Course Description
This lecture series recognizes the entrepreneurial vision of A. Richard Newton, Dean of UC Berkeley’s College of Engineering from 2000 to 2007, by inviting distinguished innovators to share lessons from their own successes and failures. The course features a selection of highly accomplished industry speakers, including Cal alumni, who share their unique insights on industry developments, leadership, and innovation accumulated through experience in their careers. The lecture series serves as a discovery course for topics at the intersection of technology innovation and entrepreneurship and is a requirement for two of the tracks to complete the SCET Certificate in Entrepreneurship & Technology.
This class is a great introductory class for students interested in learning more about technology entrepreneurship and innovation. SCET classes welcome students from all majors and levels.
Beginning in Spring 2021, the A. Richard Newton Lecture series became an official Berkeley Changemaker® course. Berkeley Changemaker® is a way to help engineers, humanists, and scientists on campus understand their passion and have the ability to create change and have agency in the world. The A. Richard Newton Series course helps students understand how to pursue their interests and execute them by learning from distinguished innovators.
Note: Starting Fall 2022, all SCET classes will be offered under Engineering course numbers. Prior to Fall 2022, this course was listed under INDENG 95/195/295.
A Richard Newton Series - Vivienne Ming : Finding and Prioritizing Problems to Solve
Fall 2023 Speaker Lineup
Vivienne Ming
Self proclaimed Professional Mad Scientist and Chairperson, Socos.
Topic: Finding and Prioritizing Problems to Solve
August 29, 2023
Victoria Howell
Instructor and Director, Professional Programs, Sutardja Center.
Topic: Course Orientation - What to Expect and What is Expected
September 5, 2023
Alberto Todeschini
Distinguished Faculty in AI at UC Berkeley.
Topic: AI: It turns out the hype is real.
September 12, 2023
Caleb Boyd
Cal Alum & cofounder Molten Industries, 2022 Breakthrough Energy Fellow | Forbes 30 Under 30
Topic: Cal Founders
September 19, 2023
Kai Koerber
Founder of Koer A.I. and cofounder of the Joy app: the world’s first wellness app that can recognize how a user feels based on the sound of their voice, and then deliver wellness content to meet the emotional needs of the user
Topic: Cal Student Founders and Raising Awareness
September 26, 2023
Sam Chen
Cofounder and CEO of Fetti. Fetti is here to help you build the career of your dreams.
Topic: Cal Student Founders and Raising Awareness
September 26, 2023
Andrea (Annie) Kritcher
Physicist, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. Time100 for Fusion Research.
Topic: Developing Technologies for Others to Commercialize
October 3, 2023
Dr. Christine Ho
Cal Alum & CEO of Imprint Energy (acquired by CCL Design)
Topic: From Founding to Pivoting to Getting Acquired
October 10, 2023
Optional Class
OPTIONAL CLASS FOR THOSE DOING VIDEO PROJECT.
Note we have an added class on December 6th, during reading week
October 24, 2023
Matt Carlson
Cal Alum, Director of User Experience Design, Adobe.
Topic: Various Stages of the Start-up Experience from early days of Facebook, Twitter and more
November 14, 2023
No Class
Thanksgiving Break
November 21, 2020
Instructor
Victoria Howell