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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
Himamshu Prasad
VP Schneider Electric

9:30 – 10:00

Morning Break & Networking with Exhibitors

10:00-11:00

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

11:00-11:45

Break out Session or Sponsor slot

12:00 – 12:50

Lunch & Networking

TRACK C

TRACK B

Career Readiness & Mentorship
Focus: Building leadership capacity across career stages systems thinking for leaders

Innovation, Industry & Entrepreneurship
Focus: Connecting engineering with industry and innovation

1:00 – 1:45

Subodha Charles
Essential Professional Skills in the AI Era: An IEEE Perspective on Preparing Engineers for What’s Next

Preeti Bajaj
Technology for Humanity: Empowering Future Engineers for Healthcare Innovation and Medical Device Development

2:00 – 2:45

Margot Halstead
The Competency That Got You Promoted May Not Be Yours to Keep

Bhaskara Raju Rallabandi
From Engineer to Entrepreneur: Building AI-Native Connectivity Ventures for Digital Equity

2:45 – 3:00(CET)

Coffee break & Networking with Exhibitors

TRACK A

TRACK D

Leadership & Professional Growth
Focus: Building leadership capacity across career stages systems thinking for leaders

Global Impact & Inclusion
Focus: Connecting engineering with industry and innovation

3:00 – 3:45

Boudewijn (Bou) Bertsch
Session Title is Coming Soon

Marisa Zalabak
The Human Readiness Gap in AI Ethics and Machine Systems Design

4:00 – 4:45

Closing Keynote
Sudeendra Koushik
President; Chief Innovator & Founder

4:45 – 5:00

Closing Remarks and event wrap up