Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders (ETL)

Celine Halioua is the founder and CEO of Loyal, a clinical-stage animal health company developing the first longevity drugs for dogs. Since founding Loyal in 2019, she has raised over $250 million and has led the company through several historic regulatory milestones. In this conversation with Stanford Adjunct Lecturer Ravi Belani, Halioua (accompanied by her dog, Squishy) di...

Carina Hong is the founder and CEO of Axiom, an AI company building a self-improving, superintelligent reasoner, starting with an AI mathematician. In this conversation with Stanford Adjunct Lecturer Ravi Belani, Hong explains the technical challenges of pursuing mathematical breakthroughs using AI, as well as the human challenges of fundraising, finding talent, and motivatin...

Michael Bernstein is a co-founder and the chief data officer of Simile, where he works on AI systems for behavioral simulation. He is also a professor of computer science at Stanford University and a senior fellow at the Stanford Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence. In this presentation, followed by a conversation with Stanford Adjunct Lecturer Ravi Belani, B...

Vineet Edupuganti is the CEO and co-founder of Cogent Security, which uses AI systems to investigate and resolve cybersecurity vulnerabilities. With a background in machine learning and product management, Edupuganti brings a product-first mindset to solving complex security challenges for modern enterprises. In this conversation with Stanford Adjunct Lecturer Ravi Belani, Ed...

Eric Ries is an entrepreneur, author, and creator of the Lean Startup methodology. He is the founder of the Long-Term Stock Exchange and the author of The Lean Startup, The Startup Way, and Incorruptible. In this conversation with Saikat Chaudhuri, faculty director of the Stanford Technology Ventures Program (STVP) and a professor of Management Scie...