75th Anniversary
Speaker Series
Throughout 2026 Stanford University faculty, researchers, and lecturers will share their expertise with the Stanford Research Park community!
See below for currently scheduled presenters and check back for new additions.
- January 22, 2026 - Stop the Food Fight: Finding Common Ground in Nutrition with Christopher Gardner, PhD, Stanford University Nutrition Scientist and Professor of Medicine
- March 12, 2026 - Think Faster. Talk Smarter. with Matt Abrahams, Stanford University Lecturer, Graduate School of Business
- April 30, 2026 (open to the public) - AI and the Future of Work: Automation or Augmentation? with Rob Reich, Stanford University Professor of Social Ethics of Science and Technology and senior fellow at the Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence
- June 17, 2026 - What I Wish I Knew About Luck with Tina Seelig, Executive Director of Knight-Hennessy Scholars at Stanford University
- June 25, 2026 - Wearable Technology for Precision Health with Ziv Lautman, Stanford PhD and founder
- July 8, 2026 or July 16, 2026 - An Economist Goes to the Game with Paul Oyer, Professor of Economics at Stanford Graduate School of Business
- August 13, 2026 - Advocate for What Matters with Nita Singh Kaushal, Director of Business and Technology Curriculum at Stanford Continuing Studies and Adjunct Lecturer, Stanford School of Engineering
- August 27, 2026 - Tight and Loose: Mastering a Key Cultural Code with Michele Gelfand, Professor of Organizational Behavior, Stanford Graduate School of Business and Professor of Psychology and Faculty Affiliate of the Freeman Spogli Institute of International Relations, Stanford University
- September 17, 2026 (open to the public) - AI Playground with Mo-Yun Lei Fong, Stanford Adjunct Lecturer
- October 22, 2026 - AI Technologies for Biomedical Science and Clinical Care with Russ Altman, Professor of Bioengineering, Genetics, Medicine, and Biomedical Data Science and Senior Fellow at the Stanford Institute for Human-Centered AI, Stanford University
- November 5, 2026 - Level Up: Why Hierarchies Are Broken and How to Fix Them with Nir Halevy, Professor of Organizational Behavior at Stanford Graduate School of Business