Beyond Academia Conference 2019

Date:

February 28 - March 1, 2019

Location:

Clark Kerr campus (Berkeley, CA)

Details:

Our flagship conference is a two-day event with close to 100 PhD speakers who successfully transitioned from academia to industry. We hope to see you there!

Registration:

Now open

Detailed schedule:

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Schedule in brief:

Thursday, February 28th 2019
9 - 9:30 Keynote: Vania Cao
Coffee break
9:45 - 11 Session 1 (Choose 1)
Finding the Right Job Science Writing and Editing Presentation Skills Arts and Culture
Coffee break
11:15 - 12:30 Session 2 (Choose 1)
Research in Industry STEM Entrepreneurship Presentation Skills Teaching and Learning
12:30 - 1:45 Networking lunch
1:45 - 3 Session 3 (Choose 1)
Resume Workshop STEM Internships Panel Public Sector Business and management in industry
Coffee break
3:15 - 4:30 Session 4 (Choose 1)
Management Consulting Resume Workshop (Humanities/Social Science) STEM Outreach
Networking Reception
Friday, March 1st 2019
9 - 9:30 Keynote: Lisa Munro
Coffee break
9:45 - 11 Session 1 (Choose 1)
Transitioning into Tech Social and Science Policy Science Communication Workshop Philanthropy
Coffee break
Session 2 (Choose 1)
11:15 - 12:30 Finding and Applying to Industry Jobs Technical and Specialized Consulting University Beyond Classroom Elevator Pitch
12:30 - 1:45 Networking lunch
1:45 - 3 Session 3 (Choose 1)
Networking Research in Industry (Humanities/Social Science) LinkedIn Workshop Diversity Workshop
Coffee break
3:15 - 4:30 Session 4 (Choose 1)
Putting Your PhD to Work Data Science Finance and Investing Media and Communication
Networking Reception