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:

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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