AI’s Potential, Pitfalls, Policy, and Promise: A Conversation with Futurist and Strategist Olaf Groth

By Sienna Lam | September 26, 2025

No longer a distant frontier, the AI-driven shift will undoubtedly continue to redefine global economies, industries, and institutions, a transformation that calls for strategic leadership of executives and policymakers. In the coming years, it is imperative to design systems that harmonize AI capabilities with human judgement and champion ethical AI governance at this critical intersection…

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Innovation and Engineering Leadership with Marc Tarpenning, Co-Founder, Tesla Inc.

By Sienna Lam | July 25, 2024
Marc Tarpenning lectures in front of a classroom during a session of the UC Berkeley Engineering Leadership Professional Programs on Leadership

For over a decade, the Sutardja Center for Entrepreneurship & Technology (SCET) at UC Berkeley has hosted the Engineering Leadership Professional Program (ELPP), which has helped more than 1,000 technical professionals hone their leadership skills and bring an innovative spirit to their firms.  On February 28, Marc Tarpenning (B.A. Computer Science ‘85), co-founder of Tesla…

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