Monica Robles is the President and Founder of Asociacion de Emprendedores, a non-profit organization that provides trainings and seminars to Hispanic entrepreneurs, who seek to open and grow their businesses.
Mrs. Robles speaks about her personal journey, community empowerment, and success stories in the Hispanic community.
Zarina Bahadur is a member of the inaugural class of the Master of Innovation and Entrepreneurship program at the UCI Paul Merage School of Business and winner of the annual new venture competition presented by the Beall center for innovation and entrepreneurship.
During the competition, Mrs Bahadur won a total of cash prizes of $25,000 with her start-up Baby Box, a subscription-based service, powered by artificial intelligence for parents of children 0-3 years of age.
Dean Professor Doctor Ian O. Williamson, is the Pro Vice-Chancellor and Dean of Commerce at the Wellington School of Business and Government at Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand.
During his 20-year career, Dr. Williamson has served on several academic committees and on the boards of directors for a variety of nonprofit organizations. In addition, he has provided expert insights in the areas of organizational innovation and employee recruitment and retention to executives in more than 20 countries across six continents for companies such as CBRE, PwC, Lockheed Martin, Nestle and Accenture.
Dr Williamson holds a Ph.D. in organizational behavior from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and previously held faculty positions at universities in the U.S., Switzerland, Australia and Indonesia.
Dr Williamson has been named dean of the University of California, Irvine’s Paul Merage School of Business and he will begin his new role on Jan. 1, 2021.
Today we have with us Shamim Imani. Mr, Imani is an Environmental, Social Governance leader at James Hardie Building Products. He is responsible for integrating ESG considerations and impact into James Hardie’s operations, including the impact and opportunities of corporate behavior on the environment, society and governance topics.
Mr Imani has a Master of Business Administration from the University of California, Irvine, a Master of Science in Electrical Engineering from the University of California, Los Angeles, and has a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from the California State Polytechnic University, Pomona.
Dr. Vijay Gurbaxani is the Taco Bell Professor of Information Systems and Computer Science and Director of the Center for Digital Transformation (CDT) at the UCI Paul Merage School of Business. His research, teaching and consulting interests are at the nexus of business strategy and information technology (IT). He focuses on analyzing how emerging information technologies enable business model innovation; on developing and evaluating business-driven strategies for the sourcing of information services; and on valuing IT investment.
Dr. Gurbaxani has extensive experience in management education and advisory services, having lectured worldwide on management issues, taught extensively in degree and executive education programs, and consulted for and provided research expertise to many organizations, including Fortune 500 companies, technology service providers, and leading consulting firms. He has been a visiting scholar at the business schools at Stanford University and at MIT.
Dr. Marc Madou is the Chancellor’s Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering and Chancellor’s Professor (Joint Appointment) of Biomedical Engineering and Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at the Henry Samueli School of Engineering at University of California, Irvine. Dr Madou has a PH.D. in Semiconductor Electrochemistry, Solid-State Physics Laboratory and a M.Sc. and B.Sc. in Physical Chemistry from the Rijksuniversiteit in Belgium. His research focuses on Miniaturization science (MEMS and NEMS) with emphasis on chemical and biological applications. Current projects include polymer actuators (for drug delivery), C-MEMS and CD based fluidics. Besides miniaturization techniques and materials choices.
Dr. Madou will talk about his journey to be appointed Chancellor’s Professor at the University of California, Irvine and the science of miniaturization.
Ash Kumra is a radio show host, community builder, meditation coach, and global speaker. He has spoken across the globe to several dozen organizations and interviewed over 500 luminaries including Dr. OZ, Dave Meltzer and Dr. Drew. He has taken his passion for meditation and mindfulness to help create Peak Meditation, a performance brand to help people achieve their peak state.
Mr. Kumra speaks about his leadership journey and what he is passionate in business. leadership and life.