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Dr. Zac Iton earned his Ph.D. in Materials Science from the California Institute of Technology in 2024, where his research focused on solid-state ionics and multivalent ion conduction in inorganic materials. Originally from Barbados, he completed his undergraduate studies at the University of Pennsylvania as a member of the Vagelos Integrated Program in Energy Research (VIPER), graduating in 2017 with degrees in Chemistry and Materials Science and Engineering. He is currently a Senior Cell Engineer at QuantumScape, where he works on the development of anode-free solid-state lithium metal batteries, focusing on interfacial stability, cell reliability, and advancing high-energy-density battery technologies for electric vehicles and grid-scale energy storage.
Tayo Adesanya is the founder of Lola Vision Systems; an artificial intelligence and machine learning high performance computing systems provider, specializing in creating solutions for Automotive, Aerospace and Defense original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). Tayo is a proud Purdue Boilermaker and former student-athlete, having earned All-American and Big Ten Championship awards. Tayo received his MBA from Arizona State University.
Kene is an entrepreneur and product leader with over a decade of experience at high-growth technology companies. She is the founder of HEARD, a platform that helps product and marketing teams gather consumer insights by using AI to moderate user interviews. HEARD customers included high-growth companies like Spotify, Miro and Retool prior to its acquisition by Globant in 2025. Before founding HEARD, Kene was a Director of Product at Spotify and Netflix, and was the sixth employee and Consumer Product lead at Compass. Kene also cofounded Until We Do It, a nonprofit that distributed over 1M masks to vulnerable communities during the Covid-19 pandemic. She received her B.A. from Yale University and her MBA from Stanford Graduate School of Business.
Ilham Ali, MS., Civic Data Design Lab, MIT, Founder, IA Consulting & Technology
Ilham Ali, MS., Civic Data Design Lab, MIT, Founder, IA Consulting & Technology
Ilham Ali holds her M.S. from MIT in Technology & Policy. She is a Senior Consultant in product management, data science, and innovation. Ilham sits on the Steering Committee of the MIT IDEAS Social Innovation Incubator supporting new entrepreneurs. She is former IBM, Remitly, MIT Media Lab Space Enabled Group, and MIT Department of Urban Planning’s Civic Data Design Lab. Ilham is a 2x startup founder of KhartouMap and Zahara for Education. In 2024, she won the MIT Prize for Open Data for her work.
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Dr. Dakotah Tyler, Planetarium Director & Physics Lecturer, Pomona College, Science Communicator, Co-Host of Curiosity Theory
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