Big Ideas Contest - Industry Advising Clinic, Monday, November 9, 4-7pm

Monday, November 9 | 4:00 – 7:00pm Pacific Time

PLEASE READ THE INSTRUCTIONS BELOW CAREFULLY BEFORE SIGNING UP.
IF YOU DO NOT FOLLOW ALL OF THE RULES BELOW, YOUR APPOINTMENT WILL NOT BE CONFIRMED!

To Sign-up, please follow the following steps:
1. List your "Name" (Full Name) and UC campus email in the appropriate fields.
2. In the "Leave a comment" box please list: Project name and 1 sentence description of your project.
3. Immediately email Phillip Denny, pdenny@berkeley.edu, to confirm your meeting and provide an explanation of why you want to meet with the advisor. (Note -- The advisor should have expertise in an area that you or your project need support.)

Once your appointment is confirmed you will receive an email with a Zoom link for your meeting.

*Appointments are scheduled on a first-come-first-serve basis.
**Given the high demand, we ask that you only sign up if you can absolutely commit to the appointment.
***Limit 2 sign-ups per team/individual.
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ADVISORS (For LinkedIn Bios, visit: https://bit.ly/iac-fall2020)

LAWRENCE COBURN, TWINE, CEO, Cofounder, Serial Entrepreneur
(Mobile, Social Networks, Startups, B2B, B2C, Pitch, Investor Relations)

JILL FINLAYSON, WOMEN IN TECHNOLOGY INITIATIVE, CITRIS, Director
(DEI, Startups, Strategy, Marketing, Networks)

ANDREA FRENCH, UC OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT, Strategic Program Manager, Innovation & Entrepreneurship
(Partnerships, Marketing, Landscape Analysis, UC Networks, Mentoring)

FRANCIS GONZALES, SOCIAL IMPACT DESIGN STRATEGIST, Former Big Ideas Program Manager
(Design Thinking, Storytelling, Big Ideas Strategy, Startup, mHealth)

ED HENRICH, SUTARDJA CENTER FOR ENTREPRENEURSHIP & TECHNOLOGY, Startup Executive, Lecturer
(Product Management, Leadership, G2M Strategy, SaaS, Technology)

JEREMY HAMMER, HARNESS, Co-Founder & CEO. BLACKSTONE LAUNCHPAD, Entrepreneur-in-Residence
(Startup, P2P, Networks, Team Building, Cities & Communities)

SARA BETH JANZEN, CALIFORNIA ACADEMY OF SCIENCES, Director, Corporate & Foundation Philanthropy
(Fundraising, Non-Profits, Partnerships, Education, Art & Social Change)

SEAN KREPP, GOOGLE CLOUD AI, Senior Program Manager
(Product Development, Strategy, Team Building, Africa, Data & AI)

TAKHANI KROMAH, BLACKSTONE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, Director
(International Development, Stakeholder Engagement, Strategic Communications, Social Enterprise)

ERICA LOCK, BLACKSTONE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, Vice President
(Startup, Social Impact, Partnerships, Operations, Fundraising, Marketing, Communications, Branding)

KAITIE PENRY, NATIONAL SECURITY INNOVATION NETWORK, DOD, University Program Director
(National Security, Logistics, Project Management, Policy, Advocacy)

JULIA SCHALETZKY, CENTER FOR EMERGING & NEGLECTED DISEASES, UC BERKELEY, Executive Director
(BioTech, Translational Medicine, Academic Collaboration, Global Health, Pandemic Response & Recovery)

NADIR SHAMS, SKOLL FOUNDATION, Associate Director
(International Development, R&D, Operations, Strategy, M&E, Food & Agriculture)

VICTORIA SLIVKOFF, UC OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT, Global Head of Innovation & Entrepreneurship
(UC-wide Initiatives, Program Leadership, Cross-Campus Networks, Strategy, PPPs)