May 11, 2022 | ETL with Kristen Fortney

View the livestream on YouTube starting at 4:00 PM PT on Wednesday, May 11. Kristen Fortney is the co-founder and CEO of BioAge, a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing a pipeline of treatments to extend healthy lifespan by targeting the molecular causes of aging. The company uses its discovery platform, which combines quantitative analysis of proprietary... Read More

May 18, 2022 | ETL with John Felts

View the livestream on YouTube starting at 4:00 PM PT on Wednesday, May 18. John Felts is co-founder and CEO of Cruz Foam. Cruz Foam produces bio-benign foam and eco-friendly EPS-alternative solutions that power key industry leaders to be the catalyst for a cleaner environment. Felts holds a BS in chemical engineering from UC Santa... Read More

May 25, 2022 | ETL with Josh Makower

View the livestream on YouTube starting at 4:00 PM PT on Wednesday, May 25. Josh Makower, MD is the Boston Scientific Applied Bioengineering Professor of Medicine and of Bioengineering at the Stanford University Schools of Medicine and Engineering, and is the director and co-founder of the Stanford Byers Center for Biodesign. He also serves as... Read More

Oct 5, 2022 | ETL with Jenny Lay-Flurrie

View the livestream on YouTube starting at 4:30 PM PT on Wednesday, Oct 5. Jenny Lay-Flurrie is chief accessibility officer at Microsoft, leading the company’s efforts to drive products, services and websites that empower people and organizations to achieve more. Her team is at the forefront of creating positive experiences that apply technology to make... Read More

Oct 12, 2022 | ETL with Meirav Oren

NVIDIA Auditorium, Stanford University (In-Person Speaker) 475 Via Ortega, Palo Alto, CA, United States

View the livestream on YouTube starting at 4:30 PM PT on Wednesday, Oct 12. Meirav Oren is the CEO and co-founder of Versatile, which aims to turn construction into a fully controllable manufacturing process and make rapid, data-driven decisions that support jobsite productivity and safety. Under Oren’s leadership, Versatile became the first construction technology firm... Read More

October 19, 2022 | ETL with Tim Brown

NVIDIA Auditorium, Stanford University (In-Person Speaker) 475 Via Ortega, Palo Alto, CA, United States

View the livestream on YouTube starting at 4:30 PM PT on Wednesday, Oct.19. Tim Brown is the creative vision behind Allbirds, the sustainability-focused shoe company he co-founded in 2015. His experience as a World Cup soccer player for New Zealand led him to think about things on a grand scale, whether that be crafting shoes... Read More

October 26, 2022 | ETL with Lisa Dyson

NVIDIA Auditorium, Stanford University (In-Person Speaker) 475 Via Ortega, Palo Alto, CA, United States

View the livestream on YouTube starting at 4:30 PM PT on Wednesday, Oct 26. Dr. Lisa Dyson is the founder and CEO of Air Protein, a World Economic Forum Technology Pioneer company that is reinventing how food is produced in order to sustainably feed the global population, which is estimated to reach 10 billion people... Read More

November 2, 2022 | ETL with Dr. Jerrica Kirkley, (Plume) and Kiki Freedman, (Hey Jane)

View the livestream on YouTube starting at 4:30 PM PT on Wednesday, Nov 2. Dr. Jerrica Kirkley is the chief medical officer and co-founder of Plume, a virtual healthcare center of excellence dedicated to the transgender community that provides gender-affirming medical care at the convenience of a smartphone. Kirkley has cared for thousands of gender-diverse... Read More

November 9, 2022 | ETL with Charles Hudson

View the livestream on YouTube starting at 4:30 PM PT on Wednesday, Nov.9. Charles Hudson is the founder and managing partner of Precursor Ventures, an early­ stage venture capital firm focused on investing in the first institutional round of investment for the most promising software and hardware companies. Under his leadership, Precursor Ventures has raised... Read More

November 30, 2022 | ETL with Dante Disparte

View the livestream on YouTube starting at 4:30 PM PT on Wednesday, Nov 30. Dante Disparte is chief strategy officer and head of global policy at Circle, a global financial technology firm at the center of digital currency innovation and open financial infrastructure. He is responsible for overseeing the company strategy, communications, policy and public... Read More

January 18, 2023 | ETL with Elise Densborn

YouTube Livestream (Virtual Speaker)

View the livestream on YouTube starting at 4:30 PM PT on Wednesday, Jan 18. Elise Densborn is the co-CEO of Splendid Spoon, a direct-to-consumer meal delivery platform that offers ready-to-eat,... Read More

January 25, 2023 | ETL with Annie Hockey

NVIDIA Auditorium, Stanford University (In-Person Speaker) 475 Via Ortega, Palo Alto, CA, United States

View the livestream on YouTube starting at 4:30 PM PT on Wednesday, Jan 25. Annie Hockey is the co-CEO of Column, a nationally chartered bank that publicly launched in 2022... Read More

February 1, 2023 | ETL with Dave Vasen

NVIDIA Auditorium, Stanford University (In-Person Speaker) 475 Via Ortega, Palo Alto, CA, United States

View the livestream on YouTube starting at 4:30 PM PT on Wednesday, Feb 1. Dave Vasen is the founder and CEO of brightwheel, the leading subscription software platform for early... Read More

February 8, 2023 | ETL with Nikil Viswanathan

NVIDIA Auditorium, Stanford University (In-Person Speaker) 475 Via Ortega, Palo Alto, CA, United States

View the livestream on YouTube starting at 4:30 PM PT on Wednesday, Feb 8. Nikil Viswanathan is the co-founder and CEO of Alchemy, the world's leading web3 developer platform. Alchemy... Read More

February 15, 2023 | ETL with Emmy Sobieski

YouTube Livestream (Virtual Speaker)

View the livestream on YouTube starting at 4:30 PM PT on Wednesday, Feb 15. Emmy Sobieski, CFA, is the chief operating officer of Competitive Storytelling, Inc., which helps venture-backed founders... Read More

February 22, 2023 | ETL with Austin Russell

NVIDIA Auditorium, Stanford University (In-Person Speaker) 475 Via Ortega, Palo Alto, CA, United States

View the livestream on YouTube starting at 4:30 PM PT on Wednesday, Feb 22. Austin Russell is an engineer, business leader, and self-driving industry pioneer as the founder and CEO... Read More

March 1, 2023 | ETL with Connie Chan

NVIDIA Auditorium, Stanford University (In-Person Speaker) 475 Via Ortega, Palo Alto, CA, United States

View the livestream on YouTube starting at 4:30 PM PT on Wednesday, Mar 1. Connie Chan is a general partner at Andreessen Horowitz, a Silicon Valley-based technology venture capital firm with over $7 billion under management, where she focuses on investing in consumer technology. Chan joined the firm in 2011 as a deal partner on... Read More

March 8, 2023 | ETL with Karabo Morule

YouTube Livestream (Virtual Speaker)

View the livestream on YouTube starting at 4:30 PM PT on Wednesday, Mar 8. Karabo Morule is the founder of Capital Art, which is an art fintech and the first art collection management service that is focused on collectors of modern and contemporary African art. Morule is also a non-executive director at TymeBank, South Africa’s... Read More

April 12, 2023 | ETL with Deb Liu

NVIDIA Auditorium, Stanford University (In-Person Speaker) 475 Via Ortega, Palo Alto, CA, United States

View the livestream on YouTube starting at 4:30 PM PT on Wednesday, April 12. Deb Liu is the president and CEO of Ancestry. With over 19 years in the tech... Read More

April 19, 2023 | ETL with Ilya Sutskever

YouTube Livestream (Virtual Speaker)

View the livestream on YouTube starting at 4:30 PM PT on Wednesday, April 19. Ilya Sutskever is the co-founder and chief scientist of OpenAI, which aims to build artificial general... Read More

April 26, 2023 | ETL with Frederic Kerrest

NVIDIA Auditorium, Stanford University (In-Person Speaker) 475 Via Ortega, Palo Alto, CA, United States

View the livestream on YouTube starting at 4:30 PM PT on Wednesday, April 26. Frederic Kerrest is the executive vice chairman and co-founder of Okta (NASDAQ:OKTA). He is responsible for... Read More

May 3, 2023 | ETL with Ben Collier & James Kanoff

NVIDIA Auditorium, Stanford University (In-Person Speaker) 475 Via Ortega, Palo Alto, CA, United States

View the livestream on YouTube starting at 4:30 PM PT on Wednesday, May 3. Ben Collier and James Kanoff are two co-founders of The Farmlink Project, a student-led movement that... Read More

May 10, 2023 | ETL with Julia Collins

NVIDIA Auditorium, Stanford University (In-Person Speaker) 475 Via Ortega, Palo Alto, CA, United States

View the livestream on YouTube starting at 4:30 PM PT on Wednesday, May 10. Julia Collins is the founder and CEO of Planet FWD, which is empowering the next generation... Read More

May 17, 2023 | ETL with Claire Hughes Johnson

NVIDIA Auditorium, Stanford University (In-Person Speaker) 475 Via Ortega, Palo Alto, CA, United States

View the livestream on YouTube starting at 4:30 PM PT on Wednesday, May 17. Claire Hughes Johnson is a corporate officer and advisor for Stripe, a global technology company that... Read More

May 24, 2023 | ETL with Rahul Roy-Chowdhury

NVIDIA Auditorium, Stanford University (In-Person Speaker) 475 Via Ortega, Palo Alto, CA, United States

View the livestream on YouTube starting at 4:30 PM PT on Wednesday, May 24. Rahul Roy-Chowdhury has been CEO of Grammarly since May 1. Prior to stepping in to the... Read More

May 31, 2023 | ETL with Josh Wolfe

NVIDIA Auditorium, Stanford University (In-Person Speaker) 475 Via Ortega, Palo Alto, CA, United States

View the livestream on YouTube starting at 4:30 PM PT on Wednesday, May 31. Josh Wolfe co-founded Lux Capital to support scientists and entrepreneurs who pursue counter-conventional solutions to the... Read More

Oct 4, 2023 | ETL with Cody Coleman

NVIDIA Auditorium, Stanford University (In-Person Speaker) 475 Via Ortega, Palo Alto, CA, United States

Cody Coleman is a co-founder of Coactive AI, an analytics platform for visual content, and serves as the CEO. Coactive leverages AI to make it easy for enterprises to search,... Read More

Oct 11, 2023 | ETL with Garry Tan

NVIDIA Auditorium, Stanford University (In-Person Speaker) 475 Via Ortega, Palo Alto, CA, United States

Garry Tan is president and CEO of Y Combinator, which funds hundreds of companies per year via web-based application, creating more than $600 billion in market value so far. Before... Read More

Oct 18, 2023 | ETL with Andrew Ng

NVIDIA Auditorium, Stanford University (In-Person Speaker) 475 Via Ortega, Palo Alto, CA, United States

Andrew Ng is the managing general partner at AI Fund, a startup studio building new AI companies from the ground up; the founder of DeepLearning.AI; and an adjunct professor of... Read More

Oct 25, 2023 | ETL with Kathleen Eisenhardt

NVIDIA Auditorium, Stanford University (In-Person Speaker) 475 Via Ortega, Palo Alto, CA, United States

Kathleen Eisenhardt is the S.W. Ascherman M.D. Professor of Strategy and Organization at Stanford’s School of Engineering. She is a member of STVP, the Stanford Engineering Entrepreneurship Center and the... Read More

Nov 1, 2023 | ETL with Andy Dunn

NVIDIA Auditorium, Stanford University (Virtual Speaker)

Andy Dunn is an entrepreneur, author, and investor. Dunn co-founded the menswear e-commerce brand Bonobos in 2007 and served as the company’s CEO for its first 10 years, pioneering the... Read More

Nov 8, 2023 | ETL with Michelle Lee

NVIDIA Auditorium, Stanford University (In-Person Speaker) 475 Via Ortega, Palo Alto, CA, United States

Michelle Lee is the founder and CEO of Medra, which combines recent advances in robotics and computer vision to build lab automation technology. She has previously worked at NVIDIA, SpaceX,... Read More

Nov 15, 2023 | ETL with Sarah Lamaison

NVIDIA Auditorium, Stanford University (In-Person Speaker) 475 Via Ortega, Palo Alto, CA, United States

Sarah Lamaison is the co-founder and CEO of Dioxycle, which is pioneering sustainable chemistry by building breakthrough technologies that convert industrial carbon emissions into everyday chemicals with unprecedented energy and cost efficiency. In 2021, Lamaison received the L'Oréal UNESCO French Young Talent award for her research in CO2 conversion and recieved the French national i-Lab... Read More

Nov 29, 2023 | ETL with Jessica Jackley

NVIDIA Auditorium, Stanford University (In-Person Speaker) 475 Via Ortega, Palo Alto, CA, United States

Jessica Jackley is an entrepreneur and investor best known as the founder of Kiva, the first microfinance crowdfunding platform, with $2 billion in loans since 2005. She is currently a... Read More

Jan 17, 2024 | ETL with Adrian Rodriguez

NVIDIA Auditorium, Stanford University (In-Person Speaker) 475 Via Ortega, Palo Alto, CA, United States

Adrian Rodriguez is the co-founder and CEO of Dreamlinks, a startup developing AI-powered building blocks that make creating virtual 3D worlds as fun as playing with LEGO bricks. Prior to... Read More

Jan 24, 2024 | ETL with Bob Sutton and Huggy Rao

NVIDIA Auditorium, Stanford University (In-Person Speaker) 475 Via Ortega, Palo Alto, CA, United States

Join us as Sutton and Rao teach people how to become “friction fixers.” Sutton and Rao say skilled friction fixers think and act like trustees of others’ time. They provide... Read More

Jan 31, 2024 | ETL with Andrew Adams

NVIDIA Auditorium, Stanford University (In-Person Speaker) 475 Via Ortega, Palo Alto, CA, United States

Andrew Adams is CEO and cofounder of Headway, a healthcare start-up dedicated to building a new mental healthcare system where everyone can access the quality care that’s right for them.... Read More

Feb 7, 2024 | ETL with Ernestine Fu

NVIDIA Auditorium, Stanford University (In-Person Speaker) 475 Via Ortega, Palo Alto, CA, United States

Ernestine Fu is managing general partner of venture capital firm Brave Capital. Brave Capital originated from a network of veteran families, public service leaders, and philanthropists supporting the next generation of technology companies. Over the past decade, Fu has worked across the startup ecosystem, from negotiating merger and acquisition agreements, to organizing SPVs for later-stage... Read More

Feb 14, 2024 | ETL with Daniela Amodei

NVIDIA Auditorium, Stanford University (In-Person Speaker) 475 Via Ortega, Palo Alto, CA, United States

Daniela Amodei is president and co-founder of Anthropic, an AI safety and research company. Amodei manages the senior leadership team, leveraging her people and management experience to further the company's... Read More

Feb 21, 2024 | ETL with Shiza Shahid

NVIDIA Auditorium, Stanford University (In-Person Speaker) 475 Via Ortega, Palo Alto, CA, United States

Shiza Shahid is the co-founder and co-CEO of Our Place, a mission-driven startup reimagining kitchenware for the modern, multiethnic, global kitchen. Deeply rooted in our culture, the brand celebrates gathering... Read More

Feb 28, 2024 | ETL with Clara Shih

NVIDIA Auditorium, Stanford University (In-Person Speaker) 475 Via Ortega, Palo Alto, CA, United States

Clara Shih is CEO of Salesforce AI, the world’s most trusted enterprise AI for customer relationship management, designed to anticipate, initiate, and build powerful customer relationships. A digital pioneer, Shih has been named one of Fortune’s Most Powerful Women Entrepreneurs, TIME’s Most Influential People in AI, and the World Economic Forums Young Global Leaders.. She... Read More

Mar 6, 2024 | ETL with Sophia Edelstein and Nathan Kondamuri

NVIDIA Auditorium, Stanford University (In-Person Speaker) 475 Via Ortega, Palo Alto, CA, United States

Sophia Edelstein is the co-founder and co-CEO of Pair Eyewear. Since its inception, Pair Eyewear has put consumers at the center of the innovation process, ensuring that the brand is at the forefront of redefining the eyewear experience by offering continual customizability, freedom of choice, and affordability for glasses. In her role, Edelstein leads brand... Read More

April 10, 2024 | ETL with Sharon Prince

NVIDIA Auditorium, Stanford University (In-Person Speaker) 475 Via Ortega, Palo Alto, CA, United States

Sharon Prince is the CEO and Founder of Grace Farms Foundation, a new kind of boundary-defying public space in New Canaan, Connecticut, that has become widely known as a global humanitarian and cultural center. Grace Farms is the platform for the Foundation and its interdisciplinary humanitarian mission to pursue peace through nature, arts, justice, community,... Read More

April 17, 2024 | ETL with Qasar Younis

NVIDIA Auditorium, Stanford University (In-Person Speaker) 475 Via Ortega, Palo Alto, CA, United States

Qasar Younis is the co-founder and CEO of Applied Intuition, which creates software solutions to help automakers, Tier 1 suppliers, and companies in the trucking, construction, and agriculture industries transition to next-generation vehicles. Before founding Applied Intuition, Younis was a partner and COO of Y Combinator, a prominent venture accelerator in Silicon Valley. Prior to... Read More

April 24, 2024 | ETL with Sam Altman

NVIDIA Auditorium, Stanford University (In-Person Speaker) 475 Via Ortega, Palo Alto, CA, United States

______________________ PLEASE NOTE:  Seating in NVIDIA Auditorium is extremely limited for this event. While ETL is open to the public, priority access to this talk will be given to Stanford students currently enrolled in MS&E 472, followed by all other current Stanford students. Overflow on-screen viewing will be available to those who do not secure... Read More

May 1, 2024 | ETL with Margo Georgiadis

NVIDIA Auditorium, Stanford University (In-Person Speaker) 475 Via Ortega, Palo Alto, CA, United States

Margo Georgiadis is a CEO-Partner at Flagship Pioneering and co-founder and CEO of Montai Health, an AI platform company enabling the predictable discovery of breakthrough small molecule medicines to treat and preempt chronic disease. In these roles, Georgiadis brings extensive expertise in technological innovation and high-performance business transformation and leverages her artificial intelligence and machine... Read More

May 8, 2024 | ETL with Ali Ghodsi

NVIDIA Auditorium, Stanford University (In-Person Speaker) 475 Via Ortega, Palo Alto, CA, United States

Ali Ghodsi is the CEO and co-founder of Databricks, a leader in data and AI. He pioneered the data intelligence platform built on a lakehouse architecture, revolutionizing analytics and AI for global organizations. Prior to becoming CEO, he served as the VP of engineering and product management. Ghodsi has over 20 years of experience in... Read More

May 15, 2024 | ETL with David Allemann

NVIDIA Auditorium, Stanford University (In-Person Speaker) 475 Via Ortega, Palo Alto, CA, United States

David Allemann co-leads the Swiss sports company On, one of the fastest-growing global sports brands. He puts a special focus on product, design, marketing and the direct-to-consumer business of On. Previously, Allemann has worked at the intersection of business and creativity at McKinsey & Company, as managing director of the advertising agency Young & Rubicam,... Read More

May 22, 2024 | ETL with Maria Barrera

NVIDIA Auditorium, Stanford University (In-Person Speaker) 475 Via Ortega, Palo Alto, CA, United States

Maria Barrera, a Stanford-educated engineer, is the founder and CEO of Clayful, a platform dedicated to providing essential mental health support for the TikTok generation. Today, Barrera’s company creates accessible resources for K-12 students and has already made a profound impact on thousands of students nationwide. Before launching Clayful, Barrera played a pivotal role in... Read More

May 29, 2024 | ETL with Alexandra Zatarain

NVIDIA Auditorium, Stanford University (In-Person Speaker) 475 Via Ortega, Palo Alto, CA, United States

Alexandra Zatarain is the co-founder and VP of Brand and Marketing of Eight Sleep, the world's first sleep fitness company. A marketer and brand-builder, Zatarain has built the Eight Sleep brand and scaled the company’s revenue from $0 to current state. She has done this by redefining a once-dormant category, changing the narrative around sleep... Read More