Dr. Amar Gupta has worked at MIT for most of career and has played a major role in the development of several technologies and business processes that are in wide use in countries around the world today. He has done original work in the areas of presentation graphics, clipart, microcomputer-based image database systems, AI-facilitated automated reading and processing of bank checks, the 24-Hour Knowledge Factory, digital health and telemedicine. These ideas have been widely adopted and deployed around the world, surmounting organizational and political borders. Dr. Gupta holds an undergraduate degree in Electrical Engineering (from IIT Kanpur), a graduate degree in Management (from MIT) and a doctorate in Computer Science (from IIT Delhi).

Alex Lidow is CEO and co-founder of Efficient Power Conversion Corporation (EPC). Prior to founding EPC, Dr. Lidow was CEO of International Rectifier Corporation. A co-inventor of the HEXFET power MOSFET, Dr. Lidow holds many patents in power semiconductor technology and has authored numerous publications on related subjects, including co-authoring the first textbook on GaN transistors, GaN Transistors for Efficient Power Conversion, now in its third edition published by John Wiley and Sons. Lidow earned his Bachelor of Science degree from Caltech and his Ph.D. from Stanford.

K S Venkatraman is Sr. Director for Artificial Intelligence Computing at NVIDIA Corporation, and an Executive member of the Workforce and Talent Development advisory board to the Governor of Oregon. His teams develop products that enable self-driving cars, natural language models for Generative AI, and recommendation systems. Venkat moved to Oregon in 1997 and has since hired, mentored, and trained hundreds of students in STEM, high-performance computing, and AI. Prior to NVIDIA and a brief stint at a startup company building systems-on-a-chip for digital televisions, he was a computer architect at Intel Corporation, responsible for developing innovative technologies for Pentium®4 and Core™ processors. He holds a Master’s degree in Electrical engineering from Villanova University, and a Bachelor’s degree in Electronics and Communication engineering from Birla Institute of Technology in India.

Rodger Richey is the Vice President of Development Tools and Academic Programs at Microchip Technology Inc. With a career spanning over three decades, Rodger has accumulated extensive experience in the electronics and semiconductor industries. Rodger graduated from the University of Arizona in 1990 with a Bachelor's of Science in Electrical Engineering. He began his career at Planning Systems Incorporated, where he worked on underwater electronics for the United States Navy and oceanographic research institutes. His responsibilities included analog and digital circuit design, PCB layout, firmware development, and PC software development. In 1994, Rodger joined Microchip Technology Inc. and started in 8-bit microcontroller applications engineering. Over the years, he has taken on various roles, including work in 16-bit microcontroller applications, smartphone accessory development, Bluetooth and Wi-Fi software development and development tools. His most recent focus is driving Microchip's Academic Program, fostering collaboration with educational institutions to support the next generation of engineers. Rodger's diverse background and technical expertise have been instrumental in his contributions to Microchip. In his current role, he oversees the development of tools that assist engineers and developers, while also leading initiatives to engage with academic communities.

Christopher Savoie is a published scholar in medicine, biochemistry, and computer science, and his research and business interests over the years have focused on the intersection of machine learning, biology, and chemistry. Currently, he is co-founder and CEO of Zapata AI, an industrial generative AI company. Christopher is the co-inventor of AAOSA, the A.I.-based natural language interface technology used to develop Apple’s Siri. He has led big data analytics efforts at Nissan and has previously founded and served as CEO of technology companies that have been acquired or exited via IPO.