Thursday, October 29, 2015, New York, NY
Chancellor Nicholas B. Dirks and the Berkeley New York Leadership thank you for joining us for this evening of connection and engagement. We hope you enjoyed hearing distinguished faculty and alumni discuss how they are changing the world with bold ideas.
Panels and Speakers
Innovation in Arts and Design — At Berkeley and Beyond
Ken Goldberg
Professor of Industrial Engineering and Operations Research and Director of the People and Robots Initiative, UC Berkeley
Young Jean Lee ’96
Playwright, Director, Filmmaker, and Founder of Young Jean Lee’s Theater Company, New York
James Schamus ’82, M.A. ’87, Ph.D. ’03
Screenwriter, Producer, and Former CEO of Focus Features, New York
Shannon Jackson
Moderator — Professor of Rhetoric and Theater, Dance, and Performance Studies, UC BerkeleyScientific Research: Reimagining What’s Possible
Jennifer Doudna
The Li Ka Shing Chancellor’s Chair in Biomedical and Health Sciences, UC Berkeley
Saul Perlmutter Ph.D. ’86
The Franklin and Karen Dabby Chair in Physics and 2011 Nobel Laureate, UC Berkeley
Mark Levinson Ph.D. ’83
Moderator and Director and Producer of the Documentary Particle FeverHonorary Committee
Liz Claman ’85 and Jeff Kepnes
David Corvo ’72
Jonathan Hoff ’78
Jackson Hsieh ’83 and Minalie Chen
Roger Kang ’98
Rene M. Kern ’86 and Marie-France Kern
Jeffrey McDermott ’81 and Ashley McDermott
Ricardo Mora ’88 and Kelli Kenny-Mora
Tyler Morse ’96 and Rebecca Morse
Ezra Nahum Ph.D. ’99 and Laure Nahum
Jeff Nedelman ’88 and Tessie Nedelman ’88
Richard Pell ’78 and Lisa Pell
Peter Tremblay ’84 and Michael Fanelli
Pavan Wadhwa and Neerja Wadhwa