Currently, David works at IEEE, pronounced “Eye-triple-E,” which stands for the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. IEEE is the world’s largest professional association dedicated to advancing technological innovation and excellence for the benefit of humanity. IEEE and its members inspire a global community through highly cited publications, conferences, technology standards, and professional and educational…
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Rodolfo Oliveira is an Associate Professor with Habilitation in Electrical and Computer Engineering at NOVA School of Science and Technology (NOVA FCT) and a Senior Researcher at the Instituto de Telecomunicações, in Lisbon. His work focuses on wireless and mobile communications, stochastic modeling, and the design and performance analysis of next-generation network architectures. He has…
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Ryan O’Connor is the Program Manager, Job Fairs & Exhibits, at IEEE CEE – a position he has held since December 2023. As part of this role, Ryan oversees the growing job fairs and exhibits program. He is also the in-house subject matter expert for sponsorships and exhibit sales and seeks to help IEEE organizers…
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Amanda O’Leary is the Program Lead for the CEE Express Desk at IEEE, where she spearheads efforts to streamline and enhance the venue sourcing experience across the organization. Since joining IEEE in February 2025, Amanda has launched the Express Desk program, introducing standardized sourcing processes, RFP protocols, and performance tracking. The program has already supported 23…
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Dalma Novak is VP of Engineering at Octane Wireless where she develops high-performance RF-over-fiber technologies for commercial and defense wireless applications. She is also an Honorary Professorial Fellow in the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering at The University of Melbourne, Australia. Dr. Novak has over 30 years of experience working in the optical and…
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Sophia (“Sophie”) Muirhead was appointed by the Board of Directors of The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) as the organization’s Executive Director and Chief Operating Officer (COO) in January 2023, becoming the first female and first person of color to hold this role in IEEE’s 140-year history. IEEE, with over 460,000 volunteers in…
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As Executive Vice President, Candace Montgomery spearheads AtlanticLive, the experiential division of The Atlantic. In her role she leads the organization’s event strategy, operations, execution and strategic development of all event programming as well as the team. She collaborates with Atlantic editorial and stakeholders organization-wide to grow, innovate, and drive audiences to the AtlanticLIVE event…
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Lindsay Meck is the Executive Director of Production & Digital Strategy at Dow Jones, where she leads the vision and execution of premiere events including the award-winning Wall Street Journal Future of Everything Festival and WSJ Tech Live. She drives integrated strategy across production, creative, sponsorship, digital innovation, and audience experience. Before joining Dow Jones,…
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James Manion is the Account Director for Hilton UK & Ireland, supporting clients across the Americas. Based in the UK, James represents 46 Hilton properties throughout England, Scotland, and Ireland—working with event planners to deliver standout group experiences across city, country, and coastal destinations. With 10 years of hospitality experience and a Business Management degree from…
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Helen Ma joined IEEE in September 2012. Her current role is China Conference Senior Manager. As the senior representative of IEEE Conferences, Events & Experiences (CEE) in their assigned region, she serves as a person who ensures proper compliance with processes and procedures, as an individual contributor on programs, projects and initiatives to which she…
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