You're invited to the 2021 Columbia | IBM LAUNCH Accelerator Virtual Demo Day, showcasing 9 early-stage teams focused on a wide range of deep tech applications!
This is the culminating event of a 12-week educational bootcamp centered around Lean Launchpad fundamentals of customer discovery and product-market fit paired with technical fundamentals in key deep tech topic areas.
The teams have made incredible progress over the program and are in an ideal place to connect and continue their rapid growth!
Chief Technology Officer, Global Industries
IBM Global Markets
Dr. Mahmoud Naghshineh is the Chief Technology Officer for IBM Global Industries. He is responsible for addressing industry needs and innovation opportunities based on IBM technology and platforms across IBM global markets. Dr. Naghshineh has been in leadership role both on business as well as technology sides. He has led major IBM businesses as a general manager in strategic partnerships, business consulting and industry solutions. He has also been a Vice President at IBM Research responsible for industry innovation, cloud technologies as well as AI applications. He has more than 110 technical publications and 70 patents.
Dr. Naghshineh is a board member of the IBM Industry Academy and a Fellow of Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). In the past, he has served as a member of the World Economic Forum, an advisor and an adjunct professor at Columbia University School of Engineering as well as Editor-in-Chief of IEEE Wireless Communications. He holds a doctoral degree from Columbia University Department of Electrical Engineering.
The Columbia | IBM Launch Accelerator is a non-dilutive program for building and scaling successful companies in the areas of data transparency, big data, AI/ML, blockchain, cybersecurity, or related fields in deep tech. The goal of the program is to help the best emerging ventures succeed through education, mentorship, and business model design.
As a pillar of the Columbia IBM Center for Blockchain and Data Transparency, IBM and Columbia University have partnered to offer companies a customized program with education from industry and academic research experts, hands-on value-added workshops, active mentoring and curated customer meetings.
