Tina Seelig, Stanford University 2020 Insight: Innovating at a Distance Challenging times present opportunities to innovate. COVID-19 presented an opportunity to improve remote work.
Sarah Friar, Nextdoor Building Better Online Communities How can you build respect into a social network?
Ravi Mhatre, Lightspeed Venture Partners The Language of Technology Successful technology investing requires both cutting-edge ideas and patient, determined strategy.
Ann Miura-Ko, Floodgate Scott Sandell, NEA Ethics in Venture Capital VCs can play a unique role in infusing entrepreneurial ventures with strong ethics, values and principles.
Jessica Norwood, RUNWAY Rodney Sampson, Opportunity Hub (OHUB) Entrepreneurship and Racial Justice Infuse innovation with an insistence on racial equity.
Eric Yuan, Zoom Video Communications Santiago Subotovsky, Emergence Capital Winning a Crowded Market Instead of focusing on competitors, focus on solving customer problems and making users happy.
Sylvia Acevedo, Path to the Stars: My Journey from Girl Scout to Rocket Scientist Perseverance Creates Opportunity Self-confidence unlocks a wealth of opportunities.
George Scangos, Vir Biotechnology Making a Difference in Biotech At its best, biotech is about building successful companies that consistently change human lives for the better.
Delane Parnell, PlayVS Extreme Focus Unlock a massive opportunity by aligning the needs of multiple stakeholders.
Shellye Archambeau, Verizon Taking Risks and Breaking Barriers Success requires a balance of flexibility and bold self-advocacy.
Laura Dunham, University of St. Thomas Jon Fjeld, Duke University Teaching Ethical Entrepreneurship Applied ethics training can reshape entrepreneurship education.
Ann Miura-Ko, Floodgate Disruption and Abundance Scalable, strategic technology innovation can drive social progress.
Michael Tubbs, City of Stockton Change Moves at the Speed of Trust When it comes to social impact, leading is about listening.
Debbie Sterling, GoldieBlox Empowering Girls with STEM With a strong social mission, you can persevere through pivots and setbacks with confidence.
Bonny Simi, JetBlue Technology Ventures Cultivate Creativity and Courage Unlock potential by exploring your passions with courage and creativity.
Beverly Parenti, The Last Mile Chris Redlitz, The Last Mile Ray Harts, Healthy Hearts Institute Growing a Social Venture Find your purpose and find your partners.
Mildred Cho, Stanford University John Mitchell, Stanford University The Ethics of Emerging Technologies What would an “ethics of innovation” look like? Efforts in biomedical research and computer science offer some clues.
Joseph DeSimone, Carbon The Case for Convergence Diverse, interdisciplinary teams can drive breakthroughs in both technologies and business models.
Julie Zhuo, Inspirit How to Learn from Users To make a great product, set a clear framework for how you collect and respond to user feedback.
Kevin Systrom, Instagram How Instagram Scaled Instagram co-founder Kevin Systrom reflects on the journey from Stanford to Instagram and beyond.