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.
Attendance at the first 3 classes is mandatory in order to be enrolled off the waitlist.
Instructor
Victoria Howell
Victoria Howell is director, Professional Programs and associate instructor for UC Berkeley’s Sutardja Center for Entrepreneurship and Technology. She leads the A. Richard Newton Lecture Series: A Berkeley Changemaker® Course, the Center’s flagship program. Her background is in financial services, strategy and marketing, and she now dedicates herself to delivering opportunities/events connecting exceptional individuals to diverse audiences. Her work encourages learning and empowerment for aspiring innovators, entrepreneurs, career-minded professionals and seasoned executives. She holds a BA from University of Virginia and an MBA, from The Darden School of Business University of Virginia.
Fall 2024 Speaker Lineup
9.03
Victoria Howell
Instructor and Director, Professional Programs, Sutardja Center. Topic: Course Orientation - What to Expect and What is Expected
@5:00pm PST
Li Ka Shing Room 245
9.10
Yoky Matsuoka (Cal grad)
CEO, PanasonicWell and cofounder Nest, GoogleX and more
@5:00pm PST
Li Ka Shing Room 245
9.17
Matt Carlson (Cal grad)
Director, User Experience & Design, Adobe
(creating your own playbook for pivoting!) Bring paper/notebook and something to write with to class.
@5:00pm PST
Li Ka Shing Room 245
9.24
Jerry Luk (Cal grad)
CEO and cofounder, Firework and creator, LinkedIn Mobile
@5:00pm PST
Li Ka Shing Room 245
10.01
Pedro David Espinoza (Cal grad)
“Robin Hood of Technology” and author, Differences That Make a Difference
@5:00pm PST
Li Ka Shing Room 245
10.08
Ashish Kakram
Principal, ThomVest Ventures in conversation with Cal Grad and former Newton Coordinator Rishi Modi
@5:00pm PST
Li Ka Shing Room 245
10.15
Jeff Huang (Cal grad)
Head of Engineering, Instagram and former engineering lead at Facebook and Microsoft
@5:00pm PST
Li Ka Shing Room 245
10.22
Ben Ling (Cal grad)
Founder and General Partner, Bling Capital (19+ Unicorns backed) in conversation with CoE Dean Tsu Jae King Liu
@5:00pm PST
Li Ka Shing Room 245
10.29 & 11.05
Carl Bass
Former President and CEO, Autodesk;
Bass serves on the boards of directors of leading technology companies across multiple sectors, including Box, Zendesk, Built Robotics, Planet Labs, AVEVA and Zoox.
In Person: 10.29 @5:00pm PST, Li Ka Shing Room 245
Via Zoom :11.05 @5:00pm PST
(LINK - https://berkeley.zoom.us/j/98867840928)
for all 283 level and those wanting to do a video instead of final reflection for end-of-year project.
11.12
Yael Zheng (Cal grad)
SCET Boardmember and SV Chief Marketing Officer
@5:00pm PST
Li Ka Shing Room 245
11.09
Jing Cho Yang
CEO and Founder, Bukit Vista
@5:00pm PST
Li Ka Shing Room 245
12.03
Shantanu Narayen
CEO, Adobe in conversation with Dr. Homa Bahrami
@5:00pm PST
Li Ka Shing Room 245
About A. Richard Newton
The Newton Series is named in honor of former UC Berkeley Engineering dean A. Richard Newton. The Series highlights individuals like Dean Newton, who exemplify the qualities of an innovative changemaker.
A. Richard Newton was a distinguished professor and beloved dean of the College of Engineering at UC Berkeley from 2000-2007. He received his B.Eng. and M.Eng.Sci degrees from the University of Melbourne, Australia in 1973 and 1975. In 1975, he began to work on SPICE at UC Berkeley, a simulation program initially developed by Larry Nagel and Donald Pederson to analyze and design complex electronic circuitry with speed and accuracy. In 1978, Newton was awarded his Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering and computer sciences from UC Berkeley.
He joined the faculty at UC Berkeley as a professor of in 1978, and chaired the Department of Electrical Engineering & Computer Sciences from 1999 to 2000. He became dean of the UC Berkeley College of Engineering from 2000 until he passed away in 2007. Robert Birgeneau, Chancellor of UC Berkeley described him as, "dynamic and entrepreneurial; he understood the power of engineering and technology in entirely new ways, and he connected them to address society's toughest problems. The vibrancy of his thinking shaped my own ideas about what engineering is and what it can be."
A. Richard Newton
Featured Video Of The Month
Adam Cheyer - Co-founder of Siri, Change.org, Viv Labs, and Sentient
In this Spring 2021 A. Richard Newton Series Distinguished Innovator Lecture, Adam Cheyer, co-founder of Siri, Change.org, Viv Labs, and Sentient, does magic tricks to show students how to make magical prototypes, and tells the story of the founding of Siri.