Advancing Collaborative Research, Immersive Learning, and Collider Events

UC Berkeley International Co-Lab

An Initiative for Technology & People

In Collaboration with:

The Berkeley International Co-lab for Technology and People fosters global innovation while bridging the gap in technology research between Silicon Valley, Europe, and other international partners. The Co-lab advances cross-border research and applied innovation, provides student programs, and hosts Collider Summits.

Leadership:

  • Director: Trond Petersen, Associate Executive Dean, Professor of Sociology and Haas School of Business, UC Berkeley

Advisory:

  • Trond Petersen, Associate Executive Dean and Professor, UC Berkeley

  • Ikhlaq Sidhu, Senior Fellow, Global Director & Faculty Director Emeritus, UC Berkeley; Dean, IE School of Science & Technology, IE Madrid

  • Tarek Zohdi, Associate Dean, Berkeley Engineering; Professor ME, UC Berkeley

  • Olaf J Groth, PhD, Faculty Director, Emerging Tech Strategies (BEE), UC Berkeley

With Global Collaborators: IEX Research Accelerator, Applied Innovation Institute, and additional operational partners.

Collabration Projects & Programs

Research Collaboration: Digital Twins for Financial Investment with IEX and Berkeley

Experiential Programs Undergraduate to Graduate at Berkeley BISP

Global Leadership Catalyst (GLC) Mentoring/Professional Program

B.Think: Think Tank Lab and CTO Training for PhD students

Berkeley Immersion Week for IE Sci-Tech in Madrid - April 2026

IEX Collider Summit at Berkeley - Oct 2025