What does it take to invent your own future — and help others do the same?
Dr. Cori Lathan is a celebrated innovator, social entrepreneur, and human-centered problem solver who has spent her career developing technologies that empower people — from robots that help kids with disabilities to VR tools for astronauts. In this engaging and hopeful talk, Dr. Lathan shares stories from her book Inventing the Future and her journey as a woman at the forefront of science and technology. She reminds us that you don’t have to be an engineer to shape the world — you need curiosity, creativity, and the courage to act.
Open to students, faculty, staff, and the community, this conversation is an inspiring invitation for anyone, in any field, to see themselves as an inventor of what comes next.