WOMEN IN ENGINEERING (WIE)

IEEE EMC Society Women in Engineering Session and Networking Reception at DesignCon 2026

Thursday, February 26, 2026 • 2:15 – 5:15 PM PST

Room: Great America 2

Santa Clara Convention Center, California

DesignCon 2026

Join us for the IEEE EMC Society presented Women in Engineering (WIE) sessions and reception at the 31st anniversary of DesignCon, the premier high-speed communications and system design conference and exposition, February 24-26, at the Santa Clara Convention Center in Great America 2. Tom Braxton, EMC Society President, 2026-2027, will provide the official welcome!

TIPS TO ACHIEVE A SUCCESSFUL, IMPACTFUL CAREER

Thursday, February 26 | 2:15 PM - 3:15 PM

Panel Session

Session Chair Janet ONeil with ETS-Lindgren and IEEE EMC Society Vice President, Member Services, has assembled an inspiring team of speakers who will share their tips for a successful and impactful career as a woman in the engineering field. 

Empowering Engineers, Enabling Innovation: 
The AI Journey

Thursday, February 26 |3:15 PM – 4:15 PM

Keynote Speaker

The program continues with this keynote presentation by EMC Society Distinguished Lecturer, Dr. Olena (Jianfang) Zhu, Head of AI Solutions & Ecosystem, Client Computing Group, Intel Corporation, Hillsboro, Oregon. Includes an introduction and closing comments by Prof. Lijun Jiang, IEEE Fellow, with Missouri University of Science and Technology. Prof. Jiang is a leader in the area of AI/ML in the EMC Society.

WIE NETWORKING RECEPTION

Thursday, February 26 | 4:15 PM - 5:15 PM

Reception

Stay for the hosted reception following these stimulating presentations to network with the speakers and other attendees. Complimentary drinks and appetizers will be served. There is no charge to attend, but you must register in advance to secure your seat. Register here and use promo code WIE26 for FREE access to the DesignCon expo and the WIE sessions.

SPEAKERS



Tamar Makharashvili

Staff EMC Design Engineer

Google Cloud

Sue Bhattacharjee

Director of Preconstruction

Gilbane Building Company

Prof. Lijun Jiang

IEEE Fellow
Missouri University of Science and Technology



Dr. Olena (Jianfang) Zhu

Head of AI Solutions & Ecosystem

Client Computing Group, Intel Corporation

Janet O’Neil

Customer Relations Manager

ETS-Lindgren

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