Ikhlaq Sidhu Talks

Recent Talks and Downloadable Materials:

  • TIE Global Summit Keynote, December 9, 2020

  • Panel Session, Opening of 18th Annual TCC Conference Friday, UC Berkeley, David Brower Center, May 3, 2019

  • Workshop Session, “Theory Ideation, Opportunity Recognition and Market Validation – and – Beyond Concepts, How to Execute”, UC Berkley, Student Union, May 2, 2019

  • Invited Talk, “Workshop for Faculty Entrepreneurship and Education”, SRM, Chennai, Monday April 22, 2019

  • Invited Talk, “Victory Series, Ikhlaq Sidhu in Conversation”, SRM, Chennai, April 22, 2019

  • Invited Talk, Data Science Case Studies, IIT Delhi, March 28, 2019

  • Opening Talk of Berkeley Blockchain Xcelerator, “Blockchain and Venture Execution”, UC Berkeley, Monday March 18, 2019

  • Invited Talk and Workshop Session, “AI and Data for Tax Services”, London, UK, March 11, 2019

  • Invited Industry Talk, “Data and AI for Industry Application”, HK, Feb 21, 2019

  • Opening Talk, “Blockchain,” to kick off Hackathon, Friday, February 15, Stuttgart, Germany, February 2019

  • Invited Talk, “Open Innovation and Data Technologies”, Italian Executives, November 12, 2018.

  • Moderated Talk, State of Blockchain Industry, Berkeley China Summit

  • Sunday, October 7, 2018

  • Talk, Big Data Technology and Business, CKGSB Event, Berkeley, CA, Sept 1, 2018

  • Invited Talk, IE Business School, Venture Day, July 15, 2018

  • Invited Talk, IEEE ICE Conference: Keynote, “Entrepreneurship Education”, June 18, 2018

  • “Blockchain Workshop”, IEEE ICE Conference: Keynote, June 19, 2018

  • Talk and moderation, “Superconnectors”, IEEE ICE Conference: Keynote, June 18, 2019

  • BAM – Go-To-Market Strategy Workshop, SkyDeck, June 11, 2018

  • Invited talk at Deputy University Chair of the BEST Community, Opening Ceremony, HK,May 17, 2018.

  • Invited Talk, Haas School of Business, “Data-X, Entrepreneurship, and Research Trends”, Feb 27, 2018

  • Keynote Address for Principals Day, “A.I. in X: The Future of Education“, Hong Kong Baptist University, January 24, 2018

  • Distinguished Innovator and Faculty Talk, “How to Achieve Data in X“, Hong Kong Baptist University, January 23, 2018

  • Invited Talk, “Job Loss and A.I., An Analysis“, Hong Kong British Chamber of Commerce, January 21, 2018

  • Invited Talk, “Data and AI, Global Business and Research Perspective”, Jardines Global CIO Meeting, Hong Kong, January 21, 2018

  • Keynote Address, “Demystifying Entrepreneurship for Mature Organizations”, Europa Park, Baden-Wurttemberg, November, 2017 (slides)

  • Opening Keynote Address, “Demystifying Silicon Valley Entrepreneurship, New Ventures Tactics and Culture”, Prague University of Economics, XPort, November 2017 (slides)

  • Keynote Address: “Research Trends in AI with Venture Applications”, at GMIC, Hong Kong, Oct 19, 2017, (slides).

  • Keynote Address Eriksholm Research Centre, 40th Year Celebration, “Innovation, Leadership, and Psychology”, Denmark, Sept 22, 2017 (slides)

  • Keynote Address Open Innovation Kick-Off, “Universities, New Ventures, and Culture”, Technical University of Denmark, Sept 21, 2017 (slides)

  • Invited Talk, “Enabling Innovation through Leadership for AI, Business Models, and the 4th Industrial Revolution”, Ulsan Korea, Sept 13, 2017 (slides)

  • Invited talk, “Turning Data into Dollars”, CIO Connect, Hong Kong, September 11, 2017

  • Invited Keynote, “I, E, and AI”, AI Symposium, Makati, Philippines, Feb 19, 2017 (slides)

  • Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and AI, Inclusive Innovation Conference, 2017 Manila, February 17-18, 2017, (slides)

  • Universities: E-ship, Acceleration, and Technology Transfer, AUTM Asia, Hong Kong, 2017 (slides)

  • IEEE/ICE International Technology & Management Conference: Ikhlaq Sidhu*, Jean-Etienne Goubet, Ye Xia, Measurement of Innovation Mindset, A Method and Tool within the Berkeley Innovation Index Framework, IEEE ICE, TEMS Society, Norway 2016. (download)

  • Invited Talk, How to Accelerate Science based Innovation and Entrepreneurship”, Engineering 2030, Santiago Chile, Jan 2016 (Slides: Accelerating Innovation v2)

  • Invited Keynote: “Innovation 101: How to Take Your Innovation Forward! For Engineers and Technical Experts”, Presented at Juniper. (Slides are not posted for this talk), 10/28/2015.

  • Invited Session: Open Innovation 101, Techmatch Slovakia, 10/2015 (Slides: Open-Innovation-101)

  • Invited Session: University to Industry Open Innovation, Techmatch Slovakia, 10/2015 (Slides: University-Industry-Open-Innovation)

  • Keynote, Fostering Innovation Ecosystems through Policy and Culture, IEEE/ICE International Technology & Management Conference, Belfast Ireland, June 22-24

  • Sidhu, Lavian, Howell, R&D Models for Advanced Development & Corporate Research Understanding Six Models of Advanced R&D, IEEE/ICE Conference, Belfast Ireland, June 22-24, 2015, (paper)

  • Sidhu, Deletraz, Effect of Comfort Zone on Entrepreneurship Potential, Innovation Culture, and Career Satisfaction, ASEE Conference, Seattle, June 14-17 (link), (slides)

  • Sidhu, Singer, Johnsson, Suoranta, Introducing the Berkeley Method of Entrepreneurship – a Game-Based Teaching Approach_ American Society for Engineering Education, ASEE June 14-17, 2015 (link)(slides)

  • Silicon Valley, “An Insider View: A successful model for fostering innovation”, Shantou University, May 2015.

  • Innovation Culture and Management Practice, FDC Business School, BH, Brazil, May 13, 2015 [Download]

  • NASSCOM, Pune, India Oct 8-9, 2014

    • Keynote: New Models for Advanced R&D and Open Incubation for today’s Modern Companies [Download]

    • Master Class: Data Driven Business Models [Download]

  • Workshop on Innovation and Clusters, Belo Horizonte, Brazil, May 19, 2014, [Download].

  • Berkeley Method of Entrepreneurship Downloads:

  • Concepts in slide format [BME Concepts-F2014 Slides]

  • Paper: [Download BMoE-Paper]

  • How to Build a Modern Entrepreneurship & Innovation Center [E-Center 2.0 Slides-9-2014-Compressed]

  • Overview Slides: [Download BMoE Slides]

  • Challenge Lab Description: [Download Industry Challenge Paper]

  • KALX Radio Interview, Ikhlaq Sidhu, Method to Madness, Skydeck and Berkeley Method of Entrepreneurship, May 9, 2014 – https://archive.org/details/IkhlaqSidhu_CET_Skydeck

  • Data Driven Business Models, Invited Talk, GE Software, San Ramon, CA, April 2014 [Download Slides Here]

  • Invited Talk, Samsung “Effective Innovation”, San Jose, May 24, 2013.

  • Keynote, “The Future of Open Models for Diabetic Care”, Diabetes Mine 2012 Innovation Summit, Stanford California, November 16, 2012

  • Panel Moderator, TIE Silicon Valley and UC Berkeley event, “Fulfilling Entrepreneurial Dreams in Large Firms”, 10/24/2012.

  • Invited Talk, “IP Strategies for University Based Startups”, and invited panel session, “Programs beyond 2011″ at the 2011 Kauffman Foundation Sponsored Workshop on Graduate Education in Technology Commercialization, Georgia Tech, February 24, 2011. [Download A Framework”, CET Engineering Leadership Technical Brief, 11-2010 link, summary]

Archive of Invited Talks and Panel Sessions

  • Invited Talk, Evolution of Advanced R&D, at Lam Research Headquarters, Fremont, CA, February 20, 2015

  • Invited Talk, New Models for Advanced R&D, at Ericsson Research Headquarters, Sweden, Nov 8, 2014

  • Invited Lecture at the ETH, Business Model Innovation, Nov 4, 2014

  • Invited Talk, New Models for Advanced R&D and Open Incubation for today’s Modern Companies, Keynote NASSCOM Engineering Summit, Pune India, Oct 9, 2014 (slides)

  • Master Class, Data Driven Business Models – What are the top 8 ways that data is monetized?, NASSCOM Engineering Summit, Pune India, Oct 9, 2014, (slides)

  • Invited Talk, IIT Mumbai, School Of Management and ENT 801 Class, Sharing Berkeley Method of Entrepreneurship, Nov 7, 2014

  • Workshop on Innovation and Clusters, Belo Horizonte, Brazil, May 19, 2014, [Download Slides Here].

  • Data Driven Business Models, Invited Talk, GE Software, San Ramon, CA, April 2014 [Download Slides Here]

  • Invited Talk, “Engineering Leadership and Venture Creation”, Science & Creativity Annual Conference 2013 hosted by KOFAC (Foundation), Korea, Dec 4-6, 2013

  • Invited Talk, Innovation and Entrepreneurship: What Can Go Right and Wrong?, University of Illinois, October 2013.

  • Invited Talk, Samsung “Effective Innovation”, San Jose, May 24, 2013.

  • Invited Talk, Qualcomm, “Generating ROI from Innovation”, San Jose, April 29, 2013.

  • Invited Talk, Danish Technical University, “Return on Innovation: Insights in Engineering Leadership & Innovation Models”, April 10, 2013

  • Upcoming: Keynote, “The Future of Open Models for Diabetic Care”, Diabetes Mine 2012 Innovation Summit, Stanford California, November 16, 2012

  • Panel Moderator, TIE Silicon Valley and UC Berkeley event, “Fulfilling Entrepreneurial Dreams in Large Firms”, 10/24/2012.

  • Invited Lectures: Global Engineering Leadership, HKUST, ETH, Tsinghua, October 2012.

  • Invited Talk, “Disruption and Business Model Adaptation”, at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH), Zurich, October 9, 2012.

  • Invited Panel, NSF and NCIIA Sponsored Lean Launch Workshop, UC Berkeley, 8/22/2012.

  • Invited Session, “Global Snapshot: Trends in Entrepreneurship Education and Policy Around the World” at the Roundtable for Entrepreneurship Education – Middle East / North America 2011, Higher Colleges of Technology, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, March 7, 2011.

  • Invited Talk, “IP Strategies for University Based Startups”, and invited panel session, “Programs beyond 2011″ at the 2011 Kauffman Foundation Sponsored Workshop on Graduate Education in Technology Commercialization, Georgia Tech, February 24, 2011.

  • Invited Talk, “A Framework for Opportunity Recognition”, at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH), Zurich, September 28, 2010.

  • Invited Keynote, “How to Build a Center of Innovation”, King Saud University, March 2010.

  • Distinguished Innovator Speaker, “Lessons from Innovation” Tsinghua University, Oct 2009.

  • Panel Session, Healthcare in India, IIT Kharagpur, Oct 2009.

  • Keynote Speaker, “On Educating Global Technology Leaders,” Tsinghua University May 2008.

  • Keynote Speaker, “EBRF Conference”, September 2007 Finland.

  • Invited Talk, “Global Technology Leaders”, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, June 2007.

  • Invited Panel Session & Moderator, “What Engieers Need to Know”, Georgia Tech, TI:GER program conference, Atlanta Georgia, Feb 9, 2007.

  • Invited Panel Session, “Panel, Early Stage Funding”, Emerging technology Forum, Palo Alto July 18, 2006

  • Invited Talk, “Entrepreneurial Engineering at the University of Illinois”, College of Agriculture Deans Conference, Purdue University 2003.

  • Invited Talk, “Technology Commercialization Trends for Educators” Coleman Track, USABE 2003.

  • National Wireless Engineering Conference, “Deployment issues for 3G”, Richardson TX, Feb. 2002

  • IEEE Globecom, Invited Talk on trends in 3G Wireless, San Antonio Texas, Nov 2001.

  • Invited talk UCLA, “Scaling Issues for 3G Networks”, Mobile Internet Conference, Nov 2001.

  • Invited talk as Charter Member of TIE, “3G Wireless Trends” Rosemont IL, June 2001.

  • SIP Conference, Geneva Switzerland, Invited Talk as Board of Director of SIP Forum Organization, May 2001.

  • SIP Euroforum Conference, Invited Talk, ”Exploring the opportunities for network operators to target and attract the SME sector with SIP service”, London, March 2001

  • Pulver Executive Summit, Invited Talk, Sophia Antipolis, France, Feb 2001

  • Internet Telephony Expo, “SIP And Interoperability: A Discussion Of The Challenges & Opportunities” San Diego, October 2000

  • Networld Interop Panel Session “IP Telephony Standards and Interoperability”, Sept 2000.

  • Dell Direct Connect, Austin Texas, “IP Telephony – Industry Perspective” Sept 2000

  • Pulver’s Voice on the Net Conference, “SIP Client Summit”, Sept 2000.

  • Broadband Year 2000, “IP Telephony for ISPs”, San Jose, CA June 2000

  • SIP 2000 Paris, Invited talk and paper, “IP Centrex with SIP”, Hotel Sofitel, May 2000

  • Sidhu, “IP Centrex: Basics and Compelling Factors”, Pulver Voice on the Net Executive Summit , Feb 14-15, 2000 Sophia Anaopolis, France.

  • Voice on the Net, VON 99 Atlanta, Session Chairman, “Enterprise Applications” with Nokia, 3Com, and AT&T, Sept 1999.

  • Voice on the Net, VON 99 Atlanta, “Industry Keynote with John Hart”, September 1999.

  • Voice on the Net, VON Europe, Helsinki Finland, “SIP Update” Invited Talk, June 1999.

  • International Symposium of Internet Telephony, Standards Evolution of Internet Telephony with SIP and MGCP”, Vancouver, BC, May 1999, Invited Talk.

  • Sidhu, Internet Quality of Service Models”, National Communication Forum, (Invited Talk), Chicago, IL 1996.

  • Jordan and Sidhu, ORCA, Invited Talk”, 1993.