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She was also the Ambassadors of IEEE Day 2019, IEEE MadC 2019, IEEE PES Day 2019 (recognized as the Best Ambassador), IEEE Smart City Campaign 2019, IEEE PES HAC 2018. \nShe got involved with volunteering for different social service projects since 2010. \nBesides studies, Mayesha is passionate about content writing and is engaged in various projects as a Content Writer and Editor.\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NjkyMCwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2llZWUtcmlzaW5nc3RhcnMub3JnXC8yMDIxXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC9zaXRlc1wvNVwvMjAyMFwvMDZcL01heWVzaGEtVGFmYW5udW0tc2NhbGVkLmpwZyIsInNsaWRlc2hvdyI6IjVmOTc3MmEifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/ieee-risingstars.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/06\/Mayesha-Tafannum-168x300.jpg\" data-width=\"168\" data-height=\"300\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMayesha Tafannum\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/ieee-risingstars.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/06\/Jay-Shah.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"5f9772a\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Jay Shah\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"Jay has received his Master\u2019s degree in Telecommunication and Network Engineering from Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas\n\nCurrently, he is a Senior Cloud\/DevOps Consultant at Cyber Group, Inc and also a Guest Lecturer at SMU-Lyle School of Engineering.\n\nHe has been a panelists at &#039;The Cloud Together Summit&#039; by &#039;Argyle Forum and Nutanix&#039; in Feb&#039;20 and been speaker for &quot;The Linux Foundation- Open Networking Summit( San Jose)&quot; in April&#039;19 and &#039;Open Source Summit-Embedded Linux Conference (San Diego)&#039; in Aug&#039;19\n\nHe has overall #6 IEEE International Technical Journal Publications. 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She is an active volunteer in a few organizations, and She has been volunteering with IEEE since 2018. \nThroughout her IEEE Journey, she has played different roles in her Student Branch, Sri Lanka Section, PES, PELS and so on. Some of the key volunteering roles of her are Member of IEEE PELS Students Subcommittee, IR Coordinator of IEEE Sri Lanka Section Student Activities Committee, Founding Chairman of first ever PELS OU in Sri Lanka \u2013 PELS SB Chapter of UoM. Besides them, she was the Vice- Chair of Secretariat and Program team member of 2020 IEEE PES Global Student Congress and the Secretary of University of Moratuwa Student Branch in 2019\/2020.\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NjkxOCwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2llZWUtcmlzaW5nc3RhcnMub3JnXC8yMDIxXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC9zaXRlc1wvNVwvMjAyMFwvMDZcL1JhbmRpbWEtSGFzYW50aGkuanBnIiwic2xpZGVzaG93IjoiNWY5NzcyYSJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/ieee-risingstars.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/06\/Randima-Hasanthi-300x300.jpg\" data-width=\"300\" data-height=\"300\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRandima Hasanthi\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/ieee-risingstars.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/06\/Shivam-Joshi-scaled.jpeg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"5f9772a\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Shivam Joshi\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"Mr. Shivam Joshi, an entrepreneur, a corporate trainer, and the winner of the Mayor\u2019s innovation award for designing Road Traffic Controller model and 5th rank in Indian Hackathon 2k19.\nShivam at a tender age of 18 became an entrepreneur and a Corporate Trainer at 19. In 2019, he won Mayor\u2019s Innovation award for designing Road Traffic Controller model, Represented Maharashtra (State) in Faridabad Global Innovation (FGSI 2020) and won 3rd Rank; among his many coveted achievements the Automated Parking Resolver is the one that opened gates towards success as he was selected to be presented in IEEE Yesist 12 in Stamford International University, Thailand in September of 2019 and received many positive reviews. Shivam choose to become the youngest entrepreneur at the age of 18 as he started his company Codon\u2019s Technologies. Being a data whiz with a strong hold on Python, AI, and Machine Learning algorithms, he built \u201cCodons Technologies Pvt. Ltd.\u201d. Through his corporate Codons Technologies he is into mentoring and guiding aspiring data scientists; devises and imparts training to employees of corporate. He has provided training to employee\u2019s viz. HCL, Infocepts, TCS, IBM, and Wipro, etc.\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NjkxNywidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2llZWUtcmlzaW5nc3RhcnMub3JnXC8yMDIxXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC9zaXRlc1wvNVwvMjAyMFwvMDZcL1NoaXZhbS1Kb3NoaS1zY2FsZWQuanBlZyIsInNsaWRlc2hvdyI6IjVmOTc3MmEifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/ieee-risingstars.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/06\/Shivam-Joshi-300x199.jpeg\" data-width=\"300\" data-height=\"199\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tShivam Joshi\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/ieee-risingstars.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/06\/Sona-N-Th.jpeg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"5f9772a\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Sona N Thadevus\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"Currently pursuing Bachelor\u2019s degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from Muthoot Institute of Technology and Science. Actively involved in IEEE for the past 2 years. Volunteered as Content and Publicity volunteer for the events organized by the student branches across India.\n\nVolunteering Roles\nContent Manager , IEEE PIE (Promotion of Innovation and Entrepreneurship) Kerala Section\nSecretary, IEEE SB Muthoot Institute of Technology and Science\n\nInterested in planning and Organising events that inculcates technical, managerial and humanitarian aspects among the students. 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He is currently a GIS\/DevOps Application Developer in Tata Consultancy Services, Hyderabad. He has actively participated in various IEEE Collabratec badge events like IEEE DAY 2020, IEEE Discover, Women in Leadership etc. and has earned good recognition in the IEEE Collabratec Community. He is part of various IEEE Societies and communities like IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Society, IEEE Entrepreneurship Exchange, IEEE Tech Ethics, IEEE Big Data, IEEE Cybersecurity, IEEE GEOSS (Global Earth Observing System of Systems), IEEE Internet of Things, IEEE Smart Cities, IEEE Sustainable ICT, IEEE Consultant N\/w (Network) Membership. He is an IEEE Brand Ambassador and likes to participate in number of conferences, workshops, webinars related to IEEE.\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NjkxOSwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2llZWUtcmlzaW5nc3RhcnMub3JnXC8yMDIxXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC9zaXRlc1wvNVwvMjAyMFwvMDZcL1BydWRodmktR291ZC1LYXR0YS5qcGciLCJzbGlkZXNob3ciOiI1Zjk3NzJhIn0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/ieee-risingstars.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/06\/Prudhvi-Goud-Katta-300x264.jpg\" data-width=\"300\" data-height=\"264\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPrudhvi Goud Katta\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/ieee-risingstars.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/06\/Aditya-Allamraju.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"5f9772a\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Aditya Allamraju\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\" Ms. Aditya Allamraju from India has recently completed her Post Graduate Diploma in Remote Sensing and Geographic Information Systems from Indian Institute of Remote Sensing in Dehradun, India. She is an active member of IEEE society from 2017 where her volunteering skills have been appreciated. \nIt is her 2nd time as IEEE RISING STARS Ambassador as she has been part of 2020 team as well. She is newly been selected as the IEEE GRSS Social Media Ambassador until 2022. Apart from this, she is also part of the IEEEXtreme Ambassadors team from 2 years, and many more to count. She has also membership in number of other technical societies like ISRS, ISPRS and AICTSD along with various IEEE disciplinary societies like IEEE GRSS. She has published a total of 14 research papers during her Under-graduation in reputed UGC and International journals with the support and guidance of her faculty. She is highly interested and also actively participated in number of international and national seminars\/ conferences held in India. She is an active volunteer in Geospatial Awareness Hub as content writer and Social Media Influencer. She is also the winner of the random drawing for 50% discount on IEEE WIE ILC 2020 and also earned the 2019 IEEE Women in Leadership Contributor Badge; and Second prize (cash prize of 10,000 INR, 1year student membership, certificate) in IEEE GRSS Brand Competition. She is also an IEEE Brand Ambassador and is constantly working to build her professional network with IEEE. Apart from her IEEE achievements, she has also received other awards includeing Gurukul RACE India - 2019 Award, Green ThinkerZ Emerging Researcher Award 2018, and RULA International-Distinguished Engineer of the year 2018. She has also been the recipient of Outstanding Student Honour while at the Andhra University\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NjkyNiwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2llZWUtcmlzaW5nc3RhcnMub3JnXC8yMDIxXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC9zaXRlc1wvNVwvMjAyMFwvMDZcL0FkaXR5YS1BbGxhbXJhanUuanBnIiwic2xpZGVzaG93IjoiNWY5NzcyYSJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/ieee-risingstars.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/06\/Aditya-Allamraju.jpg\" data-width=\"253\" data-height=\"288\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAditya Allamraju\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/ieee-risingstars.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/06\/FARDEEN-MAHBUB.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"5f9772a\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Fardeen Mahbub\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"I am a final year student, studying in the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering in American International University-Bangladesh (AIUB) in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Also, I am a Researcher, and a Software enthusiast who is actively searching for knowledge for adapting the changes of the modern world. In addition, through leadership, collaboration, and management skills gained from volunteer practice at the executive level, I always aspire to make the most of these strengths in order to maximize productivity in achieving corporate objectives. Besides, having an interest in fundamental principles and trends in electrical engineering and the eagerness of learning and adapting to new environments, products, and projects in the future. Along with Brand Ambassadorship, Quality Control, Skillful Publications, Technical Documentation, and Maintenance Standards, I am also experienced in Brand Representative with a demonstrated history of working in the non-profit organization management industry and skilled in Python, Machine Learning, Microsoft Office, Quality Publications, Leadership &amp; Volunteering. \n\nBesides, I am deeply affiliated with IEEE since 2018. I am also serving the roles of Publication Coordinator of the IEEE American International University-Bangladesh Student Branch along with the secretary position for the IEEE Engineering In Medicine and Biology Society AIUB Student Branch Chapter. As part of the Brand Ambassadorship, I have become the Ambassador to numerous organizations like- IEEE, World Literacy Foundation, Nerdemy, and many more for the past two years.\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NjkyNSwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2llZWUtcmlzaW5nc3RhcnMub3JnXC8yMDIxXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC9zaXRlc1wvNVwvMjAyMFwvMDZcL0ZBUkRFRU4tTUFIQlVCLmpwZyIsInNsaWRlc2hvdyI6IjVmOTc3MmEifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/ieee-risingstars.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/06\/FARDEEN-MAHBUB-300x200.jpg\" data-width=\"300\" data-height=\"200\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFardeen Mahbub\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/ieee-risingstars.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/06\/Vidhya-e1606193875383.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"5f9772a\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Vidhya K P\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"Ms. Vidhya K P, who is a final year ECE student of JCET has always been an active and vibrant volunteer since the initial times of her college life. At present.\n She started her volunteer life by serving as the treasurer of IEEE SB JCET in 2018.Currently, she is serving as the Chairperson of IEEE SB JCET. She is also the student volunteer of IEEE IAS Strategic Initiatives 2019-20 and also the Student Ambassador of IEEE PES Young Professionals Kerala 2020. In 2018-20, as an NSS volunteer, she took part in numerous humanitarian activities which benefitted the society. In 2018-19, she served as the Vice President of PM-Yuva Yojana. Besides IEEE, she is also an active volunteer of IEDC JCET. Recently, she was one of the speakers of Powertalkz, an event conducted by IEEE PES Young Professionals Kerala 2020 and took a webinar on the topic &quot;Using Block Chain in Energy Sector&quot; to students across the globe. She is also one of the Global Ambassadors of WomenTech Network which is a  global platform powered by Coding Girls, Tech Family Ventures and Tallocate promoting diversity in tech, leadership and entrepreneurship.\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NjkxNCwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2llZWUtcmlzaW5nc3RhcnMub3JnXC8yMDIxXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC9zaXRlc1wvNVwvMjAyMFwvMDZcL1ZpZGh5YS1lMTYwNjE5Mzg3NTM4My5qcGciLCJzbGlkZXNob3ciOiI1Zjk3NzJhIn0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/ieee-risingstars.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/06\/Vidhya-241x300.jpg\" data-width=\"241\" data-height=\"300\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tVidhya K P\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/ieee-risingstars.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/06\/Jawaril_Munshad_Abedin_BracUniversity-scaled.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"5f9772a\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Jawaril Munshad Abedin\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"Ms. Jawaril Munshad Abedin is a 3rd year undergraduate student at BRAC University, Bangladesh. She is currently doing her major in computer science and engineering. She has been an active volunteer of IEEE since 2019. She has attended and volunteered for several events organized by different student branches of IEEE.\nIn 2020, she got selected as the Vice Chair of IEEE Computer Society BRAC University Student Branch Chapter. After that she has co-organized workshops, online competitions, webinars in her SBC based on COVID-19, Women in STEM, IEEEXtreme 14.0, Android Development, Educative Tutorials etc. She has also been selected as an ambassador for a few events such as- \u201cInternational Covid-19 Congress 2020 (ICC2020)\u201d organized by IEEE Bangladesh Section, \u201cIEEE CS BDC Winter Symposium 2020\u201d, \u201cIEEE ULAB SB CONQUEST20\u201d. She has also won an online scientific documentary making contest organized by IEEE PES BRACU SBC and became a runner-up in an online business case solving contest organized by IEEE BUP SB WIE Affinity Group. \nBesides her active involvement in IEEE, she is also a recipient of 75% tuition fee waiver under \u201cperformance based scholarship\u201d offered by her university for her excellent academic result. She has also been working as a student tutor since February, 2020 which is a part-time job offered by CSE department of BRAC University.\nThis is the first time Ms. Jawaril has been selected as an ambassador for IEEE Rising Stars Global Conference. She is looking forward to this event and hoping to learn a lot from her short journey with IEEE Rising Stars team.\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NjkyMiwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2llZWUtcmlzaW5nc3RhcnMub3JnXC8yMDIxXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC9zaXRlc1wvNVwvMjAyMFwvMDZcL0phd2FyaWxfTXVuc2hhZF9BYmVkaW5fQnJhY1VuaXZlcnNpdHktc2NhbGVkLmpwZyIsInNsaWRlc2hvdyI6IjVmOTc3MmEifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/ieee-risingstars.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/06\/Jawaril_Munshad_Abedin_BracUniversity-300x254.jpg\" data-width=\"300\" data-height=\"254\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJawaril Munshad Abedin\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/ieee-risingstars.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/06\/Govindaraman-S.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"5f9772a\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Govindaraman S\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"Govindaraman is currently a Third Year Electrical and Electronics Engineering student at Mar Athanasius College of Engineering, Kothamangalam, Kerala, India.\nHe has been an active volunteer of IEEE since 2018. \nHe is currently volunteering as the Membership Development Coordinator of IEEE MACE SB. He is also working with IEEE IA\/IE\/PELS Jt. Chapter Kerala as Electronic Communication Coordinator. He is the Initiative Lead of IEEE Programming League an IEEE CS GAC Initiative. He has also worked as IEEEXtreme 14.0 Ambassador. He was the Chapter Ambassador for IEEE PES Day 2020. He is Graphic Designer of IEEE Inspire India\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NjkyNCwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2llZWUtcmlzaW5nc3RhcnMub3JnXC8yMDIxXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC9zaXRlc1wvNVwvMjAyMFwvMDZcL0dvdmluZGFyYW1hbi1TLmpwZyIsInNsaWRlc2hvdyI6IjVmOTc3MmEifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/ieee-risingstars.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/06\/Govindaraman-S.jpg\" data-width=\"240\" data-height=\"240\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGovindaraman S\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/ieee-risingstars.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/06\/Roobini.jpeg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"5f9772a\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Roobini G\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"Myself, Roobini G pursuing my BE 3rd year CSE Degree from BMS Institute of Technology. I am an enthusiastic learner and keen to learn new things and network with many professionals in different fields. I am associated with many clubs in my college such as professional community IEEE and CSI, Rotaract BMSY, Alumni association of my college. I am also doing some major Humanitarian projects in the field of Computer vision. I like to serve my society and find solutions to societal problems. \n\nMy Technical fields of interest are Designing, Computer vision and OpenCV, Competitive programming etc. \nMy hobbies are drawing, painting, and making some digital designs whenever i am bored.\nMy passion is to be a successful software developer and achieve great heights in the developer field.\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6Njk0MCwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2llZWUtcmlzaW5nc3RhcnMub3JnXC8yMDIxXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC9zaXRlc1wvNVwvMjAyMFwvMDZcL1Jvb2JpbmkuanBlZyIsInNsaWRlc2hvdyI6IjVmOTc3MmEifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/ieee-risingstars.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/06\/Roobini-160x300.jpeg\" data-width=\"160\" data-height=\"300\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRoobini G\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/ieee-risingstars.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/06\/Muhammad-Rafay-Shaikh.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"5f9772a\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Muhammad Rafay Shaikh\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"M.Rafay Shaikh is Doing Bachelors in Software Engineering From Sir Syed University of Engineering and technology. Previously in 2019, He Served as Project Coordinator in Student Activities Committee IEEE Karachi Section.\n \nHe achieved a title of Best Volunteer of the year 2019 in IEEE Karachi Section, Currently he is Serving as Section Student Representative 2020 in IEEE Karachi Section.\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NzI5MywidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2llZWUtcmlzaW5nc3RhcnMub3JnXC8yMDIxXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC9zaXRlc1wvNVwvMjAyMFwvMDZcL011aGFtbWFkLVJhZmF5LVNoYWlraC5qcGciLCJzbGlkZXNob3ciOiI1Zjk3NzJhIn0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/ieee-risingstars.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/06\/Muhammad-Rafay-Shaikh-240x300.jpg\" data-width=\"240\" data-height=\"300\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMuhammad Rafay Shaikh\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/ieee-risingstars.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/06\/ieee-rising-star.jpeg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"5f9772a\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Mehak Azeem\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"Mehak Azeem is an undergraduate researcher, STEM motivator, speaker, a persistent and passionate young woman, dedicating life after medical college in pursuing a 4-year Undergraduate Program in Biomedical Engineering in Pakistan. She is member of global dialogue delegate program, SDG\u2019s 2030 Advocate, Microsoft Office Specialist with uplifting courage to be the youngest woman serving as a junior engineer at a top private hospital of the city. She is serving as a trainer, delivering technical talks and training for the understanding of biomedical equipment machines. Her love for the field is due to prominent breakthroughs in the biomedical engineering field include life-saving and life-changing technology such as artificial organs, prosthetics, and surgical devices.\n\nContinuing her inspiring journey as a dedicated volunteer of IEEE Region-10, judging and winning different competitions, contributing to societies, delivering technical, professional, and motivational sessions in many countries especially with the main aim of uplifting and inspiring the young generation of women engineers. As an IEEE student member, she has promising contributions to Student Branches, Section\u2019s chapters, Affinity groups and recognized as one of the finest volunteers across the country. Currently, she is representing as IEEE Collabratec Coordinator | IEEE Region-10 SAC and also working as Media and Publicity Sub-committee Member of IEEE Region-10 SAC 2020, IEEE EMBS Student Activities Committee Member. She is also a young researcher with main interests includes Robotics, AI with Health, Biomechanics, and Rehabilitation.\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NzI5NCwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2llZWUtcmlzaW5nc3RhcnMub3JnXC8yMDIxXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC9zaXRlc1wvNVwvMjAyMFwvMDZcL2llZWUtcmlzaW5nLXN0YXIuanBlZyIsInNsaWRlc2hvdyI6IjVmOTc3MmEifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/ieee-risingstars.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/06\/ieee-rising-star-227x300.jpeg\" data-width=\"227\" data-height=\"300\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMehak Azeem\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/ieee-risingstars.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/06\/91-70251-65508-20200624_205205.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"5f9772a\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Malavika Unnikrishnan\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"Malavika Unnikrishnan is pursuing B.Tech in Computer science from LBS Institute of Technology for Women.\nShe is an active volunteer in IEEE since past 2 years. She has started her volunteer career as the Joint Secretary of IEEE Student Branch LBSITW. Currently she is serving as the Vice Chairperson of IEEE SB LBSITW.\nShe is also the student ambassador of IEEE TEMS India 2020. And also serving as the campus ambassador for IEEE Computer Society India Symposium 2020.She also worked as a publicity volunteer for various events inside and outside IEEE.\n\nShe is very much interested in coordinating as well as volunteering various events. Recently she was one of the speaker for the &quot;Power Talkz&quot;  conducted by  IEEE PES Young Professionals Kerala 2020.\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NzI5NSwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2llZWUtcmlzaW5nc3RhcnMub3JnXC8yMDIxXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC9zaXRlc1wvNVwvMjAyMFwvMDZcLzkxLTcwMjUxLTY1NTA4LTIwMjAwNjI0XzIwNTIwNS5qcGciLCJzbGlkZXNob3ciOiI1Zjk3NzJhIn0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/ieee-risingstars.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/06\/91-70251-65508-20200624_205205-300x300.jpg\" data-width=\"300\" data-height=\"300\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMalavika Unnikrishnan\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/ieee-risingstars.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/06\/IMG-20201124-WA0003.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"5f9772a\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Asif Ali Ahmed R\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"Asif Ali Ahmed R is a third year undergraduate CSE student studying at BMS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT. He is a dynamic person who&#039;s active in all the  activities conducted under student branch and Bangalore section.He has been an active volunteer of IEEE since 2018. He is currently volunteering in social media team of Bangalore section etc and also served as an ambassador for IEEE Xtreme 14.His area of interest is mainly focussed in embedded systems and Robotics.\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NzI5NiwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2llZWUtcmlzaW5nc3RhcnMub3JnXC8yMDIxXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC9zaXRlc1wvNVwvMjAyMFwvMDZcL0lNRy0yMDIwMTEyNC1XQTAwMDMuanBnIiwic2xpZGVzaG93IjoiNWY5NzcyYSJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/ieee-risingstars.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/06\/IMG-20201124-WA0003-234x300.jpg\" data-width=\"234\" data-height=\"300\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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data-widget_type=\"gallery.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery__container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/ieee-risingstars.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/06\/Maureen-Zappala.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"d7cd5e4\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Maureen Zappala\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"Maureen Zappala is the Award-Winning Speaker, Author, and Presentation Skills Coach at\nHigh Altitude Strategies. She is also the author of &quot;Great Speakers are Not Born. They&#039;re Built:\nHow to construct clear, credible compelling communications&quot; and &quot;U. R. H. O. T.! Five\nFirestarters to Ignite Your Influence&quot;. Maureen\u2019s workshops, seminars, and keynote speeches\non leadership and team building are filled with captivating stories, engaging humor, and\nchallenging ideas to help organizations propel the teams to peak performance. Maureen was\nalso the Facility Manager at NASA Glenn Research Center where she managed NASA\u2019s full-\nscale altitude-simulation jet engine research test facility (Propulsion Systems Laboratory).\nMaureen graduated from University of Notre Dame with BS in Mechanical Engineering. In\naddition, Maureen serves as Past Club President\/Past Area Governor at Toastmasters\nInternational. Maureen also has extensive Board experiences with National Speakers\nAssociation as the President (Ohio Chapter, 2017-18) and Board of Director member (2018-19,\n2016-17, 2015-16).\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6Njc1NSwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2llZWUtcmlzaW5nc3RhcnMub3JnXC8yMDIxXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC9zaXRlc1wvNVwvMjAyMFwvMDZcL01hdXJlZW4tWmFwcGFsYS5qcGciLCJzbGlkZXNob3ciOiJkN2NkNWU0In0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/ieee-risingstars.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/06\/Maureen-Zappala-150x150.jpg\" data-width=\"150\" data-height=\"150\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMaureen Zappala\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHigh Altitude Strategies\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9269939 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9269939\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8c16961\" data-id=\"8c16961\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-678c6af elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"678c6af\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>9:00 AM &#8211; 9:30 AM<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b86d2ea\" data-id=\"b86d2ea\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e3f6b0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5e3f6b0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Leading through disruptive <\/strong><strong>technologies and creating impacts<br \/><\/strong>Sonita Lontoh, Global Head of Marketing (CMO) for 3D Print &amp; Digital Manufacturing, HP<strong><br \/><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c95d9a5\" data-id=\"c95d9a5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae1c527 elementor-widget elementor-widget-gallery\" data-id=\"ae1c527\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;gallery_layout&quot;:&quot;justified&quot;,&quot;overlay_title&quot;:&quot;title&quot;,&quot;overlay_description&quot;:&quot;caption&quot;,&quot;lazyload&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;ideal_row_height&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:200,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;ideal_row_height_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:150,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;ideal_row_height_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:150,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;gap&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;gap_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;gap_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;link_to&quot;:&quot;file&quot;,&quot;overlay_background&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;content_hover_animation&quot;:&quot;fade-in&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"gallery.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery__container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/ieee-risingstars.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/12\/Sonita-Headshot_100319-scaled-e1601349986319.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"ae1c527\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Sonita Lontoh\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"Sonita Lontoh is currently the CMO\/Global Head of Marketing for HP\u2019s new, high-growth 3D\nPrinting &amp; Digital Manufacturing business. Sonita has almost two decades of experience\nfocusing on how new innovative technologies such as Industrial IoT, 3D Printing, Big Data,\nAdvanced Robotics and Artificial Intelligence are enabling digital transformation in various\nindustries. Her experience spans both new, high-growth businesses within Fortune 100 global\ncompanies (HP, Siemens, PG&amp;E) and venture-backed Silicon Valley technology companies.\nOutside of work, Sonita is passionate about advancing more women in technology and in\nincreasing global cross-collaborations between the U.S. and emerging countries. Her work and\nthought leadership have been recognized by the White House, the U.S. State Department, the\nGovernment of Indonesia and published by the World Economic Forum, Forbes, CNN,\nBloomberg and others. Sonita is a notable MIT Women Alumna, and an inductee into the\nnational Asian American Hall of Fame and the Women in Manufacturing Hall of Fame.\nSonita earned her Master of Engineering degree from the Massachusetts Institute of\nTechnology (MIT), her M.B.A. from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern\nUniversity, and her B.S. in Industrial Engineering and Operations Research from the University\nof California, Berkeley.\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NjE5NCwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2llZWUtcmlzaW5nc3RhcnMub3JnXC8yMDIxXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC9zaXRlc1wvNVwvMjAxOVwvMTJcL1Nvbml0YS1IZWFkc2hvdF8xMDAzMTktc2NhbGVkLWUxNjAxMzQ5OTg2MzE5LmpwZyIsInNsaWRlc2hvdyI6ImFlMWM1MjcifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/ieee-risingstars.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/12\/Sonita-Headshot_100319-150x150.jpg\" data-width=\"150\" data-height=\"150\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSonita Lontoh\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCMO\/Global Head of Marketing, HP 3D Printing &amp; Digital Manufacturing\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-20ac2d6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"20ac2d6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8f847e1\" data-id=\"8f847e1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e5dca89 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e5dca89\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>9:30 AM &#8211; 10:00 AM<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-585af46\" data-id=\"585af46\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a2bdae3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a2bdae3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Digital Twins \u2013 Living in a new Paradigm of Digital Transformation<\/b><strong><br \/><\/strong>Mark Schneider, Global Technical Director,<br \/>Bentley Systems<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-43fee97\" data-id=\"43fee97\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1818b7f elementor-widget elementor-widget-gallery\" data-id=\"1818b7f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;gallery_layout&quot;:&quot;justified&quot;,&quot;overlay_title&quot;:&quot;title&quot;,&quot;overlay_description&quot;:&quot;caption&quot;,&quot;lazyload&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;ideal_row_height&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:200,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;ideal_row_height_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:150,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;ideal_row_height_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:150,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;gap&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;gap_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;gap_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;link_to&quot;:&quot;file&quot;,&quot;overlay_background&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;content_hover_animation&quot;:&quot;fade-in&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"gallery.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery__container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/ieee-risingstars.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/12\/Mark-e1601348447923.png\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"1818b7f\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Mark Schneider\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"Mark Schneider is a pioneer in Computer engineering design and Digital workflows. He has over 40 years of knowledge and experience in civil engineering and computer enabled engineering. Mr. Schneider has over with twenty years of experience in civil engineering, starting with computer aided 3D design and modeling in 1982 on mainframe systems leading the Civil Innovation for large design, analysis and modeling projects.  In 1997, Mark joined a system integrator then transitioned to Bentley Systems in 2001. At Bentley, Mark has gained experience with global technical leadership for integrated Infrastructure lifecycle solutions from design applications to digital twins for construction and operations in a common data environment. Mr. Schneider is currently the Global Solutions Architect \u2013 Digital Workflow Adviser for Bentley Systems Inc. providing guidance on advancing digital delivery and infrastructure for engineering and solution providers around the world.\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NjExNiwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2llZWUtcmlzaW5nc3RhcnMub3JnXC8yMDIxXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC9zaXRlc1wvNVwvMjAxOVwvMTJcL01hcmstZTE2MDEzNDg0NDc5MjMucG5nIiwic2xpZGVzaG93IjoiMTgxOGI3ZiJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/ieee-risingstars.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/12\/Mark-150x150.png\" data-width=\"150\" data-height=\"150\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMark Schneider\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGlobal Technical Director, Bentley Systems\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4c15b23 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4c15b23\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-98beec0\" data-id=\"98beec0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-03eac3a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"03eac3a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>9:30 AM &#8211; 10:00 AM<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3a88154\" data-id=\"3a88154\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b4adce elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4b4adce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Human Amplification Research at TRI<br \/><\/strong>Eric Krotkov, <br \/>Chief Science Officer<br \/>Toyota Research Institute,<br \/><strong><br \/><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-67271e2\" data-id=\"67271e2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d77374 elementor-widget elementor-widget-gallery\" data-id=\"8d77374\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;gallery_layout&quot;:&quot;justified&quot;,&quot;overlay_title&quot;:&quot;title&quot;,&quot;overlay_description&quot;:&quot;caption&quot;,&quot;lazyload&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;ideal_row_height&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:200,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;ideal_row_height_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:150,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;ideal_row_height_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:150,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;gap&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;gap_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;gap_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;link_to&quot;:&quot;file&quot;,&quot;overlay_background&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;content_hover_animation&quot;:&quot;fade-in&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"gallery.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery__container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/ieee-risingstars.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/06\/Eric-Krotkov-scaled-e1604195633135.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"8d77374\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Eric Krotkov\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"Dr. Eric Krotkov serves as the Chief Science Officer of the Toyota Research Institute, where he directs exploratory research, Accelerated Materials Discovery and Design, and the University AI Research program. Until May 2019, he led TRI\u2019s robotics research activities.\n\nPrior to TRI, Dr. Krotkov served as a program manager at the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), where he created the Tactical Mobile Robotics program. He then consulted for 15 years for DARPA.\n\n \n\nEarlier in his career, Dr. Krotkov served as Vice President for Software at Cytometrics, a medical imaging technology start-up, and worked as a faculty member of the Robotics Institute at Carnegie Mellon University, where he researched computer vision, machine perception, and mobile robotics, with a focus on planetary rovers. \n\n \n\nDr. Krotkov earned his Ph.D. degree in Computer and Information Science from the University of Pennsylvania, for pioneering work in active computer vision.\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6Njc4MiwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2llZWUtcmlzaW5nc3RhcnMub3JnXC8yMDIxXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC9zaXRlc1wvNVwvMjAyMFwvMDZcL0VyaWMtS3JvdGtvdi1zY2FsZWQtZTE2MDQxOTU2MzMxMzUuanBnIiwic2xpZGVzaG93IjoiOGQ3NzM3NCJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/ieee-risingstars.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/06\/Eric-Krotkov-150x150.jpg\" data-width=\"150\" data-height=\"150\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tEric Krotkov\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tChief Science Officer, Human Amplification Research, Toyota Research Institute\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-498fc27 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"498fc27\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b74c9f2\" data-id=\"b74c9f2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b8e9080 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b8e9080\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>10:15 AM &#8211; 10:45 AM<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3b6dfc6\" data-id=\"3b6dfc6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b1dfaa6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b1dfaa6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Entrepreneurial Opportunities In Deep Tech<\/strong><br \/>Whurley, President, Strange Works<strong><br \/><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-24c28b5\" data-id=\"24c28b5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f678d2c elementor-widget elementor-widget-gallery\" data-id=\"f678d2c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;gallery_layout&quot;:&quot;justified&quot;,&quot;overlay_title&quot;:&quot;title&quot;,&quot;overlay_description&quot;:&quot;caption&quot;,&quot;lazyload&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;ideal_row_height&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:200,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;ideal_row_height_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:150,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;ideal_row_height_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:150,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;gap&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;gap_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;gap_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;link_to&quot;:&quot;file&quot;,&quot;overlay_background&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;content_hover_animation&quot;:&quot;fade-in&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"gallery.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery__container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/ieee-risingstars.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/06\/whurley_2020-small.png\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"f678d2c\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Whurley\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"Whurley is founder and CEO of Strangeworks, a quantum computing startup that makes the power of quantum computing easily accessible and available to all. He is an Eisenhower Fellow, A Senior Member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), Chairman of the Quantum Computing Standards Workgroup at the IEEE, the first Ambassador to CERN and Society, a regular contributor to TechCrunch on the topic of Quantum Computing, and the co-author of \u201cQuantum Computing For Babies\u201d. Prior to starting Strangeworks he was a Managing Director at Goldman Sachs [NYSE: GS]. He came to Goldman Sachs via the acquisition of his second startup, Honest Dollar. Prior to Honest Dollar whurley founded Chaotic Moon Studios which was acquired by Accenture [NYSE: ACN].\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6Njk4OSwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2llZWUtcmlzaW5nc3RhcnMub3JnXC8yMDIxXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC9zaXRlc1wvNVwvMjAyMFwvMDZcL3dodXJsZXlfMjAyMC1zbWFsbC5wbmciLCJzbGlkZXNob3ciOiJmNjc4ZDJjIn0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/ieee-risingstars.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/06\/whurley_2020-small-150x150.png\" data-width=\"150\" data-height=\"150\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWhurley\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPresident, Strange Works\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4d078d2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4d078d2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2ca28d3\" data-id=\"2ca28d3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-183f62f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"183f62f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>10:45 AM &#8211; 11:00 AM<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f647658\" data-id=\"f647658\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7367833 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7367833\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Lessons from the Internet<\/b><br \/>Vint Cerf \u2013 Google<strong><br \/><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-68a67bd\" data-id=\"68a67bd\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0525503 elementor-widget elementor-widget-gallery\" data-id=\"0525503\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;gallery_layout&quot;:&quot;justified&quot;,&quot;overlay_title&quot;:&quot;title&quot;,&quot;overlay_description&quot;:&quot;caption&quot;,&quot;lazyload&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;ideal_row_height&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:200,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;ideal_row_height_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:150,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;ideal_row_height_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:150,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;gap&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;gap_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;gap_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;link_to&quot;:&quot;file&quot;,&quot;overlay_background&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;content_hover_animation&quot;:&quot;fade-in&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"gallery.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery__container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/ieee-risingstars.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/06\/Vint-Cerf-e1606238850204.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"0525503\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Vint Cerf\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"Vinton G. Cerf is vice president and Chief Internet Evangelist for Google. Cerf is the co-designer of the TCP\/IP protocols and the architecture of the Internet.   He has served in executive positions at ICANN, the Internet Society, MCI, the Corporation for National Research Initiatives and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency. A former Stanford Professor and member of the US National Science Board, he is also the past President of the Association for Computing Machinery and serves in advisory capacities at NIST, DOE and NASA.\n\nCerf is a recipient of numerous awards for his work, including the US Presidential Medal of Freedom, US National Medal of Technology, the Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering, the Prince of Asturias Award, the Tunisian National Medal of Science, the Japan Prize, the Charles Stark Draper award, the ACM Turing Award, the Legion d\u2019Honneur, the Franklin Medal, Foreign Member of the British Royal Society and Swedish Academy of Engineering and 29 honorary degrees. He is a member of the Worshipful Company of Information Technologists and the Worshipful Company of Stationers.\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6Njc1NiwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2llZWUtcmlzaW5nc3RhcnMub3JnXC8yMDIxXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC9zaXRlc1wvNVwvMjAyMFwvMDZcL1ZpbnQtQ2VyZi1lMTYwNjIzODg1MDIwNC5qcGciLCJzbGlkZXNob3ciOiIwNTI1NTAzIn0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/ieee-risingstars.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/06\/Vint-Cerf-e1606238850204-150x150.jpg\" data-width=\"150\" data-height=\"150\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tVint Cerf\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tVice President, Google\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2521e8f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2521e8f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4898619\" data-id=\"4898619\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-985afde elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"985afde\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>11:00 AM &#8211; 11:15 AM<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-58bb011\" data-id=\"58bb011\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-95a76ca elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"95a76ca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Disaster and Recovery<\/strong><br \/>John Treichler, Raytheon<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2494a7d\" data-id=\"2494a7d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c1ba1b elementor-widget elementor-widget-gallery\" data-id=\"6c1ba1b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;gallery_layout&quot;:&quot;justified&quot;,&quot;overlay_title&quot;:&quot;title&quot;,&quot;overlay_description&quot;:&quot;caption&quot;,&quot;lazyload&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;ideal_row_height&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:200,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;ideal_row_height_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:150,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;ideal_row_height_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:150,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;gap&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;gap_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;gap_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;link_to&quot;:&quot;file&quot;,&quot;overlay_background&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;content_hover_animation&quot;:&quot;fade-in&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"gallery.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery__container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/ieee-risingstars.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/06\/Treichler_John-scaled-e1607489800439.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"6c1ba1b\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"John Treichler\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"John Treichler received his undergraduate degrees from Rice University in 1970 and his PhD EE from Stanford in 1977. He served as a line officer aboard destroyers in the US Navy from 1970 to 1974.  Since 1977 he worked for ARGOSystems, taught at Stanford and Cornell, and then helped found Applied Signal Technology, Inc. in 1984 as its Chief Technical Officer. He still works at the company, now a part of Raytheon, leading the development of advanced signal processing equipment used by the United States government and its allies for foreign intelligence collection. John joined the IEEE at Rice in 1970, is now a Life Fellow, and served in many roles in the IEEE Signal Processing Society in the meantime. This past year he received the Signal Processing Society\u2019s highest award, the Norbert Weiner Society Award. He is a member of the National Academy of Engineering and is currently the president of the IEEE Foundation, the IEEE\u2019s philanthropic partner in investment in the IEEE\u2019s mission.\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NjczMywidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2llZWUtcmlzaW5nc3RhcnMub3JnXC8yMDIxXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC9zaXRlc1wvNVwvMjAyMFwvMDZcL1RyZWljaGxlcl9Kb2huLXNjYWxlZC1lMTYwNzQ4OTgwMDQzOS5qcGciLCJzbGlkZXNob3ciOiI2YzFiYTFiIn0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/ieee-risingstars.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/06\/Treichler_John-150x150.jpg\" data-width=\"150\" data-height=\"150\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJohn Treichler\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFounder, Chief Technology Officer Raytheon \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fbca180 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fbca180\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-83bf926\" data-id=\"83bf926\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e816bb2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e816bb2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>11:45 AM &#8211; 12:30 PM<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-864239d\" data-id=\"864239d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-03bae6d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"03bae6d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"m_-86609779776811512MsoPlainText\"><strong>Don\u2019t wait for a Leader, be a Leader! <\/strong><strong>Leadership is action, not a position!<\/strong><\/p><p>Carolyn Andrews, President, Inspired Leaders Now <br \/>Donna Raum Technical Project Manager, American Express<strong><br \/><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ab7f485\" data-id=\"ab7f485\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d10b26f elementor-widget elementor-widget-gallery\" data-id=\"d10b26f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;gallery_layout&quot;:&quot;justified&quot;,&quot;overlay_title&quot;:&quot;title&quot;,&quot;overlay_description&quot;:&quot;caption&quot;,&quot;lazyload&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;ideal_row_height&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:200,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;ideal_row_height_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:150,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;ideal_row_height_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:150,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;gap&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;gap_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;gap_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;link_to&quot;:&quot;file&quot;,&quot;overlay_background&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;content_hover_animation&quot;:&quot;fade-in&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"gallery.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery__container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/ieee-risingstars.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/12\/Carolyn-Andrews-e1601348833479.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"d10b26f\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Carolyn Andrews\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"Carolyn is passionate about the power of inspiration!  She knows that inspired people are engaged, productive and successful in any endeavor they undertake.  She believes that the best way to get and stay inspired is to build strong and lasting relationships with people who have positive and supportive attitudes and believe in gratitude and abundance.  Her mission is to help others learn and grow in every area of life through inspiration, amazing relationships and strong leadership skills.  \n\nCarolyn is a certified business and executive coach, an international speaker and best-selling author.  She is also an experienced senior level corporate executive with extensive global experience in technology, risk management and marketing.  She loves working with business owners and corporate executives to guide them in finding success by achieving their goals, excelling in their field and inspiring others.\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NTg0OSwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2llZWUtcmlzaW5nc3RhcnMub3JnXC8yMDIxXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC9zaXRlc1wvNVwvMjAxOVwvMTJcL0Nhcm9seW4tQW5kcmV3cy1lMTYwMTM0ODgzMzQ3OS5qcGciLCJzbGlkZXNob3ciOiJkMTBiMjZmIn0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/ieee-risingstars.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/12\/Carolyn-Andrews-150x150.jpg\" data-width=\"150\" data-height=\"150\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCarolyn Andrews\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPresident, Inspired Leaders Now\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/ieee-risingstars.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/06\/Donna.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"d10b26f\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Donna Raum\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"Donna Raum is a Technical Project Manager at American Express, where she leads\nengineering teams on the Enterprise Platforms Salesforce team. Donna considers it one of life\u2019s\nbiggest blessings to be able to combine her love for engineering and her passion for leadership\nin a meaningful way every day. As a certified Scrum Master and Scrum Product Owner, Donna\nis a seasoned agile practitioner. She is a Salesforce Certified Administrator who holds a\nMaster\u2019s in Business Leadership, and has earned the American Express and Harvard Certificate\nin Leadership Excellence. Donna is a certified coach, teacher, trainer and speaker with The\nJohn Maxwell Team. Her unique perspective combines insights from over 25 years of\nengineering and leadership development in organizations of diverse types and sizes, including\nsmall to mid-sized businesses, global corporations, and local community groups. Donna lives in\nArizona and loves spending time outdoors. No wonder she likes to get out, she and her\nhusband have eight children, two cats, two chi-weenies and a hamster!\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6Njc4MCwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2llZWUtcmlzaW5nc3RhcnMub3JnXC8yMDIxXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC9zaXRlc1wvNVwvMjAyMFwvMDZcL0Rvbm5hLmpwZyIsInNsaWRlc2hvdyI6ImQxMGIyNmYifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/ieee-risingstars.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/06\/Donna-150x150.jpg\" data-width=\"150\" data-height=\"150\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDonna Raum\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTechnical Project Manager, American Express\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-53363c8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"53363c8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3f34416\" data-id=\"3f34416\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ac78c0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6ac78c0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>11:45 AM &#8211; 12:15 PM<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f3f5854\" data-id=\"f3f5854\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-203a297 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"203a297\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>5G: An Exciting Future<br \/><\/b>Joe Barry, VP Wireless Communications, Analog Devices\u00a0<strong><br \/><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ba207ad\" data-id=\"ba207ad\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f52f22d elementor-widget elementor-widget-gallery\" data-id=\"f52f22d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;gallery_layout&quot;:&quot;justified&quot;,&quot;overlay_title&quot;:&quot;title&quot;,&quot;overlay_description&quot;:&quot;caption&quot;,&quot;lazyload&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;ideal_row_height&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:200,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;ideal_row_height_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:150,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;ideal_row_height_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:150,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;gap&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;gap_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;gap_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;link_to&quot;:&quot;file&quot;,&quot;overlay_background&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;content_hover_animation&quot;:&quot;fade-in&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"gallery.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery__container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/ieee-risingstars.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/06\/joe.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"f52f22d\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Joe Barry\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"Joe Barry\u00a0is the Vice President of the Wireless Communications Business Unit at Analog\nDevices.\u00a0In this role Joe is responsible for the creation and execution of Analog Devices\u2019\nstrategy for the full suite of radio solutions for the wireless communications market. Joe has\nserved in leadership roles in the wireless communications, consumer and semiconductor\nindustry for more than 26 years. As VP of Wireless Communications, Joe is responsible for\nthe Wireless Market Segment, along with the Technology groups of High Speed Converters,\nSDR Transceivers, and Microwave Communications. Prior to Joe\u2019s current role he was the\nGeneral Manger for the Wireless Systems Group where he was responsible for driving the\nstrategic plan for the wireless business and developing our customer penetration and\nsupport strategy.\u00a0Joe earned a B.Eng. in electrical and electronic engineering from University\nGreenwich and MBA from the University of Limerick. He holds five patents in analog and\ndigital video and audio technologies.\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6Njc5OSwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2llZWUtcmlzaW5nc3RhcnMub3JnXC8yMDIxXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC9zaXRlc1wvNVwvMjAyMFwvMDZcL2pvZS5qcGciLCJzbGlkZXNob3ciOiJmNTJmMjJkIn0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/ieee-risingstars.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/06\/joe-150x150.jpg\" data-width=\"150\" data-height=\"150\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJoe Barry\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tVice President, Wireless Communications Business Unit, Analog\nDevices\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0821b5c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0821b5c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-dd3ed41\" data-id=\"dd3ed41\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-75b99d4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"75b99d4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>12:15 PM &#8211; 12:30 PM<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d79cfef\" data-id=\"d79cfef\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ef14be9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ef14be9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>The Evolution of Manufacturing in Space<\/strong><br \/>Andrew Rush President, Made in Space<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-54f322d\" data-id=\"54f322d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ade4fe2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-gallery\" data-id=\"ade4fe2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;gallery_layout&quot;:&quot;justified&quot;,&quot;overlay_title&quot;:&quot;title&quot;,&quot;overlay_description&quot;:&quot;caption&quot;,&quot;lazyload&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;ideal_row_height&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:200,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;ideal_row_height_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:150,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;ideal_row_height_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:150,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;gap&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;gap_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;gap_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;link_to&quot;:&quot;file&quot;,&quot;overlay_background&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;content_hover_animation&quot;:&quot;fade-in&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"gallery.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery__container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/ieee-risingstars.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/06\/0001.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"ade4fe2\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Andrew Rush\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"Andrew Rush is the Chief Operating Officer of Redwire.  \nRedwire is a new leader in mission critical space  \nsolutions and high reliability components for next  \ngeneration space systems and infrastructure\u2014 \ncombining decades of flight heritage and cutting-edge  \ncapabilities.  \nRush oversees Redwire&#039;s business portfolio, long-term  \nplanning, global business and corporate development and strategic investments. Rush  assumed his current role at Redwire upon the acquisition of Made In Space by Redwire  in June 2020. Rush served as president of Made In Space from 2015 until October 2020. \nAs an experienced aerospace executive, Rush has championed space manufacturing  technology development through key public-private partnerships with NASA and DoD  agencies. Under his leadership, Made In Space\u2019s business portfolio expanded across  three sectors: satellite manufacturing, low Earth orbit commercial payload development  and operations, and deep space exploration solutions. Made In Space\u2019s technology  portfolio includes eight successful spaceflight missions with five facilities flown on the  International Space Station (ISS) within the last decade and cutting edge on-orbit  servicing, manufacturing and assembly capabilities poised to transform spacecraft  design.  \nDuring his tenure as President, Made In Space has expanded its operational footprint  within the United States with the addition of new office locations, including a 40,000  square foot headquarters and satellite manufacturing and operations facility. This facility  is now Redwire\u2019s headquarters. Through a strategic roadmap prioritizing high tech jobs,  he has increased the company\u2019s workforce by nearly 800% in the last five years.  \nRush\u2019s extensive experience in aligning business roadmaps with emerging technologies  to grow nascent markets has made him a leading voice in commercial space. His  strategic vision has strengthened the commercial investment on ISS capabilities and  resources to enable greater commercial utilization.  \nPrior to this role, he served as general counsel for MIS.  \nRush is a representative member of the NASA Advisory Council and serves as Chairman  of the council&#039;s Regulatory and Policy Committee. Rush currently serves as a member of the Physics Advisory Group at the University of North Florida (UNF). He has also been  awarded the Young Alumni Achievement Award from UNF.  \nPrior to joining Made In Space, Rush was a partner at PCT Law Group and worked at  Masten Space Systems.  \nRush earned a Bachelor of Science degree in physics from the University of North  Florida and a Juris Doctor degree from Stetson University\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NzEzNywidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2llZWUtcmlzaW5nc3RhcnMub3JnXC8yMDIxXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC9zaXRlc1wvNVwvMjAyMFwvMDZcLzAwMDEuanBnIiwic2xpZGVzaG93IjoiYWRlNGZlMiJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/ieee-risingstars.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/06\/0001.jpg\" data-width=\"100\" data-height=\"150\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAndrew Rush\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tChief Operating Officer, Redwire\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5732f19 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5732f19\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-14c686c\" data-id=\"14c686c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a5558d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2a5558d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>12:30 PM &#8211; 1:00 PM<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c66c53f\" data-id=\"c66c53f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cc86e84 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cc86e84\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>How AI will change <\/strong><strong>humanity<br \/><\/strong>Lila Tretikov, Corporate Vice President,<br \/>Microsoft, XR\/AI<strong><br \/><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-da0ad9a\" data-id=\"da0ad9a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cc6fb7b elementor-widget elementor-widget-gallery\" data-id=\"cc6fb7b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;gallery_layout&quot;:&quot;justified&quot;,&quot;overlay_title&quot;:&quot;title&quot;,&quot;overlay_description&quot;:&quot;caption&quot;,&quot;lazyload&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;ideal_row_height&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:200,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;ideal_row_height_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:150,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;ideal_row_height_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:150,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;gap&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;gap_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;gap_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;link_to&quot;:&quot;file&quot;,&quot;overlay_background&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;content_hover_animation&quot;:&quot;fade-in&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"gallery.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery__container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/ieee-risingstars.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/06\/Lila-Tretikov-e1606195146111.png\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"cc6fb7b\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Lila\u00a0Tretikov\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"Lila\u00a0Tretikov\u00a0is a corporate vice president and deputy chief technology officer at\nMicrosoft and a leading expert on Artificial Intelligence and business transformation.\nShe brings a diverse background of business, technology, design, and policy. In her role\nat Microsoft, Lila applies a cross-disciplinary approach to creating solutions that solve\nsome of the world&#039;s most challenging problems and empower humanity through\ntechnology.\u00a0\nPrior to Microsoft, Tretikov was chief executive officer of\u202fTerrawatt and senior vice\npresident of Engie, a largest global energy PPP based in France, with a mission to alter\nthe Earth&#039;s ecology through energy transition to CO2-negative systems.\u202fShe was also\nchief executive of Wikimedia Foundation, an organization supporting Wikipedia, the 5 th\nlargest site in the world. She has authored numerous patents and articles in the field of\ntechnology and AI-enabled business transformations. She currently serves on the board\nof Xylem, a public water company and numerous private companies and NGOs.\n\u00a0\nTretikov attended Moscow State Lomonosov University, where she studied\nMathematics, and the University of California, Berkeley, where she studied Artificial\nIntelligence and Visual Art.\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NjkzMSwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2llZWUtcmlzaW5nc3RhcnMub3JnXC8yMDIxXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC9zaXRlc1wvNVwvMjAyMFwvMDZcL0xpbGEtVHJldGlrb3YtZTE2MDYxOTUxNDYxMTEucG5nIiwic2xpZGVzaG93IjoiY2M2ZmI3YiJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/ieee-risingstars.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/06\/Lila-Tretikov-150x150.png\" data-width=\"150\" data-height=\"150\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLila\u00a0Tretikov\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCorporate Vice President,\nMicrosoft, XR\/AI\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e973a9c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e973a9c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-eab32ad\" data-id=\"eab32ad\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-13bf3a2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"13bf3a2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>12:30 PM &#8211; 1:00 PM<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-96ffcad\" data-id=\"96ffcad\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ecbcbd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6ecbcbd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>To enable international collaboration on AI model development: a COVID-19 story<br \/><\/strong>Ziyue Xu, Senior Scientist, NVIDIA<strong><br \/><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6f22992\" data-id=\"6f22992\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9628192 elementor-widget elementor-widget-gallery\" data-id=\"9628192\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;gallery_layout&quot;:&quot;justified&quot;,&quot;overlay_title&quot;:&quot;title&quot;,&quot;overlay_description&quot;:&quot;caption&quot;,&quot;lazyload&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;ideal_row_height&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:200,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;ideal_row_height_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:150,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;ideal_row_height_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:150,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;gap&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;gap_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;gap_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;link_to&quot;:&quot;file&quot;,&quot;overlay_background&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;content_hover_animation&quot;:&quot;fade-in&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"gallery.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery__container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/ieee-risingstars.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/06\/Ziyue-Xu.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"9628192\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Ziyue Xu\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"Ziyue Xu is the Senior Scientist at Nvidia Corp., with research areas focusing on biomedical\nand clinical image analysis and machine learning applications. He has over fifteen years of\nexperiences in medical image analysis with a focus on pulmonary imaging using shape\nmodeling, graph methods, and machine learning. Ziyue was also the Staff Scientist and Lab\nManager at National Institutes of Health. He is an Associate Editor for CMIG, IEEE TMI, JBHI,\nCBM, and a regular reviewer for top-ranking educational journals. Ziyue also serves as the\nProgram Chair and Committee Member for various conferences (MICCAI, WMIC, etc.).\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6Njc1OCwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2llZWUtcmlzaW5nc3RhcnMub3JnXC8yMDIxXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC9zaXRlc1wvNVwvMjAyMFwvMDZcL1ppeXVlLVh1LmpwZyIsInNsaWRlc2hvdyI6Ijk2MjgxOTIifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/ieee-risingstars.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/06\/Ziyue-Xu-150x150.jpg\" data-width=\"150\" data-height=\"150\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tZiyue Xu\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSenior Scientist, NVIDIA\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c410c0c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c410c0c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2c12d71\" data-id=\"2c12d71\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-309e71b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"309e71b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>1:30 PM &#8211; 2:30 PM<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-79fb76c\" data-id=\"79fb76c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0ed1748 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0ed1748\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Next Big Thing panel<br><\/b>Brian David Johnson,<br>Moderator <strong><br><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Lila Tretikov, Microsoft<\/li>\n<li>Whurley, Strangeworks<\/li>\n<li>Diogo M\u00f3nica, Anchorage<\/li>\n<li>Tekin Meri\u00e7li, Locomation<\/li>\n<li>John Butler, University of Texas<\/li>\n<li>Vivian Kelly, Interprose<\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-08316af\" data-id=\"08316af\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7993f4f elementor-widget elementor-widget-gallery\" data-id=\"7993f4f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;gallery_layout&quot;:&quot;justified&quot;,&quot;overlay_title&quot;:&quot;title&quot;,&quot;overlay_description&quot;:&quot;caption&quot;,&quot;lazyload&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;ideal_row_height&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:200,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;ideal_row_height_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:150,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;ideal_row_height_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:150,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;gap&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;gap_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;gap_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;link_to&quot;:&quot;file&quot;,&quot;overlay_background&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;content_hover_animation&quot;:&quot;fade-in&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"gallery.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery__container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/ieee-risingstars.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/06\/Brian-David-Johnson.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"7993f4f\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Brian David Johnson\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"The future is Brian David Johnson&#039;s business. As a futurist he works with organizations to develop an actionable 10-15 year vision and what it will feel like to live in the future. His work is called futurecasting, using ethnographic field studies, technology research, cultural history, trend data, global interviews and even science fiction to provide a pragmatic road map of the future. As an applied futurist Johnson has worked with governments, trade organizations, start-ups and multinational corporations to not only help envision their future but specify the steps needed to get there.  Johnson is currently the futurist in residence at Arizona State University\u2019s Center for Science and the Imagination, a professor in the School for the Future of Innovation in Society and the Director of the ASU Threatcasting Lab.  He is also a Futurist and Fellow at Frost and Sullivan.\n\nJohnson speaks and writes extensively in ongoing columns for IEEE Computer Magazine and Successful Farming where he is the &quot;Farm Futurist\u201d.  He has contributed articles to publications like The Wall Street Journal, Slate, and  Wired Magazine.  Johnson holds over 40 patents and is the best-selling author of both science fiction and fact books (WaR: Wizards and Robots, 21st Century Robot and Science Fiction Prototyping). He was appointed first futurist ever at the Intel Corporation in 2009 where he worked for over a decade helping to design over 2 billion microprocessors.  Johnson appears regularly on Bloomberg TV, PBS, FOX News, and the Discovery Channel and has been featured in Scientific American, The Technology Review, Forbes, INC, and Popular Science.  He has directed two feature films and is an illustrator and commissioned painter. In 2016 Samuel Goldwyn released &quot;Vintage Tomorrows\u201d a documentary based upon Johnson&#039;s book of the same name.\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6Njc0NSwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2llZWUtcmlzaW5nc3RhcnMub3JnXC8yMDIxXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC9zaXRlc1wvNVwvMjAyMFwvMDZcL0JyaWFuLURhdmlkLUpvaG5zb24uanBnIiwic2xpZGVzaG93IjoiNzk5M2Y0ZiJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/ieee-risingstars.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/06\/Brian-David-Johnson.jpg\" data-width=\"224\" data-height=\"224\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBrian David Johnson\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFuturist, ASU\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/ieee-risingstars.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/09\/Whurley.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"7993f4f\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Whurley\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"Whurley is founder and CEO of Strangeworks, a quantum computing startup that makes the power of quantum computing easily accessible and available to all. He is an Eisenhower Fellow, A Senior Member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), Chairman of the Quantum Computing Standards Workgroup at the IEEE, the first Ambassador to CERN and Society, a regular contributor to TechCrunch on the topic of Quantum Computing, and the co-author of \u201cQuantum Computing For Babies\u201d. Prior to starting Strangeworks he was a Managing Director at Goldman Sachs [NYSE: GS]. He came to Goldman Sachs via the acquisition of his second startup, Honest Dollar. Prior to Honest Dollar whurley founded Chaotic Moon Studios which was acquired by Accenture [NYSE: ACN].\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NTU3NywidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2llZWUtcmlzaW5nc3RhcnMub3JnXC8yMDIxXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC9zaXRlc1wvNVwvMjAxOVwvMDlcL1dodXJsZXkuanBnIiwic2xpZGVzaG93IjoiNzk5M2Y0ZiJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/ieee-risingstars.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/09\/Whurley-300x300.jpg\" data-width=\"300\" data-height=\"300\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWhurley\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPresident, Strange Works\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/ieee-risingstars.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/06\/Diogo-Monica.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"7993f4f\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Diogo M\u00f3nica\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"Diogo Monica is the Co-Founder and President of Anchorage, the most advanced digital asset platform for institutional investors. Before co-founding Anchorage, Diogo was the security lead at Docker \u2014 an open platform for building, shipping and running distributed applications \u2014 where he helped secure core infrastructure used in global banks, governments, and the three largest cloud providers. As an early employee at Square, he helped build security architecture that now moves $100B annually. He has a B.Sc., an M.Sc. and a Ph.D. in computer science, has published several papers in peer-reviewed security conferences on the topic of distributed systems and information security, and is the author of several patents in secure communications, encrypted hardware and payment systems.\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6Njc1NCwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2llZWUtcmlzaW5nc3RhcnMub3JnXC8yMDIxXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC9zaXRlc1wvNVwvMjAyMFwvMDZcL0Rpb2dvLU1vbmljYS5qcGciLCJzbGlkZXNob3ciOiI3OTkzZjRmIn0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/ieee-risingstars.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/06\/Diogo-Monica-300x300.jpg\" data-width=\"300\" data-height=\"300\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDiogo M\u00f3nica\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPresident and co-Founder, Anchorage Corporation\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/ieee-risingstars.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/09\/Mericli_Tekin-linkedin.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"7993f4f\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Tekin Meri\u00e7li\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"Dr.\u00a0Tekin\u00a0Meri\u00e7li is a\u00a0well-rounded\u00a0roboticist with in-depth expertise in machine intelligence and learning, perception, planning, and manipulation with more than 40 publications in these areas, some of which are best paper award recipients. He is a co-founder and the Chief Technology Officer of Locomation, a leading provider of automated driving technologies for semi trucks. Before co-founding Locomation, he was a Special Faculty \/ Commercialization Specialist at the National Robotics Engineering Center (NREC) of the Robotics Institute (RI) at Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) where he initially joined as a Senior Robotics Engineer. Prior to joining NREC as full-time staff, he was a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Human-Computer Interaction Institute (HCII) and the RI at CMU. He received his Ph.D. degree from the Department of Computer Engineering at Bo\u011fazi\u00e7i University, Turkey, and his MSCS degree from the Department of Computer Sciences at The University of Texas at Austin, USA. His knowledge and expertise in developing robust and efficient robotic systems have been sharpened through his participation in and contribution to various intelligent robotics competitions such as RoboCup, the DARPA Urban Challenge, the MAGIC UGV Competition, and the DARPA Robotics Challenge. He has also been very active in AI and robotics communities, serving as a referee and programme committee member of over 30 conferences and journals as\u00a0well\u00a0as co-organizing several national and international workshops, conferences, and competitions, including the RoboCup 2011 Istanbul event. He also serves on the Internal Advisory Board of the International RoboCup Federation.\u00a0More information on his work can be found on his website at https:\/\/tekin.mericli.com.\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NTU2MSwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2llZWUtcmlzaW5nc3RhcnMub3JnXC8yMDIxXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC9zaXRlc1wvNVwvMjAxOVwvMDlcL01lcmljbGlfVGVraW4tbGlua2VkaW4uanBnIiwic2xpZGVzaG93IjoiNzk5M2Y0ZiJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/ieee-risingstars.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/09\/Mericli_Tekin-linkedin-300x300.jpg\" data-width=\"300\" data-height=\"300\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTekin Meri\u00e7li\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t CTO, Locomation,\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/ieee-risingstars.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/06\/John-Butler.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"7993f4f\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"John Butler\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"John Sibley Butler is the J. Marion West Chair in Constructive Capitalism at The University of Texas at Austin, McCombs School of Business.  He has published widely in the area of innovation, entrepreneurship and organizational behavior.  He is past Director of the IC2 Institute and founding Director of the Herb Kelleher Center for Entrepreneurship Growth and Renewal.  He is presently Faculty Director of the Jon Brumley Texas Venture Labs.  He was the original investor and founding Board Member of Glofish, the first genetically altered pet that was commercialized.   He has been a board member of the Boys and Girls Club of Central Texas, the LSU National Alumni Association and the Mitte Foundation.  He has dedicated his research and life to understanding wealth creation.\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6Njc0NiwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2llZWUtcmlzaW5nc3RhcnMub3JnXC8yMDIxXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC9zaXRlc1wvNVwvMjAyMFwvMDZcL0pvaG4tQnV0bGVyLmpwZyIsInNsaWRlc2hvdyI6Ijc5OTNmNGYifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/ieee-risingstars.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/06\/John-Butler.jpg\" data-width=\"108\" data-height=\"144\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJohn Butler\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tChair for Constructive Capitalism of the Department of Management, University of Texas\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/ieee-risingstars.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/06\/Vivian_Kelly_CEO_Interprose_IEEE_Rising_Stars-e1604195845256.png\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"7993f4f\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Vivian Kelly\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"Vivian Kelly is founder and CEO of Interprose, a tech PR and social media company. With roots deeply\nembedded in B2B technology and telecoms, she has been caring for and shaping brand reputations for\nindustry giants and innovative startups for 30 years. Business leaders trust her to keep them top of mind\nand current with the latest best practices in PR, social media and content creation for engaging and\ninfluencing target audiences. An advocate for diversity and inclusion in the workforce, Vivian is\npassionate about creating the next generation of industry thought leaders.\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6Njc4NiwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2llZWUtcmlzaW5nc3RhcnMub3JnXC8yMDIxXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC9zaXRlc1wvNVwvMjAyMFwvMDZcL1Zpdmlhbl9LZWxseV9DRU9fSW50ZXJwcm9zZV9JRUVFX1Jpc2luZ19TdGFycy1lMTYwNDE5NTg0NTI1Ni5wbmciLCJzbGlkZXNob3ciOiI3OTkzZjRmIn0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/ieee-risingstars.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/06\/Vivian_Kelly_CEO_Interprose_IEEE_Rising_Stars-300x251.png\" data-width=\"300\" data-height=\"251\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tVivian Kelly\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCEO, Interprose\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/ieee-risingstars.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/06\/Lila-Tretikov-e1606195146111.png\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"7993f4f\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Lila\u00a0Tretikov\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"Lila\u00a0Tretikov\u00a0is a corporate vice president and deputy chief technology officer at\nMicrosoft and a leading expert on Artificial Intelligence and business transformation.\nShe brings a diverse background of business, technology, design, and policy. In her role\nat Microsoft, Lila applies a cross-disciplinary approach to creating solutions that solve\nsome of the world&#039;s most challenging problems and empower humanity through\ntechnology.\u00a0\nPrior to Microsoft, Tretikov was chief executive officer of\u202fTerrawatt and senior vice\npresident of Engie, a largest global energy PPP based in France, with a mission to alter\nthe Earth&#039;s ecology through energy transition to CO2-negative systems.\u202fShe was also\nchief executive of Wikimedia Foundation, an organization supporting Wikipedia, the 5 th\nlargest site in the world. She has authored numerous patents and articles in the field of\ntechnology and AI-enabled business transformations. She currently serves on the board\nof Xylem, a public water company and numerous private companies and NGOs.\n\u00a0\nTretikov attended Moscow State Lomonosov University, where she studied\nMathematics, and the University of California, Berkeley, where she studied Artificial\nIntelligence and Visual Art.\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NjkzMSwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2llZWUtcmlzaW5nc3RhcnMub3JnXC8yMDIxXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC9zaXRlc1wvNVwvMjAyMFwvMDZcL0xpbGEtVHJldGlrb3YtZTE2MDYxOTUxNDYxMTEucG5nIiwic2xpZGVzaG93IjoiNzk5M2Y0ZiJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/ieee-risingstars.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/06\/Lila-Tretikov-300x300.png\" data-width=\"300\" data-height=\"300\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLila\u00a0Tretikov\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCorporate Vice President,\nMicrosoft, XR\/AI\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-87ba6fd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"87ba6fd\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-34a8f9b\" data-id=\"34a8f9b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-46589be elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"46589be\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>2:30 PM &#8211; 2:45 PM<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3d7f6c9\" data-id=\"3d7f6c9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-301b3e9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"301b3e9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Closing Session<\/b><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b8849d6\" data-id=\"b8849d6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-98d3699 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"98d3699\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/ieee-risingstars.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/02\/81344897_792503641264554_6544914329513230336_o_792503637931221-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-6361\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-10abd88 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"10abd88\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2ef49e6\" data-id=\"2ef49e6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-db5a53c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"db5a53c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>2:45 PM &#8211; 4:00 PM<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ba27989\" data-id=\"ba27989\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ac49c5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4ac49c5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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fa-linkedin\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Conference platform is All time slots are in Pacific Time (PT) 9:00 AM &#8211; 9:30 AM Pushing Your Envelope: How Smart Engineers 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January 3, 2021\u200b"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"6858\" class=\"elementor elementor-6858\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6103607 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6103607\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-564bf4b\" data-id=\"564bf4b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ad04093 elementor-headline--style-highlight elementor-widget elementor-widget-global elementor-global-7304 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NOW<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t<\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fa6c466 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fa6c466\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bf3bb26\" data-id=\"bf3bb26\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-91572fa elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"91572fa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">All time slots are in Pacific Time (PT)\u200b<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-255e644 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"255e644\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-aa8f232\" data-id=\"aa8f232\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element 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Since 2007 he has worked for a multitude of defense companies in various roles. He graduated from the University of Arizona with a BASc in Network Administration. He currently works as a systems engineer for space ground systems for Northrop Grumman.\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NTY1MiwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2llZWUtcmlzaW5nc3RhcnMub3JnXC8yMDIxXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC9zaXRlc1wvNVwvMjAxOVwvMTBcL1NreWxlci0yLWUxNTcwOTg3NzY3Nzk1LnBuZyIsInNsaWRlc2hvdyI6Ijk4MWEzNDEifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/ieee-risingstars.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/10\/Skyler-2-e1570987767795-150x150.png\" data-width=\"150\" data-height=\"150\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSkyler Nix\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tChair, IEEE Rising Stars 2021\nSenior System Engineer, Northrup Grumman\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/ieee-risingstars.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/05\/ghc-2019-headshot-bar-0467.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"981a341\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Mansi Tripathi\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"Mansi currently works as a Technical Program Manager at Facebook. She graduated with a Master degree in Computer Science from University of Southern California, Los Angeles in Summer 2020. She also has prior work experience as a Software Engineer at Microsoft, Hyderabad for 2 years. \n\n\ufeffShe was awarded the IEEE Richard E Merwin Scholarship in 2015 to recognize and reward her for volunteering in student branches and for her academic and professional efforts.\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NjQ4MCwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2llZWUtcmlzaW5nc3RhcnMub3JnXC8yMDIxXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC9zaXRlc1wvNVwvMjAyMFwvMDVcL2doYy0yMDE5LWhlYWRzaG90LWJhci0wNDY3LmpwZyIsInNsaWRlc2hvdyI6Ijk4MWEzNDEifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/ieee-risingstars.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/05\/ghc-2019-headshot-bar-0467-150x150.jpg\" data-width=\"150\" data-height=\"150\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMansi Tripathi\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tVice Chair, IEEE Rising Stars 2021\nTechnical Program Manager, Facebook\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f5b1ea4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f5b1ea4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8167520\" data-id=\"8167520\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0ba4a2f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0ba4a2f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>9:15 AM &#8211; 9:45 AM<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c2948a9\" data-id=\"c2948a9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26c873d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"26c873d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>An Interview with Diogo M\u00f3nica<\/strong><br \/>Diogo M\u00f3nica, President and co-founder, Anchorage Corporation<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-712fdf2\" data-id=\"712fdf2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d668110 elementor-widget elementor-widget-gallery\" data-id=\"d668110\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;overlay_title&quot;:&quot;title&quot;,&quot;overlay_description&quot;:&quot;caption&quot;,&quot;gallery_layout&quot;:&quot;justified&quot;,&quot;lazyload&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;ideal_row_height&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:200,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;ideal_row_height_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:150,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;ideal_row_height_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:150,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;gap&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;gap_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;gap_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;link_to&quot;:&quot;file&quot;,&quot;overlay_background&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;content_hover_animation&quot;:&quot;fade-in&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"gallery.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery__container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/ieee-risingstars.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/06\/Diogo-Monica.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"d668110\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Diogo M\u00f3nica\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"Diogo Monica is the Co-Founder and President of Anchorage, the most advanced digital asset platform for institutional investors. Before co-founding Anchorage, Diogo was the security lead at Docker \u2014 an open platform for building, shipping and running distributed applications \u2014 where he helped secure core infrastructure used in global banks, governments, and the three largest cloud providers. As an early employee at Square, he helped build security architecture that now moves $100B annually. He has a B.Sc., an M.Sc. and a Ph.D. in computer science, has published several papers in peer-reviewed security conferences on the topic of distributed systems and information security, and is the author of several patents in secure communications, encrypted hardware and payment systems.\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6Njc1NCwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2llZWUtcmlzaW5nc3RhcnMub3JnXC8yMDIxXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC9zaXRlc1wvNVwvMjAyMFwvMDZcL0Rpb2dvLU1vbmljYS5qcGciLCJzbGlkZXNob3ciOiJkNjY4MTEwIn0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/ieee-risingstars.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/06\/Diogo-Monica-150x150.jpg\" data-width=\"150\" data-height=\"150\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDiogo M\u00f3nica\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPresident and co-Founder, Anchorage Corporation\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-83d1833 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"83d1833\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-10d070e\" data-id=\"10d070e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-18a606e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"18a606e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>9:15 AM &#8211; 9:45 AM<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-169ad4e\" data-id=\"169ad4e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-667196d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"667196d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Empowering Brand Ambassadors Through Thought Leadership<\/strong><br \/>Vivian Kelly, Interprose-PR\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d8bda15\" data-id=\"d8bda15\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a251b03 elementor-widget elementor-widget-gallery\" data-id=\"a251b03\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;overlay_title&quot;:&quot;title&quot;,&quot;overlay_description&quot;:&quot;caption&quot;,&quot;gallery_layout&quot;:&quot;justified&quot;,&quot;lazyload&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;ideal_row_height&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:200,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;ideal_row_height_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:150,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;ideal_row_height_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:150,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;gap&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;gap_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;gap_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;link_to&quot;:&quot;file&quot;,&quot;overlay_background&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;content_hover_animation&quot;:&quot;fade-in&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"gallery.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery__container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/ieee-risingstars.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/06\/Vivian_Kelly_CEO_Interprose_IEEE_Rising_Stars-e1604195845256.png\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"a251b03\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Vivian Kelly\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"Vivian Kelly is founder and CEO of Interprose, a tech PR and social media company. With roots deeply\nembedded in B2B technology and telecoms, she has been caring for and shaping brand reputations for\nindustry giants and innovative startups for 30 years. Business leaders trust her to keep them top of mind\nand current with the latest best practices in PR, social media and content creation for engaging and\ninfluencing target audiences. An advocate for diversity and inclusion in the workforce, Vivian is\npassionate about creating the next generation of industry thought leaders.\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6Njc4NiwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2llZWUtcmlzaW5nc3RhcnMub3JnXC8yMDIxXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC9zaXRlc1wvNVwvMjAyMFwvMDZcL1Zpdmlhbl9LZWxseV9DRU9fSW50ZXJwcm9zZV9JRUVFX1Jpc2luZ19TdGFycy1lMTYwNDE5NTg0NTI1Ni5wbmciLCJzbGlkZXNob3ciOiJhMjUxYjAzIn0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/ieee-risingstars.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/06\/Vivian_Kelly_CEO_Interprose_IEEE_Rising_Stars-150x150.png\" data-width=\"150\" data-height=\"150\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tVivian Kelly\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCEO, Interprose\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-415d4b6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"415d4b6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a083a98\" data-id=\"a083a98\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4532414 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4532414\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>9:45 AM &#8211; 10:00 AM<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7c01693\" data-id=\"7c01693\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7fe0468 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7fe0468\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Lifelong Learning for your Career Journey<\/strong><br \/>Stephen Phillips, IEEE VP-EAB<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d01173a\" data-id=\"d01173a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fb7edaa elementor-widget elementor-widget-gallery\" data-id=\"fb7edaa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;overlay_title&quot;:&quot;title&quot;,&quot;overlay_description&quot;:&quot;caption&quot;,&quot;gallery_layout&quot;:&quot;justified&quot;,&quot;lazyload&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;ideal_row_height&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:200,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;ideal_row_height_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:150,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;ideal_row_height_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:150,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;gap&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;gap_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;gap_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;link_to&quot;:&quot;file&quot;,&quot;overlay_background&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;content_hover_animation&quot;:&quot;fade-in&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"gallery.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery__container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/ieee-risingstars.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/06\/Steven-Philips.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"fb7edaa\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Stephen Phillips\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"Stephen Phillips earned the BS from Cornell University and the MS and PhD from Stanford University all in electrical engineering.  From 1988 to 2002, he was a faculty member at Case Western Reserve University.  In 2002, he joined Arizona State University as professor of electrical engineering and leads the School of Electrical, Computer and Energy Engineering as its first director.  He is a professional engineer registered in Ohio and serves as a program evaluator for ABET.   \n\nHe is the 2020 IEEE Vice President \u2013 Educational Activities and was elected president of the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department Heads Association.  He has been a member of the IEEE Board of Directors and Educational Activities Board and the ABET Board of Directors and Board of Delegates.  His teaching and research interests include control systems, microsystems and microelectromechanical systems as well as the assessment and improvement of novel delivery methods for accredited degree programs\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6Njg4MiwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2llZWUtcmlzaW5nc3RhcnMub3JnXC8yMDIxXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC9zaXRlc1wvNVwvMjAyMFwvMDZcL1N0ZXZlbi1QaGlsaXBzLmpwZyIsInNsaWRlc2hvdyI6ImZiN2VkYWEifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/ieee-risingstars.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/06\/Steven-Philips-150x150.jpg\" data-width=\"150\" data-height=\"150\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tStephen Phillips\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDirector, School Of Electrical, Computer &amp; Energy Engineering, Arizona State University\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4136463 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4136463\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0285b18\" data-id=\"0285b18\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-979875a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"979875a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>10:15 AM &#8211; 10:45 AM<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e9b0e4f\" data-id=\"e9b0e4f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-30f3249 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"30f3249\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Entrepreneurship &amp; Electric Flight<\/strong><br \/>Kevin Noertker, President, Ampaire, Entrepreneurship &amp; Electric Flight<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9e185a8\" data-id=\"9e185a8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d6580ef elementor-widget elementor-widget-gallery\" data-id=\"d6580ef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;overlay_title&quot;:&quot;title&quot;,&quot;overlay_description&quot;:&quot;caption&quot;,&quot;gallery_layout&quot;:&quot;justified&quot;,&quot;lazyload&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;ideal_row_height&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:200,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;ideal_row_height_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:150,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;ideal_row_height_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:150,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;gap&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;gap_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;gap_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;link_to&quot;:&quot;file&quot;,&quot;overlay_background&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;content_hover_animation&quot;:&quot;fade-in&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"gallery.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery__container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/ieee-risingstars.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/10\/kevin-noertker-ampaire.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"d6580ef\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Kevin Noertker\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"During his career, Kevin Noertker has contributed engineering expertise to stealth aircraft and satellite development programs and as a student he contributed to our understanding of the universe as a research fellow at Caltech and NASA\u2019s Jet Propulsion Laboratory. An entrepreneur at heart, Kevin is driven to apply the science and engineering disciplines of large aerospace organizations to pressing environmental problems here on Earth.\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NTY4NSwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2llZWUtcmlzaW5nc3RhcnMub3JnXC8yMDIxXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC9zaXRlc1wvNVwvMjAxOVwvMTBcL2tldmluLW5vZXJ0a2VyLWFtcGFpcmUuanBnIiwic2xpZGVzaG93IjoiZDY1ODBlZiJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/ieee-risingstars.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/10\/kevin-noertker-ampaire-150x150.jpg\" data-width=\"150\" data-height=\"150\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tKevin Noertker\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPresident, Ampaire,\nEntrepreneurship &amp; Electric Flight\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7a825c4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7a825c4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-502b471\" data-id=\"502b471\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-691d328 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"691d328\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>10:15 AM &#8211; 10:45 AM<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d13bcdd\" data-id=\"d13bcdd\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fbd09e8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fbd09e8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Making a difference with Public policy<\/strong><br \/>Dr. Sheree Wen<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c285cbd\" data-id=\"c285cbd\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d9a2f3c elementor-widget elementor-widget-gallery\" data-id=\"d9a2f3c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;overlay_title&quot;:&quot;title&quot;,&quot;overlay_description&quot;:&quot;caption&quot;,&quot;gallery_layout&quot;:&quot;justified&quot;,&quot;lazyload&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;ideal_row_height&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:200,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;ideal_row_height_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:150,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;ideal_row_height_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:150,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;gap&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;gap_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;gap_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;link_to&quot;:&quot;file&quot;,&quot;overlay_background&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;content_hover_animation&quot;:&quot;fade-in&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"gallery.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery__container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/ieee-risingstars.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/06\/Shereen.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"d9a2f3c\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Sheree Wen\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"After getting her Ph.D. from UC Berkeley,\u00a0Sheree worked at IBM, making vital contributions to the first MIPS High-speed mainframe computer. Dr. Wen then built companies with factories in the United States and Asian countries which developed, manufactured, and distributed with brands of IBM, AT&amp;T, Unisys, and Wen products worldwide. Her companies also serviced and supplied products to Federal, State, and local governments. Sheree is deeply committed to the public good.\u00a0She served as a United States National Commissioner to UNESCO and is the Founder and President of UNESCO Washington. Sheree has chaired and served on various commissions, committees, and councils in state, regional and local governments. She has worked closely with IEEE, serving as the chair of the Humanitarian Partnership Committee, the IEEE USA Communication and Cybersecurity Policy Committee, and the Region 6 Government Relations and Women in Engineering. Currently, Sheree serves on various national and local boards. Sheree was honored as the young scientist of the year and Gold medal by AIME,\u00a0Award of Excellence by United States Small Business Administrators, top women entrepreneurs by The New York Times, and as the 20th Century Asian Professional Women by Japan Asahi News.\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NzE1NSwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2llZWUtcmlzaW5nc3RhcnMub3JnXC8yMDIxXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC9zaXRlc1wvNVwvMjAyMFwvMDZcL1NoZXJlZW4uanBnIiwic2xpZGVzaG93IjoiZDlhMmYzYyJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/ieee-risingstars.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/06\/Shereen-150x150.jpg\" data-width=\"150\" data-height=\"150\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSheree Wen\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-352c90f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"352c90f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ce9f36c\" data-id=\"ce9f36c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-545c455 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"545c455\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>10:45 AM &#8211; 11:15 AM<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9904880\" data-id=\"9904880\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dd6d662 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dd6d662\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Advance Control for HVDC Transmission<br \/><\/strong>Samarth Deo, Manager, Research and Development- Firmware &amp; SDK, ABB\/Hitachi, Sweden\u00a0<strong><br \/><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-35cf12e\" data-id=\"35cf12e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f914162 elementor-widget elementor-widget-gallery\" data-id=\"f914162\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;overlay_title&quot;:&quot;title&quot;,&quot;overlay_description&quot;:&quot;caption&quot;,&quot;gallery_layout&quot;:&quot;justified&quot;,&quot;lazyload&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;ideal_row_height&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:200,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;ideal_row_height_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:150,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;ideal_row_height_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:150,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;gap&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;gap_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;gap_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;link_to&quot;:&quot;file&quot;,&quot;overlay_background&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;content_hover_animation&quot;:&quot;fade-in&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"gallery.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery__container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/ieee-risingstars.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/06\/Samarth-Duo.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"f914162\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Samarth Deo\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"Samarth Deo is the Manager (Research and Development, Firmware &amp; SDK) and SAFe Program\nManager (MACH Product Care) at Hitachi ABB Power Grids. He leads and manages the software\ndevelopment team following the SAFe framework for the SDK &amp; Firmware R&amp;D team of the MACH\n(Modular Advanced Control for HVDC) platform. He is also responsible for the product care portfolio of\nthe MACH system, budgeting, grooming, backlog prioritizing, collaborating with stakeholders, and\nsupervising product quality and delivery time. Samarth also serves as the Chairperson at EPICS in IEEE\nand IEEE Sweden Section. Samarth has Master of Science (M.S.) in Embedded Systems from KTH\nRoyal Institute of Technology and Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech) in Electronics and Computers\nEngineering from Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University.\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6Njc1MiwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2llZWUtcmlzaW5nc3RhcnMub3JnXC8yMDIxXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC9zaXRlc1wvNVwvMjAyMFwvMDZcL1NhbWFydGgtRHVvLmpwZyIsInNsaWRlc2hvdyI6ImY5MTQxNjIifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/ieee-risingstars.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/06\/Samarth-Duo-150x150.jpg\" data-width=\"150\" data-height=\"150\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSamarth Deo\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tManager, Research and\n Development - Firmware\nSDK, ABB\/Hitachi,  Sweden\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-23c776d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"23c776d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-113925e\" data-id=\"113925e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dae8c1d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dae8c1d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>10:45 AM &#8211; 11:15 AM<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0755cd9\" data-id=\"0755cd9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76b3b95 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"76b3b95\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Frugal Innovations in Electric Vehicles<\/b><br \/>Ravikiran Annaswamy (Ravi), CEO, Numocity Technologies, India <strong><br \/><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-195ea4d\" data-id=\"195ea4d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-74aad03 elementor-widget elementor-widget-gallery\" data-id=\"74aad03\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;overlay_title&quot;:&quot;title&quot;,&quot;overlay_description&quot;:&quot;caption&quot;,&quot;gallery_layout&quot;:&quot;justified&quot;,&quot;lazyload&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;ideal_row_height&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:200,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;ideal_row_height_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:150,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;ideal_row_height_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:150,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;gap&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;gap_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;gap_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;link_to&quot;:&quot;file&quot;,&quot;overlay_background&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;content_hover_animation&quot;:&quot;fade-in&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"gallery.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery__container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/ieee-risingstars.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/06\/Ravikiran-Annaswamy.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"74aad03\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Ravikiran Annaswamy\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"Ravikiran Annaswamy is the Co-founder and CEO of Numocity Technologies. He is very passionate\nabout clean mobility and is accelerating Electric Mobility in India and world market. He champions\nnew business models like Energy as a service, enabled with IOT, Analytics and Deep Learning.\nHe has over 25 years of experience; as an Entrepreneur and as a business leader at Nokia Siemens\nNetworks and Siemens AG. He was instrumental in launching and scaling, frugal and innovative\nsolutions like Mobile Prepaid, Data Charging, and various VAS solutions in India and global markets.\nHe championed Intrapreneurship as the Innovation head for Bangalore site of Nokia Siemens\nNetworks.\nHe is a serial entrepreneur and passionate to incubate new Start-ups. He was the Co-founder of\nDeccan Institute of Innovation and Design, Co-Director at Founder Institute (Fi.com) Bangalore,\nmentor at NUMA Bangalore and coach for many early stage start-ups. He is also a Charter member\nof TiE Bangalore\nHe is currently a global board member and Vice President of Membership and Marketing for IEEE\nTechnology and Engineering Management Society.\nHe has done his MBA from Indian institute of Management Bangalore and has graduated from\nUVCE Bangalore (University of Visveswaraya College of Engineering).\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6Njc1MSwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2llZWUtcmlzaW5nc3RhcnMub3JnXC8yMDIxXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC9zaXRlc1wvNVwvMjAyMFwvMDZcL1JhdmlraXJhbi1Bbm5hc3dhbXkuanBnIiwic2xpZGVzaG93IjoiNzRhYWQwMyJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/ieee-risingstars.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/06\/Ravikiran-Annaswamy-150x150.jpg\" data-width=\"150\" data-height=\"150\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRavikiran Annaswamy\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCEO, Numocity Technologies, India\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f2a5c88 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f2a5c88\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-dc044dd\" data-id=\"dc044dd\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-201c841 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"201c841\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>11:45 AM &#8211; 12:45 PM<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-18fa35c\" data-id=\"18fa35c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9bc2974 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9bc2974\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Planet Reset 2021 and beyond\u2014 the New world, what will the it be like? Transformative Innovations, Investments &amp; Leadership Trends, spotlight on AI\/ML \u2013 positively accelerating the world for good<\/b><strong><br \/><\/strong>Stephen Ibaraki, Chairman and<br \/>Managing General Partner, Redds<br \/>Capital<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-baeb847\" data-id=\"baeb847\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8bd0cd5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-gallery\" data-id=\"8bd0cd5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;overlay_title&quot;:&quot;title&quot;,&quot;overlay_description&quot;:&quot;caption&quot;,&quot;gallery_layout&quot;:&quot;justified&quot;,&quot;lazyload&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;ideal_row_height&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:200,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;ideal_row_height_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:150,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;ideal_row_height_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:150,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;gap&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;gap_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;gap_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;link_to&quot;:&quot;file&quot;,&quot;overlay_background&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;content_hover_animation&quot;:&quot;fade-in&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"gallery.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery__container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/ieee-risingstars.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/06\/Stephen-Ibaraki.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"8bd0cd5\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Stephen Ibaraki\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"1. Multiple Awarded Global Visionary\n2. UN-related and Fortune CEOs Think Tanks Founder\n3. Founding Chairman YPO European Impact Summit Advisory Board\n4. Founder \u201cAI for Good\u201d Global Movement and World\u2019s Largest AI UN SDG Summit\n5. Founder world\u2019s No.1 CEO \u201cfutures summit\u201d, and think tank -- CEOs managing trillions in assets\nStephen Ibaraki Chairman and Managing General Partner REDDS Capital. In addition, Stephen is globally unique with Chairman, Founder, Board roles in: Business and startups, successful Entrepreneurship\/investments\/venture capital, No.1 global computing Science organizations, No.1 UN-related innovation programs, No.1 CEO \/ Industry-organizations \/ think tanks, No.1 Summits (acronym BE-SUN-CIS). 300+ annual global engagements impacting USD $100+ Trillion in ESG (environmental, social, governance), sustainable impact investments for 2020. He is keynote speaker, moderator, producer at more than 100 global CEO and leader events this year. Stephen\u2019s has more than 300 \u201clifetime and career\u201d achievements and awards for disruptive innovation, futuristic investments, successful entrepreneurship, and global technology leadership, as exemplified by July 2020 IFIP news -- 18 global Microsoft Awards including 15 Microsoft MVP Awards-- last one awarded in July 1st, 2020. There is more on LinkedIn.\n\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6Njc1MCwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2llZWUtcmlzaW5nc3RhcnMub3JnXC8yMDIxXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC9zaXRlc1wvNVwvMjAyMFwvMDZcL1N0ZXBoZW4tSWJhcmFraS5qcGciLCJzbGlkZXNob3ciOiI4YmQwY2Q1In0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/ieee-risingstars.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/06\/Stephen-Ibaraki-150x150.jpg\" data-width=\"150\" data-height=\"150\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tStephen Ibaraki\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tChairman and Managing General\nPartner, Redds Capital\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0a458f7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0a458f7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0755561\" data-id=\"0755561\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c5d1819 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c5d1819\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>11:45 AM &#8211; 12:15 PM<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1f6ddfb\" data-id=\"1f6ddfb\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76e8635 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"76e8635\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>The Use of Technology \/ Solutions in an Overburdened Healthcare System with COVID-19 and beyond<br \/><\/strong>Kent Dicks, President, Life 365\u00a0<strong><br \/><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7053723\" data-id=\"7053723\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7197dce elementor-widget elementor-widget-gallery\" data-id=\"7197dce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;overlay_title&quot;:&quot;title&quot;,&quot;overlay_description&quot;:&quot;caption&quot;,&quot;gallery_layout&quot;:&quot;justified&quot;,&quot;lazyload&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;ideal_row_height&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:200,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;ideal_row_height_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:150,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;ideal_row_height_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:150,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;gap&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;gap_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;gap_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;link_to&quot;:&quot;file&quot;,&quot;overlay_background&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;content_hover_animation&quot;:&quot;fade-in&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"gallery.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery__container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/ieee-risingstars.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/06\/Kent-Dicks.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"7197dce\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Kent Dicks\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"Kent Dicks is an award-winning serial entrepreneur and recognized as a thought leader in the Mobile and Digital Health space. Dicks was a leading pioneer in the evolving mHealth field with his previous company, MedApps, which helped drive development of lower cost cloud connected health solutions and provided the industry with much-needed alternatives to enable a proactive healthcare model.\nHis desire to broaden accessibility to transformative remote healthcare solutions led to the creation of Life365, Inc., of which he is the CEO &amp; Founder. Life365 has developed a highly scalable, Digital Health Platform. The platform integrates and aligns the right combination of devices, software systems, apps, and services with the right patient populations to drive the best user engagement. This alignment promotes greater adoption and adherence, which results in better patient outcomes while reducing healthcare costs.\nDicks\u2019 leadership and determination to make Life365 a leading healthcare innovator hasn\u2019t gone unnoticed. The three-time recipient of Arizona Business Magazine\u2019s annual AZ Business Leaders, Dicks has been recognized for his role and contribution to innovation in telehealth and expanding access to healthcare for individuals.\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6Njc2NywidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2llZWUtcmlzaW5nc3RhcnMub3JnXC8yMDIxXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC9zaXRlc1wvNVwvMjAyMFwvMDZcL0tlbnQtRGlja3MuanBnIiwic2xpZGVzaG93IjoiNzE5N2RjZSJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/ieee-risingstars.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/06\/Kent-Dicks-150x150.jpg\" data-width=\"150\" data-height=\"150\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tKent Dicks\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCEO and Founder, Life365\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-675d0da elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"675d0da\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ca0fa5e\" data-id=\"ca0fa5e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-53cc3bf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"53cc3bf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>12:15 PM &#8211; 1:00 PM<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4894ffa\" data-id=\"4894ffa\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c0b460 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1c0b460\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Best Practices to Develop a Meaningful Relationship with your Manager<\/b><br \/>Vidal Graupera Engineering Manager, LinkedIn<strong><br \/><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0cdc20b\" data-id=\"0cdc20b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f91463d elementor-widget elementor-widget-gallery\" data-id=\"f91463d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;overlay_title&quot;:&quot;title&quot;,&quot;overlay_description&quot;:&quot;caption&quot;,&quot;gallery_layout&quot;:&quot;justified&quot;,&quot;lazyload&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;ideal_row_height&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:200,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;ideal_row_height_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:150,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;ideal_row_height_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:150,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;gap&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;gap_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;gap_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;link_to&quot;:&quot;file&quot;,&quot;overlay_background&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;content_hover_animation&quot;:&quot;fade-in&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"gallery.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery__container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/ieee-risingstars.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/06\/Vidal.png\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"f91463d\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Vidal Graupera\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"Vidal Graupera is an experienced engineering leader.  He hosts the popular &quot;Managers Club&quot; website and podcast, where you will find interviews with successful engineering leaders and managers at https:\/\/www.managersclub.com.  Vidal is an Engineering Manager at LinkedIn.  Previously he was an Engineering Manager at Uber, Autodesk, and WalmartLabs.  Vidal holds engineering degrees from Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Southern CA, and also an MBA from Santa Clara University.  He served in the US Navy Reserve as an Engineering Duty Officer.  A son of Cuban immigrants, Vidal was born in Miami, FL.\n\nVidal is a co-author of &quot;Pro Smartphone Cross-Platform Development: iPhone, Blackberry, Windows Mobile and Android Development and Distribution&quot; from Apress,&quot;The Software Engineering Manager Interview Guide\u201d, &quot;Time Management for Engineering Managers\u201d and &quot;Engineering Leadership Interviews: Lessons Learned and Best Practices Gathered from Interviews with Top Engineering Leaders Around the World.\u201d\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6Njc2NSwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2llZWUtcmlzaW5nc3RhcnMub3JnXC8yMDIxXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC9zaXRlc1wvNVwvMjAyMFwvMDZcL1ZpZGFsLnBuZyIsInNsaWRlc2hvdyI6ImY5MTQ2M2QifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/ieee-risingstars.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/06\/Vidal-150x150.png\" data-width=\"150\" data-height=\"150\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tVidal Graupera\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tEngineering Manager, LinkedIn\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4ea730d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4ea730d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3cfddd4\" data-id=\"3cfddd4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-668bd02 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"668bd02\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>12:45 AM &#8211; 1:00 PM<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8c8665a\" data-id=\"8c8665a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6fb5a50 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6fb5a50\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>How do you RISE in the Time of Covid-19? (Possibly Covid-20?)<\/b><br \/>Jonathan Chew, Assistant Producer, Disney Imagineering<strong><br \/><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-94dbace\" data-id=\"94dbace\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eb82642 elementor-widget elementor-widget-gallery\" data-id=\"eb82642\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;overlay_title&quot;:&quot;title&quot;,&quot;overlay_description&quot;:&quot;caption&quot;,&quot;gallery_layout&quot;:&quot;justified&quot;,&quot;lazyload&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;ideal_row_height&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:200,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;ideal_row_height_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:150,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;ideal_row_height_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:150,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;gap&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;gap_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;gap_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;link_to&quot;:&quot;file&quot;,&quot;overlay_background&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;content_hover_animation&quot;:&quot;fade-in&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"gallery.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery__container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/ieee-risingstars.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/11\/JonathanChewHeadshot2019-scaled-e1601348624968.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"eb82642\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Jonathan Chew\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"Jonathan Chew is a Creative Producer for Walt Disney Imagineering, the unique innovative design arm of The Walt Disney Company. Working in Inclusive Strategies and Exploratory Blue Sky Development, his responsibilities include brainstorming and development of fresh and culturally relevant stories, concepts and integration of new technologies into Disney theme parks, resorts, attractions, cruise ships, real estate developments, and regional entertainment venues worldwide. Since joining the Disney team, Jonathan has supported a number of innovative projects, including Cars Land at Disney California Adventure, the development of Shanghai Disney Resort, and the new Star Wars: Galaxy\u2019s Edge which debuted last year at Disneyland Resort and Walt Disney World Resort.\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NTc5NSwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2llZWUtcmlzaW5nc3RhcnMub3JnXC8yMDIxXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC9zaXRlc1wvNVwvMjAxOVwvMTFcL0pvbmF0aGFuQ2hld0hlYWRzaG90MjAxOS1zY2FsZWQtZTE2MDEzNDg2MjQ5NjguanBnIiwic2xpZGVzaG93IjoiZWI4MjY0MiJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/ieee-risingstars.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/11\/JonathanChewHeadshot2019-scaled-e1601348624968.jpg\" data-width=\"150\" data-height=\"100\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJonathan Chew\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAssistant Producer, Walt Disney Imagineering\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-deaa506 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"deaa506\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4f4f877\" data-id=\"4f4f877\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0bf3793 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0bf3793\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>1:15 PM &#8211; 2:00 PM<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cb8e3f1\" data-id=\"cb8e3f1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-06d4ad8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"06d4ad8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>IEEE Looking Outward panel<br \/><\/b>Susan Kathy Land, Moderator<b><\/b><\/p><ul><li>Tom Coughlin, President, Coughlin<br \/>Associates<\/li><li>Steve Diamond, Senior Director,<br \/>Industry Standards, VM Ware<\/li><li>John Treichler, Chief Technical Officer<br \/>&#8211; Applied Signal Technology,<br \/>Raytheon<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a4efc6d\" data-id=\"a4efc6d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0a48a15 elementor-widget elementor-widget-gallery\" data-id=\"0a48a15\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;overlay_title&quot;:&quot;title&quot;,&quot;overlay_description&quot;:&quot;caption&quot;,&quot;gallery_layout&quot;:&quot;justified&quot;,&quot;lazyload&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;ideal_row_height&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:200,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;ideal_row_height_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:150,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;ideal_row_height_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:150,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;gap&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;gap_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;gap_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;link_to&quot;:&quot;file&quot;,&quot;overlay_background&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;content_hover_animation&quot;:&quot;fade-in&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"gallery.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery__container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/ieee-risingstars.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/11\/Susan-Land-e1601348706545.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"0a48a15\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Susan Land\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"Land is IEEE 2020 President-Elect and a program manager for the U.S. Department of Defense with more than 30 years of industry experience in the application of software engineering methodologies and the management of information systems, as well as leadership of software and systems product development teams. Kathy is a Fellow and longtime volunteer for the IEEE having served three terms on the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Board of Directors, 2018 Vice President of IEEE Technical Activities, two terms as a member of the IEEE-USA Board of Directors, and three years on the IEEE WIE Committee.  Ms. Land is the author or co-author of a number of texts, papers, podcasts, webinars all supporting sound software engineering principles and practical application of software process methodologies.\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NTgyNiwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2llZWUtcmlzaW5nc3RhcnMub3JnXC8yMDIxXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC9zaXRlc1wvNVwvMjAxOVwvMTFcL1N1c2FuLUxhbmQtZTE2MDEzNDg3MDY1NDUuanBnIiwic2xpZGVzaG93IjoiMGE0OGExNSJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/ieee-risingstars.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/11\/Susan-Land-150x150.jpg\" data-width=\"150\" data-height=\"150\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSusan Land\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIEEE President and Program Manager for C2BMC Foreign Military Sales Product Office\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/ieee-risingstars.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/06\/tom.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"0a48a15\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Tom Coughlin\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"Tom Coughlin, President, Coughlin Associates is a\ndigital storage analyst and business and technology\nconsultant. He has over 39 years in the data storage\nindustry with engineering and management positions\nat several companies. Coughlin Associates consults,\npublishes books and market and technology reports\n(including The Media and Entertainment Storage\nReport and an Emerging Memory Report), and puts\non digital storage-oriented events. He is a regular\nstorage and memory contributor for forbes.com and\nM&amp;E organization websites. He is an IEEE Fellow, Past-President of IEEE-USA and is\nactive with SNIA and SMPTE. For more information on Tom Coughlin and his\npublications and activities go to www.tomcoughlin.com.\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NjczNiwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2llZWUtcmlzaW5nc3RhcnMub3JnXC8yMDIxXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC9zaXRlc1wvNVwvMjAyMFwvMDZcL3RvbS5qcGciLCJzbGlkZXNob3ciOiIwYTQ4YTE1In0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/ieee-risingstars.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/06\/tom-150x150.jpg\" data-width=\"150\" data-height=\"150\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTom Coughlin\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPresident, Coughlin Associates\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/ieee-risingstars.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/06\/Treichler_John-scaled-e1607489800439.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"0a48a15\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"John Treichler\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"John Treichler received his undergraduate degrees from Rice University in 1970 and his PhD EE from Stanford in 1977. He served as a line officer aboard destroyers in the US Navy from 1970 to 1974.  Since 1977 he worked for ARGOSystems, taught at Stanford and Cornell, and then helped found Applied Signal Technology, Inc. in 1984 as its Chief Technical Officer. He still works at the company, now a part of Raytheon, leading the development of advanced signal processing equipment used by the United States government and its allies for foreign intelligence collection. John joined the IEEE at Rice in 1970, is now a Life Fellow, and served in many roles in the IEEE Signal Processing Society in the meantime. This past year he received the Signal Processing Society\u2019s highest award, the Norbert Weiner Society Award. He is a member of the National Academy of Engineering and is currently the president of the IEEE Foundation, the IEEE\u2019s philanthropic partner in investment in the IEEE\u2019s mission.\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NjczMywidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2llZWUtcmlzaW5nc3RhcnMub3JnXC8yMDIxXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC9zaXRlc1wvNVwvMjAyMFwvMDZcL1RyZWljaGxlcl9Kb2huLXNjYWxlZC1lMTYwNzQ4OTgwMDQzOS5qcGciLCJzbGlkZXNob3ciOiIwYTQ4YTE1In0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/ieee-risingstars.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/06\/Treichler_John-150x150.jpg\" data-width=\"150\" data-height=\"150\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJohn Treichler\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFounder, Chief Technology Officer Raytheon \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/ieee-risingstars.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/06\/Stephen.png\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"0a48a15\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Stephen L. Diamond\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"Stephen L. Diamond is Managing Director of Picosoft, a consulting company specializing in high-tech\nindustry standards strategy and implementation. Before that he was Senior Director of Industry Standards\nat VMware, a leader in cloud computing infrastructure and digital workspace technology and part of Dell\nTechnologies. Prior to VMware, he was Global Standards Officer and General Manager of the Industry\nStandards Office at EMC. Before that, he was Director of Product Management for Cloud Computing at\nCisco Systems, where he built the largest AWS-compatible cloud outside Amazon. Prior to EMC, he was\nVP of Marketing at Equator Technologies, a VLIW DSP semiconductor startup. Before that, he created\nand led the SPARC microprocessor architecture marketing program at Sun. Prior to Sun, he ran the\nNS32000 microprocessor business at National Semiconductor. Before that, he was general manager of the\nmicroprocessor business at Synertek, producing microprocessors for early Apple PCs. He began his\ncareer at University of California Medical Center in San Francisco, researching expert systems for EEG\nbiomedical signal analysis.\nSteve is Chair of the IEEE Future Directions Committee, where he leads efforts to develop innovative\ncross-cutting technology initiatives across the IEEE field of interest, and Chair of the IEEE Cloud\nComputing Standards Committee, responsible for the development of cloud computing related standards.\nPrior to that he served on the IEEE Board of Directors and was President of the IEEE Computer Society\nand Editor-in-Chief of IEEE Micro Magazine.\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NjczNCwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2llZWUtcmlzaW5nc3RhcnMub3JnXC8yMDIxXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC9zaXRlc1wvNVwvMjAyMFwvMDZcL1N0ZXBoZW4ucG5nIiwic2xpZGVzaG93IjoiMGE0OGExNSJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/ieee-risingstars.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/06\/Stephen-150x150.png\" data-width=\"150\" data-height=\"150\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tStephen L. Diamond\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tManaging Director, Picosoft\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f601aaa elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f601aaa\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-dd0ea8f\" data-id=\"dd0ea8f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-94a3db7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"94a3db7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>1:15 PM &#8211; 1:45 PM<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-371ceef\" data-id=\"371ceef\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e7b6d88 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e7b6d88\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>2021 Opportunities with IEEE<\/b><br \/>Kathy Hayashi, Qualcomm<br \/><strong><br \/><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ce06c63\" data-id=\"ce06c63\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c283a1d elementor-widget elementor-widget-gallery\" data-id=\"c283a1d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;overlay_title&quot;:&quot;title&quot;,&quot;overlay_description&quot;:&quot;caption&quot;,&quot;gallery_layout&quot;:&quot;justified&quot;,&quot;lazyload&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;ideal_row_height&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:200,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;ideal_row_height_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:150,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;ideal_row_height_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:150,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;gap&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;gap_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;gap_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;link_to&quot;:&quot;file&quot;,&quot;overlay_background&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;content_hover_animation&quot;:&quot;fade-in&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"gallery.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery__container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/ieee-risingstars.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/06\/qc_onq_hibat_kathy_1c_inline-e1609306954268.png\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"c283a1d\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Kathy Herring Hayashi\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"KATHY HAYASHI has been involved in the semiconductor industry her entire career \u2013 developing, deploying and analyzing advanced software tools used to create computer and mobile phone chips. At Unisys Corporation, she worked in research and development designing advanced in-house CAD software tools.  Through acquisition, she transitioned to Cadence Design Systems where some previous tools were incorporated into commercial EDA tools. She then brought her professional leadership as Director at Syntricity, a San Diego based semiconductor startup. Kathy has held a variety of leadership roles in technical development, applications engineering and information technology.   She currently works at Qualcomm Inc., working with semiconductor workflows in large scale compute environments.Kathy is on the Executive Board for the San Diego Dance Theater and has been on Technical Advisory Boards for local community colleges.  She is the IEEE Region 6 Director Elect and a member of the IEEE board of directors.\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NzM3MSwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2llZWUtcmlzaW5nc3RhcnMub3JnXC8yMDIxXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC9zaXRlc1wvNVwvMjAyMFwvMDZcL3FjX29ucV9oaWJhdF9rYXRoeV8xY19pbmxpbmUtZTE2MDkzMDY5NTQyNjgucG5nIiwic2xpZGVzaG93IjoiYzI4M2ExZCJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/ieee-risingstars.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/06\/qc_onq_hibat_kathy_1c_inline-e1609306954268-150x150.png\" data-width=\"150\" data-height=\"150\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tKathy Herring Hayashi\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tQualcomm\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e6d768b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e6d768b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-97d8fc8\" data-id=\"97d8fc8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f1d62d0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f1d62d0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>1:30 PM &#8211; 1:45 PM<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-51c98c6\" data-id=\"51c98c6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c9cbf2d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c9cbf2d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>IEEEmadC &#8211; Mobile Application Development Contest<br \/><\/b>Josip Balen, Assistant Professor, Department of Software Engineering, Osijek, Croatia<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a73f827\" data-id=\"a73f827\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-da77fb6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-gallery\" data-id=\"da77fb6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;overlay_title&quot;:&quot;title&quot;,&quot;overlay_description&quot;:&quot;caption&quot;,&quot;gallery_layout&quot;:&quot;justified&quot;,&quot;lazyload&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;ideal_row_height&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:200,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;ideal_row_height_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:150,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;ideal_row_height_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:150,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;gap&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;gap_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;gap_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;link_to&quot;:&quot;file&quot;,&quot;overlay_background&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;content_hover_animation&quot;:&quot;fade-in&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"gallery.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery__container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/ieee-risingstars.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/06\/Picture1-1.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"da77fb6\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Josip Balen\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"Josip Balen works as an assistant professor at the Department of Software Engineering in Osijek, Croatia, where he received his PhD in 2014. His main area of expertise outside of his teaching career is intelligent transportation systems, while his main area of expertise in regard to teaching are mobile app development and implementation. He has spent a lot of time on numerous prestigious European universities, bringing his own skills and knowledge to as high of a level as possible, while also participating in a number of national and international projects. He is an active IEEE volunteer with several position on local, national and international level, as well as being the founder of IEEEmadC, a global mobile app development competition.\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NzE4MiwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2llZWUtcmlzaW5nc3RhcnMub3JnXC8yMDIxXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC9zaXRlc1wvNVwvMjAyMFwvMDZcL1BpY3R1cmUxLTEuanBnIiwic2xpZGVzaG93IjoiZGE3N2ZiNiJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/ieee-risingstars.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/06\/Picture1-1-150x150.jpg\" data-width=\"150\" data-height=\"150\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJosip Balen\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAssistant Professor, Department of Software Engineering, Osijek, Croatia\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bf15501 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bf15501\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0d29afd\" data-id=\"0d29afd\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b501720 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b501720\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>1:45 PM &#8211; 2:15 PM<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d2adfcd\" data-id=\"d2adfcd\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f66fe52 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f66fe52\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Autonomous Relay Convoy: A Practical Approach to Autonomous Trucking<\/b><strong><br \/><\/strong>Tekin Meri\u00e7li, CTO, Locomation<strong><br \/><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-759338a\" data-id=\"759338a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f04d88e elementor-widget elementor-widget-gallery\" data-id=\"f04d88e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;overlay_title&quot;:&quot;title&quot;,&quot;overlay_description&quot;:&quot;caption&quot;,&quot;gallery_layout&quot;:&quot;justified&quot;,&quot;lazyload&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;ideal_row_height&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:200,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;ideal_row_height_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:150,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;ideal_row_height_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:150,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;gap&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;gap_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;gap_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;link_to&quot;:&quot;file&quot;,&quot;overlay_background&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;content_hover_animation&quot;:&quot;fade-in&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"gallery.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery__container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/ieee-risingstars.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/09\/Mericli_Tekin-linkedin.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"f04d88e\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Tekin Meri\u00e7li\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"Dr.\u00a0Tekin\u00a0Meri\u00e7li is a\u00a0well-rounded\u00a0roboticist with in-depth expertise in machine intelligence and learning, perception, planning, and manipulation with more than 40 publications in these areas, some of which are best paper award recipients. He is a co-founder and the Chief Technology Officer of Locomation, a leading provider of automated driving technologies for semi trucks. Before co-founding Locomation, he was a Special Faculty \/ Commercialization Specialist at the National Robotics Engineering Center (NREC) of the Robotics Institute (RI) at Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) where he initially joined as a Senior Robotics Engineer. Prior to joining NREC as full-time staff, he was a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Human-Computer Interaction Institute (HCII) and the RI at CMU. He received his Ph.D. degree from the Department of Computer Engineering at Bo\u011fazi\u00e7i University, Turkey, and his MSCS degree from the Department of Computer Sciences at The University of Texas at Austin, USA. His knowledge and expertise in developing robust and efficient robotic systems have been sharpened through his participation in and contribution to various intelligent robotics competitions such as RoboCup, the DARPA Urban Challenge, the MAGIC UGV Competition, and the DARPA Robotics Challenge. He has also been very active in AI and robotics communities, serving as a referee and programme committee member of over 30 conferences and journals as\u00a0well\u00a0as co-organizing several national and international workshops, conferences, and competitions, including the RoboCup 2011 Istanbul event. He also serves on the Internal Advisory Board of the International RoboCup Federation.\u00a0More information on his work can be found on his website at https:\/\/tekin.mericli.com.\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NTU2MSwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2llZWUtcmlzaW5nc3RhcnMub3JnXC8yMDIxXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC9zaXRlc1wvNVwvMjAxOVwvMDlcL01lcmljbGlfVGVraW4tbGlua2VkaW4uanBnIiwic2xpZGVzaG93IjoiZjA0ZDg4ZSJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/ieee-risingstars.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/09\/Mericli_Tekin-linkedin-150x150.jpg\" data-width=\"150\" data-height=\"150\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTekin Meri\u00e7li\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t CTO, Locomation,\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8071154 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8071154\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5a05323\" data-id=\"5a05323\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-af2d5ce elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"af2d5ce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>2:15 PM &#8211; 2:30 PM<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b5185a8\" data-id=\"b5185a8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-95980f1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"95980f1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Technology as Healthcare<\/b><strong><br \/><\/strong>Kate Mercado, Engineer, Forward, Inc<strong><br \/><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-349cf02\" data-id=\"349cf02\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b5f8ae2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-gallery\" data-id=\"b5f8ae2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;overlay_title&quot;:&quot;title&quot;,&quot;overlay_description&quot;:&quot;caption&quot;,&quot;gallery_layout&quot;:&quot;justified&quot;,&quot;lazyload&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;ideal_row_height&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:200,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;ideal_row_height_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:150,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;ideal_row_height_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:150,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;gap&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;gap_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;gap_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;link_to&quot;:&quot;file&quot;,&quot;overlay_background&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;content_hover_animation&quot;:&quot;fade-in&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"gallery.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery__container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/ieee-risingstars.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/06\/Kate-Mercado.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"b5f8ae2\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Kate Mercado\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6Njg4NSwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2llZWUtcmlzaW5nc3RhcnMub3JnXC8yMDIxXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC9zaXRlc1wvNVwvMjAyMFwvMDZcL0thdGUtTWVyY2Fkby5qcGciLCJzbGlkZXNob3ciOiJiNWY4YWUyIn0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/ieee-risingstars.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/06\/Kate-Mercado-150x150.jpg\" data-width=\"150\" data-height=\"150\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tKate Mercado\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tEngineer, Forward, Inc\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3d57b96 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3d57b96\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6ea837f\" data-id=\"6ea837f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3bd8bad elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3bd8bad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>2:15 PM &#8211; 2:45 PM<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c52d9b2\" data-id=\"c52d9b2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ffc9620 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ffc9620\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Stepping up to the plate \u2013 Helping communities during a crisis<br \/><\/strong>Ron Snyder, Tactical Operations, Cisco Systems<strong><br \/><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c64293f\" data-id=\"c64293f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fc53b78 elementor-widget elementor-widget-gallery\" data-id=\"fc53b78\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;overlay_title&quot;:&quot;title&quot;,&quot;overlay_description&quot;:&quot;caption&quot;,&quot;gallery_layout&quot;:&quot;justified&quot;,&quot;lazyload&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;ideal_row_height&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:200,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;ideal_row_height_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:150,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;ideal_row_height_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:150,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;gap&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;gap_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;gap_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;link_to&quot;:&quot;file&quot;,&quot;overlay_background&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;content_hover_animation&quot;:&quot;fade-in&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"gallery.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery__container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/ieee-risingstars.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/06\/Ron-Snyder.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"fc53b78\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Ron Snyder\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"Ron is a Technical Systems Architect for Cisco Tactical Operations, a dedicated crisis response team that establishes emergency networks in the aftermath of a disaster.  A member of TacOps since May 2013, he is responsible for leading the strategy and technical direction of the team\u2019s network infrastructure and deployable communications solutions. Ron also deploys and supports mobile communications platforms such as the Network Emergency Response Vehicle, a.k.a. the NERV, and smaller kits such as the Mesh Response Kits and Emergency Communications Kits. He has deployed to provide communications support in places such as Peru and Colombia for the Venezuelan migrant crisis, Puerto Rico during the Hurricane Maria response, Ecuador after the 2016 earthquake, in Slovenia during the European Refugee crisis, and the Philippines after it was struck by Super Typhoon Haiyan.\nRon previously worked at the Camp Roberts SATCOM facility in Paso Robles, creating the Standard Operating Procedures and training program for Regional Hub Node operators serving the US Army.\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6Njc4NCwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2llZWUtcmlzaW5nc3RhcnMub3JnXC8yMDIxXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC9zaXRlc1wvNVwvMjAyMFwvMDZcL1Jvbi1TbnlkZXIuanBnIiwic2xpZGVzaG93IjoiZmM1M2I3OCJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/ieee-risingstars.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/06\/Ron-Snyder-150x150.jpg\" data-width=\"150\" data-height=\"150\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRon Snyder\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTechnical Systems Architect, Cisco Tactical Operations\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0f68e41 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0f68e41\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-439a102\" data-id=\"439a102\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f6415f7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f6415f7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>2:30 PM &#8211; 3:00 PM<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-24c9772\" data-id=\"24c9772\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a37f46e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a37f46e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Your Career as a Business <\/b><b>Enterprise<br><\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Terence Yeoh, Raytheon<\/li>\n<li>Al&nbsp;Ramirez&nbsp;\u2013 VP Operations, VS&amp;T Consulting<\/li>\n<li>&nbsp;Amber Orr \u2013 Engineering Manager, Mason County Public Utility District<\/li>\n<li>Mark Torres \u2013 Technology Solutions Manager, ATT retired&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1dc5333\" data-id=\"1dc5333\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1968294 elementor-widget elementor-widget-gallery\" data-id=\"1968294\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;overlay_title&quot;:&quot;title&quot;,&quot;overlay_description&quot;:&quot;caption&quot;,&quot;gallery_layout&quot;:&quot;justified&quot;,&quot;lazyload&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;ideal_row_height&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:200,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;ideal_row_height_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:150,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;ideal_row_height_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:150,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;gap&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;gap_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;gap_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;link_to&quot;:&quot;file&quot;,&quot;overlay_background&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;content_hover_animation&quot;:&quot;fade-in&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"gallery.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery__container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/ieee-risingstars.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/05\/TerenceYeoh-e1607912595620.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"1968294\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Terence Yeoh\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"Dr. Terence Yeoh is an integrated product team lead at Raytheon Technologies,\ncoordinating the systems engineering needs for NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory space\nprograms, from earth science to interplanetary missions. He currently holds nine patents\nin areas that include infrared microscopy, 3D surface reconstruction, compressive\nsensing, and artificial intelligence. Prior to Raytheon, he worked at The Aerospace\nCorporation where he held a variety of technical and leadership roles in areas of\nResearch and Development, Program Management, and Corporate Offices.\nHe has a longstanding passion for developing systems to help individuals achieve their\ncareer goals. He co-founded the Aerospace TECTalk Intern Program which has been\nnamed one of WayUp\u2019s top 100 intern programs in 2018 and 2019, and created\nCompact Mentoring, a way to quickly provide targeted advice to mentees.\nHe is a Senior member of the IEEE, and serves on the IEEE-USA Career and\nProfessional Development Committee. In his free time he publishes a YouTube\nleadership mentoring series called \u201cYO on the GO\u201d aimed at developing the next\ngeneration of leaders.\nHe has a Doctorate in Materials Science from the University of Illinois at Urbana-\nChampaign and is a Project Management Professional.\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NjQ4OCwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2llZWUtcmlzaW5nc3RhcnMub3JnXC8yMDIxXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC9zaXRlc1wvNVwvMjAyMFwvMDVcL1RlcmVuY2VZZW9oLWUxNjA3OTEyNTk1NjIwLmpwZyIsInNsaWRlc2hvdyI6IjE5NjgyOTQifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/ieee-risingstars.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/05\/TerenceYeoh-150x150.jpg\" data-width=\"150\" data-height=\"150\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTerence Yeoh\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tProduct Team Lead, Raytheon\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/ieee-risingstars.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/06\/Alberto-Al-M.-Ramirez.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"1968294\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Alberto (Al) M. Ramirez\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"Al Ramirez is a senior bilingual executive (President, COO, entrepreneur and founder)\nwith technology companies ranging from Fortune 50 to start-ups in the medical device,\nbiotech and I\/T industries with an engineering degree and two patents. At IBM Al led an\ninternational team of over 400 with annual P&amp;L responsibility of $800 million for the\nenterprise storage solutions group. As VP of IT Services, he led the services\norganization for the implementation of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software at\nover 130 sites worldwide. He later founded, grew to profitability then sold two tech\ncompanies which set up surgical suites, intensive care units and radiology suites in the\nUSA and Mexico. He and his companies played a key role in reducing premature infant\nmortality rates from 26% to 4% at a Mexican border town which required the\ncollaboration of resources in multiple organizations in two countries and was so\nsuccessful it was replicated at various cities on the US-Mexico border. He has also\nbeen a mentor for underprivileged high school students, a town council trustee and on\nthe board of various charities. He has received various awards in R&amp;D, leadership,\nsales and humanitarian projects. Al is also on the Career and Professional Development\ncommittee for IEEE USA. He currently is the project manager for an ERP\nimplementation which spans 11 sites across 4 countries in 2 different languages.\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6Njg4OSwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2llZWUtcmlzaW5nc3RhcnMub3JnXC8yMDIxXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC9zaXRlc1wvNVwvMjAyMFwvMDZcL0FsYmVydG8tQWwtTS4tUmFtaXJlei5qcGciLCJzbGlkZXNob3ciOiIxOTY4Mjk0In0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/ieee-risingstars.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/06\/Alberto-Al-M.-Ramirez-150x150.jpg\" data-width=\"150\" data-height=\"150\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAlberto (Al) M. Ramirez\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCEO, VST Consulting\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/ieee-risingstars.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/06\/Amber-Orr.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"1968294\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Amber Orr\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"Amber E Orr is a Professional Engineer practicing in the State of Washington, USA. She is a Senior Member of IEEE, is on the Executive Board for Region 6 and also serves with IEEE-USA on the Careers and Professional Development Committee. She received the Special Director&#039;s Award for Excellence in Performance, 2019 and was the only recipient in the Western Hemisphere of the IEEE MGA Leadership Award for 2018. She serves on several committees in addition to her Board positions. She has a history working in Forensic Engineering, and both the Industrial and Power and Energy sectors. She is currently the Engineering Manager at Mason County Public Utility #3 in Shelton, Washington on the Puget Sound near Seattle.\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6Njg4NiwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2llZWUtcmlzaW5nc3RhcnMub3JnXC8yMDIxXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC9zaXRlc1wvNVwvMjAyMFwvMDZcL0FtYmVyLU9yci5qcGciLCJzbGlkZXNob3ciOiIxOTY4Mjk0In0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/ieee-risingstars.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/06\/Amber-Orr-150x150.jpg\" data-width=\"150\" data-height=\"150\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAmber Orr\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tEngineering Manager,\nMason County Public Utility District\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/ieee-risingstars.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/06\/Mark-Torres.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"1968294\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Mark Torres\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"Mark has held positions in numerous departments at AT&amp;T including Engineering, Finance, Marketing, and Information Technology.  He retired from AT&amp;T, as a Principal Big Data Software Engineer in the AT&amp;T Chief Data Office, Mark was a lead on the Advanced Platform Engineering team with responsibility for Strategy, Roadmap and Implementation of AT&amp;T\u2019s Apache Hadoop Big Data and associated automation platforms.  Mark worked directly or indirectly in the field of Business Intelligence platforms for over 30 years.\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6Njg4NywidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2llZWUtcmlzaW5nc3RhcnMub3JnXC8yMDIxXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC9zaXRlc1wvNVwvMjAyMFwvMDZcL01hcmstVG9ycmVzLmpwZyIsInNsaWRlc2hvdyI6IjE5NjgyOTQifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/ieee-risingstars.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/06\/Mark-Torres-150x150.jpg\" data-width=\"150\" data-height=\"150\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMark Torres\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTechnology Solutions\nManager, ATT retired\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ea8ca55 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ea8ca55\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-12dcf95\" data-id=\"12dcf95\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fba6d80 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fba6d80\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>2:45 PM &#8211; 3:15 PM<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3c1143a\" data-id=\"3c1143a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d598a02 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d598a02\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Digital Storage for AI at the Edge<\/strong><br \/>Tom Coughlin, President, Coughlin Associates<strong><br \/><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a1d8529\" data-id=\"a1d8529\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-47deb06 elementor-widget elementor-widget-gallery\" data-id=\"47deb06\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;overlay_title&quot;:&quot;title&quot;,&quot;overlay_description&quot;:&quot;caption&quot;,&quot;gallery_layout&quot;:&quot;justified&quot;,&quot;lazyload&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;ideal_row_height&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:200,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;ideal_row_height_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:150,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;ideal_row_height_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:150,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;gap&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;gap_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;gap_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;link_to&quot;:&quot;file&quot;,&quot;overlay_background&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;content_hover_animation&quot;:&quot;fade-in&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"gallery.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery__container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/ieee-risingstars.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/06\/tom.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"47deb06\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Tom Coughlin\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"Tom Coughlin, President, Coughlin Associates is a\ndigital storage analyst and business and technology\nconsultant. He has over 39 years in the data storage\nindustry with engineering and management positions\nat several companies. Coughlin Associates consults,\npublishes books and market and technology reports\n(including The Media and Entertainment Storage\nReport and an Emerging Memory Report), and puts\non digital storage-oriented events. He is a regular\nstorage and memory contributor for forbes.com and\nM&amp;E organization websites. He is an IEEE Fellow, Past-President of IEEE-USA and is\nactive with SNIA and SMPTE. For more information on Tom Coughlin and his\npublications and activities go to www.tomcoughlin.com.\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NjczNiwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2llZWUtcmlzaW5nc3RhcnMub3JnXC8yMDIxXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC9zaXRlc1wvNVwvMjAyMFwvMDZcL3RvbS5qcGciLCJzbGlkZXNob3ciOiI0N2RlYjA2In0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/ieee-risingstars.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/06\/tom-150x150.jpg\" data-width=\"150\" data-height=\"150\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTom Coughlin\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPresident, Coughlin Associates\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-25270a4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"25270a4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5141cf4\" data-id=\"5141cf4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e904a53 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e904a53\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>2:15 PM &#8211; 2:45 PM<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-dfe4c2c\" data-id=\"dfe4c2c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5472e6c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5472e6c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Conference Mixer<\/b><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ef4ba6c\" data-id=\"ef4ba6c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9323c96 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9323c96\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/ieee-risingstars.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/02\/81278508_792502037931381_263761071293071360_o_792502031264715-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-6353\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c4fce54 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c4fce54\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1bb1fab\" data-id=\"1bb1fab\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f3e83c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3f3e83c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Follow us on social media:<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fce935b elementor-shape-rounded elementor-grid-0 e-grid-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-global elementor-global-7247 elementor-widget-social-icons\" data-id=\"fce935b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"social-icons.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-social-icons-wrapper elementor-grid\" role=\"list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-grid-item\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-icon elementor-social-icon elementor-social-icon-facebook elementor-repeater-item-63ff035\" href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/IEEERISINGSTARS\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-screen-only\">Facebook<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fab fa-facebook\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-grid-item\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-icon elementor-social-icon elementor-social-icon-instagram elementor-repeater-item-33ce77d\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/ieeerisingstars\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-screen-only\">Instagram<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fab fa-instagram\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-grid-item\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-icon elementor-social-icon elementor-social-icon-twitter elementor-repeater-item-82c79fa\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IEEERISINGSTARS\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-screen-only\">Twitter<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fab fa-twitter\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-grid-item\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-icon elementor-social-icon elementor-social-icon-youtube elementor-repeater-item-f0d7ca2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCoZd6IP8k-bN-RHdg8DK67w\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-screen-only\">Youtube<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fab fa-youtube\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-grid-item\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-icon elementor-social-icon elementor-social-icon-linkedin elementor-repeater-item-11c6d26\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/showcase\/ieee-rising-stars-conference\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-screen-only\">Linkedin<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fab fa-linkedin\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Conference platform is All time slots are in Pacific Time (PT)\u200b 9:00 AM &#8211; 9:15 AM Committee opening Skyler Nix Chair, IEEE [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":89,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-6858","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ieee-risingstars.org\/2021\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6858","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ieee-risingstars.org\/2021\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ieee-risingstars.org\/2021\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ieee-risingstars.org\/2021\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/89"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ieee-risingstars.org\/2021\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6858"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ieee-risingstars.org\/2021\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6858\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ieee-risingstars.org\/2021\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6858"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":6818,"date":"2020-11-23T18:39:01","date_gmt":"2020-11-24T02:39:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ieee-risingstars.org\/?page_id=6818"},"modified":"2020-12-27T22:19:41","modified_gmt":"2020-12-28T06:19:41","slug":"program","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ieee-risingstars.org\/2021\/program\/","title":{"rendered":"Program"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"6818\" class=\"elementor elementor-6818\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3fcd522 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3fcd522\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-38900b4\" data-id=\"38900b4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7cba9ef elementor-headline--style-highlight elementor-widget elementor-widget-global elementor-global-7304 elementor-widget-animated-headline\" data-id=\"7cba9ef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;highlighted_text&quot;:&quot;LIVE NOW&quot;,&quot;headline_style&quot;:&quot;highlight&quot;,&quot;marker&quot;:&quot;circle&quot;,&quot;loop&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;highlight_animation_duration&quot;:1200,&quot;highlight_iteration_delay&quot;:8000}\" data-widget_type=\"animated-headline.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/eventmobi.com\/ieeers2021\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-headline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-headline-plain-text elementor-headline-text-wrapper\">Conference platform is<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-headline-dynamic-wrapper elementor-headline-text-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-headline-dynamic-text elementor-headline-text-active\">LIVE NOW<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t<\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-65084cc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"65084cc\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9e22c88\" data-id=\"9e22c88\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2baf2ba elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2baf2ba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ieee-risingstars.org\/2021-day1\/\"><header style=\"font-size: 16px;font-weight: 400;text-align: center\"><h3>Saturday, January 2, 2021<\/h3><\/header><\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f8c556c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f8c556c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ieee-risingstars.org\/2021-day2\/\"><header style=\"font-size: 16px;font-weight: 400;text-align: center\"><h3>Sunday, January 3, 2021<\/h3><\/header><\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c44988 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4c44988\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ieee-risingstars.org\/2021-day3\/\"><header style=\"font-size: 16px;font-weight: 400;text-align: center\"><h3>Monday, January 4, 2021<\/h3><\/header><\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-239cefb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"239cefb\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-86197a6\" data-id=\"86197a6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c902336 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c902336\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Follow us on social media:<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-94fbbc6 elementor-shape-rounded elementor-grid-0 e-grid-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-global elementor-global-7247 elementor-widget-social-icons\" data-id=\"94fbbc6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"social-icons.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-social-icons-wrapper elementor-grid\" role=\"list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-grid-item\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-icon elementor-social-icon elementor-social-icon-facebook elementor-repeater-item-63ff035\" href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/IEEERISINGSTARS\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-screen-only\">Facebook<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fab fa-facebook\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-grid-item\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-icon elementor-social-icon elementor-social-icon-instagram elementor-repeater-item-33ce77d\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/ieeerisingstars\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-screen-only\">Instagram<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fab fa-instagram\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-grid-item\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-icon elementor-social-icon elementor-social-icon-twitter elementor-repeater-item-82c79fa\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IEEERISINGSTARS\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-screen-only\">Twitter<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fab fa-twitter\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-grid-item\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-icon elementor-social-icon elementor-social-icon-youtube elementor-repeater-item-f0d7ca2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCoZd6IP8k-bN-RHdg8DK67w\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-screen-only\">Youtube<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fab fa-youtube\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-grid-item\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-icon elementor-social-icon elementor-social-icon-linkedin elementor-repeater-item-11c6d26\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/showcase\/ieee-rising-stars-conference\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-screen-only\">Linkedin<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fab fa-linkedin\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Conference platform is Saturday, January 2, 2021 Sunday, January 3, 2021 Monday, January 4, 2021 Follow us on social media: Facebook Instagram [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":89,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-6818","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ieee-risingstars.org\/2021\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6818","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ieee-risingstars.org\/2021\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ieee-risingstars.org\/2021\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ieee-risingstars.org\/2021\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/89"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ieee-risingstars.org\/2021\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6818"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ieee-risingstars.org\/2021\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6818\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ieee-risingstars.org\/2021\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6818"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":6806,"date":"2020-11-23T17:26:47","date_gmt":"2020-11-24T01:26:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ieee-risingstars.org\/?page_id=6806"},"modified":"2020-12-30T19:50:30","modified_gmt":"2020-12-31T03:50:30","slug":"2021-day1","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ieee-risingstars.org\/2021\/2021-day1\/","title":{"rendered":"Saturday, January 2, 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"6806\" class=\"elementor elementor-6806\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d63ce91 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d63ce91\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e0daaac\" data-id=\"e0daaac\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-53e5f8c elementor-headline--style-highlight elementor-widget elementor-widget-global elementor-global-7304 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NOW<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t<\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3057029 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3057029\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0126d06\" data-id=\"0126d06\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-43ab5ae elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"43ab5ae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">All time slots are in Pacific Time (PT)<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2ccc491 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2ccc491\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3f07b9c\" data-id=\"3f07b9c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b82b497 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b82b497\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center\">8:45 &#8211; 9:00 AM<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-729e1ec\" data-id=\"729e1ec\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f38031 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6f38031\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Welcome<br \/><\/b>Skyler Nix, Mansi Tripathi<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-75edbc7\" data-id=\"75edbc7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c75bf6a elementor-widget elementor-widget-gallery\" data-id=\"c75bf6a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;gallery_layout&quot;:&quot;justified&quot;,&quot;overlay_title&quot;:&quot;title&quot;,&quot;overlay_description&quot;:&quot;caption&quot;,&quot;lazyload&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;ideal_row_height&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:200,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;ideal_row_height_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:150,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;ideal_row_height_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:150,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;gap&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;gap_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;gap_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;link_to&quot;:&quot;file&quot;,&quot;overlay_background&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;content_hover_animation&quot;:&quot;fade-in&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"gallery.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery__container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/ieee-risingstars.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/10\/Skyler-2-e1570987767795.png\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"c75bf6a\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Skyler Nix\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"Skyler Nix is an Albuquerque native, U.S. Army veteran, and IEEE member. Since 2007 he has worked for a multitude of defense companies in various roles. He graduated from the University of Arizona with a BASc in Network Administration. He currently works as a systems engineer for space ground systems for Northrop Grumman.\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NTY1MiwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2llZWUtcmlzaW5nc3RhcnMub3JnXC8yMDIxXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC9zaXRlc1wvNVwvMjAxOVwvMTBcL1NreWxlci0yLWUxNTcwOTg3NzY3Nzk1LnBuZyIsInNsaWRlc2hvdyI6ImM3NWJmNmEifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/ieee-risingstars.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/10\/Skyler-2-e1570987767795-150x150.png\" data-width=\"150\" data-height=\"150\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSkyler Nix\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tChair, IEEE Rising Stars 2021\nSenior System Engineer, Northrup Grumman\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/ieee-risingstars.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/05\/ghc-2019-headshot-bar-0467.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"c75bf6a\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Mansi Tripathi\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"Mansi currently works as a Technical Program Manager at Facebook. She graduated with a Master degree in Computer Science from University of Southern California, Los Angeles in Summer 2020. She also has prior work experience as a Software Engineer at Microsoft, Hyderabad for 2 years. \n\n\ufeffShe was awarded the IEEE Richard E Merwin Scholarship in 2015 to recognize and reward her for volunteering in student branches and for her academic and professional efforts.\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NjQ4MCwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2llZWUtcmlzaW5nc3RhcnMub3JnXC8yMDIxXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC9zaXRlc1wvNVwvMjAyMFwvMDVcL2doYy0yMDE5LWhlYWRzaG90LWJhci0wNDY3LmpwZyIsInNsaWRlc2hvdyI6ImM3NWJmNmEifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/ieee-risingstars.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/05\/ghc-2019-headshot-bar-0467-150x150.jpg\" data-width=\"150\" data-height=\"150\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMansi Tripathi\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tVice Chair, IEEE Rising Stars 2021\nTechnical Program Manager, Facebook\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-336b43c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"336b43c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ea0dfa6\" data-id=\"ea0dfa6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b22f1cd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b22f1cd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center\">9:00 AM &#8211; 9:30AM\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b726cbd\" data-id=\"b726cbd\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0a96ec1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0a96ec1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Opening Remarks<br \/><\/b>Susan Land, IEEE President<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f0e55a9\" data-id=\"f0e55a9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-85289af elementor-widget elementor-widget-gallery\" data-id=\"85289af\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;gallery_layout&quot;:&quot;justified&quot;,&quot;overlay_title&quot;:&quot;title&quot;,&quot;overlay_description&quot;:&quot;caption&quot;,&quot;lazyload&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;ideal_row_height&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:200,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;ideal_row_height_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:150,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;ideal_row_height_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:150,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;gap&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;gap_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;gap_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;link_to&quot;:&quot;file&quot;,&quot;overlay_background&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;content_hover_animation&quot;:&quot;fade-in&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"gallery.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery__container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/ieee-risingstars.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/11\/Susan-Land-e1601348706545.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"85289af\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Susan Land\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"Land is IEEE 2020 President-Elect and a program manager for the U.S. Department of Defense with more than 30 years of industry experience in the application of software engineering methodologies and the management of information systems, as well as leadership of software and systems product development teams. Kathy is a Fellow and longtime volunteer for the IEEE having served three terms on the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Board of Directors, 2018 Vice President of IEEE Technical Activities, two terms as a member of the IEEE-USA Board of Directors, and three years on the IEEE WIE Committee.  Ms. Land is the author or co-author of a number of texts, papers, podcasts, webinars all supporting sound software engineering principles and practical application of software process methodologies.\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NTgyNiwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2llZWUtcmlzaW5nc3RhcnMub3JnXC8yMDIxXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC9zaXRlc1wvNVwvMjAxOVwvMTFcL1N1c2FuLUxhbmQtZTE2MDEzNDg3MDY1NDUuanBnIiwic2xpZGVzaG93IjoiODUyODlhZiJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/ieee-risingstars.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/11\/Susan-Land-150x150.jpg\" data-width=\"150\" data-height=\"150\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSusan Land\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIEEE President and Program Manager for C2BMC Foreign Military Sales Product Office\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0012ab8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0012ab8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8be535e\" data-id=\"8be535e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8261d21 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8261d21\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center\">9:30 AM &#8211; 10:15 AM<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3a64c06\" data-id=\"3a64c06\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f714629 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f714629\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong><b>Young Professionals in Industry &#8211; Work &amp; Life in a Post COVID World<\/b><\/strong><br \/>Ramesh Nair, Moderator<\/p><ul><li>Leo Szeto, Senior Controls Engineer, Nusano<\/li><li>Samantha Fontaine, Product Marketing Engineer, Analog Devices<\/li><li>Cori Quirk, Project Manager,<br \/>SAIC\/NASA<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9d8698a\" data-id=\"9d8698a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6cd9780 elementor-widget elementor-widget-gallery\" data-id=\"6cd9780\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;gallery_layout&quot;:&quot;justified&quot;,&quot;overlay_title&quot;:&quot;title&quot;,&quot;overlay_description&quot;:&quot;caption&quot;,&quot;lazyload&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;ideal_row_height&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:200,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;ideal_row_height_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:150,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;ideal_row_height_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:150,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;gap&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;gap_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;gap_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;link_to&quot;:&quot;file&quot;,&quot;overlay_background&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;content_hover_animation&quot;:&quot;fade-in&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"gallery.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery__container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/ieee-risingstars.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/12\/leo.png\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"6cd9780\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Leo Szeto\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"Leo Szeto has served in a wide variety of teams and companies of different sizes, from research groups, start-ups, established companies, and multi-national corporations. After graduating from UCLA, Leo became an Imagineer, creating magic as a Ride Controls Engineer for the Shanghai Disney Resort. A strong believer in the creative potential of everyone, Leo has given numerous talks in the US and China on the \u201cTechnical Creative\u201d; People who can dream, design, and execute, with vision and passion. \n\nLeo is currently serving as a Senior Scientific Control Systems Engineer at Nusano, an LA-based early stage startup that has developed a new technology to mass-produce radioisotopes, enabling the development of radiopharmaceuticals for personalized cancer therapies. \" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NjA3NSwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2llZWUtcmlzaW5nc3RhcnMub3JnXC8yMDIxXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC9zaXRlc1wvNVwvMjAxOVwvMTJcL2xlby5wbmciLCJzbGlkZXNob3ciOiI2Y2Q5NzgwIn0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/ieee-risingstars.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/12\/leo-150x150.png\" data-width=\"150\" data-height=\"150\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLeo Szeto\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSenior Controls\nEngineer, Nusano\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/ieee-risingstars.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/06\/Cori-Quirk-rotated.jpeg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"6cd9780\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Cori Quirk\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"Cori Quirk is a program manager with over a decade of experience at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC). She\nspecializes in the management of large space-flight task orders with complex hardware and software development\nrequirements constrained by tight budgets and aggressive schedules. She is currently SAIC\u2019s project lead for NASA\u2019s\nExploration and In-Space Projects Division (NExIS) programs, overseeing technology demonstration and stand-alone\nmissions in all stages of the NASA mission lifecycle. She is responsible for the management of the ~300 person team of\nengineers, roboticists, technicians, and support staff working diligently to design, build, test, and fly NASA\u2019s first robotic\nservicing missions. Ms. Quirk has a well-documented track record of leveraging technical knowledge to solve complex\nproblems with streamlined solutions for consistent schedule, technical, and financial results.\nPrior to transitioning to NExIS, Ms. Quirk began her career in the Heliophysics division at NASA GSFC studying space\nweather and the sun\u2019s effect on the Earth. In particular, she was examining the impact of solar weather on our power grids in\nan effort to anticipate and avoid potential outages. Ms. Quirk holds a Master of Science degree in Physics and a Master of\nElectrical Engineering degree from The Catholic University of America.\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NjgwMSwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2llZWUtcmlzaW5nc3RhcnMub3JnXC8yMDIxXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC9zaXRlc1wvNVwvMjAyMFwvMDZcL0NvcmktUXVpcmstcm90YXRlZC5qcGVnIiwic2xpZGVzaG93IjoiNmNkOTc4MCJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/ieee-risingstars.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/06\/Cori-Quirk-150x150.jpeg\" data-width=\"150\" data-height=\"150\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCori Quirk\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tProgram Manager, SAIC at NASA \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/ieee-risingstars.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/06\/Fontaine_Samantha-scaled.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"6cd9780\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Samantha Fontaine\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"Samantha Fontaine has over 8 years of experience working in the semiconductor industry. She started her career off at Analog Devices Inc (ADI) as a Product Development Engineer and has since moved into a new role as a Product Marketing Engineer. She received her BS in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Worcester Polytechnic Institute and is currently working on her MS in Engineering Management at Tufts University.\n\n \n\nSamantha is passionate about technology and empowering others to engineer a brighter future for all. She is a member of ADI\u2019s Young Professional\u2019s Network (YPN) leadership team in Massachusetts and also serves on the YPN Global Council and Employee Resource Group (ERG) Committee. In addition to her roles in Diversity and Inclusion at ADI she also  serves as a Grant Advisory Committee Member (GAC) for the Analog Devices Foundation.\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6Njc5MSwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2llZWUtcmlzaW5nc3RhcnMub3JnXC8yMDIxXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC9zaXRlc1wvNVwvMjAyMFwvMDZcL0ZvbnRhaW5lX1NhbWFudGhhLXNjYWxlZC5qcGciLCJzbGlkZXNob3ciOiI2Y2Q5NzgwIn0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/ieee-risingstars.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/06\/Fontaine_Samantha-150x150.jpg\" data-width=\"150\" data-height=\"150\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSamantha Fontaine\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t Product Marketing Engineer, Analog Devices\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/ieee-risingstars.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/10\/Ramesh-2-e1570987509478.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"6cd9780\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Ramesh Nair\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NTY1MSwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2llZWUtcmlzaW5nc3RhcnMub3JnXC8yMDIxXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC9zaXRlc1wvNVwvMjAxOVwvMTBcL1JhbWVzaC0yLWUxNTcwOTg3NTA5NDc4LmpwZyIsInNsaWRlc2hvdyI6IjZjZDk3ODAifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/ieee-risingstars.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/10\/Ramesh-2-e1570987509478-150x150.jpg\" data-width=\"150\" data-height=\"150\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRamesh Nair\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIntel\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ed9687e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ed9687e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6bddd41\" data-id=\"6bddd41\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45caeb8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"45caeb8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center\">10:30AM &#8211; 11:00 AM<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-24e9081\" data-id=\"24e9081\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ca4feb5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ca4feb5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>IEEE OPS 2.0: Hands-on projects framework for student chapters<br \/><\/b>Leo Szeto, Senior Controls Engineer, Nusano<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7762393\" data-id=\"7762393\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3608e51 elementor-widget elementor-widget-gallery\" data-id=\"3608e51\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;gallery_layout&quot;:&quot;justified&quot;,&quot;overlay_title&quot;:&quot;title&quot;,&quot;overlay_description&quot;:&quot;caption&quot;,&quot;lazyload&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;ideal_row_height&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:200,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;ideal_row_height_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:150,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;ideal_row_height_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:150,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;gap&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;gap_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;gap_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;link_to&quot;:&quot;file&quot;,&quot;overlay_background&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;content_hover_animation&quot;:&quot;fade-in&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"gallery.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery__container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/ieee-risingstars.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/12\/leo.png\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"3608e51\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Leo Szeto\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"Leo Szeto has served in a wide variety of teams and companies of different sizes, from research groups, start-ups, established companies, and multi-national corporations. After graduating from UCLA, Leo became an Imagineer, creating magic as a Ride Controls Engineer for the Shanghai Disney Resort. A strong believer in the creative potential of everyone, Leo has given numerous talks in the US and China on the \u201cTechnical Creative\u201d; People who can dream, design, and execute, with vision and passion. \n\nLeo is currently serving as a Senior Scientific Control Systems Engineer at Nusano, an LA-based early stage startup that has developed a new technology to mass-produce radioisotopes, enabling the development of radiopharmaceuticals for personalized cancer therapies. \" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NjA3NSwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2llZWUtcmlzaW5nc3RhcnMub3JnXC8yMDIxXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC9zaXRlc1wvNVwvMjAxOVwvMTJcL2xlby5wbmciLCJzbGlkZXNob3ciOiIzNjA4ZTUxIn0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/ieee-risingstars.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/12\/leo-150x150.png\" data-width=\"150\" data-height=\"150\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLeo Szeto\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSenior Controls\nEngineer, Nusano\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1c697b7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1c697b7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2015317\" data-id=\"2015317\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-47babcf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"47babcf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center\">10:30AM &#8211; 11:00 AM<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d6aa9b6\" data-id=\"d6aa9b6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-43ad7ba elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"43ad7ba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Toolkits for building AI powered applications<br \/><\/b>Roman Vaculin, IBM<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5b4da19\" data-id=\"5b4da19\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6690eaf elementor-widget elementor-widget-gallery\" data-id=\"6690eaf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;gallery_layout&quot;:&quot;justified&quot;,&quot;overlay_title&quot;:&quot;title&quot;,&quot;overlay_description&quot;:&quot;caption&quot;,&quot;lazyload&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;ideal_row_height&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:200,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;ideal_row_height_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:150,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;ideal_row_height_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:150,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;gap&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;gap_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;gap_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;link_to&quot;:&quot;file&quot;,&quot;overlay_background&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;content_hover_animation&quot;:&quot;fade-in&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"gallery.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery__container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/ieee-risingstars.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/11\/Roman-Vaculin.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"6690eaf\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Roman Vaculin\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"oman Vaculin is a Senior Manager and Principal Research Staff Member at IBM Research. He leads a team focused on research and development of AI and Blockchain technologies. He has a proven track record of developing and transitioning research innovations to products including IBM Watson AI platform, IBM Maximo, Watson Analytics or IBM Case Manager. He lead and delivered many high-profile client R&amp;D projects with top 100 global companies and he serves as a principal investigator of government projects. He was named IBM Master Inventor for his outstanding, sustained patenting and innovation contributions and he published over 100 research publications and patents. He has a PhD from Charles University, Prague, he was a Fulbright scholar at Carnegie Mellon University and has a technical and research expertise at an intersection of distributed systems and AI.\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NjgxMCwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2llZWUtcmlzaW5nc3RhcnMub3JnXC8yMDIxXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC9zaXRlc1wvNVwvMjAyMFwvMTFcL1JvbWFuLVZhY3VsaW4uanBnIiwic2xpZGVzaG93IjoiNjY5MGVhZiJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/ieee-risingstars.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/11\/Roman-Vaculin.jpg\" data-width=\"115\" data-height=\"115\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRoman Vaculin\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSenior Manager &amp; Principal Research Staff Member, IBM\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1466e72 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1466e72\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e96d631\" data-id=\"e96d631\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e35d403 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e35d403\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center\">11:00 AM &#8211;\u00a0 11:15 AM<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8a34ed0\" data-id=\"8a34ed0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ee851f0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ee851f0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Understanding the Eco-system when<br \/>Building Entrepreneurial Firms<br \/><\/b>John Butler, Chair for Constructive Capitalism of the Department of Management, University of Texas<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e131f50\" data-id=\"e131f50\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-915ed93 elementor-widget elementor-widget-gallery\" data-id=\"915ed93\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;gallery_layout&quot;:&quot;justified&quot;,&quot;overlay_title&quot;:&quot;title&quot;,&quot;overlay_description&quot;:&quot;caption&quot;,&quot;lazyload&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;ideal_row_height&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:200,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;ideal_row_height_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:150,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;ideal_row_height_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:150,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;gap&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;gap_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;gap_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;link_to&quot;:&quot;file&quot;,&quot;overlay_background&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;content_hover_animation&quot;:&quot;fade-in&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"gallery.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery__container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/ieee-risingstars.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/06\/John-Butler.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"915ed93\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"John Butler\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"John Sibley Butler is the J. Marion West Chair in Constructive Capitalism at The University of Texas at Austin, McCombs School of Business.  He has published widely in the area of innovation, entrepreneurship and organizational behavior.  He is past Director of the IC2 Institute and founding Director of the Herb Kelleher Center for Entrepreneurship Growth and Renewal.  He is presently Faculty Director of the Jon Brumley Texas Venture Labs.  He was the original investor and founding Board Member of Glofish, the first genetically altered pet that was commercialized.   He has been a board member of the Boys and Girls Club of Central Texas, the LSU National Alumni Association and the Mitte Foundation.  He has dedicated his research and life to understanding wealth creation.\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6Njc0NiwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2llZWUtcmlzaW5nc3RhcnMub3JnXC8yMDIxXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC9zaXRlc1wvNVwvMjAyMFwvMDZcL0pvaG4tQnV0bGVyLmpwZyIsInNsaWRlc2hvdyI6IjkxNWVkOTMifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/ieee-risingstars.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/06\/John-Butler.jpg\" data-width=\"108\" data-height=\"144\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJohn Butler\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tChair for Constructive Capitalism of the Department of Management, University of Texas\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-269155f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"269155f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b2dccab\" data-id=\"b2dccab\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-460c17a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"460c17a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center\">11:45 AM &#8211; 12:15 PM<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-003889e\" data-id=\"003889e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a722d5c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a722d5c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>The Life of a Futurist<br \/><\/b>Brian David Johnson, Futurist, ASU<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d0ec70e\" data-id=\"d0ec70e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a1bb8b elementor-widget elementor-widget-gallery\" data-id=\"2a1bb8b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;gallery_layout&quot;:&quot;justified&quot;,&quot;overlay_title&quot;:&quot;title&quot;,&quot;overlay_description&quot;:&quot;caption&quot;,&quot;lazyload&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;ideal_row_height&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:200,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;ideal_row_height_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:150,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;ideal_row_height_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:150,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;gap&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;gap_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;gap_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;link_to&quot;:&quot;file&quot;,&quot;overlay_background&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;content_hover_animation&quot;:&quot;fade-in&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"gallery.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery__container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/ieee-risingstars.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/06\/Brian-David-Johnson.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"2a1bb8b\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Brian David Johnson\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"The future is Brian David Johnson&#039;s business. As a futurist he works with organizations to develop an actionable 10-15 year vision and what it will feel like to live in the future. His work is called futurecasting, using ethnographic field studies, technology research, cultural history, trend data, global interviews and even science fiction to provide a pragmatic road map of the future. As an applied futurist Johnson has worked with governments, trade organizations, start-ups and multinational corporations to not only help envision their future but specify the steps needed to get there.  Johnson is currently the futurist in residence at Arizona State University\u2019s Center for Science and the Imagination, a professor in the School for the Future of Innovation in Society and the Director of the ASU Threatcasting Lab.  He is also a Futurist and Fellow at Frost and Sullivan.\n\nJohnson speaks and writes extensively in ongoing columns for IEEE Computer Magazine and Successful Farming where he is the &quot;Farm Futurist\u201d.  He has contributed articles to publications like The Wall Street Journal, Slate, and  Wired Magazine.  Johnson holds over 40 patents and is the best-selling author of both science fiction and fact books (WaR: Wizards and Robots, 21st Century Robot and Science Fiction Prototyping). He was appointed first futurist ever at the Intel Corporation in 2009 where he worked for over a decade helping to design over 2 billion microprocessors.  Johnson appears regularly on Bloomberg TV, PBS, FOX News, and the Discovery Channel and has been featured in Scientific American, The Technology Review, Forbes, INC, and Popular Science.  He has directed two feature films and is an illustrator and commissioned painter. In 2016 Samuel Goldwyn released &quot;Vintage Tomorrows\u201d a documentary based upon Johnson&#039;s book of the same name.\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6Njc0NSwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2llZWUtcmlzaW5nc3RhcnMub3JnXC8yMDIxXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC9zaXRlc1wvNVwvMjAyMFwvMDZcL0JyaWFuLURhdmlkLUpvaG5zb24uanBnIiwic2xpZGVzaG93IjoiMmExYmI4YiJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/ieee-risingstars.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/06\/Brian-David-Johnson-150x150.jpg\" data-width=\"150\" data-height=\"150\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBrian David Johnson\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFuturist, ASU\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-da18ce4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"da18ce4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7a5f7ae\" data-id=\"7a5f7ae\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d34ed6e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d34ed6e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center\">12:15 PM &#8211; 12:45 PM<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-16499d7\" data-id=\"16499d7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-94b18aa elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"94b18aa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>HELP!!!: Preserving Your History and Why the History of IEEE Matters<\/b><br \/>Mary Ann Hellrigel, Archivist and Institutional Historian, IEEE History Center.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cf6ac09\" data-id=\"cf6ac09\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b447f3d elementor-widget elementor-widget-gallery\" data-id=\"b447f3d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;gallery_layout&quot;:&quot;justified&quot;,&quot;overlay_title&quot;:&quot;title&quot;,&quot;overlay_description&quot;:&quot;caption&quot;,&quot;lazyload&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;ideal_row_height&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:200,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;ideal_row_height_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:150,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;ideal_row_height_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:150,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;gap&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;gap_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;gap_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;link_to&quot;:&quot;file&quot;,&quot;overlay_background&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;content_hover_animation&quot;:&quot;fade-in&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"gallery.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery__container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/ieee-risingstars.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/06\/Mary-Ann-Hellrigel.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"b447f3d\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Mary Ann Hellrigel\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"Mary Ann Hellrigel is the Institutional Historian &amp; Archivist at IEEE History Center. Mary Ann has served\nas a Research Associate at the Thomas A. Edison Papers Project and has taught history of technology at\na number of universities around the country, including at IEEE&#039;s current strategic partner, Stevens\nInstitute of Technology. She has a bachelor&#039;s degree in History from Rutgers University, a master&#039;s\ndegree in Public History from UC-Santa Barbara, and a Ph.D. in History of Technology and Science from\nCase Western Reserve University. In addition, Mary Ann has widely published and presented papers on\nEdison and early electric power and has consulted on related exhibits and documentaries. She is also\nactive in the Society for the History of Technology, having served on several prize committees.\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6Njc0OSwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2llZWUtcmlzaW5nc3RhcnMub3JnXC8yMDIxXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC9zaXRlc1wvNVwvMjAyMFwvMDZcL01hcnktQW5uLUhlbGxyaWdlbC5qcGciLCJzbGlkZXNob3ciOiJiNDQ3ZjNkIn0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/ieee-risingstars.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/06\/Mary-Ann-Hellrigel-150x150.jpg\" data-width=\"150\" data-height=\"150\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMary Ann Hellrigel\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDirector, IEEE History\nCenter\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-380fc2a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"380fc2a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9935d0f\" data-id=\"9935d0f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7442a5a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7442a5a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center\">12:15 PM &#8211; 12:45 PM<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a557609\" data-id=\"a557609\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-236523e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"236523e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>&#8220;I wonder what this switch does?&#8221; and other lessons you can learn from an older engineer&#8217;s career<br \/><\/b>Lance McBride, eHealth Solutions Chief Engineer \/ Sr. Electrical Engineering Manager, Moog Medical Devices Group<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-af2f505\" data-id=\"af2f505\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7172eff elementor-widget elementor-widget-gallery\" data-id=\"7172eff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;gallery_layout&quot;:&quot;justified&quot;,&quot;overlay_title&quot;:&quot;title&quot;,&quot;overlay_description&quot;:&quot;caption&quot;,&quot;lazyload&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;ideal_row_height&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:200,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;ideal_row_height_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:150,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;ideal_row_height_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:150,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;gap&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;gap_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;gap_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;link_to&quot;:&quot;file&quot;,&quot;overlay_background&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;content_hover_animation&quot;:&quot;fade-in&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"gallery.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery__container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/ieee-risingstars.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/06\/portrait-2020.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"7172eff\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Lance McBride\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"Currently acting as the head of the electrical engineering department at Moog Medical Devices Group, Lance McBride has been developing medical device technology for three different companies in the Salt Lake City area for nearly a decade.  Prior to that he started and operated a house-cleaning franchise in the area, worked in oceanographic research engineering at the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute, developed a video card for the Comanche helicopter, helped with expanding the capabilities of a proton accelerator used for treating cancer and started his career developing project management software and designing\/administrating an international private computer network.  Alongside his professional career, he started a few businesses, including one developing websites, obtained his pilot&#039;s license, raced cars and helped raise a couple of great kids. \" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NzIyMSwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2llZWUtcmlzaW5nc3RhcnMub3JnXC8yMDIxXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC9zaXRlc1wvNVwvMjAyMFwvMDZcL3BvcnRyYWl0LTIwMjAuanBnIiwic2xpZGVzaG93IjoiNzE3MmVmZiJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/ieee-risingstars.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/06\/portrait-2020-150x150.jpg\" data-width=\"150\" data-height=\"150\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLance McBride\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSr. Electrical\nEngineering Manager, Moog Medical\nDevices Group\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-092d8ee elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"092d8ee\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-df0567f\" data-id=\"df0567f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f359524 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f359524\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center\">12:45 PM &#8211; 1:45 PM<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-66471e9\" data-id=\"66471e9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f1849ac elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f1849ac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Unleashing the robotics industry\u2019s full growth potential: Developing, testing and deploying robots using simulation<br \/><\/b>Camilo Buscaron, Manager, Cloud Robotics Open Source Technology &amp; Strategy, Amazon Web Services (AWS)<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-35535d4\" data-id=\"35535d4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-95e03aa elementor-widget elementor-widget-gallery\" data-id=\"95e03aa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;gallery_layout&quot;:&quot;justified&quot;,&quot;overlay_title&quot;:&quot;title&quot;,&quot;overlay_description&quot;:&quot;caption&quot;,&quot;lazyload&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;ideal_row_height&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:200,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;ideal_row_height_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:150,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;ideal_row_height_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:150,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;gap&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;gap_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;gap_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;link_to&quot;:&quot;file&quot;,&quot;overlay_background&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;content_hover_animation&quot;:&quot;fade-in&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"gallery.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery__container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/ieee-risingstars.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/06\/cam-headshot.jpeg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"95e03aa\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Camilo Buscaron\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"Camilo Buscaron is a principal open source technologist and strategist at AWS, where he works with the robotics developer community and ecosystem to foster cloud innovation and widespread adoption of open source tools. Cam has previously contributed to the design and development of a large-scale hardware-in-the-loop simulation infrastructure for self-driving cars and warehouse autonomous mobile robots (AMRs), build on ROS.\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NzAzNSwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2llZWUtcmlzaW5nc3RhcnMub3JnXC8yMDIxXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC9zaXRlc1wvNVwvMjAyMFwvMDZcL2NhbS1oZWFkc2hvdC5qcGVnIiwic2xpZGVzaG93IjoiOTVlMDNhYSJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/ieee-risingstars.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/06\/cam-headshot-150x150.jpeg\" data-width=\"150\" data-height=\"150\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCamilo Buscaron\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tManager, Cloud Robotics Open Source Technology &amp; Strategy, Amazon Web Services (AWS)\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-438b274 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"438b274\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-19a957f\" data-id=\"19a957f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-802b95b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"802b95b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center\">12:45 PM &#8211; 1:30 PM<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-85088c3\" data-id=\"85088c3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a200cf4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a200cf4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Are We Alone? NASA Technologies to Find Life Beyond Earth and Answers to Other Science Questions<\/b><br \/>Goutam Chattopadhyay, Senior Scientist, NASA\/JPL, Space Science and Instruments at NASA<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b023692\" data-id=\"b023692\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-54e5788 elementor-widget elementor-widget-gallery\" data-id=\"54e5788\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;gallery_layout&quot;:&quot;justified&quot;,&quot;overlay_title&quot;:&quot;title&quot;,&quot;overlay_description&quot;:&quot;caption&quot;,&quot;lazyload&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;ideal_row_height&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:200,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;ideal_row_height_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:150,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;ideal_row_height_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:150,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;gap&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;gap_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;gap_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;link_to&quot;:&quot;file&quot;,&quot;overlay_background&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;content_hover_animation&quot;:&quot;fade-in&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"gallery.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery__container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/ieee-risingstars.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/11\/Goutam-Chattopadhyay.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"54e5788\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Goutam Chattopadhyay\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"Goutam Chattopadhyay is a Senior Scientist at the NASA\u2019s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, a Visiting Professor at the Division of Physics, Mathematics, and Astronomy at the California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, USA. He received the Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering from the California Institute of Technology (Caltech), Pasadena, in 2000. He is a Fellow of IEEE (USA) and IETE (India) and an IEEE Distinguished Lecturer.\n\nHis research interests include microwave, millimeter-wave, and terahertz receiver systems and radars, and development of space instruments for the search for life beyond Earth.\n\nHe has more than 350 publications in international journals and conferences and holds more than twenty patents. He also received more than 35 NASA technical achievement and new technology invention awards. He received the IEEE Region-6 Engineer of the Year Award in 2018, Distinguished Alumni Award from the Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology (IIEST), India in 2017. He was the recipient of the best journal paper award in 2020 and 2013 by IEEE Transactions on Terahertz Science and Technology, best paper award for antenna design and applications at the European Antennas and Propagation conference (EuCAP) in 2017, and IETE Prof. S. N. Mitra Memorial Award in 2014.\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NjgxMywidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2llZWUtcmlzaW5nc3RhcnMub3JnXC8yMDIxXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC9zaXRlc1wvNVwvMjAyMFwvMTFcL0dvdXRhbS1DaGF0dG9wYWRoeWF5LmpwZyIsInNsaWRlc2hvdyI6IjU0ZTU3ODgifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/ieee-risingstars.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/11\/Goutam-Chattopadhyay-150x150.jpg\" data-width=\"150\" data-height=\"150\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGoutam Chattopadhyay\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t Senior Scientist, NASA\/JPL\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-947d3cc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"947d3cc\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-77066ff\" data-id=\"77066ff\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-372a0ba elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"372a0ba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center\">1:30 PM &#8211; 1:45 PM<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f5c5216\" data-id=\"f5c5216\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a6441d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2a6441d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>5G Standards: A key enabler of the 5G revolution<br \/><\/b>Lola Awoniyi-Oterir<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d394301\" data-id=\"d394301\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5944ff4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-gallery\" data-id=\"5944ff4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;gallery_layout&quot;:&quot;justified&quot;,&quot;overlay_title&quot;:&quot;title&quot;,&quot;overlay_description&quot;:&quot;caption&quot;,&quot;lazyload&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;ideal_row_height&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:200,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;ideal_row_height_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:150,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;ideal_row_height_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:150,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;gap&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;gap_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;gap_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;link_to&quot;:&quot;file&quot;,&quot;overlay_background&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;content_hover_animation&quot;:&quot;fade-in&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"gallery.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery__container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/ieee-risingstars.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/06\/Picture1.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"5944ff4\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Dr. Lola Awoniyi-Oteri\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"Dr. Lola Awoniyi-Oteri currently works as a Principal Systems Research &amp; Development engineer within the Qualcomm Research organization. In her current role, she is involved in standardization, research and development of 5G mmWave technology. Her focus is on improving connectivity performance, enhancing the mobile user experience, enabling network mobility support and reducing network and device power consumption. Her research interests span multiple Wide Area Network technologies, such as Cellular and Satellite networks; and a myriad of wireless Local Area Network technologies such as WiFi and Bluetooth networks. Prior to joining Qualcomm, she worked at Texas Instruments developing 3G mobile handsets. \nShe received a B.S. degree in Electrical Engineering at Georgia Tech and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University. Lola has authored\/co-authored over 150 approved worldwide patents. \nShe has held many volunteering roles within the IEEE organization including Chair of IEEE ComSoc Young Professionals (2015-2016), member of IEEE Industry Engagement Committee (2018), Secretary of IEEE ComSoc Nomination and Election Committee (2018-2020) and member of IEEE Standard Association, Products and Services Innovation Committee (2019-2020).\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NzE3MCwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2llZWUtcmlzaW5nc3RhcnMub3JnXC8yMDIxXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC9zaXRlc1wvNVwvMjAyMFwvMDZcL1BpY3R1cmUxLmpwZyIsInNsaWRlc2hvdyI6IjU5NDRmZjQifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/ieee-risingstars.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/06\/Picture1-150x150.jpg\" data-width=\"150\" data-height=\"150\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDr. Lola Awoniyi-Oteri\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPrincipal Systems Research &amp; Development engineer, Qualcomm \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-68e6427 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"68e6427\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-738dcc7\" data-id=\"738dcc7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cb98377 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cb98377\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"text-align: center\">1:45 PM &#8211; 2:45 PM<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-00914e3\" data-id=\"00914e3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ce105eb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ce105eb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5><span style=\"font-weight: bold\">Poster Competition<\/span><\/h5>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-fd1f3ce elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fd1f3ce\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-c173f6f\" data-id=\"c173f6f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-429ccfb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"429ccfb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>Category I: Undergraduate Submissions<\/h5><p><b>Submission I-1: <\/b><b>Nathaniel Ortiz, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Mahmood Shaheen, Kyle Stark, and Jakeb Tivey: University<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">of California, Riverside, \u201cAutomated Real-Time Sorting and Storage of Recyclable Materials and <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Waste.\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Video: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/fcwHnCdlPfk\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/fcwHnCdlPfk<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/p><p><b>Submission I-2: <\/b><b>Siddhant Karmali, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Mason Chen, and Charles Chen: Stanford Online High <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">School, \u201cDesign an Innovative Poker AKQJ Game and Study Players\u2019 Psyches.\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Video: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/QKANxA18hx8\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/QKANxA18hx8<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/p><p><b>Submission I-3: <\/b><b>Katie Pascavis<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">: Arizona State University, \u201cFrom COVID-19 to sustainable <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">sanitation: novel, low-cost vaporized hydrogen peroxide and ozone gas sterilization systems.\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Video: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/WN1zLKXdf4U\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/WN1zLKXdf4U<\/span><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-501534d\" data-id=\"501534d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-92b7643 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"92b7643\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>Category II: Graduate Students\/ YP Submissions<\/h5><div><p><b>Submission II-1: <\/b><b>Alex Gerasimov <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">and Armand Lubbe: DeVry University, \u201cProsthetic for you.\u201d<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Video: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/NPL_Glb1Lew\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/NPL_Glb1Lew<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><b>Submission II-2: <\/b><b>Dr. Omer Melih Gul <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">and Prof. Aydan Muserref Erkmen: Middle East <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Technical University (METU), \u201cEfficiency-Aware and Energy-Aware Data Collection via UAV <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">with Limited-Capacity Battery in Robotic Wireless Sensor Networks in Post Covid-19 Era.\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Video: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/L_A2SFEaqgo\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/L_A2SFEaqgo<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><b>Submission II-3: <\/b><b>Karim Ahmed<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">: Devry University, \u201cWeight on the go (WOTG).\u201d<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Video: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/zjrh1nw41nA\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/zjrh1nw41nA<\/span> <\/a><\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-094bad5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"094bad5\" data-element_type=\"section\" 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Working in Inclusive Strategies and Exploratory Blue Sky Development, his responsibilities include brainstorming and development of fresh and culturally relevant stories, concepts and integration of new technologies into Disney theme parks, resorts, attractions, cruise ships, real estate developments, and regional entertainment venues worldwide. Since joining the Disney team, Jonathan has supported a number of innovative projects, including Cars Land at Disney California Adventure, the development of Shanghai Disney Resort, and the new Star Wars: Galaxy\u2019s Edge which debuted last year at Disneyland Resort and Walt Disney World Resort.\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NTc5NSwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2llZWUtcmlzaW5nc3RhcnMub3JnXC8yMDIxXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC9zaXRlc1wvNVwvMjAxOVwvMTFcL0pvbmF0aGFuQ2hld0hlYWRzaG90MjAxOS1zY2FsZWQtZTE2MDEzNDg2MjQ5NjguanBnIiwic2xpZGVzaG93IjoiZDAxODVkNyJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/ieee-risingstars.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/11\/JonathanChewHeadshot2019-scaled-e1601348624968.jpg\" data-width=\"300\" data-height=\"200\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJonathan Chew\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAssistant Producer, Walt Disney Imagineering\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/ieee-risingstars.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/12\/Sonita-Headshot_100319-scaled-e1601349986319.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"d0185d7\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Sonita Lontoh\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"Sonita Lontoh is currently the CMO\/Global Head of Marketing for HP\u2019s new, high-growth 3D\nPrinting &amp; Digital Manufacturing business. Sonita has almost two decades of experience\nfocusing on how new innovative technologies such as Industrial IoT, 3D Printing, Big Data,\nAdvanced Robotics and Artificial Intelligence are enabling digital transformation in various\nindustries. Her experience spans both new, high-growth businesses within Fortune 100 global\ncompanies (HP, Siemens, PG&amp;E) and venture-backed Silicon Valley technology companies.\nOutside of work, Sonita is passionate about advancing more women in technology and in\nincreasing global cross-collaborations between the U.S. and emerging countries. Her work and\nthought leadership have been recognized by the White House, the U.S. State Department, the\nGovernment of Indonesia and published by the World Economic Forum, Forbes, CNN,\nBloomberg and others. Sonita is a notable MIT Women Alumna, and an inductee into the\nnational Asian American Hall of Fame and the Women in Manufacturing Hall of Fame.\nSonita earned her Master of Engineering degree from the Massachusetts Institute of\nTechnology (MIT), her M.B.A. from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern\nUniversity, and her B.S. in Industrial Engineering and Operations Research from the University\nof California, Berkeley.\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NjE5NCwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2llZWUtcmlzaW5nc3RhcnMub3JnXC8yMDIxXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC9zaXRlc1wvNVwvMjAxOVwvMTJcL1Nvbml0YS1IZWFkc2hvdF8xMDAzMTktc2NhbGVkLWUxNjAxMzQ5OTg2MzE5LmpwZyIsInNsaWRlc2hvdyI6ImQwMTg1ZDcifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/ieee-risingstars.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/12\/Sonita-Headshot_100319-240x300.jpg\" data-width=\"240\" data-height=\"300\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSonita Lontoh\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCMO\/Global Head of Marketing, HP 3D Printing &amp; Digital Manufacturing\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/ieee-risingstars.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/06\/Treichler_John-scaled-e1607489800439.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"d0185d7\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"John Treichler\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"John Treichler received his undergraduate degrees from Rice University in 1970 and his PhD EE from Stanford in 1977. He served as a line officer aboard destroyers in the US Navy from 1970 to 1974.  Since 1977 he worked for ARGOSystems, taught at Stanford and Cornell, and then helped found Applied Signal Technology, Inc. in 1984 as its Chief Technical Officer. He still works at the company, now a part of Raytheon, leading the development of advanced signal processing equipment used by the United States government and its allies for foreign intelligence collection. John joined the IEEE at Rice in 1970, is now a Life Fellow, and served in many roles in the IEEE Signal Processing Society in the meantime. This past year he received the Signal Processing Society\u2019s highest award, the Norbert Weiner Society Award. He is a member of the National Academy of Engineering and is currently the president of the IEEE Foundation, the IEEE\u2019s philanthropic partner in investment in the IEEE\u2019s mission.\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NjczMywidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2llZWUtcmlzaW5nc3RhcnMub3JnXC8yMDIxXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC9zaXRlc1wvNVwvMjAyMFwvMDZcL1RyZWljaGxlcl9Kb2huLXNjYWxlZC1lMTYwNzQ4OTgwMDQzOS5qcGciLCJzbGlkZXNob3ciOiJkMDE4NWQ3In0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/ieee-risingstars.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/06\/Treichler_John-200x300.jpg\" data-width=\"200\" data-height=\"300\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJohn Treichler\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFounder, Chief Technology Officer Raytheon \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/ieee-risingstars.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/06\/Stephen.png\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"d0185d7\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Stephen L. Diamond\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"Stephen L. Diamond is Managing Director of Picosoft, a consulting company specializing in high-tech\nindustry standards strategy and implementation. Before that he was Senior Director of Industry Standards\nat VMware, a leader in cloud computing infrastructure and digital workspace technology and part of Dell\nTechnologies. Prior to VMware, he was Global Standards Officer and General Manager of the Industry\nStandards Office at EMC. Before that, he was Director of Product Management for Cloud Computing at\nCisco Systems, where he built the largest AWS-compatible cloud outside Amazon. Prior to EMC, he was\nVP of Marketing at Equator Technologies, a VLIW DSP semiconductor startup. Before that, he created\nand led the SPARC microprocessor architecture marketing program at Sun. Prior to Sun, he ran the\nNS32000 microprocessor business at National Semiconductor. Before that, he was general manager of the\nmicroprocessor business at Synertek, producing microprocessors for early Apple PCs. He began his\ncareer at University of California Medical Center in San Francisco, researching expert systems for EEG\nbiomedical signal analysis.\nSteve is Chair of the IEEE Future Directions Committee, where he leads efforts to develop innovative\ncross-cutting technology initiatives across the IEEE field of interest, and Chair of the IEEE Cloud\nComputing Standards Committee, responsible for the development of cloud computing related standards.\nPrior to that he served on the IEEE Board of Directors and was President of the IEEE Computer Society\nand Editor-in-Chief of IEEE Micro Magazine.\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NjczNCwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2llZWUtcmlzaW5nc3RhcnMub3JnXC8yMDIxXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC9zaXRlc1wvNVwvMjAyMFwvMDZcL1N0ZXBoZW4ucG5nIiwic2xpZGVzaG93IjoiZDAxODVkNyJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/ieee-risingstars.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/06\/Stephen-240x300.png\" data-width=\"240\" data-height=\"300\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tStephen L. Diamond\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tManaging Director, Picosoft\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/ieee-risingstars.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/06\/tom.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"d0185d7\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Tom Coughlin\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"Tom Coughlin, President, Coughlin Associates is a\ndigital storage analyst and business and technology\nconsultant. He has over 39 years in the data storage\nindustry with engineering and management positions\nat several companies. Coughlin Associates consults,\npublishes books and market and technology reports\n(including The Media and Entertainment Storage\nReport and an Emerging Memory Report), and puts\non digital storage-oriented events. He is a regular\nstorage and memory contributor for forbes.com and\nM&amp;E organization websites. He is an IEEE Fellow, Past-President of IEEE-USA and is\nactive with SNIA and SMPTE. For more information on Tom Coughlin and his\npublications and activities go to www.tomcoughlin.com.\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NjczNiwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2llZWUtcmlzaW5nc3RhcnMub3JnXC8yMDIxXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC9zaXRlc1wvNVwvMjAyMFwvMDZcL3RvbS5qcGciLCJzbGlkZXNob3ciOiJkMDE4NWQ3In0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/ieee-risingstars.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/06\/tom-300x241.jpg\" data-width=\"300\" data-height=\"241\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTom Coughlin\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPresident, Coughlin Associates\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/ieee-risingstars.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/06\/Vidal.png\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"d0185d7\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Vidal Graupera\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"Vidal Graupera is an experienced engineering leader.  He hosts the popular &quot;Managers Club&quot; website and podcast, where you will find interviews with successful engineering leaders and managers at https:\/\/www.managersclub.com.  Vidal is an Engineering Manager at LinkedIn.  Previously he was an Engineering Manager at Uber, Autodesk, and WalmartLabs.  Vidal holds engineering degrees from Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Southern CA, and also an MBA from Santa Clara University.  He served in the US Navy Reserve as an Engineering Duty Officer.  A son of Cuban immigrants, Vidal was born in Miami, FL.\n\nVidal is a co-author of &quot;Pro Smartphone Cross-Platform Development: iPhone, Blackberry, Windows Mobile and Android Development and Distribution&quot; from Apress,&quot;The Software Engineering Manager Interview Guide\u201d, &quot;Time Management for Engineering Managers\u201d and &quot;Engineering Leadership Interviews: Lessons Learned and Best Practices Gathered from Interviews with Top Engineering Leaders Around the World.\u201d\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6Njc2NSwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2llZWUtcmlzaW5nc3RhcnMub3JnXC8yMDIxXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC9zaXRlc1wvNVwvMjAyMFwvMDZcL1ZpZGFsLnBuZyIsInNsaWRlc2hvdyI6ImQwMTg1ZDcifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/ieee-risingstars.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/06\/Vidal.png\" data-width=\"230\" data-height=\"230\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tVidal Graupera\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tEngineering Manager, LinkedIn\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/ieee-risingstars.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/06\/Stephen-M-Philips-e1602452192131.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"d0185d7\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Stephen M. Phillips\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"Stephen Phillips earned the BS from Cornell University and the MS and PhD from Stanford University all in electrical engineering.  From 1988 to 2002, he was a faculty member at Case Western Reserve University.  In 2002, he joined Arizona State University as professor of electrical engineering and leads the School of Electrical, Computer and Energy Engineering as its first director.  He is a professional engineer registered in Ohio and serves as a program evaluator for ABET.  \nHe is the 2020 IEEE Vice President \u2013 Educational Activities and was elected president of the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department Heads Association.  He has been a member of the IEEE Board of Directors and Educational Activities Board and the ABET Board of Directors and Board of Delegates.  His teaching and research interests include control systems, microsystems and microelectromechanical systems as well as the assessment and improvement of novel delivery methods for accredited degree programs.\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6Njc2NiwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2llZWUtcmlzaW5nc3RhcnMub3JnXC8yMDIxXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC9zaXRlc1wvNVwvMjAyMFwvMDZcL1N0ZXBoZW4tTS1QaGlsaXBzLWUxNjAyNDUyMTkyMTMxLmpwZyIsInNsaWRlc2hvdyI6ImQwMTg1ZDcifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/ieee-risingstars.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/06\/Stephen-M-Philips-285x300.jpg\" data-width=\"285\" data-height=\"300\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tStephen M. Phillips\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDirector, School of Electrical, Computer and Energy Engineering\nArizona State University\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/ieee-risingstars.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/06\/Kent-Dicks.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"d0185d7\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Kent Dicks\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"Kent Dicks is an award-winning serial entrepreneur and recognized as a thought leader in the Mobile and Digital Health space. Dicks was a leading pioneer in the evolving mHealth field with his previous company, MedApps, which helped drive development of lower cost cloud connected health solutions and provided the industry with much-needed alternatives to enable a proactive healthcare model.\nHis desire to broaden accessibility to transformative remote healthcare solutions led to the creation of Life365, Inc., of which he is the CEO &amp; Founder. Life365 has developed a highly scalable, Digital Health Platform. The platform integrates and aligns the right combination of devices, software systems, apps, and services with the right patient populations to drive the best user engagement. This alignment promotes greater adoption and adherence, which results in better patient outcomes while reducing healthcare costs.\nDicks\u2019 leadership and determination to make Life365 a leading healthcare innovator hasn\u2019t gone unnoticed. The three-time recipient of Arizona Business Magazine\u2019s annual AZ Business Leaders, Dicks has been recognized for his role and contribution to innovation in telehealth and expanding access to healthcare for individuals.\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6Njc2NywidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2llZWUtcmlzaW5nc3RhcnMub3JnXC8yMDIxXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC9zaXRlc1wvNVwvMjAyMFwvMDZcL0tlbnQtRGlja3MuanBnIiwic2xpZGVzaG93IjoiZDAxODVkNyJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/ieee-risingstars.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/06\/Kent-Dicks.jpg\" data-width=\"150\" data-height=\"150\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tKent Dicks\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCEO and Founder, Life365\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/ieee-risingstars.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/06\/Eric-Krotkov-scaled-e1604195633135.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"d0185d7\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Eric Krotkov\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"Dr. Eric Krotkov serves as the Chief Science Officer of the Toyota Research Institute, where he directs exploratory research, Accelerated Materials Discovery and Design, and the University AI Research program. Until May 2019, he led TRI\u2019s robotics research activities.\n\nPrior to TRI, Dr. Krotkov served as a program manager at the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), where he created the Tactical Mobile Robotics program. He then consulted for 15 years for DARPA.\n\n \n\nEarlier in his career, Dr. Krotkov served as Vice President for Software at Cytometrics, a medical imaging technology start-up, and worked as a faculty member of the Robotics Institute at Carnegie Mellon University, where he researched computer vision, machine perception, and mobile robotics, with a focus on planetary rovers. \n\n \n\nDr. Krotkov earned his Ph.D. degree in Computer and Information Science from the University of Pennsylvania, for pioneering work in active computer vision.\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6Njc4MiwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2llZWUtcmlzaW5nc3RhcnMub3JnXC8yMDIxXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC9zaXRlc1wvNVwvMjAyMFwvMDZcL0VyaWMtS3JvdGtvdi1zY2FsZWQtZTE2MDQxOTU2MzMxMzUuanBnIiwic2xpZGVzaG93IjoiZDAxODVkNyJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/ieee-risingstars.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/06\/Eric-Krotkov-225x300.jpg\" data-width=\"225\" data-height=\"300\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tEric Krotkov\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tChief Science Officer, Human Amplification Research, Toyota Research Institute\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/ieee-risingstars.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/06\/Ron-Snyder.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"d0185d7\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Ron Snyder\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"Ron is a Technical Systems Architect for Cisco Tactical Operations, a dedicated crisis response team that establishes emergency networks in the aftermath of a disaster.  A member of TacOps since May 2013, he is responsible for leading the strategy and technical direction of the team\u2019s network infrastructure and deployable communications solutions. Ron also deploys and supports mobile communications platforms such as the Network Emergency Response Vehicle, a.k.a. the NERV, and smaller kits such as the Mesh Response Kits and Emergency Communications Kits. He has deployed to provide communications support in places such as Peru and Colombia for the Venezuelan migrant crisis, Puerto Rico during the Hurricane Maria response, Ecuador after the 2016 earthquake, in Slovenia during the European Refugee crisis, and the Philippines after it was struck by Super Typhoon Haiyan.\nRon previously worked at the Camp Roberts SATCOM facility in Paso Robles, creating the Standard Operating Procedures and training program for Regional Hub Node operators serving the US Army.\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6Njc4NCwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2llZWUtcmlzaW5nc3RhcnMub3JnXC8yMDIxXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC9zaXRlc1wvNVwvMjAyMFwvMDZcL1Jvbi1TbnlkZXIuanBnIiwic2xpZGVzaG93IjoiZDAxODVkNyJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/ieee-risingstars.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/06\/Ron-Snyder-298x300.jpg\" data-width=\"298\" data-height=\"300\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRon Snyder\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTechnical Systems Architect, Cisco Tactical Operations\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/ieee-risingstars.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/06\/Vivian_Kelly_CEO_Interprose_IEEE_Rising_Stars-e1604195845256.png\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"d0185d7\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Vivian Kelly\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"Vivian Kelly is founder and CEO of Interprose, a tech PR and social media company. With roots deeply\nembedded in B2B technology and telecoms, she has been caring for and shaping brand reputations for\nindustry giants and innovative startups for 30 years. Business leaders trust her to keep them top of mind\nand current with the latest best practices in PR, social media and content creation for engaging and\ninfluencing target audiences. An advocate for diversity and inclusion in the workforce, Vivian is\npassionate about creating the next generation of industry thought leaders.\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6Njc4NiwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2llZWUtcmlzaW5nc3RhcnMub3JnXC8yMDIxXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC9zaXRlc1wvNVwvMjAyMFwvMDZcL1Zpdmlhbl9LZWxseV9DRU9fSW50ZXJwcm9zZV9JRUVFX1Jpc2luZ19TdGFycy1lMTYwNDE5NTg0NTI1Ni5wbmciLCJzbGlkZXNob3ciOiJkMDE4NWQ3In0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/ieee-risingstars.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/06\/Vivian_Kelly_CEO_Interprose_IEEE_Rising_Stars-300x251.png\" data-width=\"300\" data-height=\"251\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tVivian Kelly\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCEO, Interprose\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/ieee-risingstars.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/06\/Fontaine_Samantha-scaled.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"d0185d7\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Samantha Fontaine\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"Samantha Fontaine has over 8 years of experience working in the semiconductor industry. She started her career off at Analog Devices Inc (ADI) as a Product Development Engineer and has since moved into a new role as a Product Marketing Engineer. She received her BS in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Worcester Polytechnic Institute and is currently working on her MS in Engineering Management at Tufts University.\n\n \n\nSamantha is passionate about technology and empowering others to engineer a brighter future for all. She is a member of ADI\u2019s Young Professional\u2019s Network (YPN) leadership team in Massachusetts and also serves on the YPN Global Council and Employee Resource Group (ERG) Committee. In addition to her roles in Diversity and Inclusion at ADI she also  serves as a Grant Advisory Committee Member (GAC) for the Analog Devices Foundation.\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6Njc5MSwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2llZWUtcmlzaW5nc3RhcnMub3JnXC8yMDIxXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC9zaXRlc1wvNVwvMjAyMFwvMDZcL0ZvbnRhaW5lX1NhbWFudGhhLXNjYWxlZC5qcGciLCJzbGlkZXNob3ciOiJkMDE4NWQ3In0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/ieee-risingstars.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/06\/Fontaine_Samantha-240x300.jpg\" data-width=\"240\" data-height=\"300\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSamantha Fontaine\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t Product Marketing Engineer, Analog Devices\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/ieee-risingstars.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/06\/joe.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"d0185d7\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Joe Barry\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"Joe Barry\u00a0is the Vice President of the Wireless Communications Business Unit at Analog\nDevices.\u00a0In this role Joe is responsible for the creation and execution of Analog Devices\u2019\nstrategy for the full suite of radio solutions for the wireless communications market. Joe has\nserved in leadership roles in the wireless communications, consumer and semiconductor\nindustry for more than 26 years. As VP of Wireless Communications, Joe is responsible for\nthe Wireless Market Segment, along with the Technology groups of High Speed Converters,\nSDR Transceivers, and Microwave Communications. Prior to Joe\u2019s current role he was the\nGeneral Manger for the Wireless Systems Group where he was responsible for driving the\nstrategic plan for the wireless business and developing our customer penetration and\nsupport strategy.\u00a0Joe earned a B.Eng. in electrical and electronic engineering from University\nGreenwich and MBA from the University of Limerick. He holds five patents in analog and\ndigital video and audio technologies.\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6Njc5OSwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2llZWUtcmlzaW5nc3RhcnMub3JnXC8yMDIxXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC9zaXRlc1wvNVwvMjAyMFwvMDZcL2pvZS5qcGciLCJzbGlkZXNob3ciOiJkMDE4NWQ3In0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/ieee-risingstars.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/06\/joe-240x300.jpg\" data-width=\"240\" data-height=\"300\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJoe Barry\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tVice President, Wireless Communications Business Unit, Analog\nDevices\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/ieee-risingstars.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/06\/Cori-Quirk-rotated.jpeg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"d0185d7\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Cori Quirk\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"Cori Quirk is a program manager with over a decade of experience at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC). She\nspecializes in the management of large space-flight task orders with complex hardware and software development\nrequirements constrained by tight budgets and aggressive schedules. She is currently SAIC\u2019s project lead for NASA\u2019s\nExploration and In-Space Projects Division (NExIS) programs, overseeing technology demonstration and stand-alone\nmissions in all stages of the NASA mission lifecycle. She is responsible for the management of the ~300 person team of\nengineers, roboticists, technicians, and support staff working diligently to design, build, test, and fly NASA\u2019s first robotic\nservicing missions. Ms. Quirk has a well-documented track record of leveraging technical knowledge to solve complex\nproblems with streamlined solutions for consistent schedule, technical, and financial results.\nPrior to transitioning to NExIS, Ms. Quirk began her career in the Heliophysics division at NASA GSFC studying space\nweather and the sun\u2019s effect on the Earth. In particular, she was examining the impact of solar weather on our power grids in\nan effort to anticipate and avoid potential outages. Ms. Quirk holds a Master of Science degree in Physics and a Master of\nElectrical Engineering degree from The Catholic University of America.\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NjgwMSwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2llZWUtcmlzaW5nc3RhcnMub3JnXC8yMDIxXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC9zaXRlc1wvNVwvMjAyMFwvMDZcL0NvcmktUXVpcmstcm90YXRlZC5qcGVnIiwic2xpZGVzaG93IjoiZDAxODVkNyJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/ieee-risingstars.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/06\/Cori-Quirk-300x225.jpeg\" data-width=\"300\" data-height=\"225\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCori Quirk\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tProgram Manager, SAIC at NASA \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/ieee-risingstars.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/06\/Alberto-Al-M.-Ramirez.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"d0185d7\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Alberto (Al) M. Ramirez\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"Al Ramirez is a senior bilingual executive (President, COO, entrepreneur and founder)\nwith technology companies ranging from Fortune 50 to start-ups in the medical device,\nbiotech and I\/T industries with an engineering degree and two patents. At IBM Al led an\ninternational team of over 400 with annual P&amp;L responsibility of $800 million for the\nenterprise storage solutions group. As VP of IT Services, he led the services\norganization for the implementation of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software at\nover 130 sites worldwide. He later founded, grew to profitability then sold two tech\ncompanies which set up surgical suites, intensive care units and radiology suites in the\nUSA and Mexico. He and his companies played a key role in reducing premature infant\nmortality rates from 26% to 4% at a Mexican border town which required the\ncollaboration of resources in multiple organizations in two countries and was so\nsuccessful it was replicated at various cities on the US-Mexico border. He has also\nbeen a mentor for underprivileged high school students, a town council trustee and on\nthe board of various charities. He has received various awards in R&amp;D, leadership,\nsales and humanitarian projects. Al is also on the Career and Professional Development\ncommittee for IEEE USA. He currently is the project manager for an ERP\nimplementation which spans 11 sites across 4 countries in 2 different languages.\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6Njg4OSwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2llZWUtcmlzaW5nc3RhcnMub3JnXC8yMDIxXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC9zaXRlc1wvNVwvMjAyMFwvMDZcL0FsYmVydG8tQWwtTS4tUmFtaXJlei5qcGciLCJzbGlkZXNob3ciOiJkMDE4NWQ3In0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/ieee-risingstars.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/06\/Alberto-Al-M.-Ramirez.jpg\" data-width=\"200\" data-height=\"200\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAlberto (Al) M. Ramirez\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCEO, VST Consulting\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/ieee-risingstars.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/06\/Mark-Torres.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"d0185d7\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Mark Torres\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"Mark has held positions in numerous departments at AT&amp;T including Engineering, Finance, Marketing, and Information Technology.  He retired from AT&amp;T, as a Principal Big Data Software Engineer in the AT&amp;T Chief Data Office, Mark was a lead on the Advanced Platform Engineering team with responsibility for Strategy, Roadmap and Implementation of AT&amp;T\u2019s Apache Hadoop Big Data and associated automation platforms.  Mark worked directly or indirectly in the field of Business Intelligence platforms for over 30 years.\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6Njg4NywidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2llZWUtcmlzaW5nc3RhcnMub3JnXC8yMDIxXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC9zaXRlc1wvNVwvMjAyMFwvMDZcL01hcmstVG9ycmVzLmpwZyIsInNsaWRlc2hvdyI6ImQwMTg1ZDcifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/ieee-risingstars.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/06\/Mark-Torres.jpg\" data-width=\"200\" data-height=\"200\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMark Torres\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTechnology Solutions\nManager, ATT retired\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/ieee-risingstars.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/06\/Amber-Orr.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"d0185d7\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Amber Orr\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"Amber E Orr is a Professional Engineer practicing in the State of Washington, USA. She is a Senior Member of IEEE, is on the Executive Board for Region 6 and also serves with IEEE-USA on the Careers and Professional Development Committee. She received the Special Director&#039;s Award for Excellence in Performance, 2019 and was the only recipient in the Western Hemisphere of the IEEE MGA Leadership Award for 2018. She serves on several committees in addition to her Board positions. She has a history working in Forensic Engineering, and both the Industrial and Power and Energy sectors. She is currently the Engineering Manager at Mason County Public Utility #3 in Shelton, Washington on the Puget Sound near Seattle.\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6Njg4NiwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2llZWUtcmlzaW5nc3RhcnMub3JnXC8yMDIxXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC9zaXRlc1wvNVwvMjAyMFwvMDZcL0FtYmVyLU9yci5qcGciLCJzbGlkZXNob3ciOiJkMDE4NWQ3In0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/ieee-risingstars.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/06\/Amber-Orr.jpg\" data-width=\"200\" data-height=\"200\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAmber Orr\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tEngineering Manager,\nMason County Public Utility District\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/ieee-risingstars.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/06\/Kate-Mercado.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"d0185d7\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Kate Mercado\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6Njg4NSwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2llZWUtcmlzaW5nc3RhcnMub3JnXC8yMDIxXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC9zaXRlc1wvNVwvMjAyMFwvMDZcL0thdGUtTWVyY2Fkby5qcGciLCJzbGlkZXNob3ciOiJkMDE4NWQ3In0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/ieee-risingstars.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/06\/Kate-Mercado.jpg\" data-width=\"200\" data-height=\"200\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tKate Mercado\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tEngineer, Forward, Inc\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/ieee-risingstars.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/06\/Chuck-Spinner.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"d0185d7\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Chuck Spinner\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6Njg4NCwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2llZWUtcmlzaW5nc3RhcnMub3JnXC8yMDIxXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC9zaXRlc1wvNVwvMjAyMFwvMDZcL0NodWNrLVNwaW5uZXIuanBnIiwic2xpZGVzaG93IjoiZDAxODVkNyJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/ieee-risingstars.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/06\/Chuck-Spinner.jpg\" data-width=\"200\" data-height=\"200\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tChuck Spinner\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t Vice President,\nTechnology Development, ON\nSemiconductor\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/ieee-risingstars.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/06\/Steven-Philips.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"d0185d7\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Stephen Phillips\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"Stephen Phillips earned the BS from Cornell University and the MS and PhD from Stanford University all in electrical engineering.  From 1988 to 2002, he was a faculty member at Case Western Reserve University.  In 2002, he joined Arizona State University as professor of electrical engineering and leads the School of Electrical, Computer and Energy Engineering as its first director.  He is a professional engineer registered in Ohio and serves as a program evaluator for ABET.   \n\nHe is the 2020 IEEE Vice President \u2013 Educational Activities and was elected president of the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department Heads Association.  He has been a member of the IEEE Board of Directors and Educational Activities Board and the ABET Board of Directors and Board of Delegates.  His teaching and research interests include control systems, microsystems and microelectromechanical systems as well as the assessment and improvement of novel delivery methods for accredited degree programs\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6Njg4MiwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2llZWUtcmlzaW5nc3RhcnMub3JnXC8yMDIxXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC9zaXRlc1wvNVwvMjAyMFwvMDZcL1N0ZXZlbi1QaGlsaXBzLmpwZyIsInNsaWRlc2hvdyI6ImQwMTg1ZDcifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/ieee-risingstars.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/06\/Steven-Philips.jpg\" data-width=\"150\" data-height=\"220\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tStephen Phillips\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDirector, School Of Electrical, Computer &amp; Energy Engineering, Arizona State University\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/ieee-risingstars.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/11\/Goutam-Chattopadhyay.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"d0185d7\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Goutam Chattopadhyay\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"Goutam Chattopadhyay is a Senior Scientist at the NASA\u2019s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, a Visiting Professor at the Division of Physics, Mathematics, and Astronomy at the California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, USA. He received the Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering from the California Institute of Technology (Caltech), Pasadena, in 2000. He is a Fellow of IEEE (USA) and IETE (India) and an IEEE Distinguished Lecturer.\n\nHis research interests include microwave, millimeter-wave, and terahertz receiver systems and radars, and development of space instruments for the search for life beyond Earth.\n\nHe has more than 350 publications in international journals and conferences and holds more than twenty patents. He also received more than 35 NASA technical achievement and new technology invention awards. He received the IEEE Region-6 Engineer of the Year Award in 2018, Distinguished Alumni Award from the Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology (IIEST), India in 2017. He was the recipient of the best journal paper award in 2020 and 2013 by IEEE Transactions on Terahertz Science and Technology, best paper award for antenna design and applications at the European Antennas and Propagation conference (EuCAP) in 2017, and IETE Prof. S. N. Mitra Memorial Award in 2014.\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NjgxMywidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2llZWUtcmlzaW5nc3RhcnMub3JnXC8yMDIxXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC9zaXRlc1wvNVwvMjAyMFwvMTFcL0dvdXRhbS1DaGF0dG9wYWRoeWF5LmpwZyIsInNsaWRlc2hvdyI6ImQwMTg1ZDcifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/ieee-risingstars.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/11\/Goutam-Chattopadhyay.jpg\" data-width=\"200\" data-height=\"200\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGoutam Chattopadhyay\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t Senior Scientist, NASA\/JPL\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/ieee-risingstars.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/11\/Camilo-Buscaron.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"d0185d7\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Camilo Buscaron\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NjgxMiwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2llZWUtcmlzaW5nc3RhcnMub3JnXC8yMDIxXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC9zaXRlc1wvNVwvMjAyMFwvMTFcL0NhbWlsby1CdXNjYXJvbi5qcGciLCJzbGlkZXNob3ciOiJkMDE4NWQ3In0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/ieee-risingstars.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/11\/Camilo-Buscaron-300x300.jpg\" data-width=\"300\" data-height=\"300\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCamilo Buscaron\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tManager, Cloud\nRobotics Open Source Technology &amp;\nStrategy, Amazon Web Services\n(AWS)\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/ieee-risingstars.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/11\/Lance-McBride.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"d0185d7\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Lance McBride\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NjgxMSwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2llZWUtcmlzaW5nc3RhcnMub3JnXC8yMDIxXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC9zaXRlc1wvNVwvMjAyMFwvMTFcL0xhbmNlLU1jQnJpZGUuanBnIiwic2xpZGVzaG93IjoiZDAxODVkNyJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/ieee-risingstars.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/11\/Lance-McBride.jpg\" data-width=\"80\" data-height=\"80\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLance McBride\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSr. Electrical\nEngineering Manager, Moog Medical\nDevices Group\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/ieee-risingstars.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/11\/Roman-Vaculin.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"d0185d7\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Roman Vaculin\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"oman Vaculin is a Senior Manager and Principal Research Staff Member at IBM Research. He leads a team focused on research and development of AI and Blockchain technologies. He has a proven track record of developing and transitioning research innovations to products including IBM Watson AI platform, IBM Maximo, Watson Analytics or IBM Case Manager. He lead and delivered many high-profile client R&amp;D projects with top 100 global companies and he serves as a principal investigator of government projects. He was named IBM Master Inventor for his outstanding, sustained patenting and innovation contributions and he published over 100 research publications and patents. He has a PhD from Charles University, Prague, he was a Fulbright scholar at Carnegie Mellon University and has a technical and research expertise at an intersection of distributed systems and AI.\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NjgxMCwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2llZWUtcmlzaW5nc3RhcnMub3JnXC8yMDIxXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC9zaXRlc1wvNVwvMjAyMFwvMTFcL1JvbWFuLVZhY3VsaW4uanBnIiwic2xpZGVzaG93IjoiZDAxODVkNyJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/ieee-risingstars.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/11\/Roman-Vaculin.jpg\" data-width=\"115\" data-height=\"115\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRoman Vaculin\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSenior Manager &amp; Principal Research Staff Member, IBM\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/ieee-risingstars.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/06\/Donna.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"d0185d7\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Donna Raum\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"Donna Raum is a Technical Project Manager at American Express, where she leads\nengineering teams on the Enterprise Platforms Salesforce team. Donna considers it one of life\u2019s\nbiggest blessings to be able to combine her love for engineering and her passion for leadership\nin a meaningful way every day. As a certified Scrum Master and Scrum Product Owner, Donna\nis a seasoned agile practitioner. She is a Salesforce Certified Administrator who holds a\nMaster\u2019s in Business Leadership, and has earned the American Express and Harvard Certificate\nin Leadership Excellence. Donna is a certified coach, teacher, trainer and speaker with The\nJohn Maxwell Team. Her unique perspective combines insights from over 25 years of\nengineering and leadership development in organizations of diverse types and sizes, including\nsmall to mid-sized businesses, global corporations, and local community groups. Donna lives in\nArizona and loves spending time outdoors. No wonder she likes to get out, she and her\nhusband have eight children, two cats, two chi-weenies and a hamster!\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6Njc4MCwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2llZWUtcmlzaW5nc3RhcnMub3JnXC8yMDIxXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC9zaXRlc1wvNVwvMjAyMFwvMDZcL0Rvbm5hLmpwZyIsInNsaWRlc2hvdyI6ImQwMTg1ZDcifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/ieee-risingstars.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/06\/Donna-300x300.jpg\" data-width=\"300\" data-height=\"300\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDonna Raum\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTechnical Project Manager, American Express\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/ieee-risingstars.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/06\/Ziyue-Xu.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"d0185d7\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Ziyue Xu\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"Ziyue Xu is the Senior Scientist at Nvidia Corp., with research areas focusing on biomedical\nand clinical image analysis and machine learning applications. He has over fifteen years of\nexperiences in medical image analysis with a focus on pulmonary imaging using shape\nmodeling, graph methods, and machine learning. Ziyue was also the Staff Scientist and Lab\nManager at National Institutes of Health. He is an Associate Editor for CMIG, IEEE TMI, JBHI,\nCBM, and a regular reviewer for top-ranking educational journals. Ziyue also serves as the\nProgram Chair and Committee Member for various conferences (MICCAI, WMIC, etc.).\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6Njc1OCwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2llZWUtcmlzaW5nc3RhcnMub3JnXC8yMDIxXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC9zaXRlc1wvNVwvMjAyMFwvMDZcL1ppeXVlLVh1LmpwZyIsInNsaWRlc2hvdyI6ImQwMTg1ZDcifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/ieee-risingstars.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/06\/Ziyue-Xu.jpg\" data-width=\"296\" data-height=\"296\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tZiyue Xu\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSenior Scientist, NVIDIA\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/ieee-risingstars.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/06\/Maureen-Zappala.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"d0185d7\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Maureen Zappala\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"Maureen Zappala is the Award-Winning Speaker, Author, and Presentation Skills Coach at\nHigh Altitude Strategies. She is also the author of &quot;Great Speakers are Not Born. They&#039;re Built:\nHow to construct clear, credible compelling communications&quot; and &quot;U. R. H. O. T.! Five\nFirestarters to Ignite Your Influence&quot;. Maureen\u2019s workshops, seminars, and keynote speeches\non leadership and team building are filled with captivating stories, engaging humor, and\nchallenging ideas to help organizations propel the teams to peak performance. Maureen was\nalso the Facility Manager at NASA Glenn Research Center where she managed NASA\u2019s full-\nscale altitude-simulation jet engine research test facility (Propulsion Systems Laboratory).\nMaureen graduated from University of Notre Dame with BS in Mechanical Engineering. In\naddition, Maureen serves as Past Club President\/Past Area Governor at Toastmasters\nInternational. Maureen also has extensive Board experiences with National Speakers\nAssociation as the President (Ohio Chapter, 2017-18) and Board of Director member (2018-19,\n2016-17, 2015-16).\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6Njc1NSwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2llZWUtcmlzaW5nc3RhcnMub3JnXC8yMDIxXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC9zaXRlc1wvNVwvMjAyMFwvMDZcL01hdXJlZW4tWmFwcGFsYS5qcGciLCJzbGlkZXNob3ciOiJkMDE4NWQ3In0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/ieee-risingstars.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/06\/Maureen-Zappala-300x300.jpg\" data-width=\"300\" data-height=\"300\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMaureen Zappala\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHigh Altitude Strategies\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/ieee-risingstars.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/06\/Diogo-Monica.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"d0185d7\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Diogo M\u00f3nica\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"Diogo Monica is the Co-Founder and President of Anchorage, the most advanced digital asset platform for institutional investors. Before co-founding Anchorage, Diogo was the security lead at Docker \u2014 an open platform for building, shipping and running distributed applications \u2014 where he helped secure core infrastructure used in global banks, governments, and the three largest cloud providers. As an early employee at Square, he helped build security architecture that now moves $100B annually. He has a B.Sc., an M.Sc. and a Ph.D. in computer science, has published several papers in peer-reviewed security conferences on the topic of distributed systems and information security, and is the author of several patents in secure communications, encrypted hardware and payment systems.\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6Njc1NCwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2llZWUtcmlzaW5nc3RhcnMub3JnXC8yMDIxXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC9zaXRlc1wvNVwvMjAyMFwvMDZcL0Rpb2dvLU1vbmljYS5qcGciLCJzbGlkZXNob3ciOiJkMDE4NWQ3In0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/ieee-risingstars.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/06\/Diogo-Monica-300x300.jpg\" data-width=\"300\" data-height=\"300\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDiogo M\u00f3nica\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPresident and co-Founder, Anchorage Corporation\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/ieee-risingstars.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/06\/Samarth-Duo.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"d0185d7\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Samarth Deo\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"Samarth Deo is the Manager (Research and Development, Firmware &amp; SDK) and SAFe Program\nManager (MACH Product Care) at Hitachi ABB Power Grids. He leads and manages the software\ndevelopment team following the SAFe framework for the SDK &amp; Firmware R&amp;D team of the MACH\n(Modular Advanced Control for HVDC) platform. He is also responsible for the product care portfolio of\nthe MACH system, budgeting, grooming, backlog prioritizing, collaborating with stakeholders, and\nsupervising product quality and delivery time. Samarth also serves as the Chairperson at EPICS in IEEE\nand IEEE Sweden Section. Samarth has Master of Science (M.S.) in Embedded Systems from KTH\nRoyal Institute of Technology and Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech) in Electronics and Computers\nEngineering from Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University.\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6Njc1MiwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2llZWUtcmlzaW5nc3RhcnMub3JnXC8yMDIxXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC9zaXRlc1wvNVwvMjAyMFwvMDZcL1NhbWFydGgtRHVvLmpwZyIsInNsaWRlc2hvdyI6ImQwMTg1ZDcifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/ieee-risingstars.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/06\/Samarth-Duo-300x300.jpg\" data-width=\"300\" data-height=\"300\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSamarth Deo\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tManager, Research and\n Development - Firmware\nSDK, ABB\/Hitachi,  Sweden\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/ieee-risingstars.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/06\/Mary-Ann-Hellrigel.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"d0185d7\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Mary Ann Hellrigel\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"Mary Ann Hellrigel is the Institutional Historian &amp; Archivist at IEEE History Center. Mary Ann has served\nas a Research Associate at the Thomas A. Edison Papers Project and has taught history of technology at\na number of universities around the country, including at IEEE&#039;s current strategic partner, Stevens\nInstitute of Technology. She has a bachelor&#039;s degree in History from Rutgers University, a master&#039;s\ndegree in Public History from UC-Santa Barbara, and a Ph.D. in History of Technology and Science from\nCase Western Reserve University. In addition, Mary Ann has widely published and presented papers on\nEdison and early electric power and has consulted on related exhibits and documentaries. She is also\nactive in the Society for the History of Technology, having served on several prize committees.\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6Njc0OSwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2llZWUtcmlzaW5nc3RhcnMub3JnXC8yMDIxXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC9zaXRlc1wvNVwvMjAyMFwvMDZcL01hcnktQW5uLUhlbGxyaWdlbC5qcGciLCJzbGlkZXNob3ciOiJkMDE4NWQ3In0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/ieee-risingstars.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/06\/Mary-Ann-Hellrigel-300x300.jpg\" data-width=\"300\" data-height=\"300\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMary Ann Hellrigel\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDirector, IEEE History\nCenter\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/ieee-risingstars.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/06\/Stephen-Ibaraki.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"d0185d7\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Stephen Ibaraki\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"1. Multiple Awarded Global Visionary\n2. UN-related and Fortune CEOs Think Tanks Founder\n3. Founding Chairman YPO European Impact Summit Advisory Board\n4. Founder \u201cAI for Good\u201d Global Movement and World\u2019s Largest AI UN SDG Summit\n5. Founder world\u2019s No.1 CEO \u201cfutures summit\u201d, and think tank -- CEOs managing trillions in assets\nStephen Ibaraki Chairman and Managing General Partner REDDS Capital. In addition, Stephen is globally unique with Chairman, Founder, Board roles in: Business and startups, successful Entrepreneurship\/investments\/venture capital, No.1 global computing Science organizations, No.1 UN-related innovation programs, No.1 CEO \/ Industry-organizations \/ think tanks, No.1 Summits (acronym BE-SUN-CIS). 300+ annual global engagements impacting USD $100+ Trillion in ESG (environmental, social, governance), sustainable impact investments for 2020. He is keynote speaker, moderator, producer at more than 100 global CEO and leader events this year. Stephen\u2019s has more than 300 \u201clifetime and career\u201d achievements and awards for disruptive innovation, futuristic investments, successful entrepreneurship, and global technology leadership, as exemplified by July 2020 IFIP news -- 18 global Microsoft Awards including 15 Microsoft MVP Awards-- last one awarded in July 1st, 2020. There is more on LinkedIn.\n\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6Njc1MCwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2llZWUtcmlzaW5nc3RhcnMub3JnXC8yMDIxXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC9zaXRlc1wvNVwvMjAyMFwvMDZcL1N0ZXBoZW4tSWJhcmFraS5qcGciLCJzbGlkZXNob3ciOiJkMDE4NWQ3In0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/ieee-risingstars.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/06\/Stephen-Ibaraki-300x300.jpg\" data-width=\"300\" data-height=\"300\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tStephen Ibaraki\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tChairman and Managing General\nPartner, Redds Capital\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/ieee-risingstars.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/06\/Ravikiran-Annaswamy.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"d0185d7\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Ravikiran Annaswamy\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"Ravikiran Annaswamy is the Co-founder and CEO of Numocity Technologies. He is very passionate\nabout clean mobility and is accelerating Electric Mobility in India and world market. He champions\nnew business models like Energy as a service, enabled with IOT, Analytics and Deep Learning.\nHe has over 25 years of experience; as an Entrepreneur and as a business leader at Nokia Siemens\nNetworks and Siemens AG. He was instrumental in launching and scaling, frugal and innovative\nsolutions like Mobile Prepaid, Data Charging, and various VAS solutions in India and global markets.\nHe championed Intrapreneurship as the Innovation head for Bangalore site of Nokia Siemens\nNetworks.\nHe is a serial entrepreneur and passionate to incubate new Start-ups. He was the Co-founder of\nDeccan Institute of Innovation and Design, Co-Director at Founder Institute (Fi.com) Bangalore,\nmentor at NUMA Bangalore and coach for many early stage start-ups. He is also a Charter member\nof TiE Bangalore\nHe is currently a global board member and Vice President of Membership and Marketing for IEEE\nTechnology and Engineering Management Society.\nHe has done his MBA from Indian institute of Management Bangalore and has graduated from\nUVCE Bangalore (University of Visveswaraya College of Engineering).\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6Njc1MSwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2llZWUtcmlzaW5nc3RhcnMub3JnXC8yMDIxXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC9zaXRlc1wvNVwvMjAyMFwvMDZcL1JhdmlraXJhbi1Bbm5hc3dhbXkuanBnIiwic2xpZGVzaG93IjoiZDAxODVkNyJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/ieee-risingstars.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/06\/Ravikiran-Annaswamy-300x300.jpg\" data-width=\"300\" data-height=\"300\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRavikiran Annaswamy\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCEO, Numocity Technologies, India\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/ieee-risingstars.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/06\/John-Butler.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"d0185d7\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"John Butler\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"John Sibley Butler is the J. Marion West Chair in Constructive Capitalism at The University of Texas at Austin, McCombs School of Business.  He has published widely in the area of innovation, entrepreneurship and organizational behavior.  He is past Director of the IC2 Institute and founding Director of the Herb Kelleher Center for Entrepreneurship Growth and Renewal.  He is presently Faculty Director of the Jon Brumley Texas Venture Labs.  He was the original investor and founding Board Member of Glofish, the first genetically altered pet that was commercialized.   He has been a board member of the Boys and Girls Club of Central Texas, the LSU National Alumni Association and the Mitte Foundation.  He has dedicated his research and life to understanding wealth creation.\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6Njc0NiwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2llZWUtcmlzaW5nc3RhcnMub3JnXC8yMDIxXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC9zaXRlc1wvNVwvMjAyMFwvMDZcL0pvaG4tQnV0bGVyLmpwZyIsInNsaWRlc2hvdyI6ImQwMTg1ZDcifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/ieee-risingstars.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/06\/John-Butler.jpg\" data-width=\"108\" data-height=\"144\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJohn Butler\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tChair for Constructive Capitalism of the Department of Management, University of Texas\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/ieee-risingstars.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/06\/Brian-David-Johnson.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"d0185d7\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Brian David Johnson\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"The future is Brian David Johnson&#039;s business. As a futurist he works with organizations to develop an actionable 10-15 year vision and what it will feel like to live in the future. His work is called futurecasting, using ethnographic field studies, technology research, cultural history, trend data, global interviews and even science fiction to provide a pragmatic road map of the future. As an applied futurist Johnson has worked with governments, trade organizations, start-ups and multinational corporations to not only help envision their future but specify the steps needed to get there.  Johnson is currently the futurist in residence at Arizona State University\u2019s Center for Science and the Imagination, a professor in the School for the Future of Innovation in Society and the Director of the ASU Threatcasting Lab.  He is also a Futurist and Fellow at Frost and Sullivan.\n\nJohnson speaks and writes extensively in ongoing columns for IEEE Computer Magazine and Successful Farming where he is the &quot;Farm Futurist\u201d.  He has contributed articles to publications like The Wall Street Journal, Slate, and  Wired Magazine.  Johnson holds over 40 patents and is the best-selling author of both science fiction and fact books (WaR: Wizards and Robots, 21st Century Robot and Science Fiction Prototyping). He was appointed first futurist ever at the Intel Corporation in 2009 where he worked for over a decade helping to design over 2 billion microprocessors.  Johnson appears regularly on Bloomberg TV, PBS, FOX News, and the Discovery Channel and has been featured in Scientific American, The Technology Review, Forbes, INC, and Popular Science.  He has directed two feature films and is an illustrator and commissioned painter. In 2016 Samuel Goldwyn released &quot;Vintage Tomorrows\u201d a documentary based upon Johnson&#039;s book of the same name.\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6Njc0NSwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2llZWUtcmlzaW5nc3RhcnMub3JnXC8yMDIxXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC9zaXRlc1wvNVwvMjAyMFwvMDZcL0JyaWFuLURhdmlkLUpvaG5zb24uanBnIiwic2xpZGVzaG93IjoiZDAxODVkNyJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/ieee-risingstars.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/06\/Brian-David-Johnson.jpg\" data-width=\"224\" data-height=\"224\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBrian David Johnson\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFuturist, ASU\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/ieee-risingstars.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/06\/Barbara-Porter.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"d0185d7\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Barbara Porter\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"Barbara Porter is the Chief Technology Officer of Fragrance.com where she is in charge of guiding\ntechnology vision and maximizing return on technology investment for multi-channel retailer that\ngenerates $250M+ in annual gross revenues. Barbara also supervises system development, web\ndevelopment teams, the launch of key initiatives, business intelligence development, and many others.\nShe is also the Board of Directors Member for LISTnet (Long Island Software &amp; Technology Network) and\nthe Chair for IEEE Computer Society. Barbara has Master of Science in Cyber Fellow - Cyber Security\nfrom NYU Tandon School of Engineering, MBA from University of Massachusetts, Amerst, and B.S. in\nComputer Science \/ Electrical Engineering from New York Institute of Technology.\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6Njc0NywidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2llZWUtcmlzaW5nc3RhcnMub3JnXC8yMDIxXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC9zaXRlc1wvNVwvMjAyMFwvMDZcL0JhcmJhcmEtUG9ydGVyLmpwZyIsInNsaWRlc2hvdyI6ImQwMTg1ZDcifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/ieee-risingstars.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/06\/Barbara-Porter-300x300.jpg\" data-width=\"300\" data-height=\"300\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBarbara Porter\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCTO, FragranceNet\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/ieee-risingstars.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/11\/Susan-Land-e1601348706545.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"d0185d7\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Susan Land\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"Land is IEEE 2020 President-Elect and a program manager for the U.S. Department of Defense with more than 30 years of industry experience in the application of software engineering methodologies and the management of information systems, as well as leadership of software and systems product development teams. Kathy is a Fellow and longtime volunteer for the IEEE having served three terms on the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Board of Directors, 2018 Vice President of IEEE Technical Activities, two terms as a member of the IEEE-USA Board of Directors, and three years on the IEEE WIE Committee.  Ms. Land is the author or co-author of a number of texts, papers, podcasts, webinars all supporting sound software engineering principles and practical application of software process methodologies.\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NTgyNiwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2llZWUtcmlzaW5nc3RhcnMub3JnXC8yMDIxXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC9zaXRlc1wvNVwvMjAxOVwvMTFcL1N1c2FuLUxhbmQtZTE2MDEzNDg3MDY1NDUuanBnIiwic2xpZGVzaG93IjoiZDAxODVkNyJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/ieee-risingstars.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/11\/Susan-Land-300x240.jpg\" data-width=\"300\" data-height=\"240\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSusan Land\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIEEE President and Program Manager for C2BMC Foreign Military Sales Product Office\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/ieee-risingstars.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/12\/Mark-e1601348447923.png\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"d0185d7\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Mark Schneider\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"Mark Schneider is a pioneer in Computer engineering design and Digital workflows. He has over 40 years of knowledge and experience in civil engineering and computer enabled engineering. Mr. Schneider has over with twenty years of experience in civil engineering, starting with computer aided 3D design and modeling in 1982 on mainframe systems leading the Civil Innovation for large design, analysis and modeling projects.  In 1997, Mark joined a system integrator then transitioned to Bentley Systems in 2001. At Bentley, Mark has gained experience with global technical leadership for integrated Infrastructure lifecycle solutions from design applications to digital twins for construction and operations in a common data environment. Mr. Schneider is currently the Global Solutions Architect \u2013 Digital Workflow Adviser for Bentley Systems Inc. providing guidance on advancing digital delivery and infrastructure for engineering and solution providers around the world.\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NjExNiwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2llZWUtcmlzaW5nc3RhcnMub3JnXC8yMDIxXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC9zaXRlc1wvNVwvMjAxOVwvMTJcL01hcmstZTE2MDEzNDg0NDc5MjMucG5nIiwic2xpZGVzaG93IjoiZDAxODVkNyJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/ieee-risingstars.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/12\/Mark-e1601348447923.png\" data-width=\"200\" data-height=\"200\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMark Schneider\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGlobal Technical Director, Bentley Systems\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/ieee-risingstars.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/12\/Carolyn-Andrews-e1601348833479.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"d0185d7\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Carolyn Andrews\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"Carolyn is passionate about the power of inspiration!  She knows that inspired people are engaged, productive and successful in any endeavor they undertake.  She believes that the best way to get and stay inspired is to build strong and lasting relationships with people who have positive and supportive attitudes and believe in gratitude and abundance.  Her mission is to help others learn and grow in every area of life through inspiration, amazing relationships and strong leadership skills.  \n\nCarolyn is a certified business and executive coach, an international speaker and best-selling author.  She is also an experienced senior level corporate executive with extensive global experience in technology, risk management and marketing.  She loves working with business owners and corporate executives to guide them in finding success by achieving their goals, excelling in their field and inspiring others.\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NTg0OSwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2llZWUtcmlzaW5nc3RhcnMub3JnXC8yMDIxXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC9zaXRlc1wvNVwvMjAxOVwvMTJcL0Nhcm9seW4tQW5kcmV3cy1lMTYwMTM0ODgzMzQ3OS5qcGciLCJzbGlkZXNob3ciOiJkMDE4NWQ3In0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/ieee-risingstars.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/12\/Carolyn-Andrews-240x300.jpg\" data-width=\"240\" data-height=\"300\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCarolyn Andrews\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPresident, Inspired Leaders Now\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/ieee-risingstars.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/06\/Shereen.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"d0185d7\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Sheree Wen\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"After getting her Ph.D. from UC Berkeley,\u00a0Sheree worked at IBM, making vital contributions to the first MIPS High-speed mainframe computer. Dr. Wen then built companies with factories in the United States and Asian countries which developed, manufactured, and distributed with brands of IBM, AT&amp;T, Unisys, and Wen products worldwide. Her companies also serviced and supplied products to Federal, State, and local governments. Sheree is deeply committed to the public good.\u00a0She served as a United States National Commissioner to UNESCO and is the Founder and President of UNESCO Washington. Sheree has chaired and served on various commissions, committees, and councils in state, regional and local governments. She has worked closely with IEEE, serving as the chair of the Humanitarian Partnership Committee, the IEEE USA Communication and Cybersecurity Policy Committee, and the Region 6 Government Relations and Women in Engineering. Currently, Sheree serves on various national and local boards. Sheree was honored as the young scientist of the year and Gold medal by AIME,\u00a0Award of Excellence by United States Small Business Administrators, top women entrepreneurs by The New York Times, and as the 20th Century Asian Professional Women by Japan Asahi News.\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NzE1NSwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2llZWUtcmlzaW5nc3RhcnMub3JnXC8yMDIxXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC9zaXRlc1wvNVwvMjAyMFwvMDZcL1NoZXJlZW4uanBnIiwic2xpZGVzaG93IjoiZDAxODVkNyJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/ieee-risingstars.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/06\/Shereen-286x300.jpg\" data-width=\"286\" data-height=\"300\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSheree Wen\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/ieee-risingstars.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/06\/0001.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"d0185d7\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Andrew Rush\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"Andrew Rush is the Chief Operating Officer of Redwire.  \nRedwire is a new leader in mission critical space  \nsolutions and high reliability components for next  \ngeneration space systems and infrastructure\u2014 \ncombining decades of flight heritage and cutting-edge  \ncapabilities.  \nRush oversees Redwire&#039;s business portfolio, long-term  \nplanning, global business and corporate development and strategic investments. Rush  assumed his current role at Redwire upon the acquisition of Made In Space by Redwire  in June 2020. Rush served as president of Made In Space from 2015 until October 2020. \nAs an experienced aerospace executive, Rush has championed space manufacturing  technology development through key public-private partnerships with NASA and DoD  agencies. Under his leadership, Made In Space\u2019s business portfolio expanded across  three sectors: satellite manufacturing, low Earth orbit commercial payload development  and operations, and deep space exploration solutions. Made In Space\u2019s technology  portfolio includes eight successful spaceflight missions with five facilities flown on the  International Space Station (ISS) within the last decade and cutting edge on-orbit  servicing, manufacturing and assembly capabilities poised to transform spacecraft  design.  \nDuring his tenure as President, Made In Space has expanded its operational footprint  within the United States with the addition of new office locations, including a 40,000  square foot headquarters and satellite manufacturing and operations facility. This facility  is now Redwire\u2019s headquarters. Through a strategic roadmap prioritizing high tech jobs,  he has increased the company\u2019s workforce by nearly 800% in the last five years.  \nRush\u2019s extensive experience in aligning business roadmaps with emerging technologies  to grow nascent markets has made him a leading voice in commercial space. His  strategic vision has strengthened the commercial investment on ISS capabilities and  resources to enable greater commercial utilization.  \nPrior to this role, he served as general counsel for MIS.  \nRush is a representative member of the NASA Advisory Council and serves as Chairman  of the council&#039;s Regulatory and Policy Committee. Rush currently serves as a member of the Physics Advisory Group at the University of North Florida (UNF). He has also been  awarded the Young Alumni Achievement Award from UNF.  \nPrior to joining Made In Space, Rush was a partner at PCT Law Group and worked at  Masten Space Systems.  \nRush earned a Bachelor of Science degree in physics from the University of North  Florida and a Juris Doctor degree from Stetson University\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NzEzNywidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2llZWUtcmlzaW5nc3RhcnMub3JnXC8yMDIxXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC9zaXRlc1wvNVwvMjAyMFwvMDZcLzAwMDEuanBnIiwic2xpZGVzaG93IjoiZDAxODVkNyJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/ieee-risingstars.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/06\/0001.jpg\" data-width=\"200\" data-height=\"300\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAndrew Rush\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tChief Operating Officer, Redwire\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/ieee-risingstars.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/09\/Mericli_Tekin-linkedin.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"d0185d7\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Tekin Meri\u00e7li\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"Dr.\u00a0Tekin\u00a0Meri\u00e7li is a\u00a0well-rounded\u00a0roboticist with in-depth expertise in machine intelligence and learning, perception, planning, and manipulation with more than 40 publications in these areas, some of which are best paper award recipients. He is a co-founder and the Chief Technology Officer of Locomation, a leading provider of automated driving technologies for semi trucks. Before co-founding Locomation, he was a Special Faculty \/ Commercialization Specialist at the National Robotics Engineering Center (NREC) of the Robotics Institute (RI) at Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) where he initially joined as a Senior Robotics Engineer. Prior to joining NREC as full-time staff, he was a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Human-Computer Interaction Institute (HCII) and the RI at CMU. He received his Ph.D. degree from the Department of Computer Engineering at Bo\u011fazi\u00e7i University, Turkey, and his MSCS degree from the Department of Computer Sciences at The University of Texas at Austin, USA. His knowledge and expertise in developing robust and efficient robotic systems have been sharpened through his participation in and contribution to various intelligent robotics competitions such as RoboCup, the DARPA Urban Challenge, the MAGIC UGV Competition, and the DARPA Robotics Challenge. He has also been very active in AI and robotics communities, serving as a referee and programme committee member of over 30 conferences and journals as\u00a0well\u00a0as co-organizing several national and international workshops, conferences, and competitions, including the RoboCup 2011 Istanbul event. He also serves on the Internal Advisory Board of the International RoboCup Federation.\u00a0More information on his work can be found on his website at https:\/\/tekin.mericli.com.\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NTU2MSwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2llZWUtcmlzaW5nc3RhcnMub3JnXC8yMDIxXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC9zaXRlc1wvNVwvMjAxOVwvMDlcL01lcmljbGlfVGVraW4tbGlua2VkaW4uanBnIiwic2xpZGVzaG93IjoiZDAxODVkNyJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/ieee-risingstars.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/09\/Mericli_Tekin-linkedin-300x300.jpg\" data-width=\"300\" data-height=\"300\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTekin Meri\u00e7li\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t CTO, Locomation,\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Vint Cerf Google Lila\u00a0Tretikov Corporate Vice President, Microsoft, XR\/AI Whurley President, Strange Works Jonathan Chew Assistant Producer, Walt Disney Imagineering Sonita Lontoh 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NOW<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t<\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5be899e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5be899e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-017584b\" data-id=\"017584b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32c0b7b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"32c0b7b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a98ff93\" data-id=\"a98ff93\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6d8289b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6d8289b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-319962c\" data-id=\"319962c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-393f12c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"393f12c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Gold Sponsors<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0982408 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0982408\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column 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src=\"https:\/\/ieee-risingstars.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/09\/download.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5547\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ieee-risingstars.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/09\/download.png 414w, https:\/\/ieee-risingstars.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/09\/download-300x88.png 300w, https:\/\/ieee-risingstars.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/09\/download-230x68.png 230w, https:\/\/ieee-risingstars.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/09\/download-350x103.png 350w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 414px) 100vw, 414px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-dfb1dc4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"dfb1dc4\" 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\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5ca10f9\" data-id=\"5ca10f9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3bd13c2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3bd13c2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-907fbd7\" data-id=\"907fbd7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-27d8c3a elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"27d8c3a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b69a0a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8b69a0a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Silver Sponsor<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f990bb2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f990bb2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c68e72f\" data-id=\"c68e72f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b53775 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8b53775\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;bounceIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.computer.org\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"313\" src=\"https:\/\/ieee-risingstars.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/09\/IEEE-CS_LogoTM-orange-1024x313.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-6679\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ieee-risingstars.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/09\/IEEE-CS_LogoTM-orange-1024x313.png 1024w, https:\/\/ieee-risingstars.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/09\/IEEE-CS_LogoTM-orange-300x92.png 300w, https:\/\/ieee-risingstars.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/09\/IEEE-CS_LogoTM-orange-768x235.png 768w, https:\/\/ieee-risingstars.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/09\/IEEE-CS_LogoTM-orange-1536x470.png 1536w, https:\/\/ieee-risingstars.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/09\/IEEE-CS_LogoTM-orange-2048x627.png 2048w, 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elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"42b447b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;bounceIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.computer.org\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"391\" src=\"https:\/\/ieee-risingstars.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/12\/qc_logo_flt_rgb_blu_pos-1024x391.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7115\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ieee-risingstars.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/12\/qc_logo_flt_rgb_blu_pos-1024x391.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ieee-risingstars.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/12\/qc_logo_flt_rgb_blu_pos-300x115.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ieee-risingstars.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/12\/qc_logo_flt_rgb_blu_pos-768x293.jpg 768w, 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wp-image-4950\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ieee-risingstars.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2017\/04\/AESS_logo-1024x550.png 1024w, https:\/\/ieee-risingstars.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2017\/04\/AESS_logo-300x161.png 300w, https:\/\/ieee-risingstars.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2017\/04\/AESS_logo-768x413.png 768w, https:\/\/ieee-risingstars.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2017\/04\/AESS_logo.png 1150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-523c14a\" data-id=\"523c14a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-369f921 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"369f921\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;bounceIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/cmte.ieee.org\/futuredirections\/category\/blog\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"250\" height=\"175\" src=\"https:\/\/ieee-risingstars.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/12\/desktop_logo.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7028\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ieee-risingstars.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/12\/desktop_logo.png 250w, https:\/\/ieee-risingstars.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/12\/desktop_logo-230x161.png 230w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div 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data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Registration for 2021 IEEE Rising Stars is now OPEN!<\/h3><p><a href=\"https:\/\/ieee-risingstars.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/78\/2020\/02\/81344897_792503641264554_6544914329513230336_o_792503637931221.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6361\" src=\"https:\/\/ieee-risingstars.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/78\/2020\/02\/81344897_792503641264554_6544914329513230336_o_792503637931221.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1365\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ieee-risingstars.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/02\/81344897_792503641264554_6544914329513230336_o_792503637931221.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/ieee-risingstars.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/02\/81344897_792503641264554_6544914329513230336_o_792503637931221-300x200.jpg 300w, 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In these tough times, we are going virtual and global to provide opportunities to connect, grow, and learn.<br \/>Registration is now open!<\/p><p><strong>Registration Fees Early Bird Discount Rates (<del>until November 30, 2020 <\/del><em>extended until December 7th, 2020<\/em>):<\/strong><\/p><ul><li><strong>IEEE Member<\/strong> $50<\/li><li><strong>Non-Member<\/strong> $75<\/li><\/ul><p><em><strong>Price goes up after <del>November 30,<\/del><\/strong><\/em><em><strong><del> 2020<\/del> December 7th, 2020 as follows:<\/strong><\/em><\/p><ul><li><strong>IEEE Member<\/strong> $75<\/li><li><strong>Non-Member<\/strong> $100<\/li><\/ul><p><em><strong>Price after conference (January 10th, 2020):<\/strong><\/em><\/p><ul><li><strong>IEEE Member<\/strong> $50<\/li><li><strong>Non-Member<\/strong> $50<\/li><\/ul><div>\u00a0<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section 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