RISE Basecamp

Meet industry professionals in the RISE Network who are in various stages of their careers, from early-career to seasoned professionals, allowing them to provide an overview of their background and experience. RISE Basecamp is open to ALL students.

Meetings every Thursday during the semester.

RISE Basecamp Schedule

RISE Basecamp meets every other Thursday at 6:00 pm in CLX 205 and every other Thursday on Zoom during the spring and fall semesters. Sessions are open to ALL students at UT.

Dinner is provided.

Join Zoom sessions at this link.

Fall 2026 RISE Base Camp Dates

September 3rd: Welcome to RISE
September 10th: Zoom session on Artificial Intelligence
September 17th: Networking with Faculty
September 24th: Zoom Session on Data Science
October 1st: Peer-to-Peer Networking
October 8th: Zoom Session on Cybersecurity

October 15th: Internship Panel
October 22nd: Zoom Session on Gamecraft
October 29th: RISE Mentor Networking
November 5th: Zoom Session on Medical Sciences
November 12th: Career Stages Panel
December 3rd: Celebration

Fall 2026 RISE Speakers

**Zach Johnson** **– September 10th**
Sr Account Manager, Higher Education & Research at NVIDIA

Haseeb Qureshi – September 17th
Lecturer, Haslam College of Business

**Marc Nabhan – September 17th**
Director of Entrepreneurship and New Ventures, UT Knoxville

Andria L. Yates — **Andria Yates – September 17th**
Teaching Assistant Professor & Startup Coach, UT Knoxville

**Bob Kulzick – September 24th**
Data Science Manager, Deloitte

Interested in participating in RISE?

The RISE network is diverse, dynamic, and constantly expanding. If you or your organization are interested in being a part of RISE, please submit the form below. Someone from CECS will be in touch shortly.

RISE Interest

Past RISE Speakers

**Emam ElHak Abdel Fatah**
Professor of Practice at the College of Emerging and Collaborative Studies
Founder and CEO of EEA Innovations

**Matthew Collier**
Cybersecurity Services Manager at TenHats

**Marcus Blair**
Founder at Omega Business Solutions

**Jeremy Reynard**
Commanding Officer, US Navy/NRC Knoxville

**Neil Patel**
SVP, Strategic Development at SS&C Black Diamond Wealth Solutions