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2025 NAE Annual Meeting

Agenda

October 1, 2025
04:00 PM – 05:15 PM
(UTC-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
Virtual
Business Session (NAE members and international members only)
October 4, 2025
10:00 AM – 11:30 AM
(UTC-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
Auditorium
New Member Orientation
This session is exclusively for new members. NAE leadership provided an overview of the NAE and the National Academies, followed by a Q&A session. The event concluded with a brief orientation of the Sunday Induction Ceremony.
11:30 AM – 01:00 PM
(UTC-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
West Lawn
Lunch - Council & New Members
01:00 PM – 03:00 PM
(UTC-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
Great Hall & West Court
The Big Picture: Program and Activity Expo
06:00 PM – 09:30 PM
(UTC-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
National Cathedral
New Member Reception & Dinner (by invitation only)
October 5, 2025
10:00 AM – 11:45 AM
(UTC-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
West Lawn
Brunch
10:00 AM – 11:30 AM
(UTC-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
Members' Room
Financial and Estate Planning Strategies Under the New Law (Brunch included)
New legislation yields new financial and estate planning opportunities. Learn how to learn strategies that may be financially beneficial to you and your family while supporting the NAE.
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Financial and Estate Planning Strategies Under the New Law
Speaker: Elana Lippa, Director of Planned Giving, National Academies
11:45 AM – 01:15 PM
(UTC-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
Auditorium
Class of 2025 Induction Ceremony
The NAE Class of 2025 inducted with opening remarks from NAE Chair James O. Ellis Jr., followed by President Tsu-Jae Liu's address. The NAE Executive Officer Alton D. Romig Jr. introduced the Members and International Members of the Class of 2025.
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Chair's Remarks
James O. Ellis, Chair, National Academy of Engineering
Chair's Remarks- 2025 NAE Annual Meeting
President's Address
SPEAKER: Tsu-Jae King Liu, President, National Academy of Engineering
President's Address - 2025 NAE Annual Meeting
Introduction of the Class of 2025
SPEAKER: Alton D. Romig, Jr., Executive Officer, National Academy of Engineering
NAE Class of 2025 Induction Ceremony
01:15 PM – 02:00 PM
(UTC-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
Great Hall
Break
01:15 PM – 01:30 PM
(UTC-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
Front Terrace
Class & Anniversary photos
02:00 PM – 03:15 PM
(UTC-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
Auditorium
Special Lecture on Engineering and Society
This lecture explored the role of engineering leadership in stewarding the Nation’s infrastructure and the planet’s natural systems. Drawing on lessons from leading the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, advancing biotechnological innovation, and serving in national security roles, ...
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Engineering Leadership for Nation and Nature
03:15 PM – 04:00 PM
(UTC-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
Great Hall
Break
04:00 PM – 04:45 PM
(UTC-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
Auditorium
Awards Presentation
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Awards Presentation
04:45 PM – 06:00 PM
(UTC-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
West Lawn
Reception for Members and Guests
05:30 PM – 06:30 PM
(UTC-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
Front Terrace
Golden Bridge Society Reception
06:30 PM – 09:00 PM
(UTC-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
Great Hall
Golden Bridge Society Dinner (by invitation only)
06:30 PM – 09:30 PM
(UTC-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
Section Dinners/Reception
October 6, 2025
07:15 AM – 08:15 AM
(UTC-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
West Lawn
Continental Breakfast
07:15 AM – 08:15 AM
(UTC-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
Lecture Room & East Court
Home Secretary Meeting & Breakfast (by invitation only)
07:15 AM – 08:15 AM
(UTC-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
Members' Room, hybrid
International Secretary Meeting & Breakfast (by invitation only)
07:15 AM – 08:15 AM
(UTC-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
NAS 125
Committee on Human Rights Briefing & Breakfast
08:30 AM – 09:15 AM
(UTC-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
Auditorium
Plenary Speaker
Plenary Speaker AI and Engineering Education NAE member Yannis C. Yortsos, dean of the University of Southern California (USC) Viterbi School of Engineering, delivered a plenary address on artificial intelligence (AI) and engineering education.
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AI and Engineering Education
Speaker: Yannis Yortsos, Dean, USC Viterbi School of Engineering; Zohrab A. Kaprielian Dean’s Chair in Engineering, University of Southern California
Engineering Education and AI - 2025 NAE Annual Meeting Plenary Speaker Yannis Yortsos
09:15 AM – 10:00 AM
(UTC-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
Great Hall
Break
10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
(UTC-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
Auditorium
Forum - Our Future with AI: Opportunities and Risks
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Moderator: Deanne Bell, Television Host and Founder/CEO, Future Engineers
Forum - Our Future with AI: Opportunities and Risks
AI to Advance Our Wellbeing
Speaker: Mitchell Schnall, Senior Vice President, Data and Technology Solutions, Penn Medicine, University of Pennsylvania Health System
AI for Societal Good
Speaker: Sanjeev Mohindra, Group Leader, AI Technology,, MIT Lincoln Laboratory
AI Governance and Ethics
Speaker: Brian Cunningham, Chief Operating Officer, FoundationaLLM.ai
12:00 PM – 01:30 PM
(UTC-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
West Lawn
Lunch
12:00 PM – 01:30 PM
(UTC-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
Lecture Room and East Court
Women of the NAE Business Meeting
02:00 PM – 05:00 PM
(UTC-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
NAS and Keck
Section Meetings (in-person only)
Section 1: Keck 208 Section 7: Keck 206 Section 2: NAS 125 Section 8: NAS 280 Section 3: Keck 106 Section 9: Keck 101 Section 4: Keck 100 Section 10: Keck 201 Section 5: NAS Board Room Section ...
06:30 PM – 12:00 AM
(UTC-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
J.W. Marriott
Dinner Dance and Reception
October 7, 2025
09:30 AM – 01:30 PM
(UTC-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
MLE - Critical Resources: From Water to Energy Fuels to Critical Minerals