The 2026 IEEE WIE International Leadership Summit (ILS) Chengdu features a distinguished lineup of global leaders, visionary scholars, and industry experts. Our speakers represent the forefront of innovation in engineering and technology, sharing their invaluable insights to empower the next generation of female leaders and promote gender diversity in the global STEM community.

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Keynote Speakers

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Winnie N. Ye, PhD
 Chair, IEEE Women-in-Engineering (WIE) / Professor, Carleton University

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Takako Hashimoto, PhD
Director, IEEE Region 10 (Asia-Pacific) / Vice President, Chiba University of Commerce

IEEE Official

Ning Hua
Senior Director, Asia Pacific Business Operations, IEEE

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Perry Shum, PhD
IEEE Fellow / Past President, IEEE Photonics Society / Professor, Southern University of Science and Technology

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Haihua Shen, PhD
Professor, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences / Distinguished Member, China Computer Federation (CCF)

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Jing Dong,  PhD
Full Professor at National Laboratory of Pattern Recognition

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Tingting Yang, PhD
Professor,  Peng Cheng Laboratory / Director of the Human Resources Department

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Jing Huo, PhD
Associate Professor, Nanjing University

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Hongyue Hao, PhD
Associate Professor, Institute of Semiconductors, Chinese Academy of Sciences