LEAPING THE GENDER GAP! WHY ENGINEERING IS A WORTHWHILE CAREER

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Dear Colleagues,

You are cordially invited to an empowering webinar featuring 
🎙️ Dr. Noriko Kawakami
Senior Fellow, Power Electronics Systems Division, TMEIC Corporation
IEEE Fellow | IEEJ Fellow | Ph.D. | Professional Engineer (EE)
Distinguished Lecturer, IEEE Power Electronics Society

🗓️ Date: Friday, May 9, 2025
🕒 Time: 2:00 – 3:00 PM (Beirut Time)
📍 Platform: Microsoft Teams

With over 40 years of pioneering leadership in power electronics and numerous international awards, Dr. Kawakami will share her journey, insights, and a compelling call to action for greater diversity and inclusion in engineering.

🎖️ Recipient of the 2022 IEEE McMurray Award & 2023 IEEE Gerald Kliman Innovator Award

Don’t miss this opportunity to engage with one of the global leaders in power electronics!

💡 Organized by IEEE Lebanon Joint Chapter IE13/PE31/CAS04/PELS35 in collaboration with IEEE CityU Student Branch

Registration Link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdOvRK56p6dObTcMvcdozXS3dAF3uJGLOVWhABvvA5_niJcRw/viewform?usp=dialog

Webinar Link: https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_Yzg4NGQ3NjQtOTQ1MS00ZTdmLWFhNzktMTE2MzNkODZkNDIy%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%2245f50e16-9a3b-46a2-bdf9-5ae9aade5a08%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%2294cd57af-617b-4283-80d0-92101e1a29bc%22%7d

Regards,

Abdallah


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  • Date: 09 May 2025
  • Time: 11:00 AM UTC to 12:00 PM UTC
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Noriko of Toshiba Mitsubishi-Electric Industrial Systems Corporation

Topic:

Leaping the Gender Gap

An empowering webinar featuring Dr. Noriko Kawakami, Senior Fellow at TMEIC Corporation, IEEE Fellow, IEEJ Fellow, and Distinguished Lecturer of the IEEE Power Electronics Society. With over 40 years of pioneering leadership in power electronics and multiple international awards, including the 2022 IEEE McMurray Award and 2023 IEEE Gerald Kliman Innovator Award, Dr. Kawakami will share her professional journey, key insights, and a compelling call to action for greater diversity and inclusion in the engineering field.

Biography:

Noriko Kawakami (Fellow, IEEE) received her B.Sc. degree in science from Sophia University (Japan) in 1982 and her Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering from the Tokyo Institute of Technology (Japan).  Dr. Kawakami is currently an Editor for the IEEE Journal of Emerging and Selected Topics in Power Electronics.

Work History:
1982-2003: Toshiba Corporation (Japan)
2003-Current: Toshiba Mitsubishi-Electric Industrial Systems Corporation (Japan)

Achievements:
 – Co-Chair of the Organizing Committee for IPEC and ECCE-Asia (2018)
 – IEEE Gerald Kliman Innovator Award (2023)
 – IEEE McMurray Award for Industry Achievements in Power Electronics (2022)
 – Member at Large of the IEEE PELS Administrative Committee (2018-2023)
 – Member of the IEEE William E. Newell Award Committee (2019-2021)
 – PELS Regional Distinguished Lecturer for Region 10 (2020-2023)
 – President of the Industry Applications Society of IEE-Japan (2018-2020)

Email:

Address:Toshiba Mitsubishi-Electric Industrial Systems Corporation, Toshiba Mitsubishi-Electric Industrial Systems Corporation, Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan