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2025 VIC Summit & Honors Ceremony Gala

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2025 IEEE Medal and Recognition Recipients

Check back at the beginning of December 2024 for the reveal of the 2024 IEEE Medal and Recognitions Recipients who will be honored at the 2025 IEEE Honors Ceremony.

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2024 IEEE Spectrum Award Recipients

Past 2024 IEEE VIC Summit Speakers

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Tom Coughlin

IEEE President and CEO

Kathleen Kramer

IEEE President-Elect

Program Speakers

Master of Ceremonies

Janet Wu

Master of Ceremonies, Journalist/Moderator

Panel | Evolution and Future of Networking Technologies

Charles Neal

Moderator for Panel and President, NAMIC Atlanta Region

Vincent Chan

Professor at MIT

Tom Leighton

Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder, Akamai Techologies

Jennifer Rexford

Professor at Princeton University

Panel | Navigating the Future: Implications and Opportunities of the CHIPS Act

Russell Harrison

Moderator for Panel and Managing Director, IEEE-USA

Carolyn Kirk

CEO, MassTech Collaborative

Samuel Naffziger

SVP at AMD

Ming-Kai Tsai

Chairman, MediaTek

Fireside Chat with Robert E. Kahn, 2024 IEEE Medal of Honor Recipient

Robert E. Kahn

President and CEO, Corporation for National Research Initiatives

Caroline Hyde

Moderator for Fireside Chat and Hosts Bloomberg Television’s flagship daily technology show from New York

Panel | Innovation and Collaboration in Leading Technology Laboratories

Karen Panetta

Moderator for Panel and Professor and Dean of Graduate Ed, Tufts University

Eric Evans

Director, MIT Lincoln Laboratory

Anthony Vetro

President & CEO of Mitsubishi Electric Research Labs (MERL)

Peter Vetter

President, Bell Labs Core Research, Nokia

Panel | AI and Society: Building a Future with Responsible Innovation

Armen Pischdotchian

Moderator for Panel and Data Scientist, IBM Corp.

Juraj Corba

Chair of AIGO OECD, Slovakia

Christopher Manning

Director of Stanford Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (SAIL) and Professor at Stanford University

Renard T. Jenkins

President, I2A2 Technologies, Labs & Studios

Claire Tomlin

Chair, EECS Department and James and Katherine Lau Professor of Engineering, UC Berkeley

Fireside Chat | Quantum Computing: Unveiling the Future of Computation

Janet Wu

Master of Ceremonies and the Moderator on the Fireside Chat on the Quantum Computing: Unveiling the Future of Computation Panel

Robert E. Loredo

IBM Quantum Ambassador Worldwide Lead

William D. Oliver

Director of the MIT Center for Quantum Engineering and Associate Director of MIT Research Laboratory of Electronics

Dessert Reception Co-Sponsors and Speakers

Bala Prasanna

IEEE Region 1 Director

Drew Lowery

Senior Systems Engineer, Volvo Group

Maira Marques Samary

IEEE Boston Section Chair and Associate Professor of the Practice, Boston College

Welcome Reception | Speakers

Tom Leighton

Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder, Akamai Technologies

Tom Coughlin

2024 IEEE President

Sophia “Sophie” Muirhead

IEEE's Executive Director and Chief Operating Officer (COO)

John D. McDonald

Founder & CEO, JDM Associates, LLC

Nim Cheung

2024 IEEE Awards Board Chair and CEO of Alphotonics Limited

Welcome Reception Panel | "Evening of Innovation"

Robert Blumofe

Moderator for Panel and Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer, Akamai Technologies

Simay Akar

CEO & Founder of AK Energy Consulting

Deepak Divan

Professor, John E Pippin Chair and GRA Eminent Scholar Director, GT Center for Distributed Energy, ECE Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA

Andrea Goldsmith

Dean of Engineering and Applied Science and the Arthur LeGrand Doty Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Princeton University

Tsu-Jae King Liu

Dean, College of Engineering, and Roy W. Carlson Professor, University of California, Berkeley, California

Sponsors/Partners

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Thank you to all of our 2024 Event Sponsors and Partners that made the 2024 VIC Summit possible. 

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IEEE Foundation Logo
Logo for IEEE Region 1 & Region 2 together.
IEEE Boston section logo.
Boston Dynamics logo.
MIT School of Engineering logo.
MIT EECS logo.
Mitsubishi Electric Logo
AMD logo.
Tufts University, School of Engineering logo.
The Marconi Society logo.
Mediatek logo.
Berkeley College of Engineering logo.
afiniti logo.
IEEE Xplore logo.

Community Collaborators

IEEE University Partnership Program logo.
National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE) Boston logo.
MIT Lincoln Laboratory logo.
Massrobotics logo.
NAMIC Atlanta logo.
Dallis The Science Diva logo.
IEEE History Center logo.
IEEE MOVE logo.
IEEE Spectrum Logo

IEEE VIC Summit Program/Agenda

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When & Where

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Pricing

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Join Knowledge Alliance!

Knowledge Alliance is our mentor-mentee program that takes place in-person at the IEEE VIC Summit between career professionals and undergraduate students. It pairs individuals together based on their professional interests and helps them establish a mentoring relationship for guidance in multiple areas including career, education, leadership, and volunteering. Participation in the program is open to all attendees of the event. Be sure to check out updates soon for the 2025 program.

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The Agenda

The agenda has world-class presenters deep dive into the most crucial areas of technology today.

Networking

There is a unique opportunity to connect with and learn from some of the technology “Giants” in the world. Young professionals and students can learn from experts and meet mentors at the event., including top innovators, disruptors, and IEEE award recipients. Connect with peers to exchange experiences and build partnerships. We will be having sponsor booths and there will be opportunities to connect with many top-tier organizations looking for top-talent.

Get Inspired

Be empowered and revive your passion in your field of interest.

Be a Part of the Conversation

There’s power being connected to other people who are active in your line of work. Experience a live, face-to-face setting with others in the same business community.

Why

There is no other event like the IEEE VIC Summit and Honors Ceremony where you’ll get the chance to hear and learn from those in the major technology sectors.

Why

There is no other event like that 2021 IEEE VIC Summit and Honors Ceremony where you’ll get the chance to hear and learn from the Giants in technology.