EmpowerTech
EmpowerTech
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The EmpowerTech podcast is a platform where we discuss all things tech and explore the growing ways in how we can leverage technology to lead smart, sustainable, and impactful lives.
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This podcast focuses on a range of tech-related topics including cybersecurity, AI adoption, gender biases in tech, and the impact of technology on creative industries. Episodes feature discussions such as turning adversity into resilience in cybersecurity, ethical implications of AI, promoting STEM to young girls, and guidelines for effective tech adoption in workplaces.
The EmpowerTech podcast is a platform where we discuss all things tech and explore the growing ways in how we can leverage technology to lead smart, sustainable, and impactful lives.
Dr Lalehvash Moghaddam: Transforming Industrial Waste Into Renewable Value
In this episode, EmpowerTech host Iyari Cevallos speaks with Dr Lalehvash Moghaddam, senior industrial chemist and winner of the 2025 WiT Excellence in Industry Leadership Award. Lalehvash shares her journey from growing up in Iran inspired by stories of pioneering scientists, to leading research that converts agricultural and industrial waste into renewable fuels, biopolymers, and other high-value materials.
She discusses the cultural challenges of finding her voice in a new country, how mentors and industry partners supported her through moments of self-doubt, and why compassionate leadership is central to her work. Lalehvash also explains how waste-to-value processes work and why creating solutions industry can easily adopt is critical for real-world impact.
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