Keynotes & Plenary Session

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Confirmed Keynote Speakers

Duy-Loan T. LeDUY-LOAN T. LE
Texas Instruments

Thursday, September 30th at 8:45 AM in rooms (TBD)

Duy-Loan Le came to America with nothing but the clothes on her back at the age of 12. Four years later, Duy-Loan graduated as Valedictorian of her high school at 16. In 1982, she graduated from The University of Texas in Austin with BSEE Magna Cum Laude and started as a memory design engineer at the age of 19 with Texas Instruments. Duy-Loan received her MBA from The University of Houston in 1989. She is currently the World Wide Advanced Technology Ramp Manager, overseeing development projects using innovative technology, at Texas Instruments.

In 2002, Duy-Loan became the first Asian and the first woman to be elected to the rank of Senior Fellow (equivalent to a Senior Vice President on the management track), joining four men who held this prestigious title worldwide at the time at Texas Instruments (TI). Today Duy-Loan remains the only woman to hold this title in TI’s 80 years of history. Duy-Loan holds 23 patents with 7 pending applications. She has been featured in IEEE (the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) SPECTRUM, Asian Enterprise trade journals, a book titled “The Pride of Vietnamese”, and numerous local and international newspapers. Duy-Loan serves on the Board of Directors for National Instruments, a publicly traded company on NASDAQ headquartered in Austin. Duy-Loan is a registered Professional Engineer (PE) and is frequently invited to speak at Fortune 500 companies.

Duy-Loan has a very long list of accolades. Her favorites include Women in Technology International (WITI) Hall of Fame, National Technologist of the Year, TimesPeople, Asian American Engineer of The Year, Who’s Who in the World, Women of Vision: Leadership, PINK’s Top 15 Women in Business, VANG’s Golden Torch with United States Congressional Recognition for Civic Leadership. One of TI’s DSP chips, under Duy-Loan’s leadership, was recognized in 2004 Guinness World Records.

Duy-Loan’s service to the community is extensive. Among the many things that she does in America and internationally, she most enjoys providing education assistance for children and supporting social economic developments projects in 12 different countries through two 501c3 organizations, the Mona Foundation and the Sunflower Mission.

Duy-Loan Le has been married to her husband Tuan N. Dao for 27 years. She has two boys, Quy-Dan 16 and Quy-Don 13. She enjoys deep-sea fishing, reading, movie, classical music, painting, and playing poker. Duy-Loan also holds a black belt in Tae-Kwon-Do and has won several medals and trophies in the state of Texas.

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Barbara LiskovBARBARA LISKOV
Institute Professor Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, MIT

Friday, October 1st at 8:45 AM in rooms (TBD)

Barbara Liskov is an Institute Professor at MIT and also Associate Provost for Faculty Equity. She is a member of the National Academy of Engineering, a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and a fellow of the ACM.

Professor Liskov received the ACM Turing Award in 2009, the ACM SIGPLAN Programming Language Achievement Award in 2008, the IEEE Von Neumann medal in 2004, a lifetime achievement award from the Society of Women Engineers in 1996, and in 2003 was named one of the 50 most important women in science by Discover Magazine.

Her research interests include distributed systems, replication algorithms to provide fault-tolerance, programming methodology, and programming languages. Professor Liskov’s current research projects include Byzantine-fault-tolerant storage systems, peer-to-peer computing, and support for automatic deployment of software upgrades in large-scale distributed systems.

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Confirmed Plenary Panel

Technical Executive Plenary Panel: Topic – TBD

Thursday, September 30th at 1:45 PM – Location: TBD

Panelists:
Amy Alving, Chief Technology Officer, SAIC

Kelli Crane, Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer, Thomson Reuters

Romea Smith, Senior Vice President – CA, Support

Others to be announced soon.

Moderator: To be announced soon

Topic details: To be announced soon

Bios:

Amy AlvingAMY ALVING
Chief Technology Officer, SAIC

Dr. Alving is the Chief Technology Officer and Senior Vice President at Science Applications International Corporation. She leads SAIC’s Office of Technology, which is responsible for the creation, communication and implementation of SAIC’s technical and scientific vision and strategy. She has a diverse background in government and academia, with over 15 years of accomplishments in the areas of technology and national security. Prior to joining SAIC she served as the director of the Special Projects Office at the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, where she was a member of the Senior Executive Service. In this role she was responsible for strategic planning, operations, finances, security, program development and execution. She was a White House Fellow (1997-98) serving at the Department of Commerce. Prior to that, she was an associate professor of aerospace engineering at the University of Minnesota, where she taught graduate and undergraduate students in mechanics, fluids, and experimental methods, served as a thesis advisor to graduate students, and conducted independent, basic research. Dr. Alving graduated from Stanford University with a B.S. in mechanical engineering and from Princeton University with a Ph.D. in mechanical and aerospace engineering. She carried out post-doctoral research in Berlin, Germany. She is a member of the Naval Research Advisory Committee and has been a member or advisor to the Army Science Board, Defense Science Board and National Academies studies. She has been on the Board of Directors of the Fannie and John Hertz Foundation and is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations.



Kelli CraneKELLI CRANE
Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer, Thomson Reuters

As CIO of Thomson Reuters, Kelli Crane spearheads the development and implementation of a global information technology plan that aligns with the business strategy and leads the organization in implementing advanced enterprise information systems across its vertical businesses. She plays a key role in driving the execution of strategic initiatives and coordinating and tracking major technology projects, bringing Thomson and Reuters together under one technology umbrella. Ms. Crane has been with the company for 23 years, holding positions in technology and operations. She received her MBA from Texas A&M – Corpus Christi Branch, where she focused on computer application and a BS in business administration with a concentration in marketing from Northern Michigan University in Marquette, Michigan.



Romea SmithROMEA SMITH
Senior Vice President – CA, Support

Romea Smith was appointed Senior Vice President – CA Support in April 2008. Since joining CA in May, 2000, Romea has been instrumental in enhancing CA’s ability to provide quality technical support and has been the driving force in improving customer satisfaction and employee experience.

Prior to joining CA, Romea held multiple leadership positions with Sterling Software and Systems Center. Romea holds a B.S. degree in Mathematics from Prairie View A&M University.