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CEO & Founder shift7, 3rd U.S. CTO and former Assistant to the President (2014–2017), former Google VP of New Business Development (2003–2014), Life Member MIT Corporation, Entrepreneur, Engineer,
Megan Smith is an award-winning tech entrepreneur, engineer, and evangelist. As the third U.S. chief ...
Tsu-Jae King Liu is the President of the National Academy of Engineering since July 1, 2025. A distinguished engineer and academic leader, she earned her B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. in electrical engineering from Stanford University. In 1996 she joined the faculty of the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences at the ...
Wanda Sigur works as an aerospace consultant for both emerging space exploration companies and traditional aerospace industry companies, continuing her lifelong commitment to the success of aerospace missions, the growth of the aerospace profession and new technology implementation. Ms. Sigur retired from Lockheed Martin as Vice President ...
Yannis C. Yortsos is the Dean of the USC Viterbi School of Engineering and the Zohrab Kaprielian Chair in Engineering, a position he holds since 2005. Yortsos served as chair of the Department of Chemical Engineering at USC between 1991 and 1996, as Associate Dean, and then as Sr. Associate Dean for Academic Affairs between 2001 and 2005. Since ...
Marian Croak is the Vice President of Responsible AI and Human Centered Technologies at Google, She was formerly a VP for Site Reliability Engineering for Ads, Corporate Engineering and YouTube, at Google. Marian joined Google in late 2014 after retiring from AT&T as an SVP responsible for advanced research and innovation, and ...
This forum brought together leading voices from academia, industry, and policy to examine artificial intelligence’s transformative impact on engineering. Presentations addressed AI’s role in classrooms and workplaces, exploring implications for engineering education, workforce development, and practice, as well as the technology’s promises and perils. The overarching goal was to provide insights into evolving skills needs, AI-driven shifts in engineering practice, and strategies to broaden participation in engineering fields.
12:00 pm Welcome Tsu-Jae Liu, President, National Academy of Engineering
12:05 pm Opening Remarks Marian Croak, Forum co-chair 12:10 pm AI in Higher Education Yannis Yortsos, Dean of the USC Viterbi School of Engineering and the Zohrab Kaprielian Dean’s Chair in Engineering
12:45 pm AI in Engineering Practice: Widening the Aperture Megan Smith, Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder of shift7, formerly U.S. Chief Technology Officer and Assistant to President Obama
1:20 pm Break
1:25 pm Art, Science, Engineering & AI: The Future of Creative Collaboration Julio Ottino, R.R. McCormick Institute Prof & Walter P. Murphy Prof of Chemical & Biological Engineering, Northwestern University - Evanston
2:00 pm Roundtable Discussion Panelists Lisa Margonelli (Moderator), Arizona State University, Editor-in Chief, Issues in Science and Technology
2:55 pm Closing Remarks Wanda Sigur, Forum co-chair
3:00 pm Forum concludes