This year’s theme is“ Looking Beyond –Creating a Better UCLA.” We’ll have a series of short form lightning keynotes by campus leaders, to give you a bird’s eye view of technical innovation on campus.

There will be a panel on “Perks of the Zoom Life” that will focus on keeping connected, finding community, and the unexpected opportunities of remote working.

Our second panel, “Looking Beyond –Inspiration" will showcase some of our UCLA colleagues that work on big things behind the scenes. We’ll also have opportunities for networking and socializing.

We hope that you will join us and get connected, get inspired, and help create a better UCLA through technology and knowledge.

AGENDA:

9:05 - 9:20 Introduction & Welcome

9:20 - 10:00 Lightning Keynotes

Lucy Avetisyan, CIO, UCLA

Nurit Katz, Executive Officer of Facilities Management and Chief Sustainability Officer, UCLA

Rajit Gadh, Professor Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Director of Smart Grid Energy Research Center

10:00 - 10:10 Break

10:10 - 10:50 Perks of the Zoom Life

Keeping connected at home. Finding community. Helping each other.

Moderator: Mark Lucas, Chief Administrative Officer, Neurobiology

Panelists:

Michael Yates, Manager, Talent Acquisition & Workforce Training, Campus Human Resources

Andrey Nikolayev, BruinTech President Elect; Sr. Instructional Technologist, UCLA Extension

Caroline Kong, Instructional Technology and eLearning Manager. UCLA Social Sciences Computing

10:50 - 11:00 Break

11:00 - 11:40 Looking Beyond – Inspiration

People doing big things behind the scenes.

Moderator: Lucy Tseng, Immediate Past President, Staff Assembly; Regional Director, UCLA Giving; Staff Advisor Designate to the Regents.

Panelists:

Bill Hackenberg, Project Manager, UCLA Library

S. Kumar, Director, Student Applications, IT Services

Tara Brown, Business Continuity Planner, UCLA Insurance & Risk Management

11:40-12:00: Closing Remarks

12:00-12:30: Social/Networking

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