Chief Content Officer, Pinterest
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Founding Partner, Lightspeed Venture Partners
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Director of Product Management, Meta (former)
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Director of Product Management, Google
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CEO, Puppet (former); Board Director, Advisor, Angel Investor
2023 Moderators
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Faculty Director, Easton Technology
Management Center;
Adjunct Professor of DOTM
UCLA Anderson
![](/sites/default/files/styles/max_1300x1300/public/image/2022-12/innovate2023_michael_montgomery.jpg?itok=X8rltPHN)
Lecturer, UCLA Anderson
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Operating Partner, Ajax Strategies
2022 Highlights
![](/sites/default/files/styles/max_1300x1300/public/image/2022-02/InnovateSkills.png?itok=62wPdohe)
Epson America CEO Stresses Empathy in Leadership
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Microsoft Azure VP Sees the Future of Cloud Computing
![](/sites/default/files/styles/max_1300x1300/public/image/2022-02/2022-easton-innovate-tech-and-the-travel-industry.jpg?itok=1CDuKUO1)
United Airlines’ Chief Digital Officer Innovates
2021 Conference Videos
![](/sites/default/files/styles/max_1300x1300/public/images/2017/sites/centers/easton/events/2021-innovate-healthcare-panel.jpg?itok=T48YUz_t)
Technology that Reinvests in Better Health Care
How companies leverage tech platforms to benefit consumers
![](/sites/default/files/styles/max_1300x1300/public/images/2017/sites/centers/easton/events/2021-innovate-future-of-healthcare-panel.png?itok=clggjV4f)
Aligning Incentives to Keep Americans Healthy
SCAN president Sachin Jain adopts tech to streamline health care
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Alphabet’s X Moonshot Factory Builds Robots that Learn
Google executive Nan Bodin (’11) leads the Everyday Robot Project
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Embracing E-Commerce Like Never Before
COVID-19 has spurred technologies that challenge traditional business
Questions or Comments
Contact Darina Genina, Program Manager for the Easton Center
darina.genina@anderson.ucla.edu