Willard Tu, head of custom system-on-chip and special projects at AMD, asks a question from the audience at Newlab in Detroit during the inaugural Automotive Semiconductor Forum, hosted by the mstar initiative, on Thursday, September 18, 2025.

The inaugural Automotive Semiconductor Forum, hosted by the mstar (Michigan Semiconductor Talent and Technology for Automotive Research) initiative, featured keynote talks from the University of Michigan College of Engineering, General Motors, imec, KLA, Torc Robotics, and MEMRYX, along with Washtenaw Community College, highlighting how semiconductors, artificial intelligence, and new materials are shaping the future of mobility.

Photo: Brenda Ahearn/University of Michigan, College of Engineering, Communications and Marketing

Hun Seok Kim, the Samuel H. Fuller Early Career Professor of electrical and computer engineering at the University of Michigan, speaks during the inaugural Automotive Semiconductor Forum, hosted by the mstar initiative, at Newlab in Detroit on Thursday, September 18, 2025.

The inaugural Automotive Semiconductor Forum, hosted by the mstar (Michigan Semiconductor Talent and Technology for Automotive Research) initiative, featured keynote talks from the University of Michigan College of Engineering, General Motors, imec, KLA, Torc Robotics, and MEMRYX, along with Washtenaw Community College, highlighting how semiconductors, artificial intelligence, and new materials are shaping the future of mobility.

Photo: Brenda Ahearn/University of Michigan, College of Engineering, Communications and Marketing

Fortune Brainstorm Design

Brooklyn, NY

Monday, May 23, 2022

10.00 AM–12.30 PM DESIGN IN ACTION: COMMUNITY EXPERIENCES

NEWLAB @BROOKLYN NAVY YARD

Newlab scales new ideas and transformative technologies to solve the world’s greatest challenges. The organization supports a community of entrepreneurs, engineers, scientists, and inventors through investment, venture building, and innovation studios, which drive structured collaboration and pilot activity with industry and government partners. Visit the Newlab HQ in the Brooklyn Navy Yard, where you’ll get an inside look at the ecosystem they’ve built and meet with members of the Newlab community working across multiple industries including mobility, energy, and sustainable materials.

Hosted by:

Satish Rao, Chief Product Officer, Newlab

Shaun Stewart, Chief Executive Officer, Newlab

Rebecca Greenfield for Fortune Magazine

On February 17th, 2023, Kate Sekules spoke at NEWLAB on the theme of Touch.

Thank you to our Global Partner Mailchimp, and our Local Partners Harvest and MPB.

Our photographer was Montse Diaz. Our videographer was Connie Liu

Watch the talk ➜

Dev Aujla is building a library. Reading has been Aujla’s secret to running and advising a variety of creative businesses, from luxury menswear and a furniture and design studio to a venture capital fund and bars and restaurants. For Aujla, reading allows you to hold a question for longer, and this method of sustained inquiry changes how you think about everything, from envisioning your career path, to deciding what opportunities to pursue, to deciding how you spend time. In a world where business and creative professionals are tasked with getting an answer quickly, the method of reading that Dev espouses helps the break the cycle, sit with the not-knowing and travel to the edges of your imagination.

To watch the talk and learn more visit the event page:

creativemornings.com/talks/dev-aujla-in-person

Thank you to our partners:

Newlab

Harvest

Mailchimp

Photos by Sana Maqsood

Fortune Brainstorm Design

Brooklyn, NY

Monday, May 23, 2022

10.00 AM–12.30 PM DESIGN IN ACTION: COMMUNITY EXPERIENCES

NEWLAB @BROOKLYN NAVY YARD

Newlab scales new ideas and transformative technologies to solve the world’s greatest challenges. The organization supports a community of entrepreneurs, engineers, scientists, and inventors through investment, venture building, and innovation studios, which drive structured collaboration and pilot activity with industry and government partners. Visit the Newlab HQ in the Brooklyn Navy Yard, where you’ll get an inside look at the ecosystem they’ve built and meet with members of the Newlab community working across multiple industries including mobility, energy, and sustainable materials.

Hosted by:

Satish Rao, Chief Product Officer, Newlab

Shaun Stewart, Chief Executive Officer, Newlab

Rebecca Greenfield for Fortune Magazine

Wei Lu, the James R. Mellor Professor of Engineering at the University of Michigan, poses a question to panelists from the audience during the inaugural Automotive Semiconductor Forum, hosted by the mstar initiative, at Newlab in Detroit on Thursday, September 18, 2025.

The inaugural Automotive Semiconductor Forum, hosted by the mstar (Michigan Semiconductor Talent and Technology for Automotive Research) initiative, featured keynote talks from the University of Michigan College of Engineering, General Motors, imec, KLA, Torc Robotics, and MEMRYX, along with Washtenaw Community College, highlighting how semiconductors, artificial intelligence, and new materials are shaping the future of mobility.

Photo: Brenda Ahearn/University of Michigan, College of Engineering, Communications and Marketing

Todd M. Austin, the S. Jack Hu Collegiate Professor of computer science and engineering at the University of Michigan, poses a question to panelists during the inaugural Automotive Semiconductor Forum, hosted by the mstar initiative, at Newlab in Detroit on Thursday, September 18, 2025.

The inaugural Automotive Semiconductor Forum, hosted by the mstar (Michigan Semiconductor Talent and Technology for Automotive Research) initiative, featured keynote talks from the University of Michigan College of Engineering, General Motors, imec, KLA, Torc Robotics, and MEMRYX, along with Washtenaw Community College, highlighting how semiconductors, artificial intelligence, and new materials are shaping the future of mobility.

Photo: Brenda Ahearn/University of Michigan, College of Engineering, Communications and Marketing

On July 25th, 2025, we held the 4th annual New York is Creative at CreativeMornings/New York for our theme MENTOR.

You can watch all the featured presenters on our site.

Thank you to our local partners: MPB and Harvest.

We were hosted at Newlab.

Our photographer was Nelson Luna.

Our videographer was Connie Liu.

Our livestream/AV team was Matthew Chavez and Rosario Campos.

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On February 17th, 2023, Kate Sekules spoke at NEWLAB on the theme of Touch.

Thank you to our Global Partner Mailchimp, and our Local Partners Harvest and MPB.

Our photographer was Montse Diaz. Our videographer was Connie Liu

Watch the talk ➜

On February 17th, 2023, Kate Sekules spoke at NEWLAB on the theme of Touch.

Thank you to our Global Partner Mailchimp, and our Local Partners Harvest and MPB.

Our photographer was Montse Diaz. Our videographer was Connie Liu

Watch the talk ➜

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On February 17th, 2023, Kate Sekules spoke at NEWLAB on the theme of Touch.

Thank you to our Global Partner Mailchimp, and our Local Partners Harvest and MPB.

Our photographer was Montse Diaz. Our videographer was Connie Liu

Watch the talk ➜

On February 17th, 2023, Kate Sekules spoke at NEWLAB on the theme of Touch.

Thank you to our Global Partner Mailchimp, and our Local Partners Harvest and MPB.

Our photographer was Montse Diaz. Our videographer was Connie Liu

Watch the talk ➜

On February 17th, 2023, Kate Sekules spoke at NEWLAB on the theme of Touch.

Thank you to our Global Partner Mailchimp, and our Local Partners Harvest and MPB.

Our photographer was Montse Diaz. Our videographer was Connie Liu

Watch the talk ➜

Ben Stoffelen, department manager for AI at imec, speaks during the inaugural Automotive Semiconductor Forum, hosted by the mstar initiative, at the Newlab in Detroit on Thursday, September 18, 2025.

The inaugural Automotive Semiconductor Forum, hosted by the mstar (Michigan Semiconductor Talent and Technology for Automotive Research) initiative, featured keynote talks from the University of Michigan College of Engineering, General Motors, imec, KLA, Torc Robotics, and MEMRYX, along with Washtenaw Community College, highlighting how semiconductors, artificial intelligence, and new materials are shaping the future of mobility.

Photo: Brenda Ahearn/University of Michigan, College of Engineering, Communications and Marketing

Michael Flynn, the Fawwaz T. Ulaby Collegiate Professor of electrical and computer engineering at the University of Michigan, speaks during the inaugural Automotive Semiconductor Forum, hosted by the mstar initiative, at Newlab in Detroit on Thursday, September 18, 2025.

The inaugural Automotive Semiconductor Forum, hosted by the mstar (Michigan Semiconductor Talent and Technology for Automotive Research) initiative, featured keynote talks from the University of Michigan College of Engineering, General Motors, imec, KLA, Torc Robotics, and MEMRYX, along with Washtenaw Community College, highlighting how semiconductors, artificial intelligence, and new materials are shaping the future of mobility.

Photo: Brenda Ahearn/University of Michigan, College of Engineering, Communications and Marketing

Dev Aujla is building a library. Reading has been Aujla’s secret to running and advising a variety of creative businesses, from luxury menswear and a furniture and design studio to a venture capital fund and bars and restaurants. For Aujla, reading allows you to hold a question for longer, and this method of sustained inquiry changes how you think about everything, from envisioning your career path, to deciding what opportunities to pursue, to deciding how you spend time. In a world where business and creative professionals are tasked with getting an answer quickly, the method of reading that Dev espouses helps the break the cycle, sit with the not-knowing and travel to the edges of your imagination.

To watch the talk and learn more visit the event page:

creativemornings.com/talks/dev-aujla-in-person

Thank you to our partners:

Newlab

Harvest

Mailchimp

Photos by Sana Maqsood

Dev Aujla is building a library. Reading has been Aujla’s secret to running and advising a variety of creative businesses, from luxury menswear and a furniture and design studio to a venture capital fund and bars and restaurants. For Aujla, reading allows you to hold a question for longer, and this method of sustained inquiry changes how you think about everything, from envisioning your career path, to deciding what opportunities to pursue, to deciding how you spend time. In a world where business and creative professionals are tasked with getting an answer quickly, the method of reading that Dev espouses helps the break the cycle, sit with the not-knowing and travel to the edges of your imagination.

To watch the talk and learn more visit the event page:

creativemornings.com/talks/dev-aujla-in-person

Thank you to our partners:

Newlab

Harvest

Mailchimp

Photos by Sana Maqsood

Dev Aujla is building a library. Reading has been Aujla’s secret to running and advising a variety of creative businesses, from luxury menswear and a furniture and design studio to a venture capital fund and bars and restaurants. For Aujla, reading allows you to hold a question for longer, and this method of sustained inquiry changes how you think about everything, from envisioning your career path, to deciding what opportunities to pursue, to deciding how you spend time. In a world where business and creative professionals are tasked with getting an answer quickly, the method of reading that Dev espouses helps the break the cycle, sit with the not-knowing and travel to the edges of your imagination.

To watch the talk and learn more visit the event page:

creativemornings.com/talks/dev-aujla-in-person

Thank you to our partners:

Newlab

Harvest

Mailchimp

Photos by Sana Maqsood

From left, Michael Flynn, the Fawwaz T. Ulaby Collegiate Professor of electrical and computer engineering at the University of Michigan, speaks as Hun Seok Kim, the Samuel H. Fuller Early Career Professor of electrical and computer engineering at the University of Michigan, Todd M. Austin, the S. Jack Hu Collegiate Professor of computer science and engineering at the University of Michigan, and Reetuparna Das, professor of electrical engineering and computer science at the University of Michigan, listen during a panel at the inaugural Automotive Semiconductor Forum, hosted by the mstar initiative, at Newlab in Detroit on Thursday, September 18, 2025.

The inaugural Automotive Semiconductor Forum, hosted by the mstar (Michigan Semiconductor Talent and Technology for Automotive Research) initiative, featured keynote talks from the University of Michigan College of Engineering, General Motors, imec, KLA, Torc Robotics, and MEMRYX, along with Washtenaw Community College, highlighting how semiconductors, artificial intelligence, and new materials are shaping the future of mobility.

Photo: Brenda Ahearn/University of Michigan, College of Engineering, Communications and Marketing

On February 17th, 2023, Kate Sekules spoke at NEWLAB on the theme of Touch.

Thank you to our Global Partner Mailchimp, and our Local Partners Harvest and MPB.

Our photographer was Montse Diaz. Our videographer was Connie Liu

Watch the talk ➜

Valeria Bertacco, the Mary Lou Dorf Collegiate Professor of computer science and engineering at the University of Michigan, speaks at Newlab in Detroit during the inaugural Automotive Semiconductor Forum, hosted by the mstar initiative, on Thursday, September 18, 2025.

The inaugural Automotive Semiconductor Forum, hosted by the mstar (Michigan Semiconductor Talent and Technology for Automotive Research) initiative, featured keynote talks from the University of Michigan College of Engineering, General Motors, imec, KLA, Torc Robotics, and MEMRYX, along with Washtenaw Community College, highlighting how semiconductors, artificial intelligence, and new materials are shaping the future of mobility.

Photo: Brenda Ahearn/University of Michigan, College of Engineering, Communications and Marketing

Dev Aujla is building a library. Reading has been Aujla’s secret to running and advising a variety of creative businesses, from luxury menswear and a furniture and design studio to a venture capital fund and bars and restaurants. For Aujla, reading allows you to hold a question for longer, and this method of sustained inquiry changes how you think about everything, from envisioning your career path, to deciding what opportunities to pursue, to deciding how you spend time. In a world where business and creative professionals are tasked with getting an answer quickly, the method of reading that Dev espouses helps the break the cycle, sit with the not-knowing and travel to the edges of your imagination.

To watch the talk and learn more visit the event page:

creativemornings.com/talks/dev-aujla-in-person

Thank you to our partners:

Newlab

Harvest

Mailchimp

Photos by Sana Maqsood

John McLaughlin, global ESG leader and Ann Arbor site lead for KLA, speaks during the inaugural Automotive Semiconductor Forum, hosted by the mstar initiative, at the Newlab in Detroit on Thursday, September 18, 2025.

The inaugural Automotive Semiconductor Forum, hosted by the mstar (Michigan Semiconductor Talent and Technology for Automotive Research) initiative, featured keynote talks from the University of Michigan College of Engineering, General Motors, imec, KLA, Torc Robotics, and MEMRYX, along with Washtenaw Community College, highlighting how semiconductors, artificial intelligence, and new materials are shaping the future of mobility.

Photo: Brenda Ahearn/University of Michigan, College of Engineering, Communications and Marketing

At left, Hun Seok Kim, the Samuel H. Fuller Early Career Professor of electrical and computer engineering at the University of Michigan, participates in a panel discussion with colleagues during the inaugural Automotive Semiconductor Forum, hosted by the mstar initiative, at Newlab in Detroit on Thursday, September 18, 2025.

The inaugural Automotive Semiconductor Forum, hosted by the mstar (Michigan Semiconductor Talent and Technology for Automotive Research) initiative, featured keynote talks from the University of Michigan College of Engineering, General Motors, imec, KLA, Torc Robotics, and MEMRYX, along with Washtenaw Community College, highlighting how semiconductors, artificial intelligence, and new materials are shaping the future of mobility.

Photo: Brenda Ahearn/University of Michigan, College of Engineering, Communications and Marketing

Dev Aujla is building a library. Reading has been Aujla’s secret to running and advising a variety of creative businesses, from luxury menswear and a furniture and design studio to a venture capital fund and bars and restaurants. For Aujla, reading allows you to hold a question for longer, and this method of sustained inquiry changes how you think about everything, from envisioning your career path, to deciding what opportunities to pursue, to deciding how you spend time. In a world where business and creative professionals are tasked with getting an answer quickly, the method of reading that Dev espouses helps the break the cycle, sit with the not-knowing and travel to the edges of your imagination.

To watch the talk and learn more visit the event page:

creativemornings.com/talks/dev-aujla-in-person

Thank you to our partners:

Newlab

Harvest

Mailchimp

Photos by Sana Maqsood

Dev Aujla is building a library. Reading has been Aujla’s secret to running and advising a variety of creative businesses, from luxury menswear and a furniture and design studio to a venture capital fund and bars and restaurants. For Aujla, reading allows you to hold a question for longer, and this method of sustained inquiry changes how you think about everything, from envisioning your career path, to deciding what opportunities to pursue, to deciding how you spend time. In a world where business and creative professionals are tasked with getting an answer quickly, the method of reading that Dev espouses helps the break the cycle, sit with the not-knowing and travel to the edges of your imagination.

To watch the talk and learn more visit the event page:

creativemornings.com/talks/dev-aujla-in-person

Thank you to our partners:

Newlab

Harvest

Mailchimp

Photos by Sana Maqsood

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Dev Aujla is building a library. Reading has been Aujla’s secret to running and advising a variety of creative businesses, from luxury menswear and a furniture and design studio to a venture capital fund and bars and restaurants. For Aujla, reading allows you to hold a question for longer, and this method of sustained inquiry changes how you think about everything, from envisioning your career path, to deciding what opportunities to pursue, to deciding how you spend time. In a world where business and creative professionals are tasked with getting an answer quickly, the method of reading that Dev espouses helps the break the cycle, sit with the not-knowing and travel to the edges of your imagination.

To watch the talk and learn more visit the event page:

creativemornings.com/talks/dev-aujla-in-person

Thank you to our partners:

Newlab

Harvest

Mailchimp

Photos by Sana Maqsood

Dev Aujla is building a library. Reading has been Aujla’s secret to running and advising a variety of creative businesses, from luxury menswear and a furniture and design studio to a venture capital fund and bars and restaurants. For Aujla, reading allows you to hold a question for longer, and this method of sustained inquiry changes how you think about everything, from envisioning your career path, to deciding what opportunities to pursue, to deciding how you spend time. In a world where business and creative professionals are tasked with getting an answer quickly, the method of reading that Dev espouses helps the break the cycle, sit with the not-knowing and travel to the edges of your imagination.

To watch the talk and learn more visit the event page:

creativemornings.com/talks/dev-aujla-in-person

Thank you to our partners:

Newlab

Harvest

Mailchimp

Photos by Sana Maqsood

Valeria Bertacco, the Mary Lou Dorf Collegiate Professor of computer science and engineering at the University of Michigan, answers a question from the audience at Newlab in Detroit during the inaugural Automotive Semiconductor Forum, hosted by the mstar initiative, on Thursday, September 18, 2025.

The inaugural Automotive Semiconductor Forum, hosted by the mstar (Michigan Semiconductor Talent and Technology for Automotive Research) initiative, featured keynote talks from the University of Michigan College of Engineering, General Motors, imec, KLA, Torc Robotics, and MEMRYX, along with Washtenaw Community College, highlighting how semiconductors, artificial intelligence, and new materials are shaping the future of mobility.

Photo: Brenda Ahearn/University of Michigan, College of Engineering, Communications and Marketing

On February 17th, 2023, Kate Sekules spoke at NEWLAB on the theme of Touch.

Thank you to our Global Partner Mailchimp, and our Local Partners Harvest and MPB.

Our photographer was Montse Diaz. Our videographer was Connie Liu

Watch the talk ➜

On February 17th, 2023, Kate Sekules spoke at NEWLAB on the theme of Touch.

Thank you to our Global Partner Mailchimp, and our Local Partners Harvest and MPB.

Our photographer was Montse Diaz. Our videographer was Connie Liu

Watch the talk ➜

On February 17th, 2023, Kate Sekules spoke at NEWLAB on the theme of Touch.

Thank you to our Global Partner Mailchimp, and our Local Partners Harvest and MPB.

Our photographer was Montse Diaz. Our videographer was Connie Liu

Watch the talk ➜

Reetuparna Das, professor of electrical engineering and computer science at the University of Michigan, speaks during the inaugural Automotive Semiconductor Forum, hosted by the mstar initiative, at Newlab in Detroit on Thursday, September 18, 2025.

The inaugural Automotive Semiconductor Forum, hosted by the mstar (Michigan Semiconductor Talent and Technology for Automotive Research) initiative, featured keynote talks from the University of Michigan College of Engineering, General Motors, imec, KLA, Torc Robotics, and MEMRYX, along with Washtenaw Community College, highlighting how semiconductors, artificial intelligence, and new materials are shaping the future of mobility.

Photo: Brenda Ahearn/University of Michigan, College of Engineering, Communications and Marketing

that thing is at least 10 feet straight down. i'm going to put a sleeping bag down there and take a nap some days.

Dev Aujla is building a library. Reading has been Aujla’s secret to running and advising a variety of creative businesses, from luxury menswear and a furniture and design studio to a venture capital fund and bars and restaurants. For Aujla, reading allows you to hold a question for longer, and this method of sustained inquiry changes how you think about everything, from envisioning your career path, to deciding what opportunities to pursue, to deciding how you spend time. In a world where business and creative professionals are tasked with getting an answer quickly, the method of reading that Dev espouses helps the break the cycle, sit with the not-knowing and travel to the edges of your imagination.

To watch the talk and learn more visit the event page:

creativemornings.com/talks/dev-aujla-in-person

Thank you to our partners:

Newlab

Harvest

Mailchimp

Photos by Sana Maqsood

On February 17th, 2023, Kate Sekules spoke at NEWLAB on the theme of Touch.

Thank you to our Global Partner Mailchimp, and our Local Partners Harvest and MPB.

Our photographer was Montse Diaz. Our videographer was Connie Liu

Watch the talk ➜

Dev Aujla is building a library. Reading has been Aujla’s secret to running and advising a variety of creative businesses, from luxury menswear and a furniture and design studio to a venture capital fund and bars and restaurants. For Aujla, reading allows you to hold a question for longer, and this method of sustained inquiry changes how you think about everything, from envisioning your career path, to deciding what opportunities to pursue, to deciding how you spend time. In a world where business and creative professionals are tasked with getting an answer quickly, the method of reading that Dev espouses helps the break the cycle, sit with the not-knowing and travel to the edges of your imagination.

To watch the talk and learn more visit the event page:

creativemornings.com/talks/dev-aujla-in-person

Thank you to our partners:

Newlab

Harvest

Mailchimp

Photos by Sana Maqsood

On February 17th, 2023, Kate Sekules spoke at NEWLAB on the theme of Touch.

Thank you to our Global Partner Mailchimp, and our Local Partners Harvest and MPB.

Our photographer was Montse Diaz. Our videographer was Connie Liu

Watch the talk ➜

Fortune Brainstorm Design

Brooklyn, NY

Monday, May 23, 2022

10.00 AM–12.30 PM DESIGN IN ACTION: COMMUNITY EXPERIENCES

NEWLAB @BROOKLYN NAVY YARD

Newlab scales new ideas and transformative technologies to solve the world’s greatest challenges. The organization supports a community of entrepreneurs, engineers, scientists, and inventors through investment, venture building, and innovation studios, which drive structured collaboration and pilot activity with industry and government partners. Visit the Newlab HQ in the Brooklyn Navy Yard, where you’ll get an inside look at the ecosystem they’ve built and meet with members of the Newlab community working across multiple industries including mobility, energy, and sustainable materials.

Hosted by:

Satish Rao, Chief Product Officer, Newlab

Shaun Stewart, Chief Executive Officer, Newlab

Rebecca Greenfield for Fortune Magazine

Fortune Brainstorm Design

Brooklyn, NY

Monday, May 23, 2022

10.00 AM–12.30 PM DESIGN IN ACTION: COMMUNITY EXPERIENCES

NEWLAB @BROOKLYN NAVY YARD

Newlab scales new ideas and transformative technologies to solve the world’s greatest challenges. The organization supports a community of entrepreneurs, engineers, scientists, and inventors through investment, venture building, and innovation studios, which drive structured collaboration and pilot activity with industry and government partners. Visit the Newlab HQ in the Brooklyn Navy Yard, where you’ll get an inside look at the ecosystem they’ve built and meet with members of the Newlab community working across multiple industries including mobility, energy, and sustainable materials.

Hosted by:

Satish Rao, Chief Product Officer, Newlab

Shaun Stewart, Chief Executive Officer, Newlab

Rebecca Greenfield for Fortune Magazine

On January 19, 2024, Jad Abumrad spoke at CreativeMornings/New York on our theme RISE.

You can watch the talk on our site.

Our opening performance was by Emel Mathlouthi.

We were hosted at Newlab.

Thank you to our local partners: Harvest, MPB, and 1Password.

Our photographer was Nelson Luna.

Our videographer was Connie Liu.

Our Livestream/AV team was Matthew Chavez and Kevin Rabinovich.