Leila Hawana Kaneda

Highlights

Current Engagements:

• Co-Founder and CTO at Aequa (read my blog)

• Owner, AI/ML Consultant at Kaneda Consulting

• Private Music Instructor and Performer - Percussion

Current Volunteering:

• Member of the Career Connected Learning Collaboratory run by the Columbia Gorge STEM Hub and East Cascade Works

• Member of the MCEDD ICAP Launch Cluster - UAV Industry (press release)

• Music Director for the Watershed Rock Opera

• 1:1 mentorship with current students and early-career individuals

Active Professional Interests: Machine Learning, Computer Vision, UAVs, Generative AI, Community Building, Leadership, Change Agents, Speaking Opportunities, DEIBA, Entrepreneurship

Ask Me About

• Foundations of Community Building

• Machine Learning and Humanity

• Lessons Learned from a Non-Traditional Background

• Founding a Tech Startup

• Ground and Grow

• The Crescendo Effect

• Making the World a Better Place