Yale Alumni Innovation Network — April Virtual Gathering
Event Description
The Yale Alumni Innovation Network is a growing community of Yale alumni interested in innovation, entrepreneurship, startups, and emerging technologies.
This upcoming virtual gathering will feature a guest speaker conversation designed to bring alumni together around ideas, trends, and opportunities shaping the future of innovation. In addition to the featured talk, the session will include Q&A and open virtual networking, giving participants a chance to connect more directly with one another.
Our goal is to build a space where Yale alumni across different fields can learn from one another, exchange perspectives, and strengthen meaningful connections around innovation.
We expect participants from areas such as:
• startups and entrepreneurship
• venture capital and investing
• AI and emerging technologies
• biotech and life sciences
• technology commercialization
• innovation within larger organizations
This session is designed to be both substantive and interactive — combining a focused speaker presentation with time for discussion and networking.
If there is continued interest, we hope to build this into a recurring series of virtual gatherings, thematic conversations, and in-person events.
Event Format
Virtual Speaker Session + Q&A + Networking
Approximate agenda
• Welcome and context
• Featured speaker presentation (20 minutes)
• Q&A (10 minutes)
• Virtual networking introductions discussion (30 minutes)
Duration: 60 minutes
Speaker
Featured speaker to be announced
You can later update this section with the speaker’s name, title, and organization.
Who Should Join
Yale alumni who are interested in:
• innovation and entrepreneurship
• venture capital and startups
• emerging technologies
• cross-disciplinary collaboration
Participants are encouraged to register using a @yale.edu or @aya.yale.edu email address for affiliation verification.
If you do not currently have an alumni email, you can find instructions on how to activate your Yale alumni email here:
https://alumni.yale.edu/yalemail-alumni-email-help
Note
This is an independent alumni gathering organized by Yale alumni and is not affiliated with or endorsed by Yale University.
This session may be recorded for internal documentation and for participants who may not be able to attend the full discussion.
By joining the event, participants acknowledge that the session may be recorded. If you prefer not to appear in the recording, you are welcome to keep your camera off during the discussion.
Location
Virtual (Google Meet link will be shared with confirmed