Twice a year, the Raikes School hosts industry leaders to address students, faculty, staff, and invited guests. These events are focused on providing students the opportunity to hear from innovators who are leaders in their field. The following are just some of the speakers we have hosted during previous events.
![Jamie Williams](/images/community/speaker/JamieWilliams.png)
Dr. Jamie Williams
President & CEO, Team81
![Divya Bhat](/images/community/speaker/DivyaBhat.jpg)
Divya Bhat
Visiting Group Partner, Y Combinator
![Portrait of Sam King, wearing a brown t-shirt and standing against a wooden trellis in front of a garden.](/images/community/speaker/SamKing.png)
Sam King
Sam King, Head of Engineering at the Empower Project
![Portrait of Robbie Bach, sat in an armchair wearing a blue and white shirt.](/images/community/speaker/RobbieBach.jpg)
Robbie Bach
Former Chief Xbox Officer at Microsoft
![Portrait of Aaron Epstein](/images/community/speaker/AaronEpstein.jpg)
A Life in Startups
Aaron Epstein, Group Partner at Y Combinator
![Norman Seeff](./images/community/speaker/normanSeeff.jpg)
Norman Seeff
Creative Photographer, Norman Seeff
![Satya Nadella](./images/community/speaker/SatyaSpring2019.jpg)
Q&A with Satya Nadella
Satya Nadella, CEO of Microsoft
![Jeff Raikes Fall 2019](./images/community/speaker/JRaikesFall2019.jpg)
A Purposeful Life
Jeff Raikes, Co-Founder of the Raikes Foundation
![Hudl](./images/community/speaker/mqdefault.jpg)
Hudl Panel Discussion
David Graff, Hudl CEO and 2005 Raikes School Graduate
John Wirtz, Hudl CPO and 2005 Raikes School Graduate
![Image of Maynard Webb](./images/community/speaker/20130708_Maynard_Webb.jpg)
Rebooting Work
Maynard Webb, Entrepreneur and Philanthropist
![Image of Mike Beltzer](./images/community/speaker/20121001_Betzer.jpg)
Customer Management: The Social Media Revolution
Mike Betzer, CEO of Social Dynamics
![Image of Doug Burgum](./images/community/speaker/20120502_Burgum.jpg)
Courageous Curiosity
Doug Burgum, Founder and Chairman, Kilbourne Group
![Image of Larry Keeley](./images/community/speaker/20110718_Raikes_Keeling.jpg)
The Greatest Time of Change
Larry Keeley, Strategy Consultant with the Monitor Group
![Ev Williams](./images/community/speaker/20090410_EvanWilliams_sm.jpg)
Q&A With Evan Williams
Evan Williams, Founder and CEO of Twitter
![Jeff Raikes](./images/community/speaker/20080926_lecture_raikes.jpg)
Jeffrey S. Raikes Lecture
Jeff Raikes, CEO, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
![Bill Gates](./images/community/speaker/20101116_Gates.jpg)
The Road Ahead
Bill Gates, Co-Chair of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation