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Tech Talk Series

The Northwestern CS Tech Talk Series offers students a chance to hear from and interact with distinguished professionals in the tech industry. The series welcomes speakers from top tech companies to share brief, 25-minute talks about what life is really like in the tech industry, the ways in which the industry has evolved, the myriad career paths available, differences between working at small and large companies, and how to succeed in startups.

Undergraduate and graduate students are welcome to attend and explore the variety of options ahead of them. The series offers students a unique opportunity to ask questions about career choices and hear advice and stories directly from experts in the field.

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Upcoming Tech Talk Events

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Previous Tech Talk Events

2025-26 Speakers

Jiahui Liu, Hui Ding, and Sanjay Sood

Google, Meta, CDW
"CS Alumni Career Panel"
Friday, April 17, 2026
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2024-25 Speakers

Brad Flora

Y Combinator
"How AI is Reshaping Startups at YC"
Wednesday, April 16, 2025

Dr. David Radke

Chicago Blackhawks
"Presenting Multiagent Challenges in Team Sports Analytics"
Wednesday, October 9, 2024

Andrew Kaufman

NVIDIA
"Simulating 3D Worlds for Film, AI, and Robotics"
Thursday, November 7, 2024

2022-23 Speakers

Gennaro Rodrigues

Poatek
"Building the Future of Data Science"
Thursday, March 2, 2023
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Noah Levine

Warner Bros. Discovery
"A Career Path in Media, Advertising, and Technology with a CS Degree from Northwestern"
Monday, February 20, 2023
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Ayo Bolaji

Grubhub
"A day in the Life of a Software Engineer A conversation"
Friday, February 3, 2023
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Dilan Nair

Northwestern University
"Finding your Passion Project: How to find projects to boost your CS skills and portfolio"
Wednesday, February 1, 2023
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Lily Zhang

Apple
"CS Career Paths: Software Engineering to Product Management"
Monday, January 30, 2023
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Isabelle Stanton

Northwestern University
"Building Information Literacy at Google"
Tuesday, November 8, 2022
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Sebastian Perez-Delgado

Northwestern University
"CS Career Guide"
Wednesday, October 12, 2022
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2021-22 Speakers

Marc Tarpenning

"Exciting Adventures of Amazing Entrepreneurs: A Talk with Marc Tarpenning"
Venture Partner, Spero Ventures
Co-founder, NuvoMedia, Inc.
Co-founder, Tesla Motors, Inc.
Wednesday, November 10, 2021
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