BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:IEEE vTools.Events//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Pacific/Auckland BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20260927T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:+1200 TZOFFSETTO:+1300 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=-1SU;BYMONTH=9 TZNAME:NZDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20260405T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:+1300 TZOFFSETTO:+1200 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=1SU;BYMONTH=4 TZNAME:NZST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260825T062255Z UID:ACA2EE8E-6916-4B6F-A933-453C5FD23708 DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20260907T164500 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20260907T183000 DESCRIPTION:The IEEE New Zealand community is honoured to welcome Mary Elle n Randall\, 2026 IEEE President and CEO\, for a special Presidential Addre ss bringing together IEEE members\, students\, professionals\, and the wid er technology community from across New Zealand.\n\nIn her address\, “In novation With Heart: Advancing Technology for Humanity\,” President Rand all will reflect on the extraordinary pace of technological change — spa nning artificial intelligence\, computing\, power and energy systems\, dev ices\, and global infrastructure — and on the important role IEEE member s play in shaping that transformation.\n\nThe address will highlight how t echnological leadership can combine innovation\, service\, collaboration\, and a strong focus on human and community needs\, while celebrating the d iversity and collective strength of IEEE’s global community.\n\nThis wil l be a hybrid national event\, hosted in person at The University of Auckl and and accessible online to participants throughout New Zealand.\n\nThis is a rare opportunity to hear directly from the IEEE President and CEO and to engage with IEEE’s vision for advancing technology for humanity.\n\n Title\n\nInnovation With Heart: Advancing Technology for Humanity\n\nAbstr act\n\nJoin IEEE President Mary Ellen Randall for an inspiring call to lea d with heart\, serve with purpose\, and accelerate innovation that strengt hens communities around the world.\n\nThe address will explore the extraor dinary pace of technological change — from artificial intelligence and c omputing to power systems\, devices\, and global infrastructure — while recognising the IEEE members who help guide this transformation through co mpassion\, creativity\, and collaboration.\n\nThe presentation will also c elebrate the diversity\, creativity\, and collective strength of IEEE’s worldwide community\, highlighting how meaningful technological progress e merges when innovation is grounded in human needs and shaped by those clos est to their communities.\n\nSpeaker(s): Mary Ellen\, \n\nAgenda: \n4:45 –5:30 pm — Registration\, light refreshments and networking\nIn-person attendees\n\n5:30–6:30 pm — Presidential Seminar by IEEE President Ma ry Ellen Randall\nInnovation With Heart: Advancing Technology for Humanity \n\nBuilding 405\, Room 470\, 20 Symonds St\, The University of Auckland\, Auckland\, North Island\, New Zealand\, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ie ee.org/m/574137 LOCATION:Building 405\, Room 470\, 20 Symonds St\, The University of Auckla nd\, Auckland\, North Island\, New Zealand\, Virtual: https://events.vtool s.ieee.org/m/574137 ORGANIZER:yi.mei@vuw.ac.nz SEQUENCE:1 SUMMARY:IEEE New Zealand Presidential Address 2026: Featuring IEEE Presiden t and CEO Mary Ellen Randall URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/574137 X-ALT-DESC:Description: <br /><p class="isSelectedEnd">The IEEE New Zealand community is honoured to welcome <strong>Mary Ellen Randall\, 2026 IEEE P resident and CEO</strong>\, for a special <strong>Presidential Address</st rong> bringing together IEEE members\, students\, professionals\, and the wider technology community from across New Zealand.</p>\n<p class="isSelec tedEnd">In her address\, <strong>&ldquo\;Innovation With Heart: Advancing Technology for Humanity\,&rdquo\;</strong> President Randall will reflect on the extraordinary pace of technological change &mdash\; spanning artifi cial intelligence\, computing\, power and energy systems\, devices\, and g lobal infrastructure &mdash\; and on the important role IEEE members play in shaping that transformation.</p>\n<p class="isSelectedEnd">The address will highlight how technological leadership can combine <strong>innovation \, service\, collaboration\, and a strong focus on human and community nee ds</strong>\, while celebrating the diversity and collective strength of I EEE&rsquo\;s global community.</p>\n<p>This will be a <strong>hybrid natio nal event</strong>\, hosted in person at <strong>The University of Aucklan d</strong> and accessible online to participants throughout New Zealand.</ p>\n<p>This is a rare opportunity to hear directly from the IEEE President and CEO and to engage with IEEE&rsquo\;s vision for advancing technology for humanity.</p>\n<h2>Title</h2>\n<p class="isSelectedEnd"><strong>Innova tion With Heart: Advancing Technology for Humanity</strong></p>\n<h2>Abstr act</h2>\n<p class="isSelectedEnd">Join IEEE President Mary Ellen Randall for an inspiring call to <strong>lead with heart\, serve with purpose\, an d accelerate innovation that strengthens communities around the world</str ong>.</p>\n<p class="isSelectedEnd">The address will explore the extraordi nary pace of technological change &mdash\; from artificial intelligence an d computing to power systems\, devices\, and global infrastructure &mdash\ ; while recognising the IEEE members who help guide this transformation th rough compassion\, creativity\, and collaboration.</p>\n<p>The presentatio n will also celebrate the diversity\, creativity\, and collective strength of IEEE&rsquo\;s worldwide community\, highlighting how meaningful techno logical progress emerges when innovation is grounded in human needs and sh aped by those closest to their communities.</p><br /><br />Agenda: <br />< p class="isSelectedEnd"><strong>4:45&ndash\;5:30 pm</strong> &mdash\; Regi stration\, light refreshments and networking<br><em>In-person attendees</e m></p>\n<p class="isSelectedEnd"><strong>5:30&ndash\;6:30 pm</strong> &mda sh\; Presidential Seminar by IEEE President Mary Ellen Randall<br><strong> Innovation With Heart: Advancing Technology for Humanity</strong></p> END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR