MIT Alumni Event - View From the Top: Reimagining Creativity

Five prominent MIT alumni will discuss the future of the creative industries at this year’s View from the Top event at Shutters on the Beach. Join your fellow alumni for brunch, a panel discussion, and beachside views!

Date:  Saturday, June 20, 2015

Time:  11:00 AM to 2:00 PM

MIT alumni continue to fuel the future of creativity in Los Angeles and the world, making formative contributions in the fields of coding, gaming, entrepreneurship, and space exploration. Five of these alumni will share their stories and perspectives in a panel discussion on how necessary creative thinking is to success. Register today.

Schedule of events ~ Saturday, June 20, 2015
    10:30 a.m. Registration opens, MITCSC Annual Meeting
    11:00 a.m. View from the Top: presentations and panel discussion
    12:15 p.m. Brunch and networking
    2:00 p.m. Program ends

Location:  Shutters on the Beach, 1 Pico Blvd, Santa Monica, CA 90405

Cost:  $40: General Admission; $35: MIT10

Tickets: Register through the MIT website, here.

Moderator:
Krisztina "Z" Holly ’89, SM ’92
Entrepreneur-in-Residence, Office of LA Mayor Garcetti;
USC Adjunct Professor of Innovation Practice

 

Speakers:
P
eter Diamandis ’83, SM ‘88
Chairman and CEO, XPRIZE

 

 

Larry James SM ‘83
Deputy Director, Jet Propulsion Laboratory

 

 

Lilly Kam ’04
Developer Evangelist, i.am+
‎Director of STEM at i.am.angel Foundation

 

 

Jose Villeta ’90
‎Senior Director, Technology, Disney Interactive Games