Oceanside Chat: L.I.T.E. Beyond Generations

Oceanside Chat
Oceanside Chat: L.I.T.E. Beyond Generations

We create premium content that ignites L.I.T.E. Beyond Generations through our community’s founding values: Leadership, Innovation, Technology, and Entrepreneurship. L.I.T.E is also a pun, as we hope you will “see things in a new light” after hearing authentic voices and insightful perspectives across generations. Learn more about our nonprofit! https://linktr.ee/oceansideperspective

  1. JUL 8

    Crafting Your First Pitch Deck: Strategy for the Pre-seed Fundraising Landscape | LITE Talk

    Tyler Mincey is a Co-founder and General Partner at Baukunst, a venture capital firm focused on investing at the intersection of technology and design. Previously a key member of the iPhone and iPod teams at Apple, a Partner at the digital product studio Fictive Kin, and part of the founding team at Pearl Automation, Mincey brings a seasoned career in product innovation and entrepreneurship. His experience building and scaling products at the forefront of consumer technology informs his approach to supporting the next generations of visionary companies.

    53 min

  2. JUN 24

    From Idea to Launch: The Essentials of Product Design & Development | LITE Talks

    Michael Kubba is an executive leader in engineering, with over 15 years of experience driving innovation and operational projects across diverse industries. As COO at Fellow, he leads global engineering and operations teams overseeing supply chain, quality, and customer experience. Previously, Kubba was COO at Shaper Tools, and his career has spanned influential roles at companies like Google, Tesla, Apple, and Rockwell Collins. Currently, he serves as the Board Chair for CIC ministries, a Santa Clara-based non-profit organization, and Board Member for Oceanside Perspective.

    41 min

  3. JUN 17

    Frontiers of AI for Science and Engineering | LITE Talk

    Dr. Rose Yu is an Associate Professor of Computer Science and Engineering at UC San Diego. Her research focuses on machine learning for large-scale spatiotemporal data, with a strong interest in utilizing artificial intelligence for scientific discovery. She has received numerous honors, including the PECASE, DARPA Young Faculty Award, ECASE Award, NSF CAREER Award, Hellman Fellowship, as well as faculty awards from major tech companies like JP Morgan, Meta, Google, Amazon, and Adobe.

    46 min

  4. JUN 10

    How AI can Transform your Supply Chain | LITE Talks

    In this week's LITE Talk, Tom Linton, former Chief Supply Chain Officer at Flex and co-author of “How Generative AI Improves Supply Chain Management,” published by Harvard Business Review, discusses how AI is transforming our supply chain industries! Tom Linton is a globally respected supply chain and procurement expert, former Chief Supply Chain Officer at Flex, and co-author of insightful books: "Flow – How the Best Supply Chains Thrive" and "The Living Supply Chain: The Evolving Imperative of Operating in Real Time". With over 40 years of experience—including leadership roles at IBM, LG Electronics, and Freescale—he has helped pioneer digital and technological transformation in not only domestic, but global supply chains. A recipient of multiple lifetime achievement awards and a member of the CPO Hall of Fame, Linton currently advises organizations such as McKinsey & Company and Project44, and continues to shape the future of supply chain through his firm, Linton Advisors LLC.

    37 min

  5. JUN 2

    Beyond Guidance: The Emotional Intelligence Behind Great Mentorship with Jimmy Anklesaria

    Jimmy Anklesaria is a seasoned business leader and expert in supply chain cost management. He is the founder of Anklesaria Group, Inc., Salutec Holdings, and Anklesaria Solutions, Inc. Over his career, he has consulted for major companies such as Hewlett Packard, IBM, Shell Oil, and LG Electronics. He has taught finance and supply chain management at the University of San Diego and University of California, San Diego - Rady School of Management. He is the author of Supply Chain Cost Management and co-author of Zero Base Pricing. Mr. Anklesaria also co-owns the San Diego Surf Riders, a Minor-League Cricket team, and serves as Chair Emeritus for UCSD’s Institute for Supply Chain Excellence and Innovation.

    1h 13m

  6. MAY 27

    General Surgeon, Dr. Herr | Purpose: Why Medicine?

    Dr. Damon N. Herr, a California native, has been a General Surgeon at Kaiser Permanente's Sacramento Medical Center since 2001, with a focus on breast surgery. He earned his Bachelor's in Psychology from San Jose State University and his M.D. from Howard University, followed by a General Surgery residency at Loma Linda University. He serves as Chair of the Multidisciplinary Breast Cancer Tumor Board and plays a key role in the Breast Cancer Surgical Practice. He also served as the Assistant Chief of the Department of Surgery and currently serves as Volunteer Clinical Faculty for the U.C. Davis Surgical Residence, where he mentors and trains future surgeons. Dr. Herr also leads the Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) program and serves on the Surgical Subspecialty Quality Committee. He is affiliated with the American Board of Surgery, American College of Surgeons, and other professional organizations.

    46 min

  7. MAY 20

    ChatGPT in Real Life | LITE Talks

    Sean McCrary shared an insightful and grounded perspective on how generative AI is being applied to real business problems today. Blending humor, personal experience, and technical exploration, he emphasized the importance of context, collaboration, and specialization in deploying AI solutions. His presentation highlighted a pragmatic path forward using multi-agent systems, home-grown AI tools like Gene.AI, and even nature-inspired optimization to reshape how inventory and supply chain decisions are made. Sean McCrary is Data Product Leader for the Digital Supply Chain at Thermo Fisher Scientific, where he oversees the supply chain data model and its operations for over $4 billion of inventory across 30+ source systems. He leverages advanced analytics and pioneering generative AI capabilities on a common data model to optimize inventories and reduce production costs, driving significant value for the organization.

    15 min

  8. MAY 13

    The Reshoring Puzzle: How Mexico, China & India Fit into the Future

    At a recent panel discussion, top experts from UC San Diego’s School of Global Policy and Strategy tackled one of the most urgent issues facing global business today: How do China, Mexico, and India fit into the evolving reshoring landscape amid geopolitical tension and economic uncertainty? With Helen Wang as the moderator, the panel included Dr. Barry Naughton, Professor and So Kwan Lok Chair of Chinese International Affairs, renowned for his expertise on China's economy and industrial policy, Dr. Gaurav Khanna, Associate Professor of Economics, specializing in development and labor economics with a focus on migration, education, and supply chains, and Dr. Rafael Fernández de Castro, Professor and Director of the Center for U.S.-Mexican Studies, and former foreign policy adviser to President Felipe Calderón, with deep insights into U.S.-Mexico relations.

    58 min
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We create premium content that ignites L.I.T.E. Beyond Generations through our community’s founding values: Leadership, Innovation, Technology, and Entrepreneurship. L.I.T.E is also a pun, as we hope you will “see things in a new light” after hearing authentic voices and insightful perspectives across generations. Learn more about our nonprofit! https://linktr.ee/oceansideperspective

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