YSLL 2025 Agenda Date: March 22, 2025

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Location: Online (Zoom/Webinar Platform)

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Theme: Empowering the NextGen Through AI, Research, and Sustainability

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Event Start Time: 9:00 AM (PST) Preparation & Welcome 9:00 AM - 9:05 AM |

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Preparation & Welcome - Jason Liu - YSLL President & Host (5min)

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Event Schedule Opening Session 9:05 AM - 9:15 AM | Opening Speech – Dr. Xudong Jia (10 min)

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9:15 AM - 9:30 AM | Keynote Speech – Dr. Paul Weiss (15 min)

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College Student Presentation 9:30 AM - 9:45 AM | Neil Mitra – From College to Startup Success (15 min)

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University of British Columbia, Biomedical Engineering

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Student Research Presentations

9:45 AM - 9:55 AM | Sanjana Ramesh – (10 min)

9:55 AM - 10:05 AM | Evan Huang – (10 min)

10:05 AM - 10:15 AM | Beckham – (10 min)

10:15 AM - 10:25 AM | Evan Li – (10 min)

 

College Student Presentation 10:25 AM - 10:40 AM

Alina Chen – Straight to Harvard Dental: How She Made It Happen (15 min)

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University of Pennsylvania → Harvard School of Dental Medicine (HSDM)

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College Student Presentation 10:40 AM - 10:55 AM | Brian Zheng – Engineering Passion: Built His Own Car & Made It to UIUC (15 min)

 

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Mechanical Engineering

 

YSLL Student Presentation 10:55 AM - 11:05 AM | Dao Lam – YSLL's Journey in Community Service Over the Past Year (10 min)

 

YSLL Student Leader, Grade 11 Video Sharing – Insights on Harvard MCC

11:05 AM - 11:15 AM

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Interview with Dr. Richard Weissbourd on MCC (10 min)

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NextGen Leadership Roundtable: AI, Sustainability, and Innovation 11:15 AM - 11:55 AM | Interactive Roundtable Discussion (40 min)

 

Format: Open Discussion & Interactive Exchange

 

Participants: College Students, YSLL Student Leaders, Special Guests

 

Audience Engagement: Live Polls, Open Q&A, Fast Idea Pitch

 

Panelists: Dr. Xudong Jia, Mr. Mike, Neil Mitra, Dao Lam, and William Chang

 

Closing Session 11:55 AM - 12:05 PM | Final Awarding Ceremony (10 min) 12:05 PM - 12:15 PM | Closing Remarks (10 min)

 

End of YSLL 2025 Forum We look forward to an exciting and inspiring YSLL 2025!

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