Lehigh@NasdaqCenter Podcast

Samantha Walravens and Luis Dussan discuss how AEye is making next-generation transportation a reality using LiDAR systems. Building on his experience as an aerospace engineer, Luis founded AEye in 2013 with a unique perspective on how to effectively enable LiDAR-enhanced perception for automated driving systems and robotic vision. Luis shares insights about building a high-performing team and advice for students launching engineering careers.

In Episode 7 of the Women in Technology and Innovation series, we learn from thought leaders who are at the forefront of emerging trends in tech. This week features diverse perspectives across functions and specializations including robotics, AI, and big data.

Join Samantha Walravens and Tom Chavez for a discussion about new approaches to data, decision science, and AI. Tom is a technology entrepreneur and is currently building Ketch to automate data privacy, governance, and security. Additionally, through his startup studio, super{set}, he partners with other engineer entrepreneurs to found, fund, and build cutting edge software companies focused on emerging technologies. Learn how Tom leverages his background in computer science and philosophy to create disruptive solutions and what our relationship with data could look like in the future.

Experienced female executives discuss career progression, leadership, and work-life balance in Episode 4 of the Women in Technology and Innovation series.

Samantha Walravens leads a ranging conversation with Kathleen Egan, the Co-Founder and CEO of ecomedes about how she is building sustainable enterprises. Kathleen discusses how her passion for surfing and background as an engineer and consultant intersects with her mission to simplify sustainability and scale green building. Together they examine how disruptive engineers are creating new solutions to reduce negative environmental outcomes in the building industry and the steps each of us can take to help reverse climate change.

This week, Shanna Tellerman, the CEO and co-founder of Modsy, sits down with Samantha Walravens to discuss her passion for design and technology, and how she built this into a virtual interior design company. Before founding Modsy, Shanna was a partner on the investing team at Google Ventures. Learn about her journey from studying landscape painting to developing cutting-edge 3D visualization platforms and how she uses disruptive technology to solve problems and create value.

This week, Samantha Walravens facilitates a conversation with influential thought leaders on the importance of allyship for women and other underrepresented populations in tech. Melinda Briana Epler shares from her experience as a consultant, tech executive, and Founder & CEO of Change Catalyst about the importance of digging deep and thinking systemically to address inequities. Jeremy Sussman is a senior product manager at Google and serves on Google�s Allyship NYC Steering Committee. Jeremy talks about how allyship is a choice and an action that we need to take again and again.

This week, Samantha Walravens hosted a panel discussion with two leaders at the forefront of disruptive technologies. Jeff Rosedale is a registered U.S. patent lawyer working with clients on the cutting edge of science and technology to develop and protect their intellectual property in the areas of biotech, AI, big-data, and nanotechnology. Pranav Gokhale holds a PhD in quantum computing from the University of Chicago and started his own company, Super.tech, with the goal to help bridge the gap between existing theoretical algorithms and practical quantum computing architectures.

In this series, we are exploring the topic of women in technology and innovation. Through engaging conversations with female leaders in Silicon Valley, we discuss timely topics such as the importance of diversity and representation in product development, female founders and funders, as well as the importance of leadership, mentoring and giving back. In Episode 1, join Samantha Walravens for a discussion with B�r� A.

In this series on Women in Technology, we shine a spotlight on the remarkable women entrepreneurs, business leaders, and engineers who are changing the world through industry and innovation. In Episode 1, join Samantha Walravens for a discussion with B�r� Williams, Chief Operating Officer at BandWagonFanClub, and Jossie Haines, the Senior Director of Engineering at Tile, on the challenges and opportunities that women today face as they navigate a still very male-dominated technology industry. Our conversation digs deep into the issues of diversity, equity, and inclusion.

This week, Kelly Steckelberg, CFO of Zoom Video Communications, Inc., chats with Samantha Walravens about the path to leadership for women in technology. Kelly discusses the challenges and opportunities for women who aspire to leadership roles. Learn how to talk with your manager about taking on more responsibility and asking for coaching and advice to help you advance towards your leadership goals.

Hear from recent graduates and early-career female tech professionals who are creating the tools and services we use every day. This week, our young alumni panel features Emma Catlin, an engineer at Pinterest, Christine Quan, a data scientist & engineer at Dropbox, and Kira Gobes, a technical program manager at Amazon Web Services. These emerging leaders talk with Samantha Walravens about successes, challenges, why having (and being!) a mentor is so important, and what they wish they knew before starting their first full-time engineering job.

For our first conversation in this series on Disruptive Engineers, host, Samantha Walravens sits down with Dr. Ikhlaq Sidhu, the author of the book Innovation Engineering: A Practical Guide to Creating Anything New. Dr. Sidhu is Chief Scientist and Founding Director at UC Berkeley�s Sutardja Center for Entrepreneurship & Technology (SCET). Samantha and Dr. Sidhu dive into how to develop an entrepreneurial mindset and the integral role engineers play in driving innovation.

Listen to an inspiring and engaging conversation with Sara Luchian, the Head of Passenger Experience at Virgin Hyperloop, to learn what it was like to be one of the first two people to ride in a hyperloop pod during a successful test run. Host, Samantha Walravens, talks with Sara about an optimistic future for transportation that is fast, clean, convenient, and designed with passengers in mind. Sara shares how she applies both her psychology and business training to design next-generation transportation technology.

Host Samantha Walravens leads an engaging conversation with Liz Maida about how she pivoted her career from civil engineering to internet infrastructure and eventually founded her own cutting-edge cybersecurity company, Uplevel Security. As the founder and CEO of Uplevel Security, she created the industry�s first adaptive system of intelligence that uses graph theory and machine learning to modernize security operations. Learn how Liz is innovating and creating next-generation approaches to enterprise security.