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Transitions Are Inevitable. Your Network Shouldn’t Be.
Transitions Are Inevitable. Your Network Shouldn’t Be. Career transitions can be exciting, scary, energizing, and anxiety-driven—sometimes all at the same time. Those of us who have spent time in the…
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Innovate@UCLA Welcome New Members 2025!
Innovate@UCLA Welcome New Members 2025! We are thrilled to welcome our newest members to the Innovate@UCLA community in 2025! Each new member brings a wealth of experience, fresh ideas, and…
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Fall 2025 Programming Highlights
Fall 2025 Programming Highlights Summer CxO Exchange – SoFi Stadium (August 20th, 2025) This year’s CxO Summer Exchange at SoFi Stadium brought together over 40 technology leaders for an engaging…
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Spotlight On: Michael Wang
Spotlight On: Michael Wang “Innovate@UCLA is a rare platform that brings together business, community, and academia to collaborate on ideas that truly move innovation forward.” For Michael Wang, CIO, CISO…
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Event Recap: 2025 Executive Leadership Awards
Event Recap: 2025 Executive Leadership Awards On Tuesday, September 16, 2025, Innovate@UCLA hosted its annual Executive Leadership Awards Dinner (ELAD), themed “The Disruption Advantage: Leaders Who Shape the Future,” at…
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The CIO as Chief Intelligence Officer
The CIO as Chief Intelligence Officer For decades, the Chief Information Officer has been seen as the steward of technology infrastructure—responsible for networks, applications, security, and enterprise systems. But as…
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Young Tech Professionals (YTP) 2025 Recap
Young Tech Professionals (YTP) 2025 Recap Ashita Singh Computer Science major, UCLA Class of 2026 Spending hours pulling all-nighters in CS32 to build a Mario game felt like the peak…
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Summer Solstice 2025 Recap
Summer Solstice 2025 Recap Summer Solstice – The Human Side of AI: The Intersection of Silicon and Carbon (June 11th, 2025) Artificial Intelligence is rapidly transforming the way we live,…
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Navigating Uncertainty with Community, Clarity,and Innovation
Navigating Uncertainty with Community, Clarity,and Innovation If there’s one word that defines our moment, it’s uncertainty. Geopolitical tensions, economic volatility, supply chain shifts, and the rapid pace of technological change…