Day 2: 4 October 2026
Location
Opening Welcome & Conference Overview:
Vickie Ozburn and Howard Wolfman (IEEE ILC Co-Chairs)
Keynote
Himamshu Prasad
SVP Schneider Electric
Morning Break & Networking with Exhibitors
Innovation Across Generations: Connecting Experience, Diversity, and New Ideas Discussion
Coming Soon
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
13:00 – 13:45
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
14:00 – 14:45
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
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
15:00 – 15:45
Students and YP
Leadership Café: Conversations That Inspire, Connect, and Grow
Marisa Zalabak
The Human Readiness Gap in AI Ethics and Machine Systems Design
Closing Keynote
Sudeendra Koushik
President; Chief Innovator & Founder
ILC.future – Innovative Leadership by Collaboration
Closing Remarks and event wrap up
