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Welcome Mechanical Innovation Conference Speakers

Get to Know Them

Khai Minh Pham, MD, Ph D
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Founder & CEO at ThinkingNode.ai | Founding Board Member at KWAAI | Leading Expert in Distributed AI | Magna Cum Laude at Sorbonne University

San Diego County, California

Founder, Futurist, Award-Winning Filmmaker, Keynote, Consultant, Best-Selling Author, RSA Fellow, RTS Member, United Nations Speaker, SXSW Advisor, AwareNow Advisorx

Telecommunications Engineering and Telco Market and Regulation Expert, Digital Transformation for eGovernment and SMEs Consultant, Scientist, 5G and Smart Cities Lecturer, Tech Agitator, Policy Maker, Entrepreneur

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Marissa Hummon

Global Upstream Marketing Strategy Leader-Data Centers |Master of Applied Business Research (MABR)|MBA in Technology Management | MSc Electrical Engineering | Researcher in Data Center Sustainability & Demand Challenges

Project Development Manager @ Elevate Renewables | Entrepreneurship, Analytical Skills

Chief Technology Officer

Utilidata, Inc.

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Hitansh Dwivedi
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​Adjunct Assistant Professor @ Clarkson University | Electrical Engineering Consultant

Human Resource || Design Lead at IEEE PES DAY 2024 | mygov ambassador | Chairperson IEEE BBDITM | Secretary IEEE Smart Cities | IEEE BRAND Ambassador 22| IEEE UP SAC Lead | Marketing Lead GDSC BBDITM 22

Global Service Director


IRISS, Inc.

Chester Swanson, Sr
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Christopher Sanderson

Realtor Associate @ Next Trend Realty LLC | HAR REALTOR, IRS Tax Preparer

​CEO & Founder, CavnessHR | INFJ | Building AI-Driven HR Solutions to Save Small Business Owners Time & Money 🎙 Host, The Jason Cavness Experience—Featuring Entrepreneurs & Leaders | Retired U.S. Army Officer | ΦΒΣ

Energy Storage System (EES) | Manage Project Risk and Recommended Fact Base Solutions | Accomplished Corporate Strategy Leader | Acquisition and Change Communications | 100 Keynotes Public Speaker

Heather Rivera, AIA
Praveen Damacharla
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Group Lead, Architecture | AIA, NCARB, LEED AP BD+C
IPS Integrated Project Services

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Research Scientist
Electrical Engineer
AI  ML Human-Machine Teaming

Hospital & Healthcare Account Leader | Med-Tech Thought Leader | Applied Technology Innovator | Applied Knowledge Physicist | AI Workflow Pioneer | Citizen Scientist | Bohdisattva

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Gabriel De Carcer
Burhan Abdullah

Humans make cities. Let's make our cities for our humans.

NSI Engineering, Inc

Director Smart Cities

Managing Director Mexico
Envista Forensics
Global Claims Expert

Mexico City, Mexico

Business Development Manager @ Helium Four Solar Energy Solutions | Researcher – Optimisation Techniques | Microgrids |Electrical and Renewable Energy

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Blaine Millet

Energy Infrastructure Strategist 

ESG Advisory 

Transect

Business Development Leader

Vice President, Aviation
Infrastructure Engineering

Author, Key-Note Speaker, Advisor...Inspiring & Helping Leaders (and Businesses) become “REMARK”able™ by being Customer Obsessed

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Gracie Pereira
Larry Bekkedahl

IBEW
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Cybersecurity Managing Director @ Accenture | Zero Trust, Cloud Security, Data & AI

​Senior VP, Advanced Energy Delivery Portland General Electric

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David Dzyk
Samuel Lee

Regional Manager
Wind Cluster
Adjunct Assistant Professor at Clarkson University
Principal Consultant

Electrical Engineer 

Onward Energy

IT Consultant Professor Author Speaker

Anhub InfoTech Consulting Global Company

 

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Shankar Kartha
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Senior Operations Engineer

SB Energy

SoftBank Group

Principal Power Systems Engineer, Team Lead
Aspen Technology 

Systems Engineering

Navy Veteran
Technical Support Specialist
Asurion


 

Priyanca Ford
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Chris Smeaton

Advancing Human Upliftment with Clean, Limitless Fusion Power 3x Founder 2x Exits  Investor 

Kronos Fusion Energy

​Councilmember/Former Mayor of City of Bellevue, Washington

Global Digital Design DirectorGlobal Digital Design Director

HBA/Hirsch Bedner Associate

Paul Leufkens
 Ahmed Soliman, Ph.D., SMIEEE
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Nirupama Prakash Kumar

Power engineering, testing, monitoring, lab, development business


Power Projects

Senior Member, IEEE | Inventor | Ph.D., Power Electronics, Control, Microgrids, and Renewables Integration

Planning Lead 

ERCOT

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Strategic Executive DEIA Champion | Former Public Official | Driving Business Growth Through Innovation and Inclusive Leadership

Chief Executive Officer

Momentum Professional Strategy Partners

Enabling Smart Cities through Digital Transformation and Innovation

i-Cluster

Manager

Product Leader @Microsoft - Cloud and AI | Executive Coach - I help tech leaders unlock their hidden potential and ascend to executive roles faster - backed by 20 years experience | Keynote Speaker

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Biswaranjan Acharya, PhD
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Founder at Invention Matters

Vice President 

McCarthy Building Companies, Inc. Architect 

Producer  Builder

IPR, AI, Machine Learning & Deep Learning

Marwadi University

Evelyn Miralles
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Xploration

CEO

Sustainable Smart City designer, Investor, and Founder of the TWIN CITIES Initiative
Ukraine Smart Cities Master Planner

Utah electrical training Instructor

Utah Electric Training Alliance

Jeanne McKnight
Ralph Bless
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Advocate for Aquaculture 

the Blue Economy
President CEO

​McKnight Group, Inc.

Executive Vice President 

Telgian Engineering & Consulting, LLC

BESS Solution Engineer

Catalyze

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