#2 Career Development and Leadership
Skills in Industry ~ WIE ~IEEE Women in Engineering (WIE) is a global network of IEEE members and volunteers dedicated topromoting women engineers and scientists and inspiring girls worldwide to follow their academic interests ina career in engineering and science. To inspire and encourage women working or learning in technology field,Prof.Wu, Dr.Tan, Prof.Hashimoto, and Prof.Inamori will give talks based on their rich experience. The webinar
will be followed by a discussion time where you can discuss directly with the panelists and observers. Wewelcome you to throw your questions when you register to design the breakout room discussion together!
Through this webinar, we will also introduce the Mentor program to assist you in finding your Mentor in IEEE.

Date&Time: August 2,2024, 12:00 ~ 14:00, Japan Standard Time
Timetable:

12:00~12:10: Opening, IEEE and Mentor Program Introduction
12:10~12:20: Prof. Min Wu talk
12:20~12:30: Dr. Don Tan talk
12:30~12:40: Prof. Mamiko Inamori talk
12:40~12:50: Prof. Takako Hashimoto talk
12:50-13:10: Breakout Room Discussion
13:10~13:50: QA
13:50~14:00: EndingBreakout Room Theme:

1) Career and work-life balance (WIE and General)2) Career plans and role models for long-term career inspiration (WIE)3) How to create a good career for both women and men (WIE)
4) Building careers through studying and working abroad (WIE and General)5) Find a Mentor through IEEE (WIE and General)

Let’s secure your schedule right HERE and right now!
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Panelists
Dr. Don Tan. Ph.D. IEEE Fellow
IEEE Fellow Committee Chair, 2022-2023
IEEE TEC President, 2024IEEE IEC Vice Chair, 2022, 2024IEEE BoD Division II Director, 2017-2018
IEEE PELS President, 2013-2014
IEEE JESTPE EiC (Founding), 2013-2018
IEEE/Google Little Box Challenge Chair, 2014-2015

Prof. Min Wu. IEEE Fellow, AAAS Fellow
IEEE Technical Committee on Information Forensics andSecurity Chair,
IEEE Signal Processing Magazine Editor-in-Chief
IEEE Signal Processing Society President (2024-2025)
Professor and Associate Dean of Engineering, ECE
Department, Univ. of Maryland, College Park (UMD)

Prof. Takako Hashimoto– Ph.D., IPSJ Fellow
IEEE R10 Director-Elect 2023-2024
IEEE Chair of IEEE Japan Council (2021-22)
IEEE BoG of IEEE Computer Society (2021-23)
IEEE Past Chair of IEEE Women in Engineering (2015-16)
IEEE 2019 MGA Larry K.Wilson Transnational AwardFellow of the Information Processing Society of Japan,
2019Professor, Director of International Center, Chiba
University of CommerceProf. Mamiko Inamori, Ph.D., IEEE Senior Member

IEEE Japan Council Woman in Engineering Vice Chair, 20162020
IEEE Tokyo Section Student Activities Committee Chair, 20192020
IEEE Tokyo/Shin-etsu Joint Section WIE Chair, 2020-2022
IEEE R10 Student Activities Committee Award Coordinator,
2021-2022
IEEE R10 Student Activities Committee Vice Chair, 2023Associate Professor, Tokai University

Observer

Dr. Shoko Araki, Ph.D., IEEE Fellow

IEEE SPS AASP-TC, Chair 2023-2024, Vice Chair 2022
IEEE WASPAA 2021, Technical Program Chair
IEEE Japan Council, History Committee, Secretary, 20192020
IEEE WASPAA 2017, Far East Liaison,IEEE SPS HSCMA 2017, Technical Program Chair
IEEE Kansai Section, Woman in Engineering, Chair
2016-2017
Senior Research Scientist, NTT Corporation

Prof. Seishi Takamura, Dr. Eng., IEEE Fellow
IEEE Japan Council Chapter Operations Committee
Chair, Fellow Elevation Support Ad-hoc Committee
Chair
IEEE Fellow Committee Member
IEEE Region 10 Zone Representative for North Asia
Professor, Hosei University / Visiting SeniorDistinguished Scientist, NTT Corporation
IEEE/IEICE/IPSJ/ITE/AAIA FellowAkihiko Sugiyama, Dr. Eng., IEEE Fellow
IEEE Fellow Committee Member, 2018-2021, 20222023
IEEE SPS Distinguished Industry Speaker, 2020-2021
IEEE CTS Renowned Distinguished Speaker (TheRock Star), 2020IEEE CTS Distinguished Lecturer, 2017-2018
IEEE SPS Distinguished Lecturer, 2014-2015
IEEE SPS AASP-TC, Chair, 2011-2012

Moderator

Yui Nozoe
Director, IEEE Japan Office