<div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><br clear="all"></div><div>Dear colleagues,</div><div><br></div><div>Please see below for an upcoming talk that might be of interest. Tre Bradley is a UCR alum and is currently the top official in the state advising the governor on AI policy. Plus, free food! </div><div><br></div><div>You need to register in advance to attend.</div><div><br></div><div>Best,</div><div>Kevin</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr">Kevin M. Esterling<div>Professor and Chair of Political Science</div><div>University of California Riverside</div></div></div></div><br><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">---------- Forwarded message ---------<br>From: <strong class="gmail_sendername" dir="auto">Vassilis Tsotras</strong> <span dir="auto"><<a href="mailto:vassilis.tsotras@ucr.edu" target="_blank">vassilis.tsotras@ucr.edu</a>></span><br>Date: Sun, Feb 15, 2026 at 10:24 PM<br>Subject: [AI Seminar Series] Seminar by Trelynd Bradley, Friday February 20th, 12-1pm, MRB Seminar Room<br>To: <<a href="mailto:raise-seminar@lists.ucr.edu" target="_blank">raise-seminar@lists.ucr.edu</a>><br></div><br><br><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">The next AI Seminar will be on Friday February 20th, 12-1pm, in the MRB Seminar Room (1st floor).</div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><div><br></div><div>*** Pizza and refreshments will be provided ****<br><br>To keep track of the number of attendees, please *register* at:</div><div><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ai-seminar-series-tickets-1983184124101" target="_blank">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ai-seminar-series-tickets-1983184124101</a></div><div><br></div><div>The talk will be given by Trelynd "Tre" Bradley, Deputy Director for Innovation and Emerging Technologies, CA Governor Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-BIZ)<br><br></div><div>TITLE: Economic Development of the AI Opportunity</div><div><br></div><div>ABSTRACT: </div><div>As the Deputy Director for Innovation and Emerging Technologies at the California Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz), Tre Bradley is the primary advisor to California state leaders on technology trends and opportunities, focusing on commercialization, technology transfer, and talent pipeline development. In this talk, Tre will discuss the work his office does to promote different ways AI can advance economic opportunities for California.<br><br></div><div><br></div><div>Bio:</div><div>Trelynd “Tre” Bradley is the Deputy Director for Innovation and Emerging Technologies at the California Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz), where he leads efforts to maintain and advance California’s role as the global leader in cutting-edge sectors such as artificial intelligence, quantum, fusion, space, robotics, and more. Tre advises state leaders on technology trends and opportunities, focusing on commercialization, technology transfer, and talent pipeline development. He additionally provides tailored consultation to corporate executives, industry associations, and entrepreneurs on incentive navigation, site selection, and infrastructure planning. During his tenure in business development, his work has supported some of the largest deals in capital expenditure and job creation in California in sectors such as aerospace and defense, clean energy, critical minerals, biotech, agriculture, and manufacturing.<br><br>Tre holds a bachelor’s degree in both business economics and political science from UC Riverside, a Graduate Certificate in Applied Policy and Government from CSU Sacramento and an MBA from the Anderson School of Management at UCLA.</div><div><br></div><div>------------------------------------<br>Sponsored by the RAISE@UCR Institute, the <span><span><span>AI</span></span></span> <span><span><span>Seminar</span></span></span> <span><span><span>Series</span></span></span> presents speakers working on cutting edge Foundational <span><span><span>AI</span></span></span> or applying <span><span><span>AI</span></span></span> in their research. The goal of these <span><span><span>seminars</span></span></span> is to inform the UCR community about current trends in <span><span><span>AI</span></span></span> research and promote collaborations between faculty in this emerging field. These <span><span><span>seminars</span></span></span> are open to interested faculty and graduate/undergraduate students. Please forward this email to other colleagues or students in your lab that may be interested. After the <span><span><span>seminar</span></span></span> a discussion will follow for questions, open problems, ideas for possible collaborations etc.<br><br>Sincerely,<br>Vassilis Tsotras<br>Professor, CSE Department<br>co-Director, RAISE@UCR Institute<br><br>Amit Roy-Chowdhury<br>Professor, ECE Department<br>co-Director, RAISE@UCR Institute</div></div>
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