Rocco has been a part of the hospitality industry since graduating Pace University in 1983, with a BBA in marketing. He started at the Clinton Inn in New Jersey, worked his way through the Harrison Conference Centers, the Concord Resort in the Catskills, and with Hilton since 1998. He is the Director of Sales Worldwide…
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2025 IEEE President & CEO Kathleen A. Kramer is a Professor of Electrical Engineering at the University of San Diego in California. She worked to develop new engineering programs as a founding member of the faculty and eventually became the chair of electrical engineering, then serving as Director of Engineering (2004-2013), providing academic leadership for…
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Tim Kersjes is the Head of Research Integrity, Resolutions at Springer Nature. The Resolutions team consists of highly committed research integrity expects who support in-house editors and Editors-in-Chief in handling and resolving all types of research integrity and publication ethics issues. The cases vary from plagiarism and authorship disputes to peer review manipulation, medical-ethical concerns,…
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Marie Hunter, Managing Director, Conferences, Events & Experiences, The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Marie has enjoyed a 20+ year professional career creating and leading shared business services. Marie is currently the Managing Director, Conferences, Events, & Experiences at The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE).
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James Irvine is a Reader at the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow. Currently working on security and deployment of private 5G networks, his career started in European research programmes on 3G standardisation in 1994. Dr Irvine has been a volunteer leader in IEEE for over 20 years. He chaired the Products and Services Committee in…
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Christina Ho is the Executive Director of Programming for ForbesLive, the events arm at Forbes, where she leads a team that produces live event programming across a wide range of industry verticals, including the Forbes Iconoclast Summit, Forbes Healthcare Summit and Forbes Sustainability Leaders Summit, and communities, such as the Forbes Under 30 Summit, Forbes…
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Lisa Janicke Hinchliffe is Professor/Coordinator for Research and Teaching Professional Development in the University Library at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. She is also an affiliate faculty member in the University’s School of Information Sciences, Center for Social and Behavioral Sciences, European Union Center, and Center for Global Studies. She is currently the Chair…
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Dr. Tyler J. Grassman is an Associate Professor in the Department of Materials Science & Engineering at The Ohio State University, with a joint appointment in the Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering. He received his B.A. degree in Chemistry from the University of Oregon, and his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Materials Science &…
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Stacie DeMicco is the Senior Manager of Event Vendor Relationship Management & Contracting at IEEE, bringing over 20 years of experience in event planning, vendor relations, and contract negotiation. She oversees the Conference Contracts team, Express Desk, and the Preferred PCO Program, supporting IEEE’s global conferences through strategic vendor partnerships and streamlined contracting. Outside of…
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As Chief Events Officer and Company Director at Web Summit Craig brings a career that spans Theatre, Corporate, Television, Music, Festivals and Sports leading the production, operations and creative teams responsible for producing all of the companies events globally. Before joining Web Summit, The BRIT Awards, London 2012 and the FIFA Club World Cup are…
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