BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:IEEE vTools.Events//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20260308T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=2SU;BYMONTH=3 TZNAME:PDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20261101T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=1SU;BYMONTH=11 TZNAME:PST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260306T180956Z UID:8C25013D-52F5-41BD-BE5E-17013559979B DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260409T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260409T173000 DESCRIPTION:In a world of rapid technical transformation\, the need for Eng ineers to lead innovation not only as professionals\, but entrepreneurs.\n \nHow do you transform your idea into a product ?\n\nHow do you find a mar ket space for your product and unlock a blue ocean ?\n\nHow can an Enginee r become an Entrepreneur and transform the world ?\n\nHow does the “Star tup World Cup” fit into the transformation of your business ?\n\nJoin fo r a discussion to share ideas on how an Engineer can become an Entrepreneu r and the success via Startup World Cup\, with Daya Wimalasuriya\, who pit ched for a startup at the Startup World Cup 2025 held on 15-17 October 202 5 at the Hilton Hotel ( Union Square )\, San Francisco\, California\, USA\ n\nSpeaker(s): Daya Wimalasuriya\, \n\nVirtual: https://events.vtools.ieee .org/m/544544 LOCATION:Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/544544 ORGANIZER:anthony_cheung@ieee.org SEQUENCE:60 SUMMARY:Project Management Office (PMO) for startups URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/544544 X-ALT-DESC:Description: <br /><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW13764459 B CX2">\n<p class="Paragraph SCXW13764459 BCX2" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US "><span class="TextRun SCXW13764459 BCX2" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" da ta-contrast="none"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW13764459 BCX2">In a worl d of rapid technical transformation\, the need for Engineers to lead innov ation not </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW13764459 BCX2">only </span ><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW13764459 BCX2">as</span> <span class="Norm alTextRun SCXW13764459 BCX2">professionals\, but entrepreneurs.</span></sp an><span class="EOP SCXW13764459 BCX2" data-ccp-props="{&quot\;134233117&q uot\;:false\,&quot\;134233118&quot\;:false\,&quot\;335551550&quot\;:6\,&qu ot\;335551620&quot\;:6\,&quot\;335557856&quot\;:16777215\,&quot\;335559731 &quot\;:0\,&quot\;335559738&quot\;:0\,&quot\;335559739&quot\;:0}">&nbsp\;< /span></p>\n</div>\n<div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW13764459 BCX2">\n<p class="Paragraph SCXW13764459 BCX2" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US">&nbsp\; </p>\n<p class="Paragraph SCXW13764459 BCX2" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" ><span class="TextRun SCXW13764459 BCX2" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" dat a-contrast="none"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW13764459 BCX2">How do you transform your idea into a&nbsp\;</span><span class="NormalTextRun Contex tualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW13764459 BCX2">product ?</span></s pan><span class="EOP SCXW13764459 BCX2" data-ccp-props="{&quot\;134233117& quot\;:false\,&quot\;134233118&quot\;:false\,&quot\;335551550&quot\;:6\,&q uot\;335551620&quot\;:6\,&quot\;335559738&quot\;:0\,&quot\;335559739&quot\ ;:0}">&nbsp\;</span></p>\n</div>\n<div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW13764 459 BCX2">\n<p class="Paragraph SCXW13764459 BCX2" lang="EN-US" xml:lang=" EN-US"><span class="TextRun SCXW13764459 BCX2" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-U S" data-contrast="none"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW13764459 BCX2">How do you find a market space for your product and unlock a blue </span><span class="NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW137644 59 BCX2">ocean ?</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW13764459 BCX2">&nbsp \;</span></span><span class="EOP SCXW13764459 BCX2" data-ccp-props="{&quot \;134233117&quot\;:false\,&quot\;134233118&quot\;:false\,&quot\;335551550& quot\;:6\,&quot\;335551620&quot\;:6\,&quot\;335559738&quot\;:0\,&quot\;335 559739&quot\;:0}">&nbsp\;</span></p>\n</div>\n<div class="OutlineElement L tr SCXW13764459 BCX2">\n<p class="Paragraph SCXW13764459 BCX2" lang="EN-US " xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="TextRun SCXW13764459 BCX2" lang="EN-US" xm l:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="none"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW1376445 9 BCX2">How can an Engineer become an </span><span class="NormalTextRun Co ntextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW13764459 BCX2">Entrepreneur</s pan><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW13764459 BCX2"> and transform the </spa n><span class="NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCX W13764459 BCX2">world ?</span></span><span class="EOP SCXW13764459 BCX2" d ata-ccp-props="{&quot\;134233117&quot\;:false\,&quot\;134233118&quot\;:fal se\,&quot\;335551550&quot\;:6\,&quot\;335551620&quot\;:6\,&quot\;335559738 &quot\;:0\,&quot\;335559739&quot\;:0}">&nbsp\;</span></p>\n</div>\n<div cl ass="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW13764459 BCX2">\n<p class="Paragraph SCXW13764 459 BCX2" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="TextRun SCXW13764459 BCX2" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="none"><span class="Norm alTextRun SCXW13764459 BCX2">How does the &ldquo\;Startup World Cup&rdquo\ ; 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