The WIE ILS Program’s Outline
| Time (EST) | Plenary Sessions - Sequential |
|---|---|
| 6:30 - 8:30 | 6:30 - 8:00 Breakfast 7:30 - 8:00 Registration Sign-In 8:00 - 8:30 Welcome and President's Remarks Speaker: Dr. Tom Murad |
| 8:30 - 9:40 | Plenum 1: Presidents' Reflections – IEEE Canada presidents, sharing reflections of their career and volunteer experience Speakers: Dr. Tom Murad, Dr. Rob Anderson, Dr. Jason Gu, Celia Desmond |
| 9:40 - 10:00 | Leadership Keynote - Should I become a leader? Speaker: Celia Desmond |
| 10:00 ‐ 10:15 | Coffee Break (Exhibits) |
| 10:15 - 12:00 | Plenum 2: Leadership 10:15 - 11:00 Creating Inclusive Excellence through Inclusive Leadership Speaker: Dr. Imogen Coe 11:00 - 12:00 Build Your Brand, Grow Your Business, Make More Impact Speaker: Dr. Shahab Anari |
| 12:00 - 13:00 | Lunch + Entrepreneurship Keynote - Women Entrepreneurship - Is the glass half empty or half full?" Speaker: Garima Bajpai |
| 13:00 - 14:30 | Plenum 3: Innovation Panel - Deploying Innovation in Technology-based Businesses Speakers: Utpal Mangla, Lucy Casacia, Naheed Kurji |
| 14:30 - 14:45 | Break |
| 14:45 - 16:00 | Plenum 4: Education - Leveraging academic learning to build Prosperous Careers Speakers: Dominique Payette,Dr. Afsoon Soudi |
| 16:00- 16:15 | Break |
| 16:15 - 17:30 | Plenum 5: Mentorship in Industry and Academia – Viewpoints from leaders in industry and academia regarding the value of mentorship Panelists: Dr. Deepa Kundur , Dr. Amr Helmy, Hojjat Salemi, and Terry Branch |
| 17:30 - 18:30 | Break |
| 18:30 - 22:30 | 18:30 - 20:50 Dinner and Keynote: Technical Resources’ Education & Skills for Future Technologies Speaker: Dr. Tom Murad 20:50 - 22:00 Award Ceremony Awards (YP/LM/WIE/SAC/ExCom) 22:00 - 22:30 Closing Remarks |
| Time (EST) | Plenary Sessions - Sequential |
|---|---|
| 8:30 - 9:10 | 8:30 - 9:00 Registration 9:00 - 9:10 WIE ILS Opening Remarks Speaker: Jenifer Castillo |
| 9:10 - 10:00 | Keynote Session: Setting your course for success through Innovation Speaker: Dr. Roseann Runte |
| 10:00 ‐ 10:30 | Coffee Break (Exhibits) |
| 10:30 - 12:00 | Plenum 1: Innovation and Future Technologies 10:30 - 11:00 Potentials and Challenges of Digital Technologies to Provide Equitable Access to Cardio-Respiratory Care in Underserved Populations Speaker: Dr. Azadeh Yadollahi 11:00 - 11:30 Future of Operational Leadership Speaker: Firoozeh Khalily 11:30 - 12:00 An AI startup story: Creating new engagement models in pharma marketing and life sciences Speaker: Helen Kontozopoulos |
| 12:00 - 13:00 | Lunch+ Empowerment Keynote Session - The Journey of an Engineer Speaker: Dr. Heather Sheardown |
| 13:00 - 14:30 | Plenum 2: Entrepreneurial journey, lessons to learn from lead entrepreneurs Panelists: Dr. Hossein Rahnama, Dr. Renn Scott, Adriana Ieraci |
| 14:30 - 15:00 | Coffee Break (Exhibits) |
| 15:00 - 15:30 | Plenum 3: Empowerment Engineering and empowering her dream career Speaker: Dr. Farzad Rayegani |
| 15:30 - 16:30 | Plenum 4: IEEE Training 15:30- 16:00 Key Challenges and consequences of Promoting next generation of females in STEM Speaker: Jenifer Castillo 16:00 - 16:30 Challenges towards becoming a future Leader Speaker: Dr. Jason Gu |
| 16:30 - 17:00 | Closing Remarks Speakers: Dr. Maike Luiken & Dr. Winnie Ye |