Why you should book speaker Dr. Debbie Berebichez:
WSJ, Oprah, TED, DLD, and WIRED, her work has been recognized, and she was elected as an ambassador for the IF/THEN initiative by the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).
She is an award-winning television host and has worked with several popular channels such as Discovery Channel, NatGeo, Travel Channel, and PBS NOVA.
She is a John C. Whitehead Fellow at the Foreign Policy Association. She is a winner of the Society of SHPE’s STAR Award. She is a recipient of the Top Latina Tech Blogger award from the Association of Latinos in Social Media (LATISM).
Speaker Dr. Debbie Berebichez is a television host, a physicist, a data scientist, and a keynote speaker. She has a Ph.D. in Physics from Stanford University (the first Mexican woman to do so), and she is involved in numerous activities as a science, technology, and math ambassador. She also completed two postdoctoral fellowships in applied mathematics and physics at Columbia University and NYU. She also invented and pioneered a most effective technique in the field of wireless communications, which allows cell phone users to communicate with a desired target user in a distant location.
Along with co-hosting Outrageous Acts of Science, known from The Science Channel and Discovery Channel, Berebichez is currently the Principal Scientist at Thoughtworks in New York.
She has a background in theater which helps her connect with different types of audiences, from high school students to advanced professionals, scientists, and politicians. She is also a frequent public speaker, and she is on a mission to inspire and motivate young people to learn science and improve the general state of STEM education around the globe. She regularly appears as an expert guest or commentator on NOVA, CNN, the Travel Channel, and many other international media outlets.