SEAS X HBS Pitch to Match: Where Tech Meets Markets
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KATIE BOFSHEVER

Design Partner, GV

As VP of Digital Media at GV, Katie Bofshever crafts innovative and creative solutions for the digital space, specializing in minority consumers.

2:00pm

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Lightning Talks on Business Goals

Learn to understand and tackle problems from many different points of view. Discussions should highlight business goals, success metrics, technical capabilities and potential challenges, and relevant user research.

SEAS X HBS Pitch to Match: Where Tech Meets Markets

Join us for an afternoon of innovation and potential brought to you by the Harvard Grid and the Arthur Rock Center for Entrepreneurship. Make your mark, find your team, and be part of the future of technology entrepreneurship at Harvard. RSVP to attend.


3:30-3:45 - Opening Remarks
3:45-4:30 - Round 1 Pitching
4:30-4:55 - Break
4:55-5:45 - Round 2 Pitching
5:45-6:30 - Networking Reception (Lower Level 2 Atrium)

February 
06
, 
2025
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3:30PM
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6:30PM
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Christophe Chantre 

Special guest Christophe Chantre will kick off the afternoon. He is the co-founder and ex-CEO of Tender Food, a food technology company making alternative meats that are delicious, healthy, and affordable. Spinning out of Kit Parker's lab, the core belief that breakthrough technologies could help transform how we produce and consume food propelled Tender from an academic concept into a company redefining the boundaries of food manufacturing.


Christophe previously worked as a program lead at the Wyss Institute to develop and validate functionality of regenerative heart valve bioprosthetics in preclinical studies. He also supported various other efforts to commercialize technologies developed at the Wyss/Parker Lab, ranging from sustainable foods to textiles and medical devices. 


He is committed to tackling climate and global health challenges and eager to start building again at the intersection of technology, climate, and/or global health. Make sure to say hi if you want connect, catchup or need help with anything!

Speakers

Session 1

Topics include manufacturing, AI, machine learning, and more. Keep scrolling for the full list of presenters!

Santiago Canete

Harvard School Of Engineering And Applied Sciences

Position: Postdoc, Grid Fellow

Lab: Harvard Biodesign Lab, Slade Lab
School: SEAS

Topic: Assistive devices for stroke patients 

Role: Founder

Background: Robotics

Meghna "Chili" Pramoda

Harvard College

Concentration: Computer Science, Biology (intended) 

School: Harvard College

Topic: Healthtech (intelligent sanitary napkin)

Role: Founder

Background: Forbes 30 U 30, Co-Founder at Safeteens Online

Oishik Saha

MS/MBA: Engineering Sciences

Program: MS/MBA

School: HBS, SEAS

Topic: Life Sciences

Role: Founder 

Background: Data science, biotech

Jing Lin Lee

Harvard Business School

Program: MBA 

School: HBS

Topic: Digital health (AI health assistant to enable healthier habits) 

Role: Founder 

Background: Advisor at ICMS

Leo Bo Liu

Harvard Griffin GSAS

Program: PhD in MCO (Molecules, Cells and Organisms)

Department: Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology

School: GSAS

Topic: Digital health (touch-based meditation)

Role: Founder, iEmbrace

Background: Neuroscience-AI interface including large language models

Sofie Yang

Harvard Business School

Program: MBA 

School: HBS

Topic: Digital health

Role: Founder, Alligator

Background: ex-Uber Product Manager, Notable Health 

Sydney nguyen

Master in Design Engineering

Program: MDE

School: GSD, SEAS

Topic: Lifestyles of Health and Sustainability (LOHAS) and wellness

Role: Founder, Glo Up

Background: Ex Amazon Product Designer



Andrea Conti

Harvard Business School

Program: MBA 

School: HBS

Topic: TravelTech

Role: Founder, Wndtrip 

Background: Business Development, Finance

Youssef Abouelnour

Harvard Business School

Program: MBA 

School: HBS

Topic: Gaming

Role: Founder

Background: Metaverse Lead at SAP

Anthony Daoud

Harvard Law School

Program: JD

School: HLS

Topic: AI/ML

Role: Joiner

Background: Computer Science, Engineering 

Hunter van Adelsberg

Harvard Business School

Program: MBA 

School: HBS

Topic: Climatech

Role: Explorer

Background: Product and engineering at Carbon

Nureldin Mohamed

Harvard College, SEAS Concentrator

Concentration: Bioengineering 

School: Harvard College

Topic: Augmented Reality (AR)

Role: Founder (Lupa smart glasses)

Background: ML, Python, business strategy


Adrian Kombe

Master in Design Engineering

Program: MDE

School: GSD, SEAS

Topic: Robotics, drones 

Role: Founder (firefighting robot)

Background: Robotics, infrastructure, hard tech, product design 

Aditya Agarwal

Master in Design Engineering

Program: MDE

School: GSD, SEAS

Topic: Climatech

Role: Joiner

Background: Architecture

Matt Agboola

Harvard School Of Engineering And Applied Sciences

Program: PhD in Physics

Group: Experimental Soft Condense Matter Physics Group
School: SEAS

Topic: Climatech

Role: Founder, Bioengineered Filters for Chemical Separation

Background: MS in Bioengineering from SEAS

Open Mic

Are you an audience member looking to join one of these projects, share your background, or give insight into what you are working on? Now is your chance to give a quick introduction to the room! 

Session 2

Topics include healthtech, digital health, climatech, and more. Keep scrolling for the full list of presenters!

Michelle Hu

Harvard Business School

Program: MBA 

School: HBS

Topic: AI agents, enterprise software 

Role: Founder, Productsense

Background: PM at Amazon, Tech Investor at Insight Partners

Jessica Chen

Harvard College, SEAS Concentrator

Concentration: Computer Science 

School: Harvard College

Topic: Femtech

Role: Founder, Spectre 

Background: Artificial intelligence and machine learning (AI/ML)

Sara Falkson

Master in Design Engineering

Program: MDE

School: GSD, SEAS

Topic: Femtech (Sports, AI, women's health)

Role: Founder, BlissFit

Background: Software engineering, UX Design, Mechanical Engineering, Tech Policy

Alex Zannos

Harvard Business School

Program: MBA 

School: HBS

Topic: Advanced Manufacturing

Role: Founder, Accio

Background: Master's in Electrical Engineering from Stanford 

Kasey Boyle


Harvard Business School

Program: MBA 

School: HBS

Topic: Beauty

Role: Founder, Muse

Background: Consultant at Boston Consulting Group 

Hande Ilhan

Harvard Business School

Program: MBA 

School: HBS

Topic: Climatech

Role: Founder, Kykloris

Background: Impact investing, development banking, and agribusiness 

Eli Litchman

Harvard Business School

Program: MBA 

School: HBS

Topic: Climatech

Role: Founder, HydroHaul

Background: Aviation & Aerospace Engineering, Sustainability & Advanced Concepts, Climate Tech VC

Jim McGrath

Harvard Business School

Program: MBA 

School: HBS

Topic: Software-defined Radio (SDR) 

Role: Founder, WaveRider RF 

Background: Mechanical engineering, energy systems 

Chris Lucas

Harvard Business School

Program: MBA 

School: HBS

Topic: Ecommerce

Role: Founder, Secondsense

Background: Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence

Lily Kang

Wharton, Harvard

Program: MBA-MPA

School: HKS

Topic: AI-enabled professional network

Role: Founder, Nexi

Background: Consulting 

Agenda

3:00pm


Check-in for speakers 

Please check in at the Lower Level, seating will be reserved for you in the classroom. If you have not signed up but would like to speak, you may also check-in and see if any slots have become available. 

3:30pm


Opening Remarks

 

Hear from the Rock Center and Harvard Grid about what resources their offices can provide. Then, Christophe Chantre will kick off the presentations. 

3:45pm


Session 1 

Presentations include manufacturing, AI, machine learning, and more. 



4:30pm


Networking break 

A brief chance to take a break and for audience members and presenters to connect. 

5:00pm


Open Mic

Are you an audience member looking to join one of these projects, share your background, or give insight into what you are working on? Now is your chance to give a quick introduction to the room!

5:20pm


Session 2

Presentations include healthtech, digital health, climatech, and more.

5:50pm


Networking reception 

Presenters and audience members alike connect with each other over tasty bites.

“Design is not making beauty, beauty emerges from selection, affinities, integration, love.”

Louis Kahn

The Minimal NYC

Architect

SEAS X HBS Pitch to Match: Where Tech Meets Markets

Join us for a startup launch party for The Minimal NYC, with good music, unlimited drinks, BBQ buffet, lots of free stuff, and strangers that might become the new you.

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