Name: Executive Leadership Awards Dinner
Start: 2024-9-26T17:00+0:00
End: 2024-9-26T21:00+0:00

26sep5:00 pm9:00 pmExecutive Leadership Awards DinnerInnovation and AI: From Stars on the Silver Screen to the Stars in the Sky

Event Details

Join us for the 2024 Innovate@UCLA Executive Leadership Awards, "Innovation and AI: From Stars on the Silver Screen to the Stars in the Sky." Explore the intersection of creativity and technology with industry leaders from Walt Disney Studios, United Talent Agency, and NASA JPL. Discover how innovation is driving the future of entertainment and space exploration while recognizing exceptional leadership in technology and business.

This event's featured speakers and panelists:

Dr. Laurie Leshin, Director, NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Eddie Drake, Head of Production Technology, The Walt Disney Studios
Jay Tucker, Executive Director, UCLA's Center for Media, Entertainment, & Sports
Eric Iverson, Partner and Chief Technology Officer, United Talent Agency
Lesley Silverman, Head of New Tech, United Talent Agency

About Our Sponsors

Platinum Sponsors

Ameri100 is a fast-growing, end-to-end reseller and partner of SAP’s portfolio of solutions. We bridge the gap between strategy and execution to assist our customers with every phase of their technology roadmap. As one of the largest pure-play SAP partners in the United States we help design, implement, and support technology transitions in our customers' organizations. Headquartered in Dallas, TX, Ameri100 has offices in Atlanta, GA; Houston, TX; Phoenix, AZ; Los Angeles, CA; and Toronto, Ontario, Canada, in addition to global delivery centers in Bangalore and Mumbai, India.

Avasant is a leading global research and management consulting firm dedicated to translating the power of technology into realizable business strategies. Negotiating over $28 billion annually in technology deals, Avasant delivers high-business value consulting through industry-focused innovation and flexible, client-centric solutions. Specializing in digital and business transformation, strategic sourcing, benchmarking and contracts, as well as research and data, Avasant prides itself on its commitment to driving transformative change. By leveraging deep industry expertise and cutting-edge insights, Avasant helps clients achieve sustainable growth and competitive advantage.

Gold Sponsor

NTT DATA is a $30+ billion trusted global innovator of business and technology services. We serve 75% of the Fortune Global 100 and are committed to helping clients innovate, optimize and transform for long-term success. We invest over $3.6 billion each year in R&D to help organizations and society move confidently and sustainably into the digital future. As a Global Top Employer, we have diverse experts in more than 50 countries and a robust partner ecosystem of established and start-up companies. Our services include business and technology consulting, data and artificial intelligence, industry solutions, as well as the development, implementation and management of applications, infrastructure, and connectivity. We are also one of the leading providers of digital and AI infrastructure in the world. NTT DATA is part of NTT Group and headquartered in Tokyo.

About Innovate@UCLA Executive Leadership Awards
The Innovate@UCLA Executive Leadership Award (ELA) recognizes the exceptional creation of value to achieve a company’s vision via the application of innovative, forward-thinking, and disruptive technologies and operating models.