IEEE IAS Chapters Workshop Program
| Date & Time | Description |
|---|---|
| after 15:00 | Attendees Arrival – Check in (West Coast Suites, UBC, Vancouver) |
| 19:30 – 20:00 | Registration (Venue: Kaiser 2020/2030, Fred Kaiser Building (KAIS), UBC Vancouver) |
| 20:00 - 22:00 | Dinner & Networking |
| Date & Time | Description |
|---|---|
| 0700 - 08:00 | Breakfast & Networking |
| 08:00 - 08:10 | Workshop Chair Welcome Address & Program: Usman Munawar IEEE Canada’s President (R7) Opening Note: Rob Anderson IEEE IAS CMD Chair Address: Mr. Srikanth Vasudevan Pillai |
| 08:10 - 08:45 | IAS and CMD Programs Srikanth Vasudevan Pillai Chair Chapter Development Committee (IAS CMD) |
| 08:45 - 09:15 | Industry Engagement and Value Rob Anderson President, IEEE Canada(R7) & Principal Consultant, Itron, AB |
| 09:15 –10:35 | WIE Discussion: Leadership, Innovation and Sustainable Future Distinguished Guests: Maike Luiken, Jacqueline Nichols, Sadia Mehboob (Powertech Labs, BC) Moderator: Ms. Samia Sami, Electric Power Engineers, USA |
| 10:35 – 11:00 | Group Photo Coffee Break & Networking |
| 11:00 –11:35 | Industry Keynote Hydrogen Storage and Innovation Pierre Poulain CEO & President Powertech Labs, BC |
| 11:35– 12:10 | Academic Keynote Can Small Modular Reactors Solve the Problems Confronting Nuclear Energy? M. V. Ramana Simons Chair, Disarmament, Global and Human Security & Professor, UBC, BC |
| 12:10 – 12:45 | Lunch & Networking |
| 12:45 – 14:30 | Panel Discussion: Navigating the AI Frontier: Preparing for Tomorrow’s Shift Distinguished Guests: Ahmed Refaey Hussein, Matthew Wilder, Youry Khmelevsky Moderator: Mehrdad Safaei, Ottawa Section |
| 14:30 – 15:00 | Certificate Distributions for Speakers & participants & organizers Closing Address: Rob Anderson (Director, IEEE Region 7) |