On July 22nd, Innovate@UCLA hosted the sixth Virtual Series event of 2021, “How would you evolve the role of the CIO” moderated by Karl Mehu, GM, Slalom Los Angeles. 2020 and 2021 was an extremely turbulent and difficult year for…
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Young Tech Professionals Spring Quarter Tech Bootcamp Recap from a Student’s Perspective
The Young Tech Professionals Spring Quarter Tech Bootcamp, to me, was a place where I was able to learn how to think. So far in my undergraduate experience at UCLA I have learned and memorized many things, but not often…
Meet our Members: CIOs Kevin Gray & Theresa Miller at Evanta CIO Summit, June 22nd
Innovate@UCLA co-hosted Evanta’s CIO Summit on June 22nd. During the summit, our members introduced the benefits of membership to summit participants telling their stories of why they joined. Below are their pitches during the summit:
Flight of Ingenuity – Innovation Culture, Robotics and Automation in Aerospace, June 3rd
In June, Innovate@UCLA hosted it’s fifth Virtual Series event of 2021, featuring NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory’s Chief Information Officer: Randi Levin; along with Mars 2020 Deputy Chief Engineer: Dr. Keith Comeaux. Together they combined their years of professional experience to…
How the Consulting Services Landscape is Changing, May 6th
In May, Innovate@UCLA hosted it’s fourth Virtual Series event of 2021, featuring Laura Merling, Managing Director, Digital Transformation, Google Cloud. Laura brought experience and insight from a variety of roles she has played in her career in which she has…
The State of the SoCal Jobs Market, April 22nd
Innovate@UCLA held the 3rd installment of its continuing virtual series focused on ‘The State of the SoCal Tech Jobs Market’. The event was broadly attended by a number of member senior IT leaders, tech professionals; and other corporate, public sector,…
Spring Quarter Tech Bootcamp Design Thinking Session
On April 14th, the Young Tech Professionals (YTP) Spring Quarter Tech Bootcamp Week 2 presentation was on the topic of Design Thinking. The presenter was Erin Griffin, a UCLA Alum and Senior Executive Partner at Gartner. Erin provided the students…
How Video Will Swallow the World, April 8th
In April, Innovate@UCLA hosted it’s second virtual series of 2021, “How Video Will Swallow the World,” featuring panelists Jen Whelan, VP B2B Marketing, Verizon Media, Cherry Park, Sr. Director Marketing, Qualcomm, and Adam Moore, Director, Global Digital Systems & Engineering,…
Team SmartCityTech, Wednesday, April 7th
The Young Tech Professionals Spring Quarter Tech Bootcamp kicked off on Wednesday, April 7th with 28 students participating, comprised of 4 teams. Each 7-student team is coached by a senior industry leader from the private, public and the startup sectors.…
Spring CxO Exchange Event on Tuesday, March 30th
Innovate@UCLA held its first CxO Exchange virtual event of 2021 on March 30th at 4:30PM. The event was attended by an intimate number of senior IT leaders and executives from the SoCal region. This event explored the rapidly changing dynamics…