Schedule at a Glance

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Time

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Day 2: 4th October, 2026

Location

Joint Plenary: Technology Leadership in a Changing World

8:45 – 9:30

8:30 – 8:45

Opening Welcome & Conference Overview: Vickie Ozburn and Howard Wolfman (IEEE ILC Co-Chairs)

8:45 – 9:30

Keynote: Sudeendra Koushik

9:30 – 10:00

Morning Break & Networking with Exhibitors

10:00 – 11:00

Innovation Across Generations: Connecting Experience, Diversity, and New Ideas Panel Discussion

TRACK A

TRACK B

Career Readiness & Mentorship

Global Impact & Inclusion

Focus: Building leadership capacity across career stages systems thinking for leaders

Focus: Connecting engineering with industry and innovation

11:00 – 11:45

Subodha Charles

Beth Rudden

12:00 – 12:50

Lunch & Networking

TRACK A

TRACK B

Leadership & Professional Growth

Global Impact & Inclusion

Focus: Building leadership capacity across career stages systems thinking for leaders

Focus: Connecting engineering with industry and innovation

1:00 – 1:45

Limor Bergman Gross

Preeti Baja

2:00 – 2:45

Margot Halstead

Bhaskara Raju Rallabandi

2:45 – 3:00

Coffee break & Networking with Exhibitorsreak & Networking

TRACK A

TRACK B

Leadership & Professional Growth

Global Impact & Inclusion

Focus: Building leadership capacity across career stages systems thinking for leaders

Focus: Connecting engineering with industry and innovation

3:00 – 3:45

Aditi Khullar

Marisa Zalabak

4:00 – 4:45

Closing Keynote

4:45 – 5:00

Closing Remarks and event wrap up