BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:IEEE vTools.Events//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Asia/Kolkata BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:19451014T230000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0630 TZOFFSETTO:+0530 TZNAME:IST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260711T121921Z UID:ABFF6572-E426-4022-8FC0-6447A77C6B14 DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Kolkata:20260702T090000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Kolkata:20260702T170000 DESCRIPTION:In celebration of IEEE WIE Day 2026\, the IEEE Women in Enginee ring (WIE) Affinity Group at MBICT proudly presents "InnovateHER – Women in Technology\, Leadership & Innovation\," a hybrid event designed to ins pire\, empower\, and connect future innovators.\n\nThe event will begin wi th a Women in Tech Talk\, featuring accomplished professionals and leaders who will share their experiences\, challenges\, and achievements in engin eering and technology. Participants will gain valuable insights into leade rship\, career development\, and emerging opportunities in STEM fields.\n\ nFollowing the talk\, participants will engage in the InnovateHER Ideathon \, where teams will collaborate to identify real-world challenges and prop ose innovative technology-driven solutions. This activity aims to foster c reativity\, problem-solving skills\, teamwork\, and entrepreneurial thinki ng among students.\n\nThe event will conclude with an interactive networki ng session and a WIE Day Group Photo Session\, celebrating diversity\, inn ovation\, and the collective commitment to advancing women in engineering and technology.\n\nCo-sponsored by: Tithi Bhatt \n\nAgenda: \nTime Activit y\n10:00 AM – 10:10 AM Registration & Welcome\n10:10 AM – 10:20 AM Int roduction to IEEE WIE Day 2026\n10:20 AM – 11:00 AM Women in Tech Talk b y Industry Expert\n11:00 AM – 11:15 AM Interactive Q&A Session\n11:15 AM – 11:30 AM Break\n11:30 AM – 12:30 PM InnovateHER Ideathon – Team F ormation & Problem Statement Discussion\n12:30 PM – 01:15 PM Solution De velopment & Mentoring\n01:15 PM – 01:45 PM Team Presentations\n01:45 PM – 02:00 PM Feedback & Winner Announcement\n02:00 PM – 02:10 PM IEEE WI E Day Group Photo Session\n02:10 PM – 02:20 PM Vote of Thanks & Closing Remarks\n\nMadhuben & Bhanubhai Patel Institute of Technology (MBIT)\, CVM University Campus\, New Vallabh Vidyanagar\, Anand\, Gujarat\, India\, 38 8121 LOCATION:Madhuben & Bhanubhai Patel Institute of Technology (MBIT)\, CVM Un iversity Campus\, New Vallabh Vidyanagar\, Anand\, Gujarat\, India\, 38812 1 ORGANIZER:ieee@mbit.edu.in SEQUENCE:20 SUMMARY:IEEE WIE Day 2026: InnovateHER – Women in Technology\, Leadership & Innovation URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/562950 X-ALT-DESC:Description: <br /><p data-start="129" data-end="384">In celebra tion of IEEE WIE Day 2026\, the IEEE Women in Engineering (WIE) Affinity G roup at MBICT proudly presents <strong data-start="243" data-end="308">"In novateHER &ndash\; Women in Technology\, Leadership &amp\; Innovation\,"</ strong> a hybrid event designed to inspire\, empower\, and connect future innovators.</p>\n<p data-start="386" data-end="701">The event will begin w ith a <strong data-start="414" data-end="436">Women in Tech Talk</strong>\ , featuring accomplished professionals and leaders who will share their ex periences\, challenges\, and achievements in engineering and technology. P articipants will gain valuable insights into leadership\, career developme nt\, and emerging opportunities in STEM fields.</p>\n<p data-start="703" d ata-end="1015">Following the talk\, participants will engage in the <stron g data-start="755" data-end="779">InnovateHER Ideathon</strong>\, where te ams will collaborate to identify real-world challenges and propose innovat ive technology-driven solutions. This activity aims to foster creativity\, problem-solving skills\, teamwork\, and entrepreneurial thinking among st udents.</p>\n<p data-start="1017" data-end="1233">The event will conclude with an interactive networking session and a <strong data-start="1086" dat a-end="1117">WIE Day Group Photo Session</strong>\, celebrating diversity\ , innovation\, and the collective commitment to advancing women in enginee ring and technology.</p><br /><br />Agenda: <br /><table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n <th>Time</th>\n<th>Activity</th>\n</tr>\n</thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>10:0 0 AM &ndash\; 10:10 AM</td>\n<td>Registration &amp\; Welcome</td>\n</tr>\n <tr>\n<td>10:10 AM &ndash\; 10:20 AM</td>\n<td>Introduction to IEEE WIE Da y 2026</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>10:20 AM &ndash\; 11:00 AM</td>\n<td>Women i n Tech Talk by Industry Expert</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>11:00 AM &ndash\; 11 :15 AM</td>\n<td>Interactive Q&amp\;A Session</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>11:15 AM &ndash\; 11:30 AM</td>\n<td>Break</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>11:30 AM &nda sh\; 12:30 PM</td>\n<td>InnovateHER Ideathon &ndash\; Team Formation &amp\ ; Problem Statement Discussion</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>12:30 PM &ndash\; 01 :15 PM</td>\n<td>Solution Development &amp\; Mentoring</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n <td>01:15 PM &ndash\; 01:45 PM</td>\n<td>Team Presentations</td>\n</tr>\n< tr>\n<td>01:45 PM &ndash\; 02:00 PM</td>\n<td>Feedback &amp\; Winner Annou ncement</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>02:00 PM &ndash\; 02:10 PM</td>\n<td>IEEE W IE Day Group Photo Session</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>02:10 PM &ndash\; 02:20 PM</td>\n<td>Vote of Thanks &amp\; Closing Remarks</td>\n</tr>\n</tbody>\n </table> END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR