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:20260715T175858Z UID:1FFC321E-E86A-4EB6-A009-D214A30C061D DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Kolkata:20260704T183000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Kolkata:20260704T203000 DESCRIPTION:The IEEE Young Professionals Hyderabad Affinity Group\, in asso ciation with the IEEE Hyderabad Section\, successfully organized the Swami Vivekananda Memorial Lecture\, a first-of-its-kind initiative by the Affi nity Group\, on 4 July 2026 at Plaza Hotel\, Begumpet\, Hyderabad. The eve nt was conceived to commemorate the enduring legacy of Swami Vivekananda a nd inspire students\, young professionals\, and IEEE members to embrace et hical leadership\, integrity\, and service to society. The keynote lecture was delivered by Mr. Manish Gupta\, Partner at Riceberg Ventures and form er Director at SAP\, on the theme "Leadership\, Ethics\, and Technology fo r Society."\n\nMr. Gupta delivered a highly interactive and thought-provok ing session\, encouraging participants to actively engage in discussions a nd reflect on the qualities that define effective leadership. Drawing insp iration from the teachings of Swami Vivekananda\, he emphasized that leade rship is not defined by titles or positions but by one's character\, value s\, vision\, and ability to positively influence others. He highlighted th e importance of self-confidence\, discipline\, humility\, resilience\, and continuous learning in becoming responsible leaders capable of creating m eaningful societal impact.\n\nThe speaker stressed that ethical values for m the cornerstone of sustainable leadership. Through practical examples an d experiences from his professional journey\, he explained how integrity\, transparency\, accountability\, empathy\, and responsible decision-making enable individuals to build trust\, foster collaboration\, and navigate c hallenges effectively. He encouraged participants to lead by example\, rem ain committed to their principles\, and contribute to society beyond their professional responsibilities.\n\nThe session concluded with an engaging question-and-answer session\, where participants discussed leadership deve lopment\, ethical dilemmas\, mentorship\, career growth\, and personal dev elopment. Mr. Gupta addressed each query with practical insights and valua ble guidance\, making the interaction highly enriching. The memorial lectu re successfully fulfilled its objective of inspiring participants to uphol d Swami Vivekananda's ideals while nurturing a new generation of ethical\, compassionate\, and socially responsible leaders.\n\n[][]\n\nSpeaker(s): Manish Gupta \, \n\nAgenda: \n- Registration and Welcome\n- Swami Viveka nanda Memorial Lecture by Mr. Manish Gupta\,Venture Partner\, Riceberg Ven tures & Ex-Director\, SAP\n- Interactive Q&A Session\n- Presentation of Token of Gratitude\n- Vote of Thanks\n- Group Photograph\n- Networking D inner\n\nHotel Tourim Plaza\,Begumpet\, Hyderabad\, Telengana\, India LOCATION:Hotel Tourim Plaza\,Begumpet\, Hyderabad\, Telengana\, India ORGANIZER:mohammedazamece@gmail,uthej@ieee.org SEQUENCE:23 SUMMARY:Swami Vivekananda Memorial Lecture URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/565530 X-ALT-DESC:Description: <br /><div class="text-base my-auto mx-auto [--thre ad-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-xs\,calc(var(--spacing)*4))] @w-sm/main:[--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-sm\,calc( var(--spacing)*6))] @w-lg/main:[--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-conte nt-margin-lg\,calc(var(--spacing)*16))] px-(--thread-content-margin)">\n<d iv class="[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @w-lg/main:[--thread-content- max-width:48rem] mx-auto max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 group/t urn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden relative flex w-full min-w-0 fle x-col agent-turn" data-conversation-screenshot-content="">\n<div class="fl ex max-w-full flex-col gap-4 grow">\n<div class="min-h-8 text-message rela tive flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespac e-normal outline-none keyboard-focused:focus-ring [.text-message+&amp\;]:m t-1" dir="auto" data-message-author-role="assistant" data-message-id="7fc8 3cdd-7668-469e-958d-c81e82ba099f" data-message-model-slug="gpt-5-5">\n<div class="flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden">\n<div class="markdown pr ose dark:prose-invert wrap-break-word w-full dark markdown-new-styling">\n <p class="PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer" data-start="241" data-end="936" >The&nbsp\;<strong data-start="245" data-end="298">IEEE Young Professional s Hyderabad Affinity Group</strong>\, in association with the <strong data -start="324" data-end="350">IEEE Hyderabad Section</strong>\, successfully organized the&nbsp\;<strong data-start="379" data-end="428">Swami Vivekan anda Memorial Lecture</strong>\, a first-of-its-kind initiative by the Aff inity Group\, on <strong data-start="487" data-end="502">4 July 2026</stro ng> at <strong data-start="506" data-end="542">Plaza Hotel\, Begumpet\, Hy derabad</strong>. The event was conceived to commemorate the enduring lega cy of <strong data-start="606" data-end="627">Swami Vivekananda</strong> a nd inspire students\, young professionals\, and IEEE members to embrace et hical leadership\, integrity\, and service to society. The keynote lecture was delivered by <strong data-start="791" data-end="811">Mr. Manish Gupta </strong>\, Partner at Riceberg Ventures and former Director at SAP\, on t he theme <strong data-start="883" data-end="936">"Leadership\, Ethics\, an d Technology for Society."</strong></p>\n<p data-start="938" data-end="153 2">Mr. Gupta delivered a highly interactive and thought-provoking session\ , encouraging participants to actively engage in discussions and reflect o n the qualities that define effective leadership. Drawing inspiration from the teachings of Swami Vivekananda\, he emphasized that leadership is not defined by titles or positions but by one's character\, values\, vision\, and ability to positively influence others. He highlighted the importance of self-confidence\, discipline\, humility\, resilience\, and continuous learning in becoming responsible leaders capable of creating meaningful so cietal impact.</p>\n<p data-start="1534" data-end="2044">The speaker stres sed that ethical values form the cornerstone of sustainable leadership. Th rough practical examples and experiences from his professional journey\, h e explained how integrity\, transparency\, accountability\, empathy\, and responsible decision-making enable individuals to build trust\, foster col laboration\, and navigate challenges effectively. He encouraged participan ts to lead by example\, remain committed to their principles\, and contrib ute to society beyond their professional responsibilities.</p>\n<p data-st art="2046" data-end="2572" data-is-last-node="" data-is-only-node="">The s ession concluded with an engaging question-and-answer session\, where part icipants discussed leadership development\, ethical dilemmas\, mentorship\ , career growth\, and personal development. Mr. Gupta addressed each query with practical insights and valuable guidance\, making the interaction hi ghly enriching. The memorial lecture successfully fulfilled its objective of inspiring participants to uphold Swami Vivekananda's ideals while nurtu ring a new generation of ethical\, compassionate\, and socially responsibl e leaders.</p>\n<p data-start="2046" data-end="2572" data-is-last-node="" data-is-only-node=""><img src="https://events.vtools.ieee.org/vtools_ui/me dia/display/3ad7c2d9-412f-466e-89ad-0e9f85a41875" alt="" width="412" heigh t="309"><img src="https://events.vtools.ieee.org/vtools_ui/media/display/a 06547a4-5d13-4d34-84b8-58b36023bcd8" alt="" width="556" height="313"></p>\ n</div>\n</div>\n</div>\n</div>\n<div class="z-0 flex min-h-[46px] justify -start">&nbsp\;</div>\n</div>\n</div><br /><br />Agenda: <br /><ul>\n<li c lass="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="text-indent: -18pt\; text-align: l eft\;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt\; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt\; line- height: 107%\; font-family: Symbol\; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol\; mso -bidi-font-family: Symbol\;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore\;"><span style= "font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman'\;">&nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\;< /span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 12.0pt\; line-he ight: 107%\;">Registration and Welcome</span></li>\n<li class="MsoListPara graphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent: -18pt\; text-align: left\;"><span sty le="font-size: 10.0pt\; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt\; line-height: 107%\; f ont-family: Symbol\; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol\; mso-bidi-font-famil y: Symbol\;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore\;"><span style="font: 7.0pt 'Ti mes New Roman'\;">&nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\;</span></span></s pan><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 12.0pt\; line-height: 107%\;">Sw ami Vivekananda Memorial Lecture by <strong>Mr. Manish Gupta</strong>\,Ven ture Partner\, Riceberg Ventures &amp\; Ex-Director\, SAP</span></li>\n<li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent: -18pt\; text-align : left\;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt\; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt\; li ne-height: 107%\; font-family: Symbol\; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol\; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol\;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore\;"><span sty le="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman'\;">&nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp \;</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 12.0pt\; line -height: 107%\;">Interactive Q&amp\;A Session</span></li>\n<li class="MsoL istParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent: -18pt\; text-align: left\;"><s pan style="font-size: 10.0pt\; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt\; line-height: 1 07%\; font-family: Symbol\; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol\; mso-bidi-fon t-family: Symbol\;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore\;"><span style="font: 7. 0pt 'Times New Roman'\;">&nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; </span></span></s pan><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 12.0pt\; line-height: 107%\;">Pr esentation of Token of Gratitude</span></li>\n<li class="MsoListParagraphC xSpMiddle" style="text-indent: -18pt\; text-align: left\;"><span style="fo nt-size: 10.0pt\; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt\; line-height: 107%\; font-fa mily: Symbol\; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol\; mso-bidi-font-family: Sym bol\;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore\;"><span style="font: 7.0pt 'Times Ne w Roman'\;">&nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\;</span></span></span><! --[endif]--><span style="font-size: 12.0pt\; line-height: 107%\;">Vote of Thanks</span></li>\n<li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="text-inden t: -18pt\; text-align: left\;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt\; mso-bidi-f ont-size: 12.0pt\; line-height: 107%\; font-family: Symbol\; mso-fareast-f ont-family: Symbol\; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol\;"><span style="mso-list : Ignore\;"><span style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman'\;">&nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\;</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="fon t-size: 12.0pt\; line-height: 107%\;">Group Photograph</span></li>\n<li st yle="text-align: left\;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt\; line-height: 107 %\; font-family: 'Calibri'\,sans-serif\; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin \; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri\; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin\ ; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin\; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Rom an'\; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi\; mso-ansi-language: EN-IN\; mso-far east-language: EN-US\; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA\;">Networking Dinner</span ></li>\n</ul> END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR