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DESCRIPTION:Join the IEEE Charlotte Section Young Professionals (YP) for an
  inspiring installment of our &quot;Day in the Life&quot; Series\, titled Mapping Yo
 ur Path to Professional Excellence.\n\nWhether you are a student transitio
 ning into the workforce or an early-career professional looking to navigat
 e your next big career milestone\, this event is tailored for you. We are 
 bringing together two remarkable leaders spanning academia\, cutting-edge 
 biomedical research\, and global tech product innovation to share their di
 stinct career journeys\, day-to-day realities\, and key strategies for suc
 cess.\n\nSession Highlights\n\n- Daily Routine: Get an authentic\, inside 
 look into how leaders balance high-impact technical and administrative res
 ponsibilities\n- Career Trajectory: Learn how our speakers navigated uniqu
 e industry landscapes\, overcame bottlenecks\, and scaled their impact.\n-
  Tactical Advice: Walk away with actionable strategies to accelerate your 
 own career development and technical leadership skills.\n\nFeatured Speake
 rs\n\nDr. Sasha-Gay Wright\n\nTitle: Head of Program\, Biomedical Engineer
 ing\n\nOrganization: UWI Mona\n\nBiography: Dr. Wright is an academic and 
 cancer researcher specializing in prostate cancer mechanisms and translati
 onal biomedical technologies. She leads the Biomedical Engineering program
  at UWI Mona—the only program of its kind in the English-speaking Caribb
 ean. In this role\, she actively integrates education\, research\, and ind
 ustry collaboration\, with a dedicated focus on mentoring the next generat
 ion of scientists and engineers while driving impactful research with regi
 onal and global relevance.\n\nPrakhar Lohiya\n\nTitle: Director of Product
  Innovation (Bubblepay)\n\nOrganization: SMRT Systems\n\nBiography: Prakha
 r is a dynamic product leader who oversees product innovation\, engineerin
 g\, design\, and product teams across multiple global regions for Bubblepa
 y. With a proven track record of scaling systems\, he built and currently 
 leads a 20–25 person engineering and design organization\, established i
 nternational development capabilities via a new Australian product office\
 , and delivered 80% year-over-year growth in customers and transaction vol
 umes. His notable achievements include launching advanced QR-based payment
  extensions and spearheading the award-winning Laundromat Owners App\, whi
 ch earned a Silver Award in the NY Product Design Awards.\n\nVirtual: http
 s://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/567447
LOCATION:Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/567447
ORGANIZER:georaj.be@gmail.com
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SUMMARY:Day in the Life Series – Mapping Your Path to Professional Excell
 ence
URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/567447
X-ALT-DESC:Description: &lt;br /&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;s5&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;s6&quot;&gt;Join the IEEE 
 Charlotte Section Young Professionals (YP) for an inspiring installment of
  our &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;s4&quot;&gt;&quot;Day in the Life&quot; Series&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;s
 6&quot;&gt;\, titled &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;s7&quot;&gt;Mapping Your Path to Professional Exc
 ellence&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;s6&quot;&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p class=&quot;s5&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;s6
 &quot;&gt;Whether you are a student transitioning into the workforce or an early-c
 areer professional looking to navigate your next big career milestone\, th
 is event is tailored for you. We are bringing together two remarkable lead
 ers spanning academia\, cutting-edge biomedical research\, and global tech
  product innovation to share their distinct career journeys\, day-to-day r
 ealities\, and key strategies for success.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p class=&quot;s5&quot;&gt;&lt;stro
 ng&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;s8&quot;&gt;Session Highlights&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;ol&gt;\n&lt;li clas
 s=&quot;s10&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;s4&quot;&gt;Daily Routine:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;s6&quot;&gt; Get an aut
 hentic\, inside look into how leaders balance high-impact technical and ad
 ministrative responsibilities&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;\n&lt;li class=&quot;s10&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;s4
 &quot;&gt;Career Trajectory:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;s6&quot;&gt; Learn how our speakers naviga
 ted unique industry landscapes\, overcame bottlenecks\, and scaled their i
 mpact.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;\n&lt;li class=&quot;s10&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;s4&quot;&gt;Tactical Advice:&lt;/spa
 n&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;s6&quot;&gt; Walk away with actionable strategies to accelerate you
 r own career development and technical leadership skills.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;\n&lt;/o
 l&gt;\n&lt;p class=&quot;s3&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;text-decoration: underline\;&quot;&gt;&lt;span
  class=&quot;s2&quot;&gt;Featured Speakers&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p class=&quot;s12&quot;&gt;&lt;
 strong&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;s8&quot;&gt;Dr. Sasha-Gay Wright&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p class
 =&quot;s10&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;s9&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp\;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;s4&quot;&gt;Title:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span 
 class=&quot;s6&quot;&gt; Head of Program\, Biomedical Engineering&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p class=
 &quot;s11&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;s9&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp\;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;s4&quot;&gt;Organization:&lt;/span&gt;
 &lt;span class=&quot;s6&quot;&gt; UWI Mona&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p class=&quot;s11&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;s9&quot;&gt;&amp;nb
 sp\;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;s4&quot;&gt;Biography:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;s6&quot;&gt; Dr. Wright 
 is an academic and cancer researcher specializing in prostate cancer mecha
 nisms and translational biomedical technologies. She leads the Biomedical 
 Engineering program at UWI Mona&amp;mdash\;the only program of its kind in the
  English-speaking Caribbean. In this role\, she actively integrates educat
 ion\, research\, and industry collaboration\, with a dedicated focus on me
 ntoring the next generation of scientists and engineers while driving impa
 ctful research with regional and global relevance.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p class=&quot;s
 3&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;s8&quot;&gt;Prakhar &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;s8&quot;&gt;Lohiya&lt;/span&gt;&lt;
 /strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p class=&quot;s10&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;s9&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp\;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;s
 4&quot;&gt;Title:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;s6&quot;&gt; Director of Product Innovation (&lt;/span&gt;&lt;
 span class=&quot;s6&quot;&gt;Bubblepay&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;s6&quot;&gt;)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p class=&quot;s
 11&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;s9&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp\;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;s4&quot;&gt;Organization:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;s
 pan class=&quot;s6&quot;&gt; SMRT Systems&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p class=&quot;s11&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;s9&quot;&gt;&amp;
 nbsp\;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;s4&quot;&gt;Biography:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;s6&quot;&gt; Prakhar i
 s a dynamic product leader who oversees product innovation\, engineering\,
  design\, and product teams across multiple global regions for &lt;/span&gt;&lt;spa
 n class=&quot;s6&quot;&gt;Bubblepay&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;s6&quot;&gt;. With a proven track record
  of scaling systems\, he built and currently leads a 20&amp;ndash\;25 person e
 ngineering and design organization\, established international development
  capabilities via a new Australian product office\, and delivered 80% year
 -over-year growth in customers and transaction volumes. His notable achiev
 ements include launching advanced QR-based payment extensions and spearhea
 ding the award-winning Laundromat Owners App\, which earned a Silver Award
  in the NY Product Design Awards.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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