Oct 3–11, 2026 My Plan
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Lekha Challappa

Founder/CTO, Aurat

Lekha Challappa is the Founder of Aurat, a venture-backed company using AI to understand and predict how the brain responds to sensory inputs. Aurat is starting with scent, working with leading CPG and fragrance companies to transform how products are tested with consumers. Lekha’s vision is to build a broader platform for simulating human perception across the senses. She holds a graduate degree in AI from Emory University, focusing on computational neuroscience.

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The Future Founder: Building Your Career, Startup, and Personal Brand in the Age of AI

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Mark Voytek, Lekha Challappa and 1 more

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What if you could learn the lessons of experienced founders, executives, and investors before starting your career? This session brings together perspectives from both established business leaders and emerging entrepreneurs to explore leadership, networking, personal branding, AI, and the mindset required to succeed in today’s innovation economy. Students and early entrepreneurs will leave with a practical roadmap for building relationships, creating opportunities, and taking ownership of their future from day one.

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